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ESG Investment Leader | Europe 2023 brings together the community of senior investment officers, ESG and responsible investing experts from third-party asset managers, pension funds, insurers, foundations, and endowment funds, alongside their operational, risk, and reporting colleagues, to explore both strategic insights and tactical guidance on how to design and integrate ESG investment plans, scale portfolio adaptation plans, optimise risk and reporting frameworks, access verified data, and refine portfolio holding engagement strategies.
KEY BENEFITS OF ATTENDING IN-PERSON
Benefit 1
In person networking
Meet like-minded professionals and industry innovators from across the European ESG and sustainable investment sector, providing a fantastic opportunity to connect and engage with fellow asset owners and investment professionals.Benefit 2
Engage with industry experts
Have the chance to raise questions with our expert speakers during audience Q&A and designated networking breaks, as well as an opportunity to gain insight into the thoughts and aspirations of your peers.Benefit 3
Focused agenda and prestige speakers
We examine and challenge the practical steps investment leaders of pension plans, insurers, and other institutional asset owners can take to boost returns and manage risk, through the appropriate use of ESG investment philosophy.Benefit 4
Priority access to the bespoke report
Receive a free copy of the annual ESG Investing for Institutional Investors, 2023 report featuring further industry perspectives and ideas.


2023 Speakers
Agenda
David Carlin, Head of Risk, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

David Carlin
Head of Risk
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
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Moderator
Tim Manuel
Partner, Head of Responsible Investment
AON

Mark Lewis
Head of Climate Research
Andurand Capital

Douglas Clark
Head of Investment Research and Solutions
Brightwell

Stephen Porter
Responsible Investment Lead
Scottish Widows

Sonia Schulenburg
Founder, Director, Investment Committee Member
Level E Capital
Lorenzo Sáa, Chief Sustainability Officer, Clarity AI

Lorenzo Sáa
Chief Sustainability Officer
Clarity AI

Claudia Röring
Head of Product Management
Quoniam

Jaclyn Bouchard
EVP, Head of ESG Solutions & Corporate Responsibility
Preqin

Davina Goodall-Smith
Chief Operating Officer, Board Director, and Chair of ESG & Stewardship Oversight
Nikko Asset Management Group
Davina Goodall-Smith joined Nikko Asset Management in May this year as Chief Operating Officer for their European business. As COO, Davina is responsible for over-seeing Nikko AM Europe’s day-to-day operational activities and ensuring that the firm has the global connectivity and processes required to achieve best practices. Davina has nearly 20 years of experience in global operations and change management across the UK, Europe, and Asia, and joined Nikko AM from BNP Paribas Securities Services where her most recent role was as Head of Relationship Management.

Moderator
Simba Mamboininga
Managing Partner
Devlin Mambo
Simba is a Managing Partner at Devlin Mambo LLP, an Edinburgh based boutique consultancy, providing advisory and implementation expertise within asset management. Simba leads the firm’s ESG research with a focus on determining how to successfully integrate ESG into the investment process. Along with the team at Devlin Mambo, he also co-chairs the Scottish Sustainable Finance Group, a forum centred on identifying practical solutions to industry challenges. He has experience in assisting firms with embedding ESG effectively, along with the supporting policies and governance structures.

Kroum Sourov
Lead ESG Analyst, Sovereign Sustainability
Candriam

Alex Struc
Chief Executive Officer
Goalsfirst

Maria Nazarova-Doyle
Executive Director, Head of Sustainable Investment
IFM
At IFM, Maria leads the Global Sustainable Investment team, supporting the organisation’s drive towards maximising long-term returns while creating positive and wide-ranging benefits for communities around the world. Prior to joining IFM, Maria spent nearly four years as Head of Responsible Investment and Stewardship at one of the UK’s largest pension providers Scottish Widows. She had previously held senior DC investment consulting roles at Mercer and JLT. She is a spokesperson on responsible investment matters, a regular contributor to pension and sustainable finance industry events, a UK Top Green Voice on LinkedIn and a professional awards judge. She is a member of the UKSIF Board and its Policy Committee and also volunteers at the PMI Advisory Council and a number of government-led taskforces.

Mitch Reznick
Head of Sustainable Fixed Income
Federated Hermes
Sindhu Krishna, Head of Responsible Investment, Phoenix Group

Sindhu Krishna
Head of Responsible Investment
Phoenix Group
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Suresh Weerasinghe
Head of EU and International Public Policy
Aviva
Suresh joined Aviva in 2018 and previously was a senior lawyer at HM Treasury for 6 ½ years where he worked on Brexit and EU financial services matters, including on the Withdrawal Agreement negotiations and MiFID 2. Prior to the Treasury Suresh worked in a number of legal jobs in the civil service, including as a lawyer to the UK Attorney General.

Clinton Adas
Global Stewardship Lead for Biodiversity, Investment Stewardship
HSBC Asset Management
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Cleo Fitzsimons
Head of Responsible Investment
Pension Insurance Corporation
Cléo Fitzsimons is Head of Responsible Investing at Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC). Cléo leads PIC’s Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) efforts and is a member of the Investment Team. She is responsible for integrating ESG into the investment process, assessing ESG opportunities, embedding ESG into the overall investment strategy, and ensuring PIC is an active member of the sustainable financial industry.
Prior to joining PIC Cléo spent 10 years in the Asset & Wealth Management industry at Schroders. She holds a dual Masters degree from the London School of Economics and ESADE business school in Barcelona and a First Class Honours business undergraduate degree from Concordia University in Montreal. Cléo is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investments (CISI) and holds the Investment Management Certificated awarded by the CFA institute.

Nimisha Sodha
Responsible Investment Lead
Just Group Plc.

Gilles Moec
Chief Economist
AXA
Gilles Moëc has been the Chief Economist at AXA Group and Head of Research at AXA IM since June 2019.
He has also overseen investment activities pertaining to research, thought leadership, engagement and
active ownership since September 2020.
Between 1994 and 2006, Gilles held several positions in the French civil service, at the national statistical
institute (INSEE) and at the central bank, notably as head of the International Economics Division of Banque
de France. In 2006, he was appointed Senior European Economist at Bank of America, then, in 2009,
became Chief European Economist at Deutsche Bank. From 2014 to 2019 he was the Chief European
Economist at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
He graduated from Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris in 1991.

Helen Price
Director of Governance
Church of England Pensions Board
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Aria Goudarzi
experienced ESG Data & Reporting Lead

Michael Marks
Head of Investment Stewardship & Responsible Investing Integration
Legal & General Investment Management

Salim Mansoor
Global Head of Investment Compliance, Alternatives
Allianz Global Investors
The ESG Investment Leader Awards builds on the success of the annual ESG Investment Leader | Europe summit, providing a platform for 200+ leading asset managers, insurance investment teams, plus defined benefit as well as defined contribution pension funds to be recognised for their commitment to excellence in ESG investing, investment operations, risk, and reporting. Visit: https://awards.esginvestmentleader.com/live/en/page/home