Day Two | October 21
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 | Guan Schellekens,Head of Climate and Nature Risk Section,European Central Bank |
Key topics
- Embedding sustainability risk across credit, market, operational and other prudential risk frameworks
- Aligning governance, risk appetite and decision-making with emerging sustainability integration principles
- Addressing key implementation challenges, capability gaps and evolving regulatory expectations
- Applying practical tools to strengthen sustainability scorecards, disclosures and risk management processes
- Preparing for the next phase of climate physical risk and adaptation by building more resilient risk frameworks
 | Arjun Mahalingam,Head of Risk,United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) |
 | Marieke Bonekamp,Head of Climate Risk Unit,Rabobank |
 | Mathesh Sripraba,Climate Risk Specialist,Bank of England |
Key topics
- Positioning climate risk through the lens of financial materiality to drive engagement and ownership at board and executive level
- Communicating climate-related losses, opportunities, and ROI in a way that supports informed strategic decision-making
- Embedding climate risk into governance, risk appetite, and enterprise risk management frameworks
- Aligning climate risk considerations across credit, market, operational, and strategic risk functions through a common organisational language
- Measuring how climate risk is influencing business strategy, capital allocation, lending, underwriting, and investment decisions
 | Patience Manhanga,Director, Climate Risk & Strategy,Sunlife |
 | Mouli Malakar,Vice President – Sustainability Research,Goldman Sachs |
 | Angelique Pieterse,Senior Director Credit Risk Sharing & Lead Strategic Engagement Banks,PGGM Investments |
Key topics
- Defining the relationship between climate and nature risk, their hierarchy and where they should be treated equally
- Navigating the differing maturity levels between the two risk types, and mapping the divergence timeline
- Identifying where climate and nature risk already collide, and how this can be used for more efficient management and progress
- Considering the fundamental differences in climate and nature risk data metrics, and providing solutions for how they could be better aligned and compared
 | Stephane Dees,Head of Climate Economics Unit,Banque de France |
 | Alessandra Meraviglia,Head of Nature,Natwest |
 | Marieke Bonekamp,Head of Climate Risk Unit,Rabobank |
Key topics
- Understanding how cyber resilience underpins the successful delivery of climate transition strategies
- Exploring the growing intersection between climate risk, operational resilience and cyber risk
- Examining why cyber governance is emerging as a key component of sustainable finance and ESG risk management
- Assessing how investors are integrating cyber resilience into stewardship, portfolio oversight and risk frameworks
 | Jason Mortimer,Head of Sustainable Investment,Nomura Asset Management |
| Stephane Dees,Head of Climate Economics Unit,Banque de France |
Key topics
- Defining the key factors contributing to insurance coverage gaps
- Exploring methods of facilitating communication between insurance, banking, academia and government to improve insurability
- Understanding how direct engagement between insurers and their clients can boost resilience and encourage better coverage
- Defining best practice across industries to tackle coverage gaps
 | Jordan Barker,Climate Risk Specialist,Beazley |
Key topics
- How transition risk is reshaping credit decisions, infrastructure financing, and energy investment strategies across lending and investment portfolios
- Balancing energy security, affordability, resilience, and sustainability objectives while supporting the long-term transition to a lower-carbon economy
- Evaluating renewable energy and infrastructure investments through the lens of risk, returns, revenue resilience, regulatory expectations, and long-term bankability
- Integrating climate and transition risk into risk appetite, portfolio construction, capital allocation, and broader risk management frameworks
- Developing credible transition plans and measuring financed emissions to demonstrate tangible progress against climate commitments while maintaining portfolio resilience
 | Jaideep Pathak,Head of Credit (UK) – Energy & Infrastructure,AIB |
 | Ramm Srinivasan,Cluster Lead and Head, ESG Risk and Sustainability,Rabobank |
 | Vera Economou, Sustainable Solutions Group Lead,ING |