Robert Rubinstein

Chairman & Founder - TBLI Group - The Netherlands Linkedin

Luca Rancilio

Owner - Rancilio Cube - Italy Linkedin

Workshops & Seminars moderators briefly introduce their sessions and speakers 

At 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, Univeristy of Hong Kong - Hong Kong Linkedin

The 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.

Joanne Murphy

Director, Asia Pacific programme - CAIA - Hong Kong Linkedin

With the blockchains potential to embed trust into our digital and physical asset transactions - what role could it play in helping us achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals?  - A workshop session in collaboration with Shanzhai City

Tat Lam (Moderator)

CEO - Shanzhai City - Hong Kong Linkedin

Will Ruddick

Director of Community Currencies - Bancor - Kenya Linkedin

Taeyeon Kim

Ethereum

Sam Say

CEO - Bolaven Farms - Laos Linkedin

Green 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)

China Program Manager - Climate Bonds Initiative - China

Fengwei Zou

Co-Founder - Impact Hub Shanghai - China Linkedin

Brian Tang

Managing Director - Asia Capital Markets institute - Hong Kong Linkedin

Aline Reichenberg Gustafsson (Moderator)

Editor In Chief -  NordSIP.com - Sweden Linkedin 

Christine Chow

Director - Hermes Equity Ownership Services Limited - Hong Kong Linkedin

Pitch 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

Scott Reinhart

Partner - Brawn Capital - Hong Kong Linkedin

Stratos Pourzitakis (Moderator)

Head of Research - Asian Private Banker - Hong Kong Linkedin

Alexandra Tracy

President - Hoi Ping Ventures - Hong Kong Linkedin

Elsa Pau

Funder - WealthAsia Group - China Linkedin

Helene Li (Moderator)

CEO & Co-Founder - GoImpact Capital Partners -  Hong Kong

Adeline Tan

Mercer - Wealth Business Leader - Hong Kong Linkedin

Albert Lai

CEO - Carbon Care Asia - Hong Kong Linkedin

Climate change is all around us – it is a key long-term, systemic and global risk. What can institutional investors do to integrate climate change-related investment risks into their portfolio strategies?

The 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. 

Felipe Villela (TBC)

Founder - ReNature Foundation - Netherlands Linkedin

Tao Zhang

Founder & Managing Director - Dao Ventures - United States Linkedin

Bonnie Saynay

Global Head of Responsible Investment - Invesco Ltd. - US Linkedin

Nasrine Ghozali

Chief Risk Officer - Oasis - Hong Kong - Linkedin

 James Pearson

CEO - Pacific Risk Advisors - Hong Kong Linkedin