OMFIF’s Sustainable Policy Institute is convening a global network of key policy-makers, regulators, public and private sector investors and ESG experts for a two-day annual symposium on 29-30 September 2021. Events and discussions will cover the role of monetary policy, regulation and disclosure as well as address key practical challenges in driving greener financial markets to achieve net zero. The symposium will provide crucial insights into COP26 preparations, its results and consequent actions. It will enable participants to make their voices heard on an important agenda at this critical time and move the industry beyond words into action.
Hear from 30+ speakers from 12 central banks, including Banca d’Italia, Bank of England, Deutsche Bundesbank, Banco Central do Brasil, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and many other financial institutions, including Bank for International Settlements, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, United Nations, European Investment Bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, International Finance Corporation.
Some key topics of discussion will include:
- Insights into COP26 and actions post COP26.
- Policy, supervision, regulation and the role of central banks.
- Scaling up sustainable capital markets and green assets.
- Implementing ESG in reserves and asset management.
- Data governance, metrics and solutions.
- Beyond climate: developments in ESG technologies.
- Green regulatory mandates and the G20.
- Emerging markets’ role in fostering green finance.
- Moving into action: EU, US and Asia Pacific approaches.
Have your voice heard and network with attendees and speakers
The symposium will be held on Swapcard, which allows attendees to:
- Interact in live discussions by sending questions and participating in polls
- Participate in forum discussions
- Network with all other attendees and speakers by adding them as connections, sending private messages and arranging one-to-one meetings.
The SPI symposium is a unique opportunity for those interested and invested in ESG issues to have their voices heard and connect with influential players in this field.
Speakers

Ignazio Visco
Governor
Banca d’Italia

Yannis Stournaras
Governor
Bank of Greece

Dr Sabine Mauderer
Member of the Executive Board
Deutsche Bundesbank

Sylvie Goulard
Deputy Governor
Banque de France

Martin Flodén
Deputy Governor
Riksbank

Serey Chea
Assistant Governor
National Bank of Cambodia

Chuchi Fonacier
Deputy Governor
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP)

Gabriel Makhlouf
Governor
Central Bank of Ireland

Jingdong Hua
Vice-President and Treasurer
The World Bank Group

Adrian Orr
Governor
Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Mário Centeno
Governor
Banco de Portugal

Eila Kreivi
Director, Head of Capital Markets Department
European Investment Bank

Wilhelm Mohn
Global Co-Head of Corporate Governance
Norges Bank Investment Management

Thorsten Meyer Larsen
Head of Reserve Management and Collateral
Danmarks Nationalbank

Irene Espinosa-Cantellano
Deputy Governor
Banco de México

Patrick Harker
President and Chief Executive Officer
Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Jakob von Weizsäcker
Chief economist
German Federal Ministry of Finance in Germany

Sarah Breeden
Executive Director, Financial Stability Strategy and Risk and member of the Financial Policy Committee
Bank of England

Nathan Fabian
Chief Responsible Investment Officer
PRI,
Chairperson
European Platform on Sustainable Finance

Ivan Faiella
Director
Banca d’Italia

Margaret Kuhlow
Finance Practice Leader
WWF

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema
UN Assistant Secretary General & Executive Secretary
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Patience Oniha
Director-General
Nigeria Debt Management Office

Benedicte N. Nolens
Head
BIS Innovation Hub, Hong Kong

Fabio Natalucci
Deputy Director
International Monetary Fund

Flora Chao
Global Head of Funding
International Finance Corporation

Thierry De Longuemar
Special Advisor
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Gilneu Francisco Astolfi Vivan
Head of Financial System Monitoring
Banco Central do Brasil

Peter Zöllner
Head of Banking Department,
Bank for International Settlements

Martin Spolc
Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets
European Commission

Anne Simpson
Managing Investment Director
CalPERS

Lesly Goh
Senior Technology Advisor
World Bank

Herman Kamil
Head of Sovereign Debt Management Office
Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uruguay

Dr Simon Buckle
Head of Environment, Transitions & Resilience Division
OECD

Massamba Thioye
Manager, Regulatory Framework Implementation subdivision,
Mitigation division
UNFCCC secretariat

Gábor Gyura
Head of Sustainable Finance
Central Bank of Hungary

Nicolas Mackel
CEO
Luxembourg for Finance

Xiaochen Zhang
Principal Manager – Federal Financial
Worldwide Public Sector
Amazon Web Services

Bo Li
Deputy Managing Director
International Monetary Fund

Nneka Chike-Obi
Director, Sustainable Finance
Fitch Ratings
More speakers to be announced
Themes

Monetary policy and market neutrality

Climate risk and mitigation frameworks

Scaling up sustainable capital markets

ESG reserves, investment and asset management

Just transition, emerging markets and moving beyond the ‘E’ in ESG

Data metrics, ratings and disclosure
Event at a glance
Virtual two-day event
30+ speakers from OMFIF’s global central banking community
Attendees drawn from policy-makers, investors and sustainability and ESG experts
Public panels and private roundtables
Exhibition stand area; open forums; bilateral meetings
Central banks reporting directly on monetary policy, investment, data metrics, disclosure and regulatory standards
Industry experts delivered the latest thought leadership
In partnership with SPI members:

Symposium supporters:
Become a partner
OMFIF’s SPI symposium provides an excellent platform for sponsors to showcase expertise and display leadership in their field, speaking to a global audience of public and private sector representatives. Sponsors of the symposium can engage with attendees in bespoke virtual exhibition stands and interact directly with speakers in private roundtables held during the conference.
If you would like to discuss SPI symposium partnership opportunities please contact spi@omfif.org.