Conference Agenda: 

• 8:30am -- 9:00am: Registration

• 9:00am -- 9:10am: Welcome Remarks
  • Henry Shilling, Director of Research, Sustainable Research and Analysis and FIASI Board Member

• 9:10am -- 9:45am: Keynote Speaker
  • Robert Litterman, Ph.D. Founding Partner & Chairman of Risk Committee, Kepos Capital

• 9:45am -- 10:45am: Relevance of Companies’ Energy Transition Plans to Credit Analysis: Risks and Opportunities
  • Moderator: 
    • John D. Finnerty, Ph. D., Professor of Finance at Fordham University’s Gabelli School of Business 
  • Panelists
    • Michael Ferguson, CFA, CPA, CAIA, CFE, Americas Team Leader, Sustainable Finance, S&P Global
    • Alex Griffiths, CA, Managing Director, Head of EMEA Corporate Ratings, Fitch Ratings
    • David Knutson, CFA, FRM, CMT, Head of US Fixed Income Product Management, Schroders
    • Michael Ridley, Ph.D. IMC, Head of Fixed Income ESG & Climate Research, MSCI

• 10:45am -- 11:00am: Break 

• 11:00am -- 12:00pm: The Economic and Investment Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022
  • Moderator:
    • Stanislas Rouyer, Financial sector and climate risk analyst, credit research leader
  •  Panelists
    • Ravina Advani, Managing Director & Group Head of Energy, Natural Resources & Renewables, BNP Paribas
    • David Burton, JD, Tax Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
    • Stephanie Dontas, CFA, Credit Portfolio Manager, J.P. Morgan Chase
    • Alexa Gordon, Vice President, Portfolio Management, Head of ESG for Municipal Fixed Income, Goldman Sachs

• 12:00pm -- 12:15pm: Fordham / FIASI Research Competition Announcement of Winners
  • Lerzan Aksoy, Ph.D., Dean & Professor of Marketing, Gabelli School of Business, Fordham University

• 12:15pm -- 1:15pm: Lunch & Networking

• 1:15pm -- 1:45pm: Special Guest Speaker on European Union Regulations
  • Magdalena Kuper, Ph.D., Head of Sustainability, Vice President Legal, German Investment Funds Association BVI

• 1:45pm -- 2:45pm: What are the Implications of Reforming the World Bank and IMF Mandates?
  • Moderator:
    • Tom Byrne, President & CEO, Korea Society
  • Panelists:
    • Edward Fitzpatrick, III, CFA, Managing Director, Portfolio Manager, Head of US Rates, J. P. Morgan
    • Renzo Merino, Vice-President, Senior Analyst, Moody's Investor Service
    • Emily Slater, Executive Director, Bretton Woods Committee

• 2:45pm -- 3:00pm: Break

• 3:00pm -- 4:00pm: Sustainable Finance Debt Instruments: Will Issuance Pass the $1 Trillion Level in 2023? 
  • Moderator:
    • Caroline Flammer, Ph.D., Professor of International and Public Affairs and of Climate at Columbia University 
  • Panelists:
    • Meredith Chiampa, North American Head of ESG, Global Markets, Citi Global Markets
    • Ramzi Issa, Managing Director, Global Head of Credit Investor Products Structuring, Credit Suisse
    • Stephen Liberatore, CFA, Lead PM for ESG Fixed Income Strategies, Nuveen

• 4:00pm -- 4:15pm: Closing Remarks
  • Monica Aggarwal, CFA, President FIASI and Managing Director, Fitch Ratings