08:50 ET
Welcoming remarks
09:00 ET
Keynote address
09:15 ET
Panel: The future of ESG regulation and US policy developments
- An update on the work of the SEC and what it means for issuers and investors
- Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) one year on – how is the acceleration to green feeding through to ESG in fixed income and sustainable finance more broadly? Can it go further?
Moderator:
Anne van Riel, Head of Sustainable Finance Capital Markets Americas, BNP Paribas
10:00 ET
Panel: Tackling greenwashing and ensuring credibility in GSSS transactions
- What do issuers need to keep in mind given the enhanced focus and reputational risks associated with greenwashing?
- What solutions are there for enhanced analysis, transparency and reporting?
- What challenges and critiques do issuers need to be aware of when choosing between issuing sustainability-linked transactions or use-of-proceeds structures?
- How do you identify what is material in a sustainability-linked transaction?
- How has the role of the SPO provider evolved in the context of greenwashing concerns, both from regulatory and market sophistication perspectives?
Moderator:
Ana Carolina Oliveira, Head of Sustainable Finance Americas, Managing Director, ING
Panellist:
Senior representative, ISS Corporate Solutions
10:45 ET
Morning networking break
11:15 ET
Panel: Taking the fear out of the T-word
- Will we see the return of the transition bond this year?
- Are investors still cautious of the structure?
- How can SPOs provide challenging feedback and drive change at companies looking to transition?
- What is needed for hard to abate sectors to take advantage of labelled financing
- What can other jurisdictions learn from the UK, Canadian and Japanese transition taxonomies and frameworks?
- What has been the issuer and investor reaction to these taxonomies?
- Where are we with transition ratings?
- Why have some SLB issuers switched back to transition bonds? Is this a sign of problems with the SLB structure?
Moderator:
Anjuli Pandit, Head of Sustainable Bonds, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, HSBC
Panellist:
Senior representative, Moody's
12:00 ET
Issuer case study
12:20 ET
Panel: Taxonomies and trends in Latin America
- How is ESG regulation impacting GSSS issuances across the region?
- How are taxonomies evolving and what does this mean for future issuance trends?
- Can we expect more sovereign issues across the region?
- How are development banks and supranationals supporting the development of GSSS bond markets and ESG regulation?
- What are the opportunities for ESG investors across Latin America? What do they need to know?
Panellist:
Tamara Tisminetzky, Director of ESG Research, Sustainable Fitch
13:05 ET
Lunch
14:00 ET
ESG in Fixed Income Stream |
GSSS Bonds Stream |
ESG approaches to structured securities |
Panel: North American municipal GSSS issuances |
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14:45 ET
ESG in Fixed Income Stream |
GSS Bonds Stream |
Panel: Investor perspectives |
Panel: Social bonds and affordable housing |
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15:30 ET
Afternoon networking break
16:00 ET
Panel: The intersection of fixed income, carbon markets and biodiversity
- Blue finance, nature-based solutions, biodiversity and carbon credit offtake agreements: how will these be integrated into fixed income structures?
- The growing interest in carbon markets and what this means for future issuance of fixed income structures
- How is a desire for impact driving these trends?
Moderator:
Amy West, Global Head of ESG Solutions, TD Securities
Panellists:
Stephen Liberatore, Head of ESG/Impact, Global Fixed Income, Nuveen
16:45 ET
Panel: Future trends and innovative structures
- What do the innovative issuances of the last 12 months tell us about potential GSSS bond types and sectors that could grow in popularity?
- Across which sectors and bond types are we seeing innovation and what has been the investor reaction?
- Which regions might be posed to show future potential for innovation and how do these innovations meet local needs?
- How is this being driven by regulatory developments?
Moderator:
Robert White, Managing Director, Head of Green & Sustainable Hub, Americas, Natixis
17:30 ET
Close of conference and networking drinks reception