SPEAKERS

Guest speakers

Helle Bank Jorgensen

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Competent Boards

Helle Bank Jorgensen

Chief Executive Officer & Founder

Competent Boards

Sessions

Day 2 / 03:50 PM - 04:15 PM

Keynote Address – ESG at a Crossroads in the US: The View from the Boardroom

Bio

Board members and executives in over 50 countries hold Competent Boards ESG, Climate and Biodiversity Designation and Certificate thanks to Helle’s visionary online and bespoke education programs. Her vision is that board members, investors, and those advising them need to be informed about sustainability and other material issues that shape business of today and tomorrow - How can you make informed business decisions if you aren't informed? She serves at the Nasdaq Center for Board Excellence, the World Economic Forum (WEF) Expert Network and Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) established by HM King Charles III, among other roles. Her recent book, Stewards of the Future: A Guide for Competent Boards has become an Amazon bestseller on board governance. Helle is a Business Lawyer and a State Authorized Public Accountant (Denmark). In 2023, she received the Globe and Mail 50 Changemakers Award and was named one of the Top 50 Influencers to Follow by Onalytica. In 2022 she was named one of Canada’s Most Powerful Women by the Women’s Executive Network, among other awards.

Christophe Bavière

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Eurazeo

Christophe Bavière

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Eurazeo

Sessions

Day 1 / 02:10 PM - 02:55 PM

Panel – Thriving in Change: The Innovation-Driven Path to Sustainable Growth and Transition

Bio

Christophe Bavière is co-CEO of Eurazeo since February 2023 and has been a member of the Executive Board since 2021. He was also Chairman and Founder of Idinvest Partners a Private Equity company which joined forces with Eurazeo in 2018 and was fully merged in 2020. Prior to this, Christophe Bavière held senior positions within the Allianz Group where he managed the investment programs for the group. At Idinvest Partners he successfully developed the investment activities and assets under management grew sevenfold over ten years. At Eurazeo, Christophe Bavière supervises the Private Debt, Small-mid buyout, Secondary and Venture investment activities. He also supervises the Investment Partners team which in charge of LP relationships. Christophe Bavière is a Board Member of AFG, the French Asset Management Association. He was Vice President and a board member of France Invest, a private equity trade association, and served for 2 mandates on the Consultative Commission of the AMF, the French financial markets authority. He is a Knight in the National Order of the Legion of Honour, and he is also a Colonel in the French Air Force Reserve.

Mathieu Bonnet

Chief Executive Officer

Allego

Mathieu Bonnet

Chief Executive Officer

Allego

Sessions

Day 1 / 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM

Panel – The New European Electric Mobility Ecosystem

Bio

Mathieu Bonnet is an accomplished energy executive with over 25 years of experience. He is the Chief Executive Officer of Allego, a leading European electric vehicle charging company. Under his leadership, Allego has grown rapidly, installing over 20,000 charging points across Europe. Mr. Bonnet began his career in the French government, where he worked on commercial bilateral issues between the United States and France. He then moved to the private sector, where he held senior positions at Electrabel, CNR, and E6. In these roles, he gained extensive experience in energy management, outage prevention, and small and medium-sized enterprise development. Mr. Bonnet is a graduate of École Polytechnique and École des Mines de Paris. He also holds a Master of Nuclear Engineering from the Université catholique de Louvain.

Christel Bories

Chief Executive Officer

Eramet

Christel Bories

Chief Executive Officer

Eramet

Sessions

Day 1 / 02:55 PM - 03:35 PM

Panel – Critical Minerals: Securing their Supply for Sovereignty & Independence

Bio

Christel Bories is Eramet’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer since 2017. A global mining and metallurgical group, Eramet is a key player in the extraction and valorisation of metals (manganese, nickel, mineral sands, lithium) that are essential to the energy transition and building a more sustainable world. Eramet employs 10,400 people in 15 countries with sales of €5bn in 2022. Having spent 30 years in top management positions within the industry, Christel Bories has developed strong expertise in leading business transformations and executing strategies in complex international industrial environments. Christel Bories is also an active advocate of a more responsible and sustainable mining and metals industry and of the strategic role that the sector holds within our economic activity and as a driver of innovation. She is Chair of the French Mining and Metallurgy Sector Committee, a member of the Board of “France Industrie” and of the Executive Committee of the National Industry Council (CNI). Before joining Eramet, Christel Bories was the Deputy CEO of Ipsen (2013‐2016), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on transformative medicines in oncology, rare disease and neuroscience. Prior to this, she served as CEO of Constellium, a global aluminium business that was divested from Rio Tinto in 2011. From 2007 to 2010, she served as CEO of Engineered Products for Rio Tinto following its acquisition of Alcan. At Alcan, Christel Bories was President and CEO of Alcan Packaging (2004‐2006) and a member of the Executive Committee. Earlier,she spent four years at Pechiney where she was Executive Vice President of Strategy and Management Control (1995‐1999), Senior Executive VP of the Packaging division (1999‐2003) and a member of the Executive Committee. At the beginning of her career, Christel Bories was a strategy consultant for Booz Allen & Hamilton and then for Corporate Value Associates (1986‐1993). Christel Bories was a non‐executive Director of Legrand SA (2012‐2023), of Natixis (2011‐2014) and Smurfit Kappa Group (2012‐2020). She is a graduate of the HEC business school in France.

Ian Brown

Head of Banking

UK Infrastructure Bank

Ian Brown

Head of Banking

UK Infrastructure Bank

Sessions

Day 2 / 05:40 PM - 06:30 PM

Panel – Unbottling the Bottlenecks: An Investor’s Perspective Towards the Energy Transition and Security

Bio

Ian is Head of Banking and Investments at UK Infrastructure Bank, responsible for the origination and execution of the bank’s lending and investing activities. Ian is an experienced banker and investor. Before joining UKIB, he was Head of Private Markets at asset manager LGPS Central, establishing its infrastructure, private credit, private equity and real estate direct and fund of funds platform for its eight UK pension schemes. Previously, he spent 14 years at Lloyds Banking Group, where latterly he was Head of Industrials & Infrastructure and Head of Large Corporates, Europe. He had joined Lloyds to lead leveraged finance in Europe, becoming Global Head of Leveraged Finance and then Global Head of Loan Financing before moving to head coverage. His career prior to Lloyds was at UBS where he was a Managing Director in the leveraged finance and advisory business.

Chris Canavan

Chief Executive Officer

Global Carbon Market Utility

Chris Canavan

Chief Executive Officer

Global Carbon Market Utility

Sessions

Day 2 / 04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

Panel – Can Markets Solve Market Failures? Facts & Fantasies About Publicly Traded Carbon Markets

Bio

Chris Canavan is the CEO of the Global Carbon Market Utility, which is dedicated to building infrastructure for the voluntary carbon market to establish trust, safety and integrity. Chris has a long career in international finance and economics. He was a partner at Lion’s Head Global Partners, a financial advisory and asset management firm focused on sustainable finance in emerging and frontier markets. Before that, he spent a decade as Director of Global Policy Development for George Soros, where he led projects related to mission investing, financial policy reform, sustainable development, climate change, and resource governance. Between 1997 and 2010, Chris worked for Goldman Sachs, where he was Chief Risk Officer of the firm’s commercial bank, ran a credit trading desk in the global commodities business, co-headed the Latin America Debt Capital Markets unit, and headed Latin America credit and sovereign risk management.

Scott Chung

Vice President

Tikehau Capital North America

Mounir Corm

Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner

Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Mounir Corm

Deputy Chief Executive Officer & Managing Partner

Vauban Infrastructure Partners

Sessions

Day 1 / 04:45 PM - 05:25 PM

Panel – Electrification in Europe

Bio

Mounir Corm, Deputy CEO and Managing Partner of Vauban Infrastructure Partners, was previously Deputy Head of the Mirova General Infrastructure activity. Mounir has been actively working and developing Mirova General Infrastructure's infrastructure activities since 2008. He has developed an extensive and in-depth knowledge of the core infrastructure market. During the course of his career, Mounir has worked on over €2bn of equity investments on a number of European core infrastructure assets and was actively involved in the development and fundraising of new funds, helping develop the European growth of the business as well as its international client base. Mounir has led Mirova's origination and deal execution strategies and is also a director on various landmark infrastructure assets and companies (such as Indigo in transportation, Arema in social infrastructure) across Europe. Mounir started his career at PwC advising public entities and holds a Master's in Public Affairs from Sciences-Po Paris and a Master’s in Business from HEC.

Luca D’Agnese

Chief Policy, Evaluation & Advisory Officer

Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

Luca D’Agnese

Chief Policy, Evaluation & Advisory Officer

Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

Sessions

Day 1 / 11:05 AM - 11:45 AM

Panel – Energy Infrastructures: Between Security of Supply and Decarbonization Targets

Bio

Born in Naples on April 30th 1964, Luca d’Agnese graduated with honours in Physics and got an MBA at Insead Business School (1990). He started in 1987 at Hewlett Packard Italy, within the Marketing and sales department. From 1988 to 2003 Luca d’Agnese worked at McKinsey, becoming a partner of the Italian Office in 1996 and specializing in the utility and telecommunication sectors. In 2003 he was appointed Chief Executive Officer of GRTN, the state owned company in charge of planning and dispatching of the Italian electricity transmission grid. Following the merger of GRTN transmission activities within Terna, the Italian TSO, he joined Terna as Head of operations in Italy, working there till 2007. From 2007 to 2010 Luca d’Agnese was Chief Executive Officer of ErgyCpaital, an investment company focused on renewable and energy efficiency investments. In 2011 he joined Enel, where he worked as country manager in Romania and Slovakia and, starting in 2014 as VP for South America, while serving as Chief Executive officer of Enersis, now Enel Americas, till 2018. In 2018 he joined Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, where he has been in charge of Infrastructures and Public Sector, Energy and Digital initiatives and, since 2022, is in charge of Policies, Technical Competence Centers and Advisory, coordinating, among other projects the advisory activity of CDP on PNRR. He has been also a member of several BoDs, in Italy, Eastern Europe, Chile and Brazil.

Paul DeNoon

Senior Advisor

Columbia Climate School

Paul DeNoon

Senior Advisor

Columbia Climate School

Sessions

Day 2 / 04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

Panel – Can Markets Solve Market Failures? Facts & Fantasies About Publicly Traded Carbon Markets

Bio

Paul is a Senior Advisor to the Columbia Climate School bringing the knowledge and experience of the financial markets gained over a 35-year career as an analyst, portfolio manager and leader in corporate responsibility. He is also an advisor to the Coalition for Rainforest Nations, helping advance their mission of making rainforests worth more alive than dead. During a 28-year career at AllianceBernstein, he built the firm’s efforts in emerging market debt and lead its global, multi-sector, fixed-income investing team. After being named to the firm’s first Partner Class, Paul was asked to oversee the firmwide efforts in corporate responsibility, including Diversity & Inclusion, responsible investing, and corporate philanthropy. In that role he played an instrumental part in creating the partnership between Columbia and AllianceBernstein, which lead to his former firm being the founding member of the Corporate Affiliate Program. In his current roles, Paul is focused on carbon markets and climate finance, hoping to bring healthy skepticism to the debate on how financial markets can help address the climate emergency. He received a BA in Economics from Union College and MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business

Julien Denormandie

Chief Impact Officer

Sweep

Julien Denormandie

Chief Impact Officer

Sweep

Sessions

Day 1 / 02:10 PM - 02:55 PM

Panel – Thriving in Change: The Innovation-Driven Path to Sustainable Growth and Transition

Bio

Julien is Sweep’s Chief Impact Officer. Minister of Agriculture and Food from July 2020 to May 2022 in Jean Castex's government, he was previously Deputy to the Minister of Territorial Cohesion in the government of Edouard Philippe between June 2017 and October 2018 and then Minister in charge of Cities and Housing until July 2020. He was successively advisor to the Minister in charge of Foreign Trade, Nicole Bricq, to the Minister of Economy and Finance, Pierre Moscovici before becoming Deputy Chief of Staff of the Minister of Economy, under Emmanuel Macron between 2012 and 2016. Ingénieur des ponts, des eaux et des forêts, he began his career on secondment to the Department of External Relations of the Ministry of the Economy before holding various positions at the French Embassy in Cairo and at the Treasury Department.

