UNEP FI Regional Roundtable Asia Pacific 2023

Sessions – Day 1

• Eric Usher, Head, UNEP FI

09:10 Opening Remarks

• Ok Dong Jin, CEO & Chairperson, Shinhan Financial Group

09:20 Keynotes

09:50 Financing the transition towards a sustainable future in Asia Pacific

• Tae-Young Paik, Board Member, ISSB
• Jeong-hoon Cho, Head of ESG division, Shinhan Financial Group
• Henry Gonzalez, Deputy Executive Director, Green Climate Fund (GCF)
• Esther An, Chief Sustainability Officer, City Developments Limited (CDL)
• Moderator: Eric Usher, Head, UNEP FI

10:50 Break

11:10 Strengthening the regulatory landscape of sustainable finance in Asia Pacific

• Geetu Joshi, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Finance of the Government of India
• Shigeru Ariizumi, Vice Commissioner for International Affairs, Japan Financial Services Agency, Vice Chair, IAIS Executive Committee
• Pyoung-Seok Seo, Director of Financial Stability Department, Bank of Korea
• Lyn Javier, Assistant Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
• Moderator: Junice Yeo, Executive Director & Head of ESG Intelligence, Eco-Business

12:10 What does the Global Biodiversity Framework mean for Asia Pacific

• Kristina Anguelova, Head of Asia Sustainable Finance, WWF-Singapore
• Romie Goedicke, Associate Nature Lead, UNEP FI

12:35 Lunch

Parallel sessions (Room 1) Parallel sessions (Room 2)

13:35 Deep dive into impact and target setting for banks

• Shanning Dong, General Manager, Green Finance Department, Bank of Jiangsu
• Ikuo Ozawa, Deputy General Manager, Sustainability Planning Department, Mizuho Financial Group, Inc
• Gabor Gyura, Capacity Building Coordinator, UNEP FI

The Net Zero Insurance Alliance in Asia Pacific

• Hiroyasu Adam Ichikawa, Manager, Sustainable Management Department, SOMPO Holdings
• Jooyoun Hong, Head of ESG Secretariat, Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance
• Butch Bacani, PSI Lead, UNEP FI

14:35 Guidelines on adaptation and climate stress testing

• Grace Tam, Director, Investments, Clean Energy Finance Corporation
• Remco Fischer, Climate Lead, UNEP FI

Climate-smart insurance solutions

• Neha Yadav, Business Development Director, Descartes Underwriting
• Farzanah Chowdury, Managing Director & CEO, Green Delta Insurance
• Butch Bacani, PSI Lead, UNEP FI

15:35 Networking Break

16:10 Need for active client engagement while decarbonizing portfolios

• Monica Bae, Director, Investor Practice, the Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC)
• Remco Fischer, Climate Lead, UNEP FI

Managing environmental, social and governance risks in life & health insurance business

• Edward Moncreiffe, CEO, HSBC Insurance (Asia) Limited and HSBC Life (International) Limited
• George Thomas, Professor (Research & Non-Life), College of Insurance, Insurance Institute of India
• Butch Bacani, PSI Lead, UNEP FI

17:10 End of Day 1

Time Sessions – Day 2

Parallel sessions (Room 1)Parallel sessions (Room 2)

09:00 Opening remarksOpening remarks

09:10 Addressing financial health in financial institutions

• Rajesh Malhotra, Chief Executive Officer at Maha Agriculture Microfinance
• Joana Pedro, Social Lead, UNEP FI

Role of data in assessing and managing ESG risk

• Simone Kramer, Head of Product, Net-Zero Data Public Utility
• Tiange Wei, Asia-Pacific Lead, PCAF & Managing Consultant, Guidehouse
• Dr. Guo Peiyuan, Chairman of SynTao Green Finance and UNEP FI Advisor in China

10:00 Sustainable land use and deforestation risks in Asia Pacific

• Wonsik Jeong, Investment Manager, D3Jubilee Partners
• Romie Goedicke, Associate Nature Lead, UNEP FI

Opportunities and instruments for ESG Investing in Asia

• Alexandra Boakes Tracy, President, Hoi Ping Ventures Hong Kong

10:50 Finance perspectives on ocean health and plastics

• Regula Schegg, Managing Director, Asia, Circulate Capital
• Hae Jun Yang, Deputy Senior Manager, Woori Financial Group
• Romie Goedicke, Associate Nature Lead, UNEP FI

Regulatory expectations on climate risk and biodiversity from financial institutions

• Adam Ng, Asia-Pacific Lead, GFRI and Sustainable Finance Advisor (Malaysia), WWF
• Diana Parusheva-Lowery, Executive Director, Public Policy and Sustainable Finance, Asia Securities Industry & Financial Markets Association (ASIFMA)
• Laura Canas da Costa, Senior Policy Expert, UNEP FI

11:30 Break

11:50 Deep dive into nature-related disclosures: TNFD consultation

• Hiroshi Takashima, Research Counselor and Head of Sustainability Research, The Norinchukin Bank
• Hiroko Urashima, Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility Section, Corporate Planning Department, MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc.
• Romie Goedicke, Associate Nature Lead, UNEP FI

Embedding sustainability into the culture and governance of financial institutions

• Constant van Aerschot, Director Asia Pacific, Accounting for Sustainability (A4S)

12:40 Lunch

13:30 Keynote

13:40 Financing sustainable development through a just and inclusive transition: critical for a low carbon economy in Asia

• Anouj Mehta, Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission, and Unit Head of the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance facility, ADB
• Yuki Yasui, Managing Director, Asia Pacific Network, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)
• Masayuki Takanashi, Group Chief Sustainability Officer (CSuO) & General Manager, Corporate Sustainability Department , Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group
• Moderator: Joana Pedro, Social Lead, UNEP FI

14:15 Achieving net zero in Asia Pacific

• Herry Cho, Group Head Sustainability & Sustainable Finance, Singapore Exchange (SGX)
• Tomo Ishikawa, Chief Regulatory Engagement Officer, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG)
• Hye-Sook Moon, Managing Director, KB Financial Group
• Masaaki Nagamura, General Manager International Initiatives, Tokio Marine
• Moderator: Remco Fischer, Climate Lead, UNEP FI

15:15 The future of responsible banking in APAC

• Luanne Sieh, Head of Group Sustainability, CIMB
• Shanning Dong, General Manager, Green Finance Department, Bank of Jiangsu
• Louise Kim, Director, Sustainable Finance (Seoul), ING
• Moderator: Karine Bueno, PRB Review Lead, UNEP FI

16:00 Closing remarks

16:10 End of second day