The Sustainable Finance Summit

Ignoring environmental and social concerns is no longer an option, and just as we’re all coming to terms with Kyoto, the recent meeting in Bali – and other preparations for 2012 – will further blur the goal posts and put new demands on the financiers holding the purse strings – and considered to be in a position to make a difference.

The race to be the keenest green is well on the way and no financial institution can afford to be left behind.

Feedback from a wide panel of experts has shown that there is an increasing demand for clear, pragmatic answers to all the questions posed by ’ sustainable ’ finance.

This conference agenda has been designed accordingly and will help you address your immediate challenges as well as some of the longer term issues that will affect your business.

Attending will set you up with the insight and advice that you need to adapt your day to day operations – and your long-term outlook to guarantee that your business model and your investments, are sustainable.

We’ll help you recognize physical, financial and reputational risks and show you how you can take advantage of emerging opportunities in sustainable and ethical finance.

Here are some of the speakers you will meet if you come to the conference:

• ABN AMRO , Carsten Schirmeisen, Head of Sustainable Risk Advisory
• Banco & ABN Amro Asset Management , Sasja Beslik, Head of Responsible Investment and Corporate Governance
• Banktrack , Johan Frijns, Coordinator
• Barclays Capital, Louis Redshaw, Head of Environmental Markets
• BNP Paribas Asset Management , Eric Borremans, Head of Sustainability
• Botnia, Marko Janhunen, Vice President of Communications and Public Relation
• Calyon , Eric Cochard, Head of Sustainable Development
• Crédit Agricole Asset Management , David Diamond, Sustainability Analyst
• Crédit Agricole SA, Brigitte Drege, Head of Sustainable Development
• Dexia Asset Management, Gaëtan Herinckx, Head of Sustainable and Responsible Investment
• Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Dennis de Jong, Human Rights Advisor
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development , Anne Maria Cronin, Principal Environmental Specialist
• EIRIS, Stephanie Maier, Head of Research
• European Investment Bank, Evelyn Lehis, Social Expert in the Sustainable Development Unit
• European Policy Center , Hans Martens, Chief Executive
• FTSE , Will Oulton, Head of Responsible Investment
• Fortis , Eric Bouwmeester, General Manager Corporate Social Responsibility
• Goldman Sachs, Sarah Forrest, Global Investment Researcher in GS SUSTAIN Team
• Hermes , Colin Melvin, CEO
• HSBC , Nick Robins, Head of Climate Change Centre of Excellence
• ING , Stirling Habbitts, Vice President of Natural Resources
• ILO, Bernd Balkenhol, Head of Social Finance Programme
• Insight Investments , Rory Sullivan, Head of Investor Responsibility
• Banco Intesa San Paolo , Silvia Scopelliti, Head of CSR
• Jupiter Asset Management , Emma Howard Boyd, Head of Environmental Finance
• KBC Group , Geert Heuninck, Head of Sustainable and Socially Responsible Investment
• La Caixa , Àngel Guixa, Corporate Reputation General Manager
• Lehman Brothers , Charlotte Grezo, Global Head of Sustainability
• London Bridge Capital , Mark Campanale, Associate Director
• Morgan Stanley , Shawn Murphy, Executive Director of the Microfinance Institutions Group
• Netwerk Vlaanderen , Christophe Scheire, Campaigner
• Rabobank , Hans Biemans, Head of CSR Business Development
• SAM Indexes, Alexander Barkawi, Managing Director
• Triodos Bank , Frans De Clerck, Senior Advisor to the Executive Board
• UK Social Investment Forum , Penny Shepherd, CEO
• UNEP Finance Initiatives , Paul Clements-Hunt, Head