8.00  Registration & networking

8.35  Opening remarks from the chair
Michelle T Davies, Partner, Eversheds

8.45 OPENING ADDRESS:
Overview of environmental bonds as an asset class to mitigate climate change and the impact of Europe's debt crisis
James Cameron, Founder and Vice-Chairman, Climate Change Capital

9.25 PRESENTATION:
Corporate green bonds
• Why issue corporate bonds?
• Environmental bonds vs bank debt, equity etc
• Who is issuing and who is buying?
• Analysing risk and outlook for the solar and wind energy markets  
Colin Purdie, Manager, Sustainable Future Corporate Bond Fund, Aviva Investors

10.05 Morning break & networking

10.35 PANEL DISCUSSION: 
Role of the multilateral banks
• How successful are the environmental bonds issued by the European Investment Bank (EIB), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), the World Bank and the International Finance Corporation                    
• Opportunities and challenges for EU project bonds
• Green investment banks
Moderator: Jon Williams, Partner Sustainability & Climate Change, PwC
Isabelle Laurent, Deputy Treasurer and Head of Funding, EBRD
Vikram Widge, Head, Climate Financial Products, International Finance Corporation
Christopher Flensborg, Head of Sustainable Products & Product Development, Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB)
Peter Munro, Head of Investor Relations, European Investment Bank (EIB)

11.45 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Creating a market environment that facilitates green bonds issuance 
• Why is the green bond market slow in taking off?
• What is going to drive green finance?
• Role of banks in expanding the environmental bonds market
Moderator: Sean Kidney, Co-Founder and Chair, Climate Bonds Initiative
Mark Wells, Managing Director, Specialised Product Group, BNP Paribas
Paul Harris, Head, Natural Resources Risk Management, Bank of Ireland Global Markets 
Michael Eckhart, MD & Global Head of Environmental Finance and Sustainability, Citigroup
Judith Moore, Consultant, Environment and Corporate Responsibility, World Bank

12.45 Lunch & networking

14.10 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Enabling the low carbon economy
• How to create bonds that work
• Matching funding to needs
• Legal and regulatory supporting framework
• Targeting investors
Moderator: Stephen Hill, Partner, Eversheds
Peter Sweatman, CEO & Founder, Climate Strategy
James Ranaivoson, Managerial Adviser, Climate Action Operations, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Peter Young, Chairman, Aldersgate Group

15.10 PRESENTATION:
The use of bond markets to finance forestry projects
• The appetite for forest bonds
• A sustainable solution to save forests?
• Possible forest bond structures and their implications
Matthew Cranford, Research Associate, Global Canopy Programme

15.40 Afternoon break & networking

16.10 PRESENTATION:
Developing standards for a global green fixed income market
• Benchmarks and certification
• State-of-play of the Climate Bond Standard prototype
Sean Kidney, Co-Founder and Chair, Climate Bonds Initiative

16.40 PANEL DISCUSSION:
Integrating environmental bonds into mainstream investment strategy
Moderator: Indraj Mangat, Partner, Eversheds
Deborah Zurkow, Chief Executive Officer, Trifinium Advisors
Adam MacDonald, Director, Asset Backed Solutions, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets
Imtiaz Ahmad, Executive Director, Fixed-Income, Morgan Stanley

17.40  End of conference & networking drinks reception

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