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Responsible Investment Forum: Europe London 2022
16 - 17 November 2022,
Hilton Tower Bridge, London
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 16-17 November, once again co-hosted with the PRI.
The key themes for this year will include addressing climate change within a portfolio, 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.
Book now to be a part of the must-attend event for alternative asset professionals with an interest in ESG and responsible investment. There will be additional opportunities for those unable to travel to participate remotely.
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 2021 included representatives from AP6, Dai-ichi Life International, EBRD, Phoenix Group, World Bank Pension, and many more.
Key event themes for 2022
- The role of ESG value creation: with ESG increasingly becoming a fundamental part of value creation strategy, this is a topic at the forefront of fund manager and investor minds to increase multiple at exit.
- Climate: With businesses globally focused on climate and the event taking place at the same time as the COP 26 meetings in Glasgow, 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.
Connect with responsible investment professionals
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.
Download the 2022 agenda
The Responsible Investment Forum: Europe will take place on 16-17 November 2022.
For more information on the agenda, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@peimedia.com | +44 (0)203 879 3893
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Agenda
Responsible Investment Forum - Day 1 - Wednesday 16th
Plenary
08:30 - 08:40
Introduction from PEI and PRI
08:40 - 08:45
Chairpersons opening remarks
Christopher Springham
08:45 - 09:15
Keynote interview: The long-term value creation case for ESG
Vindi Banga,
Marc Lino
09:15 - 09:55
Senior leaders’ discussion: to what extent is ESG now top of the agenda?
James Holley,
Christoph Lueneburger,
Maria Prieto,
Natalie Sediako
- How are investment teams working with sustainability leads on ESG initiatives?
- Valuing ESG work on the bottom line, is this getting easier?
- The war for talent in ESG: how leading funds are finding new sustainability leads from the corporate world
- How useful is ESG as part of fundraising?
Maria Prieto
Co-Head of Private Equity Investments Europe & Head of Sustainability Private Equity, Schroders Capital
Read bio
09:55 - 10:35
How are investors and managers working together on making data more useful for investment strategy?
Ben Morley,
Heidi DuBois,
Abrielle Rosenthal,
Matt Schey,
Maaike van der Schoot
- Update on the ESG Data Convergence Initiative
- Where is the market on regulation and metrics?
- Practical guidance for managers around reporting
- What are the implications from asset owners and regulators of being behind on data?
- How can managers practically use the data they are tracking to drive progress on ESG value creation?
Moderator:
Ben Morley, Partner and Associate Director, BCG
Matt Schey
Senior Director, Sustainable Investing & Strategic Projects, Institutional Limited Partners Association
Read bio
10:35 - 11:05
Coffee & networking
Plenary
11:05 - 11:45
Practical tips to decarbonise your portfolio now
Peter Rawlings,
Natasha Buckley,
Elizabeth Lewis,
Morgan Sheil,
Serge Younes
- What does best practice look like when decarbonising a portfolio company?
- Update on the ici: carbon footprinting, data collection, target setting and benchmarking
- Is the industry getting too caught up in net-zero initiatives and forgetting about the here and now?
- Integrating decarbonisation into the investment thesis
11:45 - 12:20
Is greenwashing prevalent across private markets?
Tomas Sys,
Tanya Carmichael,
Jill Cooper,
Cornelia Gomez,
Elly Thio
- Defining greenwashing for private equity: why it is not always easy to agree on what constitutes greenwashing
- How can investors spot greenwashing from managers?
- To what extent can data and analytics be used to prove sustainable impact?
- The role of regulation to overcome remaining challenges
12:20 - 12:55
Getting to net zero at a portfolio scale
Tyler Harnish,
Jennifer Flood,
Katharina Neureiter
- Leveraging digital technology to help accelerate to net-zero
- What digital solutions are out there for fund managers?
- Using climate data in the cloud
- Case studies of successful ESG and digital integration
Facilitator: Tyler Harnish, Head of Net Zero Cloud Distribution, Salesforce
12:55 - 13:15
Reconciling decarbonisation with growth
Matthew Cvijan,
Vanessa Sheehan
– The evolution of industry best practice for target setting
– How methodologies and carbon data providers are enabling firms to set meaningful targets
– Putting the foundations in place to build credible decarbonisation targets
– Reconciling top-down decarbonisation pathways with bottom-up net zero alignment
– How climate resilient businesses are born from focusing on carbon reduction commitments
13:15 - 14:15
Lunch
Stream A: Impact Investing - Chair: Christopher Springham, Formerly VP - Communications and Sustainability, LM Wind Power GE Renewable Energy Business
14:15 - 14:55
Debate: Is launching an impact strategy detrimental to wider sustainability efforts?
Emmanuel Parmentier,
Anita Bhatia,
Nathalia Millan,
Olivia Prentice
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Anita Bhatia
Investment Director- Investment Director, Endowment Team, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation
Read bio
14:55 - 15:30
Climate tech, natural capital and beyond: overview of leading climate impact investment strategies
Tom Timmerman,
Clara Barby,
Natasha Morris,
Bhavika Vyas
Moderator: Tom Timmerman, Principal – ESG & Sustainability, MJ Hudson |
Stream B: Private Equity - Chair: Nicolas Cottis, Partner, ESG Transaction Services, KPMG
14:15 - 14:55
Sustainable Markets Initiative: how private equity is engaging
Tania Carnegie,
Jarlyth Gibson,
Leela Ramnath,
Chloë Sanders,
Adinah Shackleton
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| Moderator: Tania Carnegie, Global Lead for Private Equity & Asset Management, KPMG |
14:55 - 15:30
Developing ESG metrics for private equity
Jennifer Wilson,
Ellen de Kreij,
Alison Hampton,
Leela Ramnath,
Kim Woehl
- Update on initiatives around ESG metrics
- The advantages of developing consistent metrics
- What are the use cases within a PE context?
