Positive Impact Week

Tuesday, 15^th November

LEADING THE ENERGY TRANSITION

The time zone for each meeting and round tables is CET Paris.

09:00 - 09:30

Opening dialogue - Leading the energy transition

	Pierre Palmieri, Head of Global Banking and Advisory & Head of Sustainable and Positive Impact Finance - SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Pierre Palmieri is appointed Head of Global Banking and Advisory in July 2019. He was Head of Global Finance since January 2012 and previously Deputy Head of Global Finance, a position he held since April 2008. Pierre Palmieri began his career at Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking in 1987 in the Export Finance department where he became, in 1989, Head of the engineering team. He joined the Agence Internationale’s team in 1994, where he took part to the creation of the Commodity Finance global business line. He was appointed Global Head of Structured Commodity Finance in 2001. In 2006, he created and co-headed the Natural Resources and Energy Financing global business line. Pierre Palmieri has been a member of Societe Generale Group Management Committee since January 2011. Pierre Palmieri graduated from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce in Tours.

	Thierry Déau, Founding Partner, Chief Executive Officer - MERIDIAM Learn more Thierry Déau founded Meridiam in 2005 with the belief that the alignment of interests between the public and private sector can provide critical solutions to the collective needs of communities. He is currently Meridiam’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, as well as its main shareholder, along with several members of the team. Prior to Meridiam, he worked for France’s Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations where he held several positions with its engineering and development subsidiary Egis Projects, moving up from project manager, then director for concession projects to his appointment as Chief Executive Officer in 2001. In addition to being in charge of international operations for the Egis Group executive committee and serving on its risk management committee, Thierry was a member of some of the boards or the chairman of several subsidiaries. Thierry graduated from Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées engineering school in Paris and began his career in Malaysia with the construction firm of GTM International. Thierry is currently Chairman of the Long Term Infrastructure Investors Association (LTIIA), a board member of Fondation des Ponts, a member of the Investment Committee of the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), a member of the Investment Committee of the European Fund for Strategic Investment, Chairman of Archery for Inclusive Leadership and founder of Africa Infrastructure fellowship program Foundation (AIFP Foundation), founding member of the Sustainable Development Investment Partnership (SDIP) of the World Economic Forum, a member of Prince of Wales’ Sustainable Markets Council for the Commonwealth and President of Finance for Tomorrow, the branch of Paris Europlace promoting green and sustainable finance on an international level.

09:30 - 10:30

Innovation required to meet climate challenges: renewable energy and mobility

	Stéphanie Clément de Givry, Global Head of Mining, Metals & Industries Finance - SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more 20+ years in various positions in banking started with 3 years at The Chase Manhattan Bank and followed by 14 years at Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking. Worked in Latin America (7 years based in Mexico), covered the CIS out of Paris (5 years), Asia (Shanghai 3 years and Hong-Kong 5 years), Current position in Paris with global responsibilities. Dedicated to Energy and Natural Resources financing for 15+ years with experience in project finance, structured commodity (energy, renewable, oil & gas, metals and mining as well as agricultural products) and mining finance.

	Benoit Lemagnan, Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder - VERKOR Learn more Benoit Lemaignan is the co-founder and CEO of Verkor, a new venture launched to accelerate the production capacity of low-carbon batteries in Europe, in collaboration with EIT InnoEnergy, the Groupe IDEC, Schneider Electric, Capgemini, Renault Group, EQT Ventures, Arkema, Tokai COBEX, and Demeter FMET. Prior to the launch, EIT InnoEnergy brought Benoit on board to build synergies with the European Battery Alliance. An aerospace engineer by training, Benoit is a serial entrepreneur. He previously founded and financed Waga Energy in 2015 and Aniah in 2019. He was also Managing Director of OSER ENR from 2015 to 2019 - a public-private partnership supporting the development of renewable projects. Earlier in his career, Benoit was a strategic advisor at Carbone 4 where his passion for energy and climate-related initiatives took root. From his time at Airbus, Benoit retains a strong drive for innovation and teamwork. Benoit is a highly experienced investor and entrepreneur in energy and climate transition. He is the co-founder and CEO of Verkor, a new venture launched to accelerate the production capacity of low-carbon batteries in Europe, in collaboration with EIT InnoEnergy, the Groupe IDEC, Schneider Electric, Capgemini, Renault Group, EQT Ventures, Arkema, Tokai COBEX, and Demeter FMET. Prior to the launch, EIT InnoEnergy brought Benoit on board to build synergies with the European Battery Alliance. Verkor will open its Verkor Innovation Centre in Grenoble by the end of 2022. It will be the base of the company’s future headquarters and will accommodate a pilot line for battery cell manufacturing, a R&D centre, testing facilities, module prototyping, and provide training for a new generation of engineers and technicians. Verkor’s first Gigafactory is due to construction in 2024 with an annual capacity of 16GWh of battery cells.

	Amir Sharifi, Managing Director – Energy Transition Lead - ARDIAN Learn more Amir joined Ardian in 2007. He is Managing Director of Ardian’s Infrastructure Group, lead for Energy Transition. He has led the development of the Ardian franchise in the renewable energy sector and is now heading the Ardian task force on Hydrogen. Ardian today holds investments in renewable energy production representing 7.5GW of installed capacity, as well as midstream and mobility assets across Europe and Americas. Amir is also founder of the Ardian Foundation which he initiated in 2010. The Ardian Foundation aims at creating better social mobility in Europe, North America and Asia. He previously was Head of Corporate Development and Communications of Ardian and worked for 5 years as a strategy consultant in the energy sector. Amir graduated from Ecole Supérieure des Sciences Economiques et Commerciales (ESSEC) and followed the advanced valuation programme at INSEAD. He can interact in seven languages (French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Swedish and Persian).

