UNEP FI Global Roundtable 2020

Dr. Ali Adnan Ibrahim the Global Head of Sustainability and Social Responsibility at the Al Baraka Banking Group in Bahrain, the world’s largest Islamic banking network.

Ibrahim is Chair of Sustainable Development Committee of the Bahrain Association of Banks that examines and explore various ways in which the banking sector can contribute to the continued sustainable development of Bahrain. He also chairs the Global Islamic and Sustainable FinTech Center at the Bahrain Fintech Bay.

Ibrahim is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and leads Social Credits Initiative, which seeks to incentivize private investments for sustainable development and inclusive growth.

Ibrahim has published internationally and his areas of interest and expertise include market-based strategies for financial inclusion and enterprise development, impact and blended finance, digital and sustainable finance, Islamic finance, the intersection of impact and faith, microfinance, foreign direct investments, and financial regulation.

As Fulbright Scholar, Ibrahim received his doctorate in juridical sciences (SJD—with distinction) from the Georgetown University Law Center, master of laws (LL.M.) from the Washington University School of Law, and bachelor of laws (LL.B. Honours) from the International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

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Alyssa Heath

Head of EU & UK Policy

Principles for Responsible Investment

Alyssa Heath is Head of EU & UK Policy with the Principles for Responsible Investment. Alyssa leads PRI’s advocacy strategy in these markets and supports PRI’s contribution to groups such as the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance, Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and the EU High Level Group on Sustainable Finance. She has over a decade of experience working across sustainability and finance. Alyssa holds a BA in Physics from Oxford University and an Msc in Climate Physics from the University of Reading.

14 October

12:00 PM

Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy in Europe

Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad

Arshad Mohamed Ismail has been appointed as Bank Pembangunan Malaysia Berhad’s (“BPMB”) President/Group Chief Executive Officer effective 8 April 2019. Prior to his appointment, Arshad was Head of Global Banking Business at Maybank Islamic Berhad, in which capacity he oversaw the bank’s corporate banking, trade finance and investment banking business lines. Arshad has had a varied career path since commencing his career in 1995 as a lawyer in Kuala Lumpur with Messrs Mohamed Ismail & Co; he specialised in corporate law, banking and finance law, and also Islamic banking and finance law. In early 2003, he joined CIMB Islamic as one of its pioneer members where he focused on Sukuk origination and execution before relocating to the United Arab Emirates in late 2004 to join HSBC Amanah as the Head of Islamic Capital Markets. At HSBC Amanah, Arshad and his team originated and worked on many innovative and ground breaking Sukuk transactions in the Gulf Cooperation Council region and South East Asia. Arshad holds an LL.B. (Hons.) degree from the International Islamic University Malaysia and an M.B.A. from the London Business School, United Kingdom. He was elected to the SC-OCIS Visiting Fellowship in Islamic Finance for the academic year 2015 - 2016 at the Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, University of Oxford.

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Bill Winters

CEO

Standard Chartered

Bill was appointed Group Chief Executive of Standard Chartered PLC in June 2015 and Chief Executive of Standard Chartered Bank in April 2019.
Bill is a career banker with significant frontline global banking experience and a proven track record of leadership and financial success. He has extensive experience of working in emerging markets and a proven record in spotting and nurturing talent.
Bill began his career with JP Morgan, where he went on to become one of its top five most senior executives and later co-chief executive officer at the investment bank from 2004 until he stepped down in 2009. Bill was invited to be a committee member of the Independent Commission on Banking, established in 2010, to recommend ways to improve competition and financial stability in banking. Subsequently, he served as an advisor to the Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards and was asked by the Court of the Bank of England to complete an independent review of the bank’s liquidity operations. In 2011, Bill founded Renshaw Bay, an alternative asset management firm, where he was chairman and CEO. He stepped down on appointment to the Standard Chartered PLC Board. Bill was previously a non-executive director of Pension Insurance Corporation plc and RIT Capital Partners plc. He received a CBE in 2013.

13 October

01:35 PM

The New Climate Leadership in Finance: The Race to Net-Zero

Plenary

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Brenda Kramer

Senior Advisor Responsible Investment

PGGM

Brenda Kramer works as Senior Advisor Responsible Investment at PGGM and is member of the EU’s Platform on Sustainable Finance. She was also a core member of the European Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) where she co-developed the European taxonomy. At PGGM, Brenda specializes in climate related regulatory affairs and investment strategies. Previously Brenda worked 10+ years as economic strategic advisor for the government.

14 October

12:00 PM

Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy in Europe

AIB Group

As AIB Group plc’s Head of ESG Reporting and Ratings, Caroline leads the Bank’s sustainability reporting and disclosures, as well as contributing to the development and implementation of AIB’s Sustainability Strategy.