- What are the right metrics to measure for PE?
Moderator: Jennifer Wilson, CEO & Founder, Re:Co
Stream C: Other Asset Classes
14:15 - 14:55
Infrastructure: how ESG is transforming the asset class
Anne Matusewicz,
Anne Foster,
Robin Grenfell,
Felix Heon,
James Magor
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14:55 - 15:30
Real Estate: leveraging ESG for value creation
Oliver Light,
Adam Francis,
Charlie Jacques,
Greta Talbot-Jones
- How are funds going about engaging tenants on sustainability?
- Case studies of where ESG performance has led to higher valuation or yields
- How can funds plan a cost-efficient transition at the portfolio-level?
Moderator: Oliver Light, Real Estate Commercial Director, Carbon Intelligence
Charlie Jacques
Head of Sustainability and Impact Investment, Real Estate, Schroders capital
Read bio
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee & Networking
Stream A: Impact Investing
16:00 - 16:45
The evolving role of impact in fund investors’ portfolios
Snehal Shah,
Josh Brunert ,
Dr. Silva Deželan,
Lydia Guett,
Amarik Ubhi
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16:45 - 17:30
How to make your impact fund an easy allocation decision
Diane Mak,
Dr Andreas Nilsson,
Radhika Shroff,
Tommy Stadlen
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Stream B: Private Equity
16:00 - 16:45
Integrating biodiversity at each stage of the investment cycle
Kerstin Pfliegner,
Noëlla de Bermingham,
Chloë Sanders
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16:45 - 17:30
Climate change and carbon pricing
Alison Hampton,
Greg Fischer,
Adinah Shackleton,
Gavin Templeton
- An overview of climate initiatives in the marketplace
- Steps towards valuing carbon during the investment process
- Creating a common framework for costing carbon
Stream C: Other Asset Classes
16:00 - 16:45
Private Debt: to what extent ESG now a leading issue for credit investors?
Natalia Baer,
Jiří Król,
Carmen Nuzzo,
Stephanie Mata,
Sonia Rocher
Moderator: Natalia Baer, Head of Business Development, Private Markets, Persefoni |
16:45 - 17:30
Venture Capital: is venture catching up with PE on its approach to ESG?
Emma Bickerstaffe ,
Peter Dunbar,
Anna Grgic,
Ben Robson
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Moderator: Emma Bickerstaffe, Director – ESG, MJ Hudson
17:30 - 19:00
Close of day one of conference followed by cocktail reception, hosted by Bain & Co and Persefoni
Agenda
Responsible Investment Forum - Day 2 - Thursday 17th
08:00 - 08:50
Invitation only - LP & GP Breakfast Briefings
Invitation only
Plenary
08:55 - 09:00
Opening Remarks
09:00 - 09:40
The push towards enhanced consideration of ESG factors is coming from all angles
Ruth Knox,
Graeme Ardus ,
Erika Blanckaert,
Anna Follér,
Michael Marshall
- Investor commitments and tighter scrutiny on ESG
- How the regulatory agenda is pivoting to enforcement practices
- To what extent are lenders challenging borrowers on ESG risk management due to commitments and regulatory obligations?
- The danger of losing the license to operate
Moderator: Ruth Knox, Partner, ESG and Impact, Kirkland & Ellis
09:40 - 10:05
Fireside chat: Climate change strategy with Ares and Persefoni
Adam Heltzer,
Ryan Miller
- Managing investor pressure to set aggressive climate change goals
- Pursuing portfolio decarbonization across multiple asset classes like private equity, private credit, real estate, secondaries
- Investing in avoided emissions as part of a net zero strategy
Adam Heltzer, Head of ESG, Ares Management
in conversation with:
Ryan Miller, SVP & GM, Global Financial Services, Persefoni
10:05 - 10:35
Introduction to Business for Societal Impact (B4SI): A Social Impact Standard and how PE managers can apply
Mirja Weidner,
Clodagh Connolly,
Matt Sparkes
- How to measure and manage investments for social impact using B4SI
- Opportunities for education internally & communication externally when using the standard –
- To what extent is the information provided useful in fundraising and value creation
- Case studies of PE firms using the standard
10:35 - 11:10
Adding value through data at every stage of the investment process
Anders Klinkby,
Sylvain Forté,
Manuela Fumarola,
Kavita Jadeja,
Afolabi Oliver
- What providers are out there to simplify data collection and aggregation?
- Working with data providers to make their offerings relevant to PE
- Integrating ESG data with other areas of value creation
- How to avoid data collection being more onerous than useful
11:10 - 11:35
Coffee & Networking
Plenary
11:35 - 12:10
Moving beyond data to add tangible value at the portfolio level
Andrew Mather,
Christy Cooke,
Jérôme Kamm,
Caroline Löfgren,
Fabio Ranghino
- Is PE too obsessed with data? Does it really drive value
- Creating impact to add real value
- Facilitating value creation with limited resources at the fund level
- Using case studies to demonstrate value to management teams
12:10 - 12:45
ESG considerations when investing in energy over the next decade
Shane Power ,
Stan Miranda,
Saleh Panahi,
Minal Patel,
Shane Swords
- How does the war in Ukraine impact energy investing today and in the future?
- How should investors think about investing in fossil fuel-based companies vs renewables or other major positive contributors to the energy transition?
- To what extent is the current investment opportunity set attractive for long term investors?
