Agenda

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10:20 - 10:40 Sponsored Session Janus Henderson: Navigating the Responsible AI Landscape: Investment Risks and Opportunities

Speaker: Michelle Dunstan, Chief Responsibility Officer at Janus Henderson

Is a lawsuit the key to success? 

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The impending climate crisis demands both innovative and actionable solutions. At the forefront of this challenge are institutional investors, asset managers, and environmentalists, all of whom play a pivotal role in shaping our planet's future. The panel will dissect the long-standing debate between engagement and divestment strategies in the context of climate transition. Having moved past the discussion, the consensus is that divestment alone is not the silver bullet solution to the crisis. Instead, the focus has pivoted to strategic engagement – evaluating how companies can holistically contribute to a sustainable transition. 

Areas of Focus Include: 

· Assessing methodologies to accurately evaluate companies' actions toward climate transition. 

· Understanding the role of asset owners in delineating their ethical preferences and effectively communicating their narrative to stakeholders. 

· Exploring investment options post-divestment, considering both risks and returns, and framing them within the context of ethical investment. 

· Balancing transitional risks against opportunities that present themselves in a shifting climate landscape. 

· Highlighting the relevance and applications of the Low Carbon Transition Readiness (LCTR) index. 

12:20 - 12:40 Sponsored Session 2: Schroders

13:00 - 13:20 Sponsored Session 3: Fidelity International

Investors are increasingly turning their attention to investee companies’ governance of sustainability issues. Climate remains center stage, but wider issues such as human rights, employee and stakeholder engagement, and responsible use of technology are becoming more prominent. This has raised key questions over who on the board should hold responsibility for such issues, how governance of sustainability links to the overall corporate strategy, and how to respond to changing investor preferences on how to signal accountability. Our panel will discuss what’s current and what’s changing in these areas. 

· Board oversight of sustainability, link to financial performance, stakeholder management solutions) 

· Specialist climate expertise vs whole of board competence (Anya to help with LCTR metrics)

· Accountability: Votes against management vs support for Say-on-Climate votes / Shareholder proposals

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14:35 - 14:55 Sponsored Session 4: Invesco

Stay tuned for more information! There will be 8 breakout sessions to choose from featuring different topics.

There is only a narrow path forward for the global economy that can boost growth and deliver development aspirations within increasingly binding environmental constraints, of which climate change is just one. 

Professor Kapoor will draw on his 25 years of interdisciplinary work across five continents with policymakers, institutional investors, MNCs and academia to map the contours of this narrow path to a thriving future. He will discuss the financial, macroeconomic, technological, governance, trade, sustainability and geopolitical risks and opportunities that are likely to arise on this path. He will conclude with concrete ideas for what policymakers, institutional investors, sustainable finance and businesses can and should do in the near future. 

This speech will be anchored in his ongoing policy research at the European University Institute and advisory work for multilateral organizations including the G-20, IMF, UN and the EU and several Sovereign Wealth Funds.

Different location to conference and separate registration required! 

Stay tuned for more information! There will be 4 breakout sessions to choose from featuring different topics.

Human rights intertwine with existing high priority investor issues, such as AI, climate change, biodiversity, human capital and corporate governance. This presentation seeks to argue that investors need to care more about human rights. It will explore key drivers, including legal, regulatory, financial and reputational ones. It will unpack the interdependencies human rights has with other key material issues such as technology, cyber security, environmental issues and human capital. 

This panel follows on from the previous presentation to dig deeper into some key thematic human rights issues. Speakers will provide insights and case studies from their own perspectives and experience, highlighting best practice on, as well as challenges to, investor respect of human rights in the context of the key themes. 

11:05 - 11:25 Sponsored Session 5: Carmignac 

Join us for an insightful discussion on the intersection of technology and sustainability. In this interview Constantijn van Oranje, Special Envoy for TechLeap, will explore how cutting-edge innovation and entrepreneurial ventures can drive sustainable development. 

He will share success stories from the TechLeap initiative, highlight the role of tech startups in addressing global environmental challenges, and discuss the future of sustainable investing. This conversation is essential for investors, entrepreneurs, and policymakers looking to harness technology for a greener, more sustainable world.

This debating style format session will discuss what is the future of ESG? Will it be driven by aligning economic growth with positive environmental and social outcomes or shall we view the future through a single materiality lens? 

In this engaging session, the audience will have the final word on a) which is the more likely scenario of the future and b) which of these pathways can deliver better outcomes for end investors. 

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