LuxFLAG Sustainable Investment Week 2024
🌱 Join us at the LuxFLAG Sustainable Investment Week 2024!
LuxFLAG is excited to invite you to the 6th edition of the LuxFLAG Sustainable Investment Week (LSIW24), which will be held from 22-23 October 2024.
The LSIW24 features a series of standalone presentations by LuxFLAG’s Associate Members, covering a broad spectrum of topics, including climate finance, ESG, impact investing, regulatory issues in sustainable finance, gender finance, diversity, human rights, and more.
The event is free and open to the public, whilst the key audience is mostly participants of the sustainable finance community and financial industry.
Certified with the Green Business Events Logo, LSIW24 is an environmentally friendly organized event. This certification, awarded by the General Directorate for Tourism of the Ministère de l’Économie – Luxembourg and coordinated by Oekozenter Pafendall, reaffirms our dedication to making a positive impact on the environment. 💚
🚌 Accessibility by public transport: We highly recommend using public transport to reach the venue, which is easily accessible by bus. Bus lines 8, 13, and 24 stop at Belair, Val Ste Croix, from which it is a 7-minute walk to the venue.
🚊 Alternatively, you can take the tram to Stäreplatz/Etoile and then bus line 8 to the event.
🚲 For those who prefer cycling, sufficient bicycle parking is available on-site.
Food & drinks: We are going to provide a range of dietary options, including vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free choices. Our food and beverages are locally sourced, with a focus on organic and fair trade products.
Material & waste management: We emphasize using environmentally friendly and reusable materials throughout the event. Waste sorting will be implemented to minimize environmental impact.Â
If you can no longer attend, please notify LuxFLAG at least four days in advance to help reduce food waste.
Please be aware that participants may be photographed and/or filmed during the event.
We look forward to welcoming you to LSIW24Â and to join forces in shaping a resilient world.
Kind regards, The LuxFLAG Team
Agenda
Day 1: Tuesday, 22nd October 2024
- 12:45
LuxFLAG welcome
- Denise Voss, Chairwoman, LuxFLAG | Isabelle Delas, CEO, LuxFLAG
- 13:00
Opening remarks
- H.E. Xavier Bettel, Deputy Prime Minister of Luxembourg
- 13:30
Driving Net Zero through Climate Engagements
- Johannes Böhm, Senior ESG Analyst
- 14:00
Facilitating the Transition: Global Commitment and Local Initiatives for a Low Carbon Economy
- Birgit De Prins, Relationship Manager | Jean-Florent Richard, ESG Regulatory Lead,
- 14:30
Understanding the Paris alignment performance dynamics of countries in the search for impact
- Aidan Geel, Doctoral Researcher – University of Liège | Florent Griffon, Senior Responsible Investment Specialist
- 15:00
Coffee Break
- 15:15
The challenge of data in the world of Sustainable Finance
- Elisa Alonso Sanz
- 15:45
Transition finance and the road to Net Zero: the view of ING Bank
- Jan De Jaeck, Sustainable Finance Lead Belgium, Luxembourg and Nordics Wholesale Banking
- 16:15
Corporate Sustainability Reporting: Tackling CSRD and Greenwashing Risks
- Ada Schmitt, Partner, Litigation and Dispute Resolution | Lauren Harris, Counsel, Corporate
- 16:45
Coffee break
- 17:00
Climate & the Economy: Walking on a Fine Line
- Petra Besson Fencikova, Head of ESG Investments | Constance Boublil-Groh, Senior Economist
- 17:30
Creating ESG Factsheets with Morningstar Direct
- Ebert de Ronde, Direct Sales Specialist
- 18:00
Networking cocktail
Day 2: Wednesday, 23rd October 2024
- 12:00
Registration & lunch
- 12:45
LuxFLAG welcome
- Denise Voss, Chairwoman, LuxFLAG | Isabelle Delas, CEO, LuxFLAG
- 13:00
Eurizon and the pathway to Net Zero: Stewardship Activities and the Framework to assess Directors’ Accountability to Climate Change
- Sofia Galarducci
- 13:30
Making sense of sustainable finance: terms, taxonomy and the road ahead
- Victor Louvet, Counsel Investment Funds | Justine Beaufils, Associate Investment Funds
- 14:00
Space for sustainable finance services
- Lucien Hoffmann, Science Director
- 14:30
Decoding SFDR: Trends, Challenges, and Opportunities
- Laurent Goyer, Counsel | Codrina Constantinescu, Counsel
- 15:00
Coffee break
- 15:15
Green Horizons: Charting the Future of Sustainable Finance with EU Green Bond Regulation?
- Ruslana Hrischeva, Senior Associate
- 15:45
Navigating the social dimension of Sustainable Finance
- Thomas Collin, Sustainability Officer
- 16:15
ESG-related investment restrictions – Monitor your portfolio and track your ESG commitments
- Alexandra Faux, Senior Advisor | Valérian de Jamblinne, Manager | Cédric Gillain, Chief Research Officer, SOPIAD
- 16:45
Coffee break
- 17:00
Just and fair transition: Decoding what it entails and how is it fostered by EU ESG regulation
- Eleonora Maria Belenghi, Consultant (Climate and Sustainability Team) | Kritika Kapadia – Senior Manager (Climate and Sustainability Team)
- 17:30
Closing remarks
- Claude Marx, Director Generale