PRI in Person 2026 - Conference agenda

Conference agenda

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Day 0 - Global Asset Owner Forum

There will be a comprehensive programme of side events organised by the PRI team and key stakeholders across the responsible investment community taking place throughout the week, be sure to check our website for updates over the coming months. If you are considering hosting a side event, please review our guidelines.

Please note: This agenda is provisional and subject to change. Changes can occur up to or during the event and all decisions including speakers are at the discretion of the PRI Executive. PRI in Person welcomes a range of viewpoints across the agenda. All of our speakers' views are their own, and do not necessarily represent those of the PRI. Timings are shown in CET (UTC+2).

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PRI in Person 2026 : Mon, 12th October

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Networking Reception at Strand Zuid17:30 - 22:00

Room change10:00 - 10:10

A: Transition

1A: Asset owner agency for net zero: levers, limitations and real-world outcomes14:45 - 15:45

2A: Closing the credibility gap: assessing corporate targets and transition plans16:30 - 17:30

3A: Building the new energy system: directing capital flows to critical infrastructure09:00 - 10:00

4A: Financing the transition at scale: innovation and opportunity in Asia’s fastest-growing markets10:10 - 11:10

5A: Allocating to nature-based solutions: where they fit in a net zero portfolio11:40 - 12:40

Auditorium

Sustainable Finance Policy Conference08:00 - 10:00

Sustainable Finance Policy Conference10:30 - 12:30

Sustainable Finance Policy Conference13:45 - 15:00

PRI Annual Signatory General Meeting (hybrid)15:30 - 17:00

B: Quantify

1B: Building portfolios, selecting assets: do sustainability and governance factors contribute to improved risk adjusted returns?14:45 - 15:45

2B: Quantifying the upside: sustainable value creation across private markets16:30 - 17:30

3B: Case studies in integrating risk, return and sustainability09:00 - 10:00

4B: Pricing emerging risks: investor responses to geopolitics, technological change and nature loss10:10 - 11:10

5B: Innovations in sourcing and using decision-grade sustainability data11:40 - 12:40

C: Lead

1C: Lessons from the Amazon: scaling investor leadership on natural capital14:45 - 15:45

2C: Global health and investment risk: materiality and investor responses16:30 - 17:30

3C: Addressing inequality for resilient societies and economies: emerging standards and best practice09:00 - 10:00

4C: Running dry: water risk and effective stewardship in food and agriculture10:10 - 11:10

5C: Human rights risk across supply chains: adapting investor action to a volatile world11:40 - 12:40

D: Debate

1D: Investing in security: how do responsible investors navigate the defence dilemma?14:45 - 15:45

2D: Transition trade-offs for 2050: can we go fast without going wrong?16:30 - 17:30

3D: Should responsible investors overweight EMDEs?09:00 - 10:00

4D: Has the EU Omnibus gone off track? What’s working, what’s not, and what comes next10:10 - 11:10

5D: What should investors be looking at next?11:40 - 12:40

E: Engage

1E: Corporate governance and shareholder rights at a political crossroads14:45 - 15:45

2E: A two-way street: building genuine dialogue with participants and beneficiaries16:30 - 17:30

3E: Stewardship in contested terrain: investor engagement on defence and dual-use tech09:00 - 10:00

4E: Carbon markets in flux: targeting investor engagement for real-world impact10:10 - 11:10

5E: Engaging sovereigns on climate: lessons from global markets11:40 - 12:40

Exhibition hall

Networking break in the exhibition hall11:15 - 12:00

Networking lunch in the exhibition hall13:30 - 14:45

Networking break in the exhibition hall15:45 - 16:30

Registration open and refreshments available in the exhibition hall07:30 - 08:45

Networking break in the exhibition hall11:10 - 11:40

Networking break in the exhibition hall12:40 - 14:00

Networking break in the exhibition hall15:30 - 16:00

Registration open and refreshments available in the exhibition hall07:30 - 08:00

Networking break in the exhibition hall10:00 - 10:30

Networking lunch in the exhibition hall12:30 - 13:45

Networking break in the exhibition hall15:00 - 15:30

F: Innovate

1F: Investor action on AI and responsible technology: emerging risk and governance frameworks in practice14:45 - 15:45

2F: The world has changed. Have we? Peer discussion on navigating geopolitics and uncertainty16:30 - 17:30

3F: From scenarios to strategy: integrating physical climate risk across portfolios09:00 - 10:00

4F: Building your policy engagement toolkit10:10 - 11:10

5F: Unlocking value from PRI reporting11:40 - 12:40

Global Asset Owner Forum

Global Asset Owner Forum09:30 - 17:00

Plenary

Event Opening & PRI welcome | Investing for people, planet & prosperity09:45 - 10:00

Lead sponsor address10:00 - 10:10

The Asset Owner lens: global stocktake on the future of responsible investment10:10 - 10:40

View from the top: in conversation with CIOs10:40 - 11:15

Keynote12:00 - 12:20

Energy security and decarbonisation: competing priorities or common ground?12:20 - 12:50

Debate | AI demands a climate-scale investor response12:50 - 13:30

Keynote14:00 - 14:20

Climate action in a fragmented world14:20 - 14:50

No nature, no returns: biodiversity and materiality14:50 - 15:30

Global headwinds, local levers: evolving stewardship strategies for real‑world outcomes16:00 - 16:35

Keynote16:35 - 16:50

Staying the course: pension fund leadership in an age of systemic risk and short‑termism16:50 - 17:20

PRI Closing: Driving long-term value through responsible investment17:20 - 17:30

Evening reception in the exhibition hall17:30 - 18:30

Registration

Pre-registration17:00 - 18:00

Registration open and refreshments available in the exhibition hall07:30 - 09:30