Samantha Duncan

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Net Purpose

Marie Ekeland

Founder & President

2050

Marie Ekeland

Founder & President

2050

Sessions

Day 2 / 02:05 PM - 02:25 PM

Keynote Interview – Climate Resilience: Navigating Adaptation in a Changing World

Bio

There are a thousand ways to introduce Marie Ekeland. But any effort to label her would deny her core identity as she is bridging worlds and cultures, constantly empowering innovators to achieve their visions. Marie’s approach is rooted in an extraordinary journey within the French Tech. At the age of 30, within the investment fund Elaia Partners, she first detected Criteo, which she advised and followed until 2016, 3 years after its IPO. In the same spirit, she co-founded France Digitale to give voice to a sector that was still in its early stages of development. She became the first woman in Europe to create a €150 millions fund. In 2015, daphni was born with a value proposal that was already very different from the market. Her current portfolio is divided between London, New York, Montpellier, Paris and San Francisco. It reflects her taste for diversity: education (Holberton School), health and nutrition (Lifen and Zoe), culture (Keakr), finance (Shine, sold to Société Générale in the summer 2020), green mobility (Zoov), well-being at work (Swile). During her time as head of the French Digital Council (2017), Marie realized the urgency of moving forward on fundamental issues such as biodiversity and diversity, and sketched out the first steps of a new adventure targeting the world’s major challenges.

Moderator

Irene Elisei

Journalist

Class CNBC

José Manuel Entrecanales

Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

Acciona

Tom Espiard-Cignaco

President & Managing Director

Capagro

Tom Espiard-Cignaco

President & Managing Director

Capagro

Sessions

Day 2 / 03:05 PM - 03:45 PM

Panel – Feeding the Future: Building a Sustainable Agriculture System

Bio

Tom is an experienced investor and portfolio manager, having, since 2006, deployed more than C$750M in growth equity companies and overseen private capital portfolios totalling more than US$10bn for a large pension fund, a sovereign fund and a VC fund in Canada and in France. Tom also spent 10 years as an investment banker in Canada raising more than C$800M of equity financings and executing C$7.6bn worth of M&A primarily for ICT companies. Tom joined Capagro in 2018 as President and Managing Partner. He oversees the GP’s operations and sits on the boards of Naio Technologies, Combagroup and Cellucomp. He holds an MBA from McGill university and a B.A.A. from HEC Montreal. Tom is a keen triathlete. He has participated to 37 triathlons and represented Canada at the International Union Triathlon championships in his age group.

Luigi Ferraris

Chief Executive Officer

Ferrovie dello Stato

Luigi Ferraris

Chief Executive Officer

Ferrovie dello Stato

Sessions

Day 1 / 11:05 AM - 11:45 AM

Panel – Energy Infrastructures: Between Security of Supply and Decarbonization Targets

Bio

Luigi Ferraris has been CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane since June 2021. From March 2017 to May 2020, he held the role of CEO and General Manager of Terna (Italy’s electricity grid operator). Prior to that, he was Chief Financial Officer at Poste Italiane Group, which he led through the privatisation process and Stock Market listing. From October 1999 to January 2015, he worked at the Enel Group, holding several top management positions. These included Group Chief Financial Officer from June 2009 to November 2014, Chairman of Enel Green Power in the same period, where he oversaw the listing process, as well as board member of the Chilean subsidiary Enersis and further on General Manager for Latin America and CEO of Enersis up to January 2015. He was also a member of the Board of Directors of Endesa S.A., a Spanish subsidiary of the Enel Group, as well as of other major Enel’s subsidiaries. From April 2015 to April 2017, he sat as board member at ERG SpA, a company listed on the Italian Stock Exchange. Ferraris began his career as an auditor at PriceWaterhouse and held a set of managerial positions in leading Italian and multinational industrial companies. He has a degree in Business and Economics from the University of Genoa and currently a lecturer on Corporate Strategy at the LUISS Business School.

Carlota Garcia-Manas

Head of Climate Transition & ESG Engagement

Royal London Asset Management (RLAM)

Carlota Garcia-Manas

Head of Climate Transition & ESG Engagement

Royal London Asset Management (RLAM)

Sessions

Day 2 / 05:40 PM - 06:30 PM

Panel – Unbottling the Bottlenecks: An Investor’s Perspective Towards the Energy Transition and Security

Bio

Carlota leads the development of RLAM ESG Engagement Programmes and its Climate Transition and Net Zero strategy. As part of her climate work, she spearheaded RLAM’s support for the TCFD and has led internal analysis to evaluate the needs of the business to develop a climate transition plan. She supported RLAM’s commitment to net zero through the Net Zero Asset Manager Initiative (NZAM) and contributes to investment industry best practice through her membership of the Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF), the Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) asset managers working group and Investment Association climate change working group. She manages a team of analysts and engagement managers (focusing on cybersecurity and technology; climate change and just transition; governance and corporate culture; biodiversity; and health). Carlota joined from the Church of England National Investing Bodies, where she spent three years running high profile corporate engagements focused on climate change, international corporate tax, and board diversity (among others). Before joining the Church of England, she was the Director of Products and Services at a tech start-up (Datamaran) where she led the research team to develop software for sustainability benchmarking. Prior to that, she spent 10 years and was Head of Research at EIRIS (now Moody’s following its merger with Vigeo) where she led global ESG research and product development. Carlota is a Civil Engineer with an MSc in Environmental Economics and has a deep interest in analytics and the integration of externalities (environmental and social) in corporate assessment, policy intervention and scenario analysis. She has developed techniques learned during previous business development and sales roles in her company engagements.

Tim Gould

Chief Energy Economist

International Energy Agency

Tim Gould

Chief Energy Economist

International Energy Agency

Sessions

Day 2 / 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

Keynote Speech – Energizing the Future: Insights from the IEA's Chief Energy Economist

Bio

Tim Gould was appointed the Agency’s Chief Energy Economist in 2021. As Chief Energy Economist, he provides strategic advice on energy economics across a wide range of IEA activities and analysis. Mr Gould is also Head of the Division for Energy Supply and Investment Outlooks, in which capacity he co-leads the World Energy Outlook, the IEA’s flagship publication, and oversees the Agency’s work on investment and finance, including the World Energy Investment report. Mr Gould joined the IEA in 2008, initially as a specialist on Russian and Caspian energy, and in recent years has designed and directed the World Energy Outlook together with the IEA’s Chief Energy Modeller while contributing to the Outlook as a principal author. Prior to joining the IEA, Mr Gould worked on European and Eurasian energy issues in Brussels and has ten years of experience in Eastern Europe, primarily in Ukraine. He graduated from Oxford University and has a post-graduate diploma from the School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.

Kyle Harrison

Head of Sustainability Research

BloombergNEF

Alexander Hartman

Chief Financial Officer

Northvolt

Alexander Hartman

Chief Financial Officer

Northvolt

Sessions

Day 1 / 02:55 PM - 03:35 PM

Panel – Critical Minerals: Securing their Supply for Sovereignty & Independence

Bio

Alexander Hartman has been at Northvolt since 2016, during which time he has built up the CFO team from the ground up to secure some $6 billion in financing. The team, which he leads today, has also been key in the development and signing of contracts and strategic partnerships valued in excess of $50 billion with key customers and partners, including BMW, Fluence, Scania, Volkswagen, Volvo Cars. Alexander has a background at Goldman Sachs, Altor Equity Partners and outdoor brand Helly Hansen. He holds a MSc in Corporate finance from Stockholm School of Economics and a BBA in corporate finance from University of Mississippi. Outside of the office, Alexander is a former world-ranked tennis player.

Jens Hartmann

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Enmac

Simon Hayden

European Head of the Sustainable Resources Group

Blackstone

Adam Hearne

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

CarbonChain

Adam Hearne

Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

CarbonChain

Sessions

Day 2 / 12:25 PM - 12:40 PM

Expert View – How Can Technology Facilitate the Trade Commodity Sector Decarbonisation ?

Bio

Adam is an expert on the commodity and manufacturing sectors’ transition to a net-zero economy. He is the CEO and co-founder of CarbonChain, providing automated, asset-level carbon accounting for most carbon-intensive supply chains. Adam’s career spans nearly two decades across supply chain management, extractive commodities, and technology start-ups. He was the senior program manager for 8 countries in Amazon’s European supply chain from 2016 to 2019, and he worked at Rio Tinto for 12 years, increasing productivity of several ore supply chains. Adam holds an MBA from London Business School and an honors degree from Queensland University of Technology in Australia. At CarbonChain, he helps some of the world’s biggest and most impact-minded commodity companies, traders, manufacturers, financiers and logistics firms accelerate their climate action. Adam is a regular speaker at industry events such as FT Global Commodities Summit, Reuters Commodities Trading, Carbon Forward, LME Sustainability, Loan Market Association and the TXF Global Commodities conference.

Henrik Henriksson

Chief Executive Officer

H2 Green Steel

Henrik Henriksson

Chief Executive Officer

H2 Green Steel

Sessions

Day 1 / 05:25 PM - 05:50 PM

Fireside Chat – Forging Ahead: Decarbonization in the Steel Industry

Bio

Henrik Henriksson is since May 2021 CEO of the new company H2 Green Steel, which is investing in a large-scale facility for fossil-free production of steel in northern Sweden. Prior to that Henriksson was President and CEO of Scania, where he led the shift towards more sustainable transport systems. During his 24 years at Scania, he held several positions within the commercial area of the company including Senior Vice President for Scania Trucks and four years as Export Director at Scania South Africa Pty. Ltd. in Johannesburg. Henriksson is a Board Member of AB Electrolux, Hexagon AB, Creades AB and SAAB AB . Henriksson is also author of the book Sustainability Leadership. Henriksson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration.

Peter Herweck

Chief Executive Officer

Schneider Electric

Peter Herweck

Chief Executive Officer

Schneider Electric

Sessions

Day 1 / 09:10 AM - 09:35 AM

Keynote Interview – Navigating the Intersection: Business Evolution in the Era of Energy Transition

Bio

Peter Herweck is Chief Executive Officer of Schneider Electric, the leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation. Peter became Schneider’s chief executive in May 2023, returning to take the helm of the company after having served as CEO of the industrial software group AVEVA since May 2021. Peter first joined Schneider Electric in 2016 when he was appointed to the Executive Committee to lead the Industrial Automation business. In 2018, he undertook the merger of Schneider’s Industrial Software business with AVEVA. After starting his career as a Software Development Engineer with Mitsubishi in Japan, Peter joined Siemens where he held various executive positions before becoming Chief Strategy Officer. Peter’s background also includes senior management in the US, Japan, China, and several European countries, as well as extensive global responsibilities. Peter holds an MBA from Wake Forest University School of Business, and Electrical Engineering degrees from Metz University, France and Saarland University, Germany. He is also a Harvard Business School Advanced Management alumnus.

Gillian-Alexandre Huart

Chief Executive Officer

ENGIE Energy Access

Gillian-Alexandre Huart

Chief Executive Officer

ENGIE Energy Access

Sessions

Day 2 / 02:25 PM - 02:35 PM

Expert View – Clean Energy Access: A Catalyst for Sustainable Growth in Africa

Bio

Gillian-Alexandre Huart is the CEO of ENGIE Energy Access, ENGIE’s Access to Energy business in Africa, born out of the successful integration of solar home system companies, Fenix International and ENGIE Mobisol; and mini-grids provider, ENGIE PowerCorner. He is responsible for driving ENGIE’s ambitious goal of maintaining market leadership and providing long-term impact on the lives of Africans. He began his career as a consultant with Accenture before joining Electrabel in 2002 in Audit and Internal Consulting. He moved to GDF SUEZ Asia in 2008 as Senior Vice-President Business Development. In 2014, he was appointed Managing Director of SMN Power Group, which produced 20% of the electricity and water in the Sultanate of Oman, and won the largest desalination project in the country. He moved to Tractebel in 2017 as Director of Energy Transition and Innovation and developed the activity of consulting and services in sustainable development solutions. He contributed to the creation and implementation of ENGIE Impact, and led the EMEAI region (Eurorope, Middle East, Africa and India) as Managing Director in 2019. Gillian graduated from the Université libre de Bruxelles and holds Masters degrees in Business Management and Political Sciences.

