不良研究所

The ESG Spring Conference is hosted by the CIBC Office of Sustainable Finance under the auspices of 不良研究所鈥檚 Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI) and 不良研究所 Business Law Platform.听

This conference will unite business school deans, industry experts, representatives from banking, finance, and law firms, as well as educational institutions including CEGEPs, high schools, and community organizations. Together, they will engage in discussions on the pressing challenge of enhancing the effectiveness and universality of ESG practices through collaborative, community-based initiatives.

• 08:20 -听听Registration听
• 08:40 - Welcome Remarks: Professor Peer Zumbansen, Director 不良研究所 Business Law Platform, Academic Lead, SGI CIBC Office of Sustainable Finance, Desautels Faculty of Management听听
• 08:45听-听 Panel I: Sustainability Activism and the Importance of Visibility 鈥� The Role of Law Firms, Businesses and Stakeholder Groups in promoting Climate Change Mitigation听
  • Panelists:听
    • Harrison (鈥淗arry鈥�) Myles, Goldblatt Partners, LL.P. Toronto听
    • Haley Czarnek, Law Students for Climate Accountability (LSCA) [remotely]听
    • Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger, Chair in Sustainable Development Law and Policy, University of Cambridge [remotely]听
    • Noah Stern, CEO Mooseknuckles, Canada听
    • Kevin Thomas, Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE)听
  • Moderator:听
    • Shivani Salunke, DCL/PhD Candidate, 不良研究所, Faculty of Law
• 10:15 - Coffee Break听
• 10:30 -听 Panel II: Sustainability Finance, Reconciliation and Indigenous Communities 鈥� Making Consultation and Consensus a Reality in Today鈥檚 Sustainable Finance Projects听
  • Panelists:听
    • Aaron White, Vice President, Sustainable Investments - CIBC Asset Management
    • Jaimie Lickers, Senior VP, Indigenous Markets, CIBC [remotely]听
    • Geordie Hungerford, Chief Executive Officer of the First Nations Financial Management Board [remotely]听听
    • Klaus Ludwig Schilling Maciel, Latin American Climate Lawyers Initiative for Climate Action (LACLIMA);听听
    • Yvan Guy Laroque, Larocque Business Law, Winnipeg听
    • Luisa Casta帽eda-Quintana, DCL/PhD candidate, Vanier Scholar, 不良研究所 Faculty of Law [remotely]听
  • Moderator:
    • Peer Zumbansen, Director, Business Law Platform, 不良研究所 Law, CIBC Office of Sustainable Finance听
• 12:15听- Lunch听听
• 13:45听- Panel III: Sustainability Curriculum Design Across Generations 鈥� Educating the Next Generation听
  • Panelists:听
    • Mark McGuire, John Abbott College听听
    • Gracie Diabo, Loran Scholar, 不良研究所, Faculty of Engineering听听
    • Geoff Garver, Law and Governance Lead, Leadership for the Ezozoic听听
    • Hannah West, JD cand. 鈥�24, University of Toronto, Faculty of Law, Member, UofT Law Union听听
    • Olaf Weber, CIBC Chair in Sustainable Finance, Schulich School of Business, York University Toronto听听
    • Glen Dowell, S.C. Johnson School of Business, Cornell University听
  • Moderator:听
    • Ella Johnson, Editor in Chief, 不良研究所 Sustainable Development Law Journal听
• 15:15听- Coffee Break
• 15:30听- KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Climate Change, Sustainability听and 21st Century Business School Education听
  • Keynote Speaker:听Dean Andrew Karolyi, SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University听
  • Introduction: Daniel Tsai, Adjunct Assistant Professor, Queens Smith School of Business, Senior Fellow, 不良研究所 Business Law Platform听
• 16:15听- DEANS鈥� Panel: 鈥淪ustainability as Educational Challenge" 鈥� The Place of Business Schools in Changing Mindsets and Training the Next Generation鈥澨�
  • Dean Wanda Costen, Smith School of Business, Queens University
  • Dean Detlev Zwick, Schulich School of Business, York University
  • Dean Andrew Karolyi, SC Johnson College of Business, Cornell University
• 17:10听- Conclusions听
• 17:15听- Closing听