Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance with Rowan University
Date: Friday, October 14, 2022
$150.00
Register today to join GIC at Rowan University on October 14, 2022.
Presentation Documents
- What is ESG? | Jeremy Schwartz
- The Fed and ESG | Dave Altig
- The Science Behind Climate Change | Bob Bunting
- The Science Behind Climate Change | Kenneth Lacovara
- ESG and Health Care/Medical Education | Annette Reboli
- Impacts and Integrations of ESG in Healthcare | Rayna M. Letourneau
- Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance | Patricia Healy
- Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance | John Mousseau
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Event Detail
Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance with Rowan University
The Global Interdependence Center is partnering with Rowan University for an upcoming conference on Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG). Together we invite you to register to join us on Friday, October 14, 2022.
Continuing Education
We are pleased to offer Continuing Education (CE) credits for this program. Please email [email protected] for more information on how attendees can receive credit from the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, Inc. (3 CE credit hours).
Agenda
8:00 – 8:45 a.m. | Registration and Coffee
8:45 – 9:00 a.m. | Welcoming Remarks
- Ali Houshmand, Ph.D., President of Rowan University and GIC Board Member
- William Kennedy, GIC Board Chair and CEO, RiskBridge Advisors, LLC
9:00 – 9:45 a.m. | What is ESG?
- Jordan Howell, PhD, Associate Professor of Sustainable Business, Rowan University
- Jeremy Schwartz, CFA, Global Chief Investment Officer, WisdomTree
- Moderator: Jordan Moore, Ph.D. Assistant Professor of Finance, Rohrer Business College at Rowan University
9:45 – 10:30 a.m. | Governance: The Fed and ESG
- David Altig, PhD, Director of Research, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
- Moderator: Michael McKee, International Economics and Policy Correspondent, Bloomberg Television
10:30 a.m. | Break
10:45 – 11:45 a.m. | Environmental: The Science Behind Climate Change
- Ken Lacovara, PhD, Professor of Paleontology and Geology, Rowan University
- Bob Bunting, CEO, Climate Adaptation Center
- Moderator: William Kennedy, GIC Board Chair and CEO, RiskBridge Advisors, LLC
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | ESG: A Risk Management Perspective
- Constance Hunter, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Strategy & ESG, AIG
- Moderator: Lisa McIntire Shaw, Founding Partner, Cygnus Asset Management, LLC and GIC Vice Chair of Programming
12:30 – 1:45 p.m. | Lunch
1:45 – 2:30 p.m. | Social: Impacts and Integration of ESG in Healthcare
- Annette Reboli, MD, Dean, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
- Rayna M. Letourneau, PhD, RN, Interim Executive Director, Florida Center for Nursing, Founding Director of WIRES™ and Assistant Professor, University of South Florida College of Nursing
- Moderator: Peter Gold, Esq., Principal, TheGoldGroup, LLC and Chair of the GIC College of Central Bankers
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Investment Implications of ESG Investing
- Perth Tolle, Founder, Life + Liberty Indexes
- Patty Healy, Senior Vice President of Research and Portfolio Manager, Cumberland Advisors
- John Mousseau, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Fixed Income, Cumberland Advisors
- Moderator: Lisa McIntire Shaw, Founding Partner, Cygnus Asset Management, LLC and GIC Vice Chair of Programming
3:30 p.m. | Break
3:45 – 4:30 p.m. | Governance: A Conversation on Corporate Governance/ESG
- Jaynee LaVecchia, Former New Jersey Supreme Court Justice
- Michael Zezas, Managing Director, Head of U.S. Public Policy Research & Municipal Credit Strategy, Morgan Stanley
- Moderator: David Kotok, Chairman & Chief Investment Officer, Cumberland Advisors and GIC Board Member
4:30 p.m. | Concluding Remarks
- Susan Lehrman, Ph.D. Dean, Rohrer Business College at Rowan University
Covid Protocols
Face coverings at events and gatherings are optional. As of Monday, March 7, 2022, indoor masking will be optional on all Rowan University campuses except in the following cases:
- In health care clinical settings (wearing a mask is required);
- When you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19;
- When you are instructed to wear a mask by a healthcare provider;
- If you feel ill with upper respiratory symptoms or are COVID-positive, and isolate.
