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Thursday, February 11, 2021

Thursday, February 11, 2021

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM

Registration & networking

SESSION ONE

9:00 AM - 9:05 AM	Welcome address Ian Mason, Partner, Head of UK Financial Services Regulation and Co-Head of UK Financial Services Sector, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Speaker Biogs: Ian Mason
9:05 AM - 9:20 AM	Keynote – Climate change and finance: What's next for global regulators? Ashley Ian Alder, Chief Executive Officer, Securities and Futures Commission, Hong Kong and Chair, IOSCO Board Speaker Biogs: Ashley Ian Alder
9:20 AM - 9:35 AM	Keynote Eric Usher, Head, UNEP FI Speaker Biogs: Eric Usher
9:35 AM - 9:45 AM	Keynote Richard Monks, Director of Strategy, FCA Speaker Biogs: Richard Monks
9:45 AM - 10:45 AM	Roundtable – Green reporting methodology: disclosure and synthesisation A review of existing financial reporting methodology including the CDP, TCFD, GRI, TPI, SASB, the WEF IBC’s Towards Common Metrics plus a few more Defining and disclosing social, SDG and transition bonds: the EU’s ‘Targeted Consultation on the Establishment of an EU Green Bond Standard’, Social Bond Guidance from ICMA and so on Penalising vs. supporting brown vs. green action respectively The effect of introducing mandatory reporting Green infrastructure reporting methodologies Tackling inconsistent reporting Moderator: Keeran Gwilliam-Beeharee, Executive Director, V.E. – an affiliate of Moody's Panel: Dr Christine Chow, Head of Engagement in Asia and Global Emerging Markets, Federated Hermes International Dr Alessandro d'Eri, Senior Policy Officer, European Securities and Markets Authority Helena Viñes Fiestas, Global Head of Stewardship and Policy, Deputy Global Head of Sustainability, Sustainability Centre, BNP Paribas Asset Management Richard Monks, Director of Strategy, FCA Dr Rory Sullivan, Co-Founder and Director, Chronos Sustainability & Visiting Researcher, Grantham Institute Speaker Biogs: Richard Monks, Dr Christine Chow, Alessandro d'Eri, Helena Viñes Fiestas, Keeran Gwilliam-Beeharee, Dr Rory Sullivan

10:45 AM - 11:15 AM

Networking & morning break

SESSION TWO

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM	Roundtable – Scenario analysis Bank of England's climate stress test for financial institutions in June The impact of new guides for scenario analysis including CFRF’s chapter & NGFS’ set of climate scenarios and user guide to assessing them IIGCC publication on scenario analysis to assist the TCFD Hydrocarbon companies and scenario analysis - what does their scenario analysis look like and are they the industry most encumbered by this? Any necessary updates to pre-existent scenario analysis? Bank of England’s thoughts on mandatory reporting on this Moderator: Dr Nicola Ranger, Head of Climate and Environmental Risk, Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford Panel Anthony Cox, Deputy Director, Environment Directorate, OECD Daisy Streatfeild, Investor Practices Programme Director, IIGCC Bruno Rauis, Executive Director, ESG Research, MSCI Angela Darlington, CEO, UK Life, Aviva & Chair, CFRF Scenario Analysis Working Group Speaker Biogs: Anthony Cox, Angela Darlington, Dr Nicola Ranger, Bruno Rauis, Daisy Streatfeild
12:00 PM - 12:45 PM	Roundtable – Governance and the role of the board Remuneration packages for climate considerations for board Investors’ increasing pressure on boards The newly established IoD Centre for Corporate Governance and manifesto on corporate change, with big focus on sustainability Moderator: Matthew Townsend, Partner and EMEA Head of Environmental, Climate and Regulatory Law, Allen & Overy LLP Panel: Jo Harlow, Chair of the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability (CRS) Committee, J Sainsbury plc John Scott, Head of Sustainability Risk, Zurich Insurance Group; member of Expert Advisory Group on Sustainability, Institute of Directors Navin Rauniar, Risk Advisory Partner, TCS - LIBOR, ESG & Climate Risk, Tata Consultancy Services Speaker Biogs: Jo Harlow, Navin Rauniar, John Scott, Matthew Townsend

