Building Strategic Intelligence is a series of interactive virtual sessions where experts and innovators associated with the World Economic Forum’s Strategic Intelligence platform share their insights on some of the most pressing global issues. The World Economic Forum (WEF) is organizing a stream of virtual interactive sessions under the title 'Building Strategic Intelligence Series' that...
The United Kingdom is hosting the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow (1- 12 November 2021) and will convene governments, businesses, and civil society, and the public to accelerate global action to tackle the climate crisis. As the international organization for public-private cooperation, the World Economic Forum will drive a range of physical and...
Delivering Across a Decade of Public-Private Partnerships Organised by World Climate Foundation, World Climate Summit - The Investment COP 2021 is recognized as one of the most important official side events of COP26. It is the leading forum for business and investment-driven solutions to climate change, acknowledging the essential importance of collaboration and the “bottom-up”...
Future Energy Series: Africa (FESA) is the deal-making and project origination platform of choice for the continent’s most influential low-carbon energy stakeholders. FESA takes an Africa-centric approach to the energy transition, which prioritises sustainable development and solving the continental power deficit. Throughout, attendees will take advantage of carefully curated 1-2-1 meetings between stakeholders, investors and...
How Asia is responding to the global ESG regulatory shift, and plotting its path From key ASEAN countries to their neighbouring big economies such as China and India, governments and regulators across Asia are accelerating the market infrastructure for green and sustainable finance. Malaysia and Singapore are responding to global green taxonomy debates by rolling...
Transforming Corporate Finance to Regenerative Finance through ESG Innovation Focused on the practical/operational aspects ESG innovation and integration, sessions will include risk assessment and mitigation, science-based targets, internal decisioning systems, integrated external reporting, investor relations, and interface with institutional investors. VISION: Transforming traditional finance to regenerative finance by shifting to balanced, multi-stakeholder business, financing and investing...
The longest-running private equity forum focused on bringing together fund managers, institutional investors, and expert advisors to discuss ESG issues across alternative asset classes will return to London on 9-10 November, co-hosted with the PRI. The key theme for this year will be climate change, the route to net-zero, and the rise of impact investing. Hear from the Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance...
With the unprecedented adoption of digital technologies, cybersecurity has become a key priority among private and public sector leaders. Cybersecurity failures pose a substantial risk to public safety and it is imperative that the global community comes together to build a path towards a secure digital future to ensure that society can continue benefit from...
Register today to hear from leading industry voices at this virtual conference, to be held on Tuesday, November 9, at 2:00 p.m. GMT.This year’s event, hosted in collaboration with AFME, includes sessions on key topics such as: What is going to drive the development of sustainable securitization markets?How are ESG factors incorporated into securitization credit...
The World Economic Forum and the Government of the United Arab Emirates will host the Great Narrative meeting in Dubai on 11-12 November 2021. The Great Narrative meeting is a linchpin of the Great Narrative initiative, a collaborative effort of the world’s leading thinkers to fashion longer-term perspectives and co-create a narrative that can help...
Reducing our carbon emissions to net zero may be our biggest challenge yet.As COP26 asks countries to come forward with ambitious net zero targets, we provide a forum for the private sector to dig into the practical considerations of accelerating net zero business strategies and mobilizing net zero capital allocation. Join us in Glasgow for a...
In the wake of the pandemic, responsible investment is gaining momentum with private markets investors as social inequities and climate action bring ESG principles into the light. With the momentum comes a multitude of initiatives, disclosure and reporting rules. The increased emphasis on ESG presents challenges and opportunities for GPs, and for newer and smaller...
A PLATFORM TO HOST THE KEY DISCUSSIONS SHIFTING THE FOCUS FROM RISK AND OPTIONALITY TO IMPERATIVE OPPORTUNITY: Climate Change Investment Strategies We explore the climate focused investment strategies tailored to the needs of the LGPS, as well as cutting edge opportunities leading the way in the paradigm shift from risk to opportunity. With most schemes...
Join industry experts for an outlook on how key themes will be impacting companies and industries, around the world, in 2022. Dive deeper into M&A trends, shifts in capital requirements, the ever-evolving growth of ESG and the “new normal” of life in pandemic times.
On 16-18 November, the World Economic Forum will host the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2021, the Forum’s first hybrid global meeting since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. Over 500 business leaders, public figures and decision-makers based in China will meet in-person in Tianjin, joined by international participants connecting virtually. Since 2007, the...
The global healthcare industry has suffered unprecedented disruptions that signal broad, far-reaching transformation. As the pandemic has frayed normalcy in business, government and society – the healthcare industry has seen a resurgence in corporate, governmental and consumer interest. Innovations in healthcare technology or telehealth have created opportunities for ambitious direct-to-consumer digital health companies looking to...
The economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic could see private equity investors move towards impact investments as they consider supporting those companies and initiatives that may be perceived as more sustainable and resilient to future shocks. This webinar will assess how a shift towards impact compares with other forms of private equity investment strategies.
InsurTech NY Event Details Traditionally, there has been a divide between risk managers (buyers) and insurers (sellers). Over time, risk mangers built an expertise in identifying risks and finding the appropriate insurance product to use to transfer that risk. With the advent InsurTech, RiskTech, and wellness-focused startups, the lines between risk managers' and insurers' roles...
Purpose This conference will explore a range of sustainable/Impactful/ESG compliant investment options, both public and private, looking at how these can be integrated into the investment management processes of local authority pension funds and their investment pools. We seek to also consider issues such as the impact of regulatory, political and geopolitical pressures, transparency, fees,...
The Belgium meetings are usually held in May and November at Elewijt, which is 20km north of Brussels, Belgium. Additional meetings include an International Seminar in September. The meetings held in Belgium start at 9.30 and finish by 12.30 followed by a lunch until 14.00. Belgium meetings are usually held at Kasteel Diependael Elewijt. Please...
As the United States recovers from the worst pandemic since 1918, the nation is confronted with a set of major challenges, some long in the making, but all of which have new urgency: reversing decades-long trends toward greater inequality of income, wealth, and opportunity (by households and by region); addressing climate change; eliminating systemic racism;...
We would love to be meeting you in person but 2021 will be a year of virtual events. Environmental Finance will develop its successful ESG in Fixed Income events across a sequence of six one-day conferences. All hosted on a single platform, to enable the community to flourish, attendees will have access to presentations live on the day and...
Investors around the world are becoming increasingly focused on creating positive real-world outcomes through their capital. This is hence a critical time for the investment community to reconcile the gap between the theory and practice of impact creation and measurement. One recent publication by Qontigo and Clarity AI address some key questions on what does...
2022 will be a defining year. Reuters NEXT brings together global leaders and forward-thinkers to inspire, drive action and accelerate a new approach to the challenges we face in the year ahead. The last year two years have transformed the way in which we understand business, markets, society and the environment. Today, new thinking is...