Note this program is subject to change.

TUESDAY 17th NOVEMBER

8:30am

Registration Opens

9:00am – 9:10am

Matt Mimms, The Investment Store

Welcome Address

9:10am – 9:30am

Simon O’Connor, Responsible Investment Association Australasia, CEO

Simon will provide an overview of global trends and growth in responsible investing.

9:30am – 10:15am

Fraser Whineray, Mighty River Power, CEO

Fraser will discuss how his management team embrace sustainable business practices for the benefits of their various stakeholders; and will provide insights into ESG issues from the view of an NZX Listed company CEO.

10:15am – 10:35am

MORNING TEA

10:35am – 11:15am

Matthew Kiernan, Inflection Point Capital Management

Matthew will provide a global perspective on where we’re at and where the world is heading, including a view of the Paris COP, and how global investors are responding to climate change risks.

11:15am – 12:30pm

Bev Gatenby, Waikato Trust

Clive Pedley, Giving Architects

David Beattie, Grosvenor Financial Services

Peter Lee, Adviser

With responsible investing on the rise globally, our panel of experts from diverse perspectives will examine the outlook for RI globally and in NZ. In particular, why they think RI is important, how they and their organisation embrace RI, what is likely to drive growth in RI in their area, and how they see the RI landscape changing in 5 years time.

3:15pm – 3:35pm

AFTERNOON TEA

3:35pm – 4:15pm

Paul Glass, Devon Funds Management

Anne-Maree O’Connor, NZ Super Fund

Paul and Anne-Maree will introduce the Corporate Governance Forum, a group of leading NZ institutional investors seeking to improve corporate governance in NZ companies.

4:15pm – 4:50pm

Martin Skancke, PRI Chair

Martin will discuss the next steps for RI, the decision by the Norwegian Pension Fund to respond to fossil fuel and climate risk, the role of government in long term investment, and the role of ethics in investments.

4:50pm – 5:00pm