CGFI Annual Forum 2022
On Monday 4th July 2022, the UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment (CGFI) organised its first Annual Forum, focusing on the role of data, analytics and innovation to advance green finance and capture the opportunities for the UK.
The forum brought together experts from industry, government and academia to discuss the role of data for topics such as net zero transition plans, climate resilience and integrating nature-related financial risks and impacts. It also showcased successful applicants from the recent multimillion pound funding competition by Innovate UK focused on piloting innovative solutions that integrate climate and environmental factors into financial services.
Start | Session and speakers | Room |
09:30 | Registration and coffee | Great Hall |
10:00 | Welcome · Ben Caldecott, Director, UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment | Telford Theatre |
10:20 | · John Glen MP, Economic Secretary to the Treasury, HM Treasury · Sir Duncan Wingham, Executive Chair, Natural Environment Research Council | Telford Theatre |
10:40 | Plenary session I: The Green Finance Strategy 2.0 and Greening Finance · Chair: Sophie Robinson-Tillet, Senior Associate, P3SA, University of Oxford and sustainable finance journalist · Chris Faint, Head of Climate Hub Division, Bank of England · David Harris, Global Head of Sustainable Finance Strategy, London Stock Exchange · Adam Lyons, Head of Green Finance Unit, HM Treasury · Nicola Ranger, Director, Climate and Environmental Analytics, UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment · Ian Simm, Chief Executive Officer, Impax Asset Management | Telford Theatre |
11:40 | Coffee break | Great Hall |
12:10 | Plenary session II: Net Zero: Toward Credible Transition Plans · Chair: Vanessa Havard-Williams, Global Head of Environment & Climate Change, Linklaters · James Close, Head of Climate Change, NatWest · Bella Landymore, Policy Director, Impact Investing Institute · Nick Molho, Executive Director, Aldersgate Group | Telford Theatre |
13:30 | Lunch break | Great Hall |
14:45 | · Emma Howard Boyd CBE, Chair, Environment Agency | Telford Theatre |
15:00 | Parallel sessions | |
Parallel session I: Advancing Nature Finance · Chair: Helen Edmundson, Deputy Director Green Finance, DEFRA · Helen Avery, Director of Nature Programmes and GFI Hive, Green Finance Institute · Karen Ellis, Director of Sustainable Economy, WWF UK · Emily McKenzie, Technical Director, TNFD · Saskia de Vries, Head of Financial Stability Department, De Nederlandsche Bank | Telford Theatre | |
Parallel session II: Innovate UK Competition Innovation Pitches · Chair: Iain Clacher, CGFI Innovation Hub Leeds, UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment · Project pitch themes: | Godfrey Mitchell Theatre | |
16:15 | Coffee break | Great Hall |
16:30 | Parallel sessions | |
Parallel session III: Financing the Resilient Transition: Building Resilience and Achieving Net Zero in Time of Shocks · Chair: Nicola Ranger, Director, Climate and Environmental Analytics, UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment · David Carlin, TCFD and Climate Risk Program Lead, UNEP FI · Ben Carr, Analytics and Capital Modelling Director, Aviva · Ron Dembo, Chief Executive Officer, RiskThinking.AI · Rowan Douglas CBE, Head, Climate and Resilience Hub, Willis Towers Watson · Cate Lamb, Global Director, Water Security, CDP · Chiara Trabacchi, Manager, Climate Change Team, British International Investment | Telford Theatre | |
Parallel session IV: Innovate UK Competition Innovation Pitches · Chair: Iain Clacher, CGFI Innovation Hub Leeds, UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment · Project pitch themes: | Godfrey Mitchell Theatre | |
17:45 | Closing remarks | Telford Theatre |
18:00 | Networking drinks | Great Hall |
19:30 | Close | |
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