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM

Networking & lunch break

SESSION THREE

1:30 PM - 1:35 PM	Chair's Opening Remarks Ian Mason, Partner, Head of UK Financial Services Regulation and Co-Head of UK Financial Services Sector, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Speaker Biogs: Ian Mason
1:35 PM - 1:45 PM	Keynote - Managing Climate Risk and Sustainable Finance in the U.S. Financial System Rostin Behnam, Acting Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Speaker Biogs: Rostin Behnam
1:45 PM - 1:55 PM	Keynote – ESG Trends and Themes to Watch for 2021 Martina Macpherson, Head of ESG Strategy, ODDO BHF and President, Network for Sustainable Financial Markets Speaker Biogs: Martina Macpherson
1:55 PM - 2:05 PM	Keynote
2:05 PM - 2:15 PM	Q&A with keynote speakers
2:15 PM - 3:00 PM	Roundtable – Risk management and operational resilience Effects of Covid-19 on prioritisation of operational resilience Developments in climate risk throughout 2020 Long-termism versus short-termism – what role do companies that have a short-term outlook have in this? Implementation of ECB’s May ‘Guide on climate-related and environmental risks’ Impacts of FCA, PRA & Bank of England policy on Operational Resilience (to be published Q1 2021) Moderator: Sushil Kuner, Principal Associate, UK Financial Services Regulation, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Panel: Daniel Klier, Global Head of Sustainable Finance, HSBC & Chair, CFRF Risk Management Working Group Giel Linthorst, Executive Director, Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) Carlos Sanchez, Climate Resilience Finance Director, Willis Towers Watson Speaker Biogs: Daniel Klier, Sushil Kuner, Carlos Sanchez

3:00 PM - 4:10 PM

Afternoon break

SESSION FOUR

4:10 PM - 4:15 PM	Chair's Opening Remarks Ian Mason, Partner, Head of UK Financial Services Regulation and Co-Head of UK Financial Services Sector, Gowling WLG (UK) LLP Speaker Biogs: Ian Mason
4:15 PM - 5:00 PM	Roundtable – The EU Green Deal and greening the Post-Covid Recovery A discussion of the EU Green Deal Lessons learned from Covid-19 for businesses, investors and individuals A snapshot of the recovery and what it means for climate A discussion of the UK Government’s Environmental Audit Committee’s ‘Greening the post-Covid Recovery’ paper, for which consultation closes in August Energy transition and IRENA’s June report on the ‘Post-Covid Recovery’ Moderator: *Paul Chisnall*, Director, Sustainable Finance, UK Finance Speakers Emma Howard Boyd, Chair, Environment Agency Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, Chair, UK Environmental Audit Select Committee Sven Gentner, Head of Asset Management, DG FISMA, European Commission Jarek Olszowka, Head of Sustainable Finance, Nomura Speaker Biogs: Rt Hon Philip Dunne MP, Emma Howard Boyd, Paul Chisnall, Jarek Olszowka
5:00 PM - 5:45 PM	Roundtable – Innovating for the future: catalysts for the ongoing climate finance transition A discussion on the advantages and disadvantages of technology as part of the transition – blockchain, green bond technology, satellite imagery (spatial finance) Prospects for the green bond market Developments of new green financial products Education and training on climate finance: Green Finance Education Charter (government and GFI), International Panel on Climate Finance, amongst others The ongoing impact of Brexit – introducing an alternate carbon emissions trading mechanism, carbon tax etc. Other green financial products Moderator: Claudia Gonella, Director, Marketing and Communications, GRESB Panel: John Godfrey, Corporate Affairs Director, Legal & General; Head of L&G's COP26 Task Force; Workstream Lead on the CFRF's Innovation Working Group Oliver Gregson, Head of Private Bank UK & Ireland, J.P. Morgan Nick Harris, Sustainable Finance Lead, The Carbon Trust Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, CEO, Green Finance Institute Steve Waygood, Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva Investors Speaker Biogs: John Godfrey, Claudia Gonella, Oliver Gregson, Nick Harris, Dr Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, Steve Waygood

5:45 PM - 5:45 PM

Close of proceedings

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