SDG Investment Forum at COP28 — Side event on Sustainable Finance

The CFO Coalition will organize an SDG Investment Forum in partnership with the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchange (UN SSE), the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) and the Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance on the role of stock exchanges, investors and CFOs in promoting climate finance and in tackling the Climate Crisis.

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Agenda:

15:00 – 15:10 Welcome remarks

• Sanda Ojiambo, Assistant Secretary-General, UN, and CEO and Executive Director, UN Global Compact
• Ali Al Hashimi, CFO & Head of Strategy, DFM

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15:10 – 16:00 Part I – A primer for the adoption of the ISSB Standards – the role of stock exchanges and regulatory authorities

• Anthony Miller, UN SSE, as Master of Ceremony
• Sue Lloyd, Vice Chair, IFRS Foundation
• Rodrigo Buenaventura, Chair, IOSCO Board
  
• Tiffany Grabski, SSE Academy Head, UN SSE
• Ali Al Hashimi, CFO & Head of Strategy, DFM
• Claire Dorrian, Head of Sustainable Finance, LSEG
• Mardi McBrien, Chief of Strategic Affairs, IFRS Foundation
• Kristel Nathanail, Chief of Staff, IOSCO

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16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break

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16:30 – 18:00 Part II – The role of CFOs and Investors in tackling the Climate Crisis and advancing the SDGs

• Claire Baumann, Head of Sustainable Finance, UN Global Compact
• Ronan Lory, CFO, Edison
• Jill Klindt, CFO, Workiva  
• Muhsin Alrustom, Group CFO, Asyad Group
• Juan Carlos Mora, CEO, Bancolombia
• Habiba Al Mar’ashi, President, Arabia CSR Network, and Chairperson, Emirates Environmental Group
• Gavin Power, Chief of Sustainable Development and International Affairs, PIMCO, and Chair of Global Outreach, GISD

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18:00 – 19:00 Reception

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