Agenda

Here's what's scheduled for the event. All times are in GMT.

8:30 AM
Registration, networking & morning coffee
 
9:15 AM
Introduction

Maurice Button, CEO, City & Financial Global; Founder and CEO of City Week

9:20 AM
Chair’s opening remarks

Chris Hall, Editorial Director, ESG Investor

9:25 AM
Update on the work of the Transition Plan Taskforce

Patrick Arber, Group Head of Government Engagement - Sustainability, Aviva plc, and Member, Delivery Group, Transition Plan Taskforce

9:45 AM
The FCA’s expectations about the transition plans of financial institutions and listed companies

Mark Manning, Technical Specialist, Sustainable Finance and Stewardship, Financial Conduct Authority

10:05 AM
Developing international standards for corporate transition plans

Moderator

Huw van Steenis, Vice-Chair and Partner, Oliver Wyman

Panellists

Amanda Starbuck, Member of the UN Secretary General High-Level Expert Group on Net Zero Pledges, Program Director, The Sunrise Project

Dr Tony Rooke, Executive Director, Head of Transition Planning Implementation, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

10:55 AM
Networking & morning coffee break
 
11:35 AM
Design requirements for a compliant transition plan

Moderator

Chris Hall, Editorial Director, ESG Investor

Panellists

Dr Tony Rooke, Executive Director, Head of Transition Planning Implementation, Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ)

Matt Scott, WTW Climate & Resilience Hub and WS1 Co-chair, TPT Delivery Group

Jacques Morris, Team Leader, TPT Secretariat; Head of Policy, UK Centre for Greening Finance and Investment; Policy Lead, Oxford Sustainable Finance Group

12:25 PM
Scenario planning

Moderator

Jo Paisley, President, GARP Risk Institute (GRI)

Panellists 

Patrick Arber, Group Head of Government Engagement - Sustainability, Aviva plc, and Member, Delivery Group, Transition Plan Taskforce

Barbara Davidson, Head of Accounting, Audit and Disclosure, Carbon Tracker

Carolina Descio, Senior Manager, Green Finance, The Carbon Trust

1:10 PM
Networking & lunch break
 
2:15 PM
Chair’s opening remarks

Edward Baker, Head of Climate Policy, PRI

2:20 PM
Governance and legal issues arising from transition plans

Vanessa Havard-Williams, Partner, Global Head of Environment & Climate Change, Linklaters

2:40 PM
Linkage between the transition plan and TCFD and TNFD reporting

Moderator

Edward Baker, Head of Climate Policy, PRI

Panellists

Nitika Agarwal, Head of Sustainable Finance Policy, WWF-UK 

Richard Spencer, Director of Sustainability, ICAEW

Josie Murdoch, Policy Fellow - Sustainable Finance, Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics (LSE)

3:25 PM
Case study

Drafting a robust transition plan

Steven Thompson, Environmental Sustainability Manager, National Grid

3:45 PM
Networking & afternoon tea break
 
4:00 PM
Third-party verification and assurance issues

Moderator

David Watkins, Partner, Slaughter and May

Panellists

Barbara Davidson, Head of Accounting, Audit and Disclosure, Carbon Tracker

Amir Sokolowski, Global Director, Climate Change, CDP

Anna Creed, Director of Thought Leadership, Climate Bonds Initiative

4:45 PM
User expectations of climate transition plans

Moderator

Maya Hennerkes, Director, Climate Strategy and Delivery, Green Financial Systems, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Panellists

Chandra Gopinathan, Senior Investment Manager, Railpen

Michael Hall, Managing Director, Sustainable Investing, CPP Investments

Eliette Riera, Head of UK Policy, Principles for Responsible Investment

5:30 PM
Chair’s closing remarks

Edward Baker, Head of Climate Policy, PRI

5:35 PM
Close of proceedings