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DAY 1
Time
Room
Session Title
08:00 - 09:00
Foyer
Greeting and Registration
09:00 - 10:20
Grand Ballroom
Opening Ceremony
10:20 - 10:30
Grand Ballroom
Announcing the Green Conference
10:30 - 11:00
Tea Break
11:00 - 12:30
Grand Ballroom
Plenary 1
Changing Finance: Hard-wiring Sustainability into the Financial Sector
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Grand Ballroom 1
Focus Session 1
Evolution Revolution: Making the shift to Sustainable Banking
14:00 - 15:30
Grand Ballroom 2
Focus Session 2
Navigating the New Risk Landscape: The Essence of Principles for Sustainable Insurance
14:00 - 15:30
Grand Ballroom 3
Focus Session 3
Sustainable Stock Exchanges: Integrating Sustainability into Capital Markets
15:30 - 16:00
Tea Break
16:00 - 18:00
Grand Ballroom
Plenary 2
Financing the Future We Want: Where Is The Leadership?
18:00 - 20:00
Foyer
Networking Reception
DAY 2
Time
Room
Session Title
09:00 - 10:30
Grand Ballroom
Plenary 3
Leadership, policy, finance: the perfect mix against climate disruption
10:30 - 11:00
Tea Break
11:00 - 12:30
Grand Ballroom 1
Focus Session 4
The Balancing Act: Handling Social Issues under Commercial Pressure
11:00 - 12:30
Grand Ballroom 2
Focus Session 5
Sci-FI: Making Hard Science Usable for Financial Decision-Making
11:00 - 12:30
Grand Ballroom 3
Focus Session 6
Making Change Happen: Linking up to Build Capacity in the Finance Sector
12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Grand Ballroom 1
Focus Session 7
Black Box Illuminated: Grasping the ESG Impacts of the Finance Sector
14:00 - 15:30
Grand Ballroom 2
Focus Session 8
Energy Efficiency: Creating Value from Environmental Challenges
14:00 - 15:30
Grand Ballroom 3
Focus Session 9
China’s Solution: Ecological Civilization and the Green Economy
15:30 - 16:00
Tea break
16:00 - 18:00
Grand Ballroom
Plenary 4
The Way Forward for Sustainable Finance
DAY 1
Time
Room
Session Title
08:00 - 09:00
Foyer
Greeting and Registration
We encourage participants to come as early as possible to register, receive their name badges and to meet fellow participants.
Speakers
Paul Hohnen
Paul Hohnen
Senior Consultant
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09:00 - 10:20
Grand Ballroom
Opening Ceremony
Welcome Remarks Mr. David Pitt-Watson, Co-Chair UNEP FI and Senior Strategic Advisor, Inflection Point Capital Management Ms. Madeleine Ronquest, Co-Chair UNEP FI and Head of Environmental and Social Risk, Climate Change at FirstRand Video Message His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales What is the Future We Want Mr. Sha Zukang, Secretary- General of the...
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Moderator
Paul Hohnen
Paul Hohnen
Senior Consultant
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Speakers
David Pitt-Watson
David Pitt-Watson
Inflection Point Capital Management
Senior Strategic Advisor
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Madeleine Ronquest
Madeleine Ronquest
Climate Change at FirstRand Limited
Head of Environmental and Social Risk
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Sha Zukang沙祖康
Sha Zukang沙祖康
the United Nations
Former Under-Secretary-General of United Nations for Economic and Social Affairs
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Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
UNEP
UN Under-Secretary General & UNEP Executive Director
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10:20 - 10:30
Grand Ballroom
Announcing the Green Conference
Walking the Talk – How We Make this Conference Green Mr. Shaozhong Du, Chairman of the China Beijing Environmental Exchange
10:30 - 11:00
Tea Break
11:00 - 12:30
Grand Ballroom
Plenary 1
Changing Finance: Hard-wiring Sustainability into the Financial Sector
For the finance sector to fulfill its role in the broader sustainable development agenda, UNEP FI believes a system-wide change is required, that is, both at the policy and regulatory level, and at the level of individual financial institutions. In this opening plenary, we invite financial regulators who have incorporated sustainable development as a policy...
