MICROFINANCE EVENT: United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) Roundtable 2009, presented by the United Nations, October 22-23, 2009 at Cape Town, South Africa

United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), presented by the United Nations, October 22-23, 2009 at Cape Town, South Africa

October 22-23, 2009 at Cape Town, South Africa

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Costs: The fees for participants are as follows:
UNEP FI Signatories: Fee Waived; Participants: USD 690 (to September 11) or USD 790 (from September 12); NGO/Academic representatives USD 550 (to September 11) or USD 650 (from September 12)

Summary of event: UNEP FI invites you to join its vibrant global network of signatories and partner organisations across the banking, insurance and investment communities to discuss the latest developments and emerging issues on finance and sustainability during these challenging and changing times. With UNEP FI always on the cutting-edge of sustainable finance, the Cape Town Roundtable will offer interactive panel sessions, in-depth debates, and expert training on:
• Responsible investment
• Sustainable banking
• Low-carbon economy
• Financing renewables
• Sustainable insurance
• Transparency, reporting and accountability
• Responsible property investment
• Microfinance
• Finance and water
• Valuing natural capital
• Financing for sustainable development

Background of the Organizer:
Initiated in 1994, the UNEP FI Global Roundtable carries on a tradition that has spanned the globe from New York to Frankfurt, Rio de Janeiro to Tokyo.

15 years on, the roundtable aims to be recognized as a global agenda-setting event in sustainable finance. This event offers an opportunity for leaders of the financial world and environmental experts to come together to discuss and exchange views on sustainability issues and “responsible” financing.

The roundtables aims to contribute to ideas and ways on how to address emerging challenges in environmental, social and governance issues that relate to global financial industry. The series of biennial roundtables has been one of the UNEP Finance Initiative advocacy instruments for sustainable finance.

The 2007 event brought more than 450 senior bankers, insurers and asset managers, and environmental experts to Melbourne’s function centre and focused on the challenging issue of moving from “Awareness to Action”. In 2005, the roundtable was hosted at the United Nation’s New York Headquarters, and was based around a risk and opportunity theme.

Event Speakers Include:

