07:30 - 08:45 Check-in and Registration
To assure that you don't miss anything, please arrive early to check in, pick up your badge, or register (if you have not done so in advance).
Location Ballroom, 7th Floor The Landmark Bangkok Hotel


09:00 Welcome
Robert Rubinstein, Founder & CEO, TBLI CONFERENCE™/TBLI CONSULTING™/TBLI ACADEMY™, The Netherlands

09:15-09:45 Opening Keynote
Rob Lake, Head of Sustainability, APG Investments – on behalf of ABP, The Netherlands
Challenges of ESG Integration in a Large Pension Fund Portfolio


9:45-11:00 TBLI Roundtable Challenge
Nam Theun: Is the Nam Theun Dam Project the Best Practice in Sustainable Development?

Moderator: Giulio Franzinetti, 3IG/TBLI GROUP™ Associate, Member of Advisory Board, Italy

Speaker 1: Carl Middleton, Mekong Program Coordinator, International Rivers, USA
Speaker 2: Luc Jacquet, Managing Director, EDF South East Asia and Chairman of the Board of Nam Theun 2 Power Company, Thailand
Speaker 3: Ian Porter, Country Director for Southeast Asia (Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Thailand), World Bank, Thailand


11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
Location Foyer, 7th Floor The Landmark Bangkok Hotel


11:30-12:15 Keynote
Andreas Knörzer, Head of Sustainable Investments, Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd, Switzerland
Opportunities and Risks of Water Investments.


12:15-13:00 Keynote
Stewart Armer, Head of Sustainable and Responsible Investment, Fortis Investments, Germany
Sustainable Performance Strategies: The Asian Opportunity.


13:00-14:30 Standing Buffet Lunch
Location Foyer and Conservatory room, 7th Floor The Landmark Bangkok Hotel


14:30-16:15 Workshops
Open thematic salons organized around particular subjects of interest to conference attendees will run in parallel with breakout sessions. This allows attendees to further explore topics, to network, and stimulate discussion about TBLI.

Workshop Locations
Ballroom, Landmark 1, Landmark 2, Landmark 3, Landmark 4
(renovated and renamed, formerly Sukhumvit 1,2,3,4)


1. Social Entrepreneurship
Meet a special brand of entrepreneurs, who are not only exceptionally talented and hands-on managers, but who also dare to venture into new and extremely taxing terrain. To them, our motto "The World will benefit when economy supports well-being" is a daily reality, not just nice words. Listen and be inspired.
Location Landmark 1

Moderators: Richard Newell, Managing Director, Investments and Pensions Asia, New Zealand

Speaker 1: Mom Rajawongse Disnadda Diskul, Secretary General, Mae Fah Luang Foundation under Royal Patronage, Thailand
Social Entrepreneurship and Beyond: Social, Environmental, and Financial Implications of Applied Sustainable Alternative Livelihood Development
1) How can social entrepreneurship be used to eradicate poverty?
2) What are the key success factors for SALD in any environment?
Speaker 2: Pisit Charnsnoh, "In the Hands of the Fishers", Yadfon Raindrop Association, Thailand
Speaker 3: Katie Matlack, ICEBV, Thailand
SCC Project - Economic Development for Achieving Poverty Alleviation and Conservation in Cambodia's Southern Cardamom Mountains
The SCC Project is an example of a market based solution to develop economic and social infrastructure in one of the poorest regions of Cambodia (and the world): the Southern/Coastal Cardamom Mountains. It engenders growth creating local employment opportunities, preserving regional environmental services, and building institutional capacity to manage sustainable long-term development.
Speaker 4: Sailendra Dev Appanah, Principal, TRN Institute, Thailand
Investing in Early Stage Social Enterprises in South and East Asia Questions
1) What is the investment atmosphere like for early stage social enterprises in South and
East Asia? Who are the existing players?
2) What are their main capital challenges? Why do they face these challenges?

2. Alternative Investments
Alternative Investment activity is changing quickly in Asia. Is TBLI contributing to or benefitting from these changes, or are investors just scaling up the status quo?
Location Landmark 2

Moderator: Eric Usher, Head Renewable Energy and Finance Unit, UNEP, France

Speaker 1: Somak Ghosh, President, Development Banking & Corporate Finance, YES Bank, India
The Business of Sustainability
The business of sustainability is where wider economic, environmental and social objectives are met by supporting new emerging businesses that not only promote financial growth but also enhance social and environmental causes across a range of clients, constituting the economic pyramid as a whole. The banking sector has an opportunity to play a unique role by offering innovative financial solutions to address a wide spectrum of issues from sustainable livelihoods, food security, climate change, public health, education, information technology and biotechnology among others.
Speaker 2: Gavin Smith, Director Clean Development, Dragon Capital Management Ltd., Viet Nam
Funding "Clean Development" at the New Frontiers of Asia
1) Can private Equity be inspired and rewarded to invest in Clean Development?
2) What are the 4 Key Elements for a successful deployment of Capital?
Speaker 3: T. David Hodgkinson, Executive Director, Emerald Capital Asia Ltd., Thailand
Managing Risk Through Triple Bottom Line Investing - An Asian Private Equity Perspective
1) What are some of the hurdles facing "responsible" private equity in Asia?
2) How can Triple Bottom Line practices be "mainstreamed" in private equity?
Speaker 4: Mu-Shin (Shin) Kim, Investment Specialist, Asian Development Bank, Philippines
Clean Energy Funds Investment Through a Call for Proposals
1) Clean energy (incl. renewables and energy efficiency) is still new and questionable in the private equity space. Is there a good number of fund managers who are willing to take more risks to invest in the clean energy sectors in Asia?
2) How do those funds mitigate the risks and create a commercial return?

3. Corporate Governance
Involvement of shareowners is not only necessary and intelligent - it is profitable.Involved shareowners will promote social responsibility and increase TBLI value for money. We asked CG experts to share latest developments with you.
Location Landmark 3


Moderator: Alex Mavro, CSR Manager, TNT Thailand, Thailand

Speaker 1: Odilon Audouin, General Manager, INTELLEVAL, Monaco
Anti-money Laundering Indicators in Measuring Financial Institutions CSR Performance.
1) An exclusive overview of best practices in Financial Institution
2) How to make AML-CSR sustainability reports more effective-attractive?
3) Why there is an opportunity for all banks to include AML in their CSR strategy?
Speaker 2: Yoshio Ogino, General Manager, Environment Analysis Department,
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Japan
Sustainability Strategy of Commercial Banks - A Case of SMBC -
1) How do commercial banks in Japan, i.e. in an Asian region, think about sustainability, and how do they establish and implement their strategy for sustainability?
2) What are SMBC's products relating to sustainability for corporate, SME, and retail sectors?
3) How can the revised Equator Principles (EP, a set of voluntary guidelines for asssessing social and environmental risks), and SMBC's implementation of EP, expand sustainability awareness in the Asian region?
Speaker 3: WooJoung Chun, Analyst, Eco-Frontier Sustainable Finance Center, Korea
ESG Issues, Core ESG Research Criteria and the Evolution of RI in Korea
1) The latest ESG Issues in Korea and Eco-Frontier's CSR Activities
2) Types of Korean Responsible Investing Funds and their growth & performance
3) What are Core ESG research criteria in Korea for a good RI fund?
Speaker 4: Tara Kimbrell Cole, Managing Director, SYNOVATIONS® Pte. Ltd, Singapore
As the countdown to the catastrophic consequences of industrialized and industrializing
countries' abuse of natural resources accelerates, the urgency to widen the circle of
engagement exponentially intensifies.
1) Can shifting the emphasis to Sustainable Profitability present an entry point through which a wider community may be attracted to deepen their understanding of the new business model and opportunity?
2) Can a rating system be developed and utilized to accelerate the process of
understanding and engagement?
[©Tara Kimbrell Cole, “Sustainable Profitability”, to be published end of 2008.]


4. Biofuels
Business Week reports that investment in biofuels is up from US$ 0.5 Billion in 2005 to US$ 10 Billion in 2006, with US$ 1 Billion going to biodiesel producers. Biodiesel is particularly attractive over corn-based ethanol fuel as the price of corn is rising, concerns of emissions loom over ethanol use and biodiesel is easier to pipe than ethanol fuel. Are biofuels a real short-term alternative to fossil fuels?
Will the impact of biofuels growth have a negative impact on the supply of food?
Location Landmark 4

Moderator: Bart Lucarelli, Energy Advisor to Governments and Companies, LP Power Consultants, Thailand

Speaker 1: Erlangga Rismantojo, Depot Teknologi Khaula (Denkha),
Jayasan Khaula Karya, Indonesia
Indonesia biodiesel national programme from Jatropha curcas;
feedstock progress so far and lessons learnt
1) Case study of a running small/medium scale biodiesel plant (Jatrophafeedstock) in Sumbawa, Indonesia;
2) Possible partnerships needed to be engaged to enhance plant operation.
Speaker 2: Thawat Watanatada, Founder and Managing Director, A.T. Tri Co., Thailand
1) Biofuels: Are they helping us to avert energy crises, or set off food crises?
2) Should we support biofuels, or should we stop backing them?
Speaker 3+4: Om Narayan, Director, Indo Greenfuel Consultants Pvt. Ltd., Anant Pande, Chief Operating Officer, Indo Greenfuel Consultants Pvt. Ltd., India
Prospects and Promises of Private Equity Investments for Biofuels - Opportunities and challenges for India
Taking a stance from the private sector, the presentation will review the industry prospects of biofuels, particularly by comparing the industry in India, Brazil and the U.S. and the promises delivered to India. While revealing the challenges to capitalize on this potential
faced by India, the presentation will be concluded by the role of private equity played in facilitating the transformation.


16:15-16:45 Coffee Break
Location Foyer, 7th Floor The Landmark Bangkok Hotel


16:45-18:15 Workshops

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


5. Carbon Markets
"Emissions trading is an administrative approach, used to control pollution by providing economic incentives for achieving reductions in the emissions of pollutants. It is sometimes called cap and trade." (Wikipedia) Will the creation of a carbon market help in reducing emissions? In a carbon restrained world, how will this impact the further development of a carbon market?
Location Landmark 1

Moderator: Eric Usher, Head Renewable Energy and Finance Unit, UNEP, France

Speaker 1: Armin Sandhövel, CEO, Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH, Germany
Potentials and Opportunities of Renewables and Carbon Market Projects in Asia
1) What are the "Lessons Learned" and "Best Practices" in Europe?
2) What major opportunities does the Asian Market provide?
Speaker 2: Architrandi Priambodo, Country Director, PT. Asia Carbon Indonesia, Indonesia
Challenges in Creating Liquidity in the Carbon Market: CDM Projects
1) What are the challenges in generating carbon credits in off-set based carbon credits such as CDM projects?
2) How to overcome these challenges?
3) Different risks in different project types.
Speaker 3: Sachiko Ai, Senior Manager, Frontier Business Development, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation
Japan's Current Situation on Carbon Credits in Japan and a New Trust Scheme for Transactions
1) What is the current situation in Japan?
2) What are current options for emissions reduction of Japanese companies in view of energy-efficiency measures and of buying credits?
3) Purposes of carbon trading in Japan
4) Introduction of emission trust scheme and future prospects
Speaker 4: Eric Govers, CEO, HydroRing Capital B.V., The Netherlands
Storage of CO2 in Building Materials Influences the Environmental Profile of the Producer, the User and the Building Results
1) Is there a meaningful future for environmental friendly building materials?
2) How does the storage of CO2 in building materials influence the environmental profile of the manufacturer, the user and the building results?

6. TBLI Research - Non-Financial Criteria and Other Risks
Latest research from some of the leading thinkers and practitioners in the field. In addition, some exciting new initiatives to speed up the process of sustainable investment institutionalization.
Location Landmark 2

Moderator: Hugh Wheelan, Editorial Director, Response Global Media Limited, UK

Speaker 1: Helene Regnell, Research Director, GES Investment Services, Sweden
Doing Well by Doing Good
1) Is it possible to have your cake and eat it too?
2) If it is, how can investors engage to maximize the potential?
Speaker 2: Hugh Wheelan, Editorial Director, Response Global Media Limited, UK
Responsible Investor joined forces with IPE Magazine for one of the biggest surveys of the global institutional market in terms of commitments to responsible investment. The presentation provides findings of the survey, which will have just been published.
1) How far are global institutional investors including ESG issues in their investment decisions?
2) What do they see as the likely future development of responsible investing?
Speaker 3: Turan Caglayan, Head, New Business for Asia, DEG - The German Investment and Development Company, Thailand
Extra Value or Extra Burden - an Introduction into DEG's Rating Approach and Systematics for ESG Criteria
1) DEG´s rating approach - a practical example of how ESG criteria can be factored into an investment decision
2) Extra value or extra burden - can we see a trade off between the three bottom lines?
Speaker 4: Robert Earhart, Director, TBLI Consulting Group, SARL, France
Financing Environmental Technology - Accelerating Investment in the Development and Commercialisation
1) How can private sector investors influence the development and deployment of environmental technology through investment strategies and product development?
2) What are some of the common barriers faced by both investors and technology developers, and how can they be overcome?
The information provided in this session is based on a yearlong study of current and longitudinal data.

7. Faith Consistent Investment
Investing in line with faith beliefs has grown, as the ESG market too has grown in sophistication. What are the hurdles in implementation? Can FCI, if inserted in a new paradigm, be a viable alternative to the socio-economic crisis?
Location Landmark 3

Moderator: Pran Siamwalla, Industry Specialist, Risk Policy and Planning Department, Bank of Ayudhya PLC, Thailand

Speaker 1: Dato' Haji Mohamed Iqbal, Trustee Taqwa Foundation, Malaysia
Faith Consistent Investment – In Islam It Is All The Way
The Islamic approach to life is that behavioural norms are derived from divine and divine inspired sources. From this perspective, individuals as members of a society have a religious duty and a moral responsibility which must manifest itself in an individual's conduct and also in corporate contexts. Investment is one aspect of this conduct. From an Islamic point of view, investment must always conform to Shariah (Islamic Law). The development of Shariah compliant investment as part of an Islamic financial system is very encouraging.
Speaker 2: Sumeet Nihalani, Senior Director Sales Asia Pacific and Middle East, Dow Jones Indexes, Singapore
Faith Based Indexing and the Dharma Approach
1) What are the key similarities and differences between the Dow Jones Dharma Index and the Dow Jones Islamic Index?
2) Where do you expect the Dow Jones Dharma Index to be popular?
Speaker 3: Jonathan Wootliff, Board Member, European Region, World Union for Progressive Judaism, United Kingdom
Should Religion and Business Be Mixed?
1) Is there a serious and significant role that religious organizations can play in socially responsible investing?
2) What can, and should, religious organizations actually do?


8. Business, Human Rights and Investments in Asia
"Business & Human Rights" has gained momentum in the past few years around the world. How far are companies engaged in Asia? For which benefits, and how should they engage? Why and how are commercial banks and other investors involved? What is the role of civil society and of governments?
Location Landmark 4

Moderator: Joëlle Brohier, Chair and co-founder, www.rse-et-ped.info, French-language website on CSR in emerging markets and developing countries, Thailand

Speaker 1: Pipat Yodprudtikan, Director, Thaipat Institute, Thailand
From "Engaged" to "High Performance" CSR
1) How are companies engaging CSR in Thai societies?
2) What is "High Performance" CSR and how do companies develop it within an organization?
Speaker 2: Roddy Kwok-wah Shaw, East Asia Researcher and Coordinator, Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, Hong Kong
Chinese Businesses and Multinationals in China Responding to Human Rights Concerns
1) How do companies respond to human rights concerns in China?
2) How do Chinese companies respond to human rights concerns in countries they invest in?
3) Opportunities and challenges for ethical investment in China
Speaker 3: Trini Wing Yue Leung, Executive Director, Responsible Competitiveness Roundtable, Hong Kong
New Supply Chain Business Models Require Compliance and Beyond - Experiences of Clothing, Toys and Electronics Industries in Asia
1) What are the deadlocks in compliance-based approach in product safety and ethical standards?
2) What are important demands and factors for new approaches?
3) What is the nature of the relationship between responsible and competitive businesses?
Speaker 4: Ravi Fernando, Director Corporate Branding & Strategic CSR, MAS Holdings/Strategic CSR Futures, Focal Point UNGC Sri Lanka Local Network, Sri Lanka
Moving from CSR to SCR
CSR today has a bad name due to the fact that most organizations have not moved beyond "Doing good to look good." To offer a way out, organizations must move up to Strategic Corporate Responsibility from simple CSR or Philantrophy, embedding Corporate Responsibility in their business strategy. Mr Fernando urges organizations to work with all the US/EU brands they supply to raise the bar of compliance. Asia is poised to be the "World's Factory", but can transform itself to be the "World's Responsible Factories" by being united in its pricing with high compliance. With strategic CSR, a global business environment of "Doing Well & Doing Good" is not an impossible mission.


18:15-19.30 Pre-Cocktail
Location Sundeck, 11th Floor The Landmark Bangkok Hotel


19:30-21.30 Grand Dinner (Thai Set)
Location Ballroom


20:40 60 Seconds of Fame


23:00-01:00 After Dinner Party sponsored by SAM and Dow Jones
Location "Barsu", Ground Floor of Sheraton Grande Sukhumvit, 250 Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok 10110, Thailand, www.barsubangkok.com

May 30, Friday - Last Updated 05/22/08

09:00-10:45 Workshops

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


1. Green Real Estate Investments
Sustainable construction is one of the fastest growing segments of the already red hot commercial building industry. In 2007, about 5% of all new U.S. commercial construction received the U.S. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. By 2010, 10% of all new commercial construction will be sustainable, according to McGraw-Hill's. Singapore recently launched its Green Mark certification. Does investing in low energy, low water and low CO2 emission building offer benefit for the investor as well as the environment?
Location Landmark 1

Moderator: Paul Wedel, Executive Director, Kenan Institute Asia, Thailand

Speaker 1: David Fisher, Chairman, Rotating Tower Technology Int. Ltd, Italy/UAE/USA
The First Green Tower in Motion
1) Why is it described as a new era of architecture? Because it is the first dynamic building changing its shape continuously. - It is the first industrialized building, produced in a factory - It is the only building completely self powered.
2) How does the building produce energy? As all floors rotate, there is excess of power created by the wind. In addition, we position wind turbines between the floors producing clean energy for the building and the rest of the neighborhood.
Speaker 2: Maria Fatima Reyes, CSR Performance Measurement and Reporting Advisor, Ayala Land Inc./Committee Chair, Sustainability Reporting and Assurance, Philippine Institute of CPAs/Member, Sustainability Experts Advisory Panel, International Federation of Accountants (IFAC), Philippines
Green Real Estate: Attaining Industry Leadership and Brand Differentiation
The presentation will focus on how the global trends for green real estate are influencing the real estate business in the Philippines and what particular areas in green real estate are being prioritized by the industry leader here.
1) What are the drivers and strategies for green real estate investments in the Philippines?
2) What are the principles, priorities, and practices for building premier sustainable communities in the Philippines?
Speaker 3: Peter Duxson, Business Development Manager, Zeobond, Australia
The Role of "Green Concrete" in Sustainable Construction
The presentation will focus on the environmental aspects of cement and concrete used in the construction industry, how the industry is responding to emerging trends in sustainability, and the alternative cementing system that Zeobond offers, which achieves an 80% reduction compared to OPC-cement.
1) What are the drivers for the uptake of new materials in construction?
2) How will carbon trading influence the cement industry in the coming years?

2. New Ventures/TBLI INVESTOR SALON™ - Emerging Markets
In cooperation with New Ventures, TBLI GROUP™ convenes a session on investment opportunities in the sustainability space. High-potential entrepreneurs from China, India and Indonesia will deliver a 10 minute pitch to a panel of investors looking for TBLI opportunities in Asia. Investors will have the opportunity to probe the entrepreneurs with questions and provide feedback on the presentation as well as their interest in the company. Specially selected, innovative companies will contribute.
Location Landmark 2

Moderator: Suneel Parasnis, Director, New Ventures, India

Speaker 1: Anandakrishnan Vaidyanathan, Managing Director, Sumaya HMX Systems, Bangalore, India
Speaker 2: Abhay Shendye, Partner, ABT Bioproducts, Pune, India
Speaker 3: Yixin Qian, CEO, Beijing Kingbo Biotech Co., LTD, China
Speaker 4: Min Nie, Chairman, Zhuhai Huisheng Energy Technology Development Co., LTD, China

Jury 1: Jeffery Dickinson, E+Co Asia, Thailand
Jury 2: Eric Berkowitz, Investment Executive, Bamboo Finance S.á.r.l., Geneva, Switzerland
Jury 3: Zaid Ashai, Investment Officer, Good Energies Inc, USA

3. Energy Efficiency
Of all the activities to reduce the environmental footprint of companies and individuals, energy efficiency is the lowest hanging fruit. In addition, energy costs have risen so much that reducing energy use offers significant benefits in the short term. Several of the leading experts in this field will share examples of investment opportunities. And also: can energy efficiency do more for Asia than increasing supply?
Location Landmark 3


Moderator: Robert Earhart, Director, TBLI Consulting Group, SARL, France

Speaker 1: Ian Crosby, Senior Advisor, Sustainable Energy and Cleaner Production,
International Finance Corporation, Vietnam
Senior Operations Manager, International Finance Corporation, Russia
Mobilizing Financial Intermediaries to Finance Climate Change in the Developing Countries
1) Under what mechanism can climate change-related technologies be best transferred from the developed countries to the developing world?
2) What are the implications of such transfer on the developed countries and developing countries?
3) What role should multi-national organizations such as the World Bank Group, EBRD and ADB play to improve access to finance for companies engaged in emission abatement, cleaner production and new energy?
Speaker 2: Roger Moore, Principal, Global Strategy Associates, Singapore
Energy's Role in Sustainable Growth - A Global Success Story
1) What process should corporate/government energy consumers use to minimize energy consumption and optimize benefits to their stakeholders?
2) When and how should companies engage NGOs to provide guidance in energy conservation?
Speaker 3: Peter du Pont, Chief of Party, ECO Asia Clean Development & Climate Program
USAID Contractor, International Resources Group, Thailand
Energy-Saving Lamps: Poster Child for a Climate Success, or Market Failure?
1) If we really try hard, how much of our future energy needs can be met through improved efficiency?
2) What are the key challenges in building the capacity to drive the transformation to a more efficient economy?
Speaker 4: Anat Prapasawad, Managing Director, Advance Energy Plus Co., Ltd., Thailand


4. Palm Oil
A curse or a blessing? The risks and opportunities of large-scale palm oil monocultures.
Location Landmark 4

Moderator: Clive Mason, Senior Advisor, World Bank Group, Thailand

Speaker 1: Robert Oberndorf, Asia-Pacific Regional Project Coordinator VERIFOR & Pro-Poor Markets and Trade Projects, RECOFTC, Thailand
Palm Oil Today and Tomorrow; Is It Sustainable?
1) How does the demand for Palm Oil impact on land use planning decisions and other sectors such as forestry?
2) Is there a future in the use of Palm Oil as a bio-fuel resource?
Speaker 2: Vengeta Rao, Secretary-General, Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil, Secretariat, Malaysia
The Future of Palm Oil - an RSPO perspective
1) Old oil in new bottles?
2) Certified and non-certified palm oil and the twain shall meet!?
Speaker 3: Arief Wicaksono, Political Advisor, Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Indonesia
Hidden Carbon Liabilities of the Glowing Palm Oil Investment in Indonesia
1) How would the industry be part of solution in curbing the climate change?
2) What are the strategic roles of the industry to solve serious governance issues in the natural resources-rich developing countries, like Indonesia?
Speaker 4: David Glenister, SGS International Sales Manager, Registered Lead Auditor, Sustainable Report Assurance Specialist, SGS Group, Switzerland
Equator Principles - a Bright Beacon for Responsible Banking
Update on current approaches taken by project finance banks in assessing social and environmental impacts of new projects. Overview of their application and benefits for the Palm Oil Industry.
1) Is it possible to quantify environmental performance benefits that Equator Principles bring to capital infrastructure investments in the energy and mining sectors?
2) How can Equator Principles be applied to the early mid and late stages of a capital infrastructure investment?


10:45-11:15 Coffee Break
Location Foyer, 7th Floor The Landmark Bangkok Hotel


11:15-13:00 Workshops

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


5. Microfinance
Learn how investors in emerging businesses apply microfinance. What are the challenges they have overcome? How do they scale up and replicate successful models? What are the risks and returns in this emerging sector and what attracts investors to microfinance?
Location Landmark 1

Moderator: Alex Mavro, CSR Manager, TNT Thailand, Thailand

Speaker 1: John Gaddala, Secretary, Pragathi Seva Samithi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Micro Finance as a Means to Transcend Vulnerability – Experiences of a Grass Root Worker
1) How "Micro" is Micro Finance?
2) Should Micro Finance investments inherently have extra-economic implications?
Speaker 2: Ellie Skeele, CEO, HimalayanTechies, Nepal
Beyond Microfinance
1) What happens when the capital needs of women and other disenfranchised entrepreneurs grow beyond the scope of microfinance?
2) How microfinance (and beyond) can be structured into a large-scale "not just for profit" business plan and operation.
Speaker 3: Abhilash Mudaliar, Asia Associate, Unitus Equity Fund (UEF), India
Risk Capital to Support Growth, Innovation and Efficiency in Microfinance
1) Evolution: trends in the microfinance industry and the need for growth-oriented risk capital
2) Case study: Unitus Equity Fund – performance and strategy
3) Future opportunities: what providers of risk capital should be looking to encourage?

6. TBLI INVESTOR SALON™
Location Landmark 2

Moderator: Robert Earhart, Director, TBLI Consulting Group, SARL, France

Speaker 1: Eric Govers, CEO, HydroRing Capital B.V., The Netherlands
Hydropower IP, a Source for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Economic Development
1) Is low head hydropower a realistic alternative to big scale hydropower as a structural source for renewable energy?
2) How can one provide the means to create an economically viable roll-out for such an alternative power source?
Speaker 2: Steve Anderson, CEO, Surfect Holdings, Inc., USA
Breaking Through the Bottleneck: How Technology Innovation will Improve Solar Economics
1) What do you see as the key technologies / processes that will help reduce the cost of producing solar energy?
2) What lessons can solar producers learn from the semiconductor industry, and where should we look for innovation?
3) What role will Asia play in the Clean Energy supply chain?
Speaker 3: Sanjith Shetty, Vice Chairman, Soham Renewable Energy India (P) Ltd, India
Renewable Energy Projects - A Boon to the Rural Landscape
1) How can rural energy projects help in job creation, improved income and business opportunities in the countryside and help create rural wealth?
2) Why can Corporate Social Responsibility activities be a boon to projects during implementation and not something to be considered post-commercial operation of the project?
Speaker 4: Jose Maria T. Zabaleta Sr., President and Chief Operating Officer, Bronzeoak Philippines Inc., Philippines
Rural Energy Projects as a Catalyst for Community Development
1) How can countryside energy projects help in job creation, improved income and business opportunities in the countryside and help create rural wealth?
2) Do energy crops compete with traditional food and non-food crops or do they offer alternatives and complementation not possible in the past?


7. Water
The new liquid gold?
Location Landmark 3

Moderator: Richard Newell, Managing Editor, Investments and Pensions Asia, New Zealand

Speaker 1: Andreas Knörzer, Head of Sustainable Investments, Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd, Switzerland
More investments in water infrastructure are desperately needed, but not every water investment is sustainable in itself. Key criteria to avoid investment pitfalls.
Speaker 2: Pierre Guiot, Director Research and Development, Tevan B.V., The Netherlands
Disinfection Based on Hydrogen Peroxide in Synergy with Other Actives: Applications in Water Systems, Agriculture, Livestock and Healthcare.
1) Environmentally friendly formulations chlorine and metal free.
2) Formulations based on natural biodegradable active ingredients.
Speaker 3: Hideaki Oda, Japan Water Forum, Japan
Water Security: Leadership and Commitment
1) How can we raise awareness of water issues and share a determination to take concrete actions towards the resolution of water issues?
2) What is the private sector's role towards the resolution of water issues?
Speaker 4: Frederik Claasen, Senior Consultant, AIDEnvironment, The Netherlands
Business Development and Financial Blending
Developing Small Scale Water and Sanitation Business Cases at the Bottom of the Pyramid.
1) How do we develop sound business opportunities at the bottom of the pyramid with respect to small scale water and sanitation technologies?
2) How will financial blending increase the possibilities to scale up?


8. Fund Performance and Strategy
Location Landmark 4

Moderator: Stewart Armer, Head of Sustainable and Responsible Investment, Fortis Investments, Germany

Speaker 1: Christophe Churet, Senior Equity Analyst, SAM Group Holding AG, Switzerland
Corporate Sustainability and Financial Performance – A Review of our Empirical Evidence.
The presentation briefly covers the manner in which SAM evaluates the sustainability performance of firms, then focuses mostly on empirical work done in-house and gives a brief survey of empirical work in partnership with leading universities worldwide.
Speaker 2: Andy Gebhardt, SolAbility Ltd, South Korea
Korea-specific Characteristics of Corporations and Implications for SRI/ESG Research
1) What is the performance of sustainable companies in Korea?
2) What are the reasons "sustainable" companies perform better than "business-as-usual" management companies?
3) What is the correlation of sustainability management and financial performance in the Korean context?
Speaker 3: Nick Edgerton, Research Analyst, Sustainable Alpha Funds, Australian Equities, AMP Capital Investors, Australia
Climate change is an example of the intangible forces increasingly affecting company growth prospects and they have major implications for traditional valuation approaches. The impending Australian emissions trading system has the potential to significantly impact company profits. Measuring the effect can vary depending on how prepared each business is for climate change. With winners and some losers, we will only have a better understanding by analysing the intangibles. Increasingly the more savvy investors will be on the top of analysing a company's intangible assets and identiftying the intangible trends impacting long term value.
Speaker 4: Afshin Mehrpouya, Senior Analyst, Innovest Strategic Value Advisors. France
The Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Implications of Sovereign Wealth Funds’ (SWF) Influence in the Capitals Markets and Innovest’s Risk Analysis Approach to SWFs.
1) What are the potential positive and negative ESG implications of SWF investments for the investees?
2) In the absence of investment and engagement process transparency, how can we assess the risks associated with an SWF investment transaction?
3)What are the ESG best practices among the SWFs?

13:00-14:30 Standing Buffet Lunch
Location Foyer and Conservatory room (7th Floor The Landmark Bangkok Hotel)


14:30-16:00 Roundtable Pension Funds
Does ESG provide risk reduction for pension funds?
Location Ballroom, 7th Floor The Landmark Bangkok Hotel

Moderator: Heather White, Founder and President, New-Standards, USA/China

Speaker 1: Rob Lake, Head of Sustainability, APG Investments – on behalf of ABP, The Netherlands
Speaker 2: Kris Douma, Head of Responsible Investment Support & Active Ownership, Mn Services N.V., The Netherlands
Speaker 3: Chanchai Supasagee, Director of Cororate Governance, Government Pension Fund, Thailand


17:30-18:00 Keynote
Somak Ghosh, President, Development Banking & Corporate Finance, YES Bank, India
Location Ballroom, 7th Floor The Landmark Bangkok Hotel


18:00- 18:15 Closing Address
Robert Rubinstein, Founder & CEO, TBLI CONFERENCE™/TBLI CONSULTING™/TBLI ACADEMY™, The Netherlands
Location Ballroom, 7th Floor The Landmark Bangkok Hotel


18:15-22:00 Cocktail and Reception
Location Sundeck, 11th Floor The Landmark Bangkok Hotel

 

May 31, Saturday

15:00-18:00 Extra TBLI Networking Salon
Location Conservatory Room, 7th Floor The Landmark Bangkok Hotel