Diving deep into frontline debates of ESG and sustainable finance
Join the Responsible Investor Asia conference to connect with a global audience of ESG, sustainable finance, and responsible investment professionals in Asia. Gain insights from asset owners and understand what they’re looking for in their next investment partner in 2024 and beyond.
Share solutions, connect and collaborate with sustainably focused investors and come away with actionable insights on current trends that are shaping the regional landscape. Topics include:
- achieving net-zero ambitions
- climate risk scenario analysis
- developments in the local and regional regulatory landscape
- the evolution of the carbon trading market
- the growth of the sustainable banking sector
- the rising cost of palm oil and implication for deforestation
2023 asset owners attendees included:
2023 speakers included:
What to expect at the forum?
Valuable insight into the sustainable finance industry
Hear from industry leaders on topics and trends that are shaping the investment landscape during high-level discussions critical to advancing Asia’s future economy.
Expand your professional network
Connect with stakeholders in all aspects of the ESG spectrum. From banks, pension funds, insurers, NGOs, think tanks, and financial regulators. Build your network to advance your professional horizons.
Asian-focused content with a global perspective
With a well-established network of sustainable finance practitioners, Responsible Investor will bring together both local and international attendees to discuss how to progress Asian business in a sustainability-conscious world.
Key event themes
» Key drivers of ESG in Asia within the context of geopolitics, energy crisis, inflation and Covid variants
» Regulators’ perspectives on ESG disclosure for funds and corporates
» Asia’s net-zero pathway and the role of investors
» Future of voluntary disclosure: Will ISSB and sustainability disclosure frameworks impact Asia EM regulations?
» Application of the just transition within the Asia context
» ESG in the new normal of volatile global supply chains
» Understand investor engagement trends and rise of investor proxy activism
» Biodiversity: the what and the how of biodiversity risk management
» ESG indices in the Asian context: a fair shake or not?
Apply for a complimentary asset owner pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible asset owners 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, foundation, endowment, trust, family office or corporate investment division.
Please register your interest and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.
Connect with investors & ESG professionals
Responsible Investor Asia provides an opportunity to make connections with an exclusive audience of ESG and sustainable finance decision makers.
Share your solutions, collaborate and network with senior-level executives through bespoke sponsorship packages to meet your 2023 business goals.
Be recognised as driving the future of sustainable finance to institutional investors in Asia
Sponsoring at Responsible Investor global events positions your company at the forefront of key decision-makers and ensures your profile gains a competitive advantage within the industry. Enquire about bespoke sponsorship packages to:
- Align your brand with Responsible Investor’s authoritative content-led event portfolio and be seen as a go-to solution provider for senior ESG and sustainable finance professionals.
- Stand tall amongst your competitors by positioning your company at Responsible Investor Asia and embed your brand as a major player to senior institutional investors.
- Raise your profile as a thought leader within the industry to overcome the key challenges within responsible investing.
- Showcase your institutional investor solutions, in-person to new global audiences and generate new business opportunities to achieve your targets.
2023 sponsors included:
Join leading Asian asset owners & industry professionals
Hiroshi Komori
Senior Director, Stewardship & ESG, GPIF
RI events around the world have been beneficial to catch up on ongoing ESG issues and network with great people.
Andrea Palmer
ESG Lead, PGGM
I appreciate the quality of the delegates and the conversations. It’s the go-to venue to gauge developments in ESG integration.
RI Asia 2024 agenda coming soon.
For more information on the agenda, please contact Boris Petrovic.
boris.p@pei.group | +44 (0)20 3307 2474
Pre-Event Resources
For more information on speaking in 2024, please contact Boris Petrovic.