	Mark Dixon, Shareholder / Director - CERULEAN WINDS Learn more

10:45 – 11:15

Dialogue with KIWI RAIL - New Zealand

	Yasmine Djeddai, Head of Sustainable Finance, Asia Pacific - SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Yasmine is based in Hong Kong and has the mandate to support sustainable deal origination across Asia Pacific region through originating mainstream sustainable financing, leveraging on our impact structuring expertise; as well as supporting our clients with structuring and advisory to accelerate the development of innovative solutions and new business models that deliver positive impact with scale up potential. Prior to that, Yasmine headed SG’s Export Finance team in London where she led a number of ECA project financing and advisory mandates. Yasmine has more than 16 years of solid international banking experience in structured finance and advisory notably in both the natural resources and export finance businesses. She has been involved in numerous Green, Social and Sustainability-Linked financing across the region and asset classes. Yasmine holds a Master in Management from Institut des Mines - Telecom Business School, Paris. More recently, she was certified by the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS) with the CESGA certification (Certified Environmental Social Governance Analyst).

	Michelle Main, Sustainability Manager - KIWI RAIL Learn more Michelle Main is the Sustainability Manager at KiwiRail where she manages the delivery of KiwiRail’s sustainability programme and influences sustainability outcomes across the business. Her primary focus is identifying opportunities in partnership with the business to reduce KiwiRail’s carbon footprint. With a range of experience across different contexts, Michelle has a genuine passion for sustainability and her role with KiwiRail is fundamental in supporting New Zealand’s transition to a low emissions future.

	Gwenael Delattre, Director, Head of Shipping & Offshore Asia Pacific, Hong Kong - SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Gwenael joined Societe Generale in 2015 in London, and he has been working in the Shipping & Offshore Finance team in Hong Kong since 2017. He has over 14 years of experience in the shipping finance industry. He has been involved in high profile debt, advisory and restructuring mandates to finance many shipping asset classes under various innovative structures, including sustainable and green ship financings.

	Brian Robertson, Senior Certification Manager - CLIMATE BOND INITIATIVE Learn more As the Senior Certification Manager of the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI), Brian works the certification desk and contributes to special developmental projects. Since 2005 Brian has worked in green finance, economics and sustainability research, greenhouse-gas accounting and auditing, and in energy and emissions trading. Brian is also a university lecturer and has a PhD in economics from the University of Oldenburg (Germany).

11:30 - 12:30

How is the Middle East engaging actively in the energy transition?

	Richad Soundardjee, Chief Executive Officer, Societe Generale Middle East & Egypt - SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Richad joined Societe Generale in 1994. Until 2002, he built an equity capital markets expertise through various senior positions covering a wide range of large clients in France, South East Asia and Northern Europe. In 2003, he joined Societe Generale’s bond syndication department to head up the global private placement activity, which he developed and expanded as a leading platform in various underlyings and geographies, with a strong focus on emerging markets. In 2009 Richad was appointed Head of Global Capital Markets for the CEEMEA region, and during his four years tenure he drove the expansion of the group’s franchise in both equity and debt capital markets in this region, with a specific focus on the Middle East region. In October 2013, Richad was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer for the Middle East and Egypt region. As part of an ambitious growth plan that he took responsibility for, the regional footprint of the SG group in the Corporate & Investment Banking Solutions expanded significantly across its major strengths in particular in structured financing, investment banking, global markets, and trade finance. Richad Soundardjee holds an MSc in International Finance from HEC Business School, a Master degree from the National Institute of Telecommunications and a Master of Management degree from Paris Dauphine University. Besides his professional responsibilities for the SG group, Richad is actively involved in civil society endeavors in the Middle East region through various senior positions on several Boards such as the Global Compact local network UAE, the French Foreign Trade Advisory Board for the UAE, the RFI Foundation a global think tank for responsible finance.

	Zulfiqar Khan, Senior Banker, Managing Director, Head of Corporate Coverage, Societe Generale Middle East - SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Zulfiqar Khan has over 17 years of experience in investment banking and strategic advisory. He presently runs Corporate Coverage for Societe Generale corporate and investment bank in the Middle East. Prior to this, Zulfiqar worked at various top tier investment banks including Deutsche Bank and Barclays Capital in the Middle East, and Credit Suisse in New York. His career has focused around Corporate Finance, Debt Capital Markets, M&A and strategic capital raising, as well as debt restructuring. Zulfiqar has assisted clients in various sectors including oil and gas, infrastructure, telecommunications and sovereign wealth funds. Zulfiqar has a Bachelor in arts and Bachelor in Engineering from Darmouth College in the US and an MBA from the Harvard Business School.

	Dr. Salim Al Huthaili, Chief Executive Officer Alternative Energy - OQ (Oman Oil Company) Learn more Dr. Salim Al Huthaili has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer - Alternative Energy in November 2020. Al Huthaili was the CEO of DRPIC, a position he has successfully held since December 2018. He brings extensive global leadership experience gained from working with Shell in various roles, including alternative energy, projects, technology and petrochemicals in Europe and the MENA region. Al Huthaili was also the CEO of OXEA between 2015 and 2018 (now OQ Chemicals), and most recently with DRPIC as its CEO. He holds a Ph.D. in Renewable Energy and Sustainable Development from Nottingham University, U.K.

