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Eurosif, the European Forum for Responsible Investing and the Italian Sustainable Investment Forum - Forum per la Finanza Sostenibile - with the kind collaboration of MEP Zanonato Flavio (S&D, IT) is organising a conference on sustainable and responsible investment (SRI) at the European Parliament, on the 1st June. The conference foresees panellists who will exchange on the importance of increasing long-term investments as the core policy of the Capital Markets Union initiative.

Agenda

17.30 – 17.45 | Welcome Address

ZANONATO Flavio – MEP S&D, Member of Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

MICILOTTA Flavia – Eurosif Executive Director

17.45 – 18.00 | Keynote Speech

BOHAN Niall, - Head of Unit, Capital Markets Union, DG FISMA, European Commission

18.00 – 18.50 | Panel

moderated by BICCIATO Francesco, Secretary-General Italian Forum for Sustainable Investment

Discussion – “Long-Term Investments can deliver sustainable and inclusive growth leading to a more competitive market place: what are the hurdles and opportunities Europe will be facing?”

HILDYARD Luke - Policy Lead for Stewardship and Corporate Governance, Pensions & Lifetime Savings Association

TATE Alison - Director of External Relations, ITUC - International Trade Union Confederation

DE PROFT Peter - Director General, EFAMA - European Fund and Asset Management Association 

SLATER Alyson - CEO, GRI – Director Knowledge

JANKOVIC Marta - Vice-Chair of the Invest Europe Professional Standards Committee and Chair of the Invest Europe Responsible Investment Roundtable

BENIFEI Brando - MEP (S&D, IT) - Member of the Committee onCommittee on Employment and Social Affairs

BERES Pervenche - MEP (S&D, FR) - Member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

18.50 – 19.00 |  Q&A and Conclusions