Agenda

Registration and Networking Coffee
 

Opening Remarks Conference Chair
Hilary Bowker, Principal, Bowker Media + Communications
 

Welcome Address
Lars Thunell, Executive Vice President and CEO, IFC
 

Keynote Address

Keynote
Fabio Barbosa, President, Grupo Santander Brasil
 

Leaders Interview: Crisis or Opportunity?

Fabio Barbosa, President, Grupo Santander Brasil

Moderator
Leo Johnson, Partner, Sustainability and Climate Change Team, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Co-Founder, Sustainable Finance Ltd

PANEL

Sustainable Banking - Now More than Ever

Keynote
Dr Simon Zadek, CEO, AccountAbility

The financial crisis has highlighted the flaws of the current business models in the financial services industry, and the enormous extent to which public trust has been damaged. To regain that trust, the financial services industry will have to revisit its role in society and deliver updated business models that meet their customers' expectations of open, transparent businesses that demonstrably deliver value to society.

• How can trust in markets and the private sector be restored?
• How can we ensure access to finance on a more equitable and inclusive basis?
• Will we see a new system of risk management to include long-term social and environmental issues?
• Will customers move away from more traditional banks towards less risky enterprises/services?

Speakers
Richard Meddings, Finance Director, Standard Chartered Bank
Tom Scholar, Second Permanent Secretary, UK Treasury
 

Lunch

PANEL

Winning the Fight against Global Poverty - Financial Solutions for the Unbanked and Underbanked in the Developing and Developed World

Keynote
Alex Counts, President and CEO, Grameen Foundation 

A commitment to assisting the plight of the poor in developing countries, as well as those in the developed world who have little or no access to the finance is a much needed opportunity for banks and financial institutions to restate their value in society at a time when trust in the financial system and banks is at its lowest ebb.

• What are the innovative ways of structuring finance to get it to the poor?

• What are the emerging products, services, and technologies for the unbanked/underbanked in both developing/developed markets?

• What is the key to offering such services profitably?

• How can financial institutions compete successfully in the unbanked/underbanked sector? 

Speakers
William Foote, Founder and CEO, Root Capital
Neil Kearney, General Secretary, International Textile, Garment and Leather Worker's Federation
Brian Richardson, Founding Director and CEO, WIZZIT
Elizabeth Littlefield, CEO, Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP)
 

Break
 

PANEL

Food, Energy, Water: Sustainable Banking in the Age of Scarcity

The world is faced with a scenario of rapidly rising food and energy prices combined with an increasing scarcity of water. While the current fall in oil and commodity prices represents a temporary reprieve, the long term trends point to a substantial shortfall of these vital resources.

• Can financial institutions drive creative solutions to the shortage of basic needs?

• What are the most important things the public sector needs to do for market based solutions to emerge?

• As 'resource arbitrage' becomes the new competitive battleground for industry, what innovations can  financial institutions provide to help companies manage this risk? 

Speakers
Henry Dunlop, Managing Director Ecom Agroindustrial Corp
Bryony Worthington, Director, Sandbag
Prof Jules Pretty OBE, Professor of Environment and Society, University of Essex
 

Closing Address and Close of Conference
Rachel Kyte, Vice President, Business Advisory Services, IFC
 

FT Sustainable Banking Awards Dinner and Reception

Chair: Lionel Barber, Editor, Financial Times

Guest Speaker: Sir Bob Geldof, Humanitarian, Pop Star, Broadcaster and Businessman