US SIF Annual Conference 2019 | US SIF | 10 June 2019 | Radisson Blu Hotel Minneapolis Downtown, 35 S 7th St, Minneapolis, MN 55402, USA

The US SIF Annual Conference offers a unique opportunity to network with leaders of sustainable, responsible and impact investing, to hear from leading investors, CEOs and policymakers, and to learn about new approaches, trends and policy developments in the field. The conference attracts representatives of investment management and advisory firms, research firms, financial planners and advisors, broker-dealers, community development institutions and asset owners such as pension funds and foundations, along with policymakers and corporate leaders.

2019 Speakers

PLENARY SPEAKERS:

Chris Clark
President, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Xcel Energy

Me'Lea Connelly
Founder, Village Financial Cooperative

Jacob Frey
Mayor, City of Minneapolis

Winona LaDuke
Executive Director, Honor The Earth

Craig Metrick
Managing Director, Institutional Consulting and Research, Cornerstone Capital Group

Eoin Murray
Head of Investment, Hermes Investment Management

Kat Taylor
Co-Founder and Co-CEO, Beneficial State Bank

Lisa Woll
CEO, US SIF - The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment

MEMBER DAY SPEAKERS:

Justin Conway
Vice President of Investment Partnerships, Calvert Impact Capital

Amy Fredregill
Managing Director of the Minnesota Sustainable Growth Coalition, Environmental Initiative

Jon Hale
Global Head of Sustainability Research, Morningstar

DeWitt Jones
Executive Vice President, BlueHub Capital

Michael Lent
Founding Principal and CIO, Veris Wealth Partners

Aditi Sen
Senior Policy Advisor, Oxfam America

BREAKOUT SPEAKERS:

Amy Augustine
Director, ESG Investing, Boston Trust/Walden

Antoine Begasse
Finance Counselor - EU Delegation to the US, European Commission

Lorenzo Bernasconi
Senior Associate Director, The Rockefeller Foundation

Guillermo Cano
Executive Director, MSCI

Matt Carstens
Senior Vice President, SUSTAIN, Land O'Lakes

Susan Chung
Managing Director of Investment Management, Wespath

James Coldwell
Investor Engagement Manager, ShareAction

Ron Cordes
Co-Founder, Cordes Foundation

Ariane de Vienne
Head of ESG Strategy Americas, ISS ESG

Zack Exley
Executive Director, New Consensus

Rob Fernandez
Vice President and Director of ESG Research, Breckinridge

Carla Fredericks
Director, First Peoples Worldwide

Amberjae Freeman
Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst, Swell Investing

Nicola Fritz
Director, Portfolio Specialist, Impax Asset Management

Nina Gardner
Director, Strategy International

Steven Heim
Managing Director, Boston Common Asset Management

David Henderson
CEO, XPV Water Partners

Mahesh Jayakumar
Fixed Income Research Analyst - ESG, MFS Investment Management

Roelfien Kuijpers
Head of Responsible Investments & Strategic Relationships, DWS

Marissa LaFave
ESG Research Analyst, Parnassus Investments

Maria Lettini
Director, FAIRR Initiative

Elizabeth Levy
Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Trillium Asset Management

Jerry Lynch
Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer, General Mills

Renaye Manley
Deputy Director, Strategic Initiatives, SEIU

Bryan McGannon
Director of Policy and Programs, US SIF - The Forum for Sustainable and Responsible Investment

Elizabeth McGeveran
Director of Investments, McKnight Foundation

James McIntyre
Director of Capital Markets, State of New York’s Homes and Community Renewal

Tom Mitchell
Managing Director, Cambridge Associates

Judith Moore
Partner, Verification and Impact, Affirmative Investment Management

Yumi Narita
Global Head of Corporate Governance, AllianceBernstein

Matt Posner
CEO, The Municipal Impact Coalition

Olga Puntus
Senior Vice President, ESRM Lead, Wells Fargo & Company

Peter Reali
Senior Director, Responsible Investing, Nuveen, a TIAA Company

Brian Rice
Portfolio Manager, CalSTRS

Emily Robare
Head of ESG Research, Gurtin Municipal Bond Management

Leslie Samuelrich
President, Green Century Capital Management

Samantha Stephens
Analyst, Mirova US

Emilio Tenuta
VP Sustainability, Strategy and Marketing Development, Ecolab

Diederik Timmer
Executive Vice President, Sustainalytics

Meg Voorhes
Director of Research, US SIF

Mike Wallace
Partner, BrownFlynn

Sharon Waxman
President and CEO, Fair Labor Association

James Yeo
US Equity & Quant Strategist, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

COURSE SPEAKERS:

Lily Bowles
Impact Research & Portfolio Management, Swell Investing

Frank Coleman
Executive Vice President, Christian Brothers Investment Services

Jennifer Coombs
Associate Professor, College for Financial Planning

Paul Hilton
Partner, Portfolio Manager & Research Analyst, Trillium Asset Management

Shamya Ullah
Portfolio Manager, First Vice President, RBC Capital Markets

Gretchen Postula
Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Investor Relations, North Sky Capital

2019 Sponsors

HOST CITY:
• McKNIGHT FOUNDATION

PRIME:
• IMPAX Asset Management
• ISS ESG
• TRILLIUM ASSET MANAGEMENT
• PARNASSUS INVESTMENTS

WIRELESS NETWORK:
• vigeoeiris

MOBILE APP:
• ClearBridge Investments

CONFERENCE LOUNGE:
• Bloomberg

SUSTAINABILITY:
• Allianz

SUPPORTING:
• AberdeenStandard Investments
• Calvert
• College for Financial Planning
• DANA Investment Advisors
• Domini
• ENVESTNET
• Fairr
• Morningstar
• MSCI
• Parametic
• North Sky CAPITAL
• SUSTAINALYTICS

COMMUNITY TOUR:
• CRF USA

PETER D. SIMONE SCHOLARSHIP:
• Calvert Impact Capital
• NATURAL INVESTMENTS LLC

CONTRIBUTING:
• ahp servicing
• Brown ADVISORY
• Excelsior Energy Capital
• First Affirmative
• HARTFORDFUNDS
• KBIGI
• MacArthur Foundation
• Merrill Lynch
• Microvest Purposeful Investing
• Nuveen
• PIMCO
• Terna Group
• Thornburg
• Thrivent Interval Funds