- What are views on investing in newer technologies that could be critical to a successful energy transition (eg, hydrogen, carbon capture, nuclear)?
12:45 - 13:15
How should boards engage with portfolio companies on ESG
Maria Liby-Troein,
Robert Sroka,
Tricia Winton,
Simon Witney
- Diversity, equity & inclusion: working with portfolio companies to drive positive change
- How to work with the portfolio on issues that the fund itself is still struggling to address internally
- Engaging management teams in businesses with less obvious ESG issues
- Case studies of successfully changing portfolio companies
Moderator: Maria Liby-Troein, Associate Partner, Bain & Company
13:15 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:30
Why human rights are moving up the ESG agenda
Christopher Springham,
Phil Davis,
Kate McKeon,
Simon Whistler
- The importance of human rights in due diligence: has private equity been slow to take this seriously?
- Tips for defining human rights for specific portfolio companies in different sectors
- How are investor demands on human rights changing?
- Debunking the myth that social issues cannot be measured
Moderator: Christopher Springham, Formerly VP – Communications and Sustainability, LM Wind Power GE Renewable Energy Business
14:30 - 15:30
Regulatory workshop: European sustainability regulation for private markets
Led by expert lawyers from Travers Smith, the room will be split into small group discussions to discuss the latest developments in ESG regulation and practical approaches to them. Although the Travers team will lead the discussions, this is very much your opportunity to raise some of the difficult questions that face ESG and compliance professionals charged with implementation of these new and complex rules, and to discuss them with your peers from other firms.
Hosted by Simon Witney, Tim Lewis, Danny Riding, Henriika Hara, Sarah-Jane Denton and John Buttanshaw
For information on speaking at the event, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@peimedia.com | +44 (0)203 879 3893
Speakers for 2022 include:
Graeme Ardus
Head of ESG, Triton Partners
Head of Environmental, Social and Governance, Triton Capital Partners Graeme Ardus joined Triton in May 2013 as Head of Environment, Social Responsibility and Governance (ESG). Graeme previously held industrial roles as a Global Director of Occupatio… Read full bio
Natalia Baer
Head of Business Development, Private Markets, Persefoni
Natalia Baer: Head of Business Development, Private Markets at Persefoni. Natalia leads client engagement and business development for Persefoni’s Private Markets strategy across GPs and LPs. She works with private equity, private credit, venture cap… Read full bio
Vindi Banga
Partner, Clayton Dubilier & Rice
Mr. Banga joined CD&R's London office in 2010 after a 33-year career at Unilever, where he served as executive board member and president of Global Foods, Home & Personal Care businesses. He was also responsible for Unilever's sustainability… Read full bio
Clara Barby
Senior Partner, Just Climate
Clara is Senior Partner at Just Climate. Previously, Clara was Chief Executive of the Impact Management Project (IMP) and led the IFRS Foundation's project to establish the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB), under the direction of t… Read full bio
Anita Bhatia
Investment Director- Investment Director, Endowment Team, Guy's and St Thomas' Foundation
Anita is Investment Director at Guy's and St Thomas' Charity, working on the investment activities of the Charity's endowment and leads the development and implementation of the Charity's impact investing activities including portfolio construction,… Read full bio
Emma Bickerstaffe
Managing Director, ESG & Sustainability, MJ Hudson
Emma Bickerstaffe leads the ESG & sustainability practice at MJ Hudson offering both software solutions and advisory services to private market fund managers and investors globally. Emma’s main focus is to help mangers comply with relevant regula… Read full bio
Erika Blanckaert
Senior Public Affairs Manager, Invest Europe
Erika Blanckaert is Senior Public Affairs Manager – Head of Sustainability at Invest Europe. She represents Invest Europe’s 650 members before political and regulatory stakeholders and guides the agenda-setting work of the world’s largest private cap… Read full bio
Josh Brunert
Global Head of ESG Product, Apex
Joshua Brunert is Global Head of ESG Product for the multinational financial services provider, Apex Group, leading the development and deployment of its ESG Ratings and Advisory services for private companies and their investors. Joshua, and his tea… Read full bio
Natasha Buckley
Vice President, ESG - HarbourVest Partners
Natasha Buckley joined HarbourVest in 2019 and is responsible for sustaining the Firm’s ESG strategy and partnering with our general partners, limited partners, and the Firm’s employees to embrace sustainable investing. Natasha joined HarbourVest fro… Read full bio
Tanya Carmichael
Advisor, Independent
Tanya holds 20+ years’ experience as a private equity investor, inspired by opportunities for impact. Holder of a BA (Honours), LL.B and the ICD.D from the Rotman School of Management, Tanya recently led a global investment team and $12B private equi… Read full bio
Tania Carnegie
Global Lead for Private Equity & Asset Management - KPMG
Tania is the Global Lead for ESG and impact investing services for KPMG’s Private Equity and Asset Management clients. She is a Partner in KPMG’s ESG and Climate Advisory Practice based in New York. She advises institutional investors on strategies t… Read full bio
Clodagh Connolly
Global B4SI Director, Business for Societal Impact, Business for Societal Impact/SLR
Clodagh has designed and implemented the global change programme for Business for Societal Impact (B4SI) and manages the B4SI Network of companies. Clodagh has expertise in strategy development, stakeholder engagement, and impact measurement across p… Read full bio
Christy Cooke
EMEA Lead, Private Capital, EcoVadis
Christy joined EcoVadis in April 2018 and currently leads the growth of EcoVadis’ private capital solutions in Europe, Middle East & Africa. He has over 10 years of experience working in the field of sustainability, with roles in both NGOs and th… Read full bio
Jill Cooper
ESG Manager, Orion Resource Partners (USA)
