Agenda

1:00 PM

Registration

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Welcome and Speaker Introduction
  • Ashok Parameswaran, President & Founder, EMIA

1:15 PM - 1:20 PM

Opening Remarks
  • John Taylor, Head of European Fixed Income, AllianceBernstein

1:20 PM - 2:00 PM

Panel: Enhanced Labeled Bond Standards
Topic: The Future of ESG Financing Regulation
Speakers
  • Eila Kreivi, Observer of the Platform for Sustainable Finance
  • Thomas Leys, Investment Director, abrdn
Moderator
  • Eva Sanchez-Ampudia, Director, Enhanced Labeled Bonds Campaign, EMIA

2:05 PM - 2:45 PM

Panel: Financial Institutions
Topic: Financing a Just Transition: Strategies for Financial Institutions
Speakers
  • Nick Robins, Executive Director, Just Transition Finance Lab
  • Gwil Mason, Financial System Engagement Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance
  • Fabio Luiz Guido, ESG Strategy & Sustainability Manager, Itaú Unibanco
  • Mariel Abreu, Vice President, Emerging Market Credit, T Rowe Price
Moderator
  • Maria Tinedo, Director, Financial Institutions and TMT Programs, EMIA

2:50 PM - 3:30 PM

Panel: Extractives Industries
Topic: Methane Emissions
Speakers
  • Andrew Howell, Senior Director of Sustainable Finance, Environmental Defense Fund
  • Santiago Martínez, Head of Sustainability and Decarbonization, Ecopetrol
  • Okan Akin, Senior Vice President, AllianceBernstein
Moderator
  • Pavel Laberko, Director, Extractive Industries and Materials Programs, EMIA

3:35 PM - 3:55 PM

Fireside chat: J.P. Morgan
Topic: Biodiversity in the Boardroom
Host
  • Virginia Martin Heriz, Global Head of ESG Research Methodology and Integration, J.P. Morgan
Guest
  • Julien Foll, Senior ESG Analyst, Industrials, Amundi

3:55 PM - 4:15 PM

Break

4:15 PM - 4:55 PM

Panel: Technology, Media & Telecommunications
Topic: Bridging the Digital Divide in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Speakers
  • Melle Tiel Groenestege, Senior Director for Digital Inclusion, GSMA
  • Nikki Gwilliam-Beeharee, Investor Engagement Strategy Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance
  • Catherine Bohill, ESG Development & Impact, Telefónica
Moderator
  • Dilawer Farazi, Senior Fund Manager - EM Corporate Credit, Royal London Asset Management

5:00 PM - 5:40 PM

Panel: Sovereign Decarbonization/Natural Resources Governance
Topic: Decarbonization in Brazil
Speakers
  • Lorane Collignon, Program Officer, PPCA
  • Rafael Dubeux, Ministry of Finance, Brazil
  • Elina-Angeliki Theodorakopoulou, Managing Director, Manulife
Moderator
  • Phillip Torres, Director, Sovereign Decarbonization and Innovative Sustainable Finance Programs, EMIA

5:45 PM - 6:00 PM

Fireside Chat
Topic: The Future of ESG in Emerging Markets
Host
  • Eleanore Mapa, Head of Emerging Markets Sales, Rand Merchant Bank
Guests
  • Viktor Szabo, Investment Director, abrdn
  • Markus Schneider, Senior Emerging Markets Economist, AllianceBernstein

6:00 PM - 6:05PM

Closing Remarks
  • Jodie Tapscott, Director of Strategy Responsible Investing, AllianceBernstein
  • Gloria Kim, Global Head of Index Research & Co-Head of Global ESG Research, J.P. Morgan

6:05 PM - 7:15 PM

Networking Reception