Agenda

Registration and Breakfast

Welcome and Opening Remarks 

Valerie Lemieux | Managing Director, Head of Institutional Clients Group, Sustainable Finance Lead, Global Banking & Markets | HSBC Bank Canada

Session One:

The Pathway To Net Zero – The Risks and Opportunities

The Government of Canada is committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. Find out how organizations are identifying, assessing, managing, and mitigating the business risks as well as the opportunities associated with net zero.

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Moderator: 

Valerie Lemieux | Managing Director, Head of Institutional Clients Group, Sustainable Finance Lead, Global Banking & Markets | HSBC Bank Canada

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Panelists: 

Roman Dubczak | Deputy Chair, Capital Markets | CIBC Capital Markets

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Jon Mitchell | Vice President, Sustainability | Suncor 

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Colin Powell | Director, Technical Net Zero Lead | PwC

Session Two: Investing Under an ESG Regime

Meeting the expectations of ESG while managing portfolios to maximize returns seems to be a paradigm that is impossible to manage. How does ESG truly impact investment decisions? Are firms under pressure to divest portfolios of investments that do not meet ESG standards? How does this impact their obligations as fiduciary? Learn how this panel of experts finds the right balance.

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Panelists:

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Nalini Feuilloley | Head of Responsible Investment | BMO Global Asset Management

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John Uhren | Managing Director, Sustainable Finance | BMO Capital Markets

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Morning Break 

Session Three: Canadian Public Sector Issuers - Frameworks and Options to Access Markets

All levels of government as well as public sector organizations are mobilizing capital in support of their wide-ranging climate and environmental objectives, aided by strong domestic and international demand for sustainable investment issues. Many public issuers are updating and overhauling their green bond and ESG frameworks to provide more clarity, transparency and reliability to investors and the markets.

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Moderator:

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Roger Casgrain | Executive Vice President | Casgrain & Company Limited

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Panelists:

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Ralf Nielsen | Director, Enterprise Sustainability | Translink

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Dan Novak | Senior Portfolio Manager - Foreign Reserves Management, and ESG Initiatives | Bank of Canada

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Elizabeth Wallace | Senior Manager, Funding and Foreign Exchange, Capital Markets Division | Ontario Financing Authority (OFA) 

Lunch Break

Spotlight on Biodiversity: The Missing Piece of the ESG Puzzle​

The climate change focus has been on reducing carbon emissions; however, the biggest impact on climate change will come from unraveling and collapsing biodiversity, natural capital and ecosystems.

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Introduction 

Dana Krechowicz | Assistant Vice President, Sustainable Finance | HSBC Bank Canada

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Lunch Address

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Marie-Justine Labelle | Head of Responsible Investment | Desjardins Investments Inc.

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Session Four: Investing In The Future, For The Future – Transition Financing

Green finance alone is not enough. Innovative financing solutions are required to support Canada’s natural resources and other carbon-intensive industries that are not green to transition towards greener forms of production. With a rise in accusations of “greenwashing”, transition finance has become one of the most hotly debated topics within sustainable finance. Panelist will discuss the current state of transition financing in Canada, and the challenges and opportunities.

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Moderator: 

Siddharth Samarth | Managing Director & Head, Sustainable Finance | CIBC Capital Markets | CIBC

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Panelists: 

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Erin Boeke Burke | Director and Lead Analyst, Sustainable Finance | S&P Global Ratings

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Heather Lang | Principal | ESG Global Advisors

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Susan Thompson | Director, ESG Solutions | TD Securities

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Afternoon Break 

Keynote Speaker​

A Sustainable Finance Taxonomy: What it is, Why it Matters, and the Path Ahead

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Barbara Zvan | President and Chief Executive Officer | University Pension Plan Ontario

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Session Five: ESG: Transparency Matters

Clear, easy to understand messaging around ESG has become a brand differentiator and is central to building trust with investors, employees, and consumers. Find out how firms are defining and communicating their ESG goals and achievements to shape public discourse before outside voices do so.

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Moderator: 

Martha Moen | General Manager, Investor Communication Solutions | Broadridge Financial Solutions

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Panelists: 

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Sarah Chapman | Chief Marketing Officer, Global Wealth

and Asset Management; Global Chief Sustainability Officer 

Manulife

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Anna Speyer | Director, Capital Markets | NATIONAL Public Relations

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Ian Tam | Director of Investment Research, Canada | Morningstar

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Closing Remarks

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David Loh | Head of Capital Markets | HSBC Bank