Building momentum for a Just Transition in Canada
RI Canada brings together leading banks, pension funds, insurers and financial regulators to pave the way to a sustainable, net-zero economy.
Join your peers to explore what strides are being taken by Canadian institutions on a range of emerging ESG innovations, investment opportunities and showcase best in class strategies.
Hear from senior industry participants and discuss topics including; climate and decarbonisation strategies, mitigating the transition risk for real assets, digesting disclosure and regulatory developments for reporting, the rise of social performance in ESG efforts and the application of the Just Transition concept to ensure the pivot to a more sustainable economy is inclusive, equitable and fair.
What can you expect at the forum?
Open discussion on the latest ESG strategies
The conference will showcase leading sustainability and ESG strategies by Canada’s companies and institutions. Join sessions on the route to decarbonisation, mitigating the transition risk for existing assets and portfolios, the progress to a standardised set of ESG measurements, the rising of social performance in ESG efforts, and many more.
Build a valuable network
Connect with stakeholders in all aspects of the ESG debate from banks, pension funds, insurers, NGOs, think tanks, and financial regulators. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with your peers at workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts.
Connect with Canadian asset owners and allocators
Hear from asset owners who are looking to increase their exposure to sustainable investments and financial products. Past investors included AIMCO, Aon, BCI, BHP Foundation, CDPQ, CalPERS, Canada Post Corporation Pension Plan, CPPIB, European Investment Bank, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, Manulife, OTPP, PSP, and many more.
Key event themes
- Get in-depth insight on leading climate strategies. Discover how Canada’s leading financial companies are implementing decarbonisation plans and operationalising net zero commitments.
- Stay on top of disclosure and regulatory developments. Digest what progress is being made to a standardised set of ESG measurements as well as developments with leading initiatives such as Canada’s transition taxonomy, ISSB and TNFD.
- Address transition risks. Understand leading efforts to quantify, manage and mitigate climate and transition risks for Real Assets and portfolios.
- Discover investment opportunities for a sustainable economy. Get an overview of opportunities in natural capital, climate and tech, rare metal mining and impact funds.
- Get to grips with the ‘S’ in your ESG strategy. Learn what ‘good’ social performance looks like, address human rights in your company’s sphere of influence and understand how to apply the Just Transition concept.
Connect with responsible investment investors
Our leading advisory board in 2022
Anne-Marie Gagnon Manager
ESG – Public Markets
British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI)
Rachel Horwat
Senior Manager, Sustainability
Ivanhoé Cambridge
Karen Lockridge
Director, ESG Investing
Canada Post Corporation Pension Plan
Alison Schneider
Vice President Responsible Investment
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCO)
Lindsey Walton
Head of Canada
UN PRI
Sarah Takaki
Head of Sustainable Investing
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
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Agenda
RI Canada 2022 - Tuesday 18th
RI Canada 2022 - Day 1
08:00 - 08:50
Registration
Plenary
08:50 - 08:55
Chair’s opening remarks
Ayman Chowdhury
08:55 - 09:00
Chair’s opening remarks
09:00 - 10:00
Keynote panel: Can ESG investing in its current guise change the world?
Mona Naqvi,
Tariq Fancy,
John Rizio-Hamilton,
Bruce Simpson
- Is ESG fit for purpose?
- Is the incrementalism of ESG investing sufficient to address the challenges facing society?
- Can we rely on voluntary compliance to ensure ‘stakeholder capitalism’ takes root?
- What examples can we point to of genuinely transformative ideas in the market?
- How can Canada become in leader in the transition to a sustainable economy, at home and overseas?
- What are the opportunities for Canadian investors and corporations in bringing on a Just Transition and net zero future?
10:00 - 10:45
The initiatives that are moving the needle for sustainability in Canada
Gina Gambetta,
Andrew Brenner,
Monika Freyman,
Sarah Takaki,
Kevin Thomas
- Sustainable Finance Action Council: integrating sustainable finance into standard industry practices
- The Net-Zero Advisory Body: identifying pathways to help Canada achieve net-zero emissions by 2050
- Climate Engagement Canada: finance leaders driving Canada’s transition to net zero
- Update on other initiatives
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee & Networking
Plenary
11:15 - 11:45
Keynote interview: The importance of aligning the Canadian financial sector with climate commitments
Rosa Galvez,
Gina Gambetta
11:45 - 12:30
Engagement, divestment and beyond: How should Canada’s investors & financial institutions engage with its natural resource companies?
