Speakers
Public Authorities
Rohan Lee
Director, Financial Services - HM Treasury
Suzanne Lloyd
Vice-Chair - International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
Stephen Nolan
Global Head, Sustainable Financial Markets, SFH - The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
David Owens
Principal Officer, Strategic Economic Development Division - Department of Finance, Ireland
Industry Representative
Quentin Guerineau
Chief Sustainability and Impact Officer - Crédit Agricole S.A.
Experts
Clarke Camper
Global Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs - Capital Group Companies, Washington D.C. Office
Sylvie Goulard
Professor of Practice SDA Bocconi, Author of Green or Greed, EGEA Editions, 2026
Julia Symon
Head of Research and Advocacy - Finance Watch
Session overview
Objectives
The roundtable will assess the challenges at the global level and the different possibilities to address these challenges in the EU and in the rest of the world.
Points of discussion
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What are the main obstacles in the different parts of the world for getting to a stop of the rise of emissions of greenhouse gases? What impact have recent events, like the Iran war, and new trends, like AI and the data-centre boom?
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Will the EU priorities, which have tilted toward simplification and clean industry, deliver competitiveness and sustainability?
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How to depict the challenges of sustainable finance in the world?