	Niall Hannigan, Chief Financial Officer - MASDAR Learn more In his capacity as Chief Financial Officer of Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, Niall Hannigan brings to the CFO role more than 30 years’ experience in accounting, auditing, financial management, risk management, business and financial strategy, financing, commercial negotiation and business development. He is a qualified chartered accountant and a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. Having worked in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa and on the Indian subcontinent, Mr Hannigan has strong international and multicultural experience, and thrives on working in diverse geographies and marketplaces. He is a business-focused finance executive with a strategic mindset and a commercial outlook, having developed his skills across a variety of sectors, including renewable energy, real-estate development and services, asset management, and manufacturing sales and distribution. Prior to joining Masdar, Mr. Hannigan served as CFO for Zabeel Properties from 2008 to 2010 and was responsible for advising the board on the medium to long-term development strategy, including asset positioning, funding, development phasing, optimal development mix (across asset classes and income streams), and asset disposition strategies. He also directed business development, risk management and commercial asset management activities, while heading key commercial and financial negotiations on behalf of the company. Mr. Hannigan was the regional CFO for Emaar Properties from 2005 to 2008. He managed the financial and risk management of the company’s international real-estate development operations throughout the Middle East and North Africa region. In addition to his role in Masdar, Mr Hannigan serves on several Masdar-related boards, including Masdar Energy UK Limited; Masdar Offshore Wind UK Limited; Masdar Offshore Wind Scotland Limited; Masdar Energy B.V. (MEBV) Holland; Masdar Solar & Wind Cooperatief U.A. (MSWC) Holland; Jordan Wind Project Company PSC (Tafila); Baynouna Solar Energy Company (BSEC) Jordan, and Tesla Wind (WEBG), Serbia, Krnovo Green Energy D.O.O (KGE) Montenegro; Emirates Solar Power Company LLC; Masdar City Services LLC; Masdar Energy Holding LLC; Masdar Energy Limited; and Masdar Holding LLC.

	Paddy Padmanathan, President & Chief Executive Officer - ACWA POWER Learn more Paddy Padmanathan serves as the President and CEO of ACWA Power since 2007. He is a key member of ACWA Power’s executive leadership team, having spearheaded its expansion since 2005 when he joined the company as a Business Development Director. A seasoned engineering and energy expert with over 40 years of experience, Mr. Padmanathan helped ACWA Power go from strength to strength to become a company that today has a vast portfolio in various high-growth markets across three continents. At ACWA Power, he has guided the business strategy to deliver power and desalinated water reliably and responsibly at competitive rates. He is also steering ACWA Power’s leadership in energy transition, underpinned by a strong ESG framework, enabling it to be part of one of the largest renewable energy projects in the world. Prior to joining ACWA Power, Mr. Padmanathan served as the Vice President and Corporate Officer at Black and Veatch, a major global engineering and construction company, where he was responsible for developing privately financed power, water, and wastewater projects in over a dozen countries. Mr. Padmanathan holds a degree in engineering from the University of Manchester, a postgraduate qualification in Civil Engineering production from University of Lancaster and serves on the boards of several water and power companies.

13:00 - 13:30

Keynote speech by David Schimel
Corecipient of the Nobel Peace Prize for his work on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's first report on the global carbon cycle

	David Schimel, Senior Research Scientist, Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work as the IPPC Convening Lead Author - NASA JET PROPULSION LABORATORY Learn more Dr. Schimel is a Senior Research Scientist at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. He has spent the last 30+ years working in top research positions and leadership roles with extensive experience in carbon cycle climate interactions and global climate modeling. Dr. Schimel received the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007 for his work as the IPPC Convening Lead Author. Dr. Schimel is a graduate of Hampshire College (B.A.) and Colorado State University (PhD).

	Marc Zaffran, Managing Director, Head of FIG UK Coverage Bankers, Senior Banker to Asset Managers - SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Marc Zaffran started his career at Societe Generale in 2002, working in various sales producer, banking and managerial roles in Capital Markets. Prior to coordinating the FX and EM sales activity as Global Head of Forex and Emerging Markets Investors Sales, he covered clients across Switzerland, Benelux, Nordics and CEEMEA. He was responsible for developing the European Financial Institution Forex and EM sales desk, assembling a coverage team and onboarding key clients, asset managers in particular. In 2018, Marc joined SG FIG division as Senior Relationship Manager dedicated to strategic global asset managers. He was later given the responsibility of SG FIG UK Coverage SRMs/Bankers Team and appointed Senior Banker to Asset Managers in the UK in 2020. Marc holds an MBA from W. P. Carey School of Business in Arizona, as well as Bachelor & Master degrees in Econometrics and Finance from Toulouse School of Economics and Toulouse Business School.

14:30 - 15h00

The transition to a low-carbon commodity trade finance is an opportunity — for those who plan ahead

	Deia Markova, Head of Trade Commodity Finance Switzerland and in charge of the sustainability roadmap at SG Switzerland - SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Deia is an investment banking professional with more than 20 years international business experience in Paris, Geneva and Zurich. She started her career at Societe Generale in Paris in the Corporate Finance Advisory’s department and joined later the Structured Commodity Finance team, where she focused on Metals & Mining producers in Russia and the CIS. From 2014 to 2017, Deia headed the corporate lending business of Sberbank (Switzerland), with a focus on commodity producers and traders. Then Deia joined SG Zurich in 2018 where she developed and promoted new financing solutions aimed at the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, using impact-based business models and digitalization to reduce the cost-to-impact while creating long term value for all stakeholders. Since 2020, Deia Markova supervises the Trade Commodity Finance activity in Switzerland. Additionally, given her expertise in sustainable and positive impact finance, Deia continues to be actively involved in the implementation of Societe Generale’s sustainability roadmap in the country. Deia holds a Master of Science in Finance from Panthéon-Assas University Paris and a Certificate of Advanced Studies in International Business Law from University of St. Gallen.

