Resilience Finance Day - Sept 25
Registration and Networking Breakfast
8:45am – 9:30am
Welcome and Opening Comments
9:30am – 9:40am
Welcome from RBC
Opening remarks by Jay Koh, Founder and Chair, GARI
Keynote - Macroeconomics
9:50am – 10:10am
RBC Capital Markets - Mike Reid, Chief US Economist
Resilience at the Local Level: Municipal Finance
10:10– 10:50 am
- Ann Arundel County Resilience Authority - Veronique Bugnion, Chair
- Climate Bonds Initiative - Ina Hoxha, CIO and Deputy CEO
- NYSERDA - Suzanne DesRoches, Senior Vice President for Clean & Resilient Buildings
Moderator
The Resilience Company - Matt Posner, Co-Founder
Followed by coffee break
Measuring and Monetizing Resilience
11:20am – 12:00pm
- Arup - Ibbi Almufti, Risk + Resilience Leader
- Moody’s - Tim Blake, Managing Director, US Public Finance Group
- S&P Global - Dr. Paul Mundy, Director of Global Climate Adaptation Specialist
Moderator
Tailwind - Emilie Mazzacuratti, Co-Founder and Managing Director
Followed by LUNCH from 12-1pm
Role of Insurance
1:15– 2:00pm
- Aon - Natalia Moudrak, Managing Director, Climate Risk Advisory
- Marsh McLennan - Daniel Kaniewski, U.S. Public Sector Lead
- North Carolina Insurance Underwriting Association (NCIUA) - Gina Hardy, CEO
- Zurich Insurance- Deirdre Manna, Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs
Moderator
GARI - Lori Collins, Strategic Advisor
Fireside Chat
2:00– 2:25pm
RBC - Moses Choi, Managing Director, Sustainable Finance
Battery Park City Authority - Pamela Frederick, CFO
Perspectives from Asset Owners
2:30 – 3:10pm
- Cambridge AssociatesLiqian Ma, Global Head of Sustainable & Impact Investing Research
- GIC - De Rui Wong, Senior VP, Sustainability Office
- OMERS - Bruce Schlein, Director, Global Head of Sustainable Investing
Moderator
RBC Capital Markets- Sarah Thompson, Managing Director and Global Head of Sustainable Finance
Followed by coffee break
Opportunities in Private Markets
3:30-4:05pm
- BCG - Veronica Chau, Partner and Director, Sustainable Investing & Social Impact
- Energy Impact Partners - Cassie Bowe, Partner
Moderator
The Lightsmith Group - Jay Koh, Co-Founder and Managing Director
Applying Resilience to Public Markets
4:10 – 4:45pm
- Impax Asset Management- Shahbano Soomro, Deputy Head of Policy & Advocacy
- RBC Capital Markets - Sara Mahaffy, Managing Director & Head Of Global Sustainability Strategy Research
- Wellington Management - Chris Goolgasian, Director of Climate Research
Moderator
MSCI Sustainability Institute - Linda-Eling Lee, Founding Director and Head of the Institute