Guest Speaker: Louise Aitken [CEO, The Ākina Foundation]
Presentation Title: The Rise and Opportunity of Impact Investing in Aotearoa NZ
Date & Time: Wednesday 6th September, 11.00am-11.50am
Venue: Moot Court Lecture Theatre | Livestream via Zoom [password: susinv]
Guest Speaker: Ben McNeil [Co-Founder and Climate Scientist, Emmi]
Presentation Title: Understanding Transition Risk: Beyond Carbon Intensity
Date & Time: Wednesday 6th April, 11.00am-11.50am
Venue: Livestream via Zoom [passcode: cefgroup]
Guest Speakers: Simone Robbers [Assistant Governor/General Manager Strategy, Governance and Sustainability, Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua] and Susan Livengood [Senior Advisor – Strategic Initiatives – Climate Change, Reserve Bank of New Zealand – Te Pūtea Matua]
Presentation Title: RBNZ and Climate Change
Date & Time: Wednesday 18th May, 2.00pm-2.50pm
Venue: Livestream via Microsoft Team
Guest Speaker: Paul Carman [Founder and CEO, Private Capital Group]
Presentation Title: The Impact of Capital Regulation on Banks, The Creation of the Private Debt Market, and How Sustainability and ESG Is Incorporated into Lending Decisions
Date & Time: Thursday 19th May, 10.00am-10.50am
Venue: Livestream via Zoom [passcode: cefgroup]
Guest Speaker: Rob Bremner [Trading Analyst, Manawa Energy]
Presentation Title: From Mining to Manawa: A Graduate’s Journey into the New Zealand Electricity Industry
Date & Time: Monday 30th May, 1.00pm-2.00pm
Venue: OBS2.29 or livestream via Otago Capture
Guest Speaker: Sebastian Gehricke [Deputy Director, CEFGroup]
Presentation Title: In Holdings We Trust: Uncovering the ESG Fund Lemons
Date & Time: Friday 15th July, 2.00pm-2.50pm
Venue: Livestream via Zoom [passcode: 056506]
Guest Speaker: Lucas Kengmana [Senior Investment Strategist, NZ Super Fund]
Presentation Title: What Sustainable Finance Means to the New Zealand Super Fund: In Theory and Practice
Date & Time: Wednesday 27th July, 1.00pm-1.50pm
Venue: Livestream via Zoom [passcode: cefgroup]
Guest Speaker: Caroline Lambert [Head of Trade, Delegation of the European Union to Aotearoa/ New Zealand]
Presentation Title: The EU Green Deal and Sustainable Finance
Date & Time: Thursday 11th August, 12.00pm-12.45pm
Venue: Livestream via Zoom [passcode: finc399]
Guest Speaker: Brendan O’Connell [Professor in Accounting, RMIT University]
Presentation Title: How Accounting and Finance Professionals Can Help in Climate Action
Date & Time: Monday 22nd August, 1.00pm-1.50pm
Venue: Livestream via Zoom [passcode: cefgroup]
