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Event Date |
Tue Mar 5 PST - Thu Mar 7 PST (9 months ago)
In your timezone (EST): Tue Mar 5 3:00am - Thu Mar 7 3:00am |
Location |
The Westin Bayshore, Vancouver
1601 Bayshore Dr., Vancouver, BC V6G 2V4, Canada |
Region | Americas |
The 2024 summit will bring together asset owners and managers from coast to coast to coast to design solutions to our most pressing economic issues. Together, we will strengthen investor collaboration on critical environmental, social and governance (ESG) challenges. Following themes from our 2023 event, participants will explore opportunities for coordinated investor actions towards reconciliation, climate action, human rights, affordable housing and racial equity.
2024 Speakers
Denise Hearn
Resident Senior Fellow, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Shannon Rohan
Chief Strategy Officer, SHARE
Henry Boucher
Investment Strategist, Sarasin & Partners LLP
Randi Cuthbert
Actuary, PBI Actuarial
Mike Clark
Founder Director, Ario Advisory
Lisa Nathan
Senior Investor Engagement Advisor, UNI Global Union
Neethan Shan
Executive Director, Urban Alliance for Race Relations
Judy Cotte
Managing Director, Head of ESG, Onex Corporation
Jeff Chan
Director, ESG Investing, Canada Post Pension Plan
Zaee Deshpande
Program Officer, SHARE | Global Unions' Committee on Workers' Capital (CWC)
Katie Wheatley
Head of Canada, UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Shalini Ramgoolam
Senior Program Officer, SHARE
Linda Watson
Chair, Pensions and Benefits Committee, B. C. Retired Teachers' Association
Michael Mazzuca
Managing Partner, Koskie Minsky
Judy Payne
Executive Director, British Columbia Municipal Pension Plan
James Kwon
Senior Director, Portfolio Construction, University Pension Plan Ontario
Ioana Circo
Investment Advisor, University of Montreal Pension Plan
Carmen Lansdowne
Moderator, United Church of Canada
Barbara Davidson
Head of Accounting, Audit and Disclosure, Carbon Tracker Initiative
Emil Sirén
Sustainable Finance and Indigenous Rights Specialist
Brian Minns
Senior Managing Director, Responsible Investing, University Pension Plan
Ramón Rubalcava
Chair, Pension and Health Benefits Committee, CalPERS
Pratima Divgi
Head of Capital Markets, North America, CDP
Simon Donner
Climate Scientist and Professor, University of British Columbia
Janis Sarra
Professor of Law Emerita, University of British Columbia
Michael Veniez
Research Officer, SHARE
Aaron Lambie
Executive Director, Pehta Foundation
Geordie Hungerford
CEO, First Nations Financial Management Board
Andrea Nemtin
Chief Executive Officer, Social Innovation Canada
Chief Leanne Joe
Squamish Nation
Kevin Thomas
CEO, SHARE
Jennifer O'Dell
Assistant Director, Corporate Affairs Department, LiUNA!
Bob Walker
Finance Sector Lead, Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)
Andrea Moffatt
Senior Director, Investment Stewardship, Addenda Capital
Rosa van den Beemt
Director, Stewardship, Responsible Investment, BMO Global Asset Management
Harpinder Sandhu
Vice President, CUPE Local 1767
Jason Ward
Principal Analyst, Centre for International Corporate Tax Accountability & Research
Flavie Desgagné-Éthier
Climate Program Director, Trottier Family Foundation
2024 Sponsors
PRESENTING SPONSOR:
• Vancity
LEADING SPONSORS:
• BMO
• Genus
• Desjardins
• Sarasins & Partners
• Addenda Capital
• Robbins Geller
SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• BCTF
• Catherine Donelly Foundation
• BCGEU
• HEU
• BCI
CONTRIBUTING SPONSORS:
• Leith Wheeler
• George & Bell
• Jarislowsky Fraser
• Corpath
• Manifest
• Quinn + Partners
• RPIA