30+ EXPERT SPEAKERS

250+ ATTENDEES

60% ISSUERS & INVESTORS

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ESG Capital Markets and Transition Finance

THE ONLY EVENT DEDICATED TO SUPPORTING ISSUERS TRANSITION THEIR FUNDING STRATEGIES TOWARDS BETTER ESG STANDARDS

1-TO-1 FACILITATED

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100% DIRECTOR LEVEL

AND ABOVE

BOOK before 21 FEBRUARYSAVE £400

Reasons to attendThe only event dedicated to creating a roadmap for issuers looking to issue/borrow green or SDG linked financial instruments. ESG Capital Markets and Transition Finance looks to bring together investors, issuers, regulators and financiers to - better understand investors’ ESG investment strategies and criteria, assess the viability of all debt instruments available to issuers and what challenges and hurdles must be overcome to implement them.

Identify new opportunities and maximise returns whilst meeting your ESG targets.

Learn best practise for issuing / borrowing green or SDG linked financial instruments.

Position yourself as the partner of choice on ESG deals.

Showcase your products and services to a room full of potential customers.

INVESTORS

ISSUERS & BORROWERS

LAW FIRMS

Build your client base by meeting with issuers / borrowers actively looking to raise ESG compliant capital and network with a pool of investors actively seeking ESG investment opportunities.

BANKS

CONSULTANTS & SERVICE PROVIDERS

CEO/CFO40%

Vice President/Director

20%Partner10%Heads of/

Managing Director

30%

Investors

Issuers

Banks

25%

15%Law Firms Consultants & Service Providers

By job function

30%

30%

Audience breakdown by sector

TRANSITION YOUR ESG FUNDING STRATEGIES

Hakan Lucius, Head of Corporate Responsibility and Civil Society Division, European Investment Bank

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SENIOR LEVEL SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Sergio Trigo Paz, Head of Emerging Market Debt, Blackrock

Axel Bendiek, Head of Treasury and Investor Relations Ministry of Finance of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Gregory Saichin, Advisor, Even Keel Family Office

Ayman Sejiny, Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)

Giulia Pellegrini, Deputy CIO, EM Fixed Income, Allianz Global Investors Development Bank

AJ Mediratta, President, Greylock Capital Management LLC

Alyssa Heath, Head of EU and UK Policy, PRI

Bryn Jones, Head of Fixed Income, Rathbone Brothers Plc

Sergey Dergachev, Functional Head EM Corporate Debt, Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH

Patrick Drum, Portfolio Manager, Saturna Capital

Marshall Stocker, Portfolio Manager, VP, Director of Country Research, Eaton Vance

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08:00

09:00

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Registration and coffee

Chairman’s opening remarks

ESG Capital Markets into the mainstream: The role of governments and regulators• Climate stress testing: What is the objective? What does the financial industry need to

prepare for? What will the outcome be?• Sharing best practice internationally (in light of the global climate crisis)• Initiatives to encourage Green and ESG lending

Spearheading ESG capital markets integration: What is the right mix of regulation, and legislation for the market to flourish?• EU Green Taxonomy – too prescriptive, not enough or just right? Understanding the industry’s

feedback post the draft phase• What do the People’s Bank of China Guidelines for Establishing the Green Financial System

entail and is this impacting market technicals for the green bond market in China?• To what extent do government led frameworks provide investors, issuers and financiers the

confidence to issue debt under this umbrella?• How easily can one set of guidelines be reproduced in other geographies? Are the

frameworks encouraging or deterring issuers – DM vs. EM, IG vs. HY

Hakan Lucius, Head of Corporate Responsibility and Civil Society Division, European Investment BankAlyssa Heath, Head of EU and UK Policy, PRI

How green (and sustainable) is green (and sustainable) enough to secure capital and investment mandates? • Balancing sustainability and liquidity: Is ESG/green attracting greater liquidity into deals or

are deals losing investors when there isn’t enough presenting of ESG?• How much scrutiny are investment managers under to incorporate ESG into their portfolios?

What is the minimum level of ESG-integration for investors to hold onto mandates?• How much is ESG impacting issuers when they are fund raising? What are the expectations

amongst investors for issuers to present on their ESG and their financials?• Can the investor and issuer universe converge on a set of ESG standards across asset classes

that supports development of the market (boosting liquidity) and meets UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)?

• Spearheading ESG capital markets integration: What is the right mix of regulation, and legislation for the market to flourish?

Bryn Jones, Head of Fixed Income, Rathbone Brothers PlcSonya Dilova, Director, BMO Global Asset Management (EMEA)Agnes Belaisch, Chief European Strategist, Barings Thomas Archer, Global Fixed Income, Nikko Asset Management

Coffee and networking

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SDG-linked bonds and loans: A bridge to transition oil, gas, mining and airline sectors to the sustainable finance market?• What is the SDG-linked bond? How can SDG open the market to companies with low(er) ESG

scores?• Market sentiment and feedback of the Enel SDG-linked bonds: Are investors convinced?• How are SDG-linked bond structured and priced? Who buys them? Does the coupon ratchet

cause issues for fixed income investors’ portfolios?• Transition finance vs./and sustainable finance: Is there another way to deepen the market?