Peter Blom – CEO & Chairman – Triodos Bank Group
Tom Boardman – Chief Executive Officer – Nedbank
Cecilia Ibru – Chief Executive Officer – Oceanic Bank
Matthew Kiernan – Co-head of the Sustainability Solutions Group – Riskmetrics
Renjie Li – President – Industrial Bank, China
Jonathan Maxwell – Chief Executive Officer – Sustainable Development Capital LLP
Pavan Sukhdev – Study Leader, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) and Project Leader, Green Economy Initiative (UNEP)
Terry Tamminen – The architect of Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger’s green revolution in California, environmental advisor to the Obama and Chinese Administrations, and the former head of the State of California Environmental Protection Agency.
Alex Barrett – Head of Client Research – Standard Chartered
Preety Bhandari – Coordinator of the Financial Cooperation Unit – UNFCC
Philippa Birtwell -Head of Public Policy Research – Barclays
Chris Bray – Head of Environmental Risk Management – Barclays
Sally Britton – Director – Sally Britton Consulting
Yulanda Chung- Head of Sustainable Business, Group Sustainability – Standard Chartered Bank
Christopher Clarke – Executive Director – Inspired Evolution Investment Management
Paul Clements-Hunt – Head – UNEP FI
Gerhard Coetzee – Head Microenterprise Finance Unit – Absa
Rev Ross Collins – Anglican Communion
Blaise Desbordes – Direction Stratégie, Finances et Développement Durable – Caisse des depots
Arthur Eijs – VROM – Ministry for Environment, Nederlands
Anton van Elteren – Senior Environmental Specialist – FMO
Niall Enright – Technical Director of the Energy And Climate Change Group – ERM
Saliem Fakir – Head Living Planet Unit – WWF SA
Victor A. Fodeke – Head, Special Climate Change Unit – Government of Nigeria
Peter Ford – Member of the Board of Directors and the Sustainable Development Committee – mecu
Dr James Gifford – Executive Director – Principles for Responsible Investment
David Grylls – Director – Infrastructure Fund – Actis
Paul Hilton – Director, Advanced Equities Research & Portfolio Manager – Calvert Group
Peter Höppe – Head of Geo Risks Research / Corporate Climate Centre – Munich Re
Sue Howells – Head of Global Operations – CDP
Gianluca Manca – Head of Sustainability, Global Head of non-profit institutional business – Intesa Sanpaolo Group
Dr Ivan R May – King Committee
Paul McNamara – Director, Head of Research PRUPIM – Prudential
Mary Jane McQuillen – Director & Portfolio Manager, Socially Aware Investment – ClearBridge Advisors
Ndileka Mohapi – Director: Water Allocation, Department: Water and Environmental Affairs – Republic of South Africa
Ewald Muller – Senior Executive: Standards – SAICA
Stuart Orr – Freshwater Manager – WWF
Richard Pearl – Vice President and Corporate Social Responsibility Manager – State Street Corporation
Jo Pohl – Chief Financial Officer – Teba Bank
Mandy Rambharos – Head of Sustainability – Eskom
Steven Ripley – Project Manager of the Forest Footprint Disclosure project – Prince’s Trust
Nick Robins – Head of Climate Change Centre – HSBC Bank
Tom Rotherham – Head of Corporate Responsibility, Radley Yeldar Limited
Nikolaus Schultze – Director Carbon Finance – First Climate
Aaron K. Senanu – Regional Manager East & West Africa – EcoSecurities
Sean Silvey – Head of Environmental Sustainability – ANZ Bank
Justin Smith – Manager: The Good business journey – Woolworths (SA)
Ole Beier Sorensen – Chief of Department, Analysis & Strategy / Research & Strategy – ATP
James Stacey – Partner – Earth Capital Partners LLP
Takejiro Sueyoshi – Member of the Council on the Global Warming Issue, Japanese cabinet of Prime Minister Taro Aso and Special Advisor to the UNEP FI in the Asia Pacific region
Niclas Svenningsen – Head, Sustainable United Nations (SUN) – United Nations Environment Program
Christopher Wells – Manager, Environmental Risk – Banco Real / Grupo Santander
Peter Willis – Director of Cambridge Program for Sustainability Leadership’s Southern African office
Alf Wills – South African UNFCCC Delegation – Ministry of Environment, South Africa

Who is invited to attend: Recognized as the global agenda-setting event in sustainable finance, Cape Town 2009 will offer delegates from around the world interactive panel sessions, expert training and in-depth debates. The UNEP FI Roundtable attracts senior decision makers and experts from:
• The global financial industry
• Financial regulatory bodies
• Governments
• Civil society groups
• Professional bodies
• Academia
• Consultancies
• The UNEP FI Global Roundtable provides an excellent opportunity for participants to:
• Hear the latest thinking in the financial field and learn about the recent developments
• Access the latest research on linkages between sustainability and financial performance
• Learn of recent developments
• Focus on strategic issues
• Shape the sustainable finance debate
• Address fundamental challenges facing the financial industry
• Tap into UNEP FI’s vibrant global network.

Online Registration: Please click here.

Important Dates: Thursday, October 22 to Friday October 23, 2009 at Cape Town, South Africa

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Event Type: Training
Event Starts: October 22, 2009
Event Ends: October 23, 2009
Location: Cape Town, South Africa

Contact information:
For additional information, about the upcoming UNEP FI Global Roundtable and to learn about sponsorship opportunities, please contact: roundtable [at] unepfi.org
Tel: +41 (0) 22 917 8178

No additional personal contact info is provided

Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
Event Type: Conference
Event Starts: October 22, 2009
Event Ends: October 23, 2009

Location: UNEP FI has booked rooms for participants at The Westin Grand Cape Town Arabella Quays Hotel as October is a busy time in Cape Town. The Westin Grand Cape Town Arabella Quays Hotel is a short 2 minute walk from the conference venue and if you wish to book a room, please fill out the registration form and send it directly to the hotel.

UNEP Finance Initiative
International Environment House
Office D-512
15 chemin des Anémones
CH-1219 Châtelaine
Geneva, Switzerland
General and media enquiries
Tel: +41 (0) 22 917 8178
Fax: +41 (0) 22 796 9240

Email: fi@unep.ch

Organized By: UNEP Finance Initiative

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