Ms. Cooper is an environmental attorney with over 30 years of experience working on sustainability and ESG matters. Her experience covers a wide array of industries including mining, energy, water, manufacturing, consumer products, and government. Pr… Read full bio
Nicolas Cottis
Partner, ESG Transaction Services, KPMG
Nicolas is a Partner at KPMG France where he leads the firm’s ESG Private Equity proposition across the investment lifecycle. He has more than 20 years of ESG and Sustainability due diligence experience which he acquired working in the transaction fi… Read full bio
Matthew Cvijan
Commercial Director, Carbon Intelligence
Matt leads our Financial Services proposition within private markets, working closely with our client base and providing industry insights into the latest trends in sustainability within Financial Services. Matt has over nine years of experience in s… Read full bio
Phil Davis
Director of ESG, Helios Investment Partners
Phil joined Helios Investment Partners in August 2020 to take responsibility for Helios’ ESG activities across the investment lifecycle. He has 15 years of relevant professional experience, working in over 25 countries around the world. He was previo… Read full bio
Noëlla de Bermingham
Chief Sustainability Officer, Andera Partners
Noëlla de Bermingham started her career in the Sustainable Development Department of a major Hotel Group where she was in charge of projects, innovation and brand strategy. In 2014, Noëlla joined Private Equity sector as CSR Manager and then Deputy C… Read full bio
Ellen de Kreij
Operating Advisor - Sustainability, Apax Partners
Ellen de Kreij is responsible for the implementation of the Apax Partners Sustainability Programme and is a member of the Apax Operational Excellence team. Ellen joined Apax Partners in 2002 as Director of Deal Generation and became a Director in the… Read full bio
Dr. Silva Deželan
ESG Director, Stafford Capital Partners
Dr. Silva Dezelan is Stafford’s ESG Director and a member of the Executive Management Board. Prior to joining Stafford Silva worked for Robeco where she was responsible for ESG integration and the implementation of ESG engagement across different pri… Read full bio
Heidi DuBois
Global Head of ESG, AEA Investors
As Global Head of ESG, Heidi works across AEA’s investment groups, firm-level functions and portfolio investments on the development, execution and communication of their ESG strategies to multiple stakeholders. Prior to joining AEA, Heidi was Global… Read full bio
Peter Dunbar
Head of Private Equity, PRI
Peter Dunbar is a Private Equity Senior Specialist within the PRI’s Investment Practices team. Peter has 20 years experience in the asset management industry, and before joining PRI, was a Senior Manager in the private markets team of Capital Group f… Read full bio
Greg Fischer
Partner and Director, Sustainable Finance and Investment, Boston Consulting Group
Greg is a Partner and Director in Boston Consulting Group’s London Office. He is a core member of the Social Impact practice and leads the Sustainable Investing topic for major private equity clients. Greg helped establish the ESG Data Convergence Pr… Read full bio
Jennifer Flood
Vice President, Investindustrial
Jennifer Flood, Sustainability Vice President. Jennifer joined Investindustrial’s Investor Relations team in 2014 and has been managing all ESG issues at both the Firm and portfolio company level since 2016. Jennifer majored in Business and has an MB… Read full bio
Anna Follér
Head of Sustainability, The Sixth National Pension Fund
Anna Follér is Head of Sustainability at the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP6). She joined AP6 in 2014. Anna is responsible for leading and developing the sustainability programme of AP6. She heads the sustainability team which supports the o… Read full bio
Sylvain Forté
CEO, SESAMm
Sylvain Forté, CEO and co-founder of SESAMm, created the company in 2014 based on his passion for artificial intelligence and finance after receiving a double degree in engineering from France and Germany. Today, SESAMm is a leading alternative data… Read full bio
Anne Foster
Senior Director & Global Head of ESG - Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners
Director with over 15 years’ experience across investment, financial advisory, asset management and investment banking focused on infrastructure and global energy Ms. Foster is responsible for leading the firm’s ESG and Sustainability activities Vice… Read full bio
Adam Francis
Vice President, Asset Management, QuadReal
Adam joined QuadReal in June 2021. As Vice President of Asset Management within QuadReal’s International Real Estate business, he leads asset management in Europe. He was formerly the Head of Asset Management of the UK and Ireland of The Collective,… Read full bio
Manuela Fumarola
Head of ESG, Private Equity, Aberdeen Standard Investments
Manuela Fumarola joined abrdn in March 2021 as Head of ESG for the Global Private Equity business in order to institutionalise and enhance the boutique’s integration of ESG and increasing focus on sustainability. Prior to joining abrdn, Manuela worke… Read full bio
Jarlyth Gibson
Global Head of ESG - Advent International
Jarlyth Hancock Gibson joined Advent in 2000 and has over 20 years of experience in various areas of the investment management business, ranging from developing a treasury function to managing a trading process to building a global compliance program… Read full bio
Cornelia Gomez
Operating Principal & Global Head of ESG, General Atlantic
Cornelia Gomez is the Global Head of ESG at General Atlantic. In this role, she oversees the firm’s strategy to advance environmental, social and governance (ESG) efforts for its global operations and across its portfolio. Before joining General Atla… Read full bio
Robin Grenfell
Green Analytics, Macquarie Asset Management's Green Investment Group
Robin is in the Green Investment Group (GIG) Green Analytics Team, which forms part of the MAM Sustainability team. Robin joined Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) in 2018. Robin is an experienced environmental scientist, sustainable finance pr… Read full bio
Anna Grgic
ESG Integration Manager, Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP6)
