Pulse of ESG FinTech*
\*Attend this session to complete the Day 1 requirements for the ESG Learning Journey! Antony Ruddenklau, Partner, Global Head of Fintech, KPMG
Agenda Stage: Knowledge Plenary (ESG & Sustainable Finance)
Opening Remarks*
We need $275 trillion in capital spend over the next 30 years on physical assets to power the transition to net zero. The overwhelming majority must come from the private sector. Beyond decarbonisation, we also need to strengthen our capabilities to rehabilitate nature and biodiversity, and build more sustainable lifestyles for humanity as a whole. …
Redefining Existences: Living Sustainably Through Tech and Finance*
This session will explore how to adapt modes of living and working to reduce harm caused and help regenerate damaged ecosystems. ‘Redefining existences: living sustainably through tech and finance’ is a session devoted especially to how technology and financial innovation can support such a goal. We’ll be looking into new models for business, new technologies …
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Digital Currencies: What Stays, What Goes and What Grows?*
The innovative combination of tokenisation and distributed ledgers offers transformative economic potential, by allowing anything of value to be represented in digital form, and to be stored and exchanged on a ledger that keeps an immutable record of all transactions. As jurisdictions move to explore digital assets and other emerging technologies, such as stablecoins, as …
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The Half-Century Sprint: FinTech’s Role in the Net Zero Transition*
2050 marks a key milestone in the pursuit of Net Zero, with multiple companies and countries setting that date as a point by which they plan to be carbon neutral. Reaching such a target will involve corporate and societal transformation, not to mention a great deal of innovation. What is the role the FinTech sector …
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The World’s Greenest Blockchain*
As the blockchain becomes more mainstream, questions are being raised over its environmental impact. This is a technology which, though popularly praised, has been heavily criticised for its intensive consumption of energy. Now, however, a new generation of blockchains are emerging that promise significant reductions to energy use. \*Attend this session to complete the Day …
Achieving Universal Financial Inclusion with Interoperable, Instant Payment Systems*
Looping the 1.4 billion financially excluded citizens into the digital economy will require reducing the costs of sending money both nationally and across borders. According to the World Bank, this can be accomplished with more multipolar and interoperable instant payment systems – especially those designed with financial inclusion in mind. This session will address …
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The Green Machine: AI and the Future*
This session will cover: – The problem with “greenwashing”, why it exists and where it is most prevalent – How AI can be used to detect inaccurate disclosures related to (environmental impact/sustainability measures/ESG) \*Attend this session to complete the Day 1 requirements for the ESG Learning Journey! Jaclyn Dove, Head of Sustainable Finance Strategic Initiatives, …
Closing Remarks*
We need $275 trillion in capital spend over the next 30 years on physical assets to power the transition to net zero. The overwhelming majority must come from the private sector. Beyond decarbonisation, we also need to strengthen our capabilities to rehabilitate nature and biodiversity, and build more sustainable lifestyles for humanity as a whole. …
