RI Americas 2018 | Responsible Investor | 5 December 2018 | Convene, 117 W 46th St, New York, NY 10036, USA

RI Americas, the continent’s leading sustainable business and finance conference is back for it’s 10th annual conference.
As the world trade system grapples with existential threats and investors respond to turbulent politics, 2018 is a key year for responsible investment in North America. The role of investors in driving long-term value creation and social stability has never been more important.

This year, we are stepping up another gear in terms of the quality of content and speakers, the depth and rigour with which topics will be addressed, and the ‘challenge’ we are posing ourselves for the event: to address, answer and ‘problem solve’ real sustainable finance questions with a view to driving change and action.

2018 Speakers

Richard Bennett
President and CEO, Value Edge Advisors

Rhonda Brauer
Director of Corporate Engagement, New York City Comptroller’s Office

Jennifer Clapp
Canada Research Chair in Global Food Security and Sustainability , University of Waterloo

Sarah Cleveland
Independent Investment Consultant, Sarah Cleveland Consulting

Francis Condon
Sustainable and Impact Investing Research Analyst, Executive Director, UBS

Shaheen Contractor
Bloomberg Intelligence (BI) Analyst, Bloomberg

Ariane de Vienne
Head, Americas, ISS-Oekom

Stan Dupré
CEO & Founder, 2 Degrees Investing Initiative

Robert Eccles
Visiting Professor of Management Practice, Said Business School, University of Oxford

Bruce Freed
President, Center for Political Accountability

Frank Freitas
Chief Development Officer, Four Twenty Seven

Michael Frerichs
State Treasurer, Illinois

Dennis Fritsch
Head of Research, Responsible Investor

Michael Garland
Assistant Comptroller for Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment, New York City Comptroller

Kimberly Gladman
Research Director, 50/50 Climate Project

Steven Godeke
Founder, Godeke Consulting

Campe Goodman
Senior Managing Director, Partner, and Fixed Income Portfolio Manager, Wellington Management

Bowen Gu
Investment Engagement Researcher, Access to Medicine Foundation

JoAnn Hanson
President, Church Investment Group

Jon Hixson
VP Government Affairs and Global Citizenship, Yum! Brands

Daniel Ingram
Vice President, Responsible Investment Research, Wilshire Consulting

Robert Jackson
Commissioner, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)

Bruce Kahn
portfolio manager, Sustainable Insight Capital Management

John Keenan
Corporate Governance Analyst, American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Pension Plan

Maureen Kline
Vice President, Public Affairs and Responsibility, Pirelli

Eila Kreivi
Director and Head of the Capital Markets Department, European Investment Bank

Martin Laguerre
Senior Principal - Power and Renewables Investing, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board

Charlotte Laurent-Ottomane
Executive Director, Thirty Percent Coalition

Robert Litterman
Board Member, WWF US

Conrad MacKerron
Senior Vice President, As You Sow

Gianna McCarthy
Director of Corporate Governance, New York State Office of the Comptroller

Bertrand Millot
VP Risk Management, CDPQ

Bhakti Mirchandani
Managing Director, FCLT Global

Julie Moret
Head of ESG, Franklin Templeton Investments

Deborah Ng
Director Strategy & Risk, Head of Responsible Investing, Ontario Teachers pension plan

Michael Notat
Head of Global Markets, Vigeo Eiris

David Parham
Deputy Director of Research, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)

Tejal Patel
Corporate Governance Director, CtW Investment Group

Elena Philipova
Global head of the ESG proposition, Refinitiv

Anna Pot
Responsible Investment Manager, New York Office, APG

Rabbi Joshua Ratner
Director of Advocacy, Jlens

Curtis Ravenel
Global Head of Sustainable Business and Finance, Bloomberg LP

Heike Reichelt
Head of Investor Relations and New Products, World Bank Treasury

Tracey Rembert
Director, Catholic Responsible Investing, CBIS (Christian Brothers Investment Services)

David Richardson
Executive Director, Client Service and Business Development, Impax Asset Management

Kelly Rogers
Deputy Treasurer for Policy & Public Finance, Office of Rhode Island

Shannon Rohan
Director of Responsible Investment Leadership, Shareholder Association for Research and Education

Imogen Rose-Smith
Investment Fellow, University of California Office of the President

Catherine Rowan
Director, Socially Responsible Investments, Trinity Health

David Schilling
Senior Program Director, Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility (ICCR)

Bobby Shackelton
Maps Business Manager, Bloomberg

Lenora Suki
Head of Sustainable Finance Product Strategy, Bloomberg LP

Kurt Summers
State Treasurer, City of Chicago

Gene Tannuzzo
Senior Portfolio Manager, Deputy Global Head of Fixed Income

Gabriel Thoumi
Director of Capital Markets, Climate Advisers

Meggin Thwing Eastman
Head of Impact and Screening Research for MSCI ESG Research, MSCI

Clara Vondrich
Director, DivestInvest

Lucas White
Portfolio Manager, GMO

Joy Williams
Chair, Decarbonization Advisory Panel, New York State Common Retirement Fund

Lisa Woll
CEO, USSIF

Carin Zelenko
Director, capital strategies department, International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT)

Richard Zimmerman
Relationship Manager | Director, WE Family Offices | Capital Institute

Laura Zizzo
Founder and CEO, Zizzo Strategy

2018 Sponsors and Partners

LEAD SPONSOR:
• Bloomberg

CO-SPONSORS:
• Clear Bridge Investments
• Columbia Threadneedle Investments
• European Investment Bank
• Franklin Templeton Investments
• MSCI
• S&P Dow Jones Indices
• UBS
• Wellington Management

ASSOCIATE SPONSORS:
• Alexandria
• Domini
• Four Twenty Seven
• FTSE Russell
• ISS
• Moodys Investors Service
• Refinitiv
• Verisk Maplecroft
• Vigeo Eiris

EXHIBITORS:
• Sustainalytics

LUNCH SPONSOR:
• IMPAX Asset Management

SUPPORTING ORGANISATIONS:
• CFA Society Boston
• Croatan Institute
• Intentional Endowments Network
• The SASB Foundation
• US SIF