	Julien Chassaing, Head of Treasury & Financing - IXM Learn more Julien Chassaing is the Head of Treasury & Financing of IXM. He earned his Master’s degree in Finance from Edhec Business School (France) in 2000. Julien worked at Société Générale for 8 years in Structured Finance for real estate, commodity and export sectors. He joined Louis Dreyfus Company in 2013 to be in charge of the Structured Finance and Project Financing for Europe, supporting the Business Development and M&A team. He joined the Metals Platform in 2015 to be in charge of Treasury. He is based in Geneva, Switzerland

	Adam Hearne, CEO and co-founder - CARBONCHAIN.COM Learn more Adam Hearne is the CEO and co-founder of CarbonChain.com, which is a startup that automates carbon accounting for supply chains. Adam has been a mover of physical goods for as long as he can remember. From moving millions of tons of ore around the world at Rio Tinto, to helping Jeff Bezos move millions of parcels at Amazon as the supply chain manager for 8 countries. He graduated with honours from Queensland University of Technology in Australia and has an MBA from London Business School. As the CEO of CarbonChain.com he helps some of the world's most impact minded organisations accelerate their ambitions for reducing carbon emissions in global supply chains.

	Andreas Schmitz, Director and COO - CONCORD RESOURCES LIMITED Learn more Director and COO at Concord Resources Limited, a company Andreas co-founded in 2015. Andreas was previously Director Asset Strategy at Noble Group’s Base Metal Division, based in London. Prior to joining Noble, he was Vice President Metals & Mining at BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Bank in London. Andreas started his career in early 2007 at BNP Paribas Corporate and Investment Bank in Paris. Andreas graduated from Maastricht University in 2006 (MSc International Business).

15:00 - 15h45

Make your ESG transition a success with Trade Finance!

	Marie-Laure Gastellu, Head of Trade Finance - SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Marie-Laure Gastellu is Head of Trade Services. Engaged in the transformation of trade finance, she is an executive banker with 30 years of experience in banking, transformation, innovation and management of large French and international teams. Marie-Laure joins Societe Generale in 1989 within the internal consulting department. In 1994, she takes responsibility for a portfolio of corporate clients in Paris and then in New York, and runs SG Americas’ Marketing division from 2001 to 2004. Until 2006, Marie-Laure is Global COO of Societe Generale’s division for corporate clients and investors, and then Chief of Staff to Chairman and CEO Daniel Bouton between 2006 and 2009. Her return to the client segment takes her to southern Paris as Regional Head for the Yvelines region until 2013 and then as Managing Director of the Paris Rive-Gauche Corporate business center. In November 2016, Marie-Laure becomes Deputy Head of Societe Generale’s Trade Services division before becoming Head of Trade Services in June 2020. Marie-Laure is a graduate of the ESLSCA business school.

	Sébastien Halley Des Fontaines, Head of Structured Trade Finance - SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Sébastien started his career in Societe Generale in 1999 in the Commodities Division of Societe Generale Corporate Investment Banking. He then joined the Commodity Structured Trade Finance department in 2004, where he has been handling several front office positions in the origination, structuring and coverage areas in several sectors (oil / metal & mining / soft commodities) in emerging markets. In 2013, he was appointed Head of Structured Trade Finance of the Global Transaction Banking Division, in charge of promoting a growing franchise of structured solutions for both Corporates and Financial Institutions.

	Gonzalo Onzain Larrazaba, Head of Capital Markets & Bank Relations - SIEMENS GAMESA Learn more Born 1974 in Bilbao, Spain Studied business at Deusto University (Bilbao, Spain) and WHU Koblenz (Germany) 1998 Started carrier in banking at The Chase Manhattan Bank in the Corporate Finance & M&A team 2001 joined Gamesa (now Siemens Gamesa) to lead Investor Relations Group 2006 lead M&A function at Gamesa 2012 was Global Sales Director Wind Farms in Gamesa 2013 moved to Philadelphia, PA to become VP for Sales & Marketing in North America 2017 returned to Spain to lead Windfarm development and sales business 2019 started as Head of Capital Markets & Trade Finance. In this funcition (the current one) I coordinate SGRE’s global interaction with financial institutions and rating agencies as well as being responsible for Trade Finance (bank guarantees issued to our clients in the regular course of business) and Structured Finance (support to our clients in raising financing for the purchase of our equipment)

	Stefano Scudiere, Head of Trade Finance - ENEL GROUP Learn more Born in Naples in 1972 Graduated in Economics and Business Management in Naples at the University “Federico II” in 1995 Chartered Accountant since 1996 Accounting auditor since 1999 Manager with more than 20 years of finance experience maturated in Enel Group both in Treasury of Enel Global Trading; and in the Treasury of Enel Spa. Head of Trade Finance of Enel Group since 2017 - Specialized in wide portfolio of Trade Finance products with extensive experience in dealing with more than 30 counterparts (Banks and insurances) and managing the needs of more than 40 subsidiaries both nationally and internationally Enel delegate within Institutional working groups INPS, Confindustria, Environmental Minister Statutory auditor for FISDE (health fund for Enel Group employees) and FOPEN (additional pension fund for Enel Group employees).

Wednesday, 16^th November

ACTING FOR COMMUNITIES ACROSS GEOGRAPHIES

The time zone for each meeting and round tables is CET Paris.

09:15 - 09:30

Acting for Communities across geographies

Hacina Py, Head of Sustainable & Positive Impact Finance Solutions – SOCIETE GENERALE
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Hacina Py was appointed Global Head of Export Finance in October 2015 and took over the position of Head of Impact Finance Solutions in July 2019. An ambitious roadmap has been launched to spread the ESG culture among the various teams, with a complete training program both on general and technical matters, the set-up of an Asia team and of a community of 40 ESG champions spread among businesses and geographies, and the launch of innovative solutions to accompany the bank’ clients on their transition path.

