Sustainable Stock Exchanges 2010

8 September, Xiamen, China

Preliminary Speakers List

Speakers

Shang FuLin, Chairman, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)
Jane Diplock, Chair, International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)
Mervyn King, Senior Counsel and former Judge on the Supreme Court of South Africa, Chairman of the Board, Global Reporting Initiative
Jochen Sanio, President, Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Germany), BaFin representative on the Committee of European Securities Regulators
Supachai Panitchpakdi, Secretary-General, UNCTAD
Donald MacDonald, Director of Trustee Board, BT Pension Scheme, and Chairman of the Board, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
Paul Abberley, CEO, Aviva Investors London
Michel Maquil, President & CEO, Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Liang Geng, Chairman, Shanghai Stock Exchange
Hüseyin Erkan, Chairman & CEO, Istanbul Stock Exchange
Philip Armstrong, Head, Global Corporate Governance Forum
Paul Druckman, Chairman of The Prince of Wales Accounting for Sustainability, Executive Chairman, Trucost, Plc
Georg Kell, Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact
Paul Clements-Hunt, Head, UNEP Finance Initiative
James Gifford, Executive Director, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

Various 2009 alumni speakers

Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General, United Nations (Video address)
Serge Harry, Executive Vice President NYSE Euronext
Edemir Pinto, Chief Executive Officer and President, BM&FBOVESPA – Securities, Commodities and Futures Exchange
Corli le Roux, Legal Counsel, Head of SRI Index, Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Hüseyin Erkan, Chairman and CEO, Istanbul Stock Exchange
Michel Maquil, President, Luxembourg Stock Exchange

10:00 – 10:30 Registration and welcome coffee

10:30 – 11:00 Opening remarks

11:00 – 12:30 Session I: Viewing sustainability from a policy perspective: the role of capital markets.

This session examines the role key actors in the capital markets can play to promote sustainable development. The session will review current best practices and highlight challenges and opportunities for the future.

This session will address the following questions:

How are asset owners and managers integrating ESG issues into their investment policies?
What role can stock exchanges play: experiences with ESG indices and disclosure rules
How has the financial crisis changed the way regulators view systemic risk, and how does this relate to long term sustainability risks?

12:30 - 14:00 Networking Lunch

14:00 – 15:00 Session II: Finding the best balance between voluntary exchange-led initiatives and regulation

This session looks at how individual markets can find the best balance between voluntary and regulatory initiatives to strengthen ESG practices among listed companies. ESG frameworks in most countries are a mixture of voluntary recommendations and regulatory requirements. Achieving the best balance between these two policy tools can depend on a market's specific circumstances.

This session will address the following questions:

Are there certain subjects that should always be addressed through voluntary initiatives or through regulation? Is there a third way: voluntary requirements?
What is the appropriate role for regulators and what should be left to investors or stock exchanges?
Is there a difference between enforcing standards of reporting and standards of behaviour?

15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break

15:30 – 16:30 NEW! Session III: Breakout discussions

During this session participants will be separated into three groups - exchanges, investors, and regulators - in order to discuss the various challenges and solutions to the sustainable stock exchanges agenda. After the breakout session, the three roundtable leaders will be asked to report back during the next session.

Roundtable leaders will moderate the discussion based on the following questions:

What are the main challenges for taking this agenda forward?
After hearing about recent developments since the last Sustainable Stock Exchanges 2009, how can we build upon the momentum over the next year? What next steps can we collectively take as a group of exchanges, regulators, or investors?
How do we mainstream the ESG agenda amongst our peers, particularly the exchanges, regulators, or investors who are not currently in the room?

16:30 – 17:30 Session IV: Strengthening collaboration to improve the ESG practices of listed companies

This session examines how exchanges, investors and regulators can strengthen their collaboration to further improve the ESG practices of listed companies. The roundtable leaders will present on their main takeaways from the breakout session and proposals for new partnerships and work streams will be discussed.

This session will address the following questions:

What are the key takeaways from the breakout session?
How can all three groups work together to promote responsible capital markets?
What tools, resources, or platforms do exchanges, regulators, and investors need to take this agenda forward?

17:30 – 18:00 Concluding remarks

18:00 - 19:30 Reception

20:30-22:00 Cultural Evening

Participants are offered a unique chance to explore and enjoy Chinese culture and tradition. This final event of the day will be organized by the Chinese hosts to the UNCTAD World Investment Forum.

New! – Investor Briefing: to be held on 9 September, this will allow investors to speak with representatives of leading firms from China, India, Brazil and other emerging economic giants. Details to be available shortly. If you are interested in attending, please contact us at: anthony.miller@unctad.org