Sustainability in Practice 2021 | Conexus Financial | 8 September 2021 | Virtual Event

As more and more investors make net zero commitments in the lead up to COP26, sustainability is at the forefront of investors’ minds. But what does it mean to invest sustainably? Are the metrics, measurements, returns and risks adequately framed and understood? How can leaders navigate the politics of sustainability and prevent greenwashing from prevailing? What are the allocation strategies and investments investors should be targeting and what are the tangible implications for investors’ portfolios? What is the role of asset owners in allocating capital and how do they overcome the obstacles they will face?

This online global event will bring together asset owners, managers and academics for a practical take on sustainable investment. In order to implement the sustainability goals that asset owners have set as strategic initiatives they will need board and C-suite buy-in and directive. This conference is specifically aimed at CIOs and showcases practical case studies on how investors around the world are tackling these issues.

This conference is complimentary to attend.

2021 Speakers

Thomas Baker
Leader energy practice, BCG (United States)

Jen Bishop
Head asset allocation, Coal Pension Trustees (United Kingdom)

Sarah Bratton Hughes
Head of sustainability, North America, Schroders (United States)

Jeb Burns
Chief investment officer, MERS of Michigan (United States)

Eva Cairns
Head of climate strategy, Aberdeen (United Kingdom)

Sven Gentner
Head of asset management unit, European Commission’s Directorate-General for financial stability, financial services and capital markets union (Belgium)

Chris Greig
Theodora D. ’78 & William H. Walton III ’74 Senior Research Scientist in the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment at Princeton University (United States)

Diane Griffioen
Chief investment officer, ABP (Netherlands)

Janine Guillot
Chief executive, The Value Reporting Foundation (United States)

Tom Joy
Chief investment officer, Church Commissioners for England (United Kingdom)

Zsolt Kohalmi
Global head of real estate and co-CEO, Pictet Alternative Advisors (Geneva)

Stephen Kotkin
John P Birkelund Professor in History and International Affairs, Princeton University (United States)

Bill Lee
Chief investment officer, New York Presbyterian (United States)

Jie Lu
Head of investments, China, Robeco (China)

Arun Majumdar
Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Photon Science, Stanford Energy (United States)

Adam Matthews
Chief responsible investment officer, Church of England Pensions Board (United Kingdom)

Innes Mckeand
Head of strategic equities, USS Investment Management (United Kingdom)

David Neal
Chief executive, IFM Investors (Australia)

Fiona Reynolds
Chief executive, Principles for Responsible Investing (United Kingdom)

Jenny Askfelt Ruud
Head of alternatives, AP4 (Sweden)

Vinay Shandal
Global head of sustainable finance, BCG (Canada)

Carine Smith Ihenacho
Chief governance and compliance Officer, Norges Bank (United Kingdom)

Carsten Stendevad
Co-chief investment officer for sustainability, Bridgewater (United States)

Colin Tate
Chief executive, Conexus Financial (Australia)

Dominic Tighe
Portfolio alignment team, COP26 Private Finance Hub (United Kingdom)

Michael Trotsky
Chief investment officer, Mass PRIM (United States)

Jaap Van Dam
Director of strategy, PGGM (Netherlands)

Victor Verberk
CIO fixed income and sustainability, Robeco (Netherlands)

Michael Waldron
Head of investment team, energy supply and investment outlooks division, International Energy Agency (France)

Amanda White
Director of institutional content, Conexus Financial (Australia)

Barbara Zvan
Chief executive, UPP (Canada)

2021 Sponsors

LEAD UNDERWRITER:
• Robeco

SUPPORTING PARTNER:
• Aberdeen Standard Investments
• Bridgewater Associates
• IFM Investors
• Pictet Asset Management
• Schroders