The leading global event for ESG in private markets

The longest-running private equity forum focused on bringing together fund managers, institutional investors, and expert advisors to discuss ESG issues across alternative asset classes will return to London on 20-21 November, once again co-hosted with the PRI.

The key themes last year included addressing climate change within a portfolio, ongoing regulatory changes, the growth in impact and what it means for ESG, value creation and much more. Hear from the leading investors, managers and expert advisors on the latest ESG strategies.

Connect with your peers through interactive workshops, networking breaks, an evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with other responsible investment investors and fund managers.

Be a part of the must-attend event for alternative asset professionals with an interest in ESG and responsible investment.

What can you expect at the event?

Event content with value

The key themes for this year will span the E, S & G. Learn from industry experts and gain insight into addressing climate change, regulatory changes, human rights, appropriate governance, and much more.

Build a valuable network

Connect with industry participants in all aspects of responsible investment. Network in-person at interactive workshops, networking breaks, an evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts.

Meet institutional investors

Hear from institutional investors who are looking to increase their exposure in the industry. Attendees from 2022 included AP6, British International Investment, EBRD, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Foundation, HSBC Insurance, Partners Capital, Redington, USS Investment Management and many more.

Key event themes in 2023 included

  • ESG data: A number of discussions focused on making use of data in private equity investing. A keynote panel featuring GPs and LPs on how they are making data useful. There will also be a dedicated stream to developments in data and regulation
  • Climate: With businesses globally focused on climate close to the COP meetings, the topic will be front and centre with expert analysis from a mix of fund managers, investors, and external experts.
  • Impact investment: In our dedicated impact investment stream, hear from industry leaders creating scalable, positive change and explore how you can implement impact principles and methodologies into your portfolio to create greater value.

Interested in sponsoring Responsible Investment Forum?

Shake hands with prominent global institutional investors, fund managers, consultants, and highly recognised associations to build effective ESG strategies focused on value creation and ROI.

3 global opportunities to:

• Raise your visibility as a figurehead in a crowded ESG market and align your brand with PEI’s global and diverse event portfolio.

• Differentiate your brand and stand out from your competitors by collaborating as a thought leader across leading global ESG events in private equity, infrastructure, and private debt.

• Raise your reputation as an expert in ESG amongst existing and future clients.

• Get ahead of ESG and impact fund regulations and be the go to provider in industry developments setting you apart from your competitors.

Get in touch with us today and let us put your company at the forefront of the industry.

2023 speakers included:

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Connect with responsible investment professionals

Achmea Investment Management
African Development Bank
Alpha Associates
Anthesis Group
AP6
Argentum
ATP
BBVA
Big Issue Invest
BlackRock
Blackstone
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Campbell Lutyens & Co
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Dai-ichi Life International (Europe)
Derigo
EcoVadis
eFront
EQT Partners
EBRD
Fondaction
Glenmede
Golding Capital Partners
Greenstone
IMAS Foundation
INDEFI
Julius Baer
KKR Credit Advisors
Marcena Capital
MJ Hudson
Morgan Stanley
NN Investment Partners
Northleaf Capital Partners
Novo Holdings
Pension Protection Fund
Phoenix
PwC
Ramboll
RepRisk
Royal Brompton Hospital Charity
Siemens
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Universities Superannuation Scheme
USS
Virgin Management
Wimmer Family Office
Wimmer Financial
World Bank Group Pensions

Testimonials from attendees

Alan Kao

Ramboll

Fantastic to see the progress on climate, diversity, human rights being made by so many investors!

Bill McGilivray

Ogier

The best conference I’ve attended in a very long time. Great content and speakers and very enthusiastic attendees make the 2 days well worthwhile.

Marina Johnson

Actis

Fantastic opportunity to meet with peers, to connect and challenge each other. Very well organised and run.

Apply for a complimentary investor pass

A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible allocators and institutional investors to join the event.

To qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth fund, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.

Apply for a pass and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.

The Responsible Investment Forum: Europe will take place on 20-21 November.