Thibaud Hug de Larauze

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

Back Market

Kenny Ives

Chief Executive Officer

IXM

Tom Einar Jensen

Co-Founder & Executive Chairperson of Board of Directors

FREYR Battery

Tom Einar Jensen

Co-Founder & Executive Chairperson of Board of Directors

FREYR Battery

Sessions

Day 1 / 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM

Panel – The New European Electric Mobility Ecosystem

Bio

Mr. Jensen currently serves as Executive Chair of Board of Directors in FREYR Battery. Previously he held the position as CEO in FREYR Battery. Prior to and concurrently with FREYR, Mr. Jensen has served as Co-Founder and Partner of EDGE Global LLC. Prior to EDGE Global LLC and FREYR, he served in multiple positions, most recently as Partner and Senior Advisor at SYSTEMIQ Ltd. Mr. Jensen has also held the position of Executive Vice President at Joule Unlimited and Chief Executive Officer at Agrinos AS. Prior to that, Mr. Jensen served in various executive positions in finance, strategy, and business development at Norsk Hydro. He holds an M.Sc. in Finance and Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics.

Si-Yeon Kim

Former Chief Risk & Compliance Officer and Executive Chair of ESG

American Express Global Business Travel

Si-Yeon Kim

Former Chief Risk & Compliance Officer and Executive Chair of ESG

American Express Global Business Travel

Sessions

Day 2 / 04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

Panel – The Journey to Net Zero: Advancing Decarbonization Strategies

Bio

Si-Yeon is a C-Suite Executive and Board Member with over 20 years of experience in private equity, M&A and international operations. Most recently, Si-Yeon was the Chief Risk and Compliance Officer and Executive Chair of ESG at American Express Global Business Travel (Amex GBT), and a member of the executive team that led Amex GBT from carve-out and private equity investment to successful public listing on the NYSE. While at Amex GBT, Si-Yeon forged a partnership with Shell Aviation to bring sustainable aviation fuel to corporate buyers and create early demand, represented Amex GBT at Accenture’s conferences at COP26, and led the company to join the First Movers’ Coalition, a partnership between the U.S. State Dept and the World Economic Forum to bring emerging clean technologies to commercial scale. Prior to Amex GBT, Si-Yeon served as Assistant General Counsel for JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC) and Chief Compliance Officer for One Equity Partners, JPMC’s private equity investment arm. Si-Yeon currently sits on the Advisory Board of Thnks.com, a technology start-up, and is a member of the ESG Peer Advisory Group of 100 Women in Finance and is Co-Chair of the PE/VC Subcommittee of WomenExecs on Boards. Si-Yeon received her J.D. from Columbia Law School where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, her A.M. from Harvard University in Russian Regional Studies, and her B.A. from Seoul National University in Russian Language and Literature. She also received an executive education certificate from Harvard Business School on Corporate Board Governance. Si-Yeon has worked and lived in New York, Hong Kong, Moscow and Seoul.

Rachel Kolbe Semhoun

Head of Sustainability

InVivo

Carine Kraus

Executive Director of Engagement

Carrefour

Carine Kraus

Executive Director of Engagement

Carrefour

Sessions

Day 2 / 03:05 PM - 03:45 PM

Panel – Feeding the Future: Building a Sustainable Agriculture System

Bio

Carine Kraus is Director of Commitment for the Carrefour Group and a member of the COMEX of the Group, which is one of the world leaders in mass retailing with sales of 90 billion, 500,000 employees under the Carrefour banner and 15,000 shops worldwide. As part of the Commitment Department, Carine Kraus is in charge of the CSR and sustainable development department (climate, biodiversity, transition, etc.). and sustainable development (climate, biodiversity, food transition for all, organic products, vegan, health and nutrition, etc.), vegan products, health and nutrition, etc.), the Diversity and Inclusion department (gender equality, diversity of origin, inclusion of employees and customers with disabilities), the Carrefour Carrefour Foundation and the Employer Brand department. Before joining Carrefour in 2022, Carine Kraus spent ten years with the Veolia Group. world leader in environmental services, where for five years she headed up the subsidiary Veolia Energie France. subsidiary Veolia Energie France, specialising in energy efficiency and renewable energies. renewable energies. She was also Senior Vice-President in charge of Sustainable Development for the Veolia Group. Development for the Veolia Group. Before joining Veolia, Carine Kraus began her career at the French Ministry of the Economy and Finance where she held various positions in the Treasury Department and the Agence des Participations de l'Etat, as well as in the ministerial cabinet, where she was for three years between 2009 and 2012 Deputy Chief of Staff to the Minister for Industry and Energy. In addition to her duties at Carrefour, Carine Kraus is a director and Chairwoman of the Audit Committee of SEMMARIS (Rungis Market). of the Audit Committee of SEMMARIS (Rungis Market) and a member of the France-China Foundation. Carine Kraus is an alumnus of ENA (Romain Gary class, 2003-2005), ESSEC and IEP de Paris.

Mounir Kuzbari

Co-Chief Executive Officer & Member of the Board of Directors

Novus Aviation Capital

Mounir Kuzbari

Co-Chief Executive Officer & Member of the Board of Directors

Novus Aviation Capital

Sessions

Day 1 / 11:45 AM - 12:20 PM

Panel – Fueling Change: Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Airline Industry Transformation

Bio

Mounir Kuzbari is the Co-CEO, Member of the Board and Shareholder of Novus Aviation Capital, a resilient and growing aviation financing platform and a pioneer in aircraft leasing. Mounir is responsible for the group’s strategy in building a robust structure, which has generated sustained success over two decades and established a strong foundation for future growth. Mounir brings to his role a wealth of experience and expertise in originating and arranging structured finance solutions for the aviation industry and in advising airlines and aircraft owners on the selection, purchase, financing, leasing and management of aircraft investments. With extensive experience in championing sustainable initiatives, Mounir is the co-founder and board member of SAF One, a newly established platform focused on the development of pathway agnostic sustainable aviation fuel solutions for the global aviation industry. He also a co-founded Yellow Door Energy, a solar and energy efficiency solution provider. Previously, Mounir served as a Board Member of the Clean Energy Business Council. Prior to joining Novus, Mounir served as SVP at DVB Bank in New York, managing part of the bank’s portfolio of aviation clients in the Americas. He also worked at DVB’s Frankfurt and London offices in various groups including the bank’s risk department and the investment management group. Mounir is an active member of the Young President’s Organization (YPO) and the International Society of Transport Aircraft Trading (ISTAT). He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance and Economics from the American University of Beirut (AUB) and completed an Executive Education Program in Family Business from the Harvard Business School. Mounir speaks English, French and Arabic.

Jean-Christophe Laloux

Director General, Head of EU Lending and Advisory Operations

European Investment Bank (EIB)

Jean-Christophe Laloux

Director General, Head of EU Lending and Advisory Operations

European Investment Bank (EIB)

Sessions

Day 1 / 05:50 PM - 06:15 PM

Keynote Interview with the EIB

Bio

Jean-Christophe Laloux is Director General, Head of EU Lending and Advisory Operations, at the European Investment Bank (EIB), the long-term financing institution of the European Union. During his 8-year tenor at the head of the frontline of EIB, the Bank delivered more than EUR 500 billion in new financing operations. Mr. Laloux has been instrumental in transforming the business delivery model of the Bank. Between 2015 and 2020, he steered the delivery of the EUR 60 billion Investment Plan for Europe, successfully introducing and executing milestone innovations such as Venture Debt and Risk sharing instruments. He also headed the delivery of the Economic Resilience Initiative launched by the EIB in response to the 2017 refugee crisis, and more recently lead the execution of the EUR 25 billion Pan-European Guarantee Fund in response to the COVID crisis. Prior to his current function and since joining EIB in 1999, he held various frontline positions, and was also EIB’s Head of Human Resources (2011-2013). Before joining the Bank, he was a management consultant (the Boston Consulting Group and PWC). He holds a degree in Commercial Engineering from the Catholic University of Leuven, a post-graduate degree in Management (magna cum laude) from the University of Ghent, and a Master of Business Administration (distinction) from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University - USA. He speaks English, French, German and Dutch.

Stéphane Lapiquonne

Head of Sustainability and Transition Affairs EMEA

BlackRock

Stéphane Lapiquonne

Head of Sustainability and Transition Affairs EMEA

BlackRock

Sessions

Day 1 / 03:35 PM - 04:15 PM

Panel – Beyond Green: Unveiling the Potential and Addressing Challenges in Transition Investments

Bio

Stéphane Lapiquonne, Managing Director, is Head of Sustainability and Transition Affairs, Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA). He is responsible for leading the Sustainability Affairs strategy for EMEA, engaging a range of stakeholders across civil society, policymakers and academic experts on behalf of BlackRock's clients. In his previous roles as Head of Sustainability for EMEA and subsequently co-head of the Sustainability & Transition Solutions group for EMEA, Mr Lapiquonne worked alongside the global team in leading BlackRock's sustainability and transition strategy in the region, driving cross-functional change, supporting client and external sustainability engagement, and partnering on sustainable product ideation. When Mr Lapiquonne joined BlackRock in 2010 he served as one of the leaders of BlackRock Solutions' Financial Markets Advisory Group in London, which provides a wide range of advisory, valuation and innovative solutions for banks, insurance companies, official institutions, and other financial intermediaries. In 2015 he was appointed Country Head for France, Belgium and Luxembourg and Co-Head of Continental Europe from 2020 before moving on to become Head of Sustainability for EMEA in 2021. Prior to joining BlackRock, Mr. Lapiquonne served as a senior investment advisor to Lone Star Europe and, before that, as the deputy head of AXA IM's structured credit investment team in Paris. Mr. Lapiquonne started his career in 1996 as a fixed income quantitative analyst at Banque Nationale de Paris in London, before joining Morgan Stanley's credit structuring and product management team. Mr. Lapiquonne holds a Diplome d’Ingénieur from Ecole Centrale Paris (1993-1996) and a Master of Finance at Cambridge University (1995-1996).

Duncan Lee

Director, Investment Environmental, Social & Governance, Group Investment

AIA Group

Duncan Lee

Director, Investment Environmental, Social & Governance, Group Investment

AIA Group

Sessions

Day 2 / 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Panel – Insights on Transition Towards a Circular Economy in Asia Pacific

Bio

Duncan Lee, is Director of Investment Environmental, Social & Governance for AIA’s Group Investment function, responsible for driving the ESG integration within Group Investment, as well as continuously improving the AIA Investment ESG operating model, to consistently and significantly impacting the long-term financial results of AIA and its customers by driving sustainable behaviour with world-class investment solutions expertise, industry leadership and best practices in processes, controls and systems. This aims to provide both support and leadership with respect to the commitment of AIA towards enabling Healthier, Longer, Better Lives across the Asia-Pacific region. He led AIA’s efforts to manage down investment exposure to coal mining and coal-fired generation. Duncan partners with the Group Sustainability team for external disclosures and rating submissions, and is responsible for the Sustainable Investment chapter of AIA's annual ESG Report. Prior to taking on his current responsibilities, Duncan was responsible for the provision of investment legal advisory, transaction, and documentation support to the AIA Investment team. Most recently, he has spearheaded AIA Investment's net-zero efforts to establish AIA's SBTi boundary for Investment and near-term targets.Prior to joining AIA, Duncan spent almost two decades working in a variety of legal roles, both in private practice and as an in-house lawyer, as well as on the Global Distribution side at Barclays, covering derivatives, structured products, capital markets and prime brokerage. Duncan has a Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from the London School of Economics and Political Science and is a qualified solicitor in England and Wales.

SungAh Lee

Deputy Director General

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

SungAh Lee

Deputy Director General

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Sessions

Day 2 / 10:50 AM - 11:20 AM

Panel – Nature-Based Solutions/Investing in Nature

Bio

SungAh Lee is the Deputy Director General and a member of the Executive Board of IUCN. Throughout her career, she has been deeply passionate about and committed to building sustainable and inclusive economies and societies that create opportunities for all. Her experience spans multiple thematic areas, including inclusive and sustainable economic development and poverty reduction, skills and jobs, climate and biodiversity, financial and digital inclusion, and gender and health equity. Prior to joining IUCN, she has been leading work across several industries, including international organisations, foundations, NGOs, membership-based networks, and the private sector. These include the World Economic Forum, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Alliance for Financial Inclusion, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Union for International Cancer Control, the International Trade Centre (ITC), and LG Card and LG Capital. She also served as a Board member at the United Nations Capital Development Fund’s (UNCDF) Shaping Inclusive Finance Transformations (SHIFT) programme, the Better than Cash Alliance (BTCA); a public-private partnership hosted by the UN, and at Digital Frontiers, a global capacity building institution for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Benoit Lemaignan

Co-Founder & President

Verkor

Adeline Lemaire

Head of Funds Investments

Bpifrance

Adeline Lemaire

Head of Funds Investments

Bpifrance

Sessions

Day 1 / 03:35 PM - 04:15 PM

Panel – Beyond Green: Unveiling the Potential and Addressing Challenges in Transition Investments

Bio

Adeline is the Managing Director and Head of Smallcap Investment Funds of Bpifrance. Bpifrance invests into small-cap funds covering various investment strategies in order to be active in the structuring of the whole financing chain of French companies - Development and buy-out funds, turnaround and special situations funds, impact funds, mezzanine funds and, exceptionally, private debt funds. Prior to this, Adeline served as a Project manager for AFD and then as a Senior investment officer for Proparco. She joined Bpifrance Fund of Funds in 2014 as an Investment Director for Innovation and Technology funds and then Small-Cap funds prior to her current position. Adeline graduated from Essec Business School.

