The Summit aims to share and explain important initiatives in the ESG and Blockchain sectors, exploring the convergence, challenges, and opportunities in the fields of ESG, Blockchain, Risk, Digital Transformation, Policy & Sustainability.

Among the confirmed speakers and participants for the 2023 Summit are politicians, diplomats, academics, consultants, business leaders, lawyers, ESG, and Blockchain experts from around the world, including Switzerland, Italy, France, Eastern Europe, and India.

Program

Wednesday, July 12th
18:00 - Cruise on the first carbon-neutral boat of Lake Lugano for speakers, partners, and guests

Thursday, July 13th
Morning - Every city needs a plan: "Lugano PlanB" best practice example

9:30 Welcome
Prof. Aditya Singh, Summit President

09:40 Introduction to the theme
Prof. Marco Casanova, lic.rer.pol., Director of the ESG Center of Excellence

09:50 Institutional welcome
Michele Foletti, Mayor - City of Lugano

10:00 Presentation of the Lugano PlanB initiative
Pietro Poretti, Head of Business Development - City of Lugano

10:20 Lugano - global first mover in blockchain-based bonds
Paolo Bortolin, MBA, Head of Finance - City of Lugano

10:50 Coffee break

11:10 Keynote Speech - Scaling Up Sustainable Finance - A European Perspective on ESG
Senida Mesi, Development Economist, Expert of the European Commission for Sustainable Finance, former Deputy Prime Minister of Albania, and Member of Parliament

11:50 Keynote speech - India's Stance on ESG and Blockchain
Deepak Bansal, First Secretary of India in Switzerland (speech honoring "75 years of friendship treaty between Switzerland and India")

12:30 Lunch break

Afternoon - In-depth discussions on operational, conduct, and reputational risk management with a focus on ESG

13:30 Introduction to the theme
Prof. Marco Casanova
13:45 How ESG is shaking up the risk universe
- Financial services perspective: Dr. Vinay Kalia, Senior Manager - FS Risk Consulting & Internal Audit, PwC Switzerland
- Sustainable industrial business perspective: Federico Merlo, Senior Manager, Advisory, PwC Switzerland
- Case study presentation

15:15 Coffee break

15:45 ESG and Blockchain Risk - evolving relationship (Concrete case presentation)
Alexandra Burns, Partner - FS Risk Consulting & Internal Audit, PwC Switzerland

17:00 Concluding reflections
Prof. Aditya Singh, Summit President

18:00 Cocktail reception

Friday, July 14th
Morning - Harnessing Blockchain for United Nations SDGs

9:30 Welcome
Prof. Aditya Singh, Summit President

09:40 Introduction to the theme
Prof. Marco Casanova, lic.rer.pol., Director of the ESG Center of Excellence

10:00 Presentation of the UNECE Framework initiative - the Blockchain Pilots for Traceability and Transparency in Textile and Leather Value Chains
- Maria Teresa Pisani, Acting Head, Sustainable Trade and Outreach Unit, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- Ing. Giacomo Poretti, President of the Ticino Association for Blockchain Technology TBTA and Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Innovative Technologies SUPSI.

10:45 Coffee break

11:15 Case study Sustainable Solutions for Energy Efficiency in Maritime Transport
Roberto Cafagna, President, Azra Advanced Materials GmbH

11:30 Case study SNL 2020-2035 Project - First carbon-neutral boat on Lake Lugano
Gabriel Ramos, Società Navigazione Lago di Lugano

11:45 Introducing sustainability investments in an organization
Alessandra Festini, Forensic Fund Office Investments, National Fund for Pensions and Assistance (Rome)

12:00 Panel discussion moderated by Prof. Marco Casanova

12:30 Lunch break
Afternoon - Mitigating ESG risk - protecting investments in challenging times

13:40 Introduction to the theme
Prof. Marco Casanova

13:40 ESG investments - a facet of conscious capitalism
Enrico Sassoon, Editor-in-chief of Harvard Business Review in Italy, Board Member of the American Chamber of Commerce in Italy, and Aspen Institute Italy

14:15 Protecting investments in the context of recent trends in international ESG disputes
Prof. Crenguta Leaua, Director of the Swiss Institute for Alternative Thinking, Lugano

14:35 Integrating ESG goals into the definition of international policies - current trends and challenges
Daniela Lulache, Head of Policies and Coordinator of the Nuclear Energy Agency of the OECD

15:05 Coffee break

15:20 Panel discussion moderated by Prof. Marco Casanova

- Afternoon speakers
- Ute Bock, Risk Consultant, former Chief Risk Management Officer, Stellantis
- Elena Panariti, Founder and CEO of Panel Group LLC and Thought4Action
- Dr. Antonios Koumbarakis, Head of the Sustainability & Strategic Regulatory team at PwC Switzerland

16:10 Concluding reflections
Prof. Aditya Singh

16:25 Summit 2024 perspectives and closing
Prof. Marco Casanova

16:30 Cocktail reception
Information and registrations

Informazioni e iscrizioni

Registrations at this link
Students and members of NGOs/NPOs can get a 50% discount on all tickets