Event Location
Venue: Business Hall, Rowan University
Address: 201 Mullica Hill Rd, Glassboro, NJ 08028
Speakers
David E. Altig, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President and Chief Economic Adviser, Federal Reserve Bank of AtlantaDavid E. Altig is executive vice president and chief economic adviser at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. He serves on the executive leadership team for the Bank's economic mobility and resilience strategic priority, is an executive cosponsor of the Working Families Employee Resource Network, and is an adviser to the executive leadership committee.
Bob Bunting
CEO, Climate Adaptation and Mitigation Center - CACRobert (Bob) Bunting is a scientist and serial entrepreneur, high technology start up expert and educator. He is CEO of the new Climate Adaptation & Mitigations Center, CAC, a 501(c)(3) dedicated to providing a curated data-base and situational analysis in four topical areas impacted by a warming climate. They are: seal level rise, Red Tide, hurricane changing characteristics, and human health.
Peter A. Gold, Esq.
Principal, TheGoldGroup LLCPeter A. Gold, Esquire is the founder and president of TheGoldGroup, LLC ( www.thegoldgrp.com). The consultancy brings businesses, colleges and universities, governments and not-for-profits together to create value, seize new opportunities, leverage assets, and reduce exposure to the risks created by today’s global economy principally through identifying “high value” initiatives and stakeholders in new institutes, centers of excellence and other initiatives. TheGoldGroup, LLC assists its clients to obtain their individual objectives better, quicker and in a more cost effective and efficient manner.
Patricia Healy
Senior Vice President of Research, Cumberland AdvisorsPatty Healy serves as Senior Vice President of Research. She provides integral market and individual credit research and insight while serving as a member of the team managing the fixed-income strategies. Patty joined the firm in 2016.
Ali A. Houshmand, Ph.D.
President, Rowan UniversityDr. Ali A. Houshmand became Rowan University’s seventh president in 2012 after serving for approximately six years as provost/senior vice president, CEO and interim president. Houshmand is a dynamic leader whose personal connection with students, employees, alumni, government leaders, the business community and the public has become a hallmark of his presidency.
Jordan Howell, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Sustainable Business, Rowan UniversityI am currently Associate Professor of Sustainable Business at Rowan University. I also co-Direct the Rowan Center for Responsible Leadership housed in the Rohrer College of Business. I am proud to have developed and help supervise (with colleagues in the College of Business and School of Earth & Environment) a joint degree program offering students the opportunity to complete a BA in Environmental & Sustainability Studies alongside a Masters’ in Business Administration, because businesses are perhaps the most powerful tools we have to bring about sustainability goals.
Constance Hunter
Executive Vice President, Global Head of Strategy & ESG, AIGConstance Hunter is executive vice president at AIG where she leads the company’s global strategy and ESG program. She is also a member of AIG’s Executive Leadership team.
William Kennedy
GIC Board Chair and CEO, RiskBridge Advisors, LLCWilliam Kennedy is the co-founder, CEO, and Chief Investment Officer of RiskBridge Advisors, an independent, full-service investment office serving insurers, endowments and foundations, and individual investors. He is responsible for RiskBridge’s business and investment activities and has over 30 years of capital market research and investment experience.
David Kotok
Chief Investment Officer of Cumberland AdvisorsDavid Kotok co-founded Cumberland Advisors in 1973 and has been its Chief Investment Officer since inception. David’s articles and financial market commentaries have appeared in the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, and other publications. He is a frequent contributor to Bloomberg TV and Bloomberg Radio, Yahoo Finance TV, and other media.
Kenneth Lacovara, Ph.D.