boris.p@pei.group | +44 (0)20 3307 2474
2023 speakers included:
Kristina Anguelova
Head of Asia Sustainable Finance, WWF-Singapore
Kristina Anguelova is Head of Asia Sustainable Finance at World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) in Singapore and oversees technical teams across banking, investment, financial regulation and ESG technical training. She is also part of WWF’s Global Finance… Read full bio
Khalid Azizuddin
Senior Reporter, Responsible Investor
Khalid retrained as a journalist after working for a number of years in corporate strategy at Sime Darby in Malaysia. He focuses on sustainability data & disclosures, policy and developing markets. He is a former winner of the CFA UK Journalist o… Read full bio
Jewel Myrtel Bautista
Director, Industry Practice Lead, Moody's Analytics
Jewel Myrtel Bautista is a Subject Matter Expert within the Moody’s Risk and Finance Analytics practice across Asia Pacific and the Middle East. Her key areas of focus are end-to-end Credit Risk Assessment and optimization, ESG and Climate Risk manag… Read full bio
Julia Bingler
Fellow for Monetary Policy, Council on Economic Policies
Dr Julia Bingler is Research Associate in Financial Risk Data Analytics at the University of Oxford Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, and leads the Natural Language Processing for Sustainable Finance (NLP4SF) Programme. She also holds a… Read full bio
Pei Ya Boon
Regional Conservation Finance Program Manager, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)
Boon Pei Ya is the regional conservation finance program manager for Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) South-east Asia Archipelago. She develops finance mechanisms that aim to unlock a blend of public and private capital for conservation impact; bo… Read full bio
Herry Cho
Managing Director, Head of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance, Singapore Exchange (SGX)
Ms Herry Cho joined the Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) in February 2021 and drives SGX Group’s sustainability and sustainable finance strategic direction and implementation, to transform SGX Group and its ecosystem into a world-class, trusted multi-a… Read full bio
Jennifer Coulson
Senior Managing Director and Global Head of ESG, BCI
Jennifer is responsible to lead all ESG strategies and programs at BCI. This includes advancing BCI’s ESG approach in line with the fast-changing landscape, and its support for the global goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. With $233.0 bill… Read full bio
Sumi Dhanarajan
Managing Director, Southeast Asia, Forum For The Future
Sumi Dhanarajan is the Managing Director, Southeast Asia, Forum for the Future, an international non-profit organisation with a mission to catalyse a deep and urgent transition to a just and regenerative future. Her current projects include leading t… Read full bio
Jörg Eigendorf
Chief Sustainability Officer, Deutsche Bank
Jörg is the Chief Sustainability Officer of Deutsche Bank. In this capacity, he is the Vice-Chair of the Sustainability Committee chaired by the CEO and Chairman of the Sustainability Strategy Steering Committee. He joined Deutsche Bank in 2016 as Gl… Read full bio
Claes Forman
Managing Director and Head of Natural Resources Group Asia, Deutsche Bank
Claes Forman is a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank in Singapore. He works within the Investment Bank focusing on advisory, capital markets and financing. He leads coverage of the bank’s client base in Asia across natural resources verticals includi… Read full bio
Anthony Fossati
Global Head of ESG Sales, FactSet
Anthony is Global Head of ESG Sales at FactSet and is responsible for the firm’s overall commercial strategy for ESG. Anthony came from Truvalue Labs, an AI/ML ESG data provider that FactSet acquired in 2020 and was one of the original employees to h… Read full bio
Kelvin Fu
Managing Partner, Gunung Capital
Kelvin Fu is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Gunung Capital. His responsibilities include deal sourcing, structuring, analysis, and portfolio management across the company’s investments in infrastructure-related industries, building materials,… Read full bio
Rodney Geres
Senior Director, Business Development - Asia Pacific, ICE
Rodney joined ICE (via various acquisitions) in April 2000 and is currently based in Singapore responsible for business development and market development activities including the sustainable finance data business at ICE in Asia. Rodney held various… Read full bio
Snorre Gjerde
Lead Investment Stewardship Manager, Norges Bank Investment Management
Snorre Gjerde is Lead Investment Stewardship Manager at Norges Bank Investment Management, the Norwegian sovereign wealth fund. He leads the fund's ownership activities on a number of environmental topics, including nature and biodiversity, and engag… Read full bio
Mark Glossoti
Chief Operating Officer, Climate Impact X (CIX)
Mark Glossoti is Chief Operating Officer (COO) at CIX, overseeing the core functions of risk, operations, finance, legal and compliance, and human resources. Prior to this role, Mark was COO at TransAsia Private Capital. Over an extensive career he h… Read full bio
James Griffin MP
Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change, NSW Australia
