Mihir Tirodkar will present a macro, demand-side view of the topic, including:

• ESG motivation: Why investors are looking at ESG data, the rationales and trends.

• ESG data: Difficulties with data.

• ESG methodologies: Overview of strategies in the market; how reporting is conducted, metrics and attribution of performance.

Victoria Harris and Dean Spicer will provide some examples of how their organisations have approached ESG and performance reporting.

10.00-10.30am Enjoy networking and refreshments

10.30-11.30am Presentations

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SPEAKERS

Victoria Harris

Portfolio Manager, Devon Funds Management

Victoria has over ten years’ experience in financial markets across a broad range of markets, including ESG. She has held previous roles as Portfolio Manager at Pie Funds Management covering global equities and as a senior analyst at Milford Asset Management covering Australasian equities. She has responsibility for research, stock selection and portfolio construction for the Australian and Sustainability strategies.

Dean Spicer, CFA

Head of Sustainable Finance NZ, ANZ New Zealand Limited

Dean has spent more than 25 years in financial markets covering equities fund management and debt capital markets, both in New Zealand, the UK and continental Europe.

Dean joined ANZ in 2006 on his return from London, where he had been responsible for interest rate and credit distribution to key UK and German investors. In 2008, Dean was appointed Head of Capital Markets, a position he held until March last year, when he accepted his current role as Head of Sustainable Finance NZ.

Dean was also part of the Aotearoa Circle’s sustainable finance working group that looked at the transformation of the finance system in New Zealand to better support social and environmental outcomes demanded by a broader base of stakeholders beyond the financial goals of shareholders.

His passion is to help foster the development of New Zealand’s sustainable finance market, with a particular interest in impact investment.

Mihir Tirodkar, CFA

Senior Analyst, Investment Strategy & Solutions, Russell Investments

Mihir is a Senior Analyst in the Russell Investments Consulting team, working on investment strategy for advisory clients. He is also a part of the investment R&D team, where his research has focused on climate-related risks and return dynamics.

Mihir has a PhD in finance from the University of Auckland. His research focused on asset pricing relationships between environmental risks, security returns, and investor behaviour. He is a CFA charterholder.