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Moderator
Jake Reynolds
Jake Reynolds
University of Cambridge
Director, Business and Policy Leaders Groups
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Speakers
Renjie Li
Renjie Li
Industrial Bank
CEO
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Simon Zadek
Simon Zadek
Tsinghua School of Economics and Management and International Institute for Sustainable Development
Visiting Scholar and Senior Fellow
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Leona Murphy
Leona Murphy
Insurance Australia Group
Chief Strategy Officer
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Habil O. Olaka
Habil O. Olaka
Kenya Bankers Association
Chief Executive Officer
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Zhang Chenghui
Zhang Chenghui
Financial Research Institute, Development Research Center of the State Council
Chenghui
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12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Grand Ballroom 1
Focus Session 1
Evolution Revolution: Making the shift to Sustainable Banking
Integrating sustainability issues into the blue-print of banking institutions is no small task. This session will look at the specific challenges this poses in banks and what practitioners consider to be key strategies for overcoming difficulties. It will aim to reveal the truly cross-cutting and cultural dimension of successfully implementing sustainability in banks, and as...
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Moderator
Dag Arne Kristensen
Dag Arne Kristensen
DNB
Executive Vice President External Relations
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Speakers
Renjie Li
Renjie Li
Industrial Bank
CEO
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Karin Ireton
Karin Ireton
Standard Bank Group
Head Sustainability Management
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Denise Hills
Denise Hills
Itaú Unibanco
Sustainability Superintendent
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Ula Ubani
Ula Ubani
BMO Financial Group
Director Environmental, Social & Governance
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Denis Childs
Denis Childs
Societe Generale
Head of Emerging Markets, Environment & Sustainable Development
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Namita Vikas
Namita Vikas
YES Bank
Senior President and Chief Sustainability Officer
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14:00 - 15:30
Grand Ballroom 2
Focus Session 2
Navigating the New Risk Landscape: The Essence of Principles for Sustainable Insurance
The session will show why and how leading insurers and re-insurers are implementing the four principles for Sustainable Insurance in the context of a rapidly changing risk landscape. It will illustrate key environmental social and governance risks, and opportunities for the insurance industry, along with examples of best practices and sustainable insurance products and services....
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Moderator
Butch Bacani
Butch Bacani
UNEP FI
Programme Leader, UNEP FI Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative
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Speakers
Masaaki Nagamura
Masaaki Nagamura
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance
Division Head, Corporate Social Responsibility & General Manager, Corporate Planning
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Andreas Spiegel
Andreas Spiegel
Swiss Re
Head, Sustainability & Political Risk / Director, Group Risk Management
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David Korunic CEO, Krungthai-AXA Life Insurance
David Korunic CEO, Krungthai-AXA Life Insurance
Krungthai-AXA Life Insurance
CEO
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Adriana Boscov
Adriana Boscov
SulAmérica Seguros
Corporate Sustainability Superintendent
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14:00 - 15:30
Grand Ballroom 3
Focus Session 3
Sustainable Stock Exchanges: Integrating Sustainability into Capital Markets
The session will invite speakers weigh in on the wide debate regarding the integration of sustainability into capital markets via stock exchanges, how these contribute to scaling-up and accelerate ESG disclosure practices, and how that influences investors’ financial decision-making. Building on the efforts led by the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative and national efforts in...
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Moderator
James ZhanDirector of the Investment and Enterprise Division, UNCTAD
James ZhanDirector of the Investment and Enterprise Division, UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
Director of the Investment and Enterprise Division
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Speakers
Robert G. Eccles
Robert G. Eccles
Harvard University, Business School
Professor of Management Practice
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Mustafa Kemal Yılmaz
Mustafa Kemal Yılmaz
Borsa Istanbul
Executive Vice President
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Sanjay Sinha
Sanjay Sinha
National Stock Exchange, India
Assistant Vice President
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Su Mei
Su Mei
Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Investor Education Center Vice Director, Shenzhen Stock Exchange
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Leon Kamhi
Leon Kamhi
Hermes Equity Ownership Services
Executive Director
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15:30 - 16:00
Tea Break
16:00 - 18:00
Grand Ballroom
Plenary 2
Financing the Future We Want: Where Is The Leadership?
Following the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression, financial institutions have been further hit by a series of scandals (e.g.: Libor and other inter-bank rate manipulation, sanction-breaking and insider trading to name a few) and financial regulators are criticized for not doing enough. With public disillusionment high, growing amounts of resources are being pumped...