James Griffin is a former Minister for Environment and Heritage for the state of New South Wales, Australia’s largest state. He is now the Shadow Minister for Energy and Climate Change. As Environment Minister, James legislated increased powers for t… Read full bio
Sanjay Gujral
Chief Business Officer, Everstone Group | Eversource Capital
Sanjay is a business leader with close to three decades of experience across private capital investment management and corporate finance advisory. As Chief Business Officer at Everstone, Sanjay has worked across various facets of at this private capi… Read full bio
Satoshi Ikeda
Chief Sustainable Finance Officer, Financial Services Agency, Government of Japan
Satoshi Ikeda has been the Chief Sustainable Finance Officer (CFSO) at the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA) since 2019. In this role, he covers a wide range of issues concerning sustainable finance which include, among other things, designin… Read full bio
Mushtaq Kapasi
Managing Director and Chief Representative, Asia Pacific, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
Mushtaq Kapasi leads ICMA’s work in the Asia-Pacific region. He has been based in Hong Kong since 2002, engaged in senior strategy, capital market and legal roles covering the region at international banks active in Asia. He has worked as a lawyer in… Read full bio
Kamran Khan
Head of ESG for Asia Pacific, Deutsche Bank
Kamran Khan is Deutsche Bank's Head of ESG for Asia Pacific. In this newly established client facing role, he isresponsible for defining and executing the bank's ESG strategy across all business divisions in Asia. He is a member of the Global Sustai… Read full bio
Neha Khanna
Senior Manager, Climate Policy Initiative
Neha Khanna, Green and Sustainable Finance Expert, leads the green, and sustainable finance practice in India for Climate Policy Initiative, a global non-profit research and advisory institution with deep expertise in finance and policy. A financial… Read full bio
Sixtine Le Borgne
Head of Sustainability and Customer Intimacy - Asia Pacific, BASF South East Asia
Sixtine Le Borgne has been working for BASF for over a decade. Le Borgne studied chemical engineering and acquired an MBA afterwards. Prior to her recent role, she worked in Strategic Marketing, Research and New Business Development catering to vario… Read full bio
En Lee
Managing Director, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investments, Asia, LGT
En Lee is Managing Director, Head of Sustainable and Impact Investments in Asia at LGT where he manages the regional impact investment portfolio in Southeast Asia and China. En was a Partner and is currently a Senior Advisor of Lightrock, a global pr… Read full bio
Joanne Lee
Responsible Investment Specialist Asia, First Sentier Investors
Joanne Lee is a sustainable finance expert with over 14 years of experience in environmental finance. As a Responsible Investment (RI) Specialist at First Sentier Investors (FSI), Joanne works on the strategic development and implementation of the fi… Read full bio
Eric Lim
Chief Sustainability Officer, UOB
Mr Eric Lim is Managing Director and the Chief Sustainability Officer at United Overseas Bank Limited (UOB). His role is to drive UOB’s sustainability strategy and objectives of helping businesses and individuals transition to a sustainable future an… Read full bio
Dave Luo
Research Manager for Protein Transition, Asia Research & Engagement (ARE)
Dave Luo, Research Manager of ARE’s Protein Transition program, is responsible for shareholder engagement with Asian food companies and thematic research development. In July 2023, he authored ‘Charting Asia’s Protein Transition’, a report which mode… Read full bio
David Lynne
Head of Corporate Bank, Deutsche Bank
David Lynne is the Head of Corporate Bank (CB) and a chair of the CB Executive Committee. He is responsible for the overall strategy of the business, including controls, budget planning, P&L as well as alignment with Deutsche Bank (DB) strategy a… Read full bio
Benjamin McCarron
Founder and Managing Director, Asia Research and Engagement
Benjamin McCarron is the Founder and Managing Director of Singapore headquartered Asia Research & Engagement (ARE). ARE collaborates with global institutional investors to raise ESG matters with Asian corporations. Thematic areas include Energy T… Read full bio
Chirag Mehta
Chief Investment Officer, Quantum Asset Management Company
Mr. Chirag Mehta is currently Chief Investment Officer (CIO) at Quantum Asset Management Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quantum Advisors. He joined the Quantum group in 2006. He has two decades of experience specializing in asset allocation, e… Read full bio
Kurt Metzger
Director, Energy Transition, Asia Research and Engagement
Kurt is the Director of the Energy Transition Platform for Asia Research and Engagement. The platform is an investor backed corporate engagement platform focused on accelerating the transition to sustainable energy in Asia. Key areas of research and… Read full bio
Markus Müller
Chief Investment Officer ESG and Global Head of Chief Investment Office, Deutsche Bank - Private Bank
Markus Müller’s research focuses mainly on the structural transformation of economies and societies and on sustainability. He has authored several books and articles on the transformation of society and economies and is a columnist for the Global Pol… Read full bio
