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  • How to identify physical and transitional risks for the institution
  • Evaluating which events may be catastrophic and why
  • Understanding the impact to the portfolio and products
  • Assessing what the risk means for business and pricing strategies
Regulation and Reporting
Risk Frameworks, Strategy and Planning
Moderator

Author:

Simon Connell

Director
Baringa

Simon is an experienced professional in the field of sustainability and ESG, with more than a decade of experience in bringing together individuals to support sustainable outcomes across multiple settings, In particular, Simon is focused on supporting clients across banking and financial services firms as they integrate climate and sustainability into their strategy and operations. Simon is the former Chair of the Net Zero Banking Alliance, and of the University of Cambridge Banking Environment Initiative and Centre for Sustainable Finance.

 

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Simon Connell

Director
Baringa

Simon is an experienced professional in the field of sustainability and ESG, with more than a decade of experience in bringing together individuals to support sustainable outcomes across multiple settings, In particular, Simon is focused on supporting clients across banking and financial services firms as they integrate climate and sustainability into their strategy and operations. Simon is the former Chair of the Net Zero Banking Alliance, and of the University of Cambridge Banking Environment Initiative and Centre for Sustainable Finance.

 

Panellists

Author:

Dr. Chandni Bhan

UK Head of Risk
Morgan Stanley

Dr. Chandni Bhan is Global Head of quant research and Model Risk, and Head of risk for UK for Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Previously she held roles across the business as head of risk for MSIM EMEA, as well CRO for MSIM Ireland. She has more than 16 years of working in Finance, both in front office, as well as risk, with extensive buy side and sell side expertise. She earned her PhD in statistics & probability from Michigan State University, and as an experienced  data scientist and risk officer, she has pioneered analytical systems to build a proactive and forward looking risk function, embedded in the business, that ensures we drive risk prudent growth for our clients. She is a member of EMEA operating committee, risk leadership group, and several other committees globally including as the chair for the global investment management model risk committee.  She also hosts several diversity podcasts and webinars for the business and is passionate about building a culture of inclusion and innovation.

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Dr. Chandni Bhan

UK Head of Risk
Morgan Stanley

Dr. Chandni Bhan is Global Head of quant research and Model Risk, and Head of risk for UK for Morgan Stanley Investment Management. Previously she held roles across the business as head of risk for MSIM EMEA, as well CRO for MSIM Ireland. She has more than 16 years of working in Finance, both in front office, as well as risk, with extensive buy side and sell side expertise. She earned her PhD in statistics & probability from Michigan State University, and as an experienced  data scientist and risk officer, she has pioneered analytical systems to build a proactive and forward looking risk function, embedded in the business, that ensures we drive risk prudent growth for our clients. She is a member of EMEA operating committee, risk leadership group, and several other committees globally including as the chair for the global investment management model risk committee.  She also hosts several diversity podcasts and webinars for the business and is passionate about building a culture of inclusion and innovation.

  • Staying on the right side of regulation
  • Avoiding reputational damage from perceived greenwashing
  • Determining what ‘green’ means
Regulation and Reporting
Beyond Climate Risk
Speaker

Author:

Alex Hindson

Chief Risk and Sustainability Officer
Argo

Alex Hindson joined Argo Group as the Chief Risk Officer in 2015 and his role was formally widened to recognize his leadership of the Sustainability and ESG programs in 2020.

He is responsible for Enterprise Risk Management across the Group as well as Capital Modelling , relationship management with credit rating agencies and purchasing of corporate insurances.

Previously he was the Chief Risk Officer of Amlin AG, the Swiss reinsurance operation of Amlin PLC, where he was responsible for the risk, compliance and legal functions across the Bermuda branch and Zurich operation. He had previously been the Head of Group Risk of Amlin PLC, responsible for the implementation of an enterprise risk management framework across the company in preparation for Solvency II.

Before this, Mr. Hindson was Head of Enterprise Risk Management at Aon Global Risk Consulting, where he was responsible for the consulting activities for ERM across EMEA. He was originally a chemical engineer and worked in a variety of roles at AstraZeneca, including engineering, manufacturing and risk management. Mr. Hindson is a Certified Fellow and past Chairman of the Institute of Risk Management. He holds an MSc in Environmental Management.

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Alex Hindson

Chief Risk and Sustainability Officer
Argo

Alex Hindson joined Argo Group as the Chief Risk Officer in 2015 and his role was formally widened to recognize his leadership of the Sustainability and ESG programs in 2020.

He is responsible for Enterprise Risk Management across the Group as well as Capital Modelling , relationship management with credit rating agencies and purchasing of corporate insurances.