Vincent Levita

Chief Executive Officer

InfraVia Capital Partners

Vincent Levita

Chief Executive Officer

InfraVia Capital Partners

Sessions

Day 1 / 02:55 PM - 03:35 PM

Panel – Critical Minerals: Securing their Supply for Sovereignty & Independence

Bio

Vincent founded InfraVia Capital Partners in 2008. InfraVia is an independent European private equity firm specializing in infrastructure and technology investments. InfraVia supports entrepreneurs and companies in their growth journey and helps them transform into leading platforms. Since 2008, InfraVia has raised €10 billion of capital and invested in over 40 companies across 13 European countries. Vincent has 30 years of experience in infrastructure investment, strategic planning and business management.Vincent started his career in 1991 at a management consulting firm (Corporate Value Associates) where he became a partner in 1999. During this period at CVA, Vincent worked on numerous mandates (strategic analysis, development, organization) with large industrial companies such as Rio Tinto, Arcelor-Mittal or Vivendi.In 2004, Vincent joined AXA Investment Management as Director of Strategy and Innovation and member of the Executive Committee, where he worked on development assignments in China and India and acquisitions in the UK. Between 2005 and 2007, Vincent launched, developed and managed the Infrastructure practice at AXA Investment Managers.Vincent is one of the pioneers of the Infrastructure sector in France and in Europe. Since its creation in 2008, Vincent has worked on nearly 40 transactions across Europe and sits on numerous boards representing InfraVia such as Reden Solar (“renewable energy platform in France”), Celeste (B2B telecom operator in France), or Save (Venice airport).In 2019, Vincent developed InfraVia in the technology sector, and in particular in the Growth segment. InfraVia joined and was one of the first participants of the “Tibi initiative” aiming at providing France with an investment force in the tech sector in order to develop start-ups and consolidate the French tech ecosystem.Vincent is a member of the Board of Directors of France Invest, where he chairs the Infrastructure Commission, and President of the LTIIA (Long Term Infrastructure Investors Association). Vincent is a graduate engineer from Ecole Polytechnique (X86) and ENSAE.

Humza Malik

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer

Frontier Power

Anthony Mark Garcia

Senior Director - Investment Stewardship, Responsible Investing,

Nuveen

Anthony Mark Garcia

Senior Director - Investment Stewardship, Responsible Investing,

Nuveen

Sessions

Day 2 / 04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

Panel – The Journey to Net Zero: Advancing Decarbonization Strategies

Bio

Anthony is a Senior Director with the Responsible Investing (RI) team at Nuveen, the investment management arm of TIAA. Nuveen’s Responsible Investing team supports the integration of ESG factors into the investment decision-making process and develops RI-focused products and solutions for clients seeking to pursue ESG objectives alongside their performance objectives and risk-adjusted returns. Nuveen’s RI framework establishes the firm’s overall RI philosophy and uses expertise across asset classes to created differentiated solutions for clients. Anthony’s responsibilities include leading the stewardship process to influence companies and other members of the investor ecosystem and advocate for increased transparency and accountability to promote risk mitigation. Anthony oversees a team of sector-specialized analysts that conduct the engagement and proxy voting activities at the enterprise-level and support fund-level strategies to align company expectations with fund objectives. Prior to joining Nuveen, Anthony worked as a policy advisor to institutional investors at Institutional Shareholder Services. His other professional experiences include a variety of financial and legal research positions. He received a JD from Vanderbilt University and a BA in Economics from Hamilton College.

Irina Markina

Chief Decarbonization Officer

Ara Partners

Irina Markina

Chief Decarbonization Officer

Ara Partners

Sessions

Day 2 / 04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

Panel – The Journey to Net Zero: Advancing Decarbonization Strategies

Bio

Irina Markina is the Managing Director and Chief Decarbonization Officer at Ara Partners. Irina leads the firm’s impact strategy, impact due diligence, and portfolio impact performance measurement and management. Prior to joining Ara Partners, Irina was a global Corporate Sustainability Manager at Baker Hughes, a $35 billion energy technology company, where she was instrumental in operationalizing the company’s net zero strategy and sustainability operating model across its global business. Prior to this, Irina served as the Senior Energy Advisor at the European Union Delegation to the United States, where she provided technical guidance and directed the European Commission’s cooperation on energy, climate change, and GHG emissions reduction strategies with U.S. government agencies. Irina is a non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center. Ara Partners is a global private equity firm specializing in buyout, growth equity, and infrastructure investments in industrial decarbonization across four core sectors: industrials and manufacturing, chemicals and materials, energy efficiency and green fuels, and food and agriculture. With c.$3.3 billion in assets under management, Ara Partners pursues private equity and infrastructure investments in North America and Europe and has offices in Boston, Houston, and Dublin.

Michiel Matthijssen

Senior Funding Officer & Investor Relations

BNG Bank

Florian Merz

Head of Business Development (Europe)

Masdar

Florian Merz

Head of Business Development (Europe)

Masdar

Sessions

Day 1 / 11:45 AM - 12:20 PM

Panel – Fueling Change: Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Airline Industry Transformation

Bio

Florian Merz is a strategic and performance-focused executive with over 25 years of creative leadership in markets spanning energy & energy transition, chemicals, metals, automotive, aerospace, mechanical & plant engineering and PE/VC. An internationally respected expert in development funds/ sovereign wealth funds and Global500/ mid-sized enterprises, leveraging worldwide resources to drive growth by progressing business development, market expansion, global program execution, and international business model roll-out. As a growth-enabler and hands-on operating executive, Florian is a specialist in business and ecosystem development, carving out and founding BUs/companies, designing value-creation roadmaps and empowering management teams to be integral to success. As Director-UAE Industries with Mubadala Investment Company (MIC), he is currently seconded to Masdar to drive the business development along the entire value chain from power via hydrogen & its derivatives to off-takers focusing on Europe. Prior, he accelerated UAE’s industrial diversification via energy transition & hydrogen and provided the investment performance management of a multi-billion USD portfolio in energy, utilities and aluminium. He also served on several country-to-country task forces/ committees and national boards for clean energy and hydrogen. Earlier, as Director-Strategic Planning of MIC’s Petroleum & Petrochemicals Platform, he created and managed the departments of strategic planning, market intelligence, business processes, enterprise risk, procure-to-pay, and reframed investment decision-making to focus on low/no-carbon products and energy transition. He has delivered growth, organisation effectiveness and ROI as Director - Operations Planning with Mubadala’s upstream subsidiary, Mubadala Petroleum (now Mubadala Energy), where he trailblazed operations excellence with a company-wide performance management framework & formation of centres of competence. Before this, as Senior Manager Business Processes & Projects, he was charged with leading the carve-out of Mubadala Petroleum as a stand-alone upstream subsidiary. Earlier in Europe, he drove strategy and organisational effectiveness at BMW Group and established the global aftersales business of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. A BCG Project Leader early in his career, Florian globally drove strategy, crystallised continuous improvement and sustainability along an enterprise value chain and founded new businesses, such as BCG Platinion. Florian completed qualifications as a Mechanical Engineer at the Technical University of Munich.

Hicham Mghirbi

Chief Executive Officer

Filmod Group

Hicham Mghirbi

Chief Executive Officer

Filmod Group

Sessions

Day 2 / 02:35 PM - 03:05 PM

Panel – Decarbonization & Value Generation in Morocco

Bio

Hicham Mghirbi is a finance and management professional, graduated in 1985 with a Master's in Management with a Finance specialization from Audencia Business School, Nantes. He began his career as an auditor in Paris before becoming an Attaché de Mission at the presidency of the SOPAR Group. In 1990, Hicham Mghirbi transitioned into the role of Sales Director at Wafabail and later served as the General Manager of Prestige Couture within the SOPAR Group from 1990 to 1995. Since 1995, he has been the Founder and Co-manager of the Filmod Group. His diverse professional journey highlights his versatility and visionary leadership, contributing to the ongoing success of the group.

Kai Müller

Chief Financial Officer

PowerCo

Darryl Murphy

Head of Infrastructure

Aviva Investors

Darryl Murphy

Head of Infrastructure

Aviva Investors

Sessions

Day 2 / 05:40 PM - 06:30 PM

Panel – Unbottling the Bottlenecks: An Investor’s Perspective Towards the Energy Transition and Security

Bio

Darryl is Managing Director and Head of Infrastructure, Real Assets at Aviva Investors, responsible for infrastructure transactions for the infrastructure equity and debt strategies. Darryl is responsible for a portfolio of around £12bn of debt and equity investments across the UK and Europe. Prior to joining Aviva Investors, Darryl was a partner at KPMG in the Global Infrastructure Advisory practice. He has over 28 years’ experience in infrastructure financing and investment having also worked at Hambros, SG, Newcourt Capital, RBC and was head of European Project Finance at HSBC. He has structured, advised and arranged on a wide number of projects globally. Darryl holds a PhD in Mathematics from Exeter University. He is the UK Council Chair of the International Project Finance Association.

Vivian Nicoli

Managing Director, Infrastructure for Europe

CDPQ

Vivian Nicoli

Managing Director, Infrastructure for Europe

CDPQ

Sessions

Day 1 / 04:45 PM - 05:25 PM

Panel – Electrification in Europe

Bio

Vivian Nicoli has been Managing Director, Infrastructure for Europe since September 2020. She heads the CDPQ Paris office and supports developing and implementing the organization’s infrastructure investment strategy in the region. She oversees a team of professionals with an expertise in infrastructure responsible for targeting promising opportunities for CDPQ. The portfolio she manages encompasses diverse assets in airports, rail and public transportation, gas distribution and renewable energy, including the Eurostar and Heathrow airport. Ms. Nicoli has over 25 years of experience in international infrastructure. Before joining CDPQ, she spent ten years as Founding Partner of EISER Infrastructure Partners, a multinational infrastructure asset manager. In that role, she led a team responsible for originating, executing and managing investments. Previously, she worked for eight years at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development where she was a senior banker on the municipal and environmental infrastructure team. She also served as general counsel for Egis (previously Transroute International). Ms. Nicoli holds a Juris Doctor from University of British Columbia in Canada. She has sat on the Boards of Directors of Herambiente, Cory Environmental, Fondul Proprietatea, Sofiyska Voda and AS Tallinna Vesi.

Maya Ormazabal

Director of Environment and Human Rights

Telefónica

Maya Ormazabal

Director of Environment and Human Rights

Telefónica

Sessions

Day 2 / 10:50 AM - 11:20 AM

Panel – Nature-Based Solutions/Investing in Nature

Bio

Maya Ormazabal is Telefónica's Director of Environment and Human Rights, she leads the company's strategy on issues such as climate change, circular economy and the sustainable supply chain. She also coordinates sustainability aspects of the company's sustainable financing initiatives and the Taxonomy reporting. Has worked on environmental topic at Telefónica for 20 years and is also part of the board of directors of organizations such as the Spanish Green Growth Group, the international sectorial initiative JAC and leads international working groups on sustainability in the ICT sector. She has a degree in Environmental Sciences, Master in protected areas and Executive programme PDG by IESE Business School.

