8 April 2015
Trusteeship Council Chamber
Provisional Programme
10 am -10.45 am: Opening Plenary
H.E. Mr. Nicholas Emiliou, Acting President of the UN General Assembly, 69th session
H.E. Mr. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations
Mr. John Danilovich, Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Roberto Bissio, Executive Director, Instituto del Tercer Mundo and Coordinator, Social Watch
10.45 am-1pm: Infrastructure Financing
Moderator:
Ms. Veronica Zavala, General Manager of Strategic Planning and Development Effectiveness, Inter-American Development Bank
Speakers:
Ms. Orli Arav, MD of Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund
Mr. Tom Speechley, Partner, Abraaj Group, CEO North America
Mr. Michael J. Discenza, Chief Financial Officer, GeoGlobal Energy LLC (“GGE”)
Mr. Glen Ireland, Founding Partner of InfraShare Partners
Mr. Fathallah Oualalou, Mayor, Rabat
3pm – 4.30pm: SMEs and Finance
Moderator:
Mr. Matthew Gamser, CEO G20 SME Finance Facility
Speakers:
Ms. Inez Murray, CEO of the Global Banking Alliance for Women
Ms. Kruskaia Sierra Escalante, Head of Unit Blended Finance, IFC
Mr. Esteban Altschul, COO, Accion International (LAC)
Mr. Nazeem Martin, Managing Director, Business Partners Ltd, South Africa
4.30pm – 5.45 pm: Responsible Investment and ESG considerations throughout the investment chain
Moderator:
Mr. Georg Kell, Executive Director, UN Global Compact
Speakers:
Ms. Claudia Kruse, Managing Director, APG – Dutch Pension Plan Investor
Ms. Renosi Mokate. Chairperson of the Board of Trustees, South African Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF)
Mr. Bola Adeeko, Head, Corporate Services, Nigeria Stock Exchange
Mr. Filippo Bettini, Head of Sustainability and Risk Management, Pirelli
5.45pm – 6 pm: Closing
Co-facilitators: H.E. Mr. George Wilfred Talbot (Guyana) and H.E. Mr. Geir. O. Pedersen (Norway)
