Day One | February 23
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8:00
Breakfast and Networking
8:50
Chair’s Opening Remarks
9:00
KEYNOTE: ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
The New Geopolitical and Economic Reality for Sustainable Finance
Key topics
- Assessing the global macroeconomic outlook and the implications for sustainable finance markets
- Understanding how geopolitical tensions, trade fragmentation, industrial policy and energy security are reshaping investment flows and transition pathways
- Examining the impact of interest rates, inflation, public finances and slower growth on capital availability and sustainability-linked investment
- Evaluating how changing political priorities and regulatory divergence are influencing climate policy, transition ambitions and investor confidence
- Identifying the major global forces likely to shape sustainable finance over the next 3-5 years
 | Jan Lambregts,Head RaboResearch Global Economics & Markets,Rabobank |
9:35
KEYNOTE: MANAGING INSTABILITY
INTERVIEW LIVE ON STAGE: Managing Sustainable Finance Strategy in an Era of Geopolitical Uncertainty
Key topics
- Exploring sustainable finance is becoming embedded within enterprise risk, strategy and capital allocation decisions
- Balancing decarbonisation objectives with energy security, commercial priorities and shareholder expectations
- Adjusting transition plans, risk frameworks and investment strategies amid geopolitical volatility and policy uncertainty
- Managing emerging resilience challenges, including supply-chain disruption, physical climate risk and nature-related impacts
- Lessons learned from integrating sustainability, resilience and long-term value creation into business decision-making
| Cara Williams,Global Head of Climate and Sustainability,Marsh |
10:15
Morning Refreshment and Networking Break
Operational Risk & Resilience
Tower Suite 3
Innovation & Automation
Tower Suite 1
Regulation & Standards
Tower Suite 2
11:10
From Spreadsheet to System: Building a Supplier Risk Programme That Actually Works in Operations – Presentation
This session explores how Travelodge built a practical, operationalised supplier risk framework from the ground up, embedding ethical and environmental risk assessment into daily sourcing decisions without adding bureaucracy or slowing down commercial activity.
Key topics
- Moving from manual tracking to structured risk segmentation across a complex supplier base
- Integrating third-party risk data into procurement workflows and supplier reviews
- Managing real escalations: what happens when high-risk suppliers refuse to engage
- Aligning sustainability, procurement, and operational resilience into a single framework.
- Navigating fragmented global standards: managing suppliers across different countries, regulatory regimes, and accreditation frameworks where no single platform covers everything
- What we got wrong, what we fixed, and what we would do differently
| Martin Mirimo,Head of Supplier Management,Travelodge |
11:10
Scaling TPRM with AI Through Balancing Automation and Oversight – Panel Discussion
Using AI to scale TPRM activities across onboarding, monitoring, and assessment without compromising control or visibility
Key topics
- Automating due diligence, monitoring, and risk assessment processes at scale
- Integrating internal and external data sources for continuous risk insight
- Improving efficiency and coverage across large, complex third-party ecosystems
- Managing trade-offs between speed, scale, and control
- Identifying where AI delivers value vs where human intervention remains critical
| Stuart Barnett,CyberSec Consultant/Deputy Director GRC,BlueVoyant |
| Joseph Harrison,Head of Procurement Operations and Third Party Risk,The AA |
| Meletis Rentoumis,Head of Contracts Management & Projects Coordination,Eurobank |
11:10
Regulatory Convergence: DORA, NIS2, EU AI, GDPR and Cross-Industry Implications – Presentation
Understanding how overlapping regulatory frameworks are shaping third-party risk expectations across industries
Key topics
- Interpreting overlapping regulatory intent across frameworks
- Identifying where requirements converge vs conflict
- Understanding systemic risk expectations across supply chains
- Anticipating regulatory expansion beyond financial services
| Dr Isabela Parisio,Postdoctoral Research Associate,Tech and Policy, King’s College London |
10:45
RESILIENCE AS A BUSINESS STRATEGY
PANEL DISCUSSION: How institutions are quantifying avoided losses, protecting asset values and building long-term competitive advantage through resilience investment
Key topics
- Assessing whether organisations are underestimating the financial cost of inaction as climate, geopolitical and operational disruptions become more frequent and severe
- Evaluating how resilience investments can protect revenues, preserve asset values and strengthen long-term competitiveness beyond traditional sustainability objectives
- Identifying what resilient organisations will look like in 2030 and the strategic decisions leaders need to make today to remain investable, insurable and competitive