Güliz Öztürk

Chief Executive Officer

Pegasus Airlines

Güliz Öztürk

Chief Executive Officer

Pegasus Airlines

Sessions

Day 1 / 11:45 AM - 12:20 PM

Panel – Fueling Change: Sustainable Aviation Fuels and Airline Industry Transformation

Bio

Güliz Öztürk started her career at Turkish Airlines. From 1990 to 2003, she served as Manager of International Relations and Agreements, Vice President of Marketing & Alliance Coordinator, Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing at Turkish Airlines. During that time, she managed important projects such as launching the first code-share flights, execution of the alliance projects, launch of the airline’s loyalty and bank card programs and the first website as well as implementation of the online ticket sales. Between 2003 and 2005, she served as Aviation and Tourism Project Coordinator and Director of Human Resources at Ciner Holding. In 2005, she joined Pegasus Airlines as Head of Scheduled Flights to manage the launch of the airline’s scheduled services. In 2008, she was appointed as Sales Director. Güliz Öztürk assumed the role of Chief Commercial Officer in 2010 and was responsible for the commercial department, which includes Sales, Network Planning, Marketing, Revenue Management and Pricing, Cargo and Guest Experience. She held this role for 12 years and, in May 2022, was appointed CEO of Pegasus Airlines. Güliz Öztürk is a graduate of Kadıköy Anadolu High School and the department of psychology at Boğaziçi University, and completed the Advanced Management Program at Columbia Business School in 2018. A Member of the Board of Advisors of Özyeğin University’s Faculty of Aviation, Güliz Öztürk, is also Co-Chair of the Women in Sales Network (WiSN) social project, which works with the mission of ensuring the balance between men and women in the sales departments of companies, on the Sales Network platform.

Heather Pandich

Manager, Energy Products

CME Group

Heather Pandich

Manager, Energy Products

CME Group

Sessions

Day 2 / 04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

Panel – Can Markets Solve Market Failures? Facts & Fantasies About Publicly Traded Carbon Markets

Bio

Heather Pandich serves as CME Group’s Manager of Energy Products. She is responsible for managing CME Group’s suite of weather futures and options. She developed an early interest in the impact of climate and weather on financial markets and has spent her career involved in the energy sector. Before joining CME Group, Pandich was a policy analyst for the Commission for the Regulation of Utilities in Dublin, Ireland, where she helped implement Clean Energy legislation in the electricity sector. Pandich holds a MSc in Energy and Environmental Finance from University College Dublin Michael Smurfit Business School. She also studied at the State University of New York at Fredonia where she obtained a BSc in Business Administration and a BA in Economics, with a minor in mathematics.

Murilo Parada

Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of North Latin America Region

Louis Dreyfus Company

Murilo Parada

Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of North Latin America Region

Louis Dreyfus Company

Sessions

Day 2 / 03:05 PM - 03:45 PM

Panel – Feeding the Future: Building a Sustainable Agriculture System

Bio

Murilo Parada is Chief Sustainability Officer and Head of North Latin America Region at Louis Dreyfus Company. A Brazilian national, he first joined the Group as a Trainee in 2001. Working initially to set up our Cotton Platform in Brazil, he later moved to the Juice Platform, serving as Commercial Director for Brazil until 2010. He transferred to Beijing in 2011 as General Manager for Juice Operations in Asia, returning to Brazil in 2013 as a Commercial Director for Biosev S.A. He later served as Head of Juice for North Latin America and then Global Head of Juice, until taking up his present responsibilities. Murilo holds an undergraduate degree in Agricultural Engineering from the University of São Paulo and, a master’s degree in business economics from Fundação Getulio Vargas.

Diego Pavía

Chief Executive Officer

EIT InnoEnergy

Diego Pavía

Chief Executive Officer

EIT InnoEnergy

Sessions

Day 1 / 02:10 PM - 02:55 PM

Panel – Thriving in Change: The Innovation-Driven Path to Sustainable Growth and Transition

Bio

In 1988, Diego co-founded and was CEO of a start-up called Knowledge Engineering, which dealt with industrial controls systems using artificial intelligence and neural networks. Three years later he joined Sema Group (acquired by Schlumberger in 1998) and started a long career with private companies. At SchlumbergerSema, Diego headed multicultural working groups all over the world in the field of energy with revenues of $650M. Between 2002 and 2010, Diego was the CEO of Atos Origin, a leading international IT service provider, where he was responsible for Spain and South America with 9,000 employees and an annual turnover of €450M. Since 2010 and under his leadership, EIT InnoEnergy has become the largest global organisation supporting innovation and entrepreneurship in sustainable energy. The 180+ portfolio companies supported by the company are on track to generate €72.8 billion in revenue and save 1.1G tons of CO2e annually by 2030. Collectively, these companies have raised €8 billion in investment to date. Diego is an electrical engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, with a major in electronics and automation.

Laurent Pelletier

Chief Executive Officer

Veolia Hong Kong

Fabrizio Penna

Head of Department of the Mission Unit for the NRRP

Italy Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security

Fabrizio Penna

Head of Department of the Mission Unit for the NRRP

Italy Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security

Sessions

Day 1 / 11:05 AM - 11:45 AM

Panel – Energy Infrastructures: Between Security of Supply and Decarbonization Targets

Bio

Graduated in Law at Sapienza University of Rome, since March 2023 he is Head of Department of the Mission Unit for the NRRP of the Ministry of the Environment and Energy Security. He was director of the National Inspectorate for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ISIN), Board Member of the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA) and member of the National Register of Environmental Managers of the Vale d'Aosta Region. He held several top positions in the Cabinet Offices at the Ministry of the Environment, at the Ministry of Communications and at the Offices of the Chamber of Deputies; he was Chairman of the Poste Italiane Trasporti S.p.A. In 2013 he was awarded "Officer of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic" by the President of the Republic, Giorgio Napolitano.

Dr. Werner Ponikwar

Chief Executive Officer

thyssenkrupp nucera

Imane Rekaibi

Head of Institutional Communication & CSR for Morocco

Renault Group

Imane Rekaibi

Head of Institutional Communication & CSR for Morocco

Renault Group

Sessions

Day 2 / 02:35 PM - 03:05 PM

Panel – Decarbonization & Value Generation in Morocco

Bio

Imane REKAIBI holds a Saudi Arabian baccalaureate obtained in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She joined Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane before pursuing a specialized Master's in communication at the Hassania School of Public Works. Starting her career in agri-food with Nestlé in 2002, overseeing the Nesquik brand, she transitioned to the textile industry in 2004 as a portfolio manager for brands at Coast Maroc Group. In 2006, she entered the telecom sector (currently with Orange), managing Corporate Brand Management. In 2017, she joined Renault Group Morocco, overseeing the group's Social Responsibility and contributing to the establishment of the Renault Morocco Foundation in 2018. As the current Secretary-General of the Foundation, she remains committed to developing tailored educational programs, forging innovative partnerships with NGOs and communities, and diversifying support solutions for solarization in rural and peri-urban areas.

Tommy Ricketts

Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder

BeZero Carbon

Julia Ripa

Senior Analyst

The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4)

Julia Ripa

Senior Analyst

The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4)

Sessions

Day 2 / 10:40 AM - 10:50 AM

Presentation – Biodiversity & Data

Bio

Julia Ripa is a Senior Analyst in the Global Equities team at The Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4). Julia is responsible for building sustainable equity strategies based on large ESG datasets and is also the co-writer of the report Integrating biodiversity into investment decisions which is based on a joint research project between Fjärde AP-Fonden and J.P. Morgan Asset Management. Julia has a Master of Science in Engineering, Engineering Mathematics with a master within financial modelling from the Faculty of Engineering in Lund, Sweden. Prior to AP4, Julia worked at SEB, where she constructed ESG-models for the bank’s large clients. AP4 is a buffer fund in the Swedish public pension system, per year end 2022 total AUM amounted to SEK approximately 460 bn. AP4 is a long-term investor with a conviction that over time, integrating sustainability aspects in the asset management contributes to better management of risk and opportunities thus also returns.

Antoine Sallé de Chou

Director for Morocco

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Antoine Sallé de Chou

Director for Morocco

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Sessions

Day 2 / 02:35 PM - 03:05 PM

Panel – Decarbonization & Value Generation in Morocco

Bio

Antoine assumed his role as EBRD Director for Morocco on September 1st, 2021. He is responsible for the EBRD’s investments and operations in the country. A French national, Mr Sallé de Chou joined the Bank in 2013 as Senior Counsellor for Strategy and Policy where he led development of EBRD’s strategies for some of its largest markets. In 2017 he was appointed Head of Office in Tunisia, where he managed a significant scaling up of the Bank’s investments and enhanced policy engagement, notably on the EBRD’s Green Economy Transition approach. Before joining the Bank, Mr Sallé de Chou worked in management consulting in London and with the French Treasury, based in Moscow. He holds an MBA from INSEAD and a Master’s degree from Sciences Po.

Isabelle Scemama

Global Head

AXA IM Alts

Isabelle Scemama

Global Head

AXA IM Alts

Sessions

Day 1 / 12:20 PM - 12:55 PM

Keynote Interview – Pathways to Decarbonising Real Estate

Bio

Isabelle Scemama is Global Head of AXA IM Alts. Isabelle oversees AXA IM’s €184bn alternative business unit, AXA IM Alts, which employs over 800 people located in 17 offices, serving the needs of more than 500 clients globally. AXA IM Alts is a global leader in alternatives asset management, putting ESG at the heart of its investment approach, with an established position in real estate (#1 real estate investment manager in Europe, #7 worldwide), infrastructure (#3 global infrastructure debt capital raiser), private debt (#1 CRE debt capital raiser globally, #4 global private debt capital raiser) and hedge funds. In her role, she leads the definition and execution of AXA IM Alts global strategy as well as in the supervision of its day-to-day management. Isabelle also sits on AXA IM – Real Estate and Infrastructure Investment Committees and chairs the AXA IM Alts Management Board. Isabelle joined AXA IM - Real Assets in 2001 to develop the third-party business. Notably, she launched the CRE and infrastructure debt lending platforms in 2005 and 2013 respectively, now firmly established as global leaders, before taking responsibility of the full fund management activity of AXA IM- Real Assets. She was later appointed CEO of AXA IM – Real Assets in 2017, a role to which was added the responsibility of the overall alternatives’ asset management activity of AXA IM, as Global Head of AXA IM Alts in 2020. Isabelle has more than 32 years of experience in the alternatives asset management industry, out of which 21 years within AXA IM. Before joining AXA IM, Isabelle held various positions in corporate and real estate financing at Paribas. Isabelle graduated from IEP Paris (Sciences Po) with a degree in Political Science in 1989.

Arturo Seco Presencio

Deputy Chief Financial Officer - Head of Funding, Treasury & ALM

Council of Europe Development Bank

Arturo Seco Presencio

Deputy Chief Financial Officer - Head of Funding, Treasury & ALM

Council of Europe Development Bank

Sessions

Day 1 / 12:20 PM - 12:55 PM

Panel – Just Transition: The Critical Social Role of European Development Banks & Agencies

Bio

Arturo Seco Presencio joined the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) in 1999 and, after having held different positions, he works today as Deputy Chief Financial Officer at the institution’s Directorate for Finance where he is responsible for the Funding, Treasury and Asset & Liabilities Divisions. Prior to joining CEB he worked for the Commercial Office of the Spanish Embassy in the United Arab Emirates. Previously he worked for Capital Markets Brokerage, a Spanish firm specialised in public debt and fixed-income products. He started his international career at the Financial Department of the British Red Cross in London. Arturo Seco Presencio graduated in Economics & Business Management at “Universidad Complutense de Madrid” (UCM), has an International Executive MBA degree from “Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris” (ESCP) and a Research Master’s degree in the field of The Financial System and its Contribution to Economic Growth from the Spanish ‘Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia” (UNED), from which he also obtained his PhD in Applied Economics in the area of Economic Growth and Sustainable Development.

Andrew Shannon

Founding Partner

Circularity Capital

Alice Steenland

Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer

Signify

Alice Steenland

Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer

Signify

Sessions

Day 2 / 11:40 AM - 11:55 AM

Interview – The Power of Light for Circularity and Energy Transition

Bio

Alice Steenland joined Signify, the global leader in lighting technologies, in January 2022 as Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer and a member the company’s Leadership Team. Previously, Alice was the founding Chief Sustainability Officer of Dassault Systèmes, a global leader in virtual twin technologies, and for the ten years prior served as the founding Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer at financial services firm AXA Group, where she helped the company rise to a leading position in global sustainability rankings, thanks in part to a pioneering responsible investment strategy including the landmark decision to divest from coal and, later, tobacco. Prior to joining AXA, she led the investor research arm of Vigeo (now a subsidiary of Moody’s), worked in the business consulting unit of Arthur Andersen, and acted as an independent consultant in the field of strategic planning for Save the Children USA. Alice currently serves as a board member of ShareAction and Arvella Investments, as a lecturer at France’s Ecole Polytechnique and as an advisory committee member at the Yale School of Management, the impact fund Giant Ventures, and the leading French sustainability think tank IDDRI. Alice Steenland received her bachelor’s degree in Human Biology from Stanford University and an MBA from the Yale School of Management.