Caroline represented Sustainability on the Working Group behind AIB’s €1bn Tier 2 Green Bond issuance in September 2020 – the first Green Bond issued by an Irish Bank and only the second such Green Tier 2 capital issue by a European bank.

Caroline is a career banker with AIB, with a background in in commercial banking, strategic development and credit risk, and joined the Sustainability Team in 2018.

She is a member of the Sustainable Finance Forum of Banking & Payments Federation of Ireland and a co-lead of the UNEP FI’s Reporting Working Group.

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Celine Soubranne

Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer

AXA Group

Graduated of Political Sciences, after initial experiences in journalism, local authorities and consulting, she joined AXA in 2006 to lead digital transformation of communication. In 2010, she was appointed Director of Corporate Responsibility at AXA France and also Secretary General of the AXA Prevention association, which works to educate the general public about risks. She has driven the first ESG integration program in insurance products in France, with the creation of the “Citizen Insurance” Label. In December 2014, she was awarded the Women’s Citizenship Trophy at the “Women in Insurance” Trophies.

14 October

12:00 PM

Roundtable discussion: Harnessing Insurance Products and Solutions for the SDGs

Impact Management Project

Clara has led the IMP since inception in 2016 and is on secondment from Bridges Fund Management, where she previously led the firm’s sustainable and impact investing strategies across all fund types. Clara also led the firm’s research and development efforts to promote the growth of the wider sustainable and impact investment sector. Prior to Bridges Fund Management, Clara focused her career on investing in sustainable businesses – most recently on the management team of a healthcare chain in India and Acumen portfolio company. Clara previously worked for Acumen’s Capital Markets team where she played a lead role in designing an innovative investment vehicle and later co-led the Acumen renewable energy portfolio. Clara grew up between the Bahamas, France and the UK. She has since lived and worked in Bogota, New York, Mumbai, Paris, Yangon and London. Clara holds a BA (Hons) in Greats from Oxford University and an MBA from INSEAD.

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Conor Donaldson

Head of Implementation

IAIS

Conor Donaldson joined the IAIS in July 2012 and currently serves as Head of Implementation, a position he has held since November 2017. In his current role, he supports the Implementation and Assessment Committee and manages IAIS work in the area of assessment, capacity building and supervisory development, financial inclusion and supervisory cooperation. Conor also represents IAIS Members in global forums focused on the implementation of international standards and works closely with the implementation partners, such as the Financial Stability Institute, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, Access to Insurance Initiative, Asian Development Bank, and others to advance capacity building initiatives.

Conor is a member of the Toronto Centre’s Advisory Board on Insurance and Pensions, the Financial Stability Board’s Implementation Monitoring Network, and is a regular speaker and contributor to seminars and training events.

13 October

03:45 PM

NEW: Aligning International Efforts on Sustainable Finance

Plenary

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Corli Pretorius

Deputy Director

Climate Change Consultant

UNEP FI

As a member of the UNEP-FI team, David is coordinating Phase 2 of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). This work engages over thirty financial institutions in developing and implementing a set of best practices to evaluate and address climate risk. David is also leading learning modules on transition risk for the participating institutions.

13 October

04:40 PM

Mainstreaming Climate Risk Disclosure

Finance Action

14 October

08:00 AM

Climate change in the Asia Pacific region: How much do banks and investors know about the risks and opportunities?

Asia Pacific

14 October

02:10 PM

Climate Risk Applications: Outputs from UNEP FI’s The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Banking Pilot

Making it all come together: Holistic Impact Analysis to get from Sustainable Development Goal 1 to 17

Making Waves

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Dennis Fritsch

Project Coordinator, Sustainable Blue Economy

UNEP FI

Dr. Dennis Fritsch is Member of the Secretariat and Coordinator of the United Nations’ Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative, part of UNEP FI, focused on bringing banks, insurers and investors together to develop guidance and tools to enable financial institutions to align their activities with a sustainable ocean economy. The initiative is the host of the Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles; the gold-standard for investing in the ocean economy. Previously, Dennis established the Research department at Responsible Investor, where he led several investor research projects, most recently ‘Investors & the Blue Economy’. He also worked as a consultant and expert jury member for the European Commission's BlueInvest Fund and BLUE Marine Foundation. After graduating from the University of Tübingen (GER), Dennis worked in research at the University of Cambridge and was awarded a PhD from University College London.