Professor of Paleontology and Geology, Rowan UniversityDr. Kenneth Lacovara has unearthed some of the largest dinosaurs ever to walk the earth, including the massive 65-ton Dreadnoughtus, which appeared in the recent film Jurassic World: Dominion. He is a recipient of The Explorers Club Medal, the club’s highest honor.
Jaynee LaVecchia
Former Senior Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme CourtJaynee LaVecchia was appointed an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court, effective February 1, 2000. Having now served more than twenty-one years on the Court, she is currently the Senior Associate Justice and the author of more than 300 opinions while on the Court, including opinions on school financing, affordable housing, employment, environmental and administrative law, and state constitutional principles controlling the actions of the Branches and agencies of State government.
Susan Lehrman, Ph.D.
Dean, Rohrer Business College at Rowan UniversitySusan Lehrman, who received her Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, serves as dean of the William G. Rohrer College of Business at Rowan University, where she is a leader in the development of innovative academic programs and entrepreneurial activities.
Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor, University of South Florida College of NursingDr. Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, has made it her work's purpose to create a highly educated, competent nursing workforce and advance the impact of nursing on the health and wellness of our nation. Dr. Letourneau's scholarship focuses on nursing workforce development, transition to practice, nurses’ health and wellness, and quality and safety education for nurses.
Lisa McIntire Shaw
Founding Partner of Cygnus Asset Management, LLCLisa McIntire Shaw is a founding partner of Cygnus Asset Management, LLC based in Charlotte, NC. She has more than 30 years of experience in the financial arena. Her areas of special interest include international markets; charitable trusts; strategic wealth preservation; and domestic, corporate, government and municipal bonds.
Michael McKee
International Economics and Politics Correspondent, Bloomberg Radio/TVMichael McKee is the International Economics and Policy Correspondent for Bloomberg TV and Radio, covering market and political developments, economic trends and central banks in the United States and around the globe.
Jordan Moore, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Finance, Rohrer Business College at Rowan UniversityJordan Moore earned his undergraduate degree from MIT and began his career as an equity options market maker on the American Stock Exchange in New York City. For twelve years, Jordan worked as a proprietary trader, including overseas assignments with Susquehanna International Group in Sydney and with Deutsche Bank in London.
John Mousseau
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director of Fixed Income, Cumberland AdvisorsJohn Mousseau is currently the President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of Fixed Income at Cumberland Advisors. In this capacity, John also serves as a portfolio manager and has overall responsibility for portfolio construction, management, analysis, trading, and research for all tax-free and taxable bond accounts. His comments and analyses have appeared in The Bond Buyer, Barron’s, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Forbes, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and the New York Times.
Annette C. Reboli, MD
Dean, Cooper Medical School of Rowan UniversityANNETTE C. REBOLI, MD, is a Professor of Medicine and the Dean of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) in Camden, NJ. As such, she is the Chief Academic Officer with ultimate responsibility for all areas of the school. Prior to this, she was Founding Vice Dean and was responsible for oversight of the LCME accreditation process, undergraduate and graduate medical education, faculty affairs and faculty development, and developing affiliations for the medical school.
Jeremy Schwartz
Global Chief Investment Officer, WisdomTreeJeremy Schwartz has served as our Global Chief Investment Officer since November 2021 and leads WisdomTree’s investment strategy team in the construction of WisdomTree’s equity indexes, quantitative active strategies and multi-asset model portfolios.
Perth Tolle
Founder of Life + Liberty IndexesPerth Tolle is the founder of Life + Liberty Indexes and creator of the Freedom 100 EM Index (FRDM index), a first-of-its-kind freedom-weighted emerging markets equity index strategy.
Michael Zezas
Managing Director, Head of U.S. Public Policy Research & Municipal Credit Strategy, Morgan StanleyMichael Zezas, a Managing Director in Research, joined Morgan Stanley in 2007 as a credit analyst and portfolio manager, focusing on municipal and corporate bonds. In 2010, he became the Head of Municipal Credit Strategy, and in 2016, became Head of U.S. Public Policy Research.
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