Diversity & Inclusion Sessions

A week before The Global Borrowers & Bond Investors Forum takes place, we will host interviews and discussions with leading influencers to discuss diversity and inclusion in the financial sector. We will create a platform for banking and finance participants to have open conversations and address difficult questions, with the aim of encouraging action and policies that will foster an industry with exciting, equal and fair opportunities for all.

 

Tuesday 15 June

11.05-11.30 BST

Keynote interview: Anita Angelovska Bezhoska, Governor, National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia

Interviewed by: Morgan Davis, Deputy Editor,GlobalCapital Asia and Asiamoney

 

11.30-12.30 BST

Panel: Inclusivity Alpha - can diversity drive returns?

  • Does diversity generate better returns? What research is needed?
  • How to measure and understand diversity in governance metrics
  • What is good governance? How can it be measured and improved?
  • How can WFH help inclusion? What policies and habits are needed to unlock the potential?

Moderator: Morgan Davis, Deputy Editor, GlobalCapital Asia and Asiamoney

Speakers: Henriette Kolb, Head, Gender and Economic Inclusion Group, International Finance Corporation

Georgina Philippou, Senior Adviser, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Barbara Rambousek, Director General for Gender and Economic Inclusion, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Heike Reichelt, Head of Investor Relations and Sustainable Finance, World Bank

Anne Simpson, Managing Investment Director, Board Governance and Sustainability, CalPERS

 

Wedneday 16 June

11.05-11.30 BST

Keynote interview: Joe Keefe, President, Impax Asset Management LLC

Interviewed by: Richard Kemmish, Editorial Consultant, Euromoney and GlobalCapital Events

 

11.30-12.30 BST

Case studies: Diversity and inclusion in asset management and banking

  • What can we learn from the success stories?
  • How can asset managers and banks be more diverse? What benefits accrue? 
  • What should ‘best practice’ be? 
  • What are the measuring and reporting challenges? How can these be overcome?

Moderator: Richard Kemmish, Editorial Consultant, Euromoney and GlobalCapital Events

Speakers: Mandy DeFilippo, Managing Director, Fixed Income Division, Morgan Stanley

Mark Freed, Chief Executive Officer, E2W

Melda Mergen, Deputy Global Head of Equities, Co-chair of North America Diversity and Inclusion Group, Columbia Threadneedle Investment

 

Tuesday 22 June

13.45-14.30 BST

Roundtable discussion: The Global Borrowers & Bond Investors Forum: Diversity & Inclusion in the Financial Sector

Turn your camera and microphone on and join the speakers from the sessions on 15-16 June to discuss diversity and inclusion in the financial sector. Take the opportunity to ask questions and add your comments to the discussion.

  • Does diversity generate better returns? What research is needed?
  • How to measure and understand diversity in governance metrics
  • What is good governance? How can it be measured and improved?
  • How can WFH help inclusion? What policies and habits are needed to unlock the potential?
  • What can we learn from the success stories?
  • How can asset managers and banks be more diverse? What benefits accrue? 
  • What should ‘best practice’ be? 
  • What are the measuring and reporting challenges? How can these be overcome?

Moderators: Morgan Davis, Deputy Editor, GlobalCapital Asia and Asiamoney

Richard Kemmish, Editorial Consultant, Euromoney and GlobalCapital Events

Speakers: Mark Freed, Chief Executive Officer, E2W

Joe Keefe, President, Impax Asset Management LLC

Henriette Klob, Head, Gender and Economic Inclusion Group, International Finance Corporation

Melda Mergen, Deputy Global Head of Equities, Co-chair of North America Diversity and Inclusion Group, Columbia Threadneedle Investment

Georgina Philippou, Senior Adviser, Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)

Barbara Rambousek, Director General for Gender and Economic Inclusion, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Heike Reichelt, Head of Investor Relations and Sustainable Finance, World Bank

 

To watch these sessions and be included in the discussions, please register for your place at The Global Borrowers & Bond Investors Forum.

 

If you are interested in either sponsoring or speaking on this session, please contact Isobel Mitchell on Isobel.mitchell@euromoneyplc.com