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2025 Sustainable Finance Summit

Name: 2025 Sustainable Finance Summit
Start: 2025-11-24T08:00:00+00:00
End: 2025-11-24T16:30:00+00:00
Location: EY Tower

November 24th, 2025 | EY Tower, Toronto

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About This Event

The 2025 Sustainable Finance Summit is Canada’s premier forum for advancing institutional readiness in the face of the energy transition. This year’s agenda focuses on immediate, actionable strategies: deep dives into climate risk stress testing (including OSFI B-15), practical ESG data integration, leveraging AI in risk analytics, and maximizing sustainable investment opportunities. We deliver the expert insights needed to secure regulatory compliance and enhance competitive advantage in the quickly evolving market.

This Summit is essential for C-Suite and Senior-Level Executives from Canada’s financial sector. If your focus is Risk Management, Investment Strategy, Corporate Lending, or ESG Compliance, this is your must-attend event. We bring together leaders from major Banks, Insurers, Pension Funds, and Investment Firms. Network with policymakers and industry pioneers to align your portfolio with net-zero ambitions and build long-term financial resilience (See last year’s sold out event.)

Speakers Include ...

Stephane Tardif OSFI MD, Climate Risk Division

Kevin Stiroh Former Chair, Supervision Climate Committee, Federal Reserve Board

Sarah Thompson MD, Global Head of Sustainable Finance

Sandra Odendahl SVP & Head of Sustainability

Anne-Marie Monette MD, Sustainable Finance, National Bank

Michael Torrance VP, Chief Sustainability Officer

Jennifer Hutcheon Vice President

Wendy Berman Chairperson

Amr Addas Sr. Director, Sustainable Finance & Insights

Fanny Doucet Managing Director & Head, Sustainable Finance

John Uhren MD, Sustainable Finance

Ariane Bourassa Head, Sustainability and ESG Strategy

Elizabeth Gamble CEO

Agenda

8:00 - 4:30

8:00 - 8:50

Registration and Breakfast

Networking begins. See our network concierge to help assign numbered high tops throughout the day. You will be allocated an available table number for a 20 minute time slot.

8:45 - 9:00

Setting the Stage

Humayun Jafrani
Managing Partner, Financial Services

Ernst & Young LLP
Speaker
Gary Schwartz
President | CEO

Canadian Lenders Association
Speaker

8:00 - 4:30 Concurrent

Non-Stop Networking

See our concierge to be assigned a network hightop for a 20 minute time slot in the networking room all day!

9:00 - 9:30

Green Money, Red Line: Geopolitical Risks

Keynote Chat: Join Kevin Stiroh for an insightful discussion on geopolitical risks and their implications for global banking and financial institutions. With over 30 years of experience in financial analysis, supervision, and risk management, Kevin brings a unique perspective on how shifting political, economic, and regulatory dynamics shape the stability and strategy of financial systems worldwide.

Kevin served as a senior advisor at the Federal Reserve Board, where he led the Fed’s work on the risks of climate change to individual financial institutions. He also served as executive vice president and head of the Supervision Group at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Kevin is presently a senior fellow at Resources for the Future (RFF).

In an era of shifting alliances and regulatory flux, financial actors face a landscape shaped by geopolitical instability, sanctions regimes, the rise of regional energy blocs, and the mounting risks of climate change. This opening session sets the stage for the summit, charting the forces reshaping capital flows, market access, and cross-border cooperation—and exploring how leaders can navigate volatility without losing sight of long-term sustainability.

Katerina Kindyni
CLA Board Member | Financial Services Sustainability Lead

EY Canada
Moderator
Kevin Stiroh
Former Chair, Supervision Climate Committee, Federal Reserve Board

Federal Reserve Board
Keynote

9:30 - 10:10

Sustaining Momentum: Sustainability in a volatile world

Managing cross-border sustainability risk is vital in a fractured world. Learn how financial leaders navigate sanctions, energy blocs, and supply chain shocks.

Katerina Kindyni
CLA Board Member | Financial Services Sustainability Lead

EY Canada
Moderator
Michael Torrance
VP, Chief Sustainability Officer

BMO
Speaker
Stephane Tardif
OSFI MD, Climate Risk Division

OSFI
Speaker
Amr Addas
Sr. Director, Sustainable Finance & Insights

FCC
Speaker
Bill Gilliland
Partner, Sustainable Finance

Dentons
Speaker

10:10 - 10:40

Balancing the Books: Climate's Impact on Financial Reporting

This session will discus how climate-related factors are increasingly impacting financial reporting and performance metrics. Attendees will learn about the implications of climate risks on assets, liabilities, overall financial health/resiliency. Through expert insights, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how to effectively assess and communicate the financial impact of climate change, ensuring their organizations are prepared for a sustainable future.

Daniel Willmann
Partner, FAAS - Insurance

EY Canada
Moderator
Sandra Odendahl
SVP & Head of Sustainability

BDC
Speaker
Connor Cressman
AVP Corporate Financial Reporting

Co-operators
Speaker
Anne-Marie Monette
MD, Sustainable Finance, National Bank

NBC
Speaker

10:40 - 11:10

Sustainable Returns: Investing in Canadian Municipalities

Investing in climate resilience solutions drives competitive returns. Learn how scalable models and sustainable investments de-risk portfolios and protect assets.

