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Day 0 - Global Asset Owner Forum

A full day of workshops and peer discussion under Chatham House rules, designed by asset owners for asset owners. Please note attendance is exclusively for asset owners registered to attend PRI in Person. Apply to attend.

Why attend

To participate in action-oriented innovative discussions tailored to asset owners.
To co-create practical solutions to the most pressing issues affecting your work & RI progress.
To meet and build connections with other asset owners from around the world.

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.

To participate in action-oriented innovative discussions tailored to asset owners.
To co-create practical solutions to the most pressing issues affecting your work & RI progress.
To meet and build connections with other asset owners from around the world.

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PRI in Person 2026 : Mon, 12th October

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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 CEST (UTC+2).18:00 - 19:00

Networking Reception17:30 - 22:00

Room change10:00 - 10:10

Auditorium

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

Auditorium A: Transition

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

2A: Corporate transition planning in practice: how capital allocation drives decarbonisation16:30 - 17:30

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

4A: Is Asia the New Alpha? Transition, transformation, and innovation 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

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 hall08:30 - 09:00

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

Networking lunch 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

Global Asset Owner Forum

Registration and breakfast08:30 - 09:30

Welcome & PRI Opening Comments09:30 - 09:40

Workshop 1: Unconference - twelve month look back and thematic discussions on the way forward Part 109:40 - 10:35

Refreshments break10:35 - 10:55

Workshop 1: Unconference - twelve month look back and thematic discussions on the way forward Part 210:55 - 11:40

Asset Owner Open Mic11:40 - 12:00

Lunch12:00 - 12:40

Workshop 2: Responsible investment on the CIO agenda: From investment beliefs to total-fund implementation12:40 - 13:55

Refreshments break13:55 - 14:15

Workshop 3: What will asset owners do differently? Putting system-level investing into practice14:15 - 15:30

Refreshments break15:30 - 15:50

Workshop 4: What are we walking away with?15:50 - 16:50

PRI Closing Comments16:50 - 16:55

Final remarks from our sponsors16:55 - 17:05

Asset Owner Networking Drinks17:05 - 18:30

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 investment decision-makers10:40 - 11:15

Keynote12:00 - 12:20

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

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

Aligning innovation, policy and capital to accelerate the energy transition14:00 - 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

Day Two wrap-up: from discussion to collaboration17:20 - 17:30

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

Registration

Pre-conference badge collection17:00 - 19:00

Registration open and refreshments available in the exhibition hall08:30 - 09:30

Room A: Auditorium

Sustainable Finance Policy Conference08:00 - 10:00

Sustainable Finance Policy Conference10:30 - 12:30

Sustainable Finance Policy Conference13:45 - 15:00

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Closing the gap: connecting academic research with investor needs08:00 - 10:00

Labour Rights Investor Network (LRIN): Workers at the Center of AI10:30 - 12:30

The Road to COP31: a practical guide to investor climate policy engagement13:45 - 15:00

Room B: Quantify

1B: When and how 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

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Online SGM08:00 - 10:00

From transition to transformation: investing in the next phase of sustainable finance10:30 - 12:30

The next generation of investment intelligence: putting geospatial, AI and alternative data to work13:45 - 15:00

Room C: Lead

1C: Lessons from the Amazon: scaling investment in 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: managing 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

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Making responsible investment work: practical approaches for passive strategies & securitised debt08:00 - 10:00

Embedding nature into investment decisions10:30 - 12:30

Building the Blueprint: Creating Shared Investor Guidance on Corporate AI Governance13:45 - 15:00

Room 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: From Omnibus to SFDR 2.0: Ambition undermined or simplification achieved?10:10 - 11:10

5D: Transitions, solutions and blind spots: what are responsible investors missing?11:40 - 12:40

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COP17 stocktake: progress, gaps and next steps for investor action on nature08:00 - 10:00

Can every asset class deliver sustainability outcomes? The cross-asset reality of sustainable investing10:30 - 12:30

Side events details coming soon!13:45 - 15:00

Room 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: lessons from global markets11:40 - 12:40

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From ambition to allocation: accelerating investment in EMDEs08:00 - 10:00

Driving alignment between Asset Owners and Managers for real-economy decarbonisation and sustainable value creation10:30 - 12:30

Collaborative stewardship: what to join, why it matters, and how to get involved13:45 - 15:00

Room 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 (geo)politics and uncertainty16:30 - 17:30

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

4F: Unlocking value from PRI reporting10:10 - 11:10

5F: Building your policy engagement toolkit11:40 - 12:40

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Stemming the rising tide: meeting the investability and insurability gap in the face of climate change08:00 - 10:00

Catalytic capital for emerging markets10:30 - 12:30

PRI global insurer quarterly forum: in-person13:45 - 15:00

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From theory to practice: applying system-level investing and related approaches through PRI Pathways08:00 - 10:00

From dialogue to results: corporate insights on investor engagement10:30 - 12:30

Why impact disclosure matters: introducing GRI's capital markets standard13:45 - 15:00

Side events

Stakeholder side events07:45 - 09:15

Stakeholder side events07:45 - 08:45