Mon, 11 Nov 19
09:00 - 09:10
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/F09:10 - 09:20
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/FMark Barnekow 
Executive Director - University of Chicago Francis and Rose Yuen Campus in Hong Kong - Hong Kong LinkedIn
09:20 - 09:40
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/F09:40 - 10:40
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/FRob Garrett (Moderator)
Managing Partner - Hezar Ventures - Singapore LinkedIn
Leonie Kelly 
Project Director - Sustainable Finance Initiative - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Gaetan Japy 
Adviser - Antler - Singapore LinkedIn
Donna Nguyen Phuoc
Partner - SPARQ Capital - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Jean-Louis Nakamura
CIO for Asia Pacific & Head of Hong Kong office - Lombard Odier - Hong Kong - Linkedin
10:45-11:15
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/F11:15 - 11:45
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/F11:45 - 12:45
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/FTracy Wong Harris (Moderator)
Deputy Secretary General - Hong Kong Green Finance Association - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Gerald Prolman
President - Everland -USA - Linkedin
Susan Zhu
Founder & CEO - Shanghai Treasure Carbon Company - China Bio
Chaoni Huang 
Head of Sustainable Capital Markets - BNP Paribas - Hong Kong Linkedin
Vivian Claire Liew 
Founding Director & CEO - Philanthropy Works - Singapore Linkedin
12:45- 13:00
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/F13:00 - 14:00
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/F13:45 - 14:00
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/F14:00 - 15:30
The Merlin Lu Reading Room, LG/FAt the most basic level, women are the main providers and users of household energy. At the same time, they are disproportionately affected by the lack of energy and tend to be overlooked as key stakeholders of energy initiatives. Why is women's empowernment essential for sustainable development and what can be done to achieve this empowerment?
Dr. Margaret Burnett (Moderator)
Program Director - Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong Linkedin
Maud Savary-Mornet 
Regional Director - ResponsAbility Investments AG - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Karena Belin 
Co-Founder & COO - Angel Hub - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Aline Reichenberg Gustafsson
Editor In Chief - NordSIP.com - Sweden Linkedin
Samira Khan
Global Impact Manager - Salesforce - United States Linkedin
14:00 - 15:30
The Tandean Rustandy MBA Classroom, LG/ F
Joanne Murphy(Moderator)
Director Asia Pacific Programme - CAIA - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Wan Hoon Han 
Head of Research - JI Capital Partners - Singapore LinkedIn
Maggie Loo
Partner, Client & Strategy Development - Bridges Fund Management - USA - LinkedIn
Dragon Tang
Area Head of Finance - The University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong LinkedIn
14:00 - 15:30
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Executive Classroom, LG/FWorkshop A3 - Decentralizing Grassroots Finance with Blockchain: Advancing Last-Mile Economic Inclusion
For a series of complex reasons, the field of Social Finance often faces critical limitations and heightened barriers to bringing crucially-needed resources to target beneficiaries at the last-mile. This session will investigate how “last-mile-first” solutions can be enabled through decentralization, with both digital and analogue components, and how advancements in blockchain enables these solutions to scale. Panelists will discuss their own real-world projects which will include such strategies as: time banking, cooperative finance, community currencies, and microfinance.