For more information on the agenda, please contact Charles Gould.

charles.g@pei.group | +44 (0)203 879 3893

2024 speakers will be announced soon

For information on speaking at the event, please contact Charles Gould.

charles.g@pei.group | +44 (0)203 879 3893

2023 speakers included

Misa Andriamihaja

Private Equity Lead, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)

Marie Ang

Investment Director, Sustainable and Impact Investing, Cambridge Associates

Graeme Ardus

Head of ESG, Triton Partners

David Atkin

CEO, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

Charles Avery

Reporter, New Private Markets

Matthijs Baan

Co-Founder, Spring Associates

Peter Bachmann

Managing Director, Gresham House

Sofia Bartholdy

Responsible Investment Integration Director, Church Commissioners for England

Andrew Bellis

Head of Private Debt, Partners Group

Anita Bhatia

Investment Director, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation

Maarten Biermans

ESG & Investor Relations, Prow Capital

Adam Black

Partner, Head of ESG & Sustainability, Coller Capital

Eleanor Blagbrough

Co-Founding Partner, Blume Equity

Erika Blanckaert

Senior Public Affairs Manager, Invest Europe

Eric Bloom

COO & Head of Client Solutions, Re:Co

Catherine Boule

Managing Partner, Karista

Joshua Brunert

Global Head of ESG Product Development, Apex Group

Amelie Busch

Investment Director, Investment Director, Big Society Capital

Michelle Capiod

Co-Founding Partner, Blume Equity

Sabine Chalopin

Head of ESG, Denham Capital

Lee Coker

ESG Advisor, DigitalBridge

Gwen Colin

Head of ESG and Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Charlotte D’Souza

EMEA Editor, PERE

Daniel D'Ambrosio

Partner – ESG & Impact, Kirkland & Ellis

Robert Davies

Director - Development Impact, BII

Rhys Davies

Partner, ESG & Impact, Kirkland & Ellis

Phil Davis

Director of ESG, Helios Investment Partners

Allegra Day

ESG Director, Cinven

Sophie De Fontenay

General Counsel and Head of Sustainability, RAISE

Ellen de Kreij

Lead Advisor, ESG Practice, Apax Partners

Dr. Silva Deželan

Head of Impact & ESG, Forbion

Ivo Dimov

Associate Director - Sustainability & ESG, ICG

Natalie Druckmann

VP Sales, EMEA, Certa

Peter Dunbar

Principal – Responsible Investment, StepStone Group

Angus Duncan

Executive Director – D&O Coverage Specialist and Product Development Specialist, WTW

Colin Etnire

Head of ESG, BC Partners

Greg Fischer

Partner & Director, Boston Consulting Group

Jennifer Flood

Sustainability, Head of North America, Investindustrial

Anna Follér

Head of Sustainability, The Sixth National Pension Fund (AP6)

Taylor Francis

Co-founder, Watershed

Jarlyth Gibson

Global Head of ESG, Advent International

Cornelia Gomez

Global Head of ESG, General Atlantic

Rhea Hamilton

Managing Director, General Atlantic

Aurelie Hariton-Fardad

Managing Director, Head of EMEA Client Portfolio Management, MetLife Investment Management

Matthew Harwood

Chief Strategy Officer, Climate Investment

Helena Hausen

Head of ESG and Investment Manager, Beyond Capital Partners

Aine Higgins

Head of ESG and Sustainability, NTR

Yohan Hill

Director of ESG and Responsible Investing, Adams Street Partners

James Holley

Partner, ESG Transaction Services & Private Equity, KPMG

Elza Holmstedt Pell

Deputy Editor, Responsible Investor

Helen Hopkins

Senior Responsible Investment Analyst , USS Investment Management

Dorte Hoppner

Chief Sustainability Officer, The Riverside Company

Baudouin Hue

Partner, Karista

Charlie Jacques

Head of Sustainability and Impact Investment Real Estate, Schroders Capital

Marta Jankovic

Head of Sustainability, Stafford Capital Partners

Jérôme Kamm

Vice President – Direct Equity, Hamilton Lane

Iman Kara

Director, Infrastructure, Brookfield Asset Management

Daryl Kennedy

Investor Relations and Sustainability Manager, Piva Capital

Keimpe Keuning

Principal, LGT Capital Partners

Kashif Khan

Director, Infrastructure & Project Finance, MetLife Investment Management

Philip Krinks

ESG Specialist, Agilitas

Dina Kusnezowa

Manager, Sustainable Finance, Ramboll

Anne Kvam

Director Sustainable Finance, Position Green

Sandrine Lalmant

Head of Sustainability, John Laing

Paul Lamacraft

Head of ESG, Private Equity, Schroders Capital

Laurent Lavergne

Global Head of Sustainability, AXA IM Alts

Tim Lewis

Partner & Head of Financial Services & Markets, Travers Smith

Maria Liby-Troein

Associate Partner, Bain & Company

Marc Lino

Senior Partner, Global ESG leader for Private Equity, Bain & Company

Euan Long

Climate Specialist, Permira

Barnaby Lynch

Head of Climate Finance, Watershed

Blandine Machabert

Head of impact, RAISE Impact

Elena Mariotti

Managing Director, Cerberus

Alaric Marsden

Partner - Corporate Sustainability & Climate Change, ERM

Michael Marshall

Head of Sustainable Ownership, RPMI Railpen

Andrew Mather

Director, Ramboll

Claire McIntyre

Senior Vice President and Head of Corporate and Public Affairs, Oxford Properties Group

