The FINANCIAL — The issues of sustainable development, as well as environmental and corporate social responsibility are increasingly reflected in the agenda of international businesses and governments as a key input to develop strategies at both, the private and public level. In order to discuss the implementation of such strategies in the CIS and Black Sea regions, as well as the best practices from local players, we are organizing the 2nd International Forum on Responsible Investments, which will take place on the 9th of December 2020!
In the course of our online conference, we will make an overview of the key green and sustainable financial developments in the markets of the CIS and Black Sea regions. In particular, the speakers will address the global and regional regulatory approaches in regard to establishing a well-functioning green financial system. We will also discuss sustainable corporate practices in different industries and how the cope with the rapidly changing environment. Moreover, we will dive into the principles of responsible banking and responsible investments with kea players from the region. Local companies will have a unique opportunity to present their achievements to the European financial society and to build up productive relationships with the non-financial companies and regions from the CIS and Black Sea regional markets.
This year the event will be held in a fully remote online format, in English and Russian language with simultaneous translation.
The stream of the Conference will be organized via YouTube. The participants with a Premium Pass will have the opportunity to ask direct questions and interact with the recognized experts in the field, also, the Premium Pass will let you actively engage in lively discussions via the Zoom chat, Telegram Channel and build an international network of partners involved in the responsible investments.
To participate in the online-forum please complete the short registration form
The event will be held in English and Russian language with simultaneous translation
Session 1 Regulatory view on building a green financial system
8:30-9:30 CET/10:30-11:30 Moscow/13:30-14:30 Astana
Topics for discussion
• Green and sustainable financial markets in the CIS and Black Sea region
• National road maps for sustainable finance
• Regulatory stimulus and market potential for sustainable financial products
• Green taxonomies of emerging markets VS EU Green taxonomy
Matthias Schepp
Chairman of the Board of the German-Russian Chamber of Foreign Trade (AHK)
Salome Tvalodze
Head of Macrofinancial Modeling and Analysis Division, Financial Stability Department, National Bank of Georgia
Aigul Kussaliyeva
Director of Green Finance Intelligence Department, AIFC Green Finance Centre
Viktoria Stepanenko
Deputy Director of the Corporate Relations Department, Bank of Russia
Alexey Miroshnichenko
Deputy Chairman of VEB.RF
Session 2 Responsible banking
10:00-11:00 CET/12:00-13:00 Moscow/15:00-16:00 Astana
Topics for discussion:
• UN Principles for Responsible Banking
• Signatories of PRB from CIS and Black Sea region
• ESG and responsible banking practices in emerging markets
• TCFD for banks
Maxim Titov
Head of ENERPO Research Center, European University at St.Petersburg
Dr. Vasily Vysokov
Chairman of the Board of Directors of Center-invest Bank
Alberto G Trani
Member of Management Board of Mikro Kapital
Elena Polivanova
Chief Risk Officer of HSBC Russia
Oxana Meggle
Director, Business Development, Natural Resources / Mining, Metals & Industries Tours Société Générale
Session 3 Sustainable stock exchanges and issuers
11:30-12:30 CET/13:30-14:30 Moscow/16:30-17:30 Astana
Topics for discussion:
• Sustainable stock exchanges from CIS and Black Sea region
• Green and sustainable bonds from the frontier markets
• Green and social bonds pioneers
• Verification of green and social bonds
Valérie Guillaumin
Director, Market Practice and Regulatory Policy, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
Anton Zhigalov
Head of sustainability, Moscow Exchange
Sachin Vankalas
General Manager of LuxFLAG
Manas Gizhduaniyev
Chief Business Officer, AIFC Green Finance Centre
Sean Kidney
Co-founder and CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative
Shrey Kohli
Director, Head of Debt Capital Markets & Funds, LSEG
Session 4 Responsible investment strategies and practices
13:00-14:00 CET/15:00-16:00 Moscow/18:00-19:00 Astana
Topics for discussion:
• UN PRI signatories from emerging markets
• Central banks’ responsible investments principles and recommendations
• ESG investment funds from CIS and Black Sea region
• ESG investment strategies for frontier markets
Ben Aris
Chief Editor, bne IntelliNews
Yuliya Sofronova
Head of Nordic, CEE & CIS, Signatory Relations at UN PRI
Karine Hirn
Partner, Board chair, Chief Sustainability Officer, East Capital
Andrey Yakushin
Head of the Corporate Relations Development Division of the Corporate Relations Department, Bank of Russia
Svetlana Yachevskaya
Deputy Chairman of VEB.RF
Roman Serov
CEO, RSHB Asset Management
Session 5 Sustainable corporate practices and projects
14:30-15:30 CET/16:30-17:30 Moscow/19:30-20:30 Astana
Topics for discussion:
• Environmental and social responsibility of industrial corporations
• New EU carbon tax – the effect for CIS and Black Sea region
• Corporate ESG reporting
• European green technologies for emerging markets
• The role of local communities and authorities in sustainable development
Alfred Mayr
Managing Director, Umweltcluster Bayern
Mikhail Babenko
Director of the Green Economy Program of the World Wildlife Fund of Russia
Dmitry Averov
Deputy Head of the Administration of the Lipetsk Region
Dmitriy Kolomytsyn
Director for Corporate Finance, IR, NLMK Group
Vladimir Tamozhnikov
Alternate Executive Director representing the Russian Federation at the World Bank Group (WBG)
Leonid Sidorenko
Director – General Industries, Tourism and Transport, Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
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