Anna Grgic is part of the sustainability team at the Sixth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP6) where she joined in 2019. In her role as ESG Integration Manager her focus is to work closely with the investment team and drive the development of the fun… Read full bio
Lydia Guett
Sustainable and Impact Investing Specialist, Cambridge Associates
Lydia is a Director in the Sustainable and Impact Investing Group at Cambridge Associates, working on the integration of ESG and Impact investment strategies into client portfolios, as well as ESG/Impact investment research. She works with Endowments… Read full bio
Alison Hampton
Founder, Alma Verde Advisors
Alison is the founder of Alma Verde Advisors, which provides strategic consultancy and training services to private equity, venture capital and other investors on how to incorporate responsible investment into their investment decision-making and own… Read full bio
Tyler Harnish
Head of Net Zero Cloud Distribution, Salesforce
Salesforce Role Responsible for leading global GTM, Growth and Business strategy for Net Zero Cloud Career Highlights 22+ Years in technology holding Senior Leadership positions in EMEA and AMER Extensive experience of working with and integrating ac… Read full bio
Adam Heltzer
Managing Director, Head of ESG, Ares Management
Mr. Heltzer is a Managing Director and the Global Head of the Environmental, Social and Governance Group, reporting to Ares' President and CEO, where he leads the Firm's environmental, social and governance efforts. Prior to joining Ares in 2020, Mr.… Read full bio
Felix Heon
Sustainability Director, Antin Infrastructure Partners
Felix Heon is Sustainability Director at Antin Infrastructure Partners, where he leads the development and implementation of the firm’s sustainability strategy. As part of his role, Felix works alongside the wider Antin team, ensuring that ESG matter… Read full bio
James Holley
Partner, ESG Transaction Services, KPMG in the UK
James is a Partner in KPMG’s Deal Advisory practice, responsible for leading the ESG Transaction Services team and PE ESG strategy. James has a wealth of ESG experience from 20 years in the industry, both as a consultant and in-house Head of ESG for… Read full bio
Charlie Jacques
Head of Sustainability and Impact Investment, Real Estate, Schroders capital
Charlie is the Head of Sustainability and Impact Investment, Real Estate for Schroders Capital. She is responsible for real estate sustainability and impact strategy and implementation oversight. She led the business' Net Zero Commitment in 2019 and… Read full bio
Kavita Jadeja
Director, Sustainability, EQT
Kavita joined EQT Partners in April 2022. She works closely with EQT’s investment advisors and with the portfolio companies to integrate sustainability across our investment cycle, from sourcing through exits to enable sustainable transformation. Pri… Read full bio
Jérôme Kamm
Investment Director – Direct Equity Investments, Hamilton Lane
Jérôme is a member of Hamilton Lane’s Direct Equity investment team, based in London. He works on the origination, evaluation and due diligence of direct equity opportunities, with a focus on Impact transactions, which he leads in EMEA. Prior to join… Read full bio
Anders Klinkby
Managing Director, Position Green Advisory
Anders Klinkby is Managing Director at Position Green. He is a trusted advisor for leading asset owners and asset managers within infrastructure, private equity and venture. Before joining Position Green Anders was co-founder and CEO at Klinkby Enge,… Read full bio
Ruth Knox
Partner – ESG & Impact, Kirkland & Ellis
Ruth Knox is a partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP and member of the Firm’s ESG & Impact Practice Group, which advises some of the world’s most sophisticated private equity firms, corporations, and project spons… Read full bio
Jiří Król
Deputy CEO, Global Head of Government Affairs, AIMA
Jiří Krόl, Deputy CEO, Global Head of Government Affairs, joined AIMA in April 2010. Jiří started his career at the Czech securities market regulator. He then moved to the European Commission’s Internal Market Directorate-General, where he was respon… Read full bio
Elizabeth Lewis
Managing Director of ESG, Blackstone
Elizabeth Lewis is a Managing Director and Deputy Head of ESG, supporting Blackstone's corporate Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) efforts. Prior to joining Blackstone, Ms. Lewis was at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the privat… Read full bio
Maria Liby-Troein
Associate Partner, Bain & Company
Maria is an Associate Partner based in Bain & Company’s Stockholm office. She is a part of Bain & Company’s EMEA Private Equity team, where she focuses on supporting investors with investing behind themes related to the climate transition and… Read full bio
Oliver Light
Real Estate Commercial Director - Carbon Intelligence, Part of Accenture
Oliver Light Real Estate Director Oliver is the Real Estate Director at Carbon Intelligence, part of Accenture, with over ten years of experience delivering ESG services to real estate investors and large corporate occupiers. Oliver sits on several r… Read full bio
Marc Lino
Senior Partner, Global ESG Leader for Private Equity, Bain&Company
Marc is a senior partner based in Bain&Company’s Amsterdam office. He leads global ESG efforts for our Private Equity practice. In this capacity, Marc works with our clients across the investing value chain – from fundraising and strategy through… Read full bio
Caroline Löfgren
Head of Responsible Investment, Hg
Caroline is head of Responsible Investing at Hg. Covering all Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) related topics, she is part of both the Client Services team and the Operations Innovation team. Caroline works actively with Hg’s deal team to imp… Read full bio
Christoph Lueneburger
Managing Director - TowerBrook
Christoph is a Managing Director of TowerBrook, where he leads the firm’s investments in German speaking Europe and co-chairs the Responsible Ownership Committee. Previously, Christoph was a partner at Egon Zehnder, where he led the firm’s private eq… Read full bio
James Magor
Director, Sustainability, Actis
James joined Actis in January 2016, where he works as a Director in the Sustainability team and sits on the firm’s Risk Committee. James has over 17 years of global sustainability experience in the private equity, banking, and development finance sec… Read full bio
Diane Mak
