Tue, 28 May
|IBM Helsinki
Sustainability and Banking, Helsinki
Hosted by IBM

Time and Location
28 May 2019, 12:30
IBM Helsinki, Laajalahdentie 23, 00330 Helsinki, Finland
About the event
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Banking were released last year with the aim to help any bank – whatever its starting point – to align its business strategy with society’s goals. This means that banks would avoid in supporting companies involved in abuses of human rights, environmental damage and any other activities that could damage Planet Earth. It’s a nice idea, but is it practical?
We've invited some of the leading companies and individuals supporting responsible banking to join us to see, as well as an open discussion about how we could support and progress this ideal.
Agenda
12.30 - Coffee and Registration
13:00 - Welcome: Iren Tranvaag, CEO NFI and Mirva Antila, Country General Manager IBM
13:10 - Introduction: Sustainability and Banking, Chris Skinner, Chair of NFI
13:30 - The new era of Sustainability: "Innovation for impact"
13:30 - 13:45 Keynote: James Vaccaro, Director of Corporate Strategy, Triodos Bank & GABV
13:45 - 13:55 Anne Maria Salonius, Director of the Finnish Mainland Business Area, Ålandsbanken
13:55 - 14:05 Pete Saarnivaara, Managing Partner, Kaiku
14:05 - 14:15 Tommi Tulisalo, Business Unit Executive IBM Watson Financial Services Solutions
14:15 - 14:35 Discussion
14:35 - “What must finance do for the climate/ or world of sustainability”
14:35 - 14:50 Mark Campanale, Founder Carbon Tracker Initiative
14:50 - 15:00 Jukka Honkaniemi, Head of Sustainability at division Large Corporate and Financial Institutions, SEB
15:00 - 15:10 Mika Leskinen, CIO at FIM / S-Bank
15:10 - 15:30 Coffee break
15:30 - 15:40 Sébastien Mandron, CSR Director of the Worldline Group
15:40 - 16:00 Discussion
16:00 - UN Principles for Responsible Banking “Revolution or evolution in banking?”
16:00 - 16:15 Per Bengtsson, Sustainable Finance in Nordea
16:15 - 16:25 Anna Asikainen, South pole
16:25 - 16:45 Discussion, James Vaccaro, Jussi Nokala, PWC will participate in the panel
16:45 - Epilogue: Chris Skinner
17:00 - Tapas and Mingling