Karen Restoule,
Truzaar Dordi,
Priti Shokeen,
Rosa van den Beemt,
Olaf Weber
- What is investor sentiment in engaging with oil and gas companies?
- What is the landscape of investment opportunities in climate tech and sustainable energy?
- How are investors supporting and deploying capital in climate solution?
- Is divestment about exiting oil and gas or reducing carbon risk?
- How are investors working with corporates on ESG plans?
12:30 - 13:15
Progress to ESG disclosure standardisation
Samantha Hill,
Hyewon Kong,
Katherine Short,
Pamela Steer
- How have disclosure initiatives such as the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) and the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) progressed?
- Will we ever reach a precise ‘financial reporting’ standard on sustainability?
- How far along is progress to harmonising ESG measurement methodologies?
- What frameworks are leading companies using to demonstrate their ESG risk and performance?
- How will ESG data methodology develop in the next 5 years as the practice matures & where is innovation still required?
Hyewon Kong
Vice President, Head of Responsible Investing, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)
Read bio
13:15 - 14:30
Lunch
Stream A:
14:30 - 15:10
Overview of leading climate and decarbonisation strategies
Katherine Tweedie,
Shweta Arya,
Richard Brooks,
Karen Lockridge,
Tony Campos
- What policies are leading institutions implementing as part of their decarbonisation plans?
- What are the most common challenges and headaches in implementing a net zero strategy?
- How is progress towards net zero being incentivised?
- How are companies with a net zero commitment going about operationalising this aspiration?
- What role should carbon offsets have as part of a net zero investment strategy?
15:10 - 15:20
Short break
15:20 - 16:00
Quantifying and managing climate risk in private markets
Pratima Divgi,
Tomas Dauden,
Vincent Felteau,
Rachel Horwat,
Luke O'Brien
- How mature is climate risk management as a practice across the financial sector?
- How is climate risk being integrated into investment decision-making?
- How are different investors measuring climate risk to their business, operations and assets?
- What steps can be taken to mitigate negative climate-related impacts to an investment strategy?
Rachel Horwat
Director, Decarbonization and Climate Change, Sustainable Investment, Ivanhoé Cambridge
Read bio
16:00 - 16:15
Short break
16:15 - 17:00
Climate transition scenario analysis
Sarah Keyes,
Julie Segal,
Lisa Eichler,
Mark Van Clieaf,
Edo Schets
- Update on the work of Bank of Canada and the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions (OFSI)
- Capturing climate risks to the economy and financial system
- Considering other risks including physical risk and interaction between physical and transition risks
Stream B:
14:30 - 15:10
Addressing human rights in the portfolio
Ayman Chowdhury ,
Sarah Couturier-Tanoh ,
Meagan Barrera,
Michela Gregory
- How are investors mapping their exposure to human rights abuses?
- How are investors engaging with corporates on human rights?
- What policies and practices are leading corporates implementing to protect human rights within their sphere of influence?
- How can financial institutions get a handle on their exposure to child and forced labor, and modern-day slavery?
15:10 - 15:20
Short break
15:20 - 16:00
Investment and financing opportunities for climate tech
Francisca Quinn,
David Bennell,
James Wolf,
Bryan Murphy
- What are the best examples of climate transition investments in Canada?
- Which technologies are game-changing in the clean economy transition?
- To what extent will institutional investors need to take on VC-type risk to gain exposure to support emerging climate technologies?
- How mature are hydrogen and carbon capture and storage businesses?
16:00 - 16:15
Short break
16:15 - 17:00
Future of biodiversity in investment portfolios
Katie Wheatley,
Maggie Childe,
Sofía Condés ,
Clarisse Thornton
- With COP15 coming up in Montreal, what role can investors play in addressing biodiversity loss?
- How can investors manage biodiversity risk in the portfolio?
- Are current methodologies for identifying portfolio exposure to biodiversity risks fit for purpose?
- Where are the investible opportunities for public markets investors in nature protection and restoration?
Maggie Childe
Head of Sustainable Investing, Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.
