#RAOEurope25
Agenda

Agenda coming soon, here’s what to expect:

1. Geopolitics & Portfolio Resilience: Navigating a Fragmented World

• : How geopolitical shifts (trade wars, conflicts, strategic autonomy) are materially impacting investment outcomes and what actionable strategies investors can employ for portfolio construction, supply chain resilience, and risk mitigation in a multipolar environment.

2. Climate & Capital: Accelerating Decarbonization in a Volatile Economy

• : Beyond targets, this panel explores practical decarbonization pathways across asset classes, the increasing physical and transition risks for portfolios, the role of transition finance, and how policy support and market catalysts are shaping investment opportunities amidst economic uncertainty.

3. Nature-Positive Finance: Investing in Biodiversity, Deforestation & Ecosystems

• : Moving beyond climate, this session delves into the urgent financial implications of biodiversity loss, the emerging opportunities in nature-positive investments, and how new regulations (like TNFD and EUDR) are driving the integration of natural capital into investment strategies.

4. Tech Transition & Responsible AI: Investing in the Future (Ethically & Sustainably)

• : Focuses on the responsible investment implications of rapid technological advancements, including the ethical deployment of AI in finance, the opportunities in clean-tech and electrification, and how investors are approaching emerging areas like defence tech with ESG considerations.

5. Financing Nature: Bridging the Funding Gap for Ecological Solutions

• : Explores the significant funding gap in nature conservation and restoration. Discussions will cover innovative blended finance models, the role of labelled instruments, and the challenges and opportunities for public and private market capital in investing in natural capital solutions.

6. Impact Investing: Measuring Real-World Outcomes Beyond Financial Returns

• : Delves into scaling impact investments across various asset classes (e.g., affordable housing, urban regeneration). It will address the critical challenges and best practices in robust impact measurement and management (IMM) to demonstrate genuine social and environmental outcomes.

7. EU Sustainable Finance Regulation: Navigating the Latest Compliance Frontier

• : An essential update on the evolving EU regulatory landscape, including the latest on SFDR revisions, CSRD implementation nuances, EU Taxonomy updates, and how asset owners are adapting their data, reporting, and investment strategies to ensure compliance and avoid greenwashing.

8. The "S" Factor: Human Capital, Social Equity & Just Transition Investing

• : Deepens the conversation on the social dimensions of ESG. This panel will cover human rights due diligence, fair labor practices, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and how investors are integrating these crucial social factors to drive a "just transition" within their portfolios.

9. Data & AI Revolution: Enhancing ESG Insights & Investment Decisions

• : Examines how cutting-edge technology, particularly AI, is transforming ESG data analysis. Discussions will cover improving data quality, integrating disparate datasets, ethical considerations of AI in investment, and leveraging tech for enhanced due diligence and alpha generation.

10. Stewardship & Influence: Driving Systemic Change Through Active Ownership

• : Focuses on the power of active ownership beyond proxy voting. This panel will explore effective shareholder engagement strategies, collective action initiatives, and how asset owners can exercise their influence to drive corporate accountability and systemic change on critical ESG issues