{"id":597508,"date":"2016-07-23T10:04:39","date_gmt":"2016-07-23T14:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.riverbendadvisors.com\/blog\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=597508"},"modified":"2016-11-04T11:10:06","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T15:10:06","slug":"2016-bsas-sustainable-investing-seminar","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.riverbendadvisors.com\/blog\/event\/2016-bsas-sustainable-investing-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 BSAS Sustainable Investing seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 4th annual <b class=\"c\">BSAS Sustainable Investing Seminar<\/b> will take place on <b>November 17th<\/b> at the Sheraton Boston Hotel.  We are pleased to again have an outstanding lineup of speakers and panelists joining us. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tiny.cc\/bsassi\" target=\"_blank\">Additional seminar information and registration is here<\/a> at the BSAS web site.<\/li>\n<li>A <a href=\"http:\/\/www.riverbendadvisors.com\/blog\/documents\/2016\/10\/2016-sustainable-investing-seminar-agenda.pdf\">PDF version of the agenda<\/a> (without session notes)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"banner\">7:30am &#8211; <b>Registration Opens<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"banner\">7:45am &#8211; Continental Breakfast<\/p>\n<p class=\"banner\">8:45am &#8211; <b>Welcome and Introductions<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Michael Greis<\/i><\/b>, CFA, Principal, Riverbend Advisors and Chair of the Seminar Committee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"banner\">9:00am &#8211; <b>Keynote Address<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>John Streur<\/i><\/b>, President &amp; CEO, Calvert Investments<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"banner\">9:45am &#8211; <b>Products and Platforms<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Anna Snider<\/i><\/b>, CAIA, Head of Due Diligence, CIO Office, Merrill Lynch<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"banner\">10:30am &#8211; Break<\/p>\n<p class=\"banner\">11:00am &#8211; <b>The Promise and Peril of Fund Ratings<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Anna Snider<\/i><\/b>, CAIA, Head of Due Diligence, CIO Office, Merrill Lynch \u2013 Moderator<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Noel Friedman<\/i><\/b>, CFA, Business Manager, ESG Research Products, MSCI<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Jon Hale<\/i><\/b>, CFA, Head of Sustainability Research, Morningstar, Inc.<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Sarah Smith<\/i><\/b>, Director of Institutional Relations at Sustainalytics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"banner\">11:45am &#8211; <b>A Fresh Perspective on Engagement<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>George Serafeim<\/i><\/b>, Jakurski Family Associate Professor at Harvard Business School<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Sr. Patricia Daly<\/i><\/b>, OP, Executive Director, Tri-State Coalition for Responsible Investment<\/li>\n<li>Moderated by <b><i>Cheryl Smith<\/i><\/b>, CFA, Managing Partner, Trillium Asset Management<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"banner\">1:15pm &#8211; Lunch<\/p>\n<p class=\"banner\">2:00pm &#8211; <b>The Quants are Coming\u2026.The Quants are Here<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Gareth Davies<\/i><\/b>, Head of Responsible Investment, Columbia Threadneedle &#8211; Moderator<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Andreas Feiner<\/i><\/b>, Founding Partner and Head of ESG Research &amp; Advisory, Arabesque Asset Management<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Quyuen Tran<\/i><\/b>, Equity Portfolio Specialist, Wellington Management<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Laurent De Greef<\/i><\/b>, Director, Global Head of Consultant Relations, Acadian Asset Management\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"banner\">3:00pm &#8211; <b>Performance \u2013 Fixed Income Topics<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Andreas G. 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Hoepner<\/i><\/b>, PhD, Senior Academic Fellow, PRI and Associate Professor of Finance,<br \/>\nICMA Centre, Henley Business School<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Pernille Jessen<\/i><\/b>, Head of Credit, Unipension Denmark<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"banner\">3:45pm &#8211; Break<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"banner\">4:15pm &#8211; <b>Long Term Investing and Systemic Impacts \u2013 the Investor and Corporate perspectives<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Steve Lydenberg<\/i><\/b>, CFA, Partner, Strategic Vision, Domini Social Investments; Founder &amp; CEO, The Investment Integration Project<\/li>\n<li><b><i>Tim Youmans<\/i><\/b>, Research Director, CECP&#8217;s Strategic Investor Initiative<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"banner\">5:00pm &#8211; <b>Focusing Capital on the Long Term<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><i>Sarah Williamson<\/i><\/b>, CFA, CEO, Focusing Capital on the Long Term<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"banner\">5:45 \u2013 7:00 &#8211; Networking Reception<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 4th annual BSAS Sustainable Investing Seminar will take place on November 17th at the Sheraton Boston Hotel. 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