Read bio
17:00 - 18:00
Cocktail Reception
18:00 - 18:30
End of conference
Agenda
RI Canada 2022 - Wednesday 19th
08:00 - 08:55
Registration
08:55 - 09:00
Day two chair’s opening remarks
Julie Segal
RI Canada 2022 - Day 2
09:00 - 10:15
Interactive roundtable discussions
Anne-Marie Gagnon,
Rachel Horwat,
Lauren Muusse,
Mark Podlasly,
Lindsey Walton
- Practical steps to getting to net-zero – Rachel Horwat, Director, Decarbonization and Climate Change, Sustainable Investment, Ivanhoé Cambridge
- How ESG practitioners can influence senior management – Katherine Short, Associate Director, Sustainable Investing, OMERS
- Developing social performance within an ESG strategy – Mark Podlasly, Director of Economic Policy and Initiatives, First Nation Major Projects Coalition
- Responsible investment in fixed income – Anne-Marie Gagnon, Manager, ESG – Public Markets, BCI
- Unpacking financial leverage and human rights in value chains – Lauren Muusse, Investor Engagement Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance
- Harnessing the power of collaborative engagement- Lindsey Walton, Head of Americas, UN PRI
- Environmental Justice in RI: Inter-generational & International – Julie Segal, Senior Program Manager, Climate Finance, Environmental Defence
Stream A
10:15 - 11:00
Utilising ESG data to enhance investment strategy
Lauren Muusse,
Sean Cleary,
Catherine Isabelle,
Franca Wolf
- Comparing ESG data for public and private companies
- Why a comprehensive approach assesses data across the E, S & G
- Where are conventional ESG datasets missing the full picture?
- How can investors make the most of new sources of information: geospatial data, artificial intelligence, big data?
- How are investor requests changing on data?
- To what extent is ESG data a source of alpha?
Stream B
10:15 - 11:00
How should pension plans engage with their members on ESG?
Andrea Nemtin,
Amy Hepburn,
Adam Scott,
Bill Young
- To what extent should beneficiaries have a voice on sustainable investments?
- How and at what stage should beneficiaries be involved
- What is holding back the democratization of sustainable investment strategy?
- Comparing Canada to Europe and the rest of the world on this
- To what extend is beneficiary activism a growing trend and a concern for pension plans?
11:00 - 11:30
Break
Stream A
11:30 - 12:15
Including Indigenous Peoples in a just transition
Karen Restoule,
Joseph Bastien,
Mark Prystupa,
Mark Podlasly
- What does a just transition mean for indigenous communities in Canada?
- Co-investment opportunities with indigenous communities
- What will be the consequences of the adoption of Bill C-15?
12:15 - 13:00
Social impact in Canadian real estate
Jim Clayton,
Garth Davis,
Heather Tremain,
Tsering Yangki,
Lisa Williams
- How can social considerations be leveraged for value creation in real estate?
- What are the best examples of different housing impact investments such as affordable housing, supported housing and highly adapted housing?
- What are the revenue models supporting sustainable housing projects and how viable are they?
- What opportunities exist for collaboration with indigenous peoples in ownership and development of real estate projects?
Stream B
11:30 - 12:15
The rise of sustainability-linked financing solutions
Alexandria Fisher,
Anne-Marie Gagnon,
Matt Price,
Jason Taylor
- Are Canadian banks creating credible ESG incentives to their borrowers?
- What are some of the more innovative models being applied in the market by Canadian institutions?
- To what extent are sustainability finance solutions able to move the needle on SDG achievement?
- What is the role of ‘catalytic’ subsidised capital in blended financing structures for nascent technologies?
Jason Taylor
Managing Director, Sustainability Advisory &; Finance; National Bank Financial
Read bio
12:15 - 13:00
Pushing sustainability in public companies: governance, lobbying and voting strategies
Sofía Condés ,
Lesley Marks,
Catherine McCall,
Catherine Simard,
Jennifer Stevenson
- How are leading public equities investors going about driving sustainability in their portfolios?
- To what extent are we seeing credible incentives on ESG performance being tied to executive pay in?
- How are investors influencing public companies through their voting strategy?
- To what extent will voting against specific directors be a trend in the future as a tool of influence?
Jennifer Stevenson
Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Dynamic Funds, part of Scotiabank Asset Management
Read bio
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
Plenary
14:00 - 14:45
Investors’ views on impact investing
Stephanie Emond,
Jamie Cooper,
Belissa Rojas,
Ellen Quigley ,
Jim Walker
- Can impact be achieved through public markets?
- How are Canadian institutional investors viewing the proliferation of impact funds around the world?
- What are the main concerns of institutional investors when assessing whether to invest into impact?
- What are the best examples of impact funds and how are they deploying capital in Canada?
- How are investors, especially pension funds, considering the potential conflict of interest with returns-first investment mandates?
