The Greater Bay Area (GBA) Green Infrastructure Investment Forum Co-hosted with the Guangdong Green Finance Committee
The Climate Bonds Initiative and the Green Finance Committee of Guangdong Society for Finance and Banking (GDGFC) will be co-hosting the Greater Bay Area (GBA) Green Infrastructure Investment Forum on 24 June 2021 (Thu). This is a full-day virtual event aiming at exploring the green infrastructure investment opportunities in the GBA, bringing together potential pipeline issuers with international investors, and creating a stronger dialogue around the need for green infrastructure investment using green bonds and other green debt instruments. We will also launch the GBA Green Infrastructure Investment Opportunities Report at the event.
气候债券倡议组织联合广东金融学会绿色金融专业委员会，将于2021年6月24日（星期四）举办「粤港澳大湾区绿色基础设施投资论坛」。这是一个全天的线上活动，旨在探索大湾区的绿色基础设施投资机会，汇集潜在的绿色基础设施项目方和国际投资者，并围绕利用绿色债券和其他绿色债务工具进行绿色基础设施投资展开深入的对话。我们还将在此次活动中发布《粤港澳大湾区绿色基础设施投资机遇报告》
A one-day event exploring the green infrastructure investment opportunities in the GBA, bringing together potential pipeline issuers with international investors, and creating a stronger dialogue around the need for green infrastructure investment using green bonds and other green debt instruments.
Date: 24 June 2021 (Thu)
Venue: Online Via Zoom Meeting
Time: 09:00 - 17:45 China Standard Time
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Forum Agenda
Morning Session
09:00 - 09:05 Opening Remarks by Honourable Guest
Speaker: Senior official from PBOC Guangzhou Branch
09:05 - 09:10 Opening Remarks by Honourable Guest
Speaker: Senior official from Guangdong Local Financial Supervision and Administration
Bureau
09:10 - 09:25 Keynote Address - “Carbon Neutrality at the local level – how can GBA lead the way?”
Speaker: Dr. Ma Jun, Chairman, Green Finance Committee of China Society for Finance
and Banking
09:25 - 09:40 Keynote Address - “Green Infrastructure – the pathway to GBA’s zero carbon future”
Speaker: Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative
09:40 - 09:55 Keynote Address: “Policy toolkit for scaling up green infrastructure in the GBA”
Speaker: PBOC Guangzhou Branch, Research Bureau
09:55 - 10:10 Report Launch: Findings of the GBA GIIO Report (Supported by HSBC)
Speaker: Zhu Laqiqige, Research Analyst, Climate Bonds Initiative
10:10 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 - 11:20 Panel Discussion: “Unlocking the potential for green infrastructure financing in the GBA”
Moderator: Meng Meng, Secretary, Green Finance Committee of Guangdong Society
for Finance and Banking
Speakers: HSBC/SZ GFC/Green Bond Issuer/PRI China/ Macao Association of Chong
Hang Intellectual Elites
11:40 - 12:30 Panel Discussion: “Energy Infrastructure and the low carbon transition in the GBA”
Moderator: Wenhong Xie, China Programme Manager, Climate Bonds Initiative
Speakers: CECEP Consulting/Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese
Academy of Sciences/Sustainalytics/Soltech China /WRI China/ China Hydrogen Alliance
Afternoon Session
14:00 - 14:15 Keynote Address: “How to leverage Hong Kong's capital market to support
infrastructure development in the GBA”
Speaker: Representative from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
14:25 - 15:15 Panel Discussion: “Green infrastructure project bankability in the GBA – the International Investor Perspective”
Moderator: Ivy Lau, General Manager East Asia, Client Services, Climate Bonds Initiative
Speakers: PWC HK/Blackrock/Ping An AM/HKGFA/Macao Association of Banks
15:20 - 15:30 Closing Remarks
Speaker: Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative
15:45 - 17:30 Networking: Potential GBA green bond issuers meet investors
Presentations from companies. Selected audience only.
Moderator: Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative
China