14 October

12:00 PM

Blue Economy: Financing Life Below Water (Sustainable Development Goal 14)

Mr. Cormier is a graduate of École des hautes études commerciales (HEC Montréal), where he earned both a bachelor's degree and an MBA. He also taught finance there for nearly 8 years. He has been with Desjardins since 1992, first as general manager of several caisses within the network and then as Vice-President of Cooperative Network Finance from 2009 to 2012. He joined Desjardins Group's senior management team in 2012 as Executive Vice-President of the Caisse Network before being appointed Executive Vice-President of the Caisse Network and Personal Services in 2013. He was elected President and CEO of Desjardins Group in 2016. Mr. Cormier also served as chair of Desjardins General Insurance Group from 2016 to 2018 and is currently chair of Desjardins Financial Security. Since being elected President and CEO, Mr. Cormier has worked hard to instill a strong member- and client-focused corporate culture. He encourages innovation and has fast-tracked the organization's digital shift. He also set up a $100 million development fund to support local and regional community initiatives. Mr. Cormier is actively involved in a number of community organizations, including the fundraising campaigns of Fondation Forces AVENIR, Le Diamant theatre in Quebec City, Fondation Madeli-Aide and the Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal Foundation. He's also active in Fondation Hôtel-Dieu de Lévis, the Montreal Heart Institute and Domaine Forget. Mr. Cormier sits on the boards of HEC Montréal, the Conference Board of Canada and Fondation Forces AVENIR.

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Hans Biemans

Chair of the Taxonomy Working Group

European Banking Federation

Hans Biemans MSc MiF (1966) is Head of Sustainable Markets at ING AG. He has previously worked at Rabobank since 2002 and has integrated sustainability in the mainstream business of the group (capital markets, retail and wholesale finance, private banking, private equity, leasing, and real estate). Furthermore, he has also explored business development opportunities in areas such as renewable energy, bioeconomy, green building, climate change, and brownfield remediation. Biemans holds a Master in Molecular Sciences from Wageningen Agricultural University as well as a Master in Financial Economics from Tilburg University (Tias), and studied Ethics at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Until 2002, Biemans was vice president of the structured reinsurance department at Eureko Reinsurance and sales manager for Interpolis (Achmea Group) corporate clients.

14 October

12:40 PM

Next Steps in Taxonomy Development

UN Environment Programme

Inger Andersen was appointed Executive Director of the UNEP by UN Secretary-General António Guterres in February 2019. Between 2015 and 2019, Ms. Andersen was the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Ms Andersen brings a passion for conservation and sustainable development with more than 30 years of experience in international development economics, environmental sustainability and policy-making, as well as in designing and implementing projects and generating on-the-ground impact. She has played a key role in supporting riparian countries on international water management and hydro diplomacy. Prior to joining IUCN, Ms Andersen held various leadership roles at the World Bank and United Nations. Most recently, she was Vice President of the Middle East and North Africa at the World Bank, and previous to that Vice President for Sustainable Development and Head of the CGIAR Fund Council. Throughout Ms Andersen’s 15-year career at the World Bank, her managerial roles focused on water, environment, and sustainable development with special emphasis on Africa and the Middle East. Previous to the World Bank, Ms. Andersen worked at the United Nations for 12 years, starting in the UN Sudano-Sahelian Office working on drought and desertification issues, and was then appointed UNDP’s Water and Environment Coordinator for the Arab Region. Ms Andersen’s educational background includes a BA from London Metropolitan University North and a MA degree from the School of Oriental and African Studies at the University of London with specialisation in development economics.

14 October

10:50 AM

Keynote: Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme

Plenary

14 October

11:07 AM

Leadership Dialogue: Development Banks and Paris Alignment

Plenary

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Ivani Benazzi de Andrade

Manager of Institutional Relations and Sustainability

Bradesco Seguros S.A

Ivani Benazzi de Andrade, has been building her career in the financial sector, with experience for over 30 years in different areas, Accounting, Tax, Asset Management, Investor Relations and Sustainability.

She is currently responsible for the Institutional Relations and Sustainability areas of the Bradesco Seguros S.A Group, in the development of sustainability linked to the business.His experience with sustainability is more than 13 years.

Participates: *CNseg´s Innovation/Sustainability and Inclusive Insurance Commissions; member of the board São Capital Market Professionals Association (ApimecSP); member of the current PSI (Principles for Sustainable Insurance) board, and member of the Fiscal board **CEBDS.