Director, Impact Measurement and Management, Allianz Global Investors
Diane Mak leads AllianzGI’s Impact Measurement & Management team. In her role, Diane oversees the development and implementation of the impact framework and approach for the due diligence, measurement and management of AllianzGI’s private market… Read full bio
Michael Marshall
Head of Sustainable Ownership, Railpen
Michael Marshall is Head of Sustainable Ownership at RPMI Railpen (“Railpen”). As a member of Railpen’s Fiduciary Leadership Team, Michael is accountable for the integration of environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) factors into the fi… Read full bio
Stephanie Mata
Managing Director of Investor Relations, Three Hills Capital Partners
Stephanie joined the company in November 2020 as a Managing Director of Investor Relations. Stephanie brings over 18 years of private equity fundraising experience, having worked on more than 20 primary fundraises aggregating over $11 billion of capi… Read full bio
Andrew Mather
Strategic Sustainability Consulting - Ramboll UK
Andy is a director in Ramboll’s Strategic Sustainability team, leading their sustainable finance consulting services. He is based in London advising Private Equity, investors and wider corporate clients on ESG and sustainability across the full lifec… Read full bio
Anne Matusewicz
Director of ESG and Impact Strategy, Reporting21
Anne is a Director of ESG & Impact Strategy at Reporting 21, working with North America and UK-based private markets investors to help them reach their sustainability goals. She drives ESG strategy across the investment lifecycle, informing ESG d… Read full bio
Kate McKeon
Head of Sustainability, InfraRed Capital Partners
Kate joined the InfraRed team in 2016. Kate is responsible for the development and implementation of InfraRed’s sustainability strategy and programme. Kate works closely with the Investments, Asset Management and Portfolio Management teams to evaluat… Read full bio
Nathalia Millan
Head of ESG for Private Equity - Tikehau Investment Management
Nathalia Millan joined Tikehau Capital in 2020 to reinforce the development of the Group’s sustainable investing strategy. Nathalia now serves as the Head of ESG for Private Equity and her role is to support the definition and deployment of the impac… Read full bio
Ryan Miller
Senior Vice President and General Manager, Global Financial Services, Persefoni
Ryan leads Persefoni's Financial Services division which includes strategy, product, development, sales and go-to-market functions. Prior to Persefoni, he spent seven years at Malk Partners, a boutique management consultancy that works exclusively wi… Read full bio
Stan Miranda
Founder and Chairman, Partners Capital
Stan founded Partners Capital in 2001. He was Chief Executive Officer from 2001 until June 2020, before taking on the role of Chairman. He held the Chief Investment Officer position until 2016. He is a member of the firm’s Global Investment Committee… Read full bio
Ben Morley
Partner and Associate Director, BCG
Ben Morley is a Partner and Associate Director in BCG’s Boston office, where he focuses on supporting private equity funds on ESG topics across the investment lifecycle. Ben is BCG’s private equity practice lead for ESG due diligence and ESG reportin… Read full bio
Natasha Morris
Managing Director Responsibility and Impact, Adamantem Capital
Natasha Morris is the Managing Director of Responsibility and Impact at Adamantem Capital. Natasha has worked across both the private sector and the social impact sector for over twenty years in both Australia and the UK. Before joining Adamantem Cap… Read full bio
Katharina Neureiter
Head of ESG, EMEA & APAC - Carlyle
Katharina is Head of ESG, EMEA & APAC. She focuses on developing ESG integration and sustainable investments strategies in Carlyle’s flagship funds and partners with portfolio companies to drive value through ESG initiatives. Prior to joining Car… Read full bio
Dr Andreas Nilsson
Managing Director and Head of Impact, Golding Capital Partners
Dr Andreas Nilsson is Managing Director and Head of Impact at Golding Capital Partners and responsible for impact investments. He joined the Golding team in 2021 Prior to joining Golding, Mr Nilsson was Managing Partner of Sonanz, an Impact-focused f… Read full bio
Carmen Nuzzo
Head of Fixed Income, UN-PRI
Carmen Nuzzo is responsible for the PRl's fixed income programme, including the sovereign, sub-sovereign, securitised products and private debt workstreams, as well as the ESG in credit risk and ratings initiative. Carmen works with investors, credit… Read full bio
Afolabi Oliver
Director, Operational Due Diligence - ESG Officer, Aksia
Afolabi Oliver Afolabi is a Director on the Operational Due Diligence team and has over 13 years of industry experience. His responsibilities include performing operational due diligence on European alternative investments, as well as performing ad-h… Read full bio
Saleh Panahi
Managing Director – Private Equity, Blackstone
Saleh Panahi is a Managing Director in the Private Equity Group in London, where he focuses on investments in the Energy Transition, Industrials, Media & Telecommunications industries. Since joining Blackstone in 2012, Mr. Panahi has been involve… Read full bio
Emmanuel Parmentier
Managing Partner, Indefi
Emmanuel Parmentier is a managing partner at Indefi since 2007. He has more than 15 years of experience providing strategic advice to asset managers and leads the ESG and sustainability advisory practice for financial investors worldwide. In recent y… Read full bio
Minal Patel
Junior Partner, Greencoat Capital
Minal joined Greencoat Capital in January 2019 and is responsible for managing the bioenergy, heat and Energy Transition business. She started her professional career in renewable energy investment in 2005. Prior to joining Greencoat Capital, Minal w… Read full bio
Kerstin Pfliegner
Partner Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change, ERM
Kerstin Pfliegner is a partner for corporate sustainability and climate change with ERM leading these advisory services in Central and Eastern Europe. As international expert for biodiversity and nature-based solutions, she drives ERM’s work on natur… Read full bio
Shane Power
Associate Director of Investments, NTR
