
Sustainable Finance Week 2022
2PM
BST
Registration
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Rupert Pleasant
Chief Executive
Guernsey Finance
Welcome Address
Rupert moved to Guernsey as a boy and was educated in the island. His career in financial services has taken him around the globe, beginning in London, moving onto Hong Kong, Cape Town, Zurich and Geneva, before returning to Guernsey. His background is in private banking and trust and corporate services, where he has held a number of senior management roles in global companies. As well as an MBA from the University of Cape Town, Rupert holds a law degree, and is a member of STEP, CISI and the Institute of Directors. Rupert sits on a number of local government and industry committees, and represents Guernsey at TheCityUK, BVCA and AIC. In his spare time, Rupert is Chairman of the Guernsey Rugby Academy.
2:40PM
BST

Keynote Speech
Moderated by Josephine Bush
Emma Howard Boyd
Chair
Environment Agency
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Emma Howard Boyd
Chair
Environment Agency
Keynote Speech
Emma has had an extensive career in financial services at the forefront of the environmental and sustainable finance agenda. She is currently Chair of the Environment Agency, an Ex-officio board member of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and interim Chair of the Green Finance Institute. She is also an Adviser to the Board of Trade, and a UN Global Ambassador for Race to Zero and Race to Resilience. Emma was the UK Commissioner to the Global Commission on Adaptation from 2018 until January 2021. Emma serves on several boards and advisory committees which include Liontrust Asset Management, The Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (co-Chair), The European Climate Foundation, The Council for Sustainable Business and The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project.

Panel Session
Business opportunities in biodiversity finance
Moderator

Josephine Bush
Sustainable Finance Strategic Advisor
We Are Guernsey
Panellists

Emma Howard Boyd
Chair
Environment Agency

Olly Hughes
Managing Director, Forestry
Gresham House

Emma Toovey
Ecology Director
Environment Bank

Nynke Vries
Nature and Biodiversity Strategy Specialist
PwC Netherlands
4PM
BST
Coffee Break
Sponsored by KPMG

Fireside Chat
Regulatory perspective on the twin crises
Panellists

Gillian Browning
Director of the Investment, Fiduciary and Pension Division
Guernsey Financial Services Commission

William Mason
Director General
Guernsey Financial Services Commission

Ali Cambray
Director
PwC
Headline Sponsor Address - PwC
Ali leads sustainability and climate change advisory services for PwC Channel Islands, working with government, corporates and financial services clients. A career environmental scientist, Ali has more than 20 years' experience working with businesses and governments around the world on sustainable development strategy, policy, planning and financing. She supports asset and wealth clients on ESG and Net Zero strategy, business integration and reporting. She is passionate about accelerating the pace and scale of the urgently needed global transformation to a net zero, nature positive, inclusive economy, and the key role of sustainable finance in achieving this.

Rupert Pleasant
Chief Executive
Guernsey Finance
Conclusions
Rupert moved to Guernsey as a boy and was educated in the island. His career in financial services has taken him around the globe, beginning in London, moving onto Hong Kong, Cape Town, Zurich and Geneva, before returning to Guernsey. His background is in private banking and trust and corporate services, where he has held a number of senior management roles in global companies. As well as an MBA from the University of Cape Town, Rupert holds a law degree, and is a member of STEP, CISI and the Institute of Directors. Rupert sits on a number of local government and industry committees, and represents Guernsey at TheCityUK, BVCA and AIC. In his spare time, Rupert is Chairman of the Guernsey Rugby Academy.
5:30PM
BST
Event Close
Duke of Richmond Hotel
5:45PM
Art Exhibition and Drinks Reception
Royal Court
7:30PM
Drinks Reception Close
Royal Court