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:

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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.

Apply for a complimentary pass

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.

 

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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.

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Join leading Asian asset owners & industry professionals

APG
BloombergNEF
Cathay Financial Holdings
CLP Holdings
Dai-ichi Life International
Kumpulan Wang Persaraan
Moody’s
Seneca ESG
S&P Global
Sustainable1
Sustainable Fitch
Taiwan Depository Clearing Corporation
WWF

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

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For more information on speaking in 2024, please contact Boris Petrovic.

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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

APG
BloombergNEF
Cathay Financial Holdings
CLP Holdings
Dai-ichi Life International
Kumpulan Wang Persaraan
Moody’s
Seneca ESG
S&P Global
Sustainable Fitch
Taiwan Depository Clearing Corporation
WWF

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

Alecta
AP2
Bayerische Versorgungskammer (BVK)
Border to Coast Pensions Partnership
Brunel Pension Partnership
Cambridge Associates
Children's Investment Fund Foundation
Church of England Pensions Board
Friends Provident Foundation
Irish Life
Local Pensions Partnership
MP Investments
NEST Corporation
Nestlé UK Pensions
Nordea Life & Pension
Scottish Widows
Wellcome Trust
The Health Foundation
London Pensions Fund Authority
BBC Pension Trust
Folketrygdfondet
British Airways Pension Investment Management
Folksam
ING
VBV Pensionskasse
LGIM
Cambridge University Endowment
Migros Pension Fund
Caisse des depots et Consignations
Baloise
Strathclyde Pension Fund
GPIF
San Francisco Employees' Retirement System
OMERS
Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan
State of New Jersey
New York City Comptroller
Canada Post Corporation Pension Plan
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
HOOPP

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.

 

Apply for a complimentary pass


Our 2023 advisory board included:

Esther An City Developments Limited (CDL)

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