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The UNEP Finance Initiative Regional Roundtable in Latin America and the Caribbean will be held on the 14-15 October 2019 in São Paulo, Brazil, which will bring together UNEP FI members and sustainable finance practitioners for two days of insights into advances in sustainable finance.
The two-day event, co-organised with the Brazilian Federation of Banks (FEBRABAN), will feature a mix of high-level plenaries and keynotes from public and private sector leaders in sustainable finance, as well as technical sessions covering approaches to sustainability in investment, insurance and banking. The Roundtable will enable participants to network with policy makers, regulators and peers from across the finance industry in Latin America and the Caribbean as well to exchange ideas and experiences to help advance sustainable finance in the region.
| 08:00–09:00 | Registrations | |
| 09:00–09:20 | Welcome & Opening Remarks • Murilo Portugal - President, FEBRABAN • Eric Usher - Head, UNEP Finance Initiative |
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| 09:20– 09:35 | Keynote 1 • Gema Sacristan - Chief Investment Officer, IDB Invest |
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| 09:35– 10:00 | High-level dialogue: Role of Development Banks in Mobilizing the Private Sector for Sustainable Development • Mauricio Velasquez - Principal Executive of Green Business, CAF • Gema Sacristan - Chief Investor Office, IDB Invest • Moderator: Eric Usher - Head, UNEP Finance Initiative |
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| 10:00– 11:10 | Plenary 1: Integrating Social and Environmental Risk in Latin America and Caribbean • Daniel Orellana - Environmental Officer, Banco Hipotecario • Gladis Ribeiro - Senior Environment and Social Specialist, IFC • Christopher Wells - Global Head of Environmental & Social Risk, Santander • Alfonso Galarce Jaramillo - Head of Climate Financing and Negotiation Department, Climate Change Division, Ministry of the Environment, Chile •Moderator: Annelise Vendramini - Sustainable Finance Program Coordinator, FGV |
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| 11:10– 11:30 | Coffee break | |
| 11:30– 12:40 | Plenary 2: The Role of Regulation for the Financial Sector in Creating a Sustainable Economy • Genaro Segura - General Director, Financial Supervisor of Costa Rica • Mariana Escobar - Superintendent, Financial Supervisor of Colombia • Adalberto Felinto - Executive Secretary, Central Bank of Brazil (BACEN) • Mario Sergio Vasconcelos - Sustainability and Marketing Director, FEBRABAN •Moderator: Sebastian Sommer - Green Finance Project Director, GIZ |
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| 12:40– 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00– 15:10 | Session 1: Principles for Responsible Banking • Julia Spinasse - Corporate Sustainability Manager, Bradesco • Nelson G Rivas - General Manager and Chief Sustainability Officer, Banco BFA • Pablo Cortinez - Business and Environmental Lead, WWF (Argentina) •Moderator: Maria Eugenia Sosa Taborda - Latin America Network Coordinator, UNEP FI | Session 2: Climate Goals: from TCFD to Portfolio Alignment (lending and investment) • Renato Eid - Portfolio Manager, Itaú Asset Management • Beatriz Stuart Secaf - Sustainability Advisor, FEBRABAN • Marcelo Seraphim - Head of Brazil, PRI • Lauro Marins - Executive Director, CDP Latin America •Moderator: David Carlin -Climate Change, UNEP FI |
