Sustainable Finance in the Indopacific

This inclusive and open event will bring together key actors from the field of sustainable development financing in the Indopacific region in order to chart out mechanisms for understanding and co-operation on sustainable modernization in the region.  It aims to deepen the question of the convergence between public financial institutions & development banks in favor of better intervention efficiency, and sustainable financing for projects in line with the Paris Agreement on climate change. 

The event aims to:

 

• bring together the major development finance institutions of the Indo-Pacific region and Europe to discuss the implementation of the SDGs and the Paris Agreement in the Indo-Pacific region. The event is a response to the increasing need for financing in the region in favor of quality investments, based on strengthened environmental and social standards and good governance principles, as promoted by the G20, ASEAN and the Global Gateway
• strengthen the commitment of these development finance institutions through concerted actions in priority areas (energy and climate transition, infrastructure and digital connectivity, health, blue economy, biodiversity), in line with European strategies and related initiatives, through an exchange of the experiences and knowledge.

9:00–9:15 (CET) - Welcome session

• Speech by EU INTPA: Director General, Koen Doens
  
  Theme: Synergy with EU ministerial forum

• Speech by Exim Bank’s Managing Director: Harsha Bangari
  
  Theme: Development co-operation in the Indo-Pacific, the view from India

• Speech by AFD’s CEO: Rémy Rioux
  
  Theme: Sustainable modernisation in the Indo-Pacific, and EU’s role

9:15–9:20 (CET) - Introductory remarks

• Presentation the themes of the conference by ORF: Samir Saran, President of Observer Research Foundation

Panel discussions

• 9:30-10:30 (CET) - Panel 1:  A Sustainable Agenda in the Indo-Pacific: Connectivity and Quality Infrastructures 
  
  Introductory keynote address: Japan International Cooperation Agency > MATSUYAMA Takeshi, Senior Director, Operations & Strategy Department 

  Followed by Moderated Panel Discussion featuring speakers from:
  
  - India Exim Bank: Tarun Sharma, Chief Financial Officer
  
  - European Investment Bank: Edvardas Bumsteinas, Head of Asia and Pacific Division 
  
  - The African Development Bank: Mike Salawou, Acting Director of Infrastructure & Urban Development Department; and Head of Infrastructure & Partnerships
  
  - PT Sarana Multi Infrastruktur: Edwin Syahruzad, President Director of PTSMI 
  
   
  
  Moderator: Dr Janka Oertel, Director of the Asia Programme at European Council of Foreign Relations

• 10:30-11:30 (CET) - Panel 2: From Climate Agreement to Climate Action: Financing Decarbonisation, Resilience and Biodiversity 
  
  Introductory keynote address: Stéphanie Bouziges-Eschmann, Secretary General of  Fonds Français pour l'Environnement Mondial

  Followed by Moderated Panel Discussion featuring speakers from:
  
  - Sonali Bank Limited: Subhash Chandra Das, General Manager
  
  - Fiji Development Bank:  Saud Minam, CEO 
  
  - The Development Bank of Southern Africa: Muhammed Sayed, Climate specialist
  
  - Caisse des Dépôts et des Consignations: Nathalie Lhayani, Head of Sustainable Policies

  Moderator: Sébastien Treyer, Executive Director, IDDRI (Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales)

• 11:30-12:30 (CET) - Panel 3: Accelerating the Energy Transition: Turning Commitment into Reality 
  
  Introductory keynote address: Bank of Investment & Development of Vietnam 

  Followed by Moderated Panel Discussion featuring speakers from:
  
  - ICD Islamic Corporation for the Development of the Private Sector: Mr. Ayman Sejiny, CEO
  
  - KfW: Dr. Juergen Welschof , Head of Division, Energy Sector
  
  - International Solar Alliance: Ajay Mathur, Director General 
  
  -Trade and Development Bank: Michael Awori, Deputy CEO of TDB
  
   
  
  Moderator: Ipek Gencsu, Senior Research Fellow, Climate and Sustainability, ODI 

• 12:30-1:30 (CET) - Panel 4: Financing Social Resilience  in the Post-Pandemic Indo-Pacific: improving public health, nutrition and agriculture” 
  
  Moderated Panel Discussion Featuring speakers from:

  -People’s Bank of Sri Lanka: M.Ranjith Kodituwakku, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager 
  
  - Directorate-General for International Partnerships, UE: Jean-Louis Ville, Acting Director, Middle East Asia & Pacific
  
  - AFD: Virginie Leroy, Head of the Social and Demographic Transition departement

  Moderator: Mihir Sharma, Director, Center for the Economy and Growth, ORF 

1:30–2:00 (CET) - Concluding Addresses and Path Forward

• Release of Joint-Communication for the Conference: Exim Bank's Managing Director: Harsha Bangari and AFD's CEO : Rémy Rioux  (5 minutes)

• Conclusion & introduction to the Ministerial Forum – Gabriele Visentin, EU special envoy to the Indo-Pacific

The conference Sustainable Finance in the Indopacific will be broadcast in English on the official SUFIP website.