Torbjörn Sternsjö

Chairman

Altris

Torbjörn Sternsjö

Chairman

Altris

Sessions

Day 1 / 10:00 AM - 10:40 AM

Panel – The New European Electric Mobility Ecosystem

Bio

Torbjörn Sternsjö is the Chairman of Altris, located in Uppsala, Sweden. Altris is a sodium-ion battery company with a focus on cathode active material and battery cells. The company is in an emerging stage with high ambitions to contribute to the green development of the global battery industry. Mr. Sternsjö is presently also working as an advisor for Vargas, an impact company builder, enabling the transition to a green economy. Polarium, Northvolt, H2 Green Steel and Aira are Vargas first impact companies. Prior to his present position, Mr. Sternsjö was working Executive VP at Gränges, a global aluminium manufacturing company. Mr. Sternsjö also spent around 17 years in China, working in the aluminium manufacturing industry.

Malika Takhtayeva

ESG Analyst, Sustainable Fixed Income Lead

BNP Paribas Asset Management

Malika Takhtayeva

ESG Analyst, Sustainable Fixed Income Lead

BNP Paribas Asset Management

Sessions

Day 1 / 12:20 PM - 12:55 PM

Panel – Just Transition: The Critical Social Role of European Development Banks & Agencies

Bio

Malika joined the ESG research team of BNPP AM in 2021 and works closely with other ESG analysts in the design and implementation of firm wide Sustainable Fixed Income approaches. This includes conducting ESG-related research on (sub)sovereigns, agencies, supranationals and sustainable-themed bonds. Malika works closely with the global fixed income and multi-asset investment teams at BNPP AM to help facilitate ESG integration, respond to stakeholder requests and support thematic product development. Prior to joining BNPP AM, Malika worked as a credit ratings/ESG analyst at Moody’s Investors Service for over six years in London. Before that, she worked as an EM credit analyst at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation in the Distressed Debt/Restructuring team (2007-2013), and in Fixed Income Capital Markets, Ratings Advisory at ABN AMRO Bank (2005-2007) in London. Malika holds a Master Degree of Science (MSc) in Internal Auditing and Management from CASS Business School in London (2002) and a Bachelor Degree of Science (BSc) in Business Studies from City University of London (2001). Malika is based in London, UK.

Connor Teskey

President & Chief Executive Officer Renewable Power and Transition

Brookfield Asset Management

Connor Teskey

President & Chief Executive Officer Renewable Power and Transition

Brookfield Asset Management

Sessions

Day 1 / 03:35 PM - 04:15 PM

Panel – Beyond Green: Unveiling the Potential and Addressing Challenges in Transition Investments

Bio

Connor Teskey is President of Brookfield Asset Management. He is also the head of Brookfield’s Renewable Power & Transition business and Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Renewable Partners. In this role, he is responsible for investments, operations and the expansion of the Renewable Power & Transition business. Mr. Teskey is also Brookfield’s Head of Europe, with responsibility for overseeing the Firm’s business activities in the region. Mr. Teskey joined Brookfield in 2012 and held a variety of investment, financing and restructuring roles. Prior to Brookfield, he worked in corporate debt origination at a Canadian bank. Mr. Teskey holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Western Ontario.

Klaus Thuerbach

Co-Chief Investment Officer

Klima Capital

Klaus Thuerbach

Co-Chief Investment Officer

Klima Capital

Sessions

Day 2 / 04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

Panel – Can Markets Solve Market Failures? Facts & Fantasies About Publicly Traded Carbon Markets

Bio

Klaus is a Founding Partner and Co-CIO of Klima Capital, an environmental investment manager dedicated to regulated carbon markets. Klaus is a carbon and commodity market expert who views climate change as the defining challenge of our generation. Since 2018, he has focused on carbon markets and played a principal role in building out the carbon investing efforts for a global asset manager, including launching a physical California Carbon Allowance fund. Prior to Klima, Klaus spent 10 years at PIMCO, serving as the lead strategist for PIMCO’s global commodity and carbon offerings since 2018, including for one of the world’s largest commodity hedge funds. Klaus holds an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he graduated Palmer Scholar (highest academic distinction). He received undergraduate degrees in international business from Northeastern University, Boston and ESB Reutlingen, Germany. Klaus is a CFA® charterholder and also holds the Financial Risk Manager and CAIA® designations.

Anastasia Volkova

Chief Executive Officer

Regrow

Anastasia Volkova

Chief Executive Officer

Regrow

Sessions

Day 2 / 03:05 PM - 03:45 PM

Panel – Feeding the Future: Building a Sustainable Agriculture System

Bio

Dr. Anastasia Volkova is the CEO and Co-Founder of Regrow Ag, an award-winning company that empowers climate action through regenerative agriculture. She has her PhD in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Sydney in Australia, and has more than 10 years of experience in academia, business and startups. After earning her Ph.D., Dr. Volkova recognized that her knowledge is well-suited for climate action, especially in agriculture. Over the past several years she has been working to reverse climate change through sustainable farming; identifying and progressing the science and technology that leads to lasting change in the industry. Dr. Volkova has nurtured Regrow into a global company that empowers some of the world’s largest brands (Kellogg’s, Cargill, and General Mills, among others) to reduce GHG emissions across their supply chains and combat climate change through food production. She is a recognized thought leader and innovator in regenerative agriculture and sustainable food sourcing. She’s a member of the Forbes Technology Council, a TEDx Speaker, one of MIT’s “35 Under 35” Innovators, and one of BBC’s “Top 100 Women”.

Hugh Wu

Corporate Treasurer, Vice President

Lenovo

Hugh Wu

Corporate Treasurer, Vice President

Lenovo

Sessions

Day 2 / 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Panel – Insights on Transition Towards a Circular Economy in Asia Pacific

Bio

Mr. Hugh Wu is the Vice President of Lenovo Group, with responsibilities of managing the Group’s Treasury, Commercial Financing and Global M&A activities. Hugh has been with Lenovo for more than 15 years. Over the years, he has served as Finance Director, CFO of Lenovo Mobile BG, CFO of China & APEM Geo and Vice President of Investor Relations at Lenovo. Prior to Lenovo, Hugh held senior financial management roles at multinational and domestic corporations including Dell, Microsoft and Youku Tudou in his early years. Hugh is certified accountant in Australia (AUCPA); he also holds chartered management accountant certificates in the US (CGMA) and the UK (CIMA). Hugh graduated from the University of Bath, UK, with a master’s degree.

Carlos Zapata Lui

Vice President, Asia Pacific

CarbonChain

Lei Zhang

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Envision

Lei Zhang

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Envision

Sessions

Day 2 / 09:10 AM - 09:30 AM

Keynote Interview - Shifting to a New Energy Era

Bio

Lei Zhang is a Global Climate Tech Entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Envision - a new renewable energy system pioneer behind the world’s first Net Zero Industrial Park and Zero Carbon Hydrogen Ammonia project. Envision’s business spans across 6 continents and includes smart wind and solar power, energy storage and hydrogen fuels and decarbonization technology. He is Executive Chairman of the Board at AESC – a leading Japanese battery technology company, and at Univers – Singapore-headquartered technology provider of the world’s largest decarbonization system. Lei is a Founding Member and Chair of the Bloomberg New Economy Climate Technology Coalition and a member of the World Economic Forum’s Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders. Envision was recognized as a leader on FORTUNE's "Change the World" top 50 companies list.

Societe Generale speakers

Stephane About

Chief Executive Officer for Americas

Societe Generale

Stephane About

Chief Executive Officer for Americas

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 03:45 PM - 03:50 PM

Societe Generale USA Opening Remarks

Bio

Stephane About was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Societe Generale Americas in January 2021. In his role as CEO, Stephan heads the Americas business of Societe Generale Group, a leading European financial services company. The Group combines its financial strength, proven expertise, and culture of innovation to support its clients and execute a strategy of sustainable growth. In the Americas, SG is focused primarily on corporate and investment banking activities and offers products and services through its fully integrated Global Markets and Global Banking and Advisory businesses, with nearly 3,000 staff members in offices throughout the United States, Canada, Brazil and Latin America. The bank is among the leaders in the Americas in equity derivatives, project finance and prime services, and is at the forefront of ESG solutions and accompanying its clients in the ongoing energy transition. Prior to being named CEO for Societe Generale Americas, Stephan was the CEO, CIB of EMEA (except France) for Natixis. He also served as Natixis Americas CEO from 2012 to 2019. Stephane initially joined CDC IXIS Securities Broker Action (which merged to become Natixis) in 1995 as CEO and member of Board of Directors, becoming head of Capital Markets for IXIS Capital Markets North America in 2001 then global head of Fixed Income at IXIS CIB in 2003. He was named global head of Fixed Income, Commodities & Treasury at Natixis in 2010. Societe Generale 245 Park Avenue New York, NY 10167 tel 1 212 278 6000 Stephane began his career in 1986 as a trader for Crédit Lyonnais in Paris. He joined Deutsche Bank in London in 1988 as head of European Currencies Trading then UBS in 1989 as Syndicate Manager European Currencies. He moved to S.G. Warburg Bank in 1994, first as head of Fixed Income in Paris and then as head of European Bond Trading based in London.

Kokou Agbo-Bloua

Global Head of Economics, Cross-Assets and Quant Research

Societe Generale

Kokou Agbo-Bloua

Global Head of Economics, Cross-Assets and Quant Research

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 05:20 PM - 05:40 PM

Macro View – Through the ESG Lens

Bio

Kokou Agbo-Bloua joined SG CIB in 2014 as Global Head of Engineering for Global Equity Flow (GEF) before taking the leadership of the Flow Strategy & Solutions team within Global Markets Financial Engineering. In June 2020 he was appointed Global Head of Economics, Cross-Asset & Quant Research, in addition to his role as Head of Flow Strategy & Solutions. Previously, he was Head of Equity & Derivative Strategy Europe at BNPP in London where he was responsible for European fundamental equity strategy, derivatives parameters, global cross-asset themes and convertible bonds strategy. Prior to this, he started his career on the trading side as a portfolio manager at Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies (GSPS) and then a derivatives trader at JP Morgan. Born in Togo and educated in China, where he spent 12 years of his life, Kokou Agbo-Bloua graduated with an MSc in Management from HEC School of Management in Paris in 2002 and completed his post-graduate studies in Finance at the Anderson School of Management at UCLA.

Interviewer

Deborah Amsellem

ESG Advisor for Financial Institutions, Global Markets

Societe Generale

Deborah Amsellem

ESG Advisor for Financial Institutions, Global Markets

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 10:40 AM - 10:50 AM

Presentation – Biodiversity & Data

Bio

Déborah Amsellem advises financial institutions on their ESG journey, providing them assistance to consider ESG into investment strategies. Earlier, she worked at the Group Strategy and Corporate M&A team where she was in charge of executing M&A transactions and developing strategic partnerships. Prior to this role, she held a position within the Wholesale Banking Strategy and Corporate development team, leading GBIS strategic initiatives and business orientations. She started her career at Societe Generale auditing Global Markets activities. Déborah graduated from Telecom Paris Engineering School and holds a Master in Financial Mathematics from Paris VII University.