Graduated in Business Administration from FEAO, Osasco, SP; MBA in Capital Markets, Insper, São Paulo, SP and Postgraduate in Financial Administration, Mackenzie University, São Paulo, SP. She is currently finishing her Masters in Management for Competitiveness – Sustainability, Fundação Getulio Vargas, FGVSP, São Paulo, SP

13 October

06:00 PM

Managing Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) risks in non-life insurance business (language: Spanish)

Latin America and Caribbean

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Ivo Mulder

Head, Climate Finance Unit

UNEP

Ivo leads UNEP’s Climate Finance Unit (CFU), created in 2019. CFU brings together various initiatives and finance facilities that proactively catalyse private capital towards sustainable land use to address the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and rural poverty. This includes the AGRI3 Fund, set up by Rabobank, UNEP, Mirova/Athelia, IDH and FMO as part of a USD 1 billion commitment in loans that focus on financing deforestation-free commodity production and the Tropical Landscapes Finance Facility (which issued an inaugural USD 95m ‘landscape bond’ in 2018). A new Restoration Seed Capital Facility (RSCF) will be launched shortly and we are supporting novel ventures such as &Green Fund and the Responsible Commodities Facility (RCF). In addition, Ivo sits on the Steering Committee of a number of projects such as the GEF Good Growth Partnership, GEF The Restoration Initiative and the Natural Capital Finance Alliance.

14 October

02:10 PM

Accelerating Transformation: Making Investments Dedicated to Sustainable Land Use More Accessible

Making Waves

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Jacki Johnson

Co-Chair

Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative

Jacki Johnson was appointed to the new role of Group Executive, People, Performance & Reputation in January 2016, responsible for the functions that come together to drive performance through organisational agility. These functions include: people and culture, corporate and government affairs, shared value and the IAG Foundation. Jacki was previously Chief Executive for IAG’s New Zealand business, a role she held since November 2010. As well as leading her team in the disaster recovery following several disasters, including the Christchurch Earthquakes she also doubled the size of the company during her 5 years in the role. She is a Non-Executive Director of Community First Credit Union, a member of the Community First Corporate Governance Committee, a former President of the Insurance Council of New Zealand, and former Chair of the Christchurch Recovery Chief Executives’ meeting. Jacki continues in her role as Executive Director IAG NZ.Since joining IAG in 2001, Jacki has held several senior positions in both direct and intermediated insurance, including as Chief Executive Officer of IAG’s business partnerships division, now part of CGU. She has also led organisational effectiveness and group strategy functions, and managed the integration of IAG and CGU’s workers’ compensation business. Jacki also established IAG’s online start up business, The Buzz. In 2010 this business received the Australia Business Award for outstanding achievement in Innovation. The online insurance business learnings generated in The Buzz were later migrated into IAG’s broader businesses. Jacki was recognised by the NZ Herald in December 2015 as NZ Executive of the Year. She is a former Non-Executive Director of the New South Wales WorkCover Authority and the Personal Injury Education Foundation.

13 October

03:45 PM

NEW: Aligning International Efforts on Sustainable Finance

Plenary

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Janette O’Neill

Group Head of Sustainability

QBE (Australia)

Janette O’Neill is a recognised leader in sustainability with the proven ability to articulate the business imperative for long term, integrated thinking and connecting growth and financial performance to the effective management of customer, people, community and environmental issues.

Janette’s career started in strategy consulting and she has worked in several countries as a consultant and in senior leader roles related to strategy, sustainability, culture, leadership, transformation and generalist HR. She has worked for global companies including Andersen Consulting, PwC and NAB.

Janette joined QBE in 2017 to establish and lead their global sustainability function. Her team is responsible for developing and driving QBE’s sustainability agenda and working with teams across the business to integrate sustainability into decision making and stakeholder engagement.

Janette is currently on the Prince of Wales Accounting4Sustainability expert panel and the Arise Leadership Circle. She is the lead for QBE’s involvement in the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, is a non-executive director of the PwC Foundation and a board member of the UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI).

14 October

12:00 PM

Roundtable discussion: Harnessing Insurance Products and Solutions for the SDGs

Principles for Sustainable Insurance

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Jan Raes

Global Sustainability Advisor

ABN AMRO

Jan Raes is a circular economy finance expert and a global sustainability advisor for ABN AMRO bank. Mr Raes works with many international organisations including UNEP FI and contributes to various global dialogues on climate, science-based targets, circular economy and the achievement of the sustainable development goals (SDGs). Mr Raes is a member of the advisory panel on circular economy finance for Chatham House.

13 October

05:20 PM

Launch: Financing a Circular Economy

Next Steps in Sustainable Finance

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Jason Tu

Co-Founder & CEO

MioTech

Jianyu (Jason) is the Co-Founder and CEO of MioTech. Jason’s career spans across banking and tech startups around the globe. He kicked off his career at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong, and has since then worked at a number of startups such as WeLab and Robinhood in Mainland China, Hong Kong, and the U.S. Jason holds an MBA degree from Stanford Graduate School of Business, master’s degree from Toulouse School of Economics in France, and bachelor’s degree from Purdue University.

