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Webinar 1: Enhancing Financial Market Efficiency through the Development of a Coherent Taxonomy

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Ingrid van Wees
Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management
Asian Development Bank (ADB)


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Rick Lacaille
Executive Vice-President & Global Head of ESG
State Street


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Moderator
Esther Baroudy
Managing Director, Portfolio Manager
Fundamental Growth & Core Equites, SSGA


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Discussant
Helena Viñes Fiestas
Commissioner of the Spanish Financial Markets Authority Rapporteur of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance

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Discussant
Nicholas Pfaff​​​​​​​
Managing Director
Member of the Executive Committee and Head of Sustainable Finance, International Capital Markets Association (ICMA.)


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Introduction
Dr. Ma Jun
Chairman
Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance


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Discussant
Ephyro Luis B. Amatong
​​​​​​​Securities and Exchange Commission
Philippines


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Webinar 2: Trend towards ESG Centricity of Portfolio Investments

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Ingrid van Wees
Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management
Asian Development Bank (ADB)


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Introduction

Discussant
Edris Boey
Head ESG Research
Maitri Asset Management


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Discussant
Kim Chong
Head of Risk Management & Compliance
HKMA


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Discussant
Dr. Srikanya Yathip
Secretary General
Government Pension Fund
Thailand


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Discussant
Rick Lacaille
Executive Vice-President & Global Head of ESG
State Street


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Conclusion and Wrap up
Junkyu Lee, Ph.D.
Chief of Finance Sector Group
Sector Advisory Service Division
Sustainable Development and Climate Change Department
Asian Development Bank


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Webinar 3: Importance of Disclosing Climate-related Risks for Listed Companies in Asia

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James MacNevin
Head of Asia Pacific
State Street Global Advisors


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Moderator
Ingrid van Wees
Vice-President for Finance and Risk Management
Asian Development Bank (ADB)


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Discussant
Tanja Castor
Senior Expert
Sustainability Strategy, BASF SE


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Viki Farmaki
Vice President and Senior Global Financials’ Analyst
SSGA


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Daniela Marilungo
Managing Director - Head of Public Policy International
Bank of America


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Discussant
Masaaki Nagamura
Fellow International Initiatives, Tokio Marine Holdings, Inc.; Member of Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

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Discussant
Jaclyn Yeo
Head of Sustainability Reporting
DBS Bank Ltd.


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Q&A Moderator
Stephen O’Leary
Head of the Office of Risk Management
ADB

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