SYMPOSIUM & RECEPTION • IN PERSON
Monday, April 15, 2024
2:30 – 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time
(with reception to follow)
UC Berkeley School of Law, Warren Room 295
Event Registration
Event Program
Hear from Mairead McGuinness, EU Commissioner for Financial Services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union on the state of Sustainable Finance in the European Union. Join leading sustainable finance practitioners, experts, and stakeholders in California, including Dave Jones, Director of CLEE’s Climate Risk Initiative and former California Insurance Commissioner, for an expert discussion on some of the latest regulatory and private sector developments that aim to promote long-term sustainability in global capital markets.
The event will be followed by a reception with drinks and hors d’oeuvres.
AGENDA
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2:30 – 2:40 |
Welcome Dave Jones, Director, Climate Risk Initiative, Berkeley Law’s Center for Law, Energy & the Environment (CLEE) Former California Insurance Commissioner |
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2:40 – 3:00 |
Keynote Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union |
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3:00 – 3:30 |
Keynote on SEC Climate Risk Disclosure Rule Anne Simpson, Global Head of Sustainability, Franklin Templeton Former Managing Investment Director, CalPERS |
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3:30 – 4:10 |
Panel Discussion: EU, IFRS, and Other Non-US Climate Risk Disclosure Rules Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for Financial services, Financial Stability and Capital Markets Union Katie Schmitz Eulitt, Director of Outreach, Global Investors, International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS) Kirsten Snow Spalding, Vice President, Investor Network, Ceres Dave Jones (Moderator), Former CA Insurance Commissioner; Director, Climate Risk Initiative, CLEE |
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4:10 – 4:50 |
Panel Discussion: CA and SEC Climate Risk Disclosure Laws/Rules Danielle Fugere, President & Chief Counsel, As You Sow Teresa Johnson, Partner, Arnold & Porter LLP Katie Schmitz Eulitt, Director of Outreach, Global Investors, International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (ISSB) Kirsten Snow Spalding, Vice President, Investor Network, Ceres Dave Jones (Moderator), Former CA Insurance Commissioner; Director, Climate Risk Initiative, CLEE |
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4:55 – 5:00 |
Closing Remarks, Dave Jones, Former CA Insurance Commissioner; Director, Climate Risk Initiative, CLEE |
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5:00 – 6:30 |
Reception |