14 October

01:20 PM

Driving Sustainability Through FinTech

Next Steps in Sustainable Finance

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Jennifer Reynolds

President & CEO

Toronto Finance International

Jennifer Reynolds is the President & CEO of Toronto Finance International (TFI), a public-private partnership whose mission is to promote and develop Toronto’s financial services sector, and to establish its prominence as a leading global financial centre.

Jennifer’s 20 year career in the financial services industry has included senior roles in investment banking, venture capital, and global risk management. Prior to joining TFI, Jennifer was the President & CEO of Women in Capital Markets (WCM), Canada’s largest industry association and advocacy group for women in the financial sector.

Jennifer is a Director on the Board of Citibank Canada, Director on the Board of BF&M Insurance Group Ltd, Director on the Board of the Canada Development Investment Corporation ("CDEV"), and a Director on the Board of Women’s College Hospital Foundation. Jennifer also serves on the Advisory Council for the Institute of Sustainable Finance, housed at Queen’s University. In 2015 and 2017, she was named a Women's Executive Network (WXN) Canada's Most Powerful Women: Top 100 Award Winner.Jennifer is a graduate of the Harvard Business School Women's Leadership program, and she received her MBA from McGill University, as well as a Bachelor of Arts with a double major in Economics and Political Science from McGill University. Jennifer also holds the Institute of Corporate Directors Designation, ICD.D.

13 October

06:00 PM

Climate Risk Management: Filling the gaps

North America

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Jeremy McDaniels

Senior Policy Advisor, Sustainable Finance

Institute of International Finance

Jeremy McDaniels serves as Senior Policy Advisor, Sustainable Finance, in the IIF Global Policy Initiatives department. In this role, Jeremy is responsible for the IIF's Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG), leading projects on climate risk assessment, disclosure, terminology and definitions. Jeremy also supports the IIF’s engagement on sustainable finance policy and regulatory issues with international standard-setting entities (e.g. BCBS, IAIS, IOSCO), leadership coalitions (e.g. NGFS, SIF, IPSF), governments, regulators, and multilateral entities.

Prior to joining the IIF, Jeremy worked with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), where he led a portfolio of strategic programs on sustainable finance issues. While at UNEP, he served as Head of Secretariat of the Sustainable Insurance Forum (SIF), and was co-founder of the International Network of Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S). As a member of the UNEP Inquiry on Sustainable Finance, Jeremy supported the G20 Green Finance Study Group, and contributed to the development of sustainable finance strategies in over 10 countries. Prior to joining UNEP, Jeremy worked as a management consultant and an academic researcher, publishing research on climate risks and stranded assets.

Jeremy holds an M.S. in Environmental Management (Dist.) from the University of Oxford, where he specialized in energy economics. He received his B.A. from the University of British Columbia, majoring in Economic Geography.

14 October

02:10 PM

Climate Risk Applications: Outputs from UNEP FI’s The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Banking Pilot

Next Steps in Sustainable Finance

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Jesica Andrews

Climate Change

UNEP FI

Jesica Andrews joined UN Environment in June 2013. She focuses on climate finance and governance and has held positions in the Africa Regional Climate Change Team, Global Climate Adaptation Team, and most recently on UNEP FI Climate Change Team where she coordinates various climate change and investor initiatives.
Prior to joining UN Environment, she worked as a project management assistant for a public private partnership on behalf of the US government, and as a paralegal for a civil rights law firm.
She holds a BA summa cum laude in Political Science and Economics from the University of New Mexico, and a Master of Finance from the University of Cambridge.

13 October

05:20 PM

Portfolio Alignment with the Paris Agreement

Making Waves

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14 October

12:45 PM

Setting Biodiversity Targets

KCB Group

Joshua Oigara, CBS, is a member of the KCB Group Plc and KCB Bank Kenya Boards as well as the KCB Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. He is the Chairman of the Energy and Regulatory Commission of Kenya, a Director of the Vision 2030 Delivery Board and was commended by H.E. President Uhuru Kenyatta on the Award of Chief of the Order of the Burning Spear, CBS, for exemplary service to the people and Nation of Kenya. Further to these, Joshua has been selected by the Minister of Sports to join the World Rally championship steering committee. He is also the Chairman, Kenya Bankers Association, the banking industry lobby. Listed as one of African’s top 25 leaders to watch based on his role to champion transformational leadership and change on the continent by the Financial Times, Joshua actively engages at National and Industry level to drive this agenda. Where possible, he will prompt and drive discussions that aim to address Leadership, Governance, Sustainable financial inclusion and technological innovation concerns at various business Schools and International Conferences. Joshua was named among the top 100 youngest and most influential economic leaders in Africa by an independent French research center and was among six other under 40-year old Kenyans in the top 100 list in the annual research conducted by Paris-based Institut Choiseul in 2014, 2015 and 2016.