Ellen Quigley
Senior Research Associate in Climate Risk & Sustainable Finance at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) and the Special Adviser (Responsible Investment) to the Chief Financial Officer, University of Cambridge
Read bio
14:45 - 15:30
Cutting through the froth: how well is Canada addressing diversity and inclusion within its institutions?
Lindsey Walton,
Susan Golyak,
Bonnie Foley-Wong,
Solène Hanquier,
Heather Mak
- How much progress has been made by corporate Canada in all forms of diversity?
- To what extent are investors pressuring companies? Have they got their own house in order?
- Comparing Canada to other parts of the world in terms of DEI performance, momentum and progress
15:30 - 16:00
End of conference
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Open discussion on the latest ESG strategies
The conference will showcase leading sustainability and ESG strategies by Canada’s companies and institutions. Join sessions on the route to decarbonisation, mitigating the transition risk for existing assets and portfolios, the progress to a standardised set of ESG measurements, the rising of social performance in ESG efforts, and many more.
Build a valuable network
Connect with stakeholders in all aspects of the ESG debate from banks, pension funds, insurers, NGOs, think tanks, and financial regulators. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with your peers at workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts.
Connect with Canadian asset owners and allocators
Hear from asset owners who are looking to increase their exposure to sustainable investments and financial products. Past investors included AIMCO, Aon, BCI, BHP Foundation, CDPQ, CalPERS, Canada Post Corporation Pension Plan, CPPIB, European Investment Bank, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, Manulife, OTPP, PSP, and many more.
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Shweta Arya
Associate Portfolio Manager, OPTrust
Shweta Arya is an Associate Portfolio Manager at OPTrust where she leads the design and implementation of the fund’s climate strategy across all asset classes, including real estate, infrastructure, private equity, and public market investments. She… Read full bio
Meagan Barrera
North America Researcher and Representative, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre
Meagan Barrera is the North America Researcher and Representative for the Business & Human Rights Resource Centre where she covers business & human rights issues in the North America region. Meagan served as the Human Rights Advocacy Coordina… Read full bio
Joseph Bastien
Project Manager, Reconciliation and Responsible Investment Initiative, SHARE
Joseph is Anishinaabe (Ojibway) from Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory, and has over 15 years of experience working with Indigenous communities and organizations across Canada and internationally. He has also advised municipal, provincial, federal, and… Read full bio
David Bennell
Strategic Partner, Brimstone Consulting Group
David Bennell is a leading ESG and Sustainability management professional with 25 years of experience with corporations and investors, as well as many of the world’s top NGOs and philanthropic foundations. He is an investor and limited partner in a d… Read full bio
Andrew Brenner
Director of Investment Management Integration, IFRS Foundation
Andrew Brenner is the Director of Investment Management Integration at the IFRS Foundation, where he helps investors and investor-adjacent service providers integrate the SASB Standards into their products and processes. SASB Standards enable organiz… Read full bio
Richard Brooks
Climate Finance Director, Stand Earth
Richard Brooks is the Climate Finance Director at Stand.earth where he heads a team working to reform the financial sector with a particular focus on banks and pension funds. Stand.earth coordinates the Climate Safe Pensions Network and manages the G… Read full bio
Tony Campos
Head of Sustainable Investment, Americas, FTSE Russell, An LSEG Business
Tony leads the SI business and product development in the Americas region, working closely with FTSE Russell’s asset manager and asset owner clients. Tony joined the company in 2004 and prior to his current role managed the global ESG research and en… Read full bio
Maggie Childe
Head of Sustainable Investing, Industrial Alliance Investment Management Inc.
