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Agenda:

8-9 a.m. | Registration

9 a.m. | Welcome and Opening Remarks

9:05-9:50 a.m. | Academic Paper 1: ESG - Innovation Disconnect

Prof. Lauren Cohen, L.E. Simmons Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

9:50-10:20 a.m. | Academic Paper 1: Discussant

Prof. Simona Abis, Assistant Professor of Finance, 91´«Ã½ Leeds School of Business

10:20-10:30 a.m. | Break

10:30-11:30 a.m. | ESG-Innovation Disconnect: Industry Panel Discussion

Moderator: Kelly Hagg, SMD, Head of Responsible Investing Strategy Solutions, Nuveen, a TIAA Company

11:30-11:45 a.m. | Break

11:45 a.m.-1:15 p.m. | Lunch with Keynote Address

1:15-2 p.m. | Academic Paper 2: The Value of Climate Hedge Assets

Prof. Ryan Lewis, Assistant Professor of Finance, 91´«Ã½ Leeds School of Business

2-2:30 p.m. | Academic Paper 2: Discussant

Prof. Sumudu Watugala, Assistant Professor of Finance, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University

2:30-2:40 p.m. | Break

2:45-3:45 p.m. | The Value of Climate Hedge Assets: Industry Panel Discussion

Moderator: Angela Bricmont, Chief Financial Officer, Denver Water

3:45-4 p.m. | Break and transition into networking reception

4-5:30 p.m. | Networking Reception