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Juan Carlos Jiménez Rojas

Director General

Association de Bancos Mexico

Juan Carlos Jiménez Rojas holds a degree in Public Administration from El Colegio de México, a master’s degree in Political Economy from the University of Essex, UK, and a master’s degree in Administration from Columbia University, US, where he studied several subjects related to sustainable economics.

He also obtained a postgraduate degree in Senior Business Management from IPADE, Mexico, in addition to numerous diploma courses from other institutions, such as UNAM and ITAM.

Between 1990 and 1996, he held several senior positions at the CNBV (Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission). In May 1996, he joined the ABM (Mexican Banking Association), where he has served as Deputy Director for Financial Analysis and Technical Director. In 2005, he was named General Director of the ABM, a position that he holds to this day.

Mr Rojas is keenly interested in sustainable finance, he is a founding member of the CCFV (Green Finance Consultative Committee); he is also an active member of CESPEDES (Private Sector Studies Commission for Sustainable Development).

13 October

07:00 PM

Promoting Sustainable Finance at National Level (language: Spanish)

Closing of the UNEP FI Global Roundtable

FirstRand Group

Madeleine Ronquest is the Head of Environmental and Social Risk Management in the FirstRand Group and her portfolio includes Eco-footprint Management, Green Finance and positive impact banking, Climate Change and Environmental and Social Risk Management in financing and investment. She has been with the Group for 15 years.

Her professional background includes environmental science, risk management and environmental law. Her role is to ensure that FirstRand is positioned as one of the business leaders in climate change, natural capital management, positive impact banking, responsible investment and sustainable development finance. It is imperative that the Group plays a pertinent role in leading South Africa into a low carbon economy and that it has a verifiable positive impact on the economy, the environment and society.

She is an eternal student and an international speaker and has taken leadership roles in the Global Steering Committee and other board committees of UNEPFI (United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative), the South African Advisory Committee on Environment and Society (National Business Initiative), the NBI Advisory Committee on Green Finance, and the Sustainable Finance Forum of the South African Banking Association (BASA)

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13 October

04:40 PM

A Legal Framework for Impact: Investing for Sustainability Impact

Next Steps in Sustainable Finance

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Maria de Fátima Mendes

Sustainability Director

MAPFRE, Brazil

Director of Sustainability at MAPFRE Brazil
President of the Comission of Sustainability and Innovation at CNSEG
Member of the PSI Board (Principles for Sustainability in Insurance - UN)
Graduate and Postgraduate in Marketing at FAAP (Armando Álvares Penteado Foundation) and Business Management at Universidade de Navarra - Spain

At MAPFRE for 29 years and for 12 years taking sustainability to the business environment and to MAPFRE Group strategies.
Fatima has, since then, has been creating value and generating positive impact for those involved (clients, employees, brokers, suppliers, investors, community and society) and promoting a constant dialogue among its stockholders - facts which contributed for the relevance of the social and environmental aspects and impacts in the area of insurance.
Fatima is also responsible for keeping a strong sector performance, representing the company in boards and chambers connected to sustainability.

13 October

06:00 PM

Managing Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) risks in non-life insurance business (language: Spanish)

Latin America and Caribbean

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Maria Eugenia Sosa Taborda

Latin America and Caribbean Coordinator

UNEP FI

Maria Eugenia Sosa Taborda is Latin America and Caribbean Network Coordinator for UNEP-Financial Initiative. She has more than 15 years’ experience with the dissemination and consolidation of corporate social responsibility strategy in large companies, sustainable finance and developing innovative projects with positive impacts. She worked for 11 years in the financial sector with different subjects: Financial Education and Social, Entrepreneurship and Environmental Risks and Opportunities, working directly with different Business Units: Investments, Credit and Insurance. Maria Eugenia is graduated in business administration at PUCCAMP and she is currently studying a Masters at USP (São Paulo University) with a focus on social impact.