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Moderator
Michael Wang
Michael Wang
China Central Television (CCTV) - Biz Asia, English Channel
Anchor
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Speakers
Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
UNEP
UN Under-Secretary General & UNEP Executive Director
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Wanchun Zheng
Wanchun Zheng
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China
Senior Executive Vice President
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Michel M. Liès
Michel M. Liès
Swiss Re
Group CEO
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Jim Leape
Jim Leape
WWF International
Director General
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Cao Wenlian
Cao Wenlian
China Center for International Economic0 Exchanges (CCIEE), International Cooperation Center of National Development and Reform Commission (ICC-NDRC)
Deputy Secretary-General, Director General
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18:00 - 20:00
Foyer
Networking Reception
Immediately after the final plenary on Day 1 of the GRT, the media and GRT participants are invited to attend a signing ceremony in which new signatories ... read more
Speakers
Gianluca Manca
Gianluca Manca
Eurizon Capital
Head of Sustainability
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Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner
UNEP
UN Under-Secretary General & UNEP Executive Director
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DAY 2
Time
Room
Session Title
09:00 - 10:30
Grand Ballroom
Plenary 3
Leadership, policy, finance: the perfect mix against climate disruption
Excerpt for Private Finance: Key to Combating Climatic Disruption
Speakers
Christine Loh
Christine Loh
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
Under Secretary for the Environment
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Marcel Jeucken
Marcel Jeucken
PGGM
Managing Director Responsible Investment
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Huan Chen
Huan Chen
China CDM Fund
Director General
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Joern Helms
Joern Helms
Bank of Taizhou
Vice President
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Robert Todd
Robert Todd
HSBC
Director for Renewable Energy Resources & Energy Group
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Andrew Steer
Andrew Steer
World Resource Institute
President & CEO
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10:30 - 11:00
Tea Break
11:00 - 12:30
Grand Ballroom 1
Focus Session 4
The Balancing Act: Handling Social Issues under Commercial Pressure
Financial institutions (FI’s) are increasingly addressing social issues, both in terms of managing their risks and seeking new business opportunities. From a risk perspective, the unanimous endorsement by the UN Human Rights Council of the “Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights” has created clarity in stating that all businesses, including those in the financial...
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Speakers
Mariko Kawaguchi
Mariko Kawaguchi
Daiwa Securities Group
General Manager
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Mercedes Sotoca
Mercedes Sotoca
ING
Head Environmental and Social Risk Management
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Val Smith
Val Smith
Corporate Sustainability, Citigroup
Director
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Peter Noble
Peter Noble
TAL
Chief Corporate Governance Officer
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11:00 - 12:30
Grand Ballroom 2
Focus Session 5
Sci-FI: Making Hard Science Usable for Financial Decision-Making
Scientific research and environmental information are not frequently used in financial decision-making. However, as resource scarcities and climate extremes are poised to further exacerbate, coupled with resulting shifts in regulatory response, financial institutions are now adjusting their business models and risk management practices. They are increasingly relying on environmental information and analyses. This session will...
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Speakers
Wai-Shin Chan
Wai-Shin Chan
Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
CFA, Director - Climate Change Strategy, Asia-Pacific
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Richard Mattison
Richard Mattison
Trucost
Chief Executive
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Druckman PaulCEO, International Integrated Reporting Council
Druckman PaulCEO, International Integrated Reporting Council
International Integrated Reporting Council
CEO
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Kandeh Yumkella
Kandeh Yumkella
SE4All
Special Representative of the Secretary-General & Chief Executive Officer SE4All
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11:00 - 12:30
Grand Ballroom 3
Focus Session 6
Making Change Happen: Linking up to Build Capacity in the Finance Sector
As sustainable finance gathers momentum around the world, many initiatives have emerged to ensure that no financial institution is left behind. This session will shed light on various stakeholders’ approaches to mainstream sustainability through facilitating sector-wide understanding of sustainable finance and building capacities of financial institutions on integrating sustainability in their business decision-making. Panelists will...
