Sustainable Investment Forum 2023 - North America | Climate Action | 19 September 2023 | Ziegfeld Ballroom, 141 W 54th St, New York, NY 10019, USA

In partnership with UNEP FI, Climate Action hosts this forum for its 8th annual edition in during Climate Week NYC.

Convening leaders in investment, finance and government to catalyse urgent impactful capital allocation to conserve our natural resources, and help accelerate the transition to a just, sustainable, net zero economy.

What to Expect?
Where the finance market meets during Climate Week NYC, The event convenes the investors and investment managers, banks, multi-laterals, policymakers, think-tanks and NGOs from across North America and beyond.

•Critical Insights
The leading platform for this event; featuring board-level keynotes from asset owners and managers, regulatory announcements, leading fund launches, and intergovernmental updates.

• Crucial Connections
Over 450 leading public and private sector actors; network in-person during breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only gatherings. A hive of impact at Climate Week NYC.

• Collective Action
Run in Partnership with UNEP FI, with involvement Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance; Net Zero Insurers Alliance. Additional Partners include the UN PRI, IIGCC, Investor Leadership Network, and Pensions Europe.

2023 Speakers

Abhisheik Dhawan
Sustainable Finance and Partnerships Specialist, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Amy Hepburn
CEO, Investor Leadership Network

Andrew Flynn
Director, Climate & ESG Solutions, Ortec Finance

Aparna Shrivastava
Deputy Chief Climate Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

Dr. Arunabha Ghosh
Founder & CEO, CEEW

Bertrand Millot
Head of Sustainability, CDPQ

Carine Smith Ihenacho
Chief Governance and Compliance Officer, Norges Bank

Chris Skidmore MP
OBE, MP, Member of Parliament, UK Government

Curtis Ravenel
Senior Advisor to the Co-Chairs and Vice Chair, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net-Zero (GFANZ)

Cynthia McHale
Investor Engagement Program Director, Ceres

Dan Winters
Head of Americas, Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB)

David Atkin
CEO, PRI

David Carlin
TCFD Lead, UNEP FI

Sir David King
Founder, CCAG

Divya Mankikar
Global Head of ESG Market Engagement, S&P Global Sustainable1

Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin
Executive Director, International Monetary Fund

Elizabeth Maruman Mrema
Deputy Executive, UNEP

Eric Usher
Head, UNEP FI

Eron Bloomgarden
Partner/ Founder & CEO, Climate Finance Partners/Emergent (LEAF Coalition)

Gerrit Sindermann
Deputy Executive Director, Green Digital Finance Alliance

Günther Thallinger
Board Member & Chair UN convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance, Allianz SE

Jaakko Kooroshy
Head of Sustainable Investment Research, LSEG

Jake Barnett
Managing Director, Sustainable Investment Strategies, Wespath

James d’Ath
Technical Lead for Data & Analytics, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Jamie Bonham
Head of Stewardship, Responsible Investing & ESG Services, NEI Investments

Jamie Statter
Senior Advisor, Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander

Jes Andrews
Head of Climate Accountability, UNEP FI

Jessica Thompson
Executive Director, Deputy Head North America, Infrastructure Debt, IFM Investors

John Adler
Chief ESG Officer, Office of New York City Comptroller Brad Lander

John Delaney
Founder & Executive Chairman, Forbright Bank

Julie Segal
Senior Manager, Environmental Defence

Lauren Smart
Chief Commercial Officer, S&P Global Sustainable1

Lesley Hunter
Senior Vice President, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

Lori Kerr
Chief Executive Officer, FinDev Canada

Luke Oliver
Head of Climate Investments, KraneShares

Mark Lee
Director, SustainAbility Institute by ERM

Mindy Lubber
CEO & President, Ceres

Mona Naqvi
Global Head of Sustainable Capital Markets, S&P Global Sustainable1

Mourad Wahba
Officer in Charge, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)

Pedro Guazo
Representative of the Secretary-General, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF)

Peter Easton
Editor-in-Chief, Accountability in a Sustainable World, University of Notre Dame

Pietro Rocco
Director of Green Finance, Carbon Trust

Pratima Divgi
Head of Capital Markets, CDP North America

Richard Manley
Chief Sustainability Officer, CPP Investments

Dr. Richard Mattison
Vice Chair, S&P Global Sustainable1

Robin Millington
CEO, Planet Tracker

Romie Goedicke
Co-Head Nature, UNEP FI

Sagarika Chatterjee
Department Director, Climate Finance, Climate Champions, Race to Zero

Samantha (Thomas) Norquist
Chief Sustainability Officer, Forbright Bank

Sarah Kemmitt
Secretariat for the Net Zero Banking Alliance, UNEP FI

Saumya Mehrotra
Associate Principal, Sustainable Investment, STOXX

Scott Kalb
Founder & Director of the Responsible Asset Allocator Initiative, New America

Sofia Bartholdy
Net Zero Lead, Investment Division, Church Commissioners for England

Sonia Khanna
Managing Director, Sustainable Finance, Forbright Bank

Sonja Gibbs
Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Finance, Institute of International Finance

Stephanie Pfeifer
CEO, IIGCC

Steven M. Rothstein
Managing Director, Ceres

Tracey McDermott
Group Head, Conduct, Financial Crime and Compliance, Standard Chartered PLC

2023 Partners

OFFICIAL EVENT PARTNER:
• UNEP FI

HEADLINE PARTNER:
• S&P Global

INDUSTRY PARTNER:
• Forbright Bank

STRATEGIC PARTNERS:
• Carbon Trust
• ERM
• FinDev Canada
• FTSE Russell
• IFM Investors
• KraneShares
• LSEG
• NEI
• Ortec Finance
• STOXX

ROUNDTABLE PARTNER:
• KPMG

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS:
• ACORE
• BSR
• Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership
• CCAG
• CCGG
• CDP
• Ceres
• Climate Bonds
• Climate Policy Initiative
• Energy Transitions Commission
• GRI
• GPCA
• Green Digital Finance Alliance
• GRESB
• IIGCC
• IIF
• LTIIA
• Planet Mark
• PRI
• PRMIA
• Regeneration.VC
• The Business Council for Sustainable Energy
• Investor Leadership Network