Previously he was the Chief Risk Officer of Amlin AG, the Swiss reinsurance operation of Amlin PLC, where he was responsible for the risk, compliance and legal functions across the Bermuda branch and Zurich operation. He had previously been the Head of Group Risk of Amlin PLC, responsible for the implementation of an enterprise risk management framework across the company in preparation for Solvency II.

Before this, Mr. Hindson was Head of Enterprise Risk Management at Aon Global Risk Consulting, where he was responsible for the consulting activities for ERM across EMEA. He was originally a chemical engineer and worked in a variety of roles at AstraZeneca, including engineering, manufacturing and risk management. Mr. Hindson is a Certified Fellow and past Chairman of the Institute of Risk Management. He holds an MSc in Environmental Management.

  • Determining whether there is friction between internal efforts and external commitments
  • Assessing achievability of external commitments
  • How to measure and report alignment
Risk Frameworks, Strategy and Planning
Beyond Climate Risk
Moderator

Author:

Daniel Cremin

Executive Director, Head of Climate Alliances and Product Alignment
MSCI

Daniel Cremin is Executive Director, Head of Climate Alliances and Product Alignment within MSCI’s ESG and Climate product team. He works with climate initiatives and alliances to align MSCI’s products and services to help investors and corporates manage the urgent transition to a net-zero world. He also leads MSCI’s involvement in the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NSFPA). Previously, Daniel led MSCI’s ESG and climate marketing strategy globally.

Prior to joining MSCI, he served as the Head of Marketing and Communications at Climate Change Capital Limited, a UK-based sustainable asset management and advisory group. He also worked for Microsoft, QinetiQ and the UK Government.

Daniel lives and works in London and holds a BSc in Applied Psychology and Sociology from the University of Surrey and qualifications from the London School of Journalism and Oxford College of Marketing.

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Daniel Cremin

Executive Director, Head of Climate Alliances and Product Alignment
MSCI

Daniel Cremin is Executive Director, Head of Climate Alliances and Product Alignment within MSCI’s ESG and Climate product team. He works with climate initiatives and alliances to align MSCI’s products and services to help investors and corporates manage the urgent transition to a net-zero world. He also leads MSCI’s involvement in the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) and Net Zero Financial Service Providers Alliance (NSFPA). Previously, Daniel led MSCI’s ESG and climate marketing strategy globally.

Prior to joining MSCI, he served as the Head of Marketing and Communications at Climate Change Capital Limited, a UK-based sustainable asset management and advisory group. He also worked for Microsoft, QinetiQ and the UK Government.

Daniel lives and works in London and holds a BSc in Applied Psychology and Sociology from the University of Surrey and qualifications from the London School of Journalism and Oxford College of Marketing.

Speakers

Author:

Sandra Schoonhoven

CoE Lead of Climate Risk
ING

Sandra Schoonhoven is the CoE Lead of Climate Risk – heading a core team of 4-5 people overseeing and coordinating INGs bank-wide activities around Climate Risk. Sandra has been part of ING’s sustainability journey for the last 7 years and as a former Head of Sustainability Programmes co-developed INGs Sustainability Direction and lead the execution of several programmes to achieve this direction. Within her current role she engages with both internal as well as external stakeholders (including supervisors).

Before she joint Global Sustainability, Sandra worked in several business roles within ING. Starting within Customer Intelligence as a data scientist avant la letter and after that moving into different leadership roles, she developed strong analytical -as well as leadership skills with a keen eye and passion for change management.

Before joining ING in 2004, Sandra worked in marketing roles in the publication sector (Wolters Kluwer) and insurance sector (Yarden).

She holds a MSc in Communication from Tilburg University and a Msc in Marketing Strategy from Henley Business University.

Next to her job, Sandra is member of the supervisory board of Stichting Spaarnesant – a public organization that provides public education through 26 schools in Haarlem. She holds an advisory board position at a strategy consultant company Stay Future Proof. And she is a certified Purpose to Impact session leader and has run multiple workshops for colleagues to help them find their purpose. Her own purpose in life is “to serve elephant for dinner”. 

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Sandra Schoonhoven

CoE Lead of Climate Risk
ING

Sandra Schoonhoven is the CoE Lead of Climate Risk – heading a core team of 4-5 people overseeing and coordinating INGs bank-wide activities around Climate Risk. Sandra has been part of ING’s sustainability journey for the last 7 years and as a former Head of Sustainability Programmes co-developed INGs Sustainability Direction and lead the execution of several programmes to achieve this direction. Within her current role she engages with both internal as well as external stakeholders (including supervisors).

Before she joint Global Sustainability, Sandra worked in several business roles within ING. Starting within Customer Intelligence as a data scientist avant la letter and after that moving into different leadership roles, she developed strong analytical -as well as leadership skills with a keen eye and passion for change management.

Before joining ING in 2004, Sandra worked in marketing roles in the publication sector (Wolters Kluwer) and insurance sector (Yarden).

