Institutional Investor is pleased to introduce a five-part digital series spread over the coming six months, offering Europe's leading investment officials a platform to showcase their best ESG investment ideas and interact with their peers and clients. The series will bring together 40 ESG focused investment professionals drawn from Europe’s most sophisticated pension funds to participate in interviews, panel discussions and breakout sessions - all on a digital platform.
Participation is strictly limited to qualified executives. Once registered, a member of the Institutional Investor team will be in touch to confirm attendance. Due to capacity restraints, all registrations will be accepted on a first come first serve basis.
Thursday, 29th October 2020
Speakers:
Jacqueline van Voorthuizen, Head of SRI, PGB Pensioendiensten, Netherlands
Gavin Smith, Managing Director, Head of Equity Research , QMA, United States
Thursday, 26th November 2020
Speakers:
Louise Aagaard Jensen, ESG Analyst, PKA, Denmark
Yu Shimizu, Portfolio Manager, SPARX Asset Management, Japan
Wednesday, 9th December 2020
Speakers:
Aaron Pinnock, Impact Investment Analyst, Church Commissioners for England, United Kingdom
Rosie Rankin, Product Specialist - Positive Change, Baillie Gifford, United Kingdom
Tuesday, 26th January 2020
Tuesday, 23rd February 2021
Tuesday, 23rd March 2021
Given the differences in benchmarking, measurement and sophistication, how can asset owners and asset managers ensure ESG is being applied in a truly holistic way across all asset classes, in a portfolio? Where are members of the group on this journey?
Tuesday, 27th April 2021
How should responsible asset owners manage both their impact on climate change, as well as ensure they are protected from the changes which are already manifesting themselves?
Tuesday, 25th May 2021
With the green bond market having grown further and faster than many expected, what are the dynamic at play for asset owners?
Tuesday, 22nd June 2021
The asset management industry loves to put a number on everything. However there are qualitative factors at play in ESG which don’t always lend themselves to this approach.
Tuesday, 28th September 2021
The move to ESG across investors from around the world has created a momentum effect for some investments. It does, however, require asset owners to take a view on the likelihood of a company improving their ESG score when they may not currently meet desired standards. How much of ESG investing should be about chasing alpha?
Many thanks for the opportunity to attend! It was my first meeting and I had a very good impression, so I will respectfully postpone further feedback until I have attended future episodes... Looking forward to the next call!
Asset Allocator Participant, Norway
15 minutes
Institutional Investor will conduct an interview with a senior Asset Owner, such as a CIO, CEO, or Strategist pertaining to the episode's theme.
15 minutes
Institutional Investor will conduct an interview with a senior Portfolio Manager from the partnering asset management firm pertaining to the episode's theme.
30 minutes
Attendees will be divided into smaller groups to discuss specific topics in further detail. Breakout discussions will led by representatives of the partnering asset management firm.
For Asset Owners interested in participating, please contact:
Head of Investor Relations
+44 207 303 1727
sara.hegan@iilondon.com
For Asset Managers interested in becoming a sponsor, please contact:
Head of Sales, UK & EMEA
+44 207 303 1712
ssables@iilondon.com
