Oxford Sustainable Finance Summit
19th-20th July 2023
Conference Schedule
Topics we will cover include
- Adaptation and resilience
- ASEAN spotlight
- Collective intelligence
- Deforestation free portfolios
- Environmental stress testing
- Index design
- Legal liabilities
- Net zero aligned offsetting
- Private markets
- Spatial finance
- Stewardship and engagement
- Supervision
- Transition plans
- Water risk
Conference Venue: The Examination Schools, University of Oxford, High Street, Oxford OX1 4BG
09:30 – 10:30
Arrival and Registration
10:30 – 10:45
Welcome Address
South School
10:45 – 12:15
Opening Panel Discussion
Sustainable Finance 2025: A look ahead
South School
Chair: Sophie Robinson-Tillett, Senior Associate, Senior Associate, P3S Academy, University of Oxford
Professor Robert Eccles, Visiting Professor of Management Practice, Saïd Business School, University of Oxford
Desiree Fixler, LSE Ventures Advisory Board Member, London School of Economics
Franziska Jahn-Madell, Director of Global Stewardship, MFS
Tim Mohin, Chief Sustainability Officer, Persefoni
Carlos Santos, CEO and Chairman, Ethos Asset Management
The past 12 months has been a turning point for sustainable finance on multiple fronts, from product innovation to regulatory change to politicisation to geopolitics.
This opening panel will set the stage for the deep dive discussions we’ll have over the course of the summit. Panellists will reflect on the key macro developments of over last year and what they could mean for the future of sustainable finance.
12:15 – 13:00
Opening Keynote
South School
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch
North School
14:30 – 16:00
Session I
Enforcement and greenwashing: is enforcement changing the practice of sustainable finance and what are the longer term implications?
South School
Session II
Achieving the aims of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: What role for finance?
East School
16:00 – 16:30
Tea/Coffee Break
North School
16:30 – 18:00
Session III
Net zero aligned offsetting: where do we need to get to and how do we get there?
South School
Session IV
Spotlight on ASEAN: SE Asia as a driver of innovation in sustainable finance and investment
East School
18:00 – 18:30
Break
18:30 – 21:00
Reception and Dinner
Divinity School
Conference Venue: The Examination Schools, University of Oxford, High Street, Oxford OX1 4BG
08:00 – 09:00
Tea/Coffee
North School
09:00 – 10:15
Session V
Measuring water risk: novel developments and applications
South School
Session VI
Legal innovations: what key legal strategies are being deployed to further sustainable finance?
East School
10:15 – 11:00
Tea/Coffee Break
North School
11:00 – 12:30
Session VII
Transition plans: emerging best practices and regulatory developments
South School
Session VIII
Environmental Stress Testing: novel developments and case studies
East School
12:30 – 14:00
Lunch
North School
14:00 – 15:15
Session IX
Private markets and adaptation: The role of infrastructure finance and private equity in enhancing resilience
South School
Session X
Collective intelligence: can we marshal the wisdom of the crowd to improve sustainable finance analytics? (with Lise Pretorius, Matter)
East School
15:15 – 15:45
Tea/Coffee Break
North School
15:45 – 17:00
Session XI
Future of stewardship and engagement: Has Exxon/EngineNo1 changed anything two years later?
South School
Session XII
Adaptation and nature recovery plans: the next frontiers in transition planning?
East School
17:00 – 17:30
Break
Transfer to The Sheldonian
17:30 – 19:00
Closing Debate: This House believes… to be announced
The Sheldonian
19:00 – 19:30
Break
19:30 – 22:00
Dinner
Ashmolean Museum
22:00 until late
Conference after-Party
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