AFD Group organizes a conference to mark the 10th anniversary of its first sustainable bond issuance and the publication of its new SDG bond framework. The program will be structured around two panels, dealing with the mobilization of capital to developing countries for sustainable development, and the role of the Paris financial center in sustainable finance.
This will be followed by a presentation of the AFD Group's new SDG bond framework and the mechanisms in place within the Group to ensure the sustainability of its projects.
Programme:
Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
- Panel #1 - Mobilizing more capital towards developing countries to achieve Sustainable Development Goals
Tanguy CLAQUIN, Head of Sustainable Banking, Credit Agricole Coporate Investment Bank
Federica DIAMANTI, Associate Vice President for External Relations, International Fund for Agricultural Development (FIDA)
Fernand KAMANZI, Head Strategy, M&E, Research and Resource mobilization; Development Bank of Rwanda
Sidi OULD TAH, President, Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
Rémy RIOUX, CEO, AFD Group
- Presentation of the Sustainable Development Opinion and Analysis mechanism
Marion JOUBERT, Head, Sustainable Development Analysis and Opinion Mechanism, AFD
- Presentation of AFD Group's Sustainable Development Goals new Framework
Lenaïg MALLEGOL, Funding officer, Funding and Market Operations, AFD
- Discussion around the update of the framework
Orith AZOULAY, Global Head of Sustainable Finance, Natixis
Pauline GONTHIER, Deputy head, Executive finance department, AFD
- Panel #2 - Role of Paris as the leading European financial center in sustainable finance
Raphaëlle AUBERT, Head, Paris Office, International Finance Corporation
Orith AZOULAY, Global Head of Sustainable Finance, Natixis
Timothée JAULIN, Head of ESG Development and Advocacy, Special Operations, Amundi
Yann MARIN, Secretary General, Network for Greening the Financial System
Bokar CHERIF, Executive Chief Financial Officer, AFD
The conference is free but registration is required. The discussions will be held in English, with simultaneous translation into French available online only. Doors open at 14:30. The discussions will be followed by a networking cocktail.
