Theme: How to get to a $1 Trillion p.a. Market
International market actors, leaders, policymakers gather to discuss and debate how to scale the global green bond market from billions to trillions.
Day 1: China Green Bonds Investor Forum, plus Champions workshop (nomination required)
Day 2: Main conference, plus 3rd Annual Green Bond Pioneer Awards Ceremony
Day 3: Specialist roundtables
For leaders in green bond market development.
Meet bond investors, issuers and decision-makers. You will have the opportunity to connect, network and collaborate around an agenda of big ideas in green finance and investment. We have 600 seats available, but our 2017 conference was over-subscribed, so register now.
Monday 19 March
Venue: London Stock Exchange, City of London
9.00-13.00 - China Green Bonds Investor Forum, in association with EuroMoney
Potential China green bond issuers meet green bond investors. Presentations from companies, banks and government officials. Selected audience only. Please apply. Speakers will include:
- Professor Wang Yao, Deputy Secretary-General of China’s Green Finance Committee
- Representative from Principles of Responsible Investment, representing USD 70 trillion of AUM
- Executives from potential Chinese green bond issuers
- Representative from the UK Government
- Representative from City of London’s Green Finance Initiative
- Sean Kidney, CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative
14.00-18.00 - Green Bond Champions Workshop
This a closed-door event for Green Bond Champions working within the financial sector. It will involve sharing experience of achieving organisational change, with coaching from leaders among existing investors, issuers and underwriters. English language.
Would-be participants have to apply to attend, briefly explaining how they are working to grow the green bonds market. A selection panel made up of three Climate Bond Partners will then select 100 applicants to receive an invitation to attend. No charge for this workshop.
18.00-20.00 - Climate Bond Partners Reception. Networking for Partners and Champions.
Tuesday 20 March
Venue: 155 Bishopsgate, next to Liverpool St. Station
Main Conference
The Big Plenaries
- Investor expectations for 2018
- What the public sector needs to do this year
- Update on green definitions: global harmonization, new sectors, how UN SDGs fit together
- Big Predictions for the coming year
A Cornucopia of Parallel Sessions on the Day
- Tales from 2017’s Happy Treasurers: Sharing the experience of Green Bond Issuance
- How to issue a Green Sovereign
- Creating Finance plans that meet climate change targets and NDCs
- Creating a Belt & Road green bond market
- All about resilience and adaptation bonds
- The missing link: US Corporate Green Bonds
- Opportunities with Aggregation: Sovereign funds, infrastructure debt funds, ABS, covered bonds
- Green synthetic securitizations
- Green loans are growing
- Green retail bonds next!
- Growing Green City Bonds
- Achieving a Just Transition
Evening
Green Bond Pioneer Awards Ceremony - Drinks and Networking
Wednesday 21 March
Specialist Roundtables - please choose
Open to all conference participants. Please confirm participation when registering (because roundtables will be in different places across the City of London).
8:30-11:00 Sessions
- The Paris Agreement 1.5C target and what it means for green bonds
- Training workshops: How to issue a green bond; How to verify
- Currency hedging for emerging markets
12:00-14:30 Sessions
- Roundtable for regulators on developing green bonds
- Roundtable on Aggregation Solutions in Emerging Markets
- Climate Bonds assurance roundtable
15:30-18:00 Sessions
- The amazing Climate Bond Standards Programme
- Roundtable on climate risk for fund managers
- London Meeting: European Green Securities Steering Committee (EGSSC)
- Green synthetic securitizations workshop