4-5 December | New York

Mark Campanale, our Founder, and Henrik Jepessen, Head of Investor Outreach N. America, will be speaking at the 2019 Responsible Investor Conference in New York during the inaugural Sustainable Finance Week.

RI New York is the leading sustainable business and finance conference in North America, is back for its 11th annual conference on 4th-5th December 2019. RI New York will provide a forum for 500+ investment professionals to debate shareholder rights and proxy access, the role of central banks and securities regulators in climate risk, the importance of transforming energy systems, the impact of technologies like AI and machine learning on investor portfolios, requirements for data privacy, and ways to include human rights and other governance factors into investment portfolios.

Mark will be taking part in the session The future of global energy: How is the energy transition and investor engagement on the challenge of climate change changing the sector? 

• Is the market really responding to growing noises on climate from scientists and the public?
• How are the world’s largest energy companies like ExxonMobil and Saudi Aramco, assessing the future of the global energy system? Who’s right?
• Can the North American shale gas boom continue? Examining the investors vs producer view.
• Is this all about corporate reporting and accounting standards or more fundamental market dynamics?

Joining Mark on the panel will be

Lisa Epifani, Manager, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs, Chevron

Nalini Feuilloley, Director, Responsible Investment Team, BMO Global Asset Management North America

Henrik will be moderating the discussion Risk: the rise of the sustainable data machines! where the panel will be exploring:

• How tech and machine learning is compiling bigger and better ESG data.
• The increasing accessibility of satellite technology and its integration into environmental investing and stewardship
• Can algorithm-led business models respect ESG principles?

Taking part in the panel will be:

Lenora Suki, Product Manager, Sustainable Finance Solutions, Bloomberg,

Dr Philipp Aeby, CEO, Reprisk,

Phillip Bruner, CEO, ENIAN.

Click here to find out more about the event and Sustainable Finance Week.