Agenda 2024
Please note the agenda and timings are subject to change
8:30 – 9:10
9.10 – 9.20
Opening Remarks
Carole K. Crawford, Board Chair, 100 Women in Finance
Courtney Birnbaum, Director of Sustainability at Corbin Capital Partners
9.20 – 9.50
Panel: Natural Capital – Investing in Biodiversity
Explore many dimensions of investing in biodiversity including forestry, land, regenerative agriculture, carbon, and water. This panel will describe the diverse investment landscapes of biodiversity, what is now called “natural capital” or “environmental finance.” One highlight of the discussion will be revealing opportunities to create a positive impact in nature.
Panelists:
Lauren Sercu, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Sorenson Impact Advisory
Evgenia Molotova – Co Lead Portfolio Manager, Pictet Positive Change, Pictet Asset Management
Moderated by:
Imogen Rose-Smith, Contributing Editor, Impact Alpha
9:50 – 10.20
Leadership Armchair: Turbocharging Our Clean Energy Future
Gina McCarthy, Former White House National Climate Advisor and U.S. EPA Administrator, America Is All In
Moderated by:
Emily Chien, Senior Fellow, Harvard University
10.20 – 10:50
Panel: Speeding Our Net Zero Transition: Investing in and Commercializing Solutions with Scale and Impact
Panelists:
Preeti Bhattacharji, U.S. Head of Sustainable Investing, J.P. Morgan Private Bank
Wendy Cromwell, Vice Chair & Head of Sustainable Investment, Wellington Management
Leslie D. Biddle, Deputy Under Secretary for Commercialization and Finance at U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Infrastructure
Moderated by:
Emily Chien, Senior Fellow, Harvard University
10:50 – 11.20
Networking Break
11.20 – 11:50
Panel: Delivering Results: Integrating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into Investor Decision-Making
Panelists:
Jason Lamin, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Lenox Park Solutions, Inc.
Amy Chung, Managing Director, Impact Investing, The California Endowment
Betty Ng, CEO, Inspiring Diversity, LLC
Moderated by:
Courtney Birnbaum, Director of Sustainability at Corbin Capital Partners
11.50 – 12.20
Leadership Armchair:
Carine Smith Ihenacho, Chief Governance and Compliance Officer, Norges Bank Investment Management
In conversation with: Jed Emerson, Chief Impact Officer, AlTi Tiedemann Global
12.20 – 13:50
Networking Lunch
13.50 – 14.50
Attendees will participate in two consecutive 30 minute Table Topic group discussions.
14:50 – 15:00
Transition Time
15.00 – 16.00
Attendees will participate in two consecutive 30 minute Table Topic group discussions.
Networking Break
Andrew Siwo, Head of Sustainable Investments & Climate Solutions, New York State Common Retirement Fund
Emily Thomas, Head of Investing with Impact, Morgan Stanley
Megan Walsh Thompson, Mission Investments Officer, Ford Foundation
Tara Mei Smith , ESG Integration Officer, Bureau of Asset Management Office of New York City Comptroller
Moderated by Michelle Noyes, Head of Americas, AIMA
Closing Remarks
Sari J. Mayer, Director of Marketing and Investor Relations, Global Credit Advisers, LLC
Drianne Benner, Managing Director, Appomattox
Closing Networking Reception