16:00 – 16:04: Introduction and Instructions of Virtual Platform
- Noel Hillmann, Chief Executive Officer, Clear Path Analysis

16:05 – 16:15: Overview on ESG and Client Communications today
- Elie Constantine, Senior BA and ESG Specialist, SimCorp

16:16 – 17:00: Roundtable debate – Taking the lead on ESG investing through client communications
Moderator:
- Elie Constantine, Senior BA and ESG Specialist, SimCorp
Panellists:
- Sarah Prior, Senior Sales Manager & Client Communications Strategist, SimCorp Coric
- Ruby Paramanathan, Director, Client & Distribution – Wealth & Asset Management, KPMG
- Catherine Flockhart, Director, Client Communications, Baillie Gifford
- David Benson, Investment Director, Ruffer

Issues to be explored:
- What are the key challenges to embedding ESG into the organisation?
- How can ESG data be properly integrated in the investment management process?
- How can we bridge the gap between current ESG reporting and investor expectations?
- What should the future of ESG reporting look like, and how can firms ensure their reporting framework is future-fit?
- How can firms transform ESG data into core decision-enabling insights that drive competitive advantage?

17:01 – 17:30: Designing a feedback look of emerging ESG trends and application to future client reporting procedures
Interviewer:
- Sara Benwell, Editor, FundOperator.com and Insurance-Investor.com
Interviewee:
- David Czupryna, Head of ESG Development, Candriam

Issues to be explored:
- There has been talk of whether some managers are greenwashing. Therefore, what counts as ESG or SRI factors and practices, particularly in light of France’s AMF mandating disclosure of ESG factors as part of fund prospectuses
- How has adherence to the Social Development Goals impacted your approach to client reporting?
- Candriam is a leader in ESG investing with an advanced approach to ESG criteria. How do you look at key indicators, such as climate emissions as one example, and explain all the various ESG related factors that are considered as part of your investment plans?