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All sessions listed below are in Pacific Time (PT).  View the Schedule summary here.

Tuesday, April 13th, 2021
11:15am to 12:00pm
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Gender-Smart Investing

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The opportunity to align climate finance and gender finance cuts across asset classes, from backing women entrepreneurs to understanding where gender balance in climate finance decreases risk and improves financial outcomes. A look inside the emerging models and strategies.

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  • Suzanne Biegel
  • Eghosa Omoigui
  • Najada Kumbuli
  • Jackie VanderBrug

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Is Water an Asset Class?

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The global need for fresh water is set to grow exponentially. Meanwhile, many urban water systems are in dire need of repair. Add in desalination, agriculture and wastewater management and water stands to become one of the world’s biggest capital-growth opportunities.

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  • Seb Beloe
  • Ramsay Huntley
  • William Page
  • Kirsten James
  • Emilio Tenuta

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12:30pm to 1:15pm
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ESG and the Opportunity for Municipalities

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How cities, public authorities and the finance community are aligning fixed-income financing with sustainability, the importance of disclosure and transparency around the use of proceeds raised through bond finance and the role that disclosure plays. In partnership with CDP.

Speakers

  • Zachary Solomon
  • Bailey Buckner
  • Sean Donohue
  • Emily Kreps

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Wednesday, April 14th, 2021
10:15am to 11:00am
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Nature on the Balance Sheet

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Roughly half of global GDP is dependent on biodiversity and healthy ecosystems. And investors are coming to recognize the potential risk this poses to companies. We'll explore how this new awareness is impacting ESG reporting and corporate strategy. In partnership with CDP. 

Speakers

  • Margaret Kuhlow
  • Maria Lettini
  • Garvin Jabusch
  • Jim Giles

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Turning Pledges into Progress

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How can investors integrate climate into core business? This interactive panel explores strategies investors can deploy to tackle climate risk in 2021, not 2050, with a focus on sector-specific decarbonization pathways using the oil and gas sector as case study.

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  • Ben Ratner
  • Erin Blanton
  • Iancu Daramus

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12:30pm to 1:15pm
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Simplifying Corporate Community Investments and Deposits

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Corporations from Starbucks to Mastercard have moved millions into curated community investments and minority deposit institutions to further their ESG and diversity goals. But the perception remains that doing so is difficult and risky. Leaders from Mastercard, Morgan Stanley and CNote will share real-world examples on executing successful community investment and deposit efforts, including enterprise-level best practices to mitigate risk and impact report.

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  • Catherine Berman
  • Dena Devaney
  • Grace Chionuma
  • Aman Singh

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