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Investor Summit on Climate Risk & Energy Solutions Agenda

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8:00    Registration, Continental Breakfast

9:00    Welcoming Remarks

  • Mindy Lubber, President, Ceres; Director, Investor Network on Climate Risk
  • Timothy E. Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation


9:10    Addressing Climate Change: A Global Imperative

  • Introduction: Roland Rich, Officer in Charge, United Nations Office for Partnerships
  • Robert C. Orr, Assistant Secretary-General, United Nations


9:35    Investor Leadership: Scaling Low-Carbon Solutions

  • Kevin Parker, Global Head, Deutsche Asset Management


9:45    Addressing Climate Risk: The Role of Institutional Investors

  • Thomas DiNapoli, Comptroller, New York State


10:00   An Urgent Challenge: Economic Impacts of Climate Change and
Resource Scarcity

  • Introduction: Janet Cowell, Treasurer, North Carolina
  • Rosina M. Bierbaum, Dean and Professor of Natural Resources and Environmental Policy, School of Natural Resources and Environment, The University of Michigan


10:30   The Future is Here: Sustainable Investing in Today’s Global
Economy

  • Anne Stausboll, CEO, California Public Employees' Retirement System (moderator)
  • Roelfien Kuijpers, Managing Director and Global Head of DB Advisors, Deutsche Asset Management
  • Mark Vachon, Vice President, GE Ecomagination
  • Ethan Zindler, Global Head of Policy, Bloomberg New Energy Finance


11:30    Developing & Emerging Economies: Growing Investment
Opportunities

  • Andrew Steer, Special Envoy on Climate Change, The World Bank


12:30    Morning Closing

  • Chad Holliday, Chairman, Bank of America


1:00      Networking Break and Luncheon

2:00      Investing in Tomorrow: Opportunities for Job Creation

  • Introduction: Denise L. Nappier, Treasurer, Connecticut
  • Richard Trumka, President, AFL-CIO


2:30      Energy Efficiency: Catalyzing Large-Scale Financing Solutions

  • Rob McCord, Treasurer, Pennsylvania
  • Ted Roosevelt, Managing Director, Barclays Capital


3:00      Water: Rising Risks and Opportunities

  • Sally Osberg, President & CEO, Skoll Foundation (moderator)
  • Zoe Knight, Director, Climate Change Strategy, HSBC Bank plc
  • Daniel Wild, Ph.D., Head of Research, Member of Executive Committee, Sustainable Asset Management


3:30      Financing Clean Energy Infrastructure

  • Nancy Kopp, Treasurer, Maryland (moderator)
  • Christopher Flensborg, Head of Sustainable Products, SEB
  • Bill Green, Senior Managing Director, Macquarie Capital


4:00      The Road Forward

  • Introduction: John C. Liu, Comptroller, New York City
  • Jack Ehnes, CEO, California State Teachers' Retirement System (moderator)
  • Abby Joseph Cohen, President, Global Markets Institute and Senior Investment Strategist, Goldman Sachs & Co
  • Donald MacDonald, Trustee Director, BT Pensions Scheme, Chairman, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)


5:00      Conclusion and Next Steps

  • Mindy Lubber, President, Ceres; Director, Investor Network on Climate Risk
  • Timothy E. Wirth, President, United Nations Foundation


**Adjourn to Reception**