In her role as Head of Sustainable Investing at iA Investment Management, Maggie is responsible for providing leadership in advancing the iA Investment team's sustainable investing strategy and organizational capacity and advancing iA’s stewardship e… Read full bio
Ayman Chowdhury
Head of Secretariat, UN Global Compact Network Canada
Ayman Chowdhury is the Head of Secretariat of the UN Global Compact Network Canada (UNGCNC), the Canadian Local Network of the United Nations Global Compact. Ayman is an experienced business sustainability advocate with expertise in advising and mana… Read full bio
Jim Clayton
Director, Brookfield Centre in Real Estate & Infrastructure York University
Jim Clayton is a Professor, the Timothy R. Price Chair and Director of the Brookfield Centre in Real Estate & Infrastructure in the Schulich School of Business at York University. The Centre aims to be a global leader in teaching, research and en… Read full bio
Sean Cleary
Chair, Institute for Sustainable Finance
Dr. Sean Cleary is a Professor of Finance at Smith School of Business, Queen's University. He is the Chair of the Institute for Sustainable Finance based at Smith, as well as the founder and Academic Director of the Master of Finance program. He is a… Read full bio
Sofía Condés
Senior Investor Outreach Manager, FAIRR Initiative
Sofía joined the FAIRR Initiative in April 2021 as Senior Investor Outreach Manager. She leads FAIRR’s investor outreach efforts in francophone and hispanophone countries and supports outreach activities globally. She also coordinates FAIRR’s involve… Read full bio
Jamie Cooper
Portfolio Manager, Dream Impact Fund, Dream Unlimited
Jamie Cooper oversees all aspects of the Fund's financial and impact performance. Dream Impact Fund is one of the worlds first open-ended real estate funds dedicated exclusively to UN Sustainable Development Goal #11 - Sustainable Cities and Communit… Read full bio
Sarah Couturier-Tanoh
Manager Corporate Engagement and Shareholder Advocacy (ESG), SHARE
An expert in corporate research and advocacy, Sarah advices on issues such as decent work, human rights, corporate lobbying and supply chain due diligence. With a background in non-financial auditing, she has also published several issue briefs on cu… Read full bio
Garth Davis
Managing Partner, New Market Funds
Garth Davis is a Founder and Managing Director at New Market Funds, a specialized fund manager that takes an integrated approach to deliver market competitive investment performance with long-term community benefit. Garth has spent more than 25 years… Read full bio
Truzaar Dordi
Post-Doctoral Fellow and Vice President, University of Victoria & Canadian Society for Ecological Economics
Truzaar Dordi is an Aspiration 2030 Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Victoria, working in the fields of climate finance, energy policy, and sustainability transitions. Truzaar holds a Doctorate in Sustainability Management from the University… Read full bio
Lisa Eichler
Managing Director Climate & ESG Solutions, Ortec Finance
Lisa Eichler, Managing Director Climate & ESG Solutions at Ortec Finance, dedicating her efforts to mainstreaming climate change and broader sustainability topics across the investment decision process by integrating scientific data and methodolo… Read full bio
Stephanie Emond
Vice President and Chief Impact Officer, FinDev Canada
Stéphanie Émond is VP and Chief Impact Officer at FinDev Canada’s, overseeing the Impact Enablement team responsible for development impact, technical assistance, environmental and social risk management and thought leadership. Stéphanie is chair of… Read full bio
Tariq Fancy
Founder, Rumie
Tariq Fancy previously served as the Chief Investment Officer for Sustainable Investing at BlackRock in 2018 and 2019, where he was responsible for integrating environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations across the investment activities… Read full bio
Vincent Felteau
Senior Director, Responsible Investment, Private Markets, PSP Investments
Vincent Felteau is Senior Director, Responsible Investment, Private Markets at PSP Investments. In this role, Vincent leads a team of professionals responsible for the integration of ESG factors into PSP Investments' private market investment activit… Read full bio
Alexandria Fisher
Sustainable Finance Manager, Global Risk Institute
Alexandria is a Sustainable Finance Manager for Global Risk Institute (GRI.) She is an ESG specialist with over a decade of experience integrating data to shape opportunities and mitigate risks to inform investment decisions and strategy across insti… Read full bio
Bonnie Foley-Wong
Sustainable Investment Leader, Mercer Canada
Bonnie Foley-Wong leads Mercer’s Sustainable Investment team in Canada. As Sustainable Investment Leader, she works closely with clients to help them be more intentional with their investments, to achieve their sustainability and impact goals. Bonnie… Read full bio
Rosa Galvez
Senator at the Senate of Canada, Quebec
Rosa Galvez is an environmental engineer, an independent senator at the Senate of Canada since 2016, and the President of the Parliamentary Network on Climate Change of ParlAmericas, a network of parliamentarians from the Americas. She was a professo… Read full bio
Gina Gambetta
Reporter, Responsible Investor
Gina joined RI in 2020 after graduating from Goldsmiths, University of London, with an MA in journalism. Since then, she has developed expertise in biodiversity and human rights.