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Speakers
Linda Broekhuizen
Linda Broekhuizen
FMO
Director Financial institutions
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Doris Arévalo
Doris Arévalo
Bancóldex
Business Intelligence Department, Director
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Zaiping Yang
Zaiping Yang
China Banking Association
Executive Vice President
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Martin GeigerDirector Sustainability
Martin GeigerDirector Sustainability
DEG
Director Sustainability
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Madeleine Ronquest
Madeleine Ronquest
Climate Change at FirstRand Limited
Head of Environmental and Social Risk
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12:30 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 15:30
Grand Ballroom 1
Focus Session 7
Black Box Illuminated: Grasping the ESG Impacts of the Finance Sector
Transparency and accountability are fundamental to aligning financial institutions with sustainable development goals. This includes understanding and making visible the impacts of financial institutions in the context of environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues. Only what is measured can be acted upon and progress be tracked. Over the last decade, much progress has been made...
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Speakers
Matthew W. Patsky
Matthew W. Patsky
Trillium Asset Management Corporation
Managing Partner, CEO
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Frances Way
Frances Way
Carbon Disclosure Project
Co-Chief Operating Officer
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Rosemary Bissett
Rosemary Bissett
National Australia Bank
Head of Sustainability Governance & Risk
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Robin Edme
Robin Edme
French Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and energy
Senior Advisor Responsible Finance
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Astrid ZwickHead of Strategy and Corporate Responsibility
Astrid ZwickHead of Strategy and Corporate Responsibility
Munich Re Group
Astrid
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14:00 - 15:30
Grand Ballroom 2
Focus Session 8
Energy Efficiency: Creating Value from Environmental Challenges
Limited energy sources and rising prices, in the context of increasing global demand, along with climate change threat, form one of the main global challenges today. An energy transition has thus become an urgent need, requiring energy efficiency for energy security, and climate change mitigation. This session will invite speakers to debate how to reconcile...
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Speakers
Serge Salat
Serge Salat
Urban Morphology Institute
President
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Zhang Xiping张锡平
Zhang Xiping张锡平
Shanghai Municipal Hongkou District People's Government
Vice District Major
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Masato Ito
Masato Ito
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust
Deputy General Manager, Head of Sustainable Property Promotion Team
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Huan Chen
Huan Chen
China CDM Fund
Director General
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14:00 - 15:30
Grand Ballroom 3
Focus Session 9
China’s Solution: Ecological Civilization and the Green Economy
During the 18th Chinese Communist Party National Congress, China’s leaders emphasized the need to build an ecological civilization. This session will bring together different stakeholders who “Change Finance” and “Finance Change” in China to discuss various key issues including how to implement ecological civilization policies through the finance sector, how finance creating enabling conditions for...
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Speakers
Guang Xia
Guang Xia
Ministry of Environment Protection
Director, Policy Research Centre for Environment and Economy
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Yanfei Ye叶燕斐
Yanfei Ye叶燕斐
China Banking Regulatory Commission
Deputy Director-General
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Shaozhong DuChina Beijing Environmental Exchange
Shaozhong DuChina Beijing Environmental Exchange
China Beijing Environmental Exchange
Chairman
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Shuaihua Cheng, Dr.
Shuaihua Cheng, Dr.
International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development
Senior Programme Officer, Head of Asia Pacific and China
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15:30 - 16:00
Tea break
16:00 - 18:00
Grand Ballroom
Plenary 4
The Way Forward for Sustainable Finance
Special session: Back to the Future: “the Raison d’être of Finance” The Way Forward for Sustainable Finance This plenary will feature a unique speech themed Back to the Future: “The Raison d’être of Finance” to walk the audience through the fundamentals of finance to how we can move into the future we want. By analyzing the...
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Speakers
David Pitt-Watson
David Pitt-Watson
Inflection Point Capital Management
Senior Strategic Advisor
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Bie Tao
Bie Tao
China Ministry of Environment Protection
Director General of Department of Policies and Laws
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Madeleine Ronquest
Madeleine Ronquest
Climate Change at FirstRand Limited
Head of Environmental and Social Risk
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Takejiro Sueyoshi
Takejiro Sueyoshi
Green Finance Organization Japan
CEO
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Kaveh ZahediDeputy Director DTIE
Kaveh ZahediDeputy Director DTIE
United Nations Environmental Programme
Officer in Charge of the Division of Technology, Industry and Economics
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