The largest annual global networking and learning event on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investing of Europe and Asia.

Call for Speakers & Sponsors

We are currently accepting presentation proposals for TBLI CONFERENCE^TM EUROPE 2009, to be held November 12-13 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands at the RAI Convention Centre and the Hotel Okura Amsterdam.

TBLI CONFERENCE^TM is the largest comprehensive annual global learning and networking event on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Investment in Europe and Asia.

Proposals must be received by July 15th, 2009 to be considered. We are anticipating a substantial number of submissions, so kindly send in time. Please click on this link to submit your proposal, short biography, photo and introductory text immediately.

Presentation Criteria, Rules and Benefits

• Presenters are eligible only if they have not presented at the past three TBLI Conferences. Exceptions may be made for high quality presentations which offer new insights.
• Presenters must agree to submit a final version of their presentation no later than September 15, 2009, so that session moderators may prepare.
• Presentations must provide innovative new information of interest or educational benefit to the audience. Presentations which come across as marketing, sales pitches or which merely cater to a narrow political, religious or activist view without room for open discussion will not qualify.
• Presenters must conduct themselves in a professional manner and comply with the requests of session moderators before and during the presentation session.
• Presenters will be given free access to the Grand Dinner at the Hotel Okura Amsterdam and a 50% discount for a colleague to attend the conference. We are unable to cover travel costs and other expenses incurred.
• Proposals must include your name, full contact details, the organization or company you represent (if any), and a brief description including a title and 2 questions or statements that clearly illustrate it.

Sponsorship

Premium, Lead and Supporting sponsors are given guaranteed speaking slots. Contributing and Promotional sponsors will be given priority. If you are unable to sponsor, this does not mean you are not eligible to speak. Your proposal will be considered with prioirity in case they provide rare new insights or data - otherwise they will be considered during later stages of program development. Conversely, this does not mean that those who sponsor can present whatever they wish.

Quality and sincerity remain our utmost concern and we reserve the right to choose only presentations whose quality reach the standards you have come to expect at our events.

Proposals must be received by July 15th, 2009 to be considered. We are anticipating a substantial number of submissions, so kindly send in time. Please click on this link to submit your proposal, short biography, photo and introductory text immediately. For all queries and information kindly email to europe2009@tbli.org. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots.

In case you would like to be a corporate sponsor for TBLI CONFERENCE^TM EUROPE 2009 or TBLI CONFERENCE^TM ASIA 2010 or both, please email us or click TBLI CONFERENCE^TM Sponsor Packages.

As per June 8 sponsorship agreements are being prepared with Amsterdam Top City, ASSET4, Cordiant Capital, Erste Sparinvest, RiskMetrics and Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Co., Ltd.

Attendees

Speakers and Moderators (60)

United States of America

Adam Seitchik
Managing Director - Auriel Capital Limited

The Netherlands

Alfred J.M. Kool
Partner - Kool Baas & De Quelerij, Communication and Marketing

Sweden

Amanda Haworth-Wiklund
Director - Carbon Disclosure Project Scandinavian Secretariat

Sweden

Anders Wijkman
Former Member of the European Parliament

Switzerland

Angela de Wolff
Founder & CEO - ConSer Invest SA

Indonesia

Arief Wicaksono
Forest Governance Advisor - Partnerships for Governance Reform in Indonesia

The Netherlands

Armand van Oostrom
Chief Operations Officer - International Water Association

Switzerland

Bernd Schanzenbächer
Partner - EBG Capital AG

Canada

Bob Mann
Director of Sustainability Services and Indices - Jantzi Research Inc.

Luxemburg

Cyrille Arnould
Director GEEREF - European Investment Bank (EIB)

Canada

David Creighton
Chief Executive Officer - Cordiant Capital

United Kingdom

David Gait
Senior Portfolio Manager - First State Investments

The Netherlands

Eduard Kimman SJ
Professor Business Management and Ethics, Former Chair European Business Ethics Network - Free University & Radboud University

Switzerland

Fares Mourad
Head of Islamic Finance - Bank Sarasin & Cie AG

The Netherlands

Floris Lambrechtsen
Director - Double Dividend B.V.

Switzerland

Francis Vorhies
Director - Earthmind

The Netherlands

Gemma Crijns
Director - CSR Dialogue

Poland

Geoffrey Mazullo
Director - East-West Management Institute, Inc.

