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 2023 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
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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?
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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.
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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.
For more information on the agenda, please contact Boris Petrovic.
boris.p@pei.group | +44 (0)20 3307 2474
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Agenda
RI Asia 2023 - Tuesday 24th
08:00 - 09:00
Registration and morning coffee
Plenary
09:00 - 09:05
Welcome remarks
09:05 - 10:00
Plenary 1: State of the sustainable finance movement in Asia
- What are key drivers of ESG in Asia, 15 months after turbulence from geopolitics, energy crisis, inflation?
- Transition finance: where Asia is leading vs western markets?
- How are Asian corporates responding to local and global investor demands?
10:00 - 10:15
Day one keynote
David Lynne
10:15 - 10:45
Morning networking break
Plenary
10:45 - 11:30
Plenary 2: A Just Transition in ASEAN: the phase-out of coal and beyond
Yuki Yasui,
Alexandra Tracy
- What is the role of investors in the phase out of coal?
- How is the phase out of coal going to be integrated into local sustainable finance taxonomies which are coming online?
- What are the main obstacles/challenges to coal phase out?
- What are multilateral agencies and investor groups (e.g., GFANZ) doing to ensure the success of JETPs?
11:30 - 12:30
Plenary 3: Regional regulators forum
James Griffin MP,
Satoshi Ikeda
- What will the ESG regulatory environment in Asia look like in the coming years?
- Where will Asia fit in vis-a-vis Western regulatory regimes?
- What are your key considerations and priorities in the development of ESG regulations?
- Is there a connection between sustainability and global competitiveness in the mind of regulators?
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
Plenary
13:30 - 14:15
Plenary 4: Biodiversity: the next frontier of global sustainability
Snorre Gjerde,
Pei Ya Boon
- Can investors achieve biodiversity impact in public equity markets?
- Bringing biodiversity into the ESG-labelled bond market
- Where do investors have the most leverage on biodiversity in terms of engagement and stewardship? What is the future for collective engagement on nature?
- Biodiversity data: what are the challenges? Will TNFD fill the gap?
14:15 - 15:00
Plenary 5: Building resilience: Getting to grips with physical climate risk in Asia
Anjali Viswamohanan,
Jewel Myrtel Bautista
- What the main Asia-specific climate risks?
- How can climate analysis be translated into actionable practices for investment decisions?
- What is the interaction between physical and transition risks?
- What new innovations are insurers and reinsurers bringing to market?
15:00 - 15:30
Afternoon networking break
Stream A
15:30 - 16:15
ESG engagement in APAC: a how-to guide for investors
Benjamin McCarron,
Ghislaine Nadaud ,
David Smith,
Mervyn Tang,
Joanne Lee
- What are the norms regarding ESG engagement in Asia vs other regions?
- Identifying what’s possible: what are the limits of corporate engagement?
- How do you achieve impact in engagement, how do you measure success?
- How to balance being a supportive partner while maintaining a critical distance?
- What is the role of collective (e.g. AIGCC) vs individual engagement approaches?
16:15 - 16:30
Switchover break
16:30 - 17:15
ESG indices under the microscope
- ESG indices have become a key channel for mobilizing public capital towards ESG. How are these indices constructed, how do they operate, and why are they important?
- What are the key issues surrounding ESG indices?
- What is regulator view on ESG indices?
- Are climate benchmarks suitable for Asia?
Stream B
15:30 - 16:15
ESG reporting and disclosure: impact of global regulations and voluntary disclosure standards in Asia
Egon Vavrek
- How are regulations by EU being felt by Asia’s investors and corporates?
- What do Asian investors see as the most impactful regimes e.g., ISSB, EU EFRAG, and the US SEC?
- How are investors reconciling the differences between the different disclosure initiatives?
- How will investors/companies choose which regime to comply with?
- Which regime is anticipated to be more influential i.e. US/EU/ISSB?