Ghislaine Nadaud
Senior Sustainable Investing Specialist, Robeco
Ghislaine Nadaud is a Senior Sustainable Investing Specialist within Robeco’s Sustainable Investing Center of Expertise. Ghislaine will drive the firm’s engagement programs on human rights, biodiversity, and palm oil in Asia, support the investment t… Read full bio
Charles Nguyen
Managing Director, Head of ESG Investing Asia, Neuberger Berman
Charles Nguyen, CFA, Managing Director, Head of ESG Asia, joined the firm in 2006. Charles is responsible for ESG integration, strategy and client engagement in Asia. He previously led the analysis of sustainability topics across Neuberger Berman’s p… Read full bio
Vi Nguyen
Principal Strategist, Sustainable Finance, Forum for the Future
Vi Nguyen is Forum for the Future’s Principal Strategist (Sustainable Finance) and leads the design and implementation of systems change programmes across Forum’s key thematic areas, in particular climate change and transforming food systems. Her foc… Read full bio
Eric Nietsch
Head of Sustainable Investing, Asia, Manulife Investment Management
Eric is responsible for setting the sustainable investing, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) research, integration, and active ownership agenda in Asia. In this role, he conducts proprietary research to identify and manage investment risks… Read full bio
Beverley Postma
Executive Director, Grow Asia
Beverley Postma is the Executive Director of Grow Asia, a multi-stakeholder platform established by the World Economic Forum and the ASEAN Secretariat to cultivate more inclusive, resilient and sustainable food systems in Southeast Asia. Grow Asia do… Read full bio
Maud Savary-Mornet
Senior Advisor for Asia, Global Impact Investing Network
Maud brings over 30 years of experience in ESG, impact investment, international development in the private and public sector in emerging markets. Maud is the founder of Beyond Finance consulting HK, a consulting company supporting asset owners and a… Read full bio
Nicolas Stable
Director of Sustainable Finance Data Products APAC, ICE
Nico joined the ICE family over 13 years ago in New York where he led a team of strategy analysts for the NYSE Listing & Capital Markets group. He later joined the NYSE Proprietary Data team where he oversaw the business and product expansion of… Read full bio
Rajesh Sundaresan
Co-Founder, Carbon Impact Capital
Rajesh is Co-Founder of Carbon Impact Capital (CIC), a Singapore based company with the big audacious goal of “Transforming a Billion Lives”. CIC operates projects at the intersection of climate action, social impact, and capital efficiency. Rajesh s… Read full bio
Ernest Tan
Head of Consumer Goods, Sector Solutions Group, UOB
Ernest is currently the Head of Consumer Goods, Sector Solutions Group at UOB. He has strategic coverage for the sector and is responsible for developing sector-specific solutions by leveraging on industry insights, data analytics and value-chain ana… Read full bio
Mervyn Tang
Head of Sustainability, APAC, Schroders
Mervyn Tang is the Head of Sustainability APAC. Currently based in Singapore, Mervyn is responsible for Schroders’ Sustainability initiatives in the Asia Pacific. He works in partnership with client facing and product teams to build the firm’s sustai… Read full bio
Alexandra Tracy
Head of Research, Carbonless Asia
Alexandra Tracy is Head of Research at Carbonless Asia, an investment and innovation business focused on supporting opportunities for decarbonisation in Asia. Alexandra is also President of Hoi Ping Ventures in Hong Kong, which she founded to provide… Read full bio
Olivier Trecco
Head of ASEAN, Japan, Pacific ESG Solutions Sustainable1, S&P Global
Olivier Trecco serves as Head of ASEAN, Japan, Australia ESG Solutions at S&P Global Sustainable1. He leads the Sustainable1 ESG Solutions team in the region, where he focuses on the strategic development of S&P Global ESG Solutions, anchored… Read full bio
Sean Tseng
Legal Consultant, ClientEarth
Sean is a Legal Consultant with ClientEarth and part of the Energy Systems, Asia team. His work focuses on the use of corporate and financial laws to enable and promote climate action within the private and public sectors in Asia. This involves worki… Read full bio
Anjali Viswamohanan
Director, Policy, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change
Anjali is the Director of Policy for AIGCC. She is responsible for leading and implementing the organisation’s regional and international policy agenda. Anjali works on building investor engagement with governments and stakeholders on policies pertai… Read full bio
Yuki Yasui
Managing Director, Asia Pacific Network, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)
Yuki is the Director overseeing the Asia Pacific (APAC) Network for the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) which was launched in June 2022. She is focused on bringing together the financial sector across developed and emerging APAC to ac… Read full bio
Network at Asia's leading responsible investment event
Valuable insight into the sustainable finance industry
Hear from industry leaders on topics and trends that are shaping the investment landscape during high-level discussions critical to advancing Asia’s future economy.