Felicia Mendahl Ingelman

Manager - Customer Success - Private Equity and Sustainable Finance, EcoVadis

Liz Ming

Partner

Nathalia Millan

Head of ESG for our Private Equity, Tikehau Capital

Alejandra Miranda

Head of Capital Markets & ESG Finance, Europe, EcoVadis

Toby Mitchenall

Senior Editor, ESG and Sustainability, New Private Markets

Salma Moolji

Principal, European ESG Lead, Ares Asset Management

Ben Morley

Partner and Associate Director, BCG

Nicolas Muller

Managing Director (Head of Funds & Co-Investments), Blue Earth Capital

Rames Munschizada

Vice President, Alpha Associates

Katharina Neureiter

Head of ESG & Impact, EMEA & APAC - Global Sustainability, THE CARLYLE GROUP

Mary Nicholson

Head of Responsible Investment, Macquarie Asset Management

Shami Nissan

Partner, Head of Sustainability, Actis

Yadaira Orsini

Associate Director: ESG, Control Risk

Eimear Palmer

Partner, Global Head of ESG, Pantheon Ventures

Aarthi Paul

Patch

Jessica Peters

Head of ESG, Argos Wityu

Kerstin Pfliegner

Partner Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change, ERM

Michelle Radcliffe

Director, Insurance Consulting & Technology, WTW

Manuela Rankine

Director of Sustainable Investing, GHO Capital Partners LLP

Will Relle

Director, ESG, HarbourVest

Owen Riddall

Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, Novata

Danny Riding

Financial Services Partner & Markets Department, Travers Smith

Toby Robertson

Head of Europe, Green Project Technologies

Susanne Roge

Head of ESG, ATP Private Equity Partners

Abrielle Rosenthal

Chief Sustainability Officer, TowerBrook

Chloe Sanders

Head of ESG, CVC Capital Partners

Matt Schey

Senior Director, External Affairs and Sustainable Investing, Institutional Limited Partners Association

Ellinor Schrewelius

Principal, IR & Business Development, Verdane

Adinah Shackelton

Head of ESG, Permira

Leo Shamash

Sales Engineer & Account Manager, SESAMm

Ross Sheil

GM, EMEA & APAC, Cloverly

Siddarth Shrikanth

Investment Associate, Just Climate

Maria Smith

Head of Development Impact, British International Investment

Christopher Springham

Formerly VP - Communications and Sustainability, LM Wind Power GE Renewable Energy Business

Robert Sroka

Partner, Abris Capital Partners

Rebecca Svensoy

Head of ESG and General Counsel, FSN Capital

Tomas Sys

Principal, UK ESG and M&A Advisory Lead, Ramboll

Myles Tatlock

Principal Consultant, Anthesis Group

Hannah Tindal

Head of D&O - Regional Unit London & Nordics, Allianz Commercial

Maaike van der Schoot

Head of Responsible Investment, AlpInvest Partners

Heleen van Poecke

Co-founder and CEO, KEY ESG

Marie-Anne Vincent

VP Climate Finance, Sweep

Patricia Volhard

Partner, Debevoise & Plimpton

Charlotte Ward

Head of Financing Solutions, Unilever Climate and Nature Fund

Cath Webster

Chief Executive Officer, Thriving Investments

Erik Thijs Wedershoven

Director ESG, NPM Capital

Mirja Weidner

Charterhouse’s ESG Director, Charterhouse

Niamh Whooley

Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Investing, Pemberton Asset Management

Jennifer Wilson

CEO and Founder, Re:Co

Tricia Winton

Partner and Global Head of ESG, Bain Capital

Simon Witney

Senior Consultant, Travers Smith

David Wynn

Director, Product Marketing – Sustainability, Cority

Serge Younes

Head of Sustainability, Investindustrial

Connect with global investors focused on the future of the market

Position your business with an authoritative content-led event portfolio focused on ESG & diversity and be recognised as a go-to solution provider for senior private markets professionals and institutional investors.

Sponsorship gives you the opportunity to:

  • Shake hands with prominent global institutional investors, fund managers, consultants, and highly recognised associations to build effective ESG strategies focused on value creation and ROI.
  • Stand tall from your competitors by showcasing your company’s mature ESG track record and generate strategic value when growing and implementing environmental and sustainability initiatives.
  • Discover brand opportunities to position your sustainable funds to aid capital raising to a global ESG community.

