Sustainable Finance for Asset Managers

Agenda

Thursday 25 April Download Latest Agenda

8.00-8.45		Registration and breakfast

8.45-9.00		Welcome and introduction Anouk Agnes Deputy Director General ALFI

9.00-9.15		Chairperson's introduction Corinne Molitor Chairperson, ALFI Responsible Investing Technical Committee Partner, Innpact Sàrl

9.15-10.15		Setting the scene The asset management industry What is sustainable finance and what is not? What are the different investment strategies in sustainable finance? State of the market: trends and statistics Actively used standards and definitions Policy and regulation EU Action Plan and legislative proposals on sustainable finance Global regulatory overview Potential impact on asset management Nathalie Dogniez Partner PwC Carey Evans Director BlackRock

10.15-10.45		Refreshment break

10.45-11.30		The investment universe of tomorrow How do we screen our equity universe from an ESG prospective? Use and reliability of external data Trends in equity markets and ESG integration Index investing Moderator Sachin Vankalas General Manager LuxFLAG Panellists Nina Hodzic Director ESG Strategy and Integration Allianz Global Investors, Frankfurt Toby Gibb Head of Investment Directing, Equities Fidelity

11.30-12.30		Sustainable finance product design and implementation Specificities of sustainable finance products Structural and portfolio management challenges Cross-sectoral ESG products Thematic products (climate, microfinance etc.) Impact investing and impact measurement Moderator Julie van Cleemput Director Deloitte Panellists Isabelle Cabie Global Head of Responsible Development Candriam, Brussels Kristel Cools Group Head of Asset Management – Rivertree Investment Funds KBL European Private Bankers Nichola Marshall Head of Responsible Investment Sparinvest S.A. Christian Hertz General counsel, Managing director LIS \| Sanne

12.30-12.40		Your individual contribution to sustainability Laetitia Hamon Senior Manager, Sustainability Services KPMG

12.40-12.45		Chairpersons’s wrap-up Corinne Molitor Chairperson, ALFI Responsible Investing Technical Committee Partner, Innpact Sàrl

12.45-14.00		Lunch

14.00-14.05		Chairperson’s introduction

14.05-14.30		Out of the box Impact investing: less heart and more financial rigour Jim Prouty Senior Advisor-impact investments

14.30-16.00		Operational impact on the value chain Consequences of the inclusion or sustainability factors for fund operations such as Risk management Governance bodies Distribution and reporting Audit Depositary Fund Administration Moderator David Suetens ALFI Board Member Panellists Cristina Ferreira Head of Regulatory Solutions and Innovation Luxembourg State Street Stéphane Badey Partner Arendt Regulatory & Consulting S.A., Luxembourg David Cau Director EY Garry Pieters Partner The Directors’ Office, Luxembourg Christophe Tabarovsky Conducting Officer BlueOrchard

16.00-16.30		Refreshment break

16.30-17.15		Success stories – Experiences from the field Successful distribution strategy Investor demand Best practices Moderator Silke Bernard Partner Linklaters LLP Panellists Gisele Duenas Leiva Director – Head of Retail Luxembourg BlackRock Nina Hodzic Director ESG Strategy and Integration Allianz Global Investors, Frankfurt Christophe Girondel Global Head of Distribution Nordea Asset Management

17.15-17.20		Closing remarks

Leading Edge Conference – Sustainable investments

Sustainable investments: strategies, innovation and operational impact

Agenda

Registration and breakfast

Welcome and introduction

Chairperson's introduction

Setting the scene

Refreshment break

The investment universe of tomorrow

Sustainable finance product design and implementation

Your individual contribution to sustainability

Chairpersons’s wrap-up

Lunch

Chairperson’s introduction

Out of the box

Operational impact on the value chain

Refreshment break

Success stories – Experiences from the field

Closing remarks

Thank you