Sustainable Finance Conference
Tuesday, 29 November 2022
Allen & Overy, One Bishops Square, London E1 6AD
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Sustainable finance, and the provision of liquidity by the private sector, is vital to allowing the targets set in international treaties to be met. It is therefore not surprising that sustainability is becoming more and more prevalent in loan transactions.
Never has there been a better time for us to launch our first ever Sustainable Finance Conference, at which we discussed the key opportunities and challenges faced in the ever expanding and developing sustainable finance market. From market behaviour to regulation to technology advancements, we explored an array of factors influencing sustainable loan products.
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Morning Session
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Welcome address and introduction
Gemma Lawrence-Pardew, Director, Legal & Head of Sustainability – LMA
Overview of the Sustainable Finance Market
An overview of how the sustainable finance market has evolved and where it is likely to go in the current macroeconomic environment.
- Tom Freke, Fixed Income – Bloomberg
- Agnes Gourc, Head of Sustainable Capital Market Team – BNP Paribas
- Peter Ellemann, Managing Director, Loan Markets – ABN Amro
- Andrew Prasad, Director and Senior Legal Counsel - SMBC
- Lucie Campos-Caresmel, Global ESG Loan Investor Coordinator – Credit Agricole
Chair : Greg Brown, Partner - A&O
Financing the Transition
Transition finance, and how best to maximise the benefits for the market and society as a whole is a hotly debated topic. In this session, panelists shall drill down into key areas for consideration.
- Robert Spruijt, EMEA Head Sustainable Finance - ING
- Xiao Liu, Head of Sustainable Loans- HSBC
- Chinyelu Oranefo, Director - Lloyds banking Group
- Marthe Lamp Sandvik, First Vice President- DNB Corporate Banking
- Juho Maalahti, Country Lead Finland, Sustainable Finance Advisory- Nordea
Chair : David Milligan, Partner - Norton Rose Fulbright
Afternoon session
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Climate Change Litigation – a Real Risk?
An insight into the potential risks of getting it wrong, and how the rise of climate change litigation might impact sustainability finance moving forwards.
Satindar Dogra, Partner- Linklaters
Edward Chan, Partner – Linklaters
David Thomas, Managing Associate- Linklaters
Data and Disclosure
One of the key barriers to the liquidity of sustainable finance has been the lack of robust and reliable ESG data. This panel will explore how far the market has come in terms of ESG disclosures and data, what the remaining challenges are, and how the market is responding.
- Tess Virmani, DGC & EVP- Public Policy, Head of ESG - LSTA
- Nina Reid, Head of Sustainability, Private and Alternative Assets – M&G
- Greta Talbot-Jones, Associate Director, Responsible Investment - Aviva Investors
- Craig Gosnell, Senior Director, ESG/Sustainable Finance – Fitch Ratings
- Matthew Dunlap, Partner – Morrison Foerster
Chair : Hannah Vanstone, Senior Associate Director – Legal - LMA
ESG: Searching for sustainable solutions
The technology solutions supporting financial institutions in driving sustainability efforts and tackling climate-related risks.
- Dominic Godman, Partner – ESG Book
- Simon Colton, ESG Sustainability Solutions – SGS
- Simon Thorogood, Senior Director – Head of Product Management (International) - Finastra
- Adam Hearne, Co-Founder and CEO- Carbon Chain
Chair : Sukhvir Basran, Chair – 2X Global & Partner - Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft
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