For more information on available sponsorship opportunities please fill in the enquiry form. Contact Chris Wagland at chris.w@pei.group or call +44 (0) 0207 566 5475

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2023 sponsors:

Network with the European responsible investment industry

In its 13th year, the forum is a firmly established event in the industry’s calendar. Join 300+ attendees this November to connect with institutional investors, fund managers, specialist responsible investment and impact managers, and the wider ESG community for two days of learning and networking. This is a must-attend event for those with an interest in ESG in private markets.

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The in-person networking experience

Meet investors with a focus on ESG

Network with active investors in responsible investment. Benefit from our expansive European investor community who will be in attendance throughout the forum.

Network in-person once again

Connect with your peers at interactive workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts.

Build new connections at the forum

Past investors included AP6, Dai-ichi Life International, EBRD, Phoenix Group, World Bank Pension, and many more.

Connect with responsible investment professionals

Achmea Investment Management
African Development Bank
Alpha Associates
Anthesis Group
AP6
Argentum
ATP
BBVA
Big Issue Invest
BlackRock
Blackstone
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Campbell Lutyens & Co
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Dai-ichi Life International (Europe)
Derigo
EcoVadis
eFront
EQT Partners
EBRD
Fondaction
Glenmede
Golding Capital Partners
Greenstone
IMAS Foundation
INDEFI
Julius Baer
KKR Credit Advisors
Marcena Capital
MJ Hudson
Morgan Stanley
NN Investment Partners
Northleaf Capital Partners
Novo Holdings
Pension Protection Fund
Phoenix
PwC
Ramboll
RepRisk
Royal Brompton Hospital Charity
Siemens
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Universities Superannuation Scheme
USS
Virgin Management
Wimmer Family Office
Wimmer Financial
World Bank Group Pensions

Testimonials from attendees

Alan Kao

Ramboll

Fantastic to see the progress on climate, diversity, human rights being made by so many investors!

Bill McGilivray

Ogier

The best conference I’ve attended in a very long time. Great content and speakers and very enthusiastic attendees make the 2 days well worthwhile.

Marina Johnson

Actis

Fantastic opportunity to meet with peers, to connect and challenge each other. Very well organised and run.

Institutional Investors at the Responsible Investment Forum: Europe 2023

The Responsible Investment Forum: Europe provides a leading platform for leading institutional investors and allocators investing in responsible investment in private equity to gather.

A limited number of complimentary passes are available for institutional investors to attend the event. Check out the benefits of joining the conference, who among your peers attends and find out how to apply for a complimentary pass for you or your team below.

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Investors at Responsible Investment Forum: Europe 2023

The forum is the largest meeting place for institutional investors, and other members of the responsible investment community in Europe.

Check out the benefits of joining the conference and who among your peers you will be joining. Apply for a complimentary pass for your or your team today.

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What to expect at the forum?

Network with your peers

Enrich your network, build lasting relationships, and exchange valuable perspectives with your investor peers through investor-only breakfasts, networking breaks, lunches and much more

Gain expert insights

Hear from our industry-leading speaker line-up, discover the latest trends and stay aligned with future innovations within ESG and responsible investment

Explore opportunities

Discover remarkable investment opportunities in emerging sectors and discuss climate change within a portfolio, regulatory changes, the growth in impact and what it means for ESG, value creation and much more

Meet with the best and brightest funds

Connect and arrange one-to-one meetings with the biggest fund managers and alternative asset professionals with an interest in ESG and responsible investment

Previous investors that have attended include:

Who attends the forum?

Achmea Investment Management
African Development Bank
Alpha Associates
Anthesis Group
AP6
Argentum
ATP
BBVA
Big Issue Invest
BlackRock
Blackstone
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Campbell Lutyens & Co
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Dai-ichi Life International (Europe)
Derigo
EcoVadis
eFront
EQT Partners
EBRD
Fondaction
Glenmede
Golding Capital Partners
Greenstone
IMAS Foundation
INDEFI
Julius Baer
KKR Credit Advisors
Marcena Capital
MJ Hudson
Morgan Stanley
NN Investment Partners
Northleaf Capital Partners
Novo Holdings
Pension Protection Fund
Phoenix
PwC
Ramboll
RepRisk
Royal Brompton Hospital Charity
Siemens
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank
Universities Superannuation Scheme
USS
Virgin Management
Wimmer Family Office
Wimmer Financial
World Bank Group Pensions

Apply for a complimentary institutional investor pass

A limited number of complimentary passes are available for allocators and institutional investors to join the event.

In order to qualify for a complimentary pass, you must meet the eligibility criteria in representing a pension fund, insurance company, sovereign wealth, private wealth manager, foundation, endowment, family office or corporate investment division.

Apply for a pass and a member of our team will follow up with you to secure your pass.