| 15:10– 16:20 | Session 3: Plastics and Sustainable Blue Economy Finance (led by WWF) • Butch Bacani - Programme Leader at UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative • Liesel van Ast - Membership & Regional Coordination Manager, UNEP FI • David Falcon Director, Sustainability, Brand and Reputation, Deloitte Chile • Moderator: Elizabeth Aceituno - Finance Specialist, WWF | Session 4: The Energy Transition & Climate Goals in the context of Latina America and Caribbean • Gabriel Guedes - Credit Director, Itaú Unibanco • Laura Ramirez - Programme Manager Emerging Markets, 2 Degrees • Guilherme Arantes Manager, Energy Sector, BNDES • Raul Pomares -Founder, Sonen Capital •Moderator: Sergio Leitão -Executive Director, Instituto Escolhas |
| 16:20– 16:50 | Coffee Break | |
| 16:50– 18:00 | Session 5: Green, Social & Sustainability Bonds (led by IDB) • Joaquin Guajardo Beroíza - Advisor of International Finance, Ministry of Finance, Chile • Valeria Rosales - Sustainability Manager, Banistmo S.A. • Thatyanne Gasparotto -Program and Relationship Manager for Brazil, Climate Bonds Initiative • Odivan Cargnin - CFO, Celulose Irani •Moderator: Maria Netto - Climate Change Lead Specialist, IDB Group | Session 6: Sustainable Infrastructure and Green Cities (led by CAF) • José Rafael Neto - Senior Executive, CAF • Luiz Correa Noronha - BRDE • Ivo Gomes - Mayor of Sobral, Ceará, Brazil • Pablo Lloret - Fundación Futuro Latino Americano - Programa Huella de Ciudades • Gustavo Manrique - Sambito S.A. •Moderator: Mauricio Velasquez - Executive Director of the Department of Environment and Climate Change, CAF |
| 18:00 | Closing Remarks | Closing Remarks |
| 18:05 | Cocktail - Sustainable Stock Exchange – 10 Year anniversary • Sonia Favaretto Sustainability Director, B3, President, Brazilian Global Compact Network and SDG Pioneer- • Olga Cantillo - Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Bolsa de Valores de Panamá, S.A. |
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| 08:00– 09:00 | Registrations | ||
| 09:00– 09:05 | Welcome & Opening Remarks | ||
| 09:05– 09:20 | Keynote 1 • Alexandre da Silva Glüher - Member of the Board, Bradesco | ||
| 09:20– 09:35 | Keynote 2 • Jean Pierre Dupui - VP Corporate and Investment Banking, Santander | ||
| 09:35–10:40 | Plenary 1: Financial mechanisms to finance theUN Sustainable Development Goals (led by Global Compact) • Karine Bueno - Head of Sustainability, Santander • Leo Letelier -Founder and CEO, Sitawi • Sandra Abella - Regional Director, Eco Business Fund • José Alexandre Vasco - Director of Investor Protection and Assistance Office, CVM •Moderator: Sonia Favaretto - Sustainability Director, B3, President, Brazilian Global Compact Network, SDG Pioneer | ||
| 10:40–11:00 | Break | ||
| 11:00–12:00 | Plenary 2: Financial Education and Inclusion to Leverage our Economy • Walter Savaglia - Digital Channels Manager, Itaú Unibanco • Miguel Achury Jiménez - Vice President of Planning and Institutional Development, Bancamía • Patrícia Coimbra - Human Capital, Administrative and Sustainability Vice President, SulAmérica Insurance Brazil & Member of UNEP FI Global Steering Committee • Fabiola Benotti - Investor Education Lead, ANBIMA •Moderator: Marina Cançado - CEO, Converge Capital | ||
| 12:00–13:00 | Plenary 3: Deforestation Risks and Sustainable Land Use Finance • Nelson Rivas - General Manager, Banco de Fomento Agropecuário • Thais Fontes - Sustainability Manager, Rabobank • Mirta Martinez Bazzano - General Manager, Roundtable for Sustainable Finance, Paraguay • Angelo Gurgel - Member of Coalizão Brasil Clima, Floresta e Agricultura •Moderator: Roberta Simonetti - Sustainable Finance, WWF | ||
| 13:00 | End of UNEP FI Regional Roundtable | ||
| 13:00–14:30 | Lunch | ||
| 14:30- 17:30 | Side-Event: Sustainable Business Opportunities in the Brazilian Amazon (Led by UN Environment) Location: Room 2 | Workshop: How to implement and set targets considering Principles for Responsible Banking (only for UNEP-FI members) Location: Plenaria • Liesel van Ast - Membership & Regional Coordination Manager, UNEP FI • Maria Eugenia Sosa Taborda - Latin America Network Coordinator, UNEP FI | |
