EFFAS CESG Conference

Opening Remarks

• Fritz Mostböck – CEFA, CESGA. Head of Research Erste Group, President ÖVFA & EFFAS Deputy Chair.
• Frank Klein – Senior Coverage Specialist DWS, Board member DVFA, Co-chair of EFFAS CESG.

Alternative Assets and ESG: Where are the natural boundaries in implementation and methodology?

• René Nicolodi – Head of equities, Deputy Head Asset Management and Sustainability, Swisscanto and member of EFFAS CESG.

Panel: Artificial Intelligence

– Improvement and help for Portfolio Managers and Analysts or too early to use in practice?

• Marco Fazi – CEO of Azimut Capital Management (not confirmed yet)
• Daniela Carosio – Senior Partner Sustainable Value Investors and Member of EFFAS CESG.

Regulation session: What focus?

• Stefano Zambon – University of Ferrara and member of EFFAS CESG
• Moderator: Sonia Artuso – CEFA, CESGA, CIIA. ESG Investment Integration Manager, Generali and member of EFFAS CESG.

Climate strategy : Where do we go from here?

• Sonia Artuso – CEFA, CESGA, CIIA ESG Investment Integration Manager, Generali and member of EFFAS CESG.
• René Nicolodi – Head of equities, Deputy Head Asset Management and Sustainability, Swisscanto and member of EFFAS CESG.
• Moderator: Frank Klein – Senior Coverage Specialist DWS, Board member DVFA, Co-chair of EFFAS CESG.

CESGA 4.0 Where are we heading to? Climate module including GHG protocol:

• Alexander Bassen – Professor at University of Hamburg, Academic Director of CESGA

Stock listed companies and ESG data: What would be a pragmatic and reasonable approach?

• Daniela Carosio – Senior Partner Sustainable Value Investors and Member of EFFAS CESG.
• Thorsten Müller – CEFA, CESGA, CIIA. Chair DVFA and Member of EFFAS EMC.
• Manuel Puerta da Costa – Chair APAF Portugal, Treasurer & member of EFFAS EMC.

EFFAS / DVFA Impact Investing

• Gunnar Friede – CIIA, Head of ESG Multi Asset, DWS Investment, Member of EFFAS CESG.

What is the role of the analyst in a rapidly changing ESG environment?

• Henning Esskuchen – Head of CEE Equity Research, Erste Group.
• Walter Hatak – Head of Responsible Investments, Erste Asset Management.

ESG rating agencies and its challenges panel

• Alexandra Mihailescu Cichon – Chief Commercial Officer and Spokesperson RepRisk.
• Taie Wang – Chief Sustainable & Emerging Business Officer, Hang Seng Indexes Company
• Moderator: José Luis Blasco – Global Head of Sustainability Acciona, Member of EFFAS CESG.

Closing Remarks

• Jean-Philippe Desmartin – Head of Responsible Investment at Edmond de Rothschild AM and Co-Chair of EFFAS CESG.