ISS London Briefing
1 London Bridge
4th Floor West
London SE1 9BG
9AM – 2PM
Tuesday, 12 September, 2017
Agenda
9.00 – 9.20 am
ISS' Vision and Mission Stephen Harvey, Chief Operating Officer, ISS
9.20 – 10.00 am
Panel Discussion: Contributors discuss how they integrate Environmental, Social and Governance factors into their investment strategies.
The panelists also provide practical examples of how E&S and G risk and opportunities intersect in active ownership through integrated engagement and voting approaches.
Mirza Baig, Head of Investment Stewardship, Aviva Investors
Amra Balic, Managing Director, Head of BlackRock's EMEA Investment Stewardship
Jocelyn Brown, Senior Investment Manager - Sustainable Ownership, RPMI Railpen
David Shammai, Senior Corporate Governance Specialist, APG
Moderated by: Georgina Marshall, Head of Global Research & Policy, ISS
10:00 – 10.40 am
Integrating ESG into Investment & Voting: How ISS Can Help John Roe, Head of ISS Analytics
Reinhilde Weidacher, Head of ESG Research & Products, ISS-Ethix
10.40 – 11.10 am
The ISS Difference
Lorraine Kelly, Head of ISS' Proxy Business
Marie Payne, Associate Director, Client Service and Consultants, ISS
11.10 – 11.20 am
Coffee Break
11:20 – 11.45 am
Governance Trends Looking Forward to 2018
Georgina Marshall, Head of Global Research & Policy, ISS
Catherine Salmon, Head of UK, France, Middle East & Africa Research, ISS
Nathan Leclercq, Head of UK Research, ISS
11.45 am – 1.15 pm
Policy Discussion – Key Areas of Focus:
Restricted Share Awards
Virtual AGMs
Board Diversity
E&S Risks
Georgina Marshall, Head of Global Research & Policy, ISS
Catherine Salmon, Head of UK, France, Middle East & Africa Research, ISS
Nathan Leclercq, Head of UK Research, ISS
Rachit Gupta, Senior Analyst, UK Research, ISS