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: 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]
Guest Speaker: Anna van Paddenburg [Green Growth Professional]
Presentation Title: What Does Biodiversity Have to Do with Sustainable Investment?
Date & Time: Thursday 25th August, 12.00pm-12.50pm
Venue: Livestream via Zoom [passcode: cefgroup]
Guest Speaker: April Mackenzie [CEO, External Reporting Board (XRB)]
Presentation Title: Climate-Related Disclosures and the Development of a Voluntary Non-Financial Reporting Framework: An Update from the External Reporting Board
Date & Time: Wednesday 14th September, 12.00pm-12.50pm
Venue: Livestream via Zoom [passcode: cefgroup]
Guest Speaker: Temuera Hall [Co-Founder and Managing Director, TAHITO Limited]
Presentation Title: Investing with a Te Ao Maori Worldview
Date & Time: Wednesday 28th September, 12.00pm-12.50pm
Venue: Livestream via Zoom [passcode: cefgroup]
