Finance in a New World

Thursday, October 6, 2022 – Thursday, October 6, 2022
09:00 – 10:30
Centre International de Conférences Genève - Room D

The world is facing multiple crises from conflicts to COVID-19 recovery to accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss. These crises raise important questions this panel will address – What is the role of finance in responding to these system-wide challenges? Is it acceptable to “adjust” values when a shock hits? How do financial players balance colliding preferences (return vs. sustainability)?

Speakers:

Kasmira Jefford

Editor, Sustainability and Finance, Geneva Solutions

Kasmira Jefford is editor-in-chief of Geneva Solutions and editor of Sustainable Business & Finance. She was previously a producer and reporter for CNNMoney Switzerland and spent 10 years in London working for publications including City AM, CoStar News and The Sunday Times.

Jonathan Duncan

CEO, Asteria Investment Managers

Jonathan Duncan joined the REYL Group in March 2022 as Chief Impact Officer. He holds a degree in Engineering and a master’s in Environmental Science. He has over 24 years of professional experience in sustainability and for the past decade led the Responsible Investment program of Old Mutual Investment Group.

Daniel Wild

Chief Sustainability Officer, J. Safra Sarasin

Daniel Wild has been Chief Sustainability Officer at Bank J. Safra Sarasin since March 2022. He is responsible for further developing the existing sustainability strategy and the proprietary ESG analysis, and coordinates all sustainability-related processes and product offerings. Daniel Wild has held leadership roles for over 20 years in sustainability and investment management. Before joining the Bank, he was Credit Suisse’s Global Head of ESG Strategy during two years. In 2018, Daniel Wild was promoted to Co-CEO of RobecoSAM AG, after having headed the Sustainability Investing Research and Development team for 11 years. In addition, he was an advisory member of the Executive Committee at the Dutch parent, Robeco. Prior to this, he led infrastructure financing programs in Southeastern Europe and Asia for the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO) from 2004 to 2006 after having headed the Environmental Technology Department at EBP since 1999. Daniel Wild holds a Master’s in Chemical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, ETH Zurich. He earned his PhD in Environmental Engineering from ETH Zurich, followed by postdoctoral research at Stanford University, USA. Furthermore, Daniel gave lectures on sustainability investing at the European Business School and AZEK University, and served in various advisory functions at organizations such as Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) or United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI).

Sara Bourhime

Deputy Head of Sustainable & Responsible Investment - Mirabaud & Cie SA

Sara Bourhime is a sustainable finance expert. Part of Mirabaud Asset Management's SRI team since 2019, she has contributed to strengthening core SRI capabilities within different asset classes. Before joining Mirabaud, Sara dived into financial and economic development as a research follow, and worked as consultant focusing on sustainability and financial inclusion. Sara holds two Master degrees in Corporate Finance (ISCAE - Morocco) and in Economics of Sustainable Development (Paris 1 - Sorbonne University), and is currently finalizing her PhD thesis in financial engineering.