| Maria Carvalho,Head of Sustainability Policy, Insights & Research,Natwest Group |
| Wendy Whewell,former Head, Sustainable Solutions & Finance,Santander |
11:30
THE EVOLVING ROLE OF THE SUSTAINABILITY FUNCTION
PANEL DISCUSSION: Examining how organisations are building the talent, capabilities and culture needed to embed sustainable finance across the business
Key topics
- Exploring how the sustainability function is evolving as responsibility for sustainable finance becomes increasingly embedded across risk, finance, strategy and business teams
- Assessing the skills, capabilities and leadership qualities required to build high-performing sustainable finance teams in a changing market environment
- Examining how organisations are attracting, developing and retaining talent while addressing growing demands for commercial, regulatory and risk expertise
- Evaluating how firms can foster cross-functional collaboration between sustainability, risk, treasury, lending, investment and business teams to improve decision-making and outcomes
- Identifying the behaviours, incentives and cultural attributes that enable sustainable finance to influence strategic decisions and deliver measurable business value
| Hacina Py,Chief Sustainability Officer,Societe Generale |
| Marco DeBenedictis,Head of Sustainable Finance,Barclays Corporate Banking |
12:15
Lunch Break and Roundtables
1:15
SOCIAL RISK
Learning best practices for better integration of social risk within investment decisions
Key topics
- Identifying the social-risk indicators most likely to trigger project delays, cost overruns, litigation, reputational damage and asset impairment
- Assessing how these risks indicators should be effectively considered before making investment decisions for new projects
- Demonstrating how leading institutions are embedding social-risk management to improve resilience, reduce losses and safeguard investment performance
| Maya Hennerkes,Managing Director, Environment and Sustainability,EBRD |
1:50
FINANCING DIFFICULT SECTORS
PANEL DISCUSSION: Exploring how capital can support the decarbonisation of emissions-intensive industries while balancing commercial, regulatory and geopolitical pressures
Key topics
- Examining the investment challenges facing hard-to-abate sectors
- Assessing the financing mechanisms supporting industrial transformation and infrastructure development
- Evaluating the role of policy, markets and technology in improving project bankability
- Identifying how institutions are balancing climate objectives with competitiveness, profitability and energy security
| Pablo Ruiz,Senior Energy Transition Specialist,Rabobank |
| Jeremiah Lim,Director, Head of Carbon and Sustainable Fuels EMEA, Energy Transition Investment Banking,Barclays Corporate and Investment Banking |
2:40
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE
PANEL DISCUSSION: Assessing whether sustainability regulation is accelerating real-world transition outcomes or creating additional complexity
Key topics
- Examining the impact of evolving regulations including CSDDD, disclosure requirements and taxonomy developments
- Assessing how regulatory frameworks are influencing governance, supply chains and business strategy
- Evaluating whether current sustainability regulations remain fit for purpose
- Identifying opportunities to better align regulatory objectives with investment and transition needs
3:25
Afternoon Refreshment Break
3:55
DISCLOSURES
Examining how evolving disclosure requirements and SFDR reforms are reshaping investor expectations, product design and capital allocation decisions
Key topics
- Assessing the implications of SFDR reforms and revised product categorisation frameworks for asset managers and investors
- Examining whether disclosure requirements are delivering meaningful transparency and supporting better investment decisions
- Evaluating the challenges associated with sustainability data, comparability and demonstrating outcomes
- Identifying how disclosure frameworks can support investor confidence and more effective capital allocation decisions
| Stine Lehmann Schack,Head of Responsible Investment Frameworks and Governance,Danske Bank |
4:30
RESPONSIBLE AI IN CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
Moving Beyond Productivity Gains to Deliver Better Decisions, Better Data and Better Outcomes
Key topics
- Examining how climate and sustainable finance teams can use AI to strengthen analysis, reporting, scenario modelling and risk assessments rather than simply increase output volumes
- Exploring why employee training, AI literacy and upskilling are becoming as important as technology investment itself
- Evaluating the risks of AI-driven inefficiencies, including poor-quality outputs, weakened critical thinking and overreliance on automated content generation
- Identifying where AI can genuinely enhance climate risk management, sustainability data analysis and decision-making—and where human expertise remains irreplaceable
5:05
Chair’s Closing Remarks
5:10
End of TRANSITION FINANCE, RISK AND RESILIENCE Europe Day 1