ESG Investor Forum Agenda

08:00 - 09:00

REGISTRATION AND NETWORKING BREAKFAST

09:00 - 09:05

CHAIRMAN'S OPENING ADDRESS

Noel Hillmann

CEO

Clear Path Analysis

09:05 - 09:35

OPENING ADDRESS: The benefits of impact and ESG investing from an asset owner/asset manager perspective

Gilles Moec

Group Chief Economist

AXA

09:35 - 10:15

PANEL DISCUSSION: What value can companies gain from ESG and impact investing?

Corrado Pistarino

Chief Investment Officer

Foresters Friendly Society
Maria Nazarova-Doyle

Head of Pension Investments

Scottish Widows
Gilles Moec

Group Chief Economist

AXA

10:15 - 10:45

ESG Investing: Tracking controversies with Language AI

Ludovic Mathieu

Quantitative Researcher

RavenPack

10:45 - 11:15

MORNING REFRESHMENTS & NETWORKING

11:15 - 13:05

TALKING TABLE WORKSHOPS

STREAM 1 : 11:15 - 13:05

Talking Table Workshop 1 - Led by Quoniam Investments

Interpreting Climate Change Data

Mara Schneider

Senior Associate Sustainable Investing

Quoniam Investments

STREAM 2 : 11:15 - 13:05

Talking Table Workshop 2- Led by Union Investments

The green transition and the investment opportunity of the 21st century

Dr Henrik Pontzen

Head of ESG

Union Investments

STREAM 3 : 11:15 - 13:05

Talking Table Workshop 3 - Led by Baillie Gifford

Aligning investment strategies with a Net Zero emissions world.

Piers Lowson

Director

Baillie Gifford
Tim Gooding

Client Service Director

Baillie Gifford

13:05 - 14:05

NETWORKING & LUNCH

14:05 - 14:30

ESG INVESTOR FORUM STREAMS

STREAM 1 : 14:05 - 14:30

PATHWAY TO NET ZERO: ESG in different alternative investment strategies

Maria Long

Research & Content Director

Standards Board for Alternative Investments

STREAM 2 : 14:05 - 14:30

Defining, understanding and measuring the ‘S’ in ‘ESG’

Simona Scarpaleggia

Board Member

EDGE

14:30 - 14:55

ESG INVESTOR FORUMS STREAMS

STREAM 1 : 14:30 - 14:55

Investing for social good: Bridging the land between private, public and philanthropic finance

Sally Bridgeland

Chair and Non-Executive Director

Local Pensions Partnership Investments

STREAM 2 : 14:30 - 14:55

The net zero investment journey of an asset owner

Sindhu Krishna

Head of Sustainable Investment

Phoenix Group

14:55 - 15:30

ESG INVESTOR FORUM STREAMS

STREAM 1 : 14:55 - 15:30

PANEL DISCUSSION: ESG investment priorities from the perspective of trustees

Karen Hurst

Senior Policy Advisor, Investment & Stewardship

Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association

Richard Hubbard

Professional Trustee at Capital Cranfield & Trustee

Church of England Pension Board
Laurence Julius

Independent Trustee
Nicholas Wheeler

Chairman of Trustees

Volvo Group UK Pension Schemes
Jessie Wilson

Professional Trustee

Dalriada Trustees

STREAM 2 : 14:55 - 15:30

PANEL DISCUSSION: How can investors prepare for the energy transition?

David Thomas

Director of Business Development

GRESB

Robert Hulme

Responsible Investment Engagement Manager

West Yorkshire Pension Fund
Sindhu Krishna

Head of Sustainable Investment

Phoenix Group
Diandra Soobiah

Head of Responsible Investment

NEST
Aled Jones

Head of Sustainable Investment

FTSE Russell

15:30 - 16:00

AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS, EXHIBITION AND NETWORKING

16:00 - 16:30

Case Study: A practical guide to net-zero: A corporation working to achieve its milestones

Energy firms need to reinvent themselves in the context of a world in need of more energy, but less emissions. TotalEnergies, one of the energy majors, has developed and is implementing its ambition to get to net zero by 2050, together with society. This session will explore that ambition and the challenges to its realization.

What does net zero involve in the context of an energy firm?
How Total is fundamentally rethinking its activities and adapting its sales mix
The importance of setting up concrete milestones for reduction targets
Valuing engagement with stakeholders and ensuring transparency through efficient ESG reporting
What are the main challenges to achieving Total's goal?
Beyond climate, the energy transition needs to be 'just' and benefit all stakeholders

Benoit Ribaud

ESG Investor Relations Manager

TotalEnergies

16:30 - 17:00

Closing Address: The current macroeconomic background impacting the asset allocation of long-term investors

Assessing the impact of the current geopolitical landscape on medium and longer term asset allocation
The inflationary backdrop and a discussion on those asset classes and geographies most impacted, including the effects on future asset deployment
The impact of central bank monetary tightening policies on the relative attractiveness of public and private market credit
The drive to zero net carbon and the impact on asset allocation for liability-driven investors