16:15 - 16:30
Switchover break
16:30 - 17:15
Asia’s private wealth: its role in the future of regional sustainability
Kristina Anguelova,
Maud Savary-Mornet ,
En Lee
- As Singapore becomes an ever-bigger hub for private wealth, what is the role of these investors in sustainable finance?
- What ESG issues are important to family offices, high net worths and private banks?
- What are private wealth holders’ attitudes towards funds with effective engagement strategies?
- How influential has private wealth been in tackling social and environmental issues to date?
17:15 - 17:30
Closing remarks for day one
17:30 - 19:30
Cocktail reception (followed by end of day one)
Agenda
RI Asia 2023 - Wednesday 25th
08:00 - 09:10
Registration and refreshments
09:10 - 09:15
Welcome to day two
Stream A
09:15 - 10:00
New frontiers of responsible investment: data, digitalisation and AI
Anthony Fossati,
Ben McQuhae
- What opportunities does digitalisation of sustainable finance provide to address uniquely Asian challenges?
- How has Project Greenprint by MAS and SGX fared in aiding the growth of greener finance?
- Can AI be used for ESG reporting yet?
- What technologies can ‘level up’ ESG risk management?
10:00 - 10:10
Switchover break
10:10 - 11:00
Future of food: protein and agriculture sustainability in Asia
Dave Luo,
Vi Nguyen,
Beverley Postma
- Agriculture presents approximately 25% of GDP and half of employment in ASEAN, how is the sector likely to change in the coming decade?
- How can finance support a just transition in agriculture?
- How can investors engage food companies on sustainable agriculture?
- What opportunities does food system transformation present to investors?
Stream B
09:15 - 10:00
Corporate transition plans in Asia
Julia Bingler,
Sean Tseng,
Charles Nguyen
- What constitutes a credible transition plan in 2023?
- Are investors providing consistent messaging to companies with their voting?
- Rebaselining: will it become a standard ask from investors?
- How are local vs global investors scrutinising transition plans?
10:00 - 10:10
Switchover break
10:10 - 11:00
Interview: Trends in global ESG practices
Elizabeth King,
Kamran Khan
11:00 - 11:30
Networking break
Plenary
11:30 - 12:15
Plenary 6: Scaling transition finance in the fixed income market
Mushtaq Kapasi
- How can investors help scale a credible sustainability-linked bond market in Asia?
- Does the transition bond market have a future outside of China and Japan?
- What opportunities for growth are there in the green bond market?
- How can investors navigate differing standards and guidelines across countries?
Mushtaq Kapasi
Managing Director and Chief Representative, Asia Pacific, International Capital Market Association (ICMA)
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12:15 - 13:00
Plenary 7: Asset owner roundtable in Asia: ESG in the fast-changing world
Diana Guzman
- How are asset owners approaching regional decarbonisation efforts in their portfolios?
- What is keeping senior leaders at asset owners up at night in 2023?
- How are asset owners balancing the need to meet short-term returns hurdles and longer-term climate action?
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Plenary
14:00 - 14:20
Fireside interview: ESG in the new normal of volatile global supply chains
- Are corporates using ESG as a differentiator?
- How are corporates responding to new international disclosure requirements e.g. EU CSDDD focused on labour rights?
- How are corporates dealing with supply chain disruption?
14:20 - 15:00
Plenary 8: The next chapter of the carbon trading market in Asia
Mikkel Larsen,
Dhruba Purkayastha,
Ben McQuhae
- What has been the market response to the first transactions by CIX?
- How successful has carbon trading in Asia been to date?
- Who are the key investors in jumpstarting international carbon markets?
- What are views of the suppliers of carbon credits, and buyers of carbon offsets?
15:00 - 15:15
Closing remarks (followed by end of conference)
Pre-Event Resources
For more information on speaking in 2023, please contact Boris Petrovic.
