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PRI in Person – Digital

In 2024, the digital ticket to PRI in Person offered more than ever before. In addition to a livestream and on-demand recordings, digital attendees were brought interactive and exclusive content from our Live Studio, welcoming and guiding them live through PRI in Person. You can now watch all our plenary sessions, breakout sessions, and Live Studio content on-demand.

 
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Live Stream

All plenary sessions and breakout stream A ‘Meeting the Climate Challenge’ sessions were available to stream live via the Watch Live tab on our event website.

Live Studio

A new feature for this year’s PRI in Person, the Live Studio, brought digital attendees exclusive, interactive content to make the most of their digital experience. When the cameras stopped rolling in the plenary room, the Live Studio hosted quickfire sessions including extended Q&As with our expert speakers, agenda previews and recap discussions with PRI leaders and guests, case studies from PRI award winners and much more.

On-demand

All livestreamed sessions are now available to catch-up on demand, along with the Live Studio content, and sessions across all 6 breakout streams. 

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PRI in Person – Digital Agenda

Day 1: Tuesday, 8 October 2024

13:00 - 13:20 Live Studio
PRI in Person Day 1 Preview

Speakers:
Esther Teeken, COO, PRI
Joseph Bastien, Associate Director, SHARE - Shareholder Association for Research & Education
Stephanie Kelly, Head of Greenwheel, Redwheel
13:30 - 13:40 Livestream
Event Opening and Land Acknowledgement
13:40 - 13:50 Livestream
Welcome address from Lead Sponsor Mackenzie Investments
13:50 - 14:05 Livestream
PRI opening remarks: Progressing action on responsible investment
14:05 - 14:25 Livestream
Keynote address
Eric Usher, Head, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)
14:25 - 14:40 Livestream
Keynote address
Cindy Woodhouse-Nepinak, National Chief, Assembly of First Nations
14:40 - 15:40 Livestream
Plenary 1: Achieving a ‘just transition’ in emerging markets and carbon intensive economies

Session resources:

Discussion paper: The socioeconomic implications of the transition
15:45 - 16:10 Live Studio
PRI Strategy 2024-27 – Any Questions?


Speakers:
David Atkin, CEO, PRI

Esther Teeken, COO, PRI
16:20 - 16:45 Livestream
Fireside Chat: Geopolitics, instability and the impact on ESG
16:45 - 17:45 Livestream
Plenary 2: What’s stopping progress? Overcoming barriers to responsible investment
17:45 - 18:00 Livestream
Close of Day 1 and PRI Awards announcement

Session resources:

PRI Awards 2024: Winners and Shortlist
18:00 - 18:20 Live Studio
Continue the Conversation - Geopolitics, instability and the impact on ESG

Speakers:
Tina Fordham, Geopolitical Strategist & Founder, Fordham Global Foresight

Wendy Cromwell, Vice Chair and Head of Sustainable Investment, Wellington Management

Day 2: Wednesday, 9 October 2024

09:30 - 09:45 Live Studio
PRI in Person Day 2 Preview

Speakers:
Lian Hillier, Chief People & Culture Officer, PRI

Ophir Bruck, Senior Director, Sustainability Solutions, North America, S&P Global
Tamsin Ballard, Chief Investor Initiatives & Collaborations Officer, PRI  
09:45 - 11:00 Livestream
Breakout 1A: Putting net zero commitments into practice

Session resources:
Net-Zero in practice: insights from equity investors
Serving Asset Owner Clients through Climate Stewardship: A call to action to the asset management industry
Private Markets Decarbonisation Roadmap (PMDR)
Development and Uptake of Net-Zero Aligned Benchmarks: A call to action for asset owners and index providers 
11:15 - 11:40 Live Studio
Meet & Ask the Board


Speakers:
Conor Kehoe, Chair, PRI
Eric Usher, Head, UNEP Finance Initiative
Rebeca Miguela, Founder & CEO, Clarity AI
Sharon Hendricks, Board Member, CalSTRS
11:45 - 13:00 Livestream
Breakout 2A: Navigating evolving regulatory landscapes
13:00 - 13:25 Live Studio
PRI Award Winners: Case studies in RI Leadership and Innovation