13 October

04:40 PM

Building Societal Resilience Through Finance

Making Waves

13 October

07:00 PM

Promoting Sustainable Finance at National Level (language: Spanish)

Latin America and Caribbean

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Mariana Escobar

Head of the Sustainable Finance Working Group

Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia

Mariana Escobar is Head of the Sustainable Finance Working Group at the Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia

With more than 12 years of experience, her work has been focused on issues related to financial inclusion and sustainable banking. She served as a public policy advisor to the Director of the Department of Social Prosperity and Deputy Director of Postal Affairs at the Ministry of Information Technology and Communications, from where she supported financial inclusion initiatives and the development of Fintech in the country.

Before working in the public sector, Mariana was the Sustainability Manager at Citibank Colombia, where she led the Sustainability strategy, including the Citi Foundation’s grant allocation for Colombia. Before Citi, Mariana worked as consultant for BSD Consulting, where she designed sustainability frameworks for private sector companies, including banks and insurance companies.

Mariana is an International Studies professional from Bentley University (Boston) and has a Master's degree in International Affairs from Columbia University (New York).

14 October

12:40 PM

Next Steps in Taxonomy Development

Next Steps in Sustainable Finance

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Marianne Haahr

Executive Director

Green Digital Finance Alliance

Marianne is Director of the Sustainable Digital Finance Alliance - a not for profit foundation - with the objective to harness the power of fintech to unlock financing for the Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. It is co-chaired by the UN Environment Program and Ant Financial Services Group and is a partner to the UN SG’s Task Force for Digital Financing of the Sustainable Development Goals.

Marianne has been External Advisor on TechVelopment to the Danish Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Prior she was Executive Leader at Sustainia leading the development of the Global Opportunity Explorer – a digital platform for sustainable business innovation in partnership with the UN Global Compact and a group of Norwegian businesses and investors. She has spent the first part of her professional life designing solutions for financial inclusion and climate finance in emerging markets.

14 October

01:20 PM

Driving Sustainability Through FinTech

Accelerating Transformation: Making Investments Dedicated to Sustainable Land Use More Accessible

Making Waves

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Musa Salah

Head of Environmental and Sustainability Management

Ecobank

Musa Salah is the Group Manager and Head, Environmental and Sustainability at the Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), Lome-Togo. Prior to this, he was a Regional Account Manager, United Nations, Agribusiness and Climate Initiatives in the International Organisations Department of Ecobank. Before joining Ecobank in 2008, he worked at the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), with field postings in Ethiopia and Nigeria, from 2003-2008.

Musa is a member of International Association of Impact Assessment (IAIA) and also serving on the Ghana National Climate Change Committee. He has contributed to a number of Policy reports on the Environment and Sustainable Development nexus, including National Councils for Sustainable Development in Africa: A Review of Institutions and their Functioning, UNECA (2005); and Ghana Policy Advisory Series on Climate Change, Africa Adaptation Programme, EPA-Ghana (2011).

He holds MSc degree in Environmental Management, Sustainable Development option, from University of Surrey, UK. He was a Fellow at the UNEP Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, Copenhagen, hosted by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, (2011).

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Nehru Pillay

General Manager, Research and Intelligence

CEO

Allianz SE

Education	Apprenticeship at Westdeutsche Landesbank, Cologne, Germany University of Cologne, Business Administration Leonard Stern School of Business, New York University, MBA
Professional career	1993 – 1994 McKinsey & Company, New York 1995 – 1998 McKinsey & Company, Germany 1998 – 2003 McKinsey & Company, Germany, Principal, Leader of the German Insurance Practice 2003 – 2007 McKinsey & Company, Germany, Director, Leader of the European Insurance and Asset Management Sector 2008 – September 2009 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Chief Operating Officer (COO) September 2009 – 2012 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Controlling, Reporting, Risk (CFO) 2013 – 2014 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, responsible for the insurance business in France, Benelux, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and for the Center of Competence "Global Property & Casualty" January – May 7, 2015 Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, responsible for the Center of Competence "Global Property & Casualty" Since May 7, 2015 Chairman of the Board of Management of Allianz SE (CEO) September 2015 – March 2018 Additionally responsible for Human Resources (Director responsible for Work and Social Welfare)
Membership in statutory supervisory and SE administrative boards in Germany	Allianz Deutschland AG (Group mandate, Chairman)
Membership in other official bodies	Pan European Insurance Forum (PEIF) Institute of International Finance (IIF) Geneva Assocation (Vice Chairman)
Teaching position	University of Cologne

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Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan

Puleng Tumelo Ndjwili-Potele

Banking Project Coordinator

Sang-hyeon Woo

Chief Senior Managing Director of CIB Business Unit

KB Financial Group

Sang-hyeon Woo is Chief Senior Managing Director of CIB Business Unit at KB Financial Group. He also serves as Senior Managing Director of CIB Group at KB Kookmin Bank and Vice President of IB Sector at KB Securities. In these roles, he is responsible for leading corporate and investment banking business of the Group.