Susan Golyak
Senior Manager, BCI
A responsible investing professional with 20 years’ experience in the institutional investment industry, Susan joined the public markets team at BCI in 2016. BCI’s public markets program manages a global portfolio of fixed income and public equity in… Read full bio
Michela Gregory
Director, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Services, NEI Investments
Michela Gregory is Director, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Services at NEI Investments. As part of NEI’s longstanding corporate engagement programme, Michela spearheads dialogues with companies across a number of sectors including tech,… Read full bio
Solène Hanquier
ESG Strategies Leader, Desjardins Global Asset Management
Solène Hanquier is the ESG Strategies Leader at Desjardins Global Asset Management (DGAM), in charge of designing and implementing the responsible investment strategy. She has worked in the responsible investment and sustainable development field for… Read full bio
Amy Hepburn
CEO, Investor Leadership Network (ILN)
Amy Hepburn is the CEO of the Investor Leadership Network, a 2018 G7-born group of 14 asset managers and asset owners with over $10 trillion assets under management who are committed to sustainability and long-term growth. Amy is a recognized impact… Read full bio
Samantha Hill
Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, CPP Investments
Samantha Hill is a senior leader in CPPIB's Sustainable Investing team, where she oversees global activities to consider material environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters in engagements with public and private companies and leads the team’s… Read full bio
Rachel Horwat
Director, Decarbonization and Climate Change, Sustainable Investment, Ivanhoé Cambridge
Rachel Horwat is Senior Manager, Sustainability at Ivanhoé Cambridge and leads the company’s net zero carbon strategy and approach to climate change risks and resilience. She also supports investment teams in evaluating and strengthening the ESG impa… Read full bio
Sarah Keyes
CEO, ESG Global Advisors
Sarah is a chartered accountant and an ESG and climate change expert with over a decade of work experience as a thought leader, consultant, facilitator, and auditor. She regularly presents to Executive teams and Boards of Directors on the link betwee… Read full bio
Hyewon Kong
Vice President, Head of Responsible Investing, Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO)
Hyewon Kong is a vice president and Head of Responsible Investing at the Investment Management Corporation of Ontario (IMCO), which manages over $70bn of Ontario public-sector pension funds, where she leads environmental, social and governance (ESG)… Read full bio
Karen Lockridge
Director, ESG Investing, Canada Post Corporation Pension Plan
Karen Lockridge is the Director, ESG Investing at Canada Post Corporation Pension Plan, which is one of Canada’s largest single employer-sponsored pension plans, with nearly $30 billion in assets under management. Karen is responsible for developing… Read full bio
Heather Mak
Co-founder, Diversity in Sustainability
Heather Mak is the co-founder of Diversity in Sustainability and an independent sustainability/ESG consultant. With 15 years working in sustainability in North America, UK and Europe, she co-founded Diversity in Sustainability in 2020 to equip curren… Read full bio
Lesley Marks
Chief Investment Officer, Equities, Mackenzie Investments
Lesley Marks, Senior Vice President, Investment Management is Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of Equities for Mackenzie Investments. She oversees approximately 110 investment professionals who are involved in the day-to-day management of Mackenzie fun… Read full bio
Catherine McCall
Executive Director, Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG)
Catherine McCall is the Executive Director of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance, a not-for-profit organization representing Canada’s leading institutional investors. As Executive Director, Catherine is responsible, together with the Board of… Read full bio
Lauren Muusse
Investor Engagement Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance
Lauren is the current Investor Engagement Lead at the World Benchmarking Alliance. She specializes in using data driven insights to drive change in the financial sector. She drives an engagement and action strategy amongst Investors and is expanding… Read full bio
Mona Naqvi
Global Head of Capital Markets Strategy, S&P Global Sustainable1
Mona is Global Head of ESG Capital Markets Strategy for S&P Global Sustainable1. Previously, Mona was Senior Director, Head of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Product Strategy, North America at S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&P DJI).… Read full bio
Andrea Nemtin
Executive Director, Social Innovation Canada
Currently, the Executive Director of Social Innovation Canada, Andrea Nemtin, has spent her career leading complex organizations and initiatives focused on creating positive social and environmental progress through strategic philanthropy, media and… Read full bio
Luke O'Brien
Director, Financial Services
Luke is a Director in the Global Markets function of Persefoni, focusing on Financial Services. He works across our customer, account, technical specialist and product teams to support delivery of Persefoni’s Climate Management and Accounting Platfor… Read full bio
Mark Podlasly