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2023 speakers include:
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
Monica Bae
Director of Investor Practice, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change
Monica Bae is Director of Investor Practice at AIGCC, managing collaborative engagement with investors in Asia to build capacity and integrate climate-related issues in investment processes. Most recently, she was regional lead in leading nature-posi… 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
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
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
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
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
Diana Guzman
Director of Group ESG, Prudential
Diana brings with her a wealth and breadth of experience working with public and private institutions on sustainable investments. She has spearheaded global alliances to create innovative de-risking approaches through blended finance and inclusive ne… 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
Amit Khattar
Head of Investment Bank APAC, Deutsche Bank
Amit is Managing Director, Head of Investment Banking Asia Pacific and Co-Head of Global Financing and Credit Trading Asia Pacific. He is a member of DB’s Global Investment Bank Executive Committee and Global Financing and Credit Trading Executive Co… Read full bio
Elizabeth King
President, Sustainable Finance and Chief Regulatory Officer, ICE
Elizabeth King is President, Sustainable Finance, ICE’s product initiative around sustainable investing. In this role, she also oversees the NYSE’s Board Advisory Council, which works with the CEOs of NYSE-listed firms to identify diverse candidates… Read full bio
Mikkel Larsen
Chief Executive Officer, Climate Impact X (CIX)
Mikkel Larsen is the Chief Executive Officer of Climate Impact X (CIX), a global marketplace, auctions house and exchange for trusted carbon credits based in Singapore. He is responsible for developing and executing CIX’s vision to scale carbon marke… Read full bio
En Lee
Managing Director, Head, 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
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
Global Head of Corporate Bank, Deutsche Bank
David Lynne is the Head of Corporate Bank (CB) and a chair of the CB Executive Committee. He determines the overall strategy of the business and ensures that it is fully aligned to the Deutsche Bank (DB) strategy while also in accordance with relevan… 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
Kurt Metzger
Director of the Energy Transition Platform, 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
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
Aleks Piskorz
Director, Index Sales, Asia Pacific, ICE
Aleks is Director of Index Sales, Asia Pacific at ICE. Based in Singapore, Mr Piskorz leads a team across the region focused on helping clients meet their requirements on indices and data fuelling the growth of the passive investment ecosystem. Mr Pi… 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
Dhruba Purkayastha
India Director, Climate Policy Initiative
Dhruba is the India Director for Climate Policy Initiative, a global non-profit research and advisory institution, working on Green/Climate finance and Energy Transition. Dhruba is also the Program Director for US-India Clean Energy Finance Facility… 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
Kalpana Seethepalli
Director of ESG, Asia Pacific, Deutsche Bank
Dr. Kalpana Seethepalli is the Director of ESG for Asia Pacific at Deutsche Bank and leads the work on results frameworks, measurement, monitoring and sustainable finance taxonomies for ESG transactions. She brings over 21 years of sustainable financ… Read full bio
David Smith
Senior Investment Director, Aberdeen Standard Investments
David Smith is a Senior Investment Director based in Singapore at Aberdeen Standard Investments, where he leads ESG research and integration across Asia. David heads the Asia ResponsibleInvesting pod, which oversees the day-to-day running of the Asia… Read full bio
Mervyn Tang
Head of Sustainability Strategy, APAC, Schroders
Mervyn Tang is the Head of Sustainability Strategy, APAC. Currently based in Singapore, Mervyn is responsible for Schroders’ Sustainability Strategy in the Asia Pacific. He works in partnership with client facing and product teams to build the firm’s… 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
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
Egon Vavrek
Director Global Emerging Markets Equities, APG Asset Management
Egon Vavrek is Director at APG Asset Management, located in Hong Kong. Egon is the Co-Head of Global Emerging Market Fundamental equity investments. Egon is seating on APG’s Inclusion Board to shape the organization's responsible investment policy an… 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
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.
Asset owners at RI Asia 2023
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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.
Meet our 2023 advisory board
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