Shane joined NTR in November 2022 and has 11 years of experience in the energy and infrastructure sectors working across equity, debt and derivative transactions. Most recently Shane spent 5 years working at Goldman Sachs in its Investment Bank based… Read full bio
Olivia Prentice
Partner, Head of Impact, Bridges Fund Management
Olivia is responsible for Bridges’ impact strategy and impact management practice across all funds. Previously, Olivia was on secondment from Bridges to co-found the Impact Management Project (IMP), an ambitious sector-wide initiative to build market… Read full bio
Maria Prieto
Co-Head of Private Equity Investments Europe & Head of Sustainability Private Equity, Schroders Capital
Maria co-heads Schroders Capital’s Private Equity Investment activities in Europe. She is also Head of Sustainability & Impact for Private Equity. Prior to joining Schroders Capital in 2013, Maria Claudia worked for Capital Dynamics where she foc… Read full bio
Leela Ramnath
Senior Vice President, Head of ESG, Warburg Pincus
Leela Ramnath is Senior Vice President and Head of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) at Warburg Pincus, where she leads global ESG strategy for the firm, collaborates with investment teams and portfolio companies to drive and optimize imple… Read full bio
Fabio Ranghino
Partner and Head of Strategy & Sustainability - Ambienta
Fabio is a Partner and Head of Strategy & Sustainability at Ambienta and is based in Milan. He has joined Ambienta in 2011 and since then has led the development of Ambienta’s approach to sutainability driven investment across asset classes build… Read full bio
Peter Rawlings
ERM, Partner, Finance Lead, EMEA, ERM
Peter is a Partner with ERM based out of the UK, and he leads ERM’s Finance Sector activities across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Peter is a sustainability and climate change expert who has worked globally supporting clients for over 25 years. Pet… Read full bio
Ben Robson
General Counsel and Group Compliance Officer, Molten Ventures
Ben Robson is General Counsel and Group Compliance Officer for publicly listed Venture Capital firm, Molten Ventures. Ben sits on the Group’s ESG Board Committee and chairs the firm’s ESG working group, which was established in 2020 to deliver on the… Read full bio
Sonia Rocher
Managing Director, BlackRock
Sonia Rocher is a Managing Director in BlackRock Private Credit Strategies. She is a Lead Portfolio Manager in European Private Debt. She joined BlackRock in 2015 as a founding member of the European Private Debt platform. She is also leading ESG eng… Read full bio
Abrielle Rosenthal
Chief Sustainability Officer, Towerbrook
Ms. Rosenthal is Chief Sustainability Officer, Chief Human Resources Officer and a Managing Director of TowerBrook, and co-Chair of the Responsible Ownership Committee and DE&I Committee. Prior to joining TowerBrook, Ms. Rosenthal was a corporate… Read full bio
Chloë Sanders
Head of ESG - CVC Capital Partners
Chloë Sanders is Head of ESG at CVC. Based in London, she joined CVC in 2010 having previously worked in Commercial Law and Technology at a private practice law firm. Chloë holds a Certificate in Business Sustainability Management from the Cambridge… Read full bio
Matt Schey
Senior Director, Sustainable Investing & Strategic Projects, Institutional Limited Partners Association
Matt Schey is Senior Director of Sustainable Investing and Strategic Projects at the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA), where he leads the Association’s sustainable investing and ESG efforts. Prior to joining ILPA in 2019, Matt was a… Read full bio
Natalie Sediako
Executive Director - LGT Capital Partners Ltd
Natalie Sediako is an executive director in the direct investments team of LGT Capital Partners and a co-portfolio manager of the firm’s Crown Impact strategy, a private equity impact offering focused predominantly on impact co-investments. Prior to… Read full bio
Adinah Shackleton
Head of ESG, Permira
Adinah is Head of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) and is responsible for overseeing and further developing Permira’s ESG activities. Prior to joining Permira, Adinah spent eight years with a global sustainability consultancy, as a principal… Read full bio
Snehal Shah
Reporter, New Private Markets, PEI Media
Snehal Shah is a reporter for New Private Markets, PEI Media’s sustainability-focused publication. She covers ESG, sustainability and impact investments including investors’ allocations and policies; managers’ investment strategies and ESG and divers… Read full bio
Vanessa Sheehan
Associate Director, Carbon Intelligence
Vanessa is an Associate Director at Carbon Intelligence, part of Accenture and is the technical lead for Ci's financial services team. Vanessa supports the full spectrum of our financial services clients with footprinting their portfolios in line wit… Read full bio
Morgan Sheil
Associate Vice President, Impact and Sustainability, Energy Impact Partners
Morgan Sheil is an AVP of Impact and Sustainability at Energy Impact Partners. Morgan leads and supports LP Impact and sustainability, climate and ESG due diligence, and portfolio impact measurement. Prior to joining EIP Morgan worked at KKR as the c… Read full bio
Radhika Shroff
Managing Director, Private Equity Impact Investing, Nuveen Real Assets
Radhika is a managing director on the Private Equity Impact Team at Nuveen and is responsible for identifying, executing and managing direct private equity investments in key thematic impact sectors of climate and inclusive growth in both developed a… Read full bio
Matt Sparkes
Chair - B4SI
As Chair of Business for Societal Impact for four years, Matt has led a group of professionals in bringing this social impact framework to a market-leading position. In his day job, Matt leads Linklaters work on responsible business globally, ensurin… Read full bio
Christopher Springham
Sustainability/ESG Advisor to Boards and Impact Investors
Christopher Springham spent over a decade working at board level to build one of the world's most successful wind energy component manufacturers. LM Wind Power became the first global industrial business to achieve carbon neutrality in 2018. Together… Read full bio
Robert Sroka
ESG Director, Abris Capital Partners
Robert Sroka- ESG Director and Chief Ethics Officer for Central Europe at Abris Capital Partners. He is responsible for developing and overseeing a responsible investment policy and all ESG areas. He has 15 years of experience working on business eth… Read full bio