Director of Economic Policy and Initiatives, First Nation Major Projects Coalition
Mark Podlasly (Nlaka’pamux Nation, Cook’s Ferry Band) is the Director of Economic Policy at the First Nations Major Projects Coalition. He has over 25 years of experience in the development of capital projects connected to energy, natural resources,… Read full bio
Matt Price
Director of Corporate Engagement, Investors for Paris Compliance
Matt Price holds a BA from McGill and a Masters from York. He has over 20 years' experience in the non-profit sector both with NGOs and with charitable foundations. He is a published author with UBC Press on the subject of campaigns. Investors for Pa… Read full bio
Mark Prystupa
General Manager, Indigenous and Community Relations, Suncor
Dr. Mark Prystupa earned his Ph.D. in geography with research in Indigenous participation in resource decision making. He went on to be a university professor at Laurentian University in Sudbury. He left academia to take a position with the Governmen… Read full bio
Ellen Quigley
Senior Research Associate in Climate Risk & Sustainable Finance at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) and the Special Adviser (Responsible Investment) to the Chief Financial Officer, University of Cambridge
Dr Ellen Quigley is a Senior Research Associate in Climate Risk & Sustainable Finance at the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) and the Special Adviser (Responsible Investment) to the Chief Financial Officer, both at the University o… Read full bio
Francisca Quinn
President and Chief Executive Officer, Quinn + Partners
With 25 years in corporate strategy and sustainability, Francisca has a track record of assisting large corporations to conceptualize and implement industry leadership initiatives and excel in ESG disclosure. Her work with global institutional invest… Read full bio
Karen Restoule
Chief Executive Officer, Shared Value Solutions
Karen Restoule is CEO at Shared Value Solutions, an environmental and community development consulting firm that works with Indigenous communities towards self-determination, building on a prior role where she worked with First Nations leadership to… Read full bio
John Rizio-Hamilton
Partner, New York; Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann
John Rizio-Hamilton is a partner at BLB&G and one of America’s top shareholder litigators. He works on the most complex and high-stakes securities class action cases, and has recovered billions of dollars on behalf of institutional investor clien… Read full bio
Belissa Rojas
Impact Measurement & Management Lead, SDG Impact Team; UNDP
Ms. Rojas works with the UNDP SDG Impact team as Impact Measurement & Management lead. She brings over 20 years of experience in sustainability and impact, advising private sector enterprises, impact investors, development banks, and foundations… Read full bio
Edo Schets
Head of Climate for Sustainable Finance Solutions, Bloomberg LP
Edo Schets is the Head of Climate for Sustainable Finance Solutions at Bloomberg. He previously worked at the Bank of England, where he helped design and run the BoE's climate stress test and led the development of the NGFS climate scenarios. Edo als… Read full bio
Adam Scott
Executive Director, Shift: Action for Pension Wealth and Planet Health
Adam is a climate change expert with extensive domestic and international experience in policy, energy and finance, as well as campaign design and execution. He has a lifelong commitment to supporting the transition to a zero carbon economy in Canada… Read full bio
Julie Segal
Senior Program Manager, Climate Finance, Environmenal Defence
Julie works as Senior Manager, Climate Finance at Environmental Defence, where she advances climate-related financial policy and regulation. She previously managed a portfolio of impact investments at the McConnell Foundation. Her career combines sus… Read full bio
Priti Shokeen
Vice President and Director, TD Asset Management Inc.
As Head of the ESG Research and Engagement Team, Priti works to promote sustainable investments within the firm and throughout the industry. Her Team aligns the firm’s ESG approach to inform internal and external stakeholders on ESG issues across man… Read full bio
Catherine Simard
Senior Director, CDPQ
Catherine Simard is Senior Director, Sustainable Investing at CDPQ. The Sustainable Investing group ensures that environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters are considered in investment analyses and engages with portfolio companies on these is… Read full bio
Bruce Simpson
Senior Advisor ESG, Multiple Firms
Bruce Simpson is a global leader on ESG/Purpose, helping companies deliver superior long term shareholder returns and positive societal impact, through their core business. Bruce retired from McKinsey as a Senior Partner in early 2021 after a 33 year… Read full bio
Pamela Steer
President and CEO, CPA Canada
Pamela is the president and CEO of CPA Canada. Prior to assuming this role, she was the chief financial and corporate strategy officer at Payments Canada. She also served as chief financial officer and head of finance and employer services for the Wo… Read full bio
Jennifer Stevenson
Vice President and Portfolio Manager, Dynamic Funds, part of Scotiabank Asset Management
Jennifer Stevenson joined Dynamic in 2010 as a Vice President & Portfolio Manager, focused on the global energy industry, and member of the Dynamic Equity Income Team. Her coverage entails both traditional and renewable energy, and the businesses… Read full bio
