When ESG goes mainstream – meeting the demand for expertise

Join us for this exciting event which will feature a panel of inspiring investment professionals. Find out about the best ways to educate yourself and your team with high level of ESG knowledge that has become so crucial in today’s investment environment.

This event is open to non-members and the session counts for 1 CPL credit

Program

17:30 – Welcome & Mingle
17:50 – Panel discussion with your experts: The needs for ESG expertise today, challenges & solutions
18:20 – About the Certificate in ESG Investing
18:30 – Fireside chats: How to choose an ESG education and why?
18:45 – Concluding remarks
18:50 – Mingle: drinks & canapés

About your panel

Victoria Lidén
Victoria is Sustainability Analyst at Storebrand Asset Management and Head of Corporate Governance for Storebrand Fonder. Prior to joining Storebrand, she was ESG analyst at Öhman. Her journey in sustainability and responsible investment started at Söderberg & Partners in 2016. Victoria holds a BSc from Stockholm University in Business Administration, Economics & Political Sciences.

Lingyi Lu
Lingyi is Head of Sustainability at Söderberg & Partners and Board member of Swesif, the Swedish Sustainable Investment Forum. Prior to joining Söderberg & Partners in 2019, she worked with External Relations & Advocacy at UNDP. Lingyi holds a BSc in Business & Economics and a Master’s degreen in Sustainable development from Uppsala University as well as an MSc in Applied Economics & Finance from Copenhagen Business School.

Eric Christian Pedersen
Eric is Head of Responsible Investments at Nordea Asset Management and Vice Chair of Dansif, the Danish Sustainable Investment Forum. In the finance industry since 1996, of which the largest part spent at Nordea in various roles, Eric worked as an Economist for the UNDP in Mali at the beginning of his career. He holds a Msc in Economics from the University of Copenhagen.

Robert Vicsai
Robert is Portfolio Manager at SEB Investment Management. Prior to joining SEB in 2020, he worked at Storebrand and East Capital among other places. Robert holds a BA in Business Administration and Management from Växjö University as well as an Executive MBA, Financial management from Stockholm School of Economics.

Your moderator

Aline Reichenberg Gustafsson, CFA
Aline has 20 years of experience in the asset management industry in Stockholm, London and Geneva, including as a long/short equity hedge fund portfolio manager, and buy-side analyst, but also as CFO and COO in several asset management firms. Aline holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a License in Economic Sciences from the University of Geneva.