United Kingdom

Giles Andrews
Chief Executive Officer - ZOPA

Germany

Hermann Scheer, MP
General Chair, President of EUROSOLAR - World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE)

Switzerland

HRH the Archduke Christian of Austria
Co-Founder and President - Multiplus Finance SA

Vietnam

Huong Thi Thu Vu
SE Asia and Corporate Responsibility Advisor - Vectra International

Switzerland

Ivo Knoepfel
Managing Director - onValues Ltd.

Australia

James Gifford
Executive Director - UNPRI

United States of America

Janine Benyus
President - The Biomimicry Institute

The Netherlands

Job Cohen
Mayor - City of Amsterdam

The Philippines

Joseph Lufkin
Director of Infrastructure Finance Corporation - Asia Water Development Corporation Ltd.

Switzerland

Karin Moellering
Member of the Management - Information System for Analysts - ISFA SA

United States of America

Laura Berry
Executive Director - ICCR - Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility

Belgium

Laurent Milliat
Sustainability Analyst - Dexia Asset Management

United States of America

Lawrence Lunt
Owner - Armonia Investments, LLC

United Kingdom

Leo Johnson
Partner - PriceWaterhouseCoopers

South Africa

Lewis Gordon Pugh
Explorer - Environmental Campaigner - Swimmer - lewispugh.com

Germany

Libor Vincent
Head of Investor Relations - Eurohypo AG

United States of America

Lisa Galley
Founder and Managing Principal - Galley Eco Capital, LLC

The Netherlands

Lukas Wellen
Senior Consultant - Triple Jump

Denmark

Mads Kjær
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer - MYC4 A/S

Switzerland

Marc Pfitzer
Managing Director - FSG Social Impact Advisors

Germany

Maritta R.v.B. Koch-Weser
Chair, Board of Trustees - The Global Exchange for Social Investment - GEXSI

The Netherlands

Masja Zandbergen
Double Dividend B.V.

Canada

Matthew Kiernan
Head of Strategic Planning, Global Sustainability Solution - RiskMetrics Group

United Kingdom

Melissa McDonald
Global Head of Responsible Investment - AXA Investment Managers

United States of America

Mitchell Lench
Partner - Treetops Capital LLC

Malaysia

Mohd Daud Bakar
Shariah Advisory and Consultancy - Amanie Business Solutions

United Kingdom

Niklas Zennström
Co-Founder - Atomico^TM

United States of America

O. Sam Folin
President and Chief Executive Officer - Benchmark Assets LLM

Switzerland

Oliver Jaeggi
Managing Director; Chairman - ECOFACT AG

United Kingdom

Oliver Schneider
Commercial Director - Facility:Innovate

Switzerland

Paul Clements-Hunt
Coordinator Finance Initiative - UNEP FI

The Netherlands

Peter Scholten
Director - Scholten&Franssen Consultancy

United Kingdom

Pradeep Jethi
Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer - Social Stock Exchange Ltd.

United States of America

Richard Sandor
Chief Executive Officer - CCX-Chicago Climate Exchange

United Kingdom

Robert A. Annibale
Global Director Citigroup Microfinance Group - Citigroup

The Netherlands

Ronald Lubberts
Managing Director - Sustainalytics Netherlands

United Kingdom

Russell Pullan
Head of Venture Capital - Nomura Private Equity

United Kingdom

Sophia Tiickell
Executive Director - SustainAbility

United Kingdom

Stanley Fink
Former Chairman - Man Group plc

United States of America

Steve Hoffman
Founder & Chief Executive Officer - WaterTech Capital

The Philippines

Venancio R. De los Reyes, Jr.
Partnership and Resource Mobilization Specialist - Asean Centre for Biodiversity, University of the Philippines

United Kingdom

William Russell-Smith
Director - AQ Research

Team (8)

The Netherlands

Alice van der Hoek
Financial Services - TBLI Conference B.V.

The Netherlands

Esther van der Weij
Office Manager - TBLI Conference B.V.

The Netherlands

Fabian Roobeek
Consultant - TBLI Consulting B.V.

The Netherlands

Frank Stevens
Conference Manager - TBLI Conference B.V.

The Netherlands

Hayssam Hoballah
Staff - TBLI Conference B.V.

The Netherlands

Mark Fonseca Rendeiro
Webmaster, webjournalist - TBLI Conference B.V.

The Netherlands

Rieki Rubinstein-Crins
Researcher - TBLI Conference B.V.

The Netherlands

Robert Rubinstein
Founder and Chief Executive Officer - TBLI Conference B.V./TBLI Consulting B.V.

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