- A workshop session in collaboration with Shanzhai City
Tat Lam (Moderator)
CEO - Shanzhai City - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Will Ruddick
Founder - GrassRoots Economics- Kenya LinkedIn
Shaun Conway
Founder & President - IXO - Switzerland LinkedIn
Napoleon Catilo
Co-founder, CIO - PearlPay - Philippines LinkedIn
14:00 - 15:30
The Soichiro Kurachi Faculty Conference RoomPitch session for Impact Funds in front of asset owners
Wendy Marston (Moderator)
Partner - WMNexus - United Kingdom LinkedIn
Alina Legendi (Moderator)
Partner - WMNexus - United Kingdom LinkedIn
Devin Whatley
Managing Partner - The Ecosystem Integrity Fund - United States LinkedIn
Geoff Eisenberg
Partner - The Ecosystem Integrity Fund - United States LinkedIn
14:00 - 15:30
The Merlin Lu Reading Room, LG/F
Agnes Tai (Moderator)
Director - GGIC - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Rosa Lee
Co-Founder - Chicago Booth Angels Network - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Ernest Ng
Adjunct Assistant Professor - University of Hong Kong - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Greg Pasieka
Head of APAC International Equity Index Portfolio - Northern Trust Asset Management - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Shiu Lun Christopher
CIO (Public Markets) - Hong Kong Monetary Authority - Hong Kong
15:30-16:00
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/F16:00 - 17:30
The Wei Cai and Lan Xue Seminar Room, LG/FFengwei Zhou (Moderator)
Co-founder - feat. - China LinkedIn
Alvin Yip
Professor and Curator, Founding Partner of CIRCUS- China - LinkedIn
Xiaoyuan 'Charlene' Ren
Founder & Director - MyH20 Water Information Network - China - LinkedIn
Joshua Miguel Lopez
Assistant Programme Coordinator - Friedrich Ebert Foundation - Philippines - LinkedIn
Andrew Tsui Ka
CEO and Co-Founder - Rooftop Republic - Hong Kong
16:00 - 17:30
The Tandean Rustandy MBA Classroom, LG/ FStratos Pourzitakis, PhD (Moderator)
Director Society Advocacy Engagement APAC, CFA Institute - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Alexandra Tracy
President - Hoi Ping Ventures - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Iain Henderson
Managing Director - ADM Capital - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Cyrille Bellier
Senior Advisor - Agence Français de développment - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Julia Brickell 
Regional Head of Operations, East Asia Pacific - IFC - Hong Kong LinkedIn
16:00 - 17:30
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Executive Classroom, LG/FGreen bonds can mobilize resources from domestic and international captial markets for climate change adaption, renewables and other environment-friendly projects. How effective are green bonds in addressing the issue of climate change and what can be done to make green bonds more mainstream?
Ivy Lau (Moderator)
General Manager China Office - Climate Bonds Initiative - China Linkedin
Ricco Zhang 
Director, Asia Pacific - International Capital Market Association - Hong Kong Bio
Sam Hilton 
Senior Research Analyst - WWF - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Jonathan Drew
HSBC - Managing Director, Infrastructure and Real Estate Group - Hong Kong Linkedin
16:00 - 17:30
The Soichiro Kurachi Faculty Conference Room17:30-20:30
Room: The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/FPiero Salvatori- The Flyaway Musician
Click on photo to listen to Concert.
Born in Rome in 1969, Piero Salvatori, official Yamaha artist, takes part in numerous concerts and records albums with jazz artists such as Bollani, Marcotulli, Caine and Pieranunzi. He also had a strong collaboration with the famous jazz trumpeter Paolo Fresu.. In 2013, Piero wrote the music for the ballet star Roberto Bolle solo in the Bolle and Friends show. In 2015, he starred on the stage of Milan’s Auditorium in the Milano Solo project, playing cello and piano on his own Music, composed by himself.
He played in theatres during readings and performances by actors and celebrities including Arnoldo Foà, Ugo Pagliai, Don Gallo and Michele Serra.
In his early career, Piero is a very prolific concert performer as Principal Cellist with various Italian orchestras, in fact he also won numerous awards and accolades. Since 1996, he has featured in many Rai and Mediaset television broadcasts in Italy, collaborating on the productions, recordings and tours of numerous artists including Renato Zero, Lucio Dalla, Riccardo Cocciante, Adriano Celentano and Claudio Baglioni. From 2000 to 2007, he was a soloist playing with singer Gino Paoli as well as singer Ornella Vanoni, with whom he is still collaborating.
His new CD, Flyaway, (Sony Music) came out in 2016.