Salima Lamdouar, VP Thematic Credit, Alliance Bernstein

Establishing benchmarks and a common language: The role of third-party assessors and ratings• Objectifying the subjective: How to standardise criteria/ratings for a theme as fluid as the

environment, sustainability and governance• How to assess and rate Sustainable and Green: Navigating the data, what to extract, and what

to use• Which sectors and asset classes are already well covered from a data perspective? Which are

lacking? Is this impacting the ‘invest-ability’ and growth/development of certain sectors?• What are the steps towards standardisation for the industry?

Credit returns vs. ESG ratings: Are investors forced to compromise on returns by staying true to ESG criteria/principles?• Responsible investing vs. delivering returns: Is there any correlation between companies’ ESG

scores and their credit worthiness/ability to repay debt? • How are investors incorporating ESG into their portfolios? What impact is this transition having

on returns and profits?• The elephant in the room: How to continue investing into oil, gas, mining and countries with poor

governance? What role do investors play in maintaining their spectrum of investable credits/assets?

• Sanction or reward? Should investors sanction those companies who are non-compliant and have low ESG scores? Or should those with sustainable development goals (SDG) be rewarded? How inclusive should changes the way organisations fund themselves be?

Sergio Trigo Paz, Head of Emerging Market Debt, Blackrock

Networking lunch

Journeying through sustainable development goals: From ESG policy setting to issuing Sustainable Bonds• Corporate finance and an ESG policy: Where to start?• How is environmental, sustainable, and governance principles

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“The organizers’ hardwork and effort were evident as demonstrated by

the quality of the event. It was well planned and informative; the panel

was painstakingly selected with relevant market updates coupled with the networking of significant partners

keen to offer one-of-a-kind structured solutions to add value to our business.

The event was truly way beyond success.”

JUNJE S. FLORON, ASSISTANT TREASURY MANAGER,

ALMARAI COMPANY

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15:00

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16:00

Can Islamic Finance and ESG financing be integrated? Evaluating the synergies• Great in theory but where is the evidence to show that Islamic finance and ESG principles can

work harmoniously?• A case in point: assessing the journey of the green sukuk from objective, structure, pricing, and

execution?• Evaluating the difference in issuing USD Sukuks and local currency – how do the markets differ?• Understanding your target investor: who is looking to buy these sukuks? Is there a secondary

market for them?

Patrick Drum, Portfolio Manager, Saturna CapitalAyman Sejiny, Chief Executive Officer, Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector (ICD)

This house believes that without a pricing benefit ESG/sustainable capital markets will remain a niche

An affirmative team will do battle on stage with an opposition team for 45 minutes to win the audience’s votes. The affirmative team will have 10 minutes to present an argument in favour to each of the issues laid out by the moderator, followed by 10 minutes from the opposition. After three rounds of questions by the moderator, the debate will be opened to the floor for 15 minutes. After 45 minutes of intense debate, the audience will vote on whether this house believes that without a pricing benefit ESG/sustainable capital markets will remain a niche.

Key issues to be debated include:• When the going gets tough: What are the long-term incentives for companies to keep issuing

sustainable bonds if there is no pricing benefit?• Do green/sustainable bonds trade better in times of volatility?

End of conference followed by cocktail reception

integrated into the core of your business? How do you then successful document and communicate this to investors and financiers?

• Making sense of the eco-system: What to know about rating, reporting, investment, and capital deployment

• What role do investors, bankers, regulators and legislators play in advising and preparing issuers? Are investors driving the agenda or regulators and governments?

• Issuing ESG capital markets instruments and Sustainable bonds: Process, structuring and execution

Axel Bendiek, Head of Treasury and Investor Relations, Ministry of Finance of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia

Why getting ESG financing and sustainable investment in emerging markets should have the greatest impact and possibly greatest returns?• Pioneering issuers of green bonds, green sukuks, SDG linked bonds and loans: understanding the

process for debut issuers and how they overcame challenges and obstacles• Do ESG and SDG linked debt products differentiate EM issuers in the market – particularly in the

eyes of investors?• Understanding the tangible and non-tangible benefits of going green – unearthing common

misconceptions What is the role of ESG and Impact driven investments in EM countries• What are the main hurdles facing different institutional investors

Gregory Saichin, Advisor, Even Keel Family OfficeSergey Dergachev, Functional Head EM Corporate Debt, Union Investment Privatfonds GmbH John Bates, Portfolio Manager/ Head of Research, EM Corporate Fixed Income, PineBridge Investments

Coffee and networking

How are fixed income investors able to improve the ESG score of issuers?• How are investors able to motivate/encourage issuers to improve their ratings?• Sovereign issuers: Differentiating credit rating from ESG rating – what are sovereigns doing and

do they understand how investors perceive these risks differently?• How the sovereign restructuring process can positively impact the G in ESG

AJ Mediratta, President, Greylock Capital Management LLC Giulia Pellegrini, Deputy CIO, EM Fixed Income, Allianz Global InvestorsMarshall Stocker, Portfolio Manager, VP, Director of Country Research, Eaton Vance

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