Speakers:
Jen Sisson, CEO, International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN)
Toby Belsom, Director, Guidance, PRI
PRI Award Winners
13:25 - 13:50 Lunch
13:50 - 14:15 Live Studio
Progression Pathways

Speakers: 
Kate Webber, Chief Responsible Investment Solutions Officer, PRI
Nathan Fabian, Chief Sustainable Systems Officer, PRI
14:15 - 15:30 Livestream
Breakout 3A: New directions in carbon pricing

Session resources:
Trade, Trump & Tractors: 2024 Battlefronts in the Climate Transition
Carbon Pricing & International Trade: Past, Present and Future?
15:40 - 16:05 Live Studio
PRI Academic Network

Speakers:
Atreya Dey, PhD Candidate, University of Edinburgh
Tom Gosling, Executive Fellow, London Business School
16:05 - 16:20 Livestream
Keynote Address
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Government of Canada
16:20 - 16:45 Livestream
Keynote Address
Mark Carney, Co-Chair, GFANZ, UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance
16:45 - 17:30 Livestream
Plenary 3: Where should investors be putting their focus to keep 1.5 alive?
17:40 - 18:00 Live Studio
Continue the Conversation - Plenary 3: Where should net zero investors be putting their focus to keep 1.5 alive?


Speakers:
Jake Barnett, Managing Director, Sustainable Investment Strategies, Wespath
Mirza Baig, Chief Sustainable Investing Officer, Aviva Investors
Nazmeera Moola, Chief Sustainability Officer, Ninety One

Day 3: Thursday, 10 October 2024

09:15 - 09:30 Live Studio
PRI in Person Day 3 Preview

Speakers:
Alyson Slater, Managing Director and Head of Sustainable Investment, Canada, Public Markets, Manulife Investment Management
Markus Lindqvist, Director of Sustainability, Aktia Bank

Rose Easton, Chief Responsible Investments Ecosystems Officer, PRI
09:30 - 10:45 Livestream
Breakout 4A: How to build resilient portfolios for the new climate normal: Adaptation, mitigation, and resilience

Session resources:

Building Climate-ready Transition Plans - Adaptation and Resilience
11:00 - 11:25 Live Studio
Meeting future skills and resourcing needs: advancing ESG capacity building

Speakers:
Anthony Roberts, Director of Investor Education, PRI
Herry Cho, Head of Sustainability and Sustainable Finance, SGX Group
11:30 - 12:45 Livestream
Breakout 5A: The Road to COP16 and COP29: how can investors accelerate action on climate and biodiversity?

Session resources:

PRI’s Nature Policy Roadmap report
New York Climate Week, COP16 and COP29
Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis 2024
12:45 - 13:15 Live Studio
Progress & Announcements at PRI in Person

Speakers:

Barbara Zvan, President and CEO, University Pension Plan Ontario
Cambria Allen Ratzlaff, Chief RI Ecosystems Officer, PRI
Lindsey Walton, Director, Americas, PRI

Renato Eid Tucci, Head Beta Strategies & ESG Integration, Itaú Asset Management
14:00 - 14:50 Livestream
Plenary 4: Can you invest responsibly in AI?

Session resources:

Gen AI for the Global Goals
14:50 - 15:50 Livestream
Plenary 5: Centring nature in responsible investment approaches

Session resources:

An introduction to responsible investment: Biodiversity for asset owners
Developing a biodiversity policy: A technical guide for asset owners and investment managers
Nature Policy Roadmap: Policy Recommendations for Scaling Up Investor Action for Nature
15:50 - 16:00 Livestream
Closing remarks: Looking ahead to PRI in Person 2025

We acknowledge that PRI in Person 2024, hosted at the MTCC and ROM, is taking place on the Treaty lands of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and ancestral lands of the Wendat, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, and the Anishinaabek Nations, since time immemorial to today.

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