FYR: Climate Bonds schedule of upcoming speeches - lots of opportunities to hear about developments

          October:

  • 16 Oct 2014 (yes tomorrow) – Geneva – UNEP Finance Initiative’s Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) event, An international conversation on the insurance industry and sustainable development. Sean Kidney will speak on: Investing in sustainable development: Insurers and green bonds, 10 am
     
  • 16-17 Oct 2014 (this coming Friday) – Huntington Beach CA USA CFA Institute Conference: Fixed-Income Management 2014.  Registration still open. Sean Kidney keynote on New Developments in Climate Bond Markets - 17 Oct, 8 am.
     
  • 20-21 Oct 2014 – Copenhagen, Denmark Global Green Growth Forum (3GF),
    Brings together leaders from government, business and international organisations on driving the transition to a green economy.  Invitation only.
    Sean Kidney will speak on:

    Towards a Sustainable Financial System: The Case of China, 20 Oct, 4-5 ;
    Green Bonds for Water, 21 Oct, 8-9 am

  • 22 Oct 2014 – London – REDD+ Talks: London Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) talk brings together leading REDD practitioners, policy makers, multi-lateral agencies, and private sector actors to advance the role of REDD+ in sustainable business and development. Climate Bonds Initiative Standards manager Justine Leigh-Bell attending.
     
  • 23-24 Oct 2014 – Paris, France – World Pensions and Investments Forum 2014 focusing on “Long Term Assets and Social Responsibility”, Paris. Open (free of charge) to registered representatives of pension & sovereign funds, government agencies, insurance companies (excl. commercial asset management subsidiaries) and media organisations. Sean Kidney speaking on both days.
     
  • 28-29 Oct 2014 – Paris, France – International Energy Agency’s Workshop on Energy Technology Perspectives 2016 (ETP 2016).
    Standards manager Justine Leigh-Bell attending.

          November:

  • 4-6 Nov 2014 – New York BSR Conference 2014: Transparency and Transformation Registration still open. Sean Kidney speaking on Using Innovative Financing to Fund Climate Resilience, 5 Nov, 11-12 pm 
     
  • 11-14 Nov 2014 – Yogyakarta, Indonesia – Asia LEDS Forum 2014: Development through LEDS (Low-Carbon Economic Development Strategies) and Green Growth. Climate Bonds Initiative Standards manager Justine Leigh-Bell will contribute to Deep Dive and Training session on Financing Low Emissions Developments Strategies (LEDS) in the AFOLU sector, 12 Nov.
     
  • 14 Nov 2014 – Incheon, Korea – International seminar on green finance, jointly hosted by Incheon National University, the University of Utah and the Korean Foundation for Renewable Energy and the Environment. Sean Kidney keynote on Climate Bonds: Challenges Ahead.
     
  • 25 Nov 2014 – New Delhi, India – FICCI-UNEP event on Designing a Sustainable Financial System for India, New Delhi. Sean Kidney speaking on Green Bonds in India.

         December

  • 3 Dec 2014 – Madrid, Spain  The International Conference on Green Bonds. Sean Kidney keynote speaker. Organized by SUST4IN, Madrid based network of sustainability experts. Invitation only (but let us know if you’d like to go and we'll se what we can do).
     
  • 4 Dec 2014 – Sao Paulo, Brazil – Opportunities for Green Bonds in Brazil - half day seminar. Sean Kidney keynote speaker. 
     
  • 7 Dec 2014 - Lima, Peru Transport Day 2014 Transport Tackles Climate Change
    Side event of COP 20 organised by our partner SloCaT. Registration is still open
     
  • 5-12 Dec – Lima, Peru – Various other UN COP 20 side events. Details will follow in a later email.

         January:

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