The Ivey Alumni Network EMEA Chapter Regions are pleased to announce the rescheduled virtual speaker event that will take place on Thursday, November 26, at 6:30 p.m. GMT.
We will discuss why and how ESG principles make a difference to your company, to your portfolio and to our next generation. With Ivey’s Mission statement being “To develop business leaders who think globally, act strategically and contribute to the societies within which they operate”, we believe all of us have had ESG close to our heart and may have followed some of the principles intuitively, now is a chance to understand this complex topic deeper.
Is ESG and impact investing for real? Or is merely clever marketing of the big banks? Is sustainable investing itself actually sustainable or is it just a fashion? Would your portfolio benefit from a stronger focus on ESG/Impact? How do I choose a meaningful SRI/ESG investment strategy? What are best practices for reviewing company’s engagement reports?
If the above questions are of your interest, then this panel event is for you.
It’s a privilege to announce the panelists and the details of our EMEA Region virtual panel discussion taking place on November 26.
Event Agenda:
6:30 p.m. GMT: Introduction of speakers and setting the stage
6:35 p.m. GMT: Panel discussion implications of ESG and Impact Investing
7:05 p.m. GMT: Q&A Session
If you have specific questions, please send them to Mark Staudenmann, EMBA '05, EMEA Regional Head, at swissivey@gmail.com in advance and he will try to build them into the discussion.
See below for the local event start time in your region!
- 6:30 p.m.: Abuja, Dublin, London
- 7:30 p.m.: Berlin, Cape Town, Madrid, Zurich
- 8:30 p.m.: Istanbul, Moscow, Nairobi
- 9:30 p.m.: Dubai, EAM
REGISTRATION CLOSED
Panelists:
Richard Jones, EMBA '03
Richard spent 25 years as an International Manager at HSBC. He completed his EMBA in Hong Kong in the class of 2003. He returned to the UK in 2010 and has subsequently been the CEO and early stage investor in a number of Banks and Fintech entities. More recently, he has set up his own venture, Cambridge Sustainable Investment Partners (CSIP) to promote the use of systems based thinking in sustainable investment decision making and is at the MVP stage with this project.
James Purcell
James is the Group Head of ESG, Sustainable and Impact Investing at Quintet Private Bank. Previously he was the Global Head of Sustainable and Impact Investing of UBS Wealth Management. He held roles in London, Hong Kong and Zurich. In 2018, Financial News named him as a Rising Star of Asset Management Under 40. James graduated from the University of Oxford with a B.A (honors) in Modern History and earned his MBA from Chicago Booth School of Business. He is also a CFA holder.
Jean-François Obregón, HBA '09
Jean-François is Principal at The Urban Hulk, a consultancy focused on socially-responsible investing and urban planning. He has over 10 years of experience in financial services, public policy, clean-tech, and media. He was recently a Lead Analyst at Sustainalytics, a responsible investment data provider. His work has been featured in Corporate Knights and Morningstar Canada. He graduated from the Ivey Business School with a B.A (honors). Jean-François is currently earning his Masters of Planning program at Ryerson University, where he holds a Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship.