Program TBLI 2006 Bangkok

May 25: Opening

09:00 Welcome

Location:Ballroom (7th Floor Landmark)

Robert Rubinstein - Founder & CEO Brooklyn Bridge-TBLI Group

09:15 Piyasvasti Amranand, Kasikorn Asset Management Co.,Ltd., Chairman, Thailand

"Does Renewable Energy offer great opportunities in Thailand"

09:45 TBLI Roundtable Challenge- SRI Asian Perspective-

Location:Ballroom (7th Floor Landmark)

What are the key issues which the investment community must face in applying SRI principles to Asian portfolios.
a) Lack of disclosure and enforcement of ESG standards.
b) The need to do bespoke research which both raises implementation costs but can also increase the information value depending upon the market.
c) Identifying appropriate Asian SRI trends which have the potential to drive public market valuations and meet SRI expectations.
d) Why will the Asian investment community have to deal with SRI?

Moderator: Melissa Brown, ASRIA , Executive Director, HONG KONG

Hauman Yeung, LESS Ltd., Business Development Manager, Hong Kong
Hauman will be talking about the challenge of assessing and implementing environmental and social standards for private equity investments in Chinese companies. He has expertise both in the sustainable investment field and in identifying cleantech private equity opportunities.

Veronique Lafon-Vinais, ASrIA Researcher and Adjunct Associate Professor at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
A former banker, Veronique has published a new ASrIA report evaluating the impact of ESG factors on Asia's listed banks. Her work explores the gaps in disclosure and practice which will shape efforts to apply SRI fundamentals to Asia's listed financial sector.

Jonathan Schuman, AIG Global Investment Group, VP Product and Business Development, Japan
Jonathan oversees the management of AIG's newly launched SRI funds. He will talk about how SRI methodologies are being applied to Japanese portfolios and the challenges that fund providers face in finding appropriate research
tools and adapting to local market expectations.

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

Location:Foyer (7th Floor Landmark)

11:30-12:00 Keynote

Location:Ballroom (7th Floor Landmark)

Mechai Viravaidya, Population and Community Development Association, Chairman, Thailand

"The Privatization of Poverty Reduction"

12:00-13:15 TBLI Roundtable- TBLI Challenge Energy Hype or Boom Market-

Location:Ballroom (7th Floor Landmark)

The renewable energy market is poised to increase by a factor fo 4 in the next 10 years, reaching nearly 170 billion dollars.
a)Is this a reality?
b)Will the anticipated bio fuel boom be a benefit or create greater problems for the agricultural sector?
c)What opportunities exist for investors in the renewable energy sector?
d)What are the obstacles for growth?

Moderator: Amber Nystrom, Social Fusion, Director & Founder, USA

Bernd Parting, DEG, Director DEG Regional Advisory Service Project, Thailand
Agus Sari, Biogas Development, Ecosecurities, Asia Manager, Lebanon
Bart Lucarelli, LP Power Consultants, Energy Advisor to Governments and Companies, USA

13:15-14:30 Lunch

Location: Conservatory room, Sukumvit I and Foyer on 7th floor.

14:30-16:15 Workshops

Open thematic salons organized around particular subjects of interest to conference attendees will run in parallel with all breakout sessions. This allows attendees to further explore topics, network, and stimulate discussion about TBLI.

 

Location for Workshops-Ballroom, Landmark, Sukumvit II, Sukumvit III, Krungtep Suite (Pranakorn Tai), Krungtep Suite (Pranakorn Nua), Conservatory

1) Microfinance -An interactive learning workshop on how does microfinance work?

Location: Sukumvit II

Moderator: - Sabrina Hae Sun Kang, Former CNBC Anchor and Correspondant, Singapore

Chou Vannak, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Head Mgt Micro-Finance & SME Finance, Cambodia
Suvarna Gandham, Oikocredit, Regional Manager, India

2) Alternative Investments I- Experience sharing of sustainable private equity funds. Where have they invested? What can be learned from the lemons and the plums?

Location: Sukumvit III

Moderator- Robert Earhart, Brooklyn Bridge-TBLI Group, Director Consulting, USA
Thawat Watanatada, A.T. Tri Co., Ltd. , Chairman, THAILAND
Biofuels investment for poverty alleviation & sustainable development in Thailand
T. David Hodgkinson, Emerald Capital Asia Ltd. , Director, USA
The Challenges of funding sustainable projects
Catherine Cao, Asia West Environemnt Funds-Tsinghua Venture Capital, CEO, China
Eric Usher, UNEP, Head Renewable Energy and Finance Unit, France-
Is early stage seed capital the solution to accelerating project pipeline development in the clean energy sector ?

3) Equator Principles

Location: Panakorn Tai, Krungtep Suite

Moderator: Glen Armstrong, Sustainable Finance, co-founder, UK

The Equator Principles is an industry approach for financial institutions in determining, assessing and managing environmental & social risk in project financing. Recently Equator II was launched. This workshop will deal with the relevance of social and environmental added value, and why so many banks are integrating in their financial analysis



Osamu Odawara, Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd., Sustainable Development Department, Japan
Georgina Baker, IFC, Senior Manager, Global Financial Markets Dept., UK
Eisuke Suzuki, Global Accountability Consultancy, Director, Japan

4) Wealth, Charity and Power: Is the world of finance meeting the needs of charities or attempting to use them?

Location: Pranakorn Nua, Krungtep Suite

Moderator: Giulio Franzinetti, 3IG-International Interfaith Investment Group, Advisory Committee

Wong Kai Tung, Vice President China Children and Teenagers'Fund and Former President of Central Bank of China, China
Alberto Rossetti, Pontifical Gregorian University, Vatican
The Pontifical Gregorian University is a Roman Catholic university in Rome. In September 2001, the Gregorian University celebrated its 450th anniversary and currently hosts students from a variety of cultures and vocations in the Roman Catholic Church. It has one of the largest theology departments in the world, with over 1600 student priests, seminarians, religious, and laymen and women from over 130 countries. Founded by Ignatius of Loyola and Francis Borgia 1551.
Graham Davies, Gexsi, Director, UK
GEXSI seeks to interconnect the worlds of social entrepreneurship, private funders and financiers, and development aid. Over the past year, GEXSI has laid its institutional foundations, defined strategies, started operations, introduced first products, signed first contracts, and delivered initial results.
Filippo Addari, Acevo-Association of CEO of Voluntary Organizations, Head of International Program, UK
Acevo is the professional body for the third sector's chief executives, with 2000 members. Our mission is to connect, develop and represent the sector's leaders, in order to increase the sector's impact and efficiency. The 2000 members are responsible for heading organizations that collectively: turnover £9.5 billion a year, employ 200 000 staff members and manage over 3 million volunteers.
Clare Pearson, DLA, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility, DLA Piper, Asia, Hong Kong

16:15-16:45 Coffee Break

Location:Foyer (7th Floor Landmark)

16:45-18:15 Workshops

Open thematic salons organized around particular subjects of interest to conference attendees will run in parallel with all breakout sessions. This allows attendees to further explore topics, network, and stimulate discussion about TBLI.

Locations for Workshops- Ballroom, Landmark, Sukumvit II, Sukumvit III, Krungtep Suite (Pranakorn Tai), Krungtep Suite (Pranakorn Nua), Conservatory

5) Fund Performance & Strategy- Are SRI funds performing and what are some strategies for creating and maintaining a sri portfolio?

Location: Sukumvit II

Moderator: Richard Newell, IPE Investments & Pensions Europe, Senior Editor, New Zealand

Bruce Jenkyn-Jones, Impax, Director of Investments, UK
Wu Jun, BOC International Investment Manager, Head of Sustainable Investment, China
Mark Bytheway, SIRIS, Australia
Frank Figge, St Andrews University & Sustainable Development Research Centre, Professor of Corporate Social Responsibility, UK
Tobias Hahn, Institute for Future Studies and Technology Assessment (IZT), Senior Researcher, Germany
This presentation will show how to measure sustainable performance in monetary terms using the Sustainable Value approach. The presentation will present the results of an EU-funded project that has assessed the environmental performance of 65 European companies in monetary terms. Among others the presentation will show the monetary value created by the environmental performance of 65 European companies.

6) TBLI Research - Non financial criteria and other risks? The latest research from some of the leading thinkers and practitioners in the field. In addition, some exciting new pan-european initiatives to speed up the process of sustainable investment institutionaliztion.

Location: Sukumvit III

Moderator: Erin Lyon, CSR Asia, Singapore

Jeffrey Castellas, Clean Technology AustralAsia Pty Ltd, Chief Executive Officer, Australia,
Emerging Cleantech Markets: Australia a link to Asia
What are some of the cleantech investment opportunities, including funds and companies
What are some of the specific Asian issues driving cleantech investing in the region
What is the potential for Australia to be the centre for Cleantech investing in
Asia
Matthew Kiernan, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Founder/CEO Canada
Diyanto Imam, New Ventures, Country Director, Indonesia-
Green fund' for Indonesia-The state of Indonesian Venture Capital and Private Equity Market
What are the existing sources of capital available for sustainable enterprises in Indonesia (i.e., which use social and environmental screening in determing their investments)?
What are the most common challenges and barriers faced by these funds in identifying and closing deals with sustainable companies?
James Gifford, UNEP Finance Initiative, Project Manager, Principles for Responsible Investment, Switzerland
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI): a global framework for
institutional investors' consideration of environmental, social and governance issues.
- What are the Principles, how were they developed and what do they seek to achieve?
- What are the implications for responsible investment in emerging
markets?
Anton van Elteren, FMO, Environmental Specialist, Netherlands
"Environmental and social characterization of individual clients and total portfolio, using integrated scorecards."

7) Geographic Focus: The Japanese Experience with SRI.

Location:Pranakorn Nua, Krungtep Suite

Moderator- Robert Jamieson, Pajasalmi, Ruangkittikul & Associates, CRS Consultant, Thailand

Mizue Tsukushi, Good Bankers, CEO; President, Japan
Seiichiro Nishida, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd., Deputy Chairman of Clean Energy Finance Committee, Japan CDM Projects-MUS's CSR Activities
Jun Yamaguchi, Fuji Film, Japan
"Fuji Film's CSR-driven EU RoHS compliance activity with Supply Chain partners"

8) SRI Implementation-

Location:Pranakorn Tai, Krungtep Suite

Moderator - Sabrina Hae Sun Kang, Former CNBC Anchor and Correspondant, Singapore

Chanchai Supasagee, Government Pension Fund, Head of Corporate Governance, Thailand
James Pearson, Pacific Risk Advisors, CEO, China
Richard Eyre, UOB Capital Partners LLC & Emerald Capital Asia LTD, Principal, Thailand
Tony Zola, Assets Capitalization Bureau, International Coordinator, USA
China Mezzanine Fund, TBC


18:15 Reception
Location: Sundeck (11th Floor Landmark)

19:30 Gala Dinner

Location:Ballroom

20:30 TBLI Award

20:40 Gala Dinner Speech -TBA

23:00 After Dinner Party at the Bed Supperclub Sponsored by TBLI Consulting

May 26

09:00-10:45 Workshops

Locations for Workshops- Ballroom, Landmark, Sukumvit II, Sukumvit III, Krungtep Suite (Pranakorn Tai), Krungtep Suite (Pranakorn Nua), Conservatory

Open thematic salons organized around particular subjects of interest to conference attendees will run in parallel with all breakout sessions. This allows attendees to further explore topics, network, and stimulate discussion about TBLI.

1) Sustainable finance & forests:organised by UNEP Finance Initiative

Location: Sukumvit II

Moderator: Toshiro Nishizawa, Japan Bank for International Cooperation, Chair and Deputy Director General, Japan


Rajesh Srivastava, Rabobank International, Regional Head of food and agribusiness, India
Dr Ahmad Mubariq, WWF Indonesia, Pro-sustainability Financing and Sustainable Forestry, Executive Director, Indonesia,
Can the NGO-private sector deal result in win-win situation for the company and the environment? What does it take? (Content: Lessons learnt from WWF-Indonesia's corporate sectorengagement).
David Plattner, Raintrust, CEO, USA
Capturing the economic value of the Amazon Rainforest

2) Investment Advice: Analyst Choice.Some of the leading SRI analysts and asset managers will share their thoughts on what are their favorite companies and why.

Location:Prankorn Nua, Krungtep Suite

Moderator: Marina Martin Curran, Villardi Consulting, Director, Singapore

 

Kyoko Sakuma, SRI Dept., Vigeo Group, Asia Pacific Team Leader, France,
" The challenge for rating the innovative and sustainable companies "
An innovative company often does not pronounce CSR. Solutions to societal challenges relevant to the company are woven in the business model in itself. Thus, the environmental, social, ethics, governance, supply chain issues are embedded in a global strategy of such an innovative company.
This poses a great challenge to a SRI analyst, in identifying the relevant societal challenges and rating innovative solutions. In doing this, a close partnership/sharing values with an asset managers is very essential
Wu Jun, BOC International Investment Manager, Head of Sustainable Investment, China
BOC has just launched the first SRI fund in China. How does BOC view SRI and portfolio analysis?

3) Corporate Governance

Location: Sukumvit III

May shareholder activism foster a stakeholder oriented Corporate Governance?
CSR and SRI today seem to live on the same planet but on opposite sides.
The two main questions of our workshop will be:

• How can we link the two sides of the planet?

• Can SRI positively influence CSR by demanding a broader, stakeholder oriented corporate governance instead of a narrow shareholder perspective.
This workshop brings together experts "from both sides of the planet" as speakers. Expected participants are CSR and SRI people willing to tackle this issue. They may learn more about what their respective contribution could be to enhance the common idea of socially responsible business and of a better corporate governance at a time.
Moderator: Paul Wedel, Kenan Institute, Executive Director, Thailand

Dr. Deunden Nikomboriruk,Thailand Development Research, Research Director, Thailand
Tomohiro Matsuoka, SIRIS/SiRi Company, Senior Research Analyst, Australia
-Is it really that bad? - Cross-regional comparison of corporate governance practices
Wim Wienk, FMO, Director Asia, Netherlands

4) Energy Finance- What are commercial banks and other financial institutions doing to stimulate growth in renewable energy?

Location:Pranakorn Tai, Krungtep Suite

Moderator: Dana Smirin, University of California Berkeley, Special Assistant to Dean for Sustainability and New Initiatives, USA

Bart Lucarelli, LP Power Consultants, Energy Advisor to Governments and Companies, USA
Bio-fuels: Panacea to high oil prices or Fool's Gold?
For my talk, I will decribe the explosive growth that is being experienced in the global biomass-to-liquid fuels industry. I will then shift to two case studies -the United States and Brazil- and discuss the technical and economic issues involved with the growth of the ethanol and bio-diesel industries in these two countries. I will next discuss new technologies on the horizon (5- 10 year out)that may change the way biomass is currently being used to produce biofuels. I will conclude my remarks with a summary of:
(a) the critical issues that are either holding back the biofuels industry or will prevent the industry from expanding beyond its current scale; and
(b) the technological and policy driven solutions to these constraints.
Anat Prapassawad, TMB Bank Energy and Business Department, Thailand-Biomass and Biogas Development, Executive Officer, Thailand
Seiichiro Nishida, Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., Ltd., Deputy Chairman of Clean Energy Finance Committee, Japan
Various Barriers Associated with CDM Projects

10:45-11:15 Coffee Break

Location: Foyer (7th Floor Landmark)

11:15-13:00 Workshops

Open thematic salons organized around particular subjects of interest to conference attendees will run in parallel with all breakout sessions. This allows attendees to further explore topics, network, and stimulate discussion about TBLI.

5) SME- Innovation for Capital and Competence

Location: Sukumvit II

The growth of the global SME (Small and Medium Enterprise) marketplace will be among of the most significant business innovations of the coming decade. This engaged session reviews the landscape for SME investment opportunities in emerging markets. Our strong focus will be on leading edge examples that will take us through the challenges and best practices in growing successful SMEs from good to great.

Moderator - Amber Nystrom, Social Fusion, Director & Founder, USA

Rik Vyverman, Emerald Capital Asia Ltd., CEO SEAF Blue Ocean Finance and director Emerald, Belgium
Consuelo V. Dantes, Planters Development Bank, SVP HRM, Planning & Support Services Group, Philippines
R. Paul Herman, HIP Investor Advisors, USA

6) Emerging Markets: SRI and Emerging Markets: Challenges and Opportunities
Why SRI is not catching on in emerging markets?

Location: Sukumvit III

Moderator: Ambreen Waheed, Responsible Business Initiative, Executive Director, Pakistan

Razi-ur-Rahman Khan, Securities & Exchange Commission of Pakistan, Chairman, Pakistan
Zaffar Ahmad Khan, Stock Exchange, Chairman, Pakistan
Faiz Shah, CLC, First chair Standing Committee on Child Labour, Pakistan

7) Alternative Investments II- Experience sharing of sustainable private equity funds. Where have they invested? What can be learned from the lemons and the plums?

Location:Pranakorn Tai, Krungtep Suite

Moderator: Robert Earhart, Brooklyn Bridge-TBLI Group, Director Consulting, Netherlands

Jeffery Dickinson, E+Co, Regional Manager, Thailand
How triple bottom line focused investments contribute to the development of a modern rural energy sector
What are the appropriate mechanisms for investing in small & medium enterprises and providing energy services in the rural areas of Cambodia. As access to modern energy is currently quite constrained, these types of investments will contribute greatly to overall economic development and poverty reduction.
Wim van der Beek, Aavishkaar Goodwell, Partner, Netherlands
Microventures and microfinance: How can mission and financial discipline work together in order to generate higher financial and social returns?
Does the benefit to the micro-entrepreneur translate into a market return for the investor?
How scalable is the model, and can private equity create and leverage value in micro-enterprises and microfinance portfolios?
Els Boerhof, FMO, Manager Micro and Small Enterprise Fund(MASSIF), Netherlands

8) CDM Projects:

Location:Pranakorn Nua, Krungtep Suite

Moderator: Jeffery Dickinson, E+Co, Regional Manager, Thailand
Ingo Puhl, 500 PPM, Senior Staff Scientist, Germany
"Feasibility of renewable energy (incl. biogas) CDMopportunities in South East Asia; status and potential."
Rey Amaury A Guarin, Development Bank of the Philippines, Senior Assistant Vice Preident & Head of Climate Change Unit, Philippines
CDM in Developing Countries

13:00-14:30 Lunch

Location: Conservatory room, Sukumvit I and Foyer (7th Floor Landmark)

14:30-15:00 Keynote:

Location:Ballroom (7th Floor Landmark)

Georgina Baker, IFC, Senior Manager, Global Financial Markets Dept., UK

15:00-16:30 Roundtable TBLI Challenge-Does Sustainable Investment Provide Value?

Location:Ballroom (7th Floor Landmark)

Throughout the development and growth of sustainable investment, whether public equity or alternative investments, it has been claimed that these type of investments provide long term value, with reduced risk. Is that true? During this TBLI Roundtable, the participants from leading financial institutions will discuss their views of this subject.
Moderator: Robert Rubinstein, Brooklyn Bridge-TBLI Group, Founder & CEO, USA
Yoshitaka Akamatsu, Nikko Asset Management, Chief Operating Officer, Japan
Robert Tacon, Standard Chartered, Head Group Risk Management, South Africa
Matthew Kiernan, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors, Founder/CEO Canada

16:30-17:00 Break

Location: Foyer (7th Floor Landmark)

17:00-18:30 Roundtable Microfinance-Does microfinance bring people out of poverty? Can it help create an economy? Is the money going to where it is needed?

Location: Ballroom (7 Floor Landmark)

Moderator: R. Paul Herman, HIP Investor Advisors, USA

Humbert Garreau de Labarre, La Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild, Director Private Banking, France
Shivakumar Natrajan, ICICI Bank Limited, Chief Representative, Singapore
Els Boerhof, FMO, Manager Micro and Small Enterprise Fund(MASSIF), Netherlands

18:30-18:40 Closing Remarks

Location: Ballroom (7 Floor Landmark)

18:40 -19:30 Reception

Location: Sundeck (11th Floor Landmark)

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