Sarah Takaki
Head of Sustainable Investing, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
Sarah Takaki is the Head of Sustainable Investing at the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), where she leads the Sustainable Investing program. Sarah was a member of the secretariat of Canada’s Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance established… Read full bio
Jason Taylor
Managing Director, Sustainability Advisory &; Finance; National Bank Financial
Jason Taylor is a Managing Director in National Bank Financials’ Sustainability Advisory and Finance team (‘SAF’). In addition to integrating sustainability into its capital markets activities, the team supports clients in the design of sustainabilit… Read full bio
Kevin Thomas
Chief Executive Officer, SHARE
Kevin Thomas is the Chief Executive Officer of the Shareholder Association for Research & Education (SHARE). SHARE is a leader in responsible investment services, providing shareholder engagement, advisory, leadership development, and policy advo… Read full bio
Clarisse Thornton
Senior Biodiversity Specialist, ESG Policy; Export Development Canada
As a senior biodiversity specialist and policy advisor at EDC, Clarisse actively seeks opportunities to promote nature positive financial flows through the integration of biodiversity topics into organizational strategies and initiatives, and through… Read full bio
Heather Tremain
Chief Executive Officer, Options For Homes
Under Heather’s leadership, Options has become Canada’s largest developer of affordable ownership housing and grown its development pipeline to over $1 Billion. Since joining Options, Heather has been a champion of affordable homeownership and has he… Read full bio
Katherine Tweedie
Managing Director, Ninety One Canada
Katherine Tweedie leads the Canadian business for Ninety One, working with institutional investors, consultants and stakeholders across the region. She joined the firm in 2012 to develop the Investment Institute, Ninety One’s strategic partner and gl… Read full bio
Rosa van den Beemt
Vice President of Stewardship, Responsible Investment; BMO Asset Management
Rosa leads BMO’s GAM Stewardship approach, such as engagement with investee companies, proxy voting, and public policy advocacy on ESG topics to create positive long-term change on behalf of end clients. She actively represents BMO GAM’ at industry c… Read full bio
Jim Walker
Partner, Align3 Capital Partners
Mr. Walker recently joined Align3 to focus on impact investing with a specific focus on providing capital to facilitate increased employee ownership of U.S. based companies. Prior to that, Jim was Head of Private Markets at Healthcare of Ontario Pens… Read full bio
Lindsey Walton
Director of Americas, UNPRI
Lindsey currently works at the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) as their Director of Americas. The PRI aims to bring responsible investors together to work towards sustainable markets that contribute to a more prosperous world for all.… Read full bio
Olaf Weber
Professor and University Research Chair; University of Waterloo
Olaf Weber is a Professor at the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development. In addition, he holds the position as the University of Waterloo's Research Chair in Sustainable Finance and is Senior Fellow of CIGI. His research and teaching inter… Read full bio
Katie Wheatley
Head of Canada, Signatory Relations; UNPRI
Katie Wheatley serves as Head of Canada for the UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI), and is based in Montreal, Quebec. The PRI brings responsible investors together to work towards sustainable markets that contribute to a more… Read full bio
Lisa Williams
Senior Vice-President, Strategy, Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation
Lisa Williams is leading CMHC’s corporate strategy to achieve its bold aspiration: by 2030, everyone in Canada has a home that they can afford and that meets their needs. In this role, Lisa is responsible for key drivers of this strategy, including C… Read full bio
Franca Wolf
Senior Analyst, Corporate Risk Analytics, Verisk Maplecroft
Franca Wolf is a Senior Analyst in Verisk Maplecroft’s Markets team, where she is responsible for research and analytics relevant to equities and corporate debt investments. Franca works closely with institutional investors and global banks to suppor… Read full bio
James Wolf
Vice President Finance, ARC Clean Technology
James Wolf serves as Vice President - Finance at ARC Clean Energy where he leads fundraising and investor relations. James has over 15 years experience in cross-border finance and private equity investments. James previously held positions at Deutsch… Read full bio
Tsering Yangki
Head of Real Estate Finance and Development, Dream Unlimited
Tsering Yangki is Head, Real Estate Finance and Development, for Dream Unlimited Corp., Dream Impact Trust and Dream Office REIT spanning a diverse portfolio ranging from condominium, purpose-built rentals, office, retail development and income produ… Read full bio
Bill Young
Founder, Social Capital Partners
Bill Young is the founder and Chairman of Social Capital Partners (SCP) a non-profit, social finance company started in 2001. Throughout its history SCP has facilitated thousands of jobs for people who face employment barriers through social enterpri… Read full bio
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