Hacina joined Societe Generale in 1995 and has held various positions both in commercial and transversal roles, in Paris and abroad in the Global Finance division. In 1998, she joined the shipping finance team, then moved to Brussels in real estate finance in 2002, before transferring to Madrid in the asset based team. Back in Paris in 2007, she was appointed Deputy Head of the Asset Based Finance team and then took the lead of the Exposure Monitoring team in 2009. She was named Head of the Scarce Resources team for the Global Finance and Coverage and Investment banking divisions in 2012.

Hacina Py graduated from the EM Strasbourg business school and studied finance at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh.

09:30 – 10:00

Achieving carbon neutrality in the real estate sector: "How the E can meet the S"

	Guido Zoeller, Group Country Head Germany and Austria – SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Guido H. Zoeller joined Societe Generale in April 2010 as Head of Coverage and Investment Banking for the German speaking countries. Following his additional nomination as Chief Country Officer Germany for Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking in 2012, he was appointed Group Country Head Germany & Austria in January 2014. Before starting with Societe Generale, he worked 4 years with Merrill Lynch (later Bank of America/Merrill Lynch) as Managing Director Investment Banking and Member of the German Executive Committee. Between 1996 and 2006 he held various Investment Banking positions within Deutsche Bank (Bankers Trust before acquisition), his last position was as Senior Investment Banker responsible for strategic and capital markets transactions with German large caps. During the period between 1991 and 1996 he held positions at Commerzbank, with a last assignment for 3 years at Commerzbank London in Corporate Finance. Guido Zoeller studied law and economics in Passau and Bonn and completed the second legal state exam in Munich. Since July 2014 he is a member of the board of the Association of Foreign Banks in Germany, since May 2017 deputy chairman.

	Rolf Buch, Chief Executive Officer – VONOVIA Learn more Rolf Buch is Chief Executive Officer of Vonovia SE. He is a member of the executive board of the German Association of German Housing and Real Estate Companies (GdW), vice president of the German central real estate committee Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss (ZIA) and the German Association for Housing, Urban and Spatial Development, and a member of the board of directors of the European Public Real Estate Association EPRA in Brussels. Upon taking up his office, Rolf Buch led Vonovia as it entered the stock exchange. In 2015, Vonovia SE was promoted to the German leading index DAX 30, and in September 2020 to the EURO STOXX 50. The company is also included in other national and international indices such as the DAX 50 ESG. He began his career as an assistant to the management at Bertelsmann Distribution GmbH in Gütersloh in 1991. In 1996, he was promoted to managing director of Bertelsmann Services France and became a member of the management board of Arvato AG in 2002. In 2008, he became CEO of Arvato AG and was appointed to the management board of Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA.

	Johannes Böhm, ESG Analyst – UNION INVESTMENT Learn more Johannes Böhm joined the ESG department of Union Investment’s portfolio management team in 2018. Johannes has a particular focus on ESG and fixed-income with a specific responsibility for ESG integration, ESG data and Sustainable Bonds. Johannes also covers the Financials and Real Estate sector cross asset. After completing his B.Sc. in Economics at Goethe University Frankfurt/Main, Johannes specialised in the field of Sustainable Finance completing his master’s degree at the Maastricht University School of Business and Economics in 2016. Johannes also brings relevant SRI industry experience from his previous positions to his role at Union Investment.

10:15 – 11:15

Netherlands Issuers at the forefront of new business models

	Thorsten Arp, Vendor Relationship Director at SG Equipment Finance – SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Thorsten Arp has worked at SG Equipment Finance since 2005 and coordinates the Healthcare, Green Energy and Transportation sectors as Vendor Relationship Director. Since the end of 2019, he has been tasked with leading SGEF's global CSR team and has established an integrated CSR ambition 2025 called "Care & Dare about the Future". Together with clients, partners and local sales colleagues, he focuses on SGEF's sustainable business development. At the heart of the real economy, Societe Generale Equipment Finance offers tailored leasing and finance solutions to vendors, dealers, manufacturers and corporate customers. With the widest geographical market coverage, SGEF supports the development of its partners and customers building on its expertise in four sectors: Transport, Industrial equipment, Technology and Healthcare & Green energy. SGEF is part of Societe Generale and develops its business in line with the SG Group purpose: “Building together, with our clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions".

	Helen McGrath, Chief Country Officer in the Netherlands – SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Helen joined Société Générale in 2002 as Senior Relationship Manager for Corporate Clients in the Netherlands. She is currently Head of Corporates and Country Manager for Société Générale Amsterdam branch. She has more than 32 years of experience in banking. Prior to joining Société Générale, Helen worked 14 years at ING Bank in various international positions, including 5 years responsible for Equity Market Risk at ING Barings London. During the last 17 years, she has originated various corporate finance, projects and capital market transactions for large Dutch Euronext listed clients.

	Jan-Willem Vosmeer, CSR Manager - Sustainable Development – HEINEKEN Learn more Jan-Willem is Global Manager Sustainable Development & Stakeholder Engagement. He has been closely involved in the development and launch of HEINEKEN’s 2030 sustainability strategy, ‘Brew a Better World’ and is responsible for stakeholder engagement, with a specific eye for investors and NGOs. Jan-Willem also has extensive experience in Water Stewardship and Sustainability Reporting. He has degrees in Organisational Anthropology and Communications. The HEINEKEN Company HEINEKEN is the world's most international brewer. It is the leading developer and marketer of premium beer and cider brands. Led by the Heineken® brand, the Group has a portfolio of more than 300 international, regional, local and specialty beers and ciders. The company employs over 80,000 employees and operate breweries, malteries, cider plants and other production facilities in more than 70 countries. Through ‘Brew a Better World’, sustainability is embedded in the business.