Expand your professional network
Connect with stakeholders in all aspects of the ESG spectrum. From banks, pension funds, insurers, NGOs, think tanks, and financial regulators. Build your network to advance your professional horizons.
Asian-focused content with a global perspective
With a well-established network of sustainable finance practitioners, Responsible Investor will bring together both local and international attendees to discuss how to progress Asian business in a sustainability-conscious world.
Join leading Asian asset owners & industry professionals
Asset owners at RI Asia 2024
The Responsible Investor Asia provides an unrivalled platform for asset owners investing in ESG and sustainable finance.
A limited number of complimentary passes for the event are available for asset owners. Check out the benefits of joining the conference and learn who among your peers attends. Apply for a complimentary pass for you or your team now.
What to expect?
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 in the market.
Stay aligned to developments and opportunities
Discover remarkable investment opportunities and leverage ESG expertise focused on regulation, human rights, biodiversity, net zero and more.
Meet with the best and brightest funds
Connect and arrange one-to-one meetings with the biggest and best ESG managers in the market.
Connect with active investors
Apply for a complimentary asset owner pass
A limited number of complimentary passes are available for eligible asset owners 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, foundation, endowment, trust, family office or corporate investment division.
Please register your interest and a member of our team will be in touch to confirm your eligibility.
Our 2023 advisory board included:
Esther An
Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited (CDL)
An active advocate for green building and sustainability for over two decades, Esther has been instrumental in establishing CDL’s leadership in sustainability. It is ranked top real estate company on the 2021 and 2022 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corp… Read full bio
Khalid Azizuddin
Senior Reporter, Responsible Investor
Khalid retrained as a journalist after working for a number of years in corporate strategy at Sime Darby in Malaysia. He focuses on sustainability data & disclosures, policy and developing markets. He is a former winner of the CFA UK Journalist o… Read full bio
Mushtaq Kapasi
Managing Director and Chief Representative, Asia Pacific, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
Mushtaq Kapasi leads ICMA’s work in the Asia-Pacific region. He has been based in Hong Kong since 2002, engaged in senior strategy, capital market and legal roles covering the region at international banks active in Asia. He has worked as a lawyer in… Read full bio
Vi Nguyen
Principal Strategist, Sustainable Finance, Forum for the Future
Vi Nguyen is Forum for the Future’s Principal Strategist (Sustainable Finance) and leads the design and implementation of systems change programmes across Forum’s key thematic areas, in particular climate change and transforming food systems. Her foc… Read full bio
Michael Tang
Head of Listing Policy and Product Admission, Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo)
Michael is the head of Listing Policy & Product Admission at Singapore Exchange Regulation (SGX RegCo), a subsidiary of Singapore Exchange (SGX) that undertakes frontline regulatory functions. He oversees listing policy and rules development and… Read full bio
Anjali Viswamohanan
Director, Policy, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change
Anjali is the Director of Policy for AIGCC. She is responsible for leading and implementing the organisation’s regional and international policy agenda. Anjali works on building investor engagement with governments and stakeholders on policies pertai… Read full bio
Yuki Yasui
Managing Director, Asia Pacific Network, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)
Yuki is the Director overseeing the Asia Pacific (APAC) Network for the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) which was launched in June 2022. She is focused on bringing together the financial sector across developed and emerging APAC to ac… Read full bio