The Future of ESG Data EMEA

Track 1 & 2

Chair: Peter Cripps, Editor, Environmental Finance

Track 3

Chair: Genevieve Redgrave, Senior Reporter – Nature & Biodiversity, Environmental Finance

Keynote fireside chat: Insights from the FCA on evolving UK regulations impacting ESG data

Moderator: Michael Hurley, Deputy Editor, Environmental Finance

Vanessa LeBlanc, Sustainable Finance Policy Manager, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Keynote fireside chat : Asset owner perspectives on nature investments and the associated data issues

Moderator: Genevieve Redgrave, Senior Reporter – Nature & Biodiversity, Environmental Finance

Ayako Kageyama, Head, Innovative Sustainable Finance, Nippon Life Insurance Company

Panel: How is the shifting global policy landscape impacting users and preparers of ESG data?

Moderator: 
Carlos Martin Tornero, Lead Associate, EU & Sustainable Finance, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Giulia Scanferla, Head of Sustainability Reporting, BAT
Julia Haake,Head of ESG Rating Agency, EthiFinance & Chair, EASRA
Phil Cliff, Director, Sustainable Investing, Fidelity International
Richard Barker, Board Member, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
Thiago Toste, Director, Analytics, Sustainable Fitch, Fitch Group

Panel: Regulations and standards for nature investments: how is the reporting landscape evolving, and what are the data challenges?

Moderator:
Ahren Lester, Assistant Editor, Environmental Finance

Aðalheiður (Heidi) Snæbjarnardóttir, Head of Sustainability, Landsbankinn
Ashley Gorst, Senior Investment Stewardship Manager, Norges Bank Investment Management
Luke McLaughlin, ESG Strategy Manager, United Utilities

Panel: Investor panel – how usable is ESG data for leveraging investment processes and generating alpha?

Moderator: Peter Cripps, Editor, Environmental Finance

Bowie Ko, Senior Researcher - Responsible Investment, Man Group
Daniel Kricheff, Senior Director, Sustainability Strategies Group, MetLife Investment Management
Yun Wai-Song, Head of Sustainable Investment, SCOR

Panel: How can nature-related data be used by the investment industry?

Moderator: Genevieve Redgrave, Senior Reporter – Nature & Biodiversity, Environmental Finance

Deepshikha Singh, Head of Stewardship, Nature & Biodiversity Lead, Credit Mutuel Asset Management
Emily Homer, Director, Climate and Biodiversity Specialist, Robeco
Emine Isciel, Head of Climate and Environment, Storebrand Asset Management
Kiran Sehra, Nature Specialist, Aviva Investors

Track 1

Chair: Peter Cripps, Editor, Environmental Finance

Track 2

Chair: Rob Langston, News Editor, Environmental Finance

Track 3

Chair: Genevieve Redgrave, Senior Reporter – Nature & Biodiversity, Environmental Finance

Panel: CSO – building an effective data strategy and collaborating with CTOs and CFOs

Moderator: Peter Cripps, Editor, Environmental Finance

Garrett Quinn, Chief Sustainability Officer, Smurfit Westrock
Jenn Hui-Tan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Fidelity International
Taha Ali, Group Reporting and ERM Director, Trivium Packaging

Panel: How is human capital data being disclosed by companies and used in investment decisions?

Moderator: Jennifer Forrest, Reporter, Environmental Finance

Lisa Beauvilain, Global Head of Sustainability & Stewardship, Co-Head Sustainability Centre, Impax Asset Management
Madeleine Evans, Director, Generation Investment Management
Thembeka Stemela Dagbo, Fund Manager, Sustain & Impact Strategies, M&G

Panel: Integrating climate and nature risk and the associated data challenges

Moderator: Karena Vaughan, Chief Sales Officer, Fathom

Anupam Ravi, Chief Commercial Officer, Financial Institutions, GIST Impact
Hans Mehn, Partner, Generation Investment Management
Lars Qvigstad Sørensen, Head of Index and Quant Strategies, Storebrand Asset Management
Sebastiaan Reinders, Executive Director, Co-Head of Research, Sustainable Investing Platform, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Panel: ESG data disclosure under the new Omnibus framework

Moderator: Michael Hurley, Deputy Editor, Environmental Finance

Katharina Bryan, Senor Policy Advisor, GRI
Matthew Kay, Director, ESG Finance, IHG Hotels & Resorts
Vanya Rusinova, Lead ESG Specialist, ESG Reporting & Accounting Excellence, Ørsted

Panel: ESG data governance, collection and management: emerging tools and best practices

Moderator:
Amir Sokolowski, Director of Climate, CDP

Borja Cadenato, Head of Data & AI Solutions, Clarity AI
Desi Miteva, Sustainability Reporting Manager, ABB
Marion Aubert, Co-founder & Chief International Officer, WeeFin
Tomas Zaborowski, Global Head of Sustainability Excellence, Bayer AG

Panel: Tools and metrics for measuring nature-positive outcomes

Moderator: Jon Wallace, Investment Manager, Jupiter Ecology Fund

Ben Constable-Maxwell, Head of Impact Strategy, M&G Investments
Emma Marsden, Technical Manager, Nature Positive Initiative (NPI)
Isabel Verkes, Head of EMEA Sustainability Data, VP, Morgan Stanley
Jenny Merriman, Steering Committee Member, UK Business & Biodiversity Forum

Fireside Chat: Exploring asset owner expectations from their asset managers and portfolio companies: what ESG data is most material?