She holds a MSc in Communication from Tilburg University and a Msc in Marketing Strategy from Henley Business University.

Next to her job, Sandra is member of the supervisory board of Stichting Spaarnesant – a public organization that provides public education through 26 schools in Haarlem. She holds an advisory board position at a strategy consultant company Stay Future Proof. And she is a certified Purpose to Impact session leader and has run multiple workshops for colleagues to help them find their purpose. Her own purpose in life is “to serve elephant for dinner”. 

Author:

Yvonne Holmes

Chief Sustainability Officer
AIB
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Yvonne Holmes

Chief Sustainability Officer
AIB

Author:

Nosa Omoigui

CEO and Founder
Weave.AI

Nosa Omoigui is the CEO and founder of Weave.AI. Prior to Weave.AI, he led machine learning and personalization teams at Amazon. Nosa also held a senior role at Microsoft Research (MSR). Nosa has a total of 23 granted patents and over 50 pending patents on various areas of technology, including AI. 

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Nosa Omoigui

CEO and Founder
Weave.AI

Nosa Omoigui is the CEO and founder of Weave.AI. Prior to Weave.AI, he led machine learning and personalization teams at Amazon. Nosa also held a senior role at Microsoft Research (MSR). Nosa has a total of 23 granted patents and over 50 pending patents on various areas of technology, including AI. 

Author:

Michaela Campbell

Director in the RQA Private Credit Team
BlackRock

Michaela Campbell is a Director in the RQA Private Credit team and is responsible for the primary risk management of Blackrock's European Middle Market Private Debt and European CLOs. In addition to providing independent risk oversight for new and existing investments, workouts and governance, she has also played an instrumental role in incorporating ESG information into the investment process.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Michaela worked at GE Capital EMEA in London from 2004. She held a number of risk management roles within the leveraged finance business including portfolio management, underwriting and restructuring of loans. Subsequently, she spent 4 years in Abu Dhabi at Mubadala GE Capital PJSC, where she created a portfolio management and special situations function for the largely US and European cashflow lending business.

Michaela earned a BSc degree in Statistics and Actuarial Science from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and is a CFA Charterholder.

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Michaela Campbell

Director in the RQA Private Credit Team
BlackRock

Michaela Campbell is a Director in the RQA Private Credit team and is responsible for the primary risk management of Blackrock's European Middle Market Private Debt and European CLOs. In addition to providing independent risk oversight for new and existing investments, workouts and governance, she has also played an instrumental role in incorporating ESG information into the investment process.

Prior to joining BlackRock, Michaela worked at GE Capital EMEA in London from 2004. She held a number of risk management roles within the leveraged finance business including portfolio management, underwriting and restructuring of loans. Subsequently, she spent 4 years in Abu Dhabi at Mubadala GE Capital PJSC, where she created a portfolio management and special situations function for the largely US and European cashflow lending business.

Michaela earned a BSc degree in Statistics and Actuarial Science from the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg and is a CFA Charterholder.

  • Resolving ESG’s place in risk management to strengthen identification, quantification and mitigation
  • Defining ownership of ESG and climate risk to improve communication and achieve short-, medium- and long-term goals
  • Top down, bottom up or a hybrid? Getting buy-in and input from all levels of the organisation
Regulation and Reporting
Risk Frameworks, Strategy and Planning
Moderator

Author:

Mallikarjun Choudhary

Executive Director
MSCI
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Mallikarjun Choudhary

Executive Director
MSCI
Speakers

Author:

Adam Webb

Chief Operating Officer, Risk
ICBC Standard Bank
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Adam Webb

Chief Operating Officer, Risk
ICBC Standard Bank

Author:

Chelsea Wallace

Global Head, Reputational and Sustainability Risk
Standard Chartered
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Chelsea Wallace

Global Head, Reputational and Sustainability Risk
Standard Chartered

Author:

Simon Gadd

Group Climate Change Director
Legal and General
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Simon Gadd

Group Climate Change Director
Legal and General

Author:

Daniel Kandola

Vice President, EMEA
Camms

Daniel Kandola is responsible for Camms’ development growth strategy in the UK and Europe, whilst overseeing the process and operations within the region. Daniel has experience in implementing powerful and agile GRC, ESG, Strategy and Project software solutions, and has played a key role in leading the growth of the EMEA client base over the past 7 years. Daniel is passionate about helping organisations harness their risk intelligence to achieve strategic business success. A graduate from the University of Sheffield, Daniel obtained a First Class Bachelor of Science degree in Information Management for Business.