	Slawomir Huss, Head of SIGNIFY Lighting Capital Europe – SIGNIFY Learn more Slawomir Huss holds the position of Head of Europe in SIGNIFY Lighting Capital. Since 2014 now he has been structuring sustainable and energy efficiency investments across Europe and has been widely supporting LED’ification of corporate and public clients of SIGNIFY. Deeply involved in global transformation to performance-based sales models (i.e. servitization) and implementation of so called ‘Product as a Service’. Signify is the world leader in lighting and provides professional customers and consumers with quality products, systems and services. Signify‘s connected lighting offerings bring light and the data they collect to devices, places and people - redefining what light can do and how people use it. Signify‘s innovations contribute to a safer, smarter more sustainable world. The company turned carbon neutral in September 2020.

12:00 – 12:30

Keynote speech by Minister Amadou Hott, Senegal Minister of Economy, Planning and International cooperation

Minister Amadou HOTT, Minister of Economy, Planning and International cooperation – SENEGAL
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Until his appointment as Minister of Economy, Planning and Cooperation in Senegal in April 2019, Mr. Amadou Hott was the Vice President of the African Development Bank’s Power, Energy, Green Growth and Climate Change Complex, since November 2016, and has 20 years of experience in areas such as structured finance, sovereign wealth funds management, investment banking, infrastructure and the development of integrated energy solutions.

Prior to joining the African Development Bank, Amadou held various Investment banking and Investment advisory positions in New York, London, Dubai and Lagos. He was Director of Millennium Finance Corporation for Africa, where he was responsible for project finance operations in sectors such as energy, mining, ICT and banking in Africa and Middle East. He was also Managing Director of UBA Capital, which is present in 20 African countries, and then founder and managing Director of Afribridge Capital, an investment firm specializing in advisory services in Africa where he provided advice in the areas of energy, electricity, information, communications and technology.

In 2012, after 15 years of international investment banking and advisory work, Amadou returned to Senegal to serve his country. His roles in Senegal included: Special Advisor of HE President Macky Sall, Chairman of Aéroport Internationale Blaise Diagne (Senegal’s new international airport) and Founder and CEO of Senegal’s Sovereign Wealth Fund, as part of which he launched major infrastructure investment initiatives, including renewable energy and energy projects.

Amadou has undergraduate degrees in applied mathematics and economy, an MSc in Finance, from Sorbonne University in Paris, which included participation as an exchange student in New York University’s MSc in Financial Mathematics program. He was named a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2012.

12:45 – 13:45

Building sustainable development projects for communities across Africa

	Georges Wega, Deputy Head of of International Retail Banking for Africa, the Mediterranean Basin & Overseas – SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Georges Wega has a long industrial and banking experience acquired during his career, first at Postes Canada (Ottawa), then General Electric (Brussels and Amsterdam), Barclays Bank PLC in London, and within United Bank for Africa (UBA) initially in Nigeria, then in Cameroon where he was during 4 years Chief Executive Officer of UBA Cameroon. He then joined Societe Generale in 2014 as Deputy CEO of Société Générale Cameroun, before being appointed Chief Executive Officer of Société Générale Sénégal in August 2016. Since July 2018, he has been Head of the Western Africa region. Georges Wega holds an engineering degree and a master’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Quebec, Canada.

	Romuald WADAGNI, Minister of Economy and Finance, Senior Minister of State, Republic of Benin Learn more Mr. Romuald WADAGNI holds an Executive MBA degree from Harvard Business School and a Master’s degree from Grenoble Business School (France). He is a Certified Accountant in France (CPA-equivalent), as well as a US-Certified Public Accountant (CPA). He is currently serving as the Republic of Benin’s Minister of Economy and Finance, a position he has held since April 2016. He was promoted to Senior Minister in charge of the same portfolio on May 25, 2022. Prior to joining the Government of Benin, Mr. WADAGNI accumulated several years of expertise within the French (Paris, Lyon), American (Boston, New York) and African (all French-speaking African countries) offices of Deloitte. As Head of Audit Francophone Africa, Director of Professional Practice for all Deloitte activities in Francophone Africa and Managing Director of Deloitte's offices in the DRC, he has developed specialized expertise in several areas, serving clients in various sectors (Mining, Telecommunications, Consumer Goods, Financial and Public sectors) as well as various governments and multilateral institutions. As Minister of Economy and Finance, Mr. WADAGNi’s work has been focused on shoring up government finances, initiating an ambitious reform of Benin’s public finance management system and structurally transforming the beninese economy. From 2018-2020, Mr. WADAGNI was Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU). Many key reforms were carried out during his presidency, namely the historic reform of the CFA Franc currency. On three separate occasions since 2018, he has been awarded Africa's Best Finance Minister. He is the current Chairman of the Board of Governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID).

	Serge Ekue, President – BOAD (Banque ouest-africaine de développement) Learn more Serge Ekué has been Special Advisor to the President of the West African Development Bank (BOAD) since May 2020, with the main tasks of finalizing the 2022-2025 strategic plan and overseeing the Bank’s financial resource mobilization strategies. Prior to joining BOAD, he served as Natixis’ Corporate and Investment Banking (CIB) Country Manager for the UK in London since 2016. He combined this position with that of Head of Global Markets for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In addition, Serge Ekué was previously Head of Natixis’ Africa and Russia Departments. A well-known expert in financial and capital markets, Serge managed Natixis’ Global Markets for the Asia-Pacific region for nearly six years (2010-2016) before taking over as Chief Executive Officer of the bank based in Hong Kong. Having held these important positions worldwide, he has over twenty years of experience in international finance, structured finance and markets. He is a graduate of Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Bordeaux, and holds a post-graduate degree in Banking & Finance from Paris V University and an Executive MBA from HEC Paris. With a sound international experience, he has just been appointed President of BOAD.

