Date: Tuesday, 8 October 2024
Time: 08:30 – 12:40 followed by lunch
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC), South Building, Toronto, Canada
Format: In-person only

As every year during PRI in Person, the PRI is hosting the annual Sustainable Finance Policy Conference. This unique event convenes policy makers, regulators, regulatory affairs professionals and investors from around the world to discuss and debate the latest developments in sustainable finance policy reform in key capital markets.

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This conference will provide deep dives into policy and regulatory topics and is for policy makers and PRI in Person delegates only.

Agenda
 

08:30-09:00	Registration and refreshments
09:00-09:10	Welcome and keynote address   Margarita Pirovska, Director, Global Policy, PRI   Hon. Peter Bethlenfalvy, Ontario Minister of Finance
09:10-09:30	The global baseline for RI policy and regulation: Interview of Emmanuel Faber   This session will offer the floor to Emmanuel Faber, Chair of the ISSB. Key questions addressed include the uptake of the global disclosure standards, how can regulators ensure global policy alignment, and the role of investors to support common rules across jurisdictions.   Emmanuel Faber, Chair, ISSB Moderated by: Elise Attal, Head, EU Policy, PRI
09:30-10:30	Reviewing financial regulatory roles and mandates in a world with governmental sustainability goals. What are the foundational policy reforms policy makers should consider to support responsible investors to navigate the transition? Launch of PRI’s Policy toolkit on sustainable finance policy reform. This session will kick off with a brief presentation of PRI’s updated policy toolkit which discusses the paradigm shift needed to move from managing risk exposure to also supporting the economic transition. This will be followed by a panel discussion with policy makers from around the world looking at how their mandates impact their ability to effectively pursue the economic transition and reflecting on the key policy priorities set out in the updated toolkit.   Azalina Adham, Managing Director, Securities Commission Malaysia Jon Lukomnik, Adjunct Professor of International and Public Affairs and The Brandmeyer Fellow for Impact and Sustainable Investing, Columbia University Sacha Sadan, Director of ESG , FCA Javinder Sidhu, Director, Climate Risk Division, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Moderated by: Nathan Fabian, Chief Sustainable Systems Officer, PRI
10:30-10:50	Break
10:50-11:40	The place of regulation – best practices and challenges of policymaking in a global market. Investor dialogue on key policy reforms and what policy makers can do to increase policy effectiveness to create an enabling environment for responsible investment. In this session, investors and the audience take the lead. A panel of four PRI signatories will share what they see as the biggest successes and key concerns in sustainable finance policy. The audience will be encouraged to reflect and share their own thoughts with the panel for each topic raised. This solutions-focussed session should provide food for thought for both policy makers and investors in the room.   Florent Deixonne, Head of ESG Regulatory Strategy, Amundi Charlie Donovan, Principal Economist, Impax Asset Management Mari Murata, Director, Head of Stewardship, ESG & Stewardship Department, GPIF Barbara Zvan, President and Chief Executive Officer, University Pension Plan Ontario Moderated by: Gregory Hershman, Head of US Policy, PRI
11:40-12:30	Navigating political cycles. How can we clarify and strengthen the link between RI policy and competitiveness, security and economic resilience, to maintain its support for years to come? In a year dominated by elections across the globe, this final panel confronts a critical question – how can we secure ongoing support and progress for responsible investment policies to ensure investors have certainty and security? A variety of policy makers will share their thoughts, looking at key topics such as the just transition, a whole-of government approach and strategic communication.   Kristian Fok, Chair and Director, Australia Sustainable Finance Institute Ali Khawar, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, Department of Labour Aleksandra Palinksa, Executive Director, Eurosif Moderated by: Cambria Allen-Ratzlaff, Chief RI Ecosystems Officer, PRI
12:30-12:40	Closing remarks David Atkin, CEO, PRI
12:40-13:15	Networking lunch
13:30	Start of PRI in Person

 
Please note, this event is under Chatham House rule, and is not open to media. Due to limited capacity, we may have to limit registration to one delegate per organisation.
 

With thanks to our lead sponsor