Moderator

Allan Baker

Head of Energy+ EMEA

Societe Generale

Allan Baker

Head of Energy+ EMEA

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 1 / 04:45 PM - 05:25 PM

Panel – Electrification in Europe

Bio

Allan has worked at Société Générale for 15 years, and in the energy sector for more than 35 years, initially as an engineer and then in finance. During his career he has advised on and/or financed a broad spectrum of projects in Europe, the US and Asia, and across the energy sector. Building on many years’ experience in the renewable energy sector, particularly in offshore wind in Europe, Asia and the US, he is now playing a leading role in developing the banks’ global energy transition strategy and is increasingly providing strategic advice to clients around the world as they focus on their own transition and possible entry into areas such as offshore wind/renewables, battery storage, CCUS, interconnectors and increasingly, hydrogen. Allan has advised clients on projects in most of these areas including the recently closed NeuConnect interconnector between Germany and the UK and he has a number of ongoing advisory roles for major clients of the bank in groundbreaking energy transition projects including the Vertex Low Carbon (blue) Hydrogen project (HyNet North West CCUS cluster), Net Zero Teesside (CCGT with CCS) and Northern Endurance Partnership, the CO2 pipeline and offshore store infrastructure for the Net Zero Teesside and Humberside CCS cluster. Allan has also been helping to drive innovation in renewables, including acting as financial advisor to HyWind Scotland and Provence Grand Large (PGL) floating wind transactions, PGL being the first project financing for floating wind, and is currently acting as Financial Advisor to the 1GW Cerulean floating wind (offshore O&G electrification and hydrogen) project in the UK. Allan’s leadership in energy transition has led to him playing a leading role in providing the financing view in policy development, including as a member of the UK government CCUS Council and the Hydrogen Expert Group. Allan has a BSc (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering, an MBA, is a Fellow of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers and a Chartered Engineer.

Cecile Bartenieff

Chief Executive Officer, Asia Pacific

Societe Generale

Frank Benzimra

Head of Asia Equity Strategy and Multi-Asset Strategist

Societe Generale

Lorenzo Bini-Smaghi

Chairman

Societe Generale

Lorenzo Bini-Smaghi

Chairman

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 1 / 11:05 AM - 11:45 AM

Panel – Energy Infrastructures: Between Security of Supply and Decarbonization Targets

Bio

An Italian national, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi holds a degree in Economic Sciences from the Université Catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and a Ph.D in Economic Sciences from the University of Chicago. He began his career in 1983 as an economist in the Research Department of the Bank of Italy. In 1994, he was appointed Head of the Policy Division of the European Monetary Institute. In October 1998, he took up the position of Director-General of International Financial Relations in the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance. He was Chairman of SACE from 2001 to 2005. From June 2005 to December 2011, he was a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank. From 2012 to 2016, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of SNAM (Italy). From 2016 to 2019, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Italgas (Italy). He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Societe Generale since 2015.

Interviewer

Marie-Aimee Boury

Head of Impact Based Finance

Societe Generale

Marie-Aimee Boury

Head of Impact Based Finance

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 02:25 PM - 02:35 PM

Expert View – Clean Energy Access: A Catalyst for Sustainable Growth in Africa

Bio

Marie-Aimee Boury is a structured finance professional with 28 years international business experience at Société Générale in New York, London and Paris. She has a demonstrated track record in advising, structuring and executing complex transactions in project finance, structured commodity finance and project bonds where she developed a strong network of relationships amongst sponsors, MDBs and institutional investors. Throughout her various positions, she has developed an in-depth understanding of debt financing and capital markets in energy and infrastructure on a global basis, with a strong focus on emerging markets and blended finance, in particular Africa and Latin America. She is currently Head of Impact Based Finance, a team that sits in the Investment Banking division of Societe Generale. Its mission is to act as a catalyst to generate disruptive innovation within the bank, contribute to thought leadership in collaborative initiatives, and advise the bank’s private and public clients to improve the bankability and scale up of their new business models, using a unique impact-driven approach and blended finance structuring to deliver innovative funding solutions Marie-Aimee holds a Master’s degree in International Finance from EDHEC.

Moderator

Marie Clara Buellingen

Head of Sustainable Finance for the Americas

Societe Generale

Marie Clara Buellingen

Head of Sustainable Finance for the Americas

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

Panel – The Journey to Net Zero: Advancing Decarbonization Strategies

Bio

Marie Clara Buellingen joined Societe Generale in 2022 to support building out SG’s sustainability advisory services in the Americas. She has more than 15 years of cross-sector sustainability experience helping advance the bank’s clients ESG strategies, programs and financing needs. Her work focuses on the linkages of ESG strategy to capital allocation and sustainable value creation in line with investor expectations, regulatory requirements and best practices such as TCFD, SASB, CDP, UNPRI, UNSDGs and GRI. Prior to joining the bank, Marie Clara advised corporates as well as large institutional investors on the development of sustainable business practices and investment stewardship strategies. Early in her career, Marie Clara worked in the public policy space with diplomatic postings to Washington, D.C., and Tokyo. She holds a MSc in Global Business and Finance from Georgetown University as well as a Master of Law from the University of Vienna.

Interviewer

Shujue Cai

Head of Structured Trade and ESG Transaction Banking, Asia Pacific

Societe Generale

Shujue Cai

Head of Structured Trade and ESG Transaction Banking, Asia Pacific

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 10:00 AM - 10:20 AM

Interview – How Trade Finance is Integrating ESG with Digitalization

Bio

Shujue Cai joined Societe Generale in 2009 and started her career at the General Inspection as an inspector where she participated in various missions across the different business lines of the Group. In 2014, she joined the International Banking & Financial Services Division and was appointed Head of China-Africa Business. She was in charge of developing relationship of the Bank with Chinese Corporates in Africa and enhancing the synergies between SG China and African subsidiaries. Shujue relocated to Hong Kong in 2019 and was appointed as Trade Finance Business Development Manager for Greater China and then as Head of Trade Services Hong Kong. She took a new regional role in September 2022 as Head of Structured Trade and ESG Transaction Banking for Asia Pacific.

Interviewer

Anne-Christine Champion

Co-Head of Global Banking & Investor Solutions

Societe Generale

Anne-Christine Champion

Co-Head of Global Banking & Investor Solutions

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 1 / 05:25 PM - 05:50 PM

Fireside Chat – Forging Ahead: Decarbonization in the Steel Industry

Day 2 / 02:00 PM - 02:05 PM

Societe Generale Opening Remarks

Day 2 / 02:05 PM - 02:25 PM

Keynote Interview – Climate Resilience: Navigating Adaptation in a Changing World

Bio

Anne-Christine Champion is Co-Head of Global Banking & Investor Solutions and a member of the Group Executive Committee, having been appointed 24 May 2023. Anne-Christine Champion began her career in 2002 in the ﬁnancial engineering department at Natixis where she provided advisory and arrangement services for the infrastructure sector. In 2012, she became Global Head of advisory activities and infrastructure & project ﬁnancing. In 2016, Anne-Christine Champion was then appointed Global Head of the Corporate & Investment Bank’s newly created distribution (primary, secondary, direct and synthetic) and portfolio management business. In 2019, she became Global Head of Real Assets, in charge of origination in the energy, infrastructure, real estate and aviation sectors, within the Corporate & Investment Bank. Anne-Christine was previously, from 2020, Co-Head of Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking and member of the Senior Management Committee of Natixis. Anne-Christine Champion is a graduate of the École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, of the Stanford Executive Program and of the Collège des Ingénieurs.

Interviewer

Stephanie Clement de Givry

Head of Global Banking & Advisory, Asia Pacific

Societe Generale

Stephanie Clement de Givry

Head of Global Banking & Advisory, Asia Pacific

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 09:05 AM - 09:10 AM

Societe Generale Opening Remarks

Day 2 / 09:10 AM - 09:30 AM

Keynote Interview - Shifting to a New Energy Era

Bio

Stephanie Clement de Givry started her banking career at Chase Manhattan Bank in Mexico in 1994 before moving to SG CIB in Mexico covering structured commodity finance transactions with a focus on soft commodities. In 2000, Stephanie relocated to Paris and she was appointed as deputy head of the metal structured commodity finance team covering the CIS, Sub-Saharan Africa and Asian regions. In 2006, Stephanie moved to Shanghai to start the natural resources and energy finance platform in China before relocating to Hong Kong in 2009 to become Co-Head of the Natural Resources & Energy Financing Group for Asia Pacific, managing the bank’s Energy and Metals & Mining Finance activities in the region. In 2014, she became the Global Head of Metals & Mining Finance which evolved into the Mining, Metals & Industries Finance group focused on enabling and contributing to building a low carbon future based out of Paris. Stephanie has since relocated to Hong Kong in January 2022 to Head the Global Banking and Advisory activity for the Asia-Pacific region.

Thierry d'Argent

Group Country Head for the United Kingdom & Ireland, CEO of London Branch

Societe Generale

Thierry d'Argent

Group Country Head for the United Kingdom & Ireland, CEO of London Branch

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 05:15 PM - 05:20 PM

Societe Generale UK Opening Remarks

Bio

Thierry d’Argent is Group Country Head for the United Kingdom and Ireland, and CEO of Societe Generale London Branch since May 2023. Thierry d’Argent began his career in 1988 at Oliver Wyman; he served as deputy Cabinet Director in the Brussels Federal Government between 1991 and 1992. He then joined Barings and JP Morgan in 1998, to develop its investment banking franchise in Europe; in 2001, he became Head of Mergers & Acquisition for JP Morgan in France. Thierry d’Argent joined the Mergers & Acquisitions’ team of Societe Generale in 2009 and was appointed Global Head of Mergers and Acquisitions in 2010. He became Global Head of Corporate Finance in 2012 and Co-Head, latterly Head, of the Coverage and Investment Banking division in 2015. Thierry d’Argent has been Deputy Head of Global Banking and Advisory since July 2019. Thierry d’Argent graduated Summa cum laude from the Solvay Business School and the University of Brussels.

Moderator

Yasmine Djeddai

Head of Sustainable and Positive Impact Finance, Asia Pacific

Societe Generale

Yasmine Djeddai

Head of Sustainable and Positive Impact Finance, Asia Pacific

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM

Panel – Insights on Transition Towards a Circular Economy in Asia Pacific

Bio

Yasmine is Managing Director and Head of Sustainable and Positive Impact Finance for Asia Pacific at Societe Generale, based in Hong Kong. Her teams spread across the Asia Pacific region, focusing on origination and structuring of sustainable financing solutions, as well as on supporting its clients to accelerate the development of innovative solutions and new business models that deliver positive impact. Yasmine has more than 18 years of international banking experience in structured finance and advisory, notably in Natural Resources and Export Finance. More recently, she has been involved in numerous Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked financings across industries and asset-classes in Asia Pacific region. Yasmine actively participates in a number of regional sustainability initiatives and working groups. She is Co-Chair of the Green & Sustainable Loan Committee of Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) as well as Co-Chair of the Sustainable Finance Working Group of the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong. Yasmine holds a Masters Degree in Management from the Institut des Mines - Telecom Business School, Paris. She is certified by the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS) with the CESGA certification (Certified Environmental Social Governance Analyst).

Moderator

Laurine Duclos

Sustainability Solutions Structuring for Global Markets Activities

Societe Generale

Moderator

Sandrine Enguehard

Head of Sustainable and Positive Impact Finance

Societe Generale

Alexandre Fleury

Co-Head of Global Banking & Investor Solutions

Societe Generale

Alexandre Fleury

Co-Head of Global Banking & Investor Solutions

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 06:30 PM - 06:35 PM

Societe Generale Closing Remarks

Bio

Alexandre Fleury is Co-Head of Global Banking & Investor Solutions and a member of the Group Executive Committee, having been appointed 24 May 2023. Alexandre Fleury started his career in California working on the development of portfolio optimization software. He then spent 10 years at Societe Generale being successively based in Tokyo, New York and Paris where he carried out responsibilities in Structured Equity Derivatives Trading and Structured Credit Derivatives Trading. In 2009, he joined Credit Suisse to become Head of Quantitative Futures Trading Strategies. In 2011, he moved to Morgan Stanley where he acted as Head of Equities Structured Products for Europe and Asia, Head of European Flow Index Trading and Global Head of Hybrids Trading. In 2016, he became Global Head of Equities Structured Products and Structured Financing at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, before returning at Societe Generale in June 2018. Alexandre was previously Head of Equities and Equity Derivatives from June 2018 and Co-Head of Global Markets activities from June 2021. Alexandre Fleury is a graduate of the École Centrale Paris in France and holds a Master of Science from the University of California, Berkeley, USA.