| 14:30- 14:50 | Welcome & Opening Remarks • Denise Hamu - Representative of Brazil, UNEP • Aline Tristao - Executive Director, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) | • Recap about PRB and key steps for implementation | |
| 14:50- 15:30 | Key Speaker Public Forest Concessions as a model of sustainable forest-based development • Paulo Carneiro - Director of Forest Concessions, Brazilian Forest Service (SFB) | • Step 1 - Impact Analysis: Presentations and Debate | |
| 15:30- 17:30 | Panel: Business opportunities related to Sustainable Forest Management Value Chain of Sustainable Forest Management operations in Mato Grosso State • Jorge Andre Gildi dos Santos - Banco do Brasil - Opportunities and challenges of doing business with public forest concessions • Justiniano Netto - Associação Brasileira dos Concessionários Florestais Innovation opportunities in the bioeconomy of forest resources • Lilian Figueiredo - FINEP (the Brazilian Governmental Agency for Funding Studies and Projects) | • Step 2 – Target Settings: Presentations and Debate • Step 3 - Accountability • Bank Presentations by Bradesco and Itau • Q&A | |
| 08:00-09:00 | Registration and refreshments |
| 09:00-09:30 | Welcome remarks • Patricia Coimbra - Head of Sustainability, SulAmérica • Paulo Roberto Miller Fernandes Vianna Junior - Brazilian Superintendence for Private Insurance (SUSEP) • Pedro Pinheiro - Sustainability Superintendent, Brazilian Insurance Confederation (CNseg) |
| 09:30-10:00 | Keynote presentation How is the PSI shaping the global sustainable insurance agenda? • Butch Bacani - Programme Leader at UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative |
| 10:00-11:00 | Workshop 1: Integrating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) risks in non-life insurance business • Helga Tomagnini - Superintendent of Business Strategy and Risk Engineering, MAPFRE Brazil • Butch Bacani - Programme Leader at UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative |
| 11:00-11:20 | Break |
| 11:20-12:10 | Workshop 2: Launch of the PSI-WWF-UNESCO Global Guide to protect World Heritage Sites • Butch Bacani - Programme Leader at UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative • Marco Tormen - Advisor Sustainable Finance, WWF Switzerland • Isabel Ponce de León - Senior Underwriter Agriculture, Swiss Re |
| 12:10-13:00 | Workshop 3: TCFD and the insurance industry: Evolving market and supervisory practices • Gustavo Pimentel - Managing Director, Sitawi • Joe Capp - Vivid Economics • Moderator Butch Bacani - Programme Leader, UN Environment (moderator) |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00-14:20 | Group Photo |
| 14:20-15:20 | Workshop 4: Shaping the agenda for the life & health insurance industry and sustainable development • Erika Fuga - Director of Health Claims, SulAmérica • Jair de Almeida Lacerda Jr - Director, Bradesco Vida e Previdência • Nilton Molina - President, Board of Directors, Mongeral Aegon • Butch Bacani - Programme Leader at UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative |
| 15:20-15:50 | Break |
| 15:50-16:50 | Workshop 5: Developing sustainable insurance roadmaps: Aims and trends • Paulo Roberto Miller Fernandes Vianna Junior - Brazilian Superintendence for Private Insurance (SUSEP) • Pedro Pinheiro - Sustainability Superintendent, Brazilian Insurance Confederation (CNseg) • Butch Bacani - Programme Leader, UN Environment (moderator) |
| 16:50-17:00 | Closing remarks • Butch Bacani - Programme Leader at UN Environment’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance Initiative |
| Workshop: Climate Risks and TCFD Recommendations Date: October 16th, 2019 Time: 09:00-13:00 Further detailed information to be announced soon Collaborating with CAF Register here Find out more | ||