in partnership with the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and World Federation of Exchanges (WFE)
About this session
The Sustainable Stock Exchange (SSE) initiative – launched by UNCTAD, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) – is a global platform for promoting responsible investment for sustainable development. Bringing together its 70 partner exchanges, securities regulators, investors, companies and other stakeholders, the SSE Global Dialogue is the largest global gathering of stock exchange leaders exclusively devoted to sustainable development. The 2018 Global Dialogue, organized in partnership with the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), will strengthen consensus and action among capital market leaders on their contribution to sustainable development.
Issues for the debate
- Bringing a stock exchange perspective to the SDGs: The experience with promoting ESG transparency among listed companies and innovative sustainability-themed products (e.g. ESG indices, green bonds, etc.).
- What is the appropriate role for regulators and policymakers and what should be left to stock exchanges, investors and issuers?
- What practical steps are exchanges and regulators taking to integrate sustainable development into securities markets?
Speakers
Ms. Nandini Sukumar
CEO, World Federation of Exchanges
Mr. James X. Zhan
Director, Division on Investment and Enterprise, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Mr. Paul Andrews
Secretary-General, International Organisation of Securities Commissions
Ms. Bente Landsnes
CEO, Oslo Børs
Mr. José Rafael Brenes Vega
CEO, Costa Rica Stock Exchange
Mr. Mohamed Farid
Chairman, Egyptian Exchange
Mr. Robert Scharfe
CEO, Luxembourg Stock Exchange
Mr. Jianjun Wang
President, Shenzhen Stock Exchange
Mr. Karim Hajji
CEO, Bourse de Casablanca
Mr. Moremi Marwa
CEO, Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange
Mr. Sunil Benimadhu
CEO, Stock Exchange of Mauritius
Mr. Lauri Rosendhal
CEO, Nasdaq Nordic
Ms. Eva Halvarsson
CEO, The Second Swedish National Pension Fund (AP2)
Ms. Didem Nisanci
Global Head of Public Policy, Bloomberg LP, former Chief of Staff for USA SEC
Mr. Tim Mohin
CEO, Global Reporting Initiative
Mr. Eric Usher
Head, United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative
Ms. Nezha Hayat
CEO and Chairperson, Moroccan Capital Market Authority
Mr. Meyer Sandy Frucher
Vice Chairman, Nasdaq
Mr. Pakorn Peetathawatchai
President, Stock Exchange Thailand
Mr. Mohamed Omran
Executive Chairman, Egyptian Exchange
Mr. Shaifur Rahman Mazumdar
Managing Director, Chittagong Stock Exchange
Ms. Nicky Newton King
CEO, Johannesburg Stock Exchange
Ms. Olga Cantillo
CEO, Vice President, Latinex Stock Exchange
Ms. Mary Porter Peschka
Director of ESG Sustainability, Advice & Solutions Department, IFC
Mr. Steve Waygood
Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Aviva Investors
Mr. Rashid Ali Al-Mansoori
CEO, Qatar Stock Exchange
Mr. Urs Rüegsegger
Chairman of the World Federation of Exchanges and Chairman of SIX Swiss Exchange
Mr. Kesiuke Arai
Secretary General, Sustainability Committee, Japan Stock Exchange