	Benoît CHAUVIN, Deputy General Manager, VP Business Development – Colas Learn more

Thursday, 17^th November

DELIVERING INNOVATION IN ESG MARKETS

The time zone for each meeting and round tables is CET Paris.

09:15 - 09:30

Delivering Innovation in ESG Markets

Isabelle Millat, Head of Sustainability Solutions – Global Markets - SOCIETE GENERALE
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Isabelle Millat has more than 14 years of experience in the financial markets and derivatives products in particular. She joined the Group in 2006 and has held various roles within markets activities, notably as Chief Operating Officer for the Cross Asset Structured Products activity in New-York. Since 2010, she has been a Financial Product Engineer in charge of developing cross asset investment strategies and index structuring for the Societe Generale Index franchise (SGI).

In February 2017, she was appointed as Head of Sustainable Investment Solutions, a newly created position within Global Markets activities. In this position, Isabelle is responsible for coordinating all sustainable and responsible investment initiatives across asset classes for markets activities in order to further develop the range of solutions offered to investors, leveraging on the bank’s strong capabilities in financial engineering.

Isabelle started her career in 2001 at Capgemini Consulting. She is a graduate of the ESSEC business school in France.

09:30 – 10:00

Dialogue with STROPRO - Asia Pacific's Green & Blue Revolution - embrace the energy transition

	Franck Benzimra, Head of Asia Equity Strategy - SOCIETE GENERALE

	Ben Streater, Chief Product Officer - STROPRO - Australia Learn more Ben Streater is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer of Stropro where he oversees the investment product portfolio and chairs the investment committee. Ben was formerly Head of Investments for Citi’s wealth business in Australia where he oversaw the investment portfolio, product management teams and chaired the investment committee. Prior to his role at Citi, he was in institutional banking at HSBC. Ben has a Masters of Applied Finance from Kaplan, a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Wollongong and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

10:30 – 12:00

Italy Panel: NextGenerationEU: a turning point for the EU and the italian economy.

	Lorenzo Bini Smaghi, Chairman of the Board of Directors - Independent Director - SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more An Italian national, with a degree in Economic Sciences from the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium and a Ph.D in Economic Sciences from the University of Chicago, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi began his career in 1983 as an Economist at the Research Department of the Banca d’Italia. In 1994, he was appointed Head of the Policy Division of the European Monetary Institute. In October 1998, he became Director General of International Financial Relations in Italy’s Economy and FinanceMinistry. He was Chairman of SACE from 2001 to 2005. From June 2005 to December 2011, he was member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank. From 2012 to 2016, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of SNAM in Italy. From 2016 to April 2019, he was Chairman of the Board of Directors of Italgas in Italy. He is currently Chairman of the Board of Directors of Societe Generale, a post he has held since 2015. Other offices and positions held in other companies in the past five years: Chairman of the Board of Directors: SNAM (Italy) (from 2012 to 2016), ChiantiBanca (Italy) (from 2016 to 15th May 2017), Italgas (Italy) (from 2016 to April 2019). Director: TAGES Holding in Italy, (from 2014 to December 2019).

	Michele Crisostomo, Chairman - ENEL GROUP Learn more Born in the province of Lecce in 1972, he graduated in law with honors at the University of Bari in 1994 and became a lawyer in 1997. He joined the law firm Clifford Chance in 1995, and he moved to Consob in 1997, where he worked at the Intermediaries Division for a year. He then returned to Clifford Chance where he worked at the Milan and London offices before becoming partner in 2003. In 2009, he was among the founding members of the law firm RCCD, with offices located in Milan, Rome, and London, and where he still works as partner. He has a deep knowledge of laws and regulations affecting capital adequacy of financial intermediaries and a strong experience in transactions aimed at equity consolidation, including issuance of hybrid and subordinated securities. He also worked on market abuse regulations, ownership structure transparency, and corporate governance of listed companies. In October 2020 he joined the Community of Chairpersons of the World Economic Forum. In December 2020 he was appointed member of the Italian Corporate Governance Committee and Co-Chair of the B20 Italy 2022 “Integrity & Compliance” Task Force. In May 2022 he was appointed member of the Committee of Market Operators and Investors (COMI) set up by Consob. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Ansaldo STS in 2017 and 2018. He has been Chair of Enel’s Board of Directors since May 2020.

	Luigi Gubitosi, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager - TIM (Telecom Italia ) Learn more Born in Naples on 22 May 1961, Luigi Gubitosi obtained a Master’s Degree in Business Administration at I.N.S.E.A.D. Fontainbleau after graduating in Law from the University of Naples and studying economics at the London School of Economics. From May to November 2018 he was an Independent Director at TIM and was then appointed Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the company. Following the Shareholders’ Meeting of 31 March 2022, called upon to vote on the renewal of the board for the three-year period 2022-2023, the Board of Directors meeting of 1 April 2022 confirmed him as Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of TIM. He is Vice Chairman for Digital for Confindustria, member of the General Council of Unindustria and has been Vice Chairman of Asstel, Vice Chairman of Confindustria Servizi Innovativi e Tecnologici (CSIT) and a member of the Tax and Corporate Governance Committee of Confindustria. Since November 2020 he has been a member of the Board of Directors of GSMA, a worldwide mobile operators’ association. He is a member of the Trilateral Commission. On 31 May 2022 he was appointed Cavaliere del Lavoro by Italy’s President Sergio Mattarella. From 1986 to 2005 he held various roles in the Fiat Group: Chief Financial Officer, Administration Director and Group Treasurer; he has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Fiat Partecipazioni and a member of the Board of Directors of Fiat Auto, Ferrari, Iveco, Itedi, Comau and Magneti Marelli. In 2005 he joined Wind Telecomunicazioni as Chief Financial Officer and was appointed its CEO from 2007 to 2011. From November 2011 to July 2012 he was Country Manager and Head of Corporate and Investment Banking of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Italy. From July 2012 to August 2015 he was General Manager of RAI. He has been Chairman of the European Advocacy Committee of the CFA Institute. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of Cometa (metal workers pension fund), F2i Sgr, Maire Tecnimont, il Sole24ore and the Organising Committee for the Turin 2006 Chess Olympiad.