Prior to this position, he served as Head of IB Division at KB Kookmin Bank. Mr. Woo began his career at Korea Long-Term Credit Bank in 1989, which merged with Kookmin Bank in 1998, and has extensive experience in corporate financing and investment banking. Before becoming Head of IB Division, he held several positions in corporate and investment banking function within Kookmin Bank including General Manager of Structured Finance Department and General Manager of Investment Banking Department.

Mr. Woo graduated from Korea University earning B.A. in business administration and received an M.A. in finance management at Korea University.

14 October

09:00 AM

Part 1: Green recovery in Asia Pacific: The role and priorities of financial institutions

Asia Pacific

14 October

09:15 AM

Part 2: Green recovery in Asia Pacific: The role and priorities of financial institutions

Asia Pacific

Agenda

Opening of the GRT2020

Keynote: Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations

Navigating the Climate Crisis: A Conversation with Mark Carney

Keynote: Johan Rockstrom, Director, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Banking for the Sustainable Development Goals: Principles for Responsible Banking

The New Climate Leadership in Finance: The Race to Net-Zero

Building Back Better: Financing a Resilient Future

High-level dialogue: The Role of Regulators in Delivering a Sustainable Financial System

Keynote: Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Message from Christiana Figueres, Convenor, Mission2020

NEW: Aligning International Efforts on Sustainable Finance

Keynote by David Blood, Co-Founder & Senior Partner, Generation Investment Management.

A Legal Framework for Impact: Investing for Sustainability Impact

Mainstreaming Climate Risk Disclosure

Building Societal Resilience Through Finance

Principles for Responsible Banking: Working Group Update

Launch: Financing a Circular Economy

Portfolio Alignment with the Paris Agreement

Managing Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) risks in non-life insurance business (language: Spanish)

Climate Risk Management: Filling the gaps

North America Beyond Fossil Fuels: Syndicated transition

Promoting Sustainable Finance at National Level (language: Spanish)

End of Day 1

Climate change in the Asia Pacific region: How much do banks and investors know about the risks and opportunities?

Progress-to-date in Implementing Sustainable Finance Practices in Africa

Part 1: Green recovery in Asia Pacific: The role and priorities of financial institutions

Is the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) Region Witnessing a Paradigm Shift in Sustainable Finance?

Part 2: Green recovery in Asia Pacific: The role and priorities of financial institutions

Opening of Day 2 Plenaries

Keynote: Christine Lagarde, President, European Central Bank (ECB)

The Decade to Deliver

Keynote: Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme

Message from Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary, UN Convention on Biological Diversity

Leadership Dialogue: Development Banks and Paris Alignment

Message from Enric Sala, Explorer-in-Residence, National Geographic

Special message from Peter Thomson, United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean

Driving Change, Creating Impact – A Conversation with Sir Ronald Cohen

Blue Economy: Financing Life Below Water (Sustainable Development Goal 14)

Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy in Europe

Roundtable discussion: Harnessing Insurance Products and Solutions for the SDGs

Next Steps in Taxonomy Development

Setting Biodiversity Targets

Sustainability Priorities for the Life & Health Insurance Industry in a post-COVID World

Driving Sustainability Through FinTech

Making it all come together: Holistic Impact Analysis to get from Sustainable Development Goal 1 to 17

Accelerating Transformation: Making Investments Dedicated to Sustainable Land Use More Accessible

Climate Risk Applications: Outputs from UNEP FI’s The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Banking Pilot

Closing of the UNEP FI Global Roundtable

Video Content

Moody's Climate Solutions

RepRisk and Principles for Sustainable Insurance: ESG integration in the insurance industry

Carbon Trust - Raising business ambition for 1.5°: setting a science-based target for the financial sector

RepRisk: ESG Integration in the banking sector in Latin America (in Spanish)

Carbon Trust -Time for action: setting net zero targets:

Speakers

Sponsors

Documents

Ahmed Al Qabany

Ahmed Nassar

14 October

Making it all come together: Holistic Impact Analysis to get from Sustainable Development Goal 1 to 17

Alban Pyanet

14 October

Climate Risk Applications: Outputs from UNEP FI’s The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Banking Pilot

Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon

14 October

Driving Sustainability Through FinTech

Ali Adnan Ibrahim

Alyssa Heath

14 October

Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy in Europe

Amal Benaïssa

Amaury Oliva

14 October

Accelerating Transformation: Making Investments Dedicated to Sustainable Land Use More Accessible

Amina Mohammed

13 October

Keynote: Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations

Andre Bertolotti