9 – 10 November | Hilton Tower Bridge, London The longest running global event for ESG in private markets privateequityinternational.com/rif Co-hosted by The longest-running private equity forum focused on bringing together fund managers, institutional investors, and expert advisors to discuss ESG issues across alternative asset classes will Contents return to London on 9 – 10 November, co-hosted with the PRI. » Keynote » Agenda highlights » Featured speakers » Networking opportunities » Sample attendees » Sponsors » Book now As an investor in private equity only, the PEI Responsible Investment Forum is our number one go to event for learning, sharing and networking around ESG. Anna Follér Sustainability Manager AP6 PEI Responsible Investment Forum KEYNOTE Christian Sinding CEO and Managing Partner EQT What moving to net-zero practically means for private equity Hear from one of the largest private equity firms in Europe. Discover practical steps for developing an approach to ESG at the longest-running private equity event focused on sustainability. PEI Responsible Investment Forum 3 of 13 | back to contents Agenda highlight: The role of ESG value creation With ESG increasingly becoming a fundamental part of value creation strategy, this is a topic at the forefront of fund manager and investor minds as a way to increase multiple at exit. Sustainable value creation: how ESG has moved from a cost centre to a value driver Case study: highlighting why net-zero initiatives » Getting buy-in from the investment team, how are a value creation necessity for private equity are the heads of ESG working with the deal » Starting on the journey and integrating it within value creation partners? plans » Working via underlying fund managers to » Outlining opportunities of full value chain transformation create value through ESG » How have the firm engaged senior management within » Partnering with portfolio companies to create portfolio companies? value through ESG » Examples of work on ESG adding to multiple Featuring representatives from CVC and PWC paid at exit Featuring representatives from Blackstone, Coller Capital, EQT, Ramboll, and Unigestion View the full agenda PEI Responsible Investment Forum 4 of 13 | back to contents Agenda highlight: Climate With businesses globally focused on climate and the event taking place at the same time as the COP 26 meetings in Glasgow, the topic will be front and centre with expert analysis from a mix of fund managers, investors and external experts. Net-zero asset owners: how investors are aligning The ICI journey: interpreting and themselves with the Paris agreement acting on the latest guidance » Update on latest initiatives and opportunities for convergence » Update on latest guidance from the ICI, » How are asset owners getting to net zero? Is capital allocation being what are the priorities? impacted? » How collaboration can help private » How are investors assessing managers on commitment to net zero? equity lead the way » Priorities for the next five years for asset owners » Meeting net-zero within the churn nature of a private equity portfolio Featuring representatives from AP6, Harvard Management » What are the main highlights from the Company, and Morgan Stanley Investment Partners latest guidance? Featuring representatives from Investindustrial, PAI Partners, and PwC France View the full agenda PEI Responsible Investment Forum 5 of 13 | back to contents Agenda highlight: Impact investment In our dedicated impact investment stream, hear from industry leaders creating scalable, positive change and explore how you can implement impact principles and methodologies into your portfolio to create greater value. A: The continued rise B: Investor expectations of impact investment in on impact private markets » Can impact be on parity with C: Is standardisation on reporting » Outlining the considerations returns in? of impact any closer? for a traditional fund manager » Do investors need to adjust » launching an impact strategy their mandates to account Update on the impact management project and other methodologies » Dedicated funds vs integration for impact performance? » with ESG: to what extent are » What data do investors What frameworks are funds using to the two worlds merging? want to see and which demonstrate impact? » » What can private equity funds frameworks are they using? How will things develop in the next decade moving into impact learn from » To what extent are as the space grows? impact specialists? How do investors concerned by Featuring representatives from Actis, Earth greenwashing? strategies differ? Capital, and Helios Investment Partners Featuring representatives from Featuring representatives Golding Capital Partners, INDEFI, from CPD and