08:00 - 09:10

09:10 - 10:30

10:30 - 11:15

11:15 - 12:15

1A: Transition plans in practice

This session will bring investors up to speed on the latest thinking on climate transition plans. It will showcase practical examples of how investors have approached transition planning – including how they are incorporating nature and social issues – and outline some of the frameworks, tools and guidance available to those just getting started.

Ben Caldecott, Visiting Professor, Wealth Management Institute
Trista Chen, Head of Investment Stewardship Asia (ex Japan), Legal & General Investment Management
Herry Cho, Managing Director, Head of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance, Singapore Exchange

Moderator: Alex Michie, Head of GFANZ Secretariat, GFANZ

1B: Measuring what matters: assessing stewardship on human rights through Advance and beyond

Hisako Furuta, Investment Manager, Resona Asset Management
Anne Lindsay, Responsible Investment Coordinator, International Transport Workers’ Federation
Rob Wilson, Global Director of ESG Integration, MFS Investment Management
Kirstine Lund Christiansen, Head of ESG, P+, Pension for Academics

Moderator: Sophie Robinson-Tillet, Journalist, Senior Associate, Public & Third Sector Academy for Sustainable Finance, University of Oxford

1C: Academic Network Conference: Climate risks and investing

This session will present the following papers:

1D: ESG and financial analysis, forecasts and valuation in listed equity: discussing leading practice

Focusing on a case study, this workshop-style session will take the audience through identification and materiality assessment of ESG factors and their integration into company analysis, forecasts and valuation.

Mary Jane McQuillen, Managing Director, Head of ESG and Portfolio Manager, ClearBridge Investments
Vesa Syrjäläinen, Development Manager, Responsible Investment, Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company

Moderator: Michal Bartek, Senior Lead, Listed Equity, PRI

1E: Delegate dialogue Responsible investors as system actors: what are the pathways for systemic impact?*

This highly interactive discussion will address the challenges and opportunities of investors harnessing system-level levers. Speakers and delegates will exchange insights on how to define system-level responsible investment practice, how to measure systemic change, and the resources and capacities required.

Emma Henningsson, Manager, Active Ownership, Seventh Swedish Pension Fund (AP7)
John Hoeppner, Head of US Stewardship and Sustainable Investments, Legal & General Investment Management America
Zak May, Executive Director - Strategy and Policy, IFM Investors

Moderator: Susheela Peres da Costa, Independent Consultant, The Stewardship Centre
Provocateur: Rick Alexander, CEO, The Shareholder Commons
Provocateur: William Burckart, CEO, The Investment Integration Project (TIIP)
Provocateur: Brynn O'Brien, Executive Director, Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR)
Provocateur: Nao Sudo, Director, Impact Frontiers

1F: Driving capital flows to emerging markets

This workshop will take a practical look at some of the barriers to investment in emerging markets, and how investors can leverage Multilateral Development Bank reforms and innovative funding models to overcome them. Through a case study of a Just Energy Transition Partnership, delegates will leave with a clear understanding of the opportunities available.

Tatsuro Iwahashi, Deputy Director - Private Sector Investment Finance Division, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
Eric Nietsch, Head of Sustainable Investing, Asia, Manulife Investment Management
Juan Luis Rivera, Partner, Patria Investments
Emily Woodland, APAC Head of Sustainable and Transition Solutions, BlackRock

Moderator: Hélène Champollion, CEO, Look Up

12:15 - 13:45

13:45 - 14:45

2A: Credible pathways to 1.5C? Translating the latest net zero transition scenarios into investor strategy

Delayed action on the climate crisis has led us to veer dangerously close to exceeding 1.5C of warming this century. In this advanced session, experts will examine two new investor-focused climate transition scenarios informed by the science on delayed action. Leading investors will share insights from their different strategic approaches to navigating the reality of delayed action on the climate crisis, including on how credible action can be implemented in relation to net zero transition, nature-related risks, and carbon removals.

Alvin Low, Director, Macro Strategy, Temasek International
Martin Skancke, Chair, PRI
Sven Teske, University of Technology, Sydney (UTS)
Jakob Thomä, Project Director, Inevitable Policy Response (IPR)
Danielle Welsh-Rose, Head of Sustainability Investment Specialists and APAC Sustainability, abrdn

Moderator: Daniel Gallagher, Head, Climate Technical Guidance, PRI

2B: Using data across the investment chain to drive sustainability outcomes in private markets

Reporting practices in private asset classes are now well-established, but is there a clear view across the investment chain of which data is decision-useful, and how it is used? This panel will discuss how LPs can use the data they get from GPs and portfolio companies most effectively to drive sustainability outcomes.

Dewi Dylander, Deputy Executive Director, PKA
James Magor, Director, Sustainability, Actis
Jose Antonio Millan Ruano, CEO, Nozomi Energy

Moderator: Ben Morley, Partner and Associate Director, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

2C: Academic Network Conference: Firms and corporate political activities

This session will present the following papers:

2D: Bridging the ESG skills gap

This session will explore the importance of internal ESG training in helping organisations to realise the benefits of responsible investment strategies. As well as drawing on the latest research, it will present case studies on how investors have used the PRI’s online investor education resource, PRI Academy, to drive ESG fluency across their organisations.

