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Follow the ESG Session at Lugano Finance Forum!

ESG SESSION hosted by ESG Center of Excellence

9.15 - 9.30 Opening
Welcome and Introduction by Marco Casanova (Director, ESG Center of Excellence)
Opening remarks by the host
Overview of the conference theme and objectives

9.30 - 10.00 - The Role of ESG in Modern Finance
Keynote Address “Towards ESG excellence – leveraging ESG risk governance to your competitive advantage”
by Dr. Vinay Kalia (Lead ESG Risk Governance, Financial Services, PwC Switzerland)

ESG risk Governance as a cornerstone of sustainable finance
Discussion on the importance of ESG in driving stakeholder value
Overview of global trends and case studies

10.15 - 10.45 SWISS CLIMATE SCORE / Presentation
by Aurélia Fäh (Senior Sustainability Expert, Asset Management Association Switzerland)

Overview of the Swiss Climate Scores, best-practice transparency on the Paris-alignment of financial investments
Presentation of the industry template for implementation
Q&A from the audience

10.45 - 11.00 GROWTH MINDSET
Leadership Principles in high performance Organizations – Yesterday – Today – Tomorrow
by Dr. Thomas Huber (Lecturer Franklin University, Lugano)

11.15 - 11.25 Future of ESG and Impact Investing
Emerging Trends in ESG
Overview of future trends and innovations in ESG and impact investing by the Session Host Marco Casanova
How technology is shaping the future of ESG with a deep dive into Blockchain

11.25 - 11.55 Panel, Interactive Q&A and Discussion: How to “approach” ESG?
Panelists: Enrico Zadra (Responsabile Servizio Asset Management Condirettore, Banca Popolare di Sondrio (SUISSE) SA), Roger Furrer (Director, ERI Bancaire) and Prof. Crenguta Leaua (Founder and CEO, The Swiss Institute for Alternative Thinking), moderated by Marco Casanova (ESG Center of Excellence)
Opportunities and Challenges of ESG Strategy and Implementation
Open floor for questions from the audience
Sharing insights and experiences among participants

Thank you note by the host
Information on follow-up resources and future events

📅 When? 19/11/2024
📍 Where? Lugano

🔗 Register now: https://finlantern.com/financeforum/tickets/

We’re taking part tomorrow at the Lugano Finance Forum - Lugano at the Palazzo dei Congressi by FinLantern

Dr Alexander Hobbs Hobbs, Head of Science at Zenotta AG will be delivering a keynote during the afternoon ‘'From NFTs to NFAs: Powering finance with Smart Data'.

If you’re attending the Forum tomorrow, stop by our booth and say hi to our team 👋 including Andreas Furrer and Riccardo Allegrone.