Hamilton Lane Moonfare, and Stafford Capital Partners View the full agenda PEI Responsible Investment Forum 6 of 13 | back to contents Hear from top responsible investment experts: Adam Black Emilie Bobin Martin Bresson Richard Burrett Michael Cappucci Head of ESG & Sustainability Partner, Sustainability Public Affairs Director Chief Sustainability Officer Managing Director - Coller Capital PwC France Invest Europe Earth Capital Compliance and Sustainable Investing Harvard Management Company Joana Castro Tim Clare Sophia Damianou Phil Davis Silva Deželan Principal and Head of Primary Director, ESG Advisory Managing Director, Business Director of ESG ESG Director Fund Investing Anthesis Group Development (EMEA) Helios Investment Stafford Capital Unigestion Northleaf Capital Partners Partners Partners View the full speaker list PEI Responsible Investment Forum 7 of 13 | back to contents Hear from top responsible investment experts: Peter Dunbar Anna Follér Sabrina Fox Cornelia Gomez Bryn Gostin Private Equity Specialist Sustainability Manager Chief Executive Officer Head of ESG & Sustainability Managing Director, Head UNPRI AP6 ELFA PAI Partners of Product Development & Strategy Capital Dynamics Fabian Gröne Alison Hampton James Hilburn Ana Lei Ortiz Jake Levine Partner Founder Director - Financial Services Managing Director Chief Climate Officer EQT Partners Alma Verde Advisors Carbon Intelligence Hamilton Lane U.S. International Development Finance Corporation View the full speaker list PEI Responsible Investment Forum 8 of 13 | back to contents Hear from top responsible investment experts: James Magor Mary Nicholson Chloë Sanders Christian Christopher Megan Starr Head of Responsible Director, Sustainability Head of ESG Sinding Springham Global Head of Impact Actis Investment CVC CEO and Managing Formerly VP - The Carlyle Group Macquarie Partner Communications and Infrastructure and EQT Sustainability Real Assets LM Wind Power Tomas Sys Jun Tsusaka Maaike van der Simon Whistler Simon Witney Serge Younes Principal, UK M&A and CEO, CIO and Chairman Senior Vice President - Schoot Senior Specialist Senior Consultant ESG Advisory Lead of ESG Committee Responsible Investment UNPRI Travers Smith Head of Sustainability Ramboll NSSK Officer Investindustrial AlpInvest Partners View the full speaker list PEI Responsible Investment Forum 9 of 13 | back to contents Connect in-person once again Network with your peers face-to-face during interactive workshops, networking breaks, an evening drinks Networking reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts. The agenda is designed to bring attendees together and present more networking opportunities than opportunities 1 ever before. available Meet investors with a focus on ESG Build valuable connections with 100+ active investors and benefit from our expansive European investor community who will be in attendance throughout the forum. Build lasting across the 2 relationships and compare best practices with your peers. forum 6 months access to the community Begin networking before the forum using the event platform. View the sample attendee list Message other attendees throughout your 6-month online platform access. Use advanced filtering to identify the people you want to meet in advance. Reach out, network, and make 3 valuable connections at a time that suits everyone. PEI Responsible Investment Forum 10 of 13 | back to contents Who will you meet? Sample of previous attending companies include: » Alpha Associates Management » Foresight Group » National Employment » AlpInvest Partners » Brunel Pension Partnership » Frontier Investment Savings Trust » AP6 » BVCA Management » Naya Capital Management » AP7 » Capital Dynamics » Greystar Europe Holdings » New York City Retirement » Apax Partners » Capvis » Hamilton Lane System » Apera Asset Management » Carbon Cap Management » Harvard Management » Oxford University » APG Asset Management » Carlyle Group Company Endowment Management » Ardian » CDC Group » HESTA » Pension Protection Fund » Avanath Capital » Charterhouse Capital » IMAS Foundation » PGGM Management Partners » Impact Management Project » RenInvest Sustainability » AXA » Church Commissioners for » Insight Venture Partners » Robeco Nederland » Bain & Company England » Jupiter Asset Management » Rothschild & Co » Beyond Capital » Church of England Pensions » Lion Capital » South China Financial » Big Society Capital Board » Lloyds Banking Group » Star Capital Partners » BlackRock » Cinven » Local Government » Stepstone Group » Border to Coast Pensions » Coller Capital Association » Tesco Pension Investment Partnership » CPP Investment Board » Local Pensions Partnership » USS Investment » BP Investment Management » CVC Capital Partners » M&G Investment