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Conference Programme 30 July 2008 (Day 2 - Morning Session)

8.00-9.00 Registration and Coffee

Morning Session

9.00-9.10    WELCOME AND OPENING REMARKS

9.10-9.45    PLENARY SESSION: SRI IN CONTEXT

Moderator:    Dr Geoffrey Williams

Speakers:

Cheryl Hicks, World Business Council for Sustainable Development, Geneva
Raymond Tang, Chief Investment Officer, CIMB-Principal, Malaysia
Dr Geoffrey Williams, CEO, OWW Consulting, Malaysia & Singapore

Socially Responsible Investment (SRI) is big business. International funds invest around US$4 trillion in companies with good CSR records. This is equivalent to nearly twenty times the total market capitalisation of PLCs in Malaysia. Environmental investment products are one of the fastest growing areas of finance and Islamic funds, in which Malaysia is a leader, already account for around US$500 billion globally. This session places SRI in context.

What is SRI and how well developed is it here in Asia?
What do SRI fund managers look for and what can companies do to provide the information they need?
What types of products are available
How can Malaysian finance companies develop these products?
Do SRI funds outperform the market or not?

9.45-10.00    BREAK

10.00-10.45    KEYNOTE: Presentations & Interview with Leading SRI Experts

What does SRI mean in a global context and how are international finance houses responding to global trends in Social and Environmental Investments? What are the criteria used by SRI investors and how can Malaysian firms respond?

Speakers:

Colin Melvin, CEO Hermes Equity Ownership, United Kingdom
Anne-Maree O’Connor, Head of SRI, New Zealand Superannuation Fund

10.45-11.45    PANEL SESSION: BUILDING AND MANAGING SRI FUNDS

SRI is a new investment style. How do fund managers build and manage SRI funds? What is the difference between “screening” and “integration” of SRI criteria? What are the opportunities for SRI products and which are likely to be most successful? What are the challenges of selling SRI products to institutional and retail investors?

Title:    PENSION FUNDS AND RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT: "UNIDENTIFIED RISKS ARE A THREAT, IDENTIFIED RISKS ARE A MANAGERIAL ISSUE" (quote Annual Report Akzo Nobel)

Speaker:    Kris Douma, Mn-Services, Netherlands

Pension funds: where employers, employees, public opinion and shareholders meet
UN Principles for Responsible Investment: ethics or risk management?
Guiding Principles for RI: environment, social, human rights and corporate governance
Non compliant companies: exclusion versus active ownership and dialogue
Fiduciary management for pension funds: voting, dialogue, divestment and legal action

Title: SRI IN JAPAN: MITSUBISHI UFJ TRUST AND SRI

Speaker: Ms. Satoko Hoshino, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust, Japan

SRI in Japan
ESG issues and materiality
SRI at Mitsubishi UFJ Trust
Japanese equity SRI strategy

Title: Sustainable Investment strategies: Integration, engagement, and focused funds. An asset manager’s perspective

Speaker: Alexis Krajeski, F&C

Incorporating ESG issues into the investment analysis process
Engagement as a value-added service
Developing specialty products – from ethically-screened funds to thematic products

11.45-12.30 KEYNOTE: UNPRI - PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT IN ASIA

Speaker: James Gifford, Executive Director, UN Principles for Responsible Investment

SRI is well established in Europe and America and is developing here in Asia. Research shows that around 180 SRI funds exist in Asia worth around US$34 billion. Asia offers huge potential with strong growth and high returns on regional stock markets. These opportunities are top of the agenda for the UNPRI.

The background and progress of the PRI
What are the initiatives for 2008?
How is the UNPRI network promoting SRI opportunities in the region?
How can the local finance community help build this momentum?
What are the benefits of joining the UNPRI network
How can Malaysian finance houses sign up?

12.30-13.30 LUNCH

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