Chris Boivin
Chief Development Officer

FCM
Moderator
Jennifer Hutcheon
Vice President

Vancity Community Investment Bank
Speaker
Søren Christianson
Climate Leadership

City of Kingston
Speaker
Jonathan Frank
CDO

CABN
Speaker
Roger Beauchemin
CEO

Addenda Capital
Speaker

11:10 - 12:00 Concurrent

The Agentic Climate: Balancing Innovation and Accountability

Leveraging AI for sustainable finance improves data transparency and detects greenwashing. Discover how AI-driven tools accelerate ESG risk assessment and impact.

Anima Osei
Sustainability Alliances Leader at EY

EY Canada
Moderator
Winston Morton
CEO | Founder

Climative
Speaker
Mona Kothari-Chitalia
Head of Digital Strategy

Microsoft
Speaker
Abdullah Choudhry
Founder

Arbor
Speaker

11:10 - 12:00 Concurrent

Guardrails and Guidance: Beyond the OSFI Climate Stress Test

Workshop Two: As climate risk regulation evolves, mid-size financial institutions must look beyond compliance to build lasting capacity for climate resilience. This workshop offers practical guidance on integrating climate risk into governance, strategy, and risk management frameworks. Participants will explore emerging expectations under OSFI’s B-15, including geospatial analysis and climate data for physical risk, and gain insights into tools, case studies, and peer practices. The session will help institutions align climate risk management with broader business objectives and prepare for future regulatory developments.

Aman Makroo
Financial Services Risk Consulting

EY Canada
Moderator
Andrea Amaize
Director, Risk | Sustainability Consulting

Forvis Mazars
Speaker
Yara Mohajerani
Co-Founder

Quantile Labs
Speaker
Brett Lindsay
Senior Manager, Scenario Analysis and Risk Quantification

OSFI
Speaker

11:10 - 2:10 Concurrent

Four Futures: An Immersive Workshop Experience

Workshop Three: Take an emotional trip through time with us to 2055 – science-based, led by experts and visualized by AI. We invite you to experience four radically different scenarios for the year 2055. First launched at COP28, EY Four Futures allows you to visually experience the consequences of decisions made today on climate change and global warming, business and society, resources and geopolitics in three decades from now. This unique experience turns the effects of current decisions on future generations and how they live their lives into tangible, emotional experiences – rather than data points on a screen.

Sessions hold a max of 20 people. It is first come first serve! Sessions will be: 12:10 – 12:50 | 12:50 – 1:30 | 1:30 – 2:10

EY

EY Canada
Moderator

12:00 - 1:00

Network Lunch

1:00 - 1:20

The Future of Trust: A Discussion with Wendy Berman

The Canada sustainability reporting standards landscape is evolving. Learn from CSSB Chair Wendy Berman about ISSB alignment, greenwashing, and data assurance.

Gary Schwartz
President | CEO

Canadian Lenders Association
Moderator
Wendy Berman
Chairperson

CSSB
Keynote

1:30 - 2:00

Banking on a Better Climate

Financing the green economy transition requires innovative capital models. Learn how banks use green bonds and blended finance to drive climate risk adaptation.

Zlata Huddleston
Partner, Capital Markets Leader - Canada, Banking & Capital Markets

EY Canada
Moderator
Sarah Thompson
MD, Global Head of Sustainable Finance

RBC
Speaker
John Uhren
MD, Sustainable Finance

BMO
Speaker
Olivia Bisel
Analyst

Carbon Tracker
Speaker

2:00 - 2:30

Sustainability Moving Markets

Tying sustainability to financial value is essential for driving returns. Learn how ratings agencies and exchanges use ESG data to influence capital allocation.

Elizabeth Gamble
CEO

Profoundry
Moderator
Abdullah Choudhry
Founder

Arbor
Speaker
Rameez Ray Tayyabi
Executive Director

MSCI
Speaker
Ariane Bourassa
Head, Sustainability and ESG Strategy

TMX Group
Speaker

2:30 - 3:00 Concurrent

Four Futures: An Immersive Experience

Workshop One: Take an emotional trip through time with us to 2055 – science-based, led by experts and visualized by AI. We invite you to experience four radically different scenarios for the year 2055. First launched at COP28, EY Four Futures allows you to visually experience the consequences of decisions made today on climate change and global warming, business and society, resources and geopolitics in three decades from now. This unique experience turns the effects of current decisions on future generations and how they live their lives into tangible, emotional experiences – rather than data points on a screen.

EY

EY Canada
Moderator

2:40 - 4:30

Can I Buy You a Drink?

4:00 - 4:15

Ring the Closing Bell

The Sustainable Finance Summit has been invited to ring the closing bell at the Toronto Stock Exchange recognizing the role of financial institutions, investors, and innovators in driving climate-aligned growth and resilience.

Details

Date

November 24th, 2025

Time

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Venue

EY Tower, 40th Floor, 100 Adelaide St W, Toronto, Ontario