Schedule of Seminar ESG Factor Investing: Myth or Reality?

Seminar ESG Factor Investing: Myth or Reality?

On Monday 11 November:
11:15 - 12:00 Lunch & Registration
12:00 - 12:15 Welcome & Introduction By Roland van den Brink, Oprichter, TrigNum
12:15 - 12:45 SRI: From exclusion to impact By Philip Menco, Principal, Fortunis
12:45 - 13:15 Practice case: Factor Investing at PFZW By Patrick Groenendijk, Head of Benelux Institutions
13:15 - 14:15 Breakout session round 1
  A - Are ESG factors a separate style? By Thomas Kieselstein, CFO, CIO, Managing Partner, Quoniam Asset Management
  B - Is factor investing still relevant? By Mark Fitzgerald, ETF Product Management Europe, Vanguard
  C - Inspecting the Factor Factory By David Schofield, President, Intech International Division, Janus Henderson
14:15 - 14:30 Pause
14:30 - 15:30 Breakout session rond 2
  D - Don’t Let Risk Eat Your Alpha By Jason Williams, Director, Portfolio Manager/Analyst, Lazard Asset Management
  E - Systematic Credit Investing & ESG By Joe Hanmer, Director of Quantitative Research on Fixed Income, Fidelity
  F - Factors & Sustainability: How to get the best of both worlds? By Diana Olteanu-Veerman, Quantitative Equity Senior Strategist, Northern Trust Asset Management
15:30 - 15:45 Pause
15:45 - 16:15 Localizing Factors for Emerging Market Investing By Jason Hsu, PhD, Founder & CIO, Rayliant Global Advisors
16:15 - 16:45 Panel discussion on factor investing and SRI with: By Peter Korteweg, Lead Portfolio Manager Quantitative Equity Strategies, APG AM & Paul van Gent, Member Investment Committees en RvT (freelance) & Marlies van Boven, Managing Director, Research Analytics Team, FTSE Russell & Wilco van Heteren, Lead ESG Risk Ratings Team, Sustainalytics
16:45 - 17:00 Summary & Conclusion
17:00 - 18:00 Snacks & Drinks