Moderator: Peter Cripps, Editor, Environmental Finance

Diandra Soobiah, Director of Responsible Investment, Nest Pensions

Fireside Chat: Sustainability assurance: managing the associated data challenges

Moderator: Rob Langston, News Editor, Environmental Finance

Asif Chowdhury, Partner - Assurance, EY

Fireside chat: Nature Tech: how are corporates using AI and technology to understand, quantify and tackle their nature risks and opportunities?

Moderator: Annabelle Palmer, Content strategist, Environmental Finance

Richard Harris, Global Biodiversity Manager, BAT

Panel: Data strategies for transition assessments and decarbonisation of portfolios

Moderator: Elena Vydrine, Senior Investment Specialist, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)

Amanda Kavanaugh, Head of Sustainable Client Solutions and Business Coordination, MUFG
Hetal Patel, Head of Sustainable Investment Research, Phoenix Group
Jaakko Kooroshy, Global Head of Sustainable Investment Research, LSEG
Virginie Wauquiez, Chief Executive Officer, Carbon4Finance

Panel: Data modelling for measuring physical climate risk and informing investment decisions

Moderator: Josh Gilbert, Head of Geospatial Strategy, ISS STOXX

Jonathan Meagher, Physical Climate Senior Manager - Climate and Nature Investment Strategy, Aviva
Jordan Barker, Climate Risk Specialist, Beazley
Marc Lehmann, Head of Physical Climate Risk Advisory, Howden
Matt Goldklang, Climate Scientiest - Man Numeric, Man Group

Panel: Data innovations in Scope 3 emissions and 4 "avoided emissions" reporting

Moderator: Michael Hurley, Deputy Editor, Environmental Finance

Anne Désérable, Managing Director, Quantis France
Emily Homer, Director, Climate and Biodiversity Specialist, Robeco
Mollie Liesner, Senior Manager – Impact & Assurance, Unilever

Fireside chat (14:45-15:05)

How are satellite and AI technologies helping ESG data to become more granular, accurate and usable? 

Moderator: Rob Langston, News Editor, Environmental Finance

Budha Bhattacharya, Head of Systematic Research, Lombard Odier Investment Managers

Panel: Ocean investments and blue finance: data challenges and emerging data-driven initiatives

Moderator: Jennifer Forrest, Reporter, Environmental Finance

Amber Strauss, Senior Impact and Data Analyst, Ocean 14 Capital
Hannah Skeates, Blue Finance & Scaling, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA)
Robert-Alexandre Poujade, Biodiversity Lead, BNP Paribas Asset Management

Track 1 & 2

Track 3

Panel: ESG data usage and investment trends in private markets

Moderator: Jaclyn Bouchard, Director, Head of Preqin ESG Solutions, BlackRock
James Palman, Sustainable Investment Manager, Gresham House
Mirja Weidner, Head of Sustainability, Charterhouse Capital Partners
Tom Gray, Head of ESG and Impact, SilverStreet Capital

Panel: What does the future look like for biodiversity and natural capital data?

Moderator: Genevieve Redgrave, Senior Reporter – Nature & Biodiversity, Environmental Finance

Georgina Laird, Senior Responsible Investment Associate, Aegon Asset Management
Jennifer Willetts, Head of Investment Sustainability Solutions, Franklin Templeton
Romie Goedicke den Hertog, Co-Lead, Nature, UNEP Finance Initiative

Roundtable discussions:

Product Pitch:

These interactive roundtable sessions give delegates the opportunity to explore a chosen topic in greater depth. Each table will have a facilitator to guide the conversation.

• Data for blue finance
• Led by Robert-Alexandre Poujade, Biodiversity Lead, BNP Paribas Asset Management
• Data challenges in impact reporting
• Led by: Gwen Safa, Global Head of Sustainable Solutions, Barclays
• Decarbonisation of investment portfolios
• Led by: Amanda Kavanaugh, Head of Sustainable Client Solutions and Business Coordination, MUFG
• Sustainability assurance
• Led by: Asif Chowdhury, Partner – Assurance, EY
• Integrating climate and nature data
• Led by: Hans Mehn, Partner, Generation Investment Management
• Human capital data
• Led by: Lisa Beauvilain, Global Head of Sustainability and Stewardship, Co-Head Sustainability Centre, Impax Asset Management
• Models for measuring physical risk
• Led by: Marc Lehmann, Head of Physical Climate Risk Advisory, Howden
• The Omnibus package – troubleshooting
• Led by: Katharina Bryan, Senior Policy Advisor, GRI
• Data governance and management
• Led by: Tomas Zaborowski, Global Head of Sustainability Excellence, Bayer AG
• Nature data collection and management
• Led by: Aðalheiður (Heidi) Snæbjarnardóttir, Head of Sustainability, Landsbankinn

This dynamic product pitch session allows innovators to showcase their ideas, with each presenter given 10 minutes to make their case.

Representative, LSEG (16:40 – 16:50)

Representative, Preqin (16:50 -17:00)

Representative, ISS STOXX (17:00 – 17:10)

Representative, to be confirmed (17:10 – 17:20)