Overview
Agenda
Date: 22 September 2021
Time: 15:00 - 17:00 CEST | Time Zone Converter
Event overview
The ICMA Ireland region hosted a webinar focused on key considerations that will shape the future of ESG Debt Capital Markets. This webinar discussed a variety of regulatory and market developments and their impact on green, social and sustainable (GSS) bond issuance. It offered an opportunity to exchange views and experiences in regards the practical realities of delivering market based solutions aligned with Sustainability objectives. The event featured speakers from prominent issuers in the region together with international advisor banks, regulatory experts and other stakeholders.
Time: 15:00 - 17:00 CEST | Time Zone Converter
Event overview
The ICMA Ireland region hosted a webinar focused on key considerations that will shape the future of ESG Debt Capital Markets. This webinar discussed a variety of regulatory and market developments and their impact on green, social and sustainable (GSS) bond issuance. It offered an opportunity to exchange views and experiences in regards the practical realities of delivering market based solutions aligned with Sustainability objectives. The event featured speakers from prominent issuers in the region together with international advisor banks, regulatory experts and other stakeholders.
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| 15:00 |
Welcome remarks Nicholas Pfaff, Managing Director, Head of Sustainable Finance, ICMA |
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| 15:05 |
Keynote: ESG Finance in International Capital Markets – the Irish Perspective – Scaling with Integrity Paul O’Connor, Head of EMEA ESG Debt Capital Markets, JP Morgan |
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| 15:15 |
Panel discussion: How is Regulation going to impact future ESG financing? Moderator: Amy West, Global Head of Sustainable Finance & Corporate Transitions, TD Securities Panellists: Éamon Ó Cuív, Partner, Finance, McCann FitzGerald Aidan O'Mahony, ESG Funding Specialist, AIB Brendan Wallace, Partner: Finance, ESG, Arthur Cox |
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| 16:05 | Break |
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| 16:10 |
Panel discussion: ESG Frameworks & Debt Issue – how market participants are preparing for change Moderator: Caroline Haas, Managing Director, Head of Climate and ESG Capital Markets, NatWest Markets Panellists: Richard Kelly, Partner: Finance & Capital Markets, Matheson Janice Daly, Head of Climate Action & Sustainable Finance, LeasePlan Corporation N.V. Mark Merrigan, Head of Bond Products & Documentation, National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA) Bernhard Windisch, Head of Budget Performance & Policy Mainstreaming Unit in DG BUDG, European Commission |
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| 17:00 |
Closing remarks Mark Whelan, ICMA Ireland Regional Committee Chair; Head of Funding, AIB |
