Growing Sustainable Finance—Challenges, Opportunities, and Solutions

Date27 Oct 2021
Temps13:00 - 18:00
LieuLake Side Zurich & online

Hybrid Conference:

  • Online participants: Please use the following link to join the conference virtually: https://slidesync.com/b8vrOJPBer 

  • On site participants: Door Opening: 12:15h, Lake Side, Bellerivestrasse 170, 8008 Zürich. Please note that the access for this event is limited to people with a COVID-19 certificate. 

 

The path to sustainable finance is no longer a utopian dream. Sustainable finance has become a megatrend, and the banking sector has an important role to play in redirecting capital flows and financing the green deal. The Swiss financial center recognized early the direction of travel  and has already started to realign itself with regard to the challenges we are all facing. This is demonstrated by the impressive number of sustainable finance initiatives from Swiss industry players. Nevertheless, we are only at the beginning of what will be a far-reaching transformation, and various regulatory and procedural hurdles still need to be overcome. Together with Swiss Sustainable Finance (SSF) and the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA), the Swiss Finance Institute is holding a high-profile conference on October 27, 2021 in Zurich with the aim of examining the challenges, the enormous growth potential, and the viable solutions that go hand in hand with the establishment of a sustainably oriented financial sector.  
 

You can find the SFI Public Discussion Note here: 
English I French I German I Italian.

Program

12:15

Door Opening and Refreshments

13:00 Welcome Note
Hannah Wise, Moderator
with SSF/SBA/SFI representatives
Sabine Döbeli, CEO, SSF; Jörg Gasser, CEO, SBA; and Prof. François Degeorge, Managing Director, SFI; with Moderator
13:10

Presentation of SFI Public Discussion Note on Sustainable Finance Metrics, incl. Q&A
SFI Prof. Philipp Krüger, SFI Senior Chair and Professor of Responsible Finance at the University of Geneva

13:40

Presentation II: Way to Net Zero - Transition Requires Transparency, incl. Q&A

Michael Baldinger, Chief Sustainability Officer at UBS

14:10

Presentation III: Can Sustainable Investing Save the World?, incl. Q&A
Dr. Julian Kölbel, Head of Research at Center for Sustainable Finance and Private Wealth, University of Zurich

14:40

Presentation IV: Investing in the Transition, incl. Q&A
Dr. Michael Urban, Deputy Head of Sustainability Research, Lombard Odier

15:10 Break and Refreshments
 
15:50

Presentation V: Contributing to a Greener Economy with Sustainable Financing Solutions, incl. Q&A

Dr. Eric Balmer, Head Financing Solutions, Credit Suisse (Schweiz) AG

16:20

Presentation VI: What is the Future of Sustainably Financing Companies?, incl. Q&A
Regula Berger, Member of the Executive Board, Basler Kantonalbank and Member of the Board of Directors, Bank Cler

16:50

Panel Discussion: Challenges & Opportunities of Sustainable Finance –  What Are the Swiss Solutions?
Regula Berger, Sabine Döbeli, Dr. Paul Inderbinen, Deputy Head of the Financial System & Financial Markets department, State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF), SFI Prof. Philipp Krüger, Dr. Michael Urban

17:50

Closing Remarks
Hannah Wise, Moderator

18:00 Aperitif

 

The event will be moderated by Hannah Wise, Business Journalist.

Registration


Register now for the event and join us either in person at the Lake Side in Zurich or in the live stream. The event will be held in English and participation is free of charge (on site and online). 

If you are considering physical attendance on site, please note that we only have a limited contingent of seats available. We are following the guidelines and requirements of the health authorities and allocate seats on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that the access for this event is limited to people with a COVID-19 certificate. Further information about the certification, how it can be obtained, etc. can be found here

 

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