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Daniel Kandola

Vice President, EMEA
Camms

Daniel Kandola is responsible for Camms’ development growth strategy in the UK and Europe, whilst overseeing the process and operations within the region. Daniel has experience in implementing powerful and agile GRC, ESG, Strategy and Project software solutions, and has played a key role in leading the growth of the EMEA client base over the past 7 years. Daniel is passionate about helping organisations harness their risk intelligence to achieve strategic business success. A graduate from the University of Sheffield, Daniel obtained a First Class Bachelor of Science degree in Information Management for Business.

  • Aligning strategy with changing regulations, climate scenarios and geopolitical developments
  • Building an authentic and flexible long-term strategy that benefits long-term profitability
  • Crystallising the benefits of a strong ESG and climate reputation: from talent acquisition to public perception
Regulation and Reporting
Risk Frameworks, Strategy and Planning
Beyond Climate Risk
Speaker

Author:

Alex Duncan

Group Chief Risk Officer
Just Group
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Alex Duncan

Group Chief Risk Officer
Just Group
  • Determining what regulatory changes are on the horizon and how they will impact existing risk management
  • Developing flexible methods to deal with evolving regulation
  • Understanding global regulatory differences: is a universally compliant framework possible?
Regulation and Reporting
Moderator

Author:

Sus Rajalingam

Director, Business Development
The Climate Service, now a part of S&P Global

Director of Business Development, The Climate Service, now a part of S&P Global

Sus Rajalingam is Director of Business Development for EMEA at The Climate Service, now a part of S&P Global.

Sus is an experienced Financial Services leader with a passion for Climate Risk and understanding how organisations can benefit from incorporating climate considerations into economic decisions - to accurately put a value around its financial impacts and identify the most impactful ways of transitioning towards a low-carbon economy.

 

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Sus Rajalingam

Director, Business Development
The Climate Service, now a part of S&P Global

Director of Business Development, The Climate Service, now a part of S&P Global

Sus Rajalingam is Director of Business Development for EMEA at The Climate Service, now a part of S&P Global.

Sus is an experienced Financial Services leader with a passion for Climate Risk and understanding how organisations can benefit from incorporating climate considerations into economic decisions - to accurately put a value around its financial impacts and identify the most impactful ways of transitioning towards a low-carbon economy.

 

Panellists

Author:

Victoria Collins

Global Head of climate Risk and ESG
Nomura
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Victoria Collins

Global Head of climate Risk and ESG
Nomura

Author:

Leah Ramoutar

Head of TCFD Implementation
Phoenix Group

Leah is the Head of TCFD at Phoenix Group where she oversees all the Group’s activities related to climate risk and leads on a number of ESG, climate and nature-related projects.  Prior to joining Phoenix in 2009, Leah spent two years in Investment Management and five years in the audit and corporate finance advisory practice at KPMG. Leah started her career in sustainable finance, working with SME clients across the Caribbean and South America. She holds a B.Sc. in Business Management from King’s College, London and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant.

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Leah Ramoutar

Head of TCFD Implementation
Phoenix Group

Leah is the Head of TCFD at Phoenix Group where she oversees all the Group’s activities related to climate risk and leads on a number of ESG, climate and nature-related projects.  Prior to joining Phoenix in 2009, Leah spent two years in Investment Management and five years in the audit and corporate finance advisory practice at KPMG. Leah started her career in sustainable finance, working with SME clients across the Caribbean and South America. She holds a B.Sc. in Business Management from King’s College, London and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant.

Author:

Frances Loring

Associate Director, Sustainability and Reputational Risk
Federated Hermes
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Frances Loring

Associate Director, Sustainability and Reputational Risk
Federated Hermes
 

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Kim Hazelwood

Director, Engineering
Meta

Kim Hazelwood is an engineering leader whose expertise lies at the intersection of scalable computer systems and applied machine learning. Her roles at Meta have included multiple engineering organizational leadership roles across Infrastructure and Research. Prior to Facebook, Kim held positions including Director of Research at Yahoo Labs, Software Engineer in the datacenter division of Google, Research Scientist at Intel, and tenured Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Virginia.

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Kim Hazelwood

Director, Engineering
Meta

Kim Hazelwood

Director, Engineering
Meta

Kim Hazelwood is an engineering leader whose expertise lies at the intersection of scalable computer systems and applied machine learning. Her roles at Meta have included multiple engineering organizational leadership roles across Infrastructure and Research. Prior to Facebook, Kim held positions including Director of Research at Yahoo Labs, Software Engineer in the datacenter division of Google, Research Scientist at Intel, and tenured Associate Professor of Computer Science at the University of Virginia. Kim holds a PhD in Computer Science from Harvard University and has authored over 50 publications and one book. She is a recipient of the MIT "Top 35 Innovators under 35"​ award, the ACM SIGPLAN "Test of Time" Award, the Anita Borg Early Career Award, and an NSF Career Award. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Computing Research Association.