Tue, 12 Nov 19 (Day 1 )
09:30 - 11:00
The Tandean Rustandy MBA Classroom, LG/ F Christina Lee (Moderator) 
Founder - Global Green Connect - Singapore LinkedIn
Elsa Pau
Publisher & CEO - WealthAsia Group - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Yong (Walter) Ge
Founding Partner & Managing Director - Green Startups - China LinkedIn
Yijing Wang
Curator, World Economic Forum Global Shaper Shenzhen - China LinkedIn
Vincent Kwan
CEO - Hang Seng Indexes Company Limited - Hong Kong LinkedIn
09:30 - 11:00
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/F Robert Rubinstein (Moderator)
Chairman - TBLI Group - Netherlands LinkedIn
Dorothy Lam
Co-Founder & Chief Catalyst - Dream Impact - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Céline Chi Hae Wong
Global Group Strategy Operations - Jinko - China LinkedIn
Vivian Claire Liew 
Founding Director & CEO - Philanthropy Works - Singapore LinkedIn
Andy Ann 
CEO - New Digital Noise - Hong Kong LinkedIn
09:30 - 11:00
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Executive Classroom, LG/FMarie Rosencratz (Moderator)
Adjuct Associate Professor - HKUST - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Adeline Tan
Mercer - Wealth Business Leader - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Albert Lai
CEO - Carbon Care Asia - Hong Kong LinkedIn
K.O. Chia
CIO - Grace Financial - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Pat-Nie Woo
Partner - KPMG - Hong Kong LinkedIn
09:30 - 11:00
The Wei Cai and Lan Xue Seminar Room, LG/FYukiko Oishi (Moderator)
Founder - Gemstone Partners - Japan LinkedIn
Masahiro Kato
Head of Responsible Investment - Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking - Japan Bio
Shinya Tsujimoto
CEO - Nippon Life Global Investors - Singapore LinkedIn
Juliette Macresy
Head of Greater China and South East Asia Markets - Vigeo Eiris - Hong Kong LinkedIn
09:30 - 11:00
The Merlin Lu Reading Room, LG/FDharisha Mirando (Moderator)
Investor Engagement - China Water Risk - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Chen Zhu 
Co-Founder - Mana Impact Partners - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Slav W. Hermanowicz
Professor, Associate Co-Director - Tsinghua Berkeley Shenzhen Institute - China LinkedIn
Candice Low 
Corporations and Supply Manager - CDP - Hong Kong LinkedIn
11:00 - 11:30
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/F11:30 - 13:00
The Tandean Rustandy MBA Classroom, LG/ FThe United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were established in 2015 as a global framework for addressing the world’s most urgent social and environmental challenges. In reaching the SDGs, the increased flow of private capital into emerging markets has become crucial. The rapid growth of number of impact investors has also become key in addressing the world’s most urgent social and environmental changes. Our industry-leading speakers, experienced in the field of ESG and impact investing in emerging markets will identify the ongoing challenges and hurdles that presented itself in this area, as well as outline solutions to these challenges.
Francesca Camilla Bruno (Moderator) 
Strategic Finance Advisor - Topan - Switzerland LinkedIn
Karine Hirn
Partner - East Capital - Hong Kong Linkedin
Pierrick Balmain
Head of APAC Business Development - BlueOrchard Finance Ltd - Singapore Linkedin
Anton Dyadura
Founder - ESKA Capital - Ukraine LinkedIn
Simon Hopkins
CEO - Milltrust International - Singapore Bio
11:30 - 13:00
The Brady W. Dougan Grand Hall & Reception, G/FThe emerging uncertainties due to climate change and climate variability are likely to aggravate the problems of future food security by exerting pressure on agriculture. How can farming be adapted to take climate change into consideration.
Kim Neel Wyon (Moderator)
Senior Partner - Optiteam - Denmark LinkedIn
Keith Agoada
Co-Founder - Producers Market - United States Linkedin
Matthew McGarvey
Co-Founder/Partner - Xylem Capital - United States LinkedIn
Peter Kennedy
Head of Agriculture and Water Impact Fund - CLSA - Singapore LinkedIn
Samuel Goldstein
Asia Business Development - Circular Systems - China LinkedIn
11:30-13:00
The Hong Kong Jockey Club Executive Classroom, LG/F
Tim Chan
Senior Analyst, ESG Research and Integration - Manulife Investment Management - Hong Kong Linkedin
Nasrine Ghozali
Chief Risk Officer - Oasis - Hong Kong - Linkedin
Pru Bennet
Head of Asia Pacific Corporate Governance and Responsible Investment - Blackrock - Australia Linkedin
Kaoru Kobu
Research Analyst - Invesco - Japan Bio
11:30-13:00
The Wei Cai and Lan Xue Seminar Room, LG/FGenevieve Hilton (Moderator)
Head of Communications Asia Pacific - Lenovo - Hong Kong Linkedin
James Pearson
CEO - Pacific Risk Advisors - Hong Kong Linkedin
Priscilla Lu
Managing Director – Sustainable Investments Alternatives-Asia, DWS – Hong Kong Bio
Michele Leung
Director, Client Coverage - Trucost - Hong Kong Linkedin
11:30-13:00
The Merlin Lu Reading Room, LG/FDaniela Herrmann (Moderator) 
Chairman & Founder - Topan - Switzerland LinkedIn
Justin Reynolds
Founder - The Tashinga Partnership - Singapore LinkedIn
Elaine Ng
Executive Director - MSCI Inc. (Hong Kong) - Hong Kong LinkedIn
Katie Schmitz Eulitt
Director - Investor Outreach - SASB(Sustainability Accounting Standards Board)- USA LinkedIn
Endre Márkos
VP of Strategy - MioTech - Hong Kong - LinkedIn