Breakout Session B1
- Are new human resource management approaches required? What exactly?
- How to align incentives with corporate culture?
- Do and how can code of conducts protect investors’ interests?
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Speakers:
| Erik Breen, Robeco
Erik Breen is head of the Responsible Investing department at Robeco. Together with his team, he provides sustainability ratings per company and holds dialogues with invested companies on corporate governance, sustainability and voting rights. Erik joined Robeco in 1996 and held positions as senior Portfolio Manager in the investment department. Erik holds a Master of Econometrics from the University of Groningen, earned an EFFAS CFA and is registered with the Dutch Securities Institute. Erik is fund manager of Robeco DuurzaamAandelen. Erik chairs the Investment Committee of Eumedion and is a member of ICGN’s Shareholder Responsibilities Committee and of Eurosif’s Lobbying Advisory Sub-Group.
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| Marco Curti, Zürcher Kantonalbank
Marco Curti heads the Research Department at Zürcher Kantonalbank (ZKB) since 1991. He was financial analyst and portfolio manager before 1991 at several banks. He has been board member of the Swiss Financial Analyst Association (SFAA) since 2002 and its chairman since 2004. He is a member of the index committee of the SIX Swiss Exchange and the Swisscanto Investment Advisory Board and member of the committee on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) of the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies’ (EFFAS). He studied Economic History and Political Sciences at the University of Zurich.
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| Michael Imholz, The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) Switzerland Michael Imholz, Partner & Managing Director in BCG's Swiss office, leads the Organization and HR Practice Group activities in Switzerland and is a core member of the Global Insurance and Financial Institutions Industry Practices. Michael joined BCG in 1998 and spent one year in the New York office as part of an international program. He worked with clients in Switzerland as well as in several countries across Europe, America and Asia. Michael is co-author of several articles and publications in the areas of HR as well as Insurance. He studied Finance and Accounting at the University of St. Gallen (HSG), Switzerland.
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Facilitator:
| Kolja Leiser, Programme Manager, The Sustainability Forum Zürich (TSF)
Kolja joined The Sustainability Forum Zürich in February 2006. As a consultant with BHP-Brugger and Partners, he helps clients to implement projects & policies related to (corporate) social responsibility. Prior, he worked in the area of development aid as Junior Project Manager for Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit (GTZ) and as a researcher at the Centre for Sustainability Management in Lueneburg (Germany). He holds a Master in International Business and Cultural Studies from the University of Passau.
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Swiss Re Centre for Global Dialogue, Rüschlikon/Zurich
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