Hanna Edstroem, Head ESG Liquid Markets, LGT Capital Partners
Natalia Rajewska, Global Head of Sustainable Investment, Nikko Asset Management
Maria Clara Rendon, Director, Responsible Investing, University Pension Plan Ontario
Xinting Jia, ESG Investment Strategist, State Street Global Advisors
Yuxia Zou, Assistant Professor, Nanyang Technological University, Research Fellow, PRI

Moderator: Anthony Roberts, Director, Investor Education, PRI

2E: Investor duties and sustainability goals

Following the results of the PRI in a Changing World consultation – which uncovered a clear interest in sustainability outcomes amongst responsible investors – this session will provide an update on the PRI’s flagship Legal Framework for Impact project. Through an interactive discussion session, we will explore the remaining barriers to investing for sustainability outcomes and the policy reforms needed to overcome them.

Eva Halvarsson, CEO, Andra AP-fonden (AP2)
Satoshi Ikeda, Chief Sustainable Finance Officer, Financial Services Agency of Japan
Will Martindale, Co-founder and Managing Director, Canbury
Wendy J. Miles, Barrister, Twenty Essex

Moderator: Rick Alexander, CEO, The Shareholder Commons

2F: Nature stewardship: navigating the ecosystem

Monica Bae, Director, Investor Practice, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)
Laura Bosch Ferreté, Sustainable Investing Specialist, Robeco
Max Boucher, Senior R&E Manager, Biodiversity and Oceans, FAIRR Initiative
Paul Chandler, Director, Stewardship, PRI
Nina Roth, Head of Active Ownership, Columbia Threadneedle Investments
Peter Taylor, Corporate Programme Director, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)
Dai Yamawaki, ESG Investment Manager, Nomura Asset Management

Moderator: Tim Steinweg, Head, Nature, PRI

14:45 - 15:15

15:15 - 16:15

3A: Sovereign bond and policy engagement

Investors are increasingly recognising the need to engage with governments and debt issuers as part of their stewardship strategies. But the practicalities of identifying the best tactics, messages and targets for sovereign engagement are complex. This session details notable efforts to engage with governments and explores the foothold sovereign debt investment can give investors to create meaningful, long-term dialogue with sovereign entities.

Reina Berlien, Head of ESG, Brandywine Global
Thomas Dillon, Head of Sovereign ESG, Aviva Investors
Claudia Gollmeier, Managing Director & Senior Investment Officer, Colchester Global Investors
Anna Hughes, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Office of Financial Management

Moderator: Tom Arup, Lead, Sovereign Engagement, PRI

3B: Navigating investor disclosure frameworks

Disclosure requirements for investors have increased significantly, with growth in mandatory and voluntary reporting requirements globally. This session will help delegates navigate the increasingly complex disclosure landscape and ensure disclosures are meaningful for the investment chain.

Jonathan Bailey, Head of ESG, Neuberger Berman
Cecilia Chan, Chief Investment Officer, Asia-Pacific, HSBC Asset Management
Claudia Kruse, Managing Director, Global Responsible Investment & Governance, APG
Christine Kung, Senior Director, Head of International Affairs and Sustainable Finance, Securities and Futures Commission
Sacha Sadan, Director of ESG, Financial Conduct Authority

Moderator: Sonali Siriwardena, Global Head of ESG, Simmons & Simmons 

3C: Academic Network Conference: Diversity, equity and inclusiveness

This session will present the following papers:

3D: Recognising variety in PRI signatories: introduction to Progression Pathways*

The PRI is developing a range of Progression Pathways in recognition of the wide variety of contexts and approaches with which our signatories operate, enabling investors to benchmark themselves more effectively against the most relevant peer group. This interactive workshop will give delegates the opportunity to have their say on what these Progression Pathways should look like.

Emmet McNamee, Head, Progression and Innovation, PRI
Renosi Mokate, Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF)
Rebeca Minguela, CEO, Clarity AI
Tycho Sneyers, Managing Partner, LGT Capital Partners
Laetitia Tankwe, Trustee, CFDT

Moderator: Nathan Fabian, Chief Sustainable Systems Officer, PRI

3E: Collaborative engagement as an investor tool: understanding and navigating the current regulatory environment

The first half of this session will give delegates practical guidance on navigating the legal implications of collaborative engagement, dispelling myths and highlighting areas for potential concern.

​The second part will discuss the legal reforms required to make collaboration more effective, and the action that investors can take to expedite change.


Denise Hearn, Senior Fellow, Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment
Akira Matsui, Deputy Director, Corporate Accounting and Disclosure Division, Policy and Markets Bureau, Financial Services Agency
Tim Wilkins, Global Partner for Client Sustainability, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Moderator: Greg Hershman, Head, US Policy, PRI

3F: How can investors assess and manage physical climate risk and support climate adaptation and resilience?

According to the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments, the world will face severe climate risks before the end of this century even under low-emission scenarios. A failure to deliver timely and deep emission cuts is escalating the physical risks associated with the climate crisis. This necessitates ambitious, accelerated action to adapt to climate change. Drawing on examples from real assets, this session will explore the latest insights on how investors can assess and manage physical climate risk and resilience across their portfolios.

Bruce Chong, Director, Arup
Keiden Kintol, Head of ESG, Republic of Palau
Bertrand Millot, Head of Sustainability, Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ)
Yasutoshi Miyamoto, General Manager, ESG Investment Strategy Organisation, Nippon Life Insurance Company
Regan Smith, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Investing Real Estate Equity and Infrastructure, Manulife Investment Management
Simon Whistler, Head, Real Assets, PRI

16:30 - 17:10

17:10 - 17:30

17:30 - 19:00