abrdn Sustainability Summit 2022

Dr. Ayesha Khanna, Co-Founder and CEO, Addo

Investors need to stay informed on sustainability themes and regulations to construct resilient, long horizon portfolios. Hear about how climate change, net-zero policies, biodiversity etc… impact APAC’s sustainability journey ahead.

Moderator: Pruksa Iamthongthong, Senior Investment Director, Asian Equities, abrdn

Panellists:

• Danielle Welsh-Rose, Head of Sustainability Specialists and Head of Sustainability Institute APAC, abrdn
• Amanda Young, Chief Sustainability Officer, abrdn
• Jeremy Lawson, Chief Economist, Head of the Research Institute, abrdn

APAC is behind the curve on the SDGs, investors have to mobilise more capital to meet the 2030 target, which presents investment opportunity.

Moderator: Amanda Young, Chief Sustainability Officer, abrdn

Panellists:

• Rob Kaplan, CEO, Circulate Capital
• Smita Luthra Nakhooda, Senior Results Management Specialist Results Management and Aid Effectiveness Division, Asian Development Bank
• Kim Farrant, General Manager Responsible Investing, HESTA

APAC has a pivotal role in the energy transition; in fact, the success or failure of the world meeting a net zero by 2050 goal may depend on APAC. But a transition needs to ensure communities are not left behind. There are investment risks and opportunities in a just energy transition

Moderator: Jeremy Lawson, Chief Economist, Head of the Research Institute, abrdn

Panellists:

• Dr. Darian McBain, Chief Sustainability Officer, Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)
• Dr. Ke Fang, Director General, Implementation Monitoring Department, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB)
• Rizal Mohamed Ali, VP Responsible Investment, Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan), KWAP

Biodiversity loss and the role of natural capital are issues that investors need to understand, in the same way as climate change. Investors need to understand the risks, and the role of nature-based investments in their portfolio

Moderator: Amanda Young, Chief Sustainability Officer, abrdn

Panellists:

• Zoe Whitton, Partner, Pollination Group
• Anders Nordheim, Head of Asia Sustainable Finance, WWF

Innovation, new ideas and technology development are needed to address APAC’s sustainability challenges. APAC rising to the occasion. These may also present early stage investment opportunities

Host: David Smith, Senior Investment Director, Asian equities, abrdn

Panellists:

• Mikkel Larson, CEO, Climate Impact X
• Spencer Low, CEO, Travel Retail, Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, SATS
• Vandita Pant, Chief Commercial Officer, BHP

There is increasing evidence that good ESG practices drive positive financial returns. ESG integration and active ownership can generate alpha.

Moderator: Flavia Chong, Head of Equities, Asia Pacific, abrdn

Panellists:

• David Smith, Senior Investment Director, Asian Equities, abrdn
• Adam McCabe, Head of Fixed Income, Asia Pacific, abrdn
• Julien Lepine, , Senior Investment Specialist - Multi-Asset & Solutions
• Satyan Sanghrajka, Head of APAC Real Estate Business Strategy & Investment Specialists, RE Investment Management, abrdn

Dispelling the myth on green inflation and discussing strategies that will help insulate portfolios against inflationary pressures

Moderator: Kenneth Akintewe, Head Sovereign Debt, Fixed Income Asia, abrdn

Jeremy Lawson, Chief Economist, Head of the Research Institute, abrdn

Dispelling the myth on green inflation and discussing strategies that will help insulate portfolios against inflationary pressures

Moderator: David Smith, Senior Investment Director, Asian Equities, abrdn

Panellists:

• Michelle Lopez, Head of Australian Equities, abrdn
• Emily Zhou, Portfolio Management Officer, AIIB
• Nicole Lim, Investment Analyst - ESG, Fixed Income – Asia, abrdn

Climate-related scenario analysis is critical to better understand and anticipate the future impacts of climate change on individual companies and portfolios, and therefore to build more climate resilient investments.

Presenters:

• Jeremy Lawson, Chief Economist, Head of the Research Institute, abrdn
• Camille Simeon, Investment Director, Asian Equities, abrdn
• Jerry Goh, Investment manager, Asian equities, abrdn