Moderator

Laurent Floquet

Managing Director, Head of Aviation Finance EMEA

Societe Generale

Interviewer

Jérôme Gatipon-Bachette

Head Real Estate Structured Finance

Societe Generale

Jérôme Gatipon-Bachette

Head Real Estate Structured Finance

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 1 / 12:20 PM - 12:55 PM

Keynote Interview – Pathways to Decarbonising Real Estate

Bio

Since 2012, Jerome oversees the Real Estate Finance business of SGCIB globally. With teams in Europe, the US and Asia, the objective of the bank is to support its clients in the Real Estate markets where they are active, timely delivering dedicated solutions. The Real Estate Finance teams have developed origination, underwriting and execution capacities to provide certainty of execution on asset based financings to a diverse panel of clients, including sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, asset managers, private equity firms, REITs and family offices. Jerome started his banking career in 1997 in the risk division of Societe Generale, developing both corporate rating models and economic and regulatory capital calculation methodologies. In 2001, Jerome moved to the commodities group of SGCIB with the objective to assess the counterparty risk on the hedging of commodities-linked projects. From 2004, Jerome worked within the SGCIB’s securitization team where he was responsible for European RMBS and CMBS transactions both sponsored by Societe Generale or third-party clients before moving in 2009 to the Real Estate Finance group to lead the origination and execution of sizable mortgage financings in Europe.

Interviewer

Donato Gonzalez-Sanchez

Country Head for Spain & Portugal

Societe Generale

Moderator

Christophe Hadjal

MD & Regional Head for Europe – Mining, Metals & Industries

Societe Generale

Moderator

Kristell Herbault

Deputy Head of Sustainability for Global Markets

Societe Generale

Kristell Herbault

Deputy Head of Sustainability for Global Markets

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 1 / 03:35 PM - 04:15 PM

Panel – Beyond Green: Unveiling the Potential and Addressing Challenges in Transition Investments

Bio

Kristell joined Societe Generale in 2012, in the short term cash bond trading team in Paris, then moved to the short term repo desk, specializing on non-governmental debt. She also had prior experiences with Societe Generale’s Credit and Equity Derivatives teams, working for the Special Situation Group in London in 2009, and at a later date for the Index Arbitrage team in New-York until 2012. Since early 2020, she has joined the Sustainability Solutions team within Global Markets activities, as a product developer. Kristell is notably responsible for further developing the range of solutions offered to investors, as well as coordinating all sustainable and positive solution initiatives across asset classes for markets activities. Kristell graduated from ENSAE in 2010 and, during her final year, obtained another Masters Degree in quantitative finance from the University Paris Diderot.

Moderator

Benjamin Hoff

Global Head of Commodities Research

Societe Generale

Benjamin Hoff

Global Head of Commodities Research

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 04:45 PM - 05:15 PM

Panel – Can Markets Solve Market Failures? Facts & Fantasies About Publicly Traded Carbon Markets

Bio

Ben rejoined Societe Generale as Global Head of Commodity Strategy and Research in 2023, having previously held senior commodity roles on both the buy and sell side. Prior to SG, Ben was a commodities strategist and PM for quantitative investment strategies at Hartree Partners and macro strategies at Point 72. During his earlier tenure at SG, spanning over 10 years to 2019, Ben held various roles in the commodity investor business, eventually working as a strategist focused on quantitative investment strategies in commodities. Ben started his commodities career as a commodity index trader at Credit Suisse, before joining Goldman Sachs as a commodity strategist. Ben holds a PhD in Mathematics from Oxford University.

Matt Kittell

Senior Sustainable Financing Specialist

Societe Generale

Matt Kittell

Senior Sustainable Financing Specialist

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 04:15 PM - 04:45 PM

Panel – The Journey to Net Zero: Advancing Decarbonization Strategies

Bio

Matt Kittell is a Director with Societe Generale’s sustainable finance team in New York. Matt has worked in the climate and energy transition space for over twenty years, including fifteen years working with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office (LPO). At LPO, Matt worked with dozens of applicants for projects in renewable energy, industrial energy efficiency, clean transportation, hydrogen, and carbon management. Recently, Matt led LPO’s underwriting team for the $1 billion conditional commitment to Monolith Materials (January 2022) and DOE’s launch of the $2.1 billion carbon dioxide transportation infrastructure finance and innovation (CIFIA) program (October 2022). Matt left DOE and joined Societe Generale in April 2023 to advise energy transition clients on public/private funding opportunities.

Moderator

François Marchal

Chief Executive Officer for Morocco

Societe Generale

Moderator

Stéphane Marciel

Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Bonds

Societe Generale

Moderator

Deia Markova

Switzerland Head of Trade & Sustainable Commodity Finance & Sustainability Ambassador

Societe Generale

Deia Markova

Switzerland Head of Trade & Sustainable Commodity Finance & Sustainability Ambassador

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 12:25 PM - 12:40 PM

Expert View – How Can Technology Facilitate the Trade Commodity Sector Decarbonisation ?

Day 2 / 12:40 PM - 12:55 PM

Expert View – Sustainability from Mine to Battery: A Challenge or Opportunity?

Bio

Deia Markova is appointed Head of Trade & Sustainability Commodity Finance in Switzerland in January 2020. Deia Markova started her career in 2001 at Societe Generale in Paris in the Corporate Finance Advisory department and later joined the Structured Commodity Finance team with a focus on Metals & Mining customers in Russia and the CIS region. From 2014 to 2017, Deia headed the corporate lending business of Sberbank (Switzerland), with a focus on commodity producers and traders. In 2018, she joined SG Zurich, in charge of impact-based financing solutions aimed at the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. In January 2020, Deia was appointed Head of Trade Commodity Finance in Switzerland and joined the Executive Committee of SG Zurich. Deia Markova holds a Master of Science in Finance from Panthéon-Assas University Paris and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in International Business Law from University of St. Gallen.

Interviewer

Helen McGrath

Group Country Head for Netherlands

Societe Generale

Moderator

Vincent Nobilet

Managing Director Trade & Sustainable Commodity Finance

Societe Generale

Vincent Nobilet

Managing Director Trade & Sustainable Commodity Finance

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 03:05 PM - 03:45 PM

Panel – Feeding the Future: Building a Sustainable Agriculture System

Bio

Vincent is a Managing Director within the Trade and Sustainable Commodity Finance business line of Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking, where he focuses on agribusiness and sustainability. Vincent also co-heads SGCIB’s Sustainable Food & Agribusiness Value Chain, an initiative aimed at adapting services and products to meet the ecological transition objectives of our corporate clients. Vincent has spent over 25 years with Société Générale where he has held various positions in France, Asia, and Latin-America. He has developed a deep knowledge of commodity markets and sustainable financing. Vincent is a graduate from ESCP Business School and an EFFAS Certified ESG Analyst® (CESGA).

Pierre Palmieri

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Societe Generale

Pierre Palmieri

Deputy Chief Executive Officer

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 1 / 09:05 AM - 09:10 AM

Societe Generale Opening Remarks

Day 1 / 09:10 AM - 09:35 AM

Keynote Interview – Navigating the Intersection: Business Evolution in the Era of Energy Transition

Bio

Pierre Palmieri is Deputy Chief Executive Officer, member of the Group General Management team and of the Group Executive Committee, having been appointed 24 May 2023. Pierre Palmieri began his career at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking in 1987 in the Export Finance department before heading the Finance Engineering team from 1989. He joined the Agence Internationale’s team in 1994, where he created the global Commodity Finance business line. He was appointed Global Head of Structured Commodity Finance in 2001. In 2006, he created and co-headed the Natural Resources and Energy Financing global business line. He was appointed Deputy Head of Global Finance in 2008, became Head of Global Finance in 2012 before extending his responsibilities to the whole Global Banking and Advisory activities in 2019. Pierre was previously Head of Global Banking and Advisory from July 2019. Pierre Palmieri is a graduate of the École Supérieure de Commerce in Tours.

Interviewer

Ilya Polyakov

Deputy Head of Global Banking & Advisory

Societe Generale

Ilya Polyakov

Deputy Head of Global Banking & Advisory

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 12:10 PM - 12:25 PM

Keynote Interview – Unveiling Success in Circular Economy Business Strategy

Bio

Ilya Polyakov is Deputy Head of Global Banking and Advisory since May 2023. Ilya Polyakov joined the Corporate & Investment Banking activities of Societe Generale in 2001. He was appointed global Co-Head of Metals & Mining within the Natural Resources and Energy Department in 2011 in addition to his responsibilities as Senior Banker in charge of global relationship and strategic advisory for Metals & Mining clients in Russia/CIS region. He joined Rosbank in 2012 as Head of its Corporate Block as well as Head of Corporate & Investment Banking for Russia/CIS region. In September 2016, Ilya became First Deputy CEO of Rosbank in charge of all Wholesale banking activities for the Group in Russia before being appointed as CEO and Chairman of Rosbank ‘s management board in April 2018 as well as Chief Country Officer for Russia/CIS for the Group’s corporate and investment banking activities. Ilya Polyakov has been advisor to the Group’s General Management since beginning of 2023. Ilya Polyakov graduated from HEC School of Management in Paris and from Moscow University of International Relations (MGIMO).

Hacina Py

Group Chief Sustainability Officer

Societe Generale

Hacina Py

Group Chief Sustainability Officer

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 1 / 05:50 PM - 06:15 PM

Keynote Interview with the EIB

Day 1 / 06:15 PM - 06:20 PM

Societe Generale Closing Remarks

Bio

Hacina Py joined Societe Generale in 1995 and has developed as a seasoned banker through various positions, both in structured finance and in corporate roles. Hacina was appointed Global Head of Export Finance in 2015. She led the transformation of the business line with a strong sustainability focus and took over the position of Head of Impact Finance Solutions in 2019. Hacina Py graduated from the EM Strasbourg business school and studied finance at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.

Moderator

Demetrio Salorio

Head of Global Banking & Advisory

Societe Generale

Demetrio Salorio

Head of Global Banking & Advisory

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 1 / 02:05 PM - 02:10 PM

Societe Generale Opening Remarks

Day 1 / 02:10 PM - 02:55 PM

Panel – Thriving in Change: The Innovation-Driven Path to Sustainable Growth and Transition

Bio

Demetrio Salorio is Head of Global Banking and Advisory since May 2023. Demetrio Salorio began his career at Societe Generale in Madrid in 1991, where he held different positions within the Markets and Global Finance activities in Spain. In 2004, he was appointed Global Head of Debt Capital Markets (DCM) Financial Origination in London, and subsequently Global Head of DCM in 2010. In 2019, Demetrio was appointed UK Head of the Global Banking and Advisory division. Demetrio Salorio has been Group Country Head for the United Kingdom and Ireland, and CEO of Societe Generale London Branch since January 2022. Demetrio Salorio holds an Executive MBA from the Instituto de Empresa in Madrid.

Moderator

Lénaïg Trénaux

Global Head of Mining, Metals and Industries Finance

Societe Generale

Lénaïg Trénaux

Global Head of Mining, Metals and Industries Finance

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 1 / 02:55 PM - 03:35 PM

Panel – Critical Minerals: Securing their Supply for Sovereignty & Independence

Bio

Lénaïg Trénaux has 20 years of experience in the natural resources sector. She joined Société Générale’s Natural Resources and Infrastructure group in 2006 in London after holding various positions in the natural resources teams of Natixis and BNP Paribas in Paris, New York and London. She became co-head of the EMEA Metals and Mining Finance team in 2011 and moved to New York in 2016 where she was Regional Head of the Metals Mining and Industries Finance team for the Americas region. In this position, she contributed to shifting the business line focus towards sustainability and energy transition. Lénaïg is a graduate of EDHEC business school.

Interviewer

Nicolas Vesval

Impact Based Finance Structurer

Societe Generale

Moderator

Zvi Wohlgemuth

UK Head of Global Banking & Advisory

Societe Generale

Wei Yao

Chief Economist and Head of Research, Asia Pacific

Societe Generale

Moderator

Amy Zhang

ESG Solutions & Product Strategist for Global Markets, Asia Pacific

Societe Generale

Amy Zhang

ESG Solutions & Product Strategist for Global Markets, Asia Pacific

Societe Generale

Sessions

Day 2 / 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM

Expert View - A New Spring for Green Transition?

Bio

Amy is the ESG Solutions & Product Strategist for Global Markets, covering Asia Pacific, at Societe Generale. Her primary focus is driving the systematic consideration of ESG within Global Markets through product innovation, to strengthen sustainable solution offerings and advisory services, supporting APAC clients in combining long-term sustainable return with positive impact. Amy found her passion in sustainability through the United Nations climate change conferences and her expedition to Antarctica. She started her career as an environmental scientist and has been in areas related to sustainability and ESG consulting, technology risk and data, working with ESG consulting firms, Big4s and Fortune 500 company.

Interviewer

Guido Zoeller

Group Country Head for Germany & Austria

Societe Generale