The role of Financial Institutions in Achieving a Sustainable Future

Took place on Tuesday, 16th November 2021
8:30am - 1:00pm
The Westin Dragonara Resort, St. Julian's

Programme

08:30 Registration & Coffee
09:00 – 09:10 Welcome Address
Mr. Kenneth B. Micallef – President, ifs Malta
09:30 – 09:50 Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) – How is the Regulation Progressing?
Dr Andrew Caruana Scicluna – Camilleri Preziosi Advocates
09:50 – 10:10 An Economic Perspective of Sustainable Finance
Prof Philip Von Brockdorff – Economist
10:10 – 10:30 Enabling the Current Financial Transition Towards a Sustainable Maltese Economy
Hon Minister Dr Miriam Dalli – Minister for Energy, Enterprise, and Sustainable Development
10:30 – 10:50 Address from the Leader of the Opposition
Hon Dr Bernard Grech – Leader of the Opposition
10:50 – 11:20 Coffee break
11:20 – 11:40 Managing Climate Risk in Euro Area Banks and in Supervision
Dr Alexander Lehman – Head of Sustainable World Academy Frankfurt School of Finance & Management
11:40 – 12:00 The Malta Development Bank – Supporting the Financing of the Green Transition
Mr Joseph Darmanin – Chief Business Development Officer, Malta Development Bank
12:00 – 12:50

Panel Discussion – The Impact of Sustainable Development in the Local Economy

Dr Gordon Cordina – Chairman, Bank of Valletta
Mr Marcel Cassar – CEO, APS Bank
Mr Konrad Borg Myatt – Head of Wealth Products, HSBC Bank Malta
Mr William Spiteri Bailey – Council Member, Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise & Industry Mr Keith Demicoli – Panel Moderator

12:50 – 13:00 Closing Address
Prof Simone Borg – Chairwoman Climate Action Group, MFEA
13:00 Networking Lunch

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