Thursday, May 16, 2024 (timings are BST)
2:00 PM | Coffee and Networking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2:30 PM | Welcome |
2:35 PM | Keynote: Placing Social Equity at the Heart of the Just Transition The presentation will discuss the key elements of the Just Transition Criteria, established last year, to help fund managers develop financial products that adhere to the principles of a just transition. It will go beyond aspects related to climate action to focus on the importance of placing social equity and community voice at the heart of the just transition. |
3:00 PM | Sponsored Keynote: The Power of Pension Funds and Insurers to Fund the Transition |
3:20 PM | Keynote: The Just Transition in Practice The presentation will discuss some of the challenges and considerations for pension funds as they adopt a just transition approach. The Chief Executive Officer of CFA UK will talk about what that approach might look like in practice and highlight some of the broader work of the organisation in the impact investing space. |
3:45 PM | Sponsored Keynote: Investment Duties, Impact and Just Transition: Recent Developments |
4:05 PM | Pension Fund Panel: Leading the Way on the Just Transition Representatives of DB, DC and local government pension funds discuss their views on impact investing and the just transition, from investing in emerging markets to those closer to home. Marc Barnett - Head of Investment, Cushon Sally Bridgeland - Deputy Chair, Brunel Pensions Partnership Adam Gillett - Senior Investment Manager, Climate Lead, Railpen Edina Molnar - Vice President, Sustainable Investment, Redington Moderated by Maha Khan Phillips - Co-Editor, Impact Investor |
4:45 PM - 6:00 PM | Networking and Drinks |