ESG APAC Conference

Preparing for the Next Chapter

12 May 2022 | 15:00 SGT

15:00 | Welcome Remarks

   ●   Wendy Cheong, Managing Director, Regional Head of Asia Pacific, Moody’s

15:08 | Opening Address

   ●   Julia Haake, Managing Director, Market Strategy, Moody’s ESG Solutions

15:15 |   Session 1

ESG: The Value of Natural Capital and Biodiversity  

Learn about the impact of natural capital risks on APAC, in the wake of COP26 and the upcoming TNFD recommendations for nature-related financial disclosures.

Discussion Highlights

   ●   How is the continued focus on natural capital and biodiversity impacting APAC market developments and credit trends? 

   ●   How do we better govern, measure, and manage the impact of evolving biodiversity risks?

Moderator: Rahul Ghosh, Managing Director, ESG Outreach & Research, Moody’s Investors Service

Panelists:

   ●   John Wang, Vice President-Senior Analyst, ESG, Moody’s Investors Service

   ●   Professor Liang Hao,  Associate Professor of Finance & Lee Kong Chian Fellow,Singapore Management University
Member of Management Committee,Singapore Green Finance Centre

   ●   Michelle Loi，Vice President, Asia Sustainable Finance, WWF - World Wide Fund for Nature (Singapore)

   ●   Iain Henderson, Managing Director, ADM CAPITAL

15:55 |   Session 2

Sustainable Finance: Enhanced Disclosures and Best Practices

Our experts discuss how APAC’s burgeoning sustainable finance industry is carving its pathway with enhanced disclosures and best practices.  

Discussion Highlights

   ●   Where do the interoperability and compatibility of disclosures and taxonomies fit in as APAC strengthens its disclosure requirements?

   ●   How are issuers in this segment balancing product innovation and best practices with transparency requirements?

Moderator: Juliette Macresy, Senior Director, Head of Moody’s ESG Sales – Asia Pacific, Moody’s ESG Solutions

Panelists：

   ●   Mushtaq Kapasi, Managing Director & Chief Representative APAC, ICMA

   ●   Chaoni Huang, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Capital Markets, Global Markets, BNP Paribas

   ●   Jeffrey Lee, Vice President, Sustainable Finance, Moody’s ESG Solutions

16:35 |   Session 3

Climate: Understanding Net-Zero Commitments

The meaning of net-zero and how corporates are working to achieve it.

Discussion Highlights

   ●   What is temperature alignment, and why has demand to quantify portfolios’ temperature alignment risen?

   ●   What are some of the challenges in adopting this approach, and what are companies doing to keep to their net-zero goals?

   ●   How does the transition to net zero influence credit risk?

Moderator: Yasman Moghaddam, Director, Solutions Specialist, Moody's Analytics

Panelists:

   ●   DR. Coby Wong，Senior Vice President Sustainability,Institutional Banking Group,DBS Bank

   ●   Andrew Grant, Vice President Climate Solutions, MESG

   ●   Frank Medrisch, Asst. Vice President Analyst, ESG, Moody’s Investors Service

17:15 | Closing Remarks

   ●   Jean Chong, Asst. Vice President, ESG Outreach & Research, APAC Moody’s ESG Solutions