	Marco Alverà, Chief Executive Officer - SNAM Learn more Marco Alverà, born in New York in 1975, has been the CEO of Snam, one of the world’s leading energy infrastructure companies, since April 2016. Marco has 20 years of experience in Italy’s most prominent energy companies. He holds a degree in Philosophy and Economics from the London School of Economics and began his career working at Goldman Sachs in London before moving to Enel and subsequently joining Wind. Afterwards, he moved to Eni, where he worked for more than 10 years holding positions of increasing responsibility. He currently serves as non-executive director and Chair of the Finance Committee of S&P Global. He is also a member of the Executive Board of the Giorgio Cini Foundation in Venice, a Visiting Fellow of the University of Oxford and co-founder of Fondazione Kenta Marco wrote the book “The Hydrogen Revolution” (Hodder Media) on hydrogen’s potential in the fight against climate change.

	Stefano Pierini, Managing Director Finance, Investor Relations, Insurances and Assets - Ferrovie dello stato Learn more Born in Rome on 23 January 1965. Started career in 1988 in ALITALIA SpA, dealing with capital markets and financial risks as part of the Finance & Treasury Dept. During 2003, he joined FERROVIE DELLO STATO SpA as Head of Financial Markets, structuring and raising financing for the birth of High Speed Railway, this being – still today – the most important railway transportation project in Italy. Since 2008, he is Head of Finance & Treasury of FS Group, laying the foundations of FS Group financial evolution. Most important achievements amongst others were accomplishing the EMTN Program, the issue of FS first credit rating, the first Green Bond issue aimed at financing new rolling stock and, finally, the first transaction executed by an Italian corporate under the so-called Juncker Plan. In January 2018, he took the role of Managing Director Finance, Investor Relations, Insurances and Assets of FS Group. Between 2013 and 2016, Chairman of the Board of Directors of EUROFER, the complementary pension fund for Italian railways and ANAS workers. Graduated cum laude in Economics specializing in Corporate Finance in 1988.

	Nicola Porro, Journalist - Moderator Learn more Nicola Porro (Rome, September 27, 1969) is an Italian journalist, blogger, television author, television host, radio host, essayist and professor, deputy director of il Giornale [1].

12:30 – 13:30

Sustainable Investment, The role of investment Management in the race to NetZero.

	Gareth Peel, Banker - Financial Institutions – SOCIETE GENERALE Learn more Gareth is a Banker for Financial Institutions within SG’s Investment Banking team, focussing upon Asset Managers. He joined SG from Robert Fleming Securities in 1998 to help establish the Global Equity Program Trading desk. He worked within the Equity and Equity Derivative departments in various Marketing and Client Relationship roles before moving to the Investment Banking group in 2015.

	Joshua Kendall, Head of Responsible investment – INSIGHT INVESTMENT

	Jessica Ground, Global Head of ESG – CAPITAL GROUP Learn more Since 2020 Jessica has been Global Head of ESG at Capital Group. Prior to this, she was the Global Head of Stewardship at Schroders where she was previously a fund manager and an analyst covering Financials and Utilities on a pan-European and Global basis. Jessica is a member of the Code Committee for the Takeover Panel.

	Randeep Somel, CSR Manager - Portfolio Manager, ESG and Positive Impacting Equity Funds – M&G Learn more Prior to his current role, Randeep joined M&G in the Global Equity team in 2005 and managed the M&G Global Themes and Managed Growth Funds between 2013 and 2017. He was appointed Associate Portfolio Manager of the M&G Positive Impact Fund in 2019 and is part of the Equity Impact committee. He has managed the M&G Climate Solutions fund since launch in 2020.

	Ewa Jackson,Sustainable Investing – BLACK ROCK Learn more Ewa Jackson is a member of the BlackRock Sustainable Investing team and Head of Sustainable Strategists. The Sustainable Investing team is focused on identifying drivers of long-term return associated with environmental, social and governance issues, integrating them throughout Blackrock's investment processes, and creating solutions for our clients to achieve sustainable investment return. Ewa previously held a number of senior roles in M&A and Strategy at Deutsche Bank and RBS. She is an active advocate of diversity, co-leading the External Networks pillar within BlackRock's Women's Initiative in EMEA and as vice-chair of BlackRock's 100 Women in Finance Committee in Europe. Ewa earned a Master of Laws, with honours, from the University of Aix-Marseille III.

	Matthew Roberts, Partner, Head of Fulcrum Alternative Solutions – FULCRUM ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS Learn more Matthew is Head of Fulcrum Alternative Solutions. Before joining Fulcrum in 2018 to run Fulcrum Alternative Solutions, Matthew had been a Portfolio Manager for the Towers Watson Partners Fund since 2014 and before that a manager researcher in fixed income, hedge funds and other alternatives since 2005. Matthew holds a BSc in Economics and Finance (2005) from University of Bristol. He has been a CFA charterholder since 2009