PwC Luxembourg will be holding its first Lux Green Finance Day on Thursday 29 March 2018 from 15:30 to 19:30 at their premises in the Cloche d'Or (2 rue Gerhard Mercator, L-2182 Luxembourg-Gasperich).

In 2015 Luxembourg initiated the Climate Finance Task Force to advise the government on how to make a meaningful contribution to the fight against climate change by establishing Luxembourg as an international centre for climate finance.

Which strategies have already been put in place? Which opportunities do we have in Luxembourg's green financial centre? What is the impact and which new business models will arise? How does environment’s and investors' added value look like? These topics will be discussed with Carole Dieschbourg (Minister for the Environment) and Pierre Gramegna (Minister of Finance) during the PwC Lux Green Finance Day.

Agenda:

15:30 - 16:00  Welcome coffee and registration
16:00 - 16:15   Introduction - Opening and welcome address: Steven Libby, Asset and Wealth Management Leader and Chief Transformation Officer, PwC Luxembourg
16:15 - 17:15  Luxembourg Green Finance Business Cases
1. NEV-House: A vision to use recyclable materials to build low cost rapidly deployable houses: Nev Hyman, Founder and General Partner
2. Nord/LB Covered Bond Bank Luxembourg: Lettre de Gage (LdG) - Renewable Energy - Luxembourg’s answer on regulated green asset financing: Thorsten Schmidt, Member of the BoD
3. Green for Growth Fund: Luxembourg’s PPP investment platform to finance Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy
17:15 - 17:55  1. Keynote Speech: Luxembourg - The green finance marketplace: Strategy & Solutions vs. Opportunities & Challenges: Carole Dieschbourg, Minister for the Environment; Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance
17:55 - 18:15  2. Keynote Speech: The High-Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (HLEG) published its final report with recommendations for an EU strategy on sustainable finance. EU Commission draw on these recommendations for its Action Plan e.g. regarding European standard for green bonds. "How does the EU Action Plan impact the current business models? What is the future of these business models?  How will this impact Luxembourg’s green finance journey?": Julie Becker, Member of HLEG, Head of Luxembourg Green Exchange (LGX), Member of the Executive Committee of Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE)
18:15 - 18:40  Coffee break
18:40 - 19:40  Panel Discussion - "Green Finance trends feat. Green Impact targets - quo vadis?": Moderation: Jörg Ackermann, Consulting Partner, PwC Luxembourg, and Michael Hauer, Senior Manager for Green Finance Strategy & Renewable Energy Funding, PwC Luxembourg; Audience contribution by questions 
Association of the Luxembourg Fund Industry (ALFI): Anouk Agnes, Deputy Director General, Director Communications & BD
Luxembourg Green Stock Exchange (LGX): Jane Wilkinson, Head of Sustainable Finance
International Climate Finance Accelerator (ICFA Luxembourg): Corinne Molitor, Innpact
LuxFLAG, Independent and international non-profit Green and Sustainable Finance labelling agency in Luxembourg: Mario Mantrisi, General Manager
UN Environment Programme: Davide Dal Maso, Project Coordinator
Bank of China, Green Bond Issuer at LGX: Longjian Chen, Deputy CEO
19:40 - 20:00  Closing Statement: "Cui bono Green Finance? Sustainable game changer for Asset Management!": Nathalie Dogniez, Asset and Wealth Management Partner, PwC Luxembourg 
Interactive conclusion and outlook: audience involvement with live poll
20:00  Green Walking Dinner; Cocktail reception, regional and sustainable products and live music