The lead up to UNFCCC COP30 (to be hosted in Brazil, November 2025) is a critical window of opportunity for both state and non-state actors to raise their ambition to achieve a global transition to net zero. As a major milestone in the road to COP30, New York Climate Week is an opportunity to engage with our signatories and external stakeholders, exchange ideas and showcase investor action on climate. Find out more about our road to COP30 strategy.
Date: Tuesday, 23 September
Time: 08:30am - 5:00pm
Venue: Nuveen, a TIAA Company, Pritchett Conference Room, 5th Floor, 730 3rd Avenue, New York, NY, 10017
Headlined by PRI’s CEO David Atkin and other executive members, the gathering will convene senior representatives of the responsible investment community and showcase high-impact conversations on investor action on climate and nature as well as climate policy priorities during a pivotal moment for the transition to a resilient, low carbon economy. The event will also platform PRI’s key objectives in the lead-up to COP30 as well as climate and nature investment opportunities in emerging economies.
| Agenda* | |
|---|---|
| 8:30am | Registration and networking breakfast |
| 9:00am | Opening remarks David Atkin, CEO, PRI |
| 9:05am | COP30 and a spotlight on Brazil UNFCCC COP30 represents a critical juncture for state and non-state actors to raise their ambition on the global transition to net zero. This opening session will delve into PRI’s three key objectives in the road to COP30: Support an enabling policy environment for responsible investment, demonstrate investor ambition on net zero, nature and climate adaptation, including capital mobilisation to emerging market and developing economies in the lead-up to PRI in Person in São Paulo, Brazil. Ambassador Adalnio Senna Ganem, Consul General, Consulate General of Brazil in New York Adam Kanzer, Head of Stewardship, Americas, BNP Paribas Asset Management Gerrity Lansing, Managing Director and Partner, Head of Global Alternatives and the Timberland Investment Group (TIG), BTG Pactual Moderated by: Rebecca Chapman, Head, Climate and Environment, PRI |
| 9:50am | To be confirmed |
| 10:35am | Break |
| 10:50am | Stewardship in 2025: Navigating a changing environment The global landscape is changing rapidly, and it can be hard to keep up with the latest developments. Experts will discuss the importance of stewardship in 2025, putting all the noise in context and giving practical case studies on the way forward for institutional investors. Cynthia Hanawalt, Director, Climate Finance and Regulation, Columbia University Law School Sabin Center for Climate Change Law Jake Barnett, Managing Director, Sustainable Investment Strategies, Wespath Benefits and Investments Lynn Paquin, Portfolio Manager, Sustainable Investment & Stewardship Strategies, California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) Rachel Curley, Senior Analyst, US Policy, PRI Moderated by: Paul Chandler, Director, Stewardship, PRI |
| 11:35am | Resilient portfolios: Addressing mitigation, adaptation & resilience across asset classes By exploring how investors are navigating the worsening physical risks and impacts of climate change, panellists will examine practical ways forward that address adaptation and resilience across sectors and asset classes as a complement to their decarbonization efforts. The session will aim to bring a multidimensional lens to the conversation and touch on both how the risk is being assessed, underpinned by research and data, and how investors are identifying opportunities for investments in solutions. Erika Smull PhD, Senior Research Analyst, Breckinridge Capital Advisors Daniel Gallagher, Senior Lead, Climate PRI Sarah Kapnick, Global Head of Climate Advisory, J.P. Morgan Sarah Wilson, Managing Director, Head of Climate Center of Excellence, Nuveen, a TIAA Company Thomas Belazis, Director, Innovative Finance, The Rockefeller Foundation Moderated by: Kimberly Gladman, Senior Specialist, Climate Technical Guidance, PRI |
| 12:20am | Lunch |
| 1:20pm | Private markets value creation This high-caliber panel will discuss sustainability value creation in private markets, where GPs, LPs, and practitioners will share insights from PRI’s Phase I of the Sustainability Value Creation Project and discuss how to apply the concepts in practice by focusing on climate. Marc Lino, Senior Partner, Global Sustainability Lead for Financial Investors, Bain & Company Brittany Agostino, Principal, ESG and U.S. Credit Lead, Ares Management Corporation Angela Jhanji, Managing Director, Sustainability, EQT Egle Sakalauskaite, Head of Responsible Investing, Bregal Investments Jimmy Yan, Head of ESG Integration, New York City Employees Retirement System Moderated by: Aditya Vikram, Head, Private Equity, PRI |
| 2:20pm | The 2025 PRI Awards announcement Join PRI CEO David Atkin and guests as we announce the PRI Award winners for 2025. We will be announcing the winning entries under each of our six award categories (covering Innovation in RI Strategy, Stewardship, Recognition for Action in Climate, Human Rights and Nature, as well as Recognition for Excellence in Communication) and our three special awards for Asset Owners, Emerging Markets and Private Markets signatories. The session will showcase some of the leading practices and innovation from this year’s submissions. David Atkin, CEO, PRI |
| 3:00pm | Impact, value and the materiality of sustainability - a new Wharton Business School & PRI collaboration Delegates will hear about Professor Witold Henisz’s cutting edge research on measuring impact, value and the materiality of sustainability factors, and learn about a new executive education collaboration between PRI and the Wharton school. Anthony Roberts, Director, Investor Education, PRI Witold Henisz, Vice Dean and Faculty Director, Impact, Value, and Sustainable Business Initiative, The Wharton School, The University of Pennsylvania |
| 3:30pm | Closing remarks David Atkin, CEO, PRI |
| 3:35pm | Networking reception |
*Please note this agenda is subject to change.
Please note, while we will make every effort to accommodate your participation, an expression of interest does not guarantee you a place at the event. We will be in touch if we can offer you a place. The deadline to express your interest is September 1, 6:00pm EDT.
Venue
Nuveen, a TIAA Company, Pritchett Conference Room, 5th Floor, 730 3rd Avenue, New York, NY, 10017
Organiser
The PRI | Contact: [email protected] & [email protected]