Tommy Stadlen
Founding Partner, Giant Ventures
Tommy Stadlen is a Founding Partner at Giant Ventures, the global venture capital firm backing purpose-driven technology founders. Tommy is Co-Founder of the Tailwind SPAC platform, which has launched three public companies with a combined market cap… Read full bio
Shane Swords
Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations - NextEnergy Capital
Shane, with over 20 years’ experience, joined NextEnergy Capital in 2019. Shane and his team have just announced the first close for NextPower UK ESG (“NPUK ESG”) at £327 million, which is over 65% of NPUK ESG’s target of £500m. The fund has a hard c… Read full bio
Tomas Sys
Principal, UK M&A and ESG Advisory Lead, Ramboll
Tomas is a Principal and UK ESG and M&A Advisory Lead at Ramboll. Tomas helps financial sector and corporate clients to navigate and identify ESG risks and opportunities during due diligence process, assess means of incorporating ESG aspects into… Read full bio
Greta Talbot-Jones
Associate Director - Responsible Investment, Aviva Investors
Greta is responsible for ESG focussed product development within private markets, integrating climate and social criteria intothe investment process. She identifies new investment opportunities in the sustainability space for Real Assets. Previously… Read full bio
Gavin Templeton
Partner, Pollination
Gavin is an entrepreneurial leader in all areas of sustainability, recognised globally as an expert in the green economy and the low carbon transition. He has a proven track record of identifying concepts and developing them into innovative commercia… Read full bio
Elly Thio
Managing Director, EQT Future - EQT
Elly Thio is a Managing Director in EQT Partners' Future Fund, based in London. Prior to joining EQT, Elly worked at TPG Capital for 13 years, where her most recent role was as a Principal with TPG Rise Climate. Elly started her career as an investme… Read full bio
Tom Timmerman
Principal | ESG & Sustainability
Tom is a Principal at the ESG & Sustainability business unit of MJ Hudson. He is leading the newly set-up Carbon & Climate practice, a team of specialist consultants that supports private equity clients on topics such as value chain carbon em… Read full bio
Amarik Ubhi
Partner, Global Head of Infrastructure, Mercer
Amarik Ubhi is Global Head of Infrastructure in Mercer's Alternatives group. He is responsible for overseeing the sourcing, due diligence and monitoring of infrastructure investment opportunities, and also the construction of infrastructure portfolio… Read full bio
Maaike van der Schoot
Head of Responsible Investment, AlpInvest Partners
Maaike van der Schoot is AlpInvest Partner’s Head of Responsible Investment and oversees the development and implementation of the Responsible Investment policy. She joined AlpInvest Partners in 2002. Prior to her current role, she was an investment… Read full bio
Bhavika Vyas
Managing Director, Head of Impact Investing, Stepstone Group
Ms. Vyas is a member of the responsible investing team at StepStone, with a focus on impact investing. She is also involved in the Firm’s responsible investing initiative. Prior to StepStone, Ms. Vyas was a managing director at East Rock Capital, a m… Read full bio
Sarah Walker
AVP, Global Head of Private Equity Practice, Salesforce
Sarah Walker is the VP, Global Head of Private Equity Practice at Salesforce. Her team’s remit is to build strategic partnerships with the Private Equity community, supporting and accelerating our partners’ portfolio companies and acquisitions to ach… Read full bio
Simon Whistler
Head of Real Assets, Principles for Responsible Investment
Simon joined the PRI in 2018 and leads the organisation’s work on real assets. He works with real assets investors to support their understanding and implementation of responsible investment, including on issues such as climate change, human rights,… Read full bio
Jennifer Wilson
CEO and Founder, Re:Co
Jennifer Wilson is an experienced executive who is passionate about helping companies find ways to drive business performance while improving their record on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors. As the CEO of Re:Co, a market-leading S… Read full bio
Tricia Winton
Senior Vice President and Global Head of ESG, Bain Capital
Tricia Winton joined Bain Capital in 2020. She is a Senior Vice President and Global Head of ESG for the firm. Ms. Winton has over 25 years of experience building effective and successful businesses, focusing on value creation, organization performan… Read full bio
Simon Witney
Senior Consultant, Travers Smith
Simon is a senior consultant at Travers Smith with over 25 years' experience in regulatory, transactional and fund formation disciplines. Having been a prolific writer and regular speaker on company law and corporate governance throughout his career,… Read full bio
Mirja Weidner
ESG Director - Charterhouse Capital Partners
Mirja Weidner joined Charterhouse in 2015. She is Charterhouse’s ESG Director.She previously worked in asset management and compliance related roles at international banks HSBC, WestLB and Wells Fargo.Mirja holds a BCom degree in Law from the Univers… Read full bio
Kim Woehl
ESG Principal, Montagu Private Equity
Kim joined Montagu in 2021. Based in London, she is responsible for advancing and implementing Montagu’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) policy and strategy. Prior to joining Montagu, Kim spent 9 years working in sustainability consultanci… Read full bio
Serge Younes
Head of Sustainability, Investindustrial
Serge is the Head of Sustainability at Investindustrial, responsible for Sustainability, Responsible Investing and sustainable growth. He leads a team of highly experienced sustainability experts to deliver tangible value and impact in the investment… Read full bio
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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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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.
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Connect with your peers at interactive workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts.
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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.
