SPI symposium 2023
The inaugural Sustainable Policy Institute symposium in 2021 brought together central bank governors and speakers from 12 central banks, the Bank for International Settlements, World Bank, United Nations, European Investment Bank and others. Attended by 1,000+ experts from across the financial sector, the events panels, keynotes and roundtables tackled the challenges of directing investment towards greener financial markets. On 22-23 March 2023, the symposium will return to delve into the role of monetary policy, climate risk, regulation and disclosure, addressing practical challenges in driving sustainable financial markets to achieve net zero.
This hybrid event will be held in London, convening a global network of key policy-makers, regulators, public and private sector investors and ESG experts. The symposium will include open, public sessions attended by sustainable finance experts from across our network, and off-record high-level roundtables. The agenda will enable participants to make their voices heard on important issues at this critical time and move the industry beyond words into action.
Last year’s event is available to watch on demand. Register below to attend and receive regular updates on the 2023 event.
Agenda
Day one agenda
08:00 – 09:00 Conference registration
09:00 – 09:45 Opening keynote: Sustainability, Monetary policy and Central bank mandates
PART ONE: THE ROLE OF CENTRAL BANKS
09:45 – 10:45 Panel: The role of central banks in driving the net-zero transition: Portfolio management, corporate strategy and risk management
10:45 – 11:15: Refreshment break
11:15 – 12:15 Panel: Preventing a disorderly transition: scenario analysis, risk frameworks and stress testing
PART TWO: THE ‘S’, DISCLOSURE AND REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS
12:15 – 13:00 Fireside-chat: Nature-related risk and driving nature-positive finance
13:00 – 13:45 Lunch and networking
13:45 – 14:00 Setting the scene: the SEC and standardising climate risk disclosure in the US
14:00 – 15:00 Panel: Converging ESG standards: disclosure, ratings and double materiality
15:00 – 16:00 Impact investment, mobilising assets and portfolio management
16:00 – 16:40 Closing keynote: Radically changing the face of ESG finance: Impact, disclosure and greenwashing
16:30 – 16:35 Closing remarks
Day two agenda
08:00 – 09:15 Breakfast briefing: Digital technology and ESG: harnessing blockchain and green bond tokenisation
08:30 – 09:30 Conference registration
09:30 – 09:35 Conference welcome address
09:35 – 10:35 Panel: Climate geopolitics, ESG objectives and international co-operation
PART THREE: IMPACT, DISCLOSURE AND DATA
10:35 – 11:45 Panel: Driving sustainable capital markets: transition finance and emerging markets
11:45 – 12:15 Refreshment break
12:15 – 13:15 Green, social and sustainable (GSS) bonds: innovation, frameworks and capital market growth
13:15 – 14:15 Lunch
14:15 – 15:15 ESG data and the green transition – hindrance or help?
15:15 – 15:45 Fire-side chat: How the financial sector can solve the climate crisis and ensure a just transition
15:45 – 15:50 Closing remarks
Speakers
Elias Albagli
Director
Monetary Policy Division and Chief Economist
Central Bank of Chile
Theodora Antonakaki
Director
Climate Change and Sustainability Centre
Bank of Greece
Nicolette Bartlett
Chief Impact Officer
CDP
Jean Boissinot
Head of Secretariat
Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS)
Banque de France
Alice Carr
Executive Director
Public Policy
GFANZ
Christophe Christiaen
Data, Innovation and Impact Lead
Oxford Sustainable Finance Group
David Craig
Co-chair
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)
Michiel De Smet
Sustainable Investment Expert
National Bank of Belgium
Irene Espinosa
Deputy Governor
Banco de México
Desiree Fixler
Chair
VentureESG
Chuchi G. Fonacier
Deputy Governor
Financial Supervision Sector
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Satoshi Ikeda
Chief Sustainable Finance Officer
Japan Financial Services Agency
Marcus Mølbak Ingholt
Senior Lead Climate Economist
Danmarks Nationalbank
Sarah Kemmitt
UNEP Finance Initiative
Economy Division
Dominique Lam
Head of Innovative Financing Branch
Debt and Reserves Management Team
HM Treasury
György Matolcsy
Governor
Magyar Nemzeti Bank
Sheila M’Mbijjewe
Deputy Governor
Central Bank of Kenya
Yvonne Mccarthy
Head of Climate Change Unit
Central Bank of Ireland
Marja Nykänen
Deputy Governor
Bank of Finland
Franco Panfili
Deputy Director General
Directorate General for Markets and Payment Systems
Bank of Italy
Antonios Panagiotopoulos
Executive Director ESG & Climate Research
MSCI
Marc Roover
De Nederlandsche Bank
Director for Financial Stability
Livio Stracca
Deputy Director General Macroprudential Policy and Financial Stability
European Central Bank
Sacha Sadan
Director of ESG
FCA (Financial Conduct Authority)
Massamba Thioye
Manager
Sustainable Development Mechanism Programme
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Lee White
Executive Director
IFRS Foundation
Xiaochen Zhang
Global Head – Innovation & GTM
Amazon Web Services Worldwide Public Sector
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
- Hybrid one-and-a-half day event, being physically held in London with option of virtual attendance for those who cannot be there in-person
- 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
- Virtual 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
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