CAIA The Netherlands is delighted to invite you to this webinar focusing on Natural Capital Investing.
Senior industry professionals will provide an introduction to the asset class and share their views on the latest market trends including insightful case studies.
Economic growth without respect for nature is simply unsustainable and bound to yield short-term results with potentially disastrous consequences for the planet. Investors, especially in alternative asset classes, are gradually embracing climate change and natural capital preservation as important elements in their portfolio allocation, underwriting scope and ESG policies.
Natural Capital as an asset class is gaining significant momentum amongst investors since it is perceived as a meaningful impact investment allocation with tangible results and vast growth potential.
However, pricing nature as an investable asset and quantifying expected future return might be challenging for investors because it requires a slightly different mindset compared to traditional investments. Deeper understanding and closer co-operation amongst investors, investment managers and financiers are key to accelerate growth and maximize impact.
Date and Time:
Thursday, May 27, 2021
17:00 - 18:00 CET
Speakers:
Dirk Meuleman, CAIA, CFA - CEO at Phenix Capital
Dirk Meuleman is CEO at Phenix Capital. Phenix Capital is an Amsterdam-based investment consultant that catalyses institutional capital for the SDGs through their institutional impact conferences, impact fund database, impact due diligence tool, and placement services.
Prior to Phenix Capital, Dirk was a portfolio manager of private equity and infrastructure at Shell and MN pension fund, which is the third largest Dutch pension fund. Together with this extensive experience as an institutional investor, Dirk has sat on the advisory board of over 20 private equity funds.
Dirk is a Dutch citizen and holds degrees in International Business Administration, Entrepreneurship and public administration from Erasmus University in Rotterdam.
Dirk is a CFA and CAIA Charterholder.
Caroline Van Tilborg - Carbon Asset Manager at HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management
Caroline van Tilborg has more than 20-years’ of experience in project design, development & implementation and management of a portfolio of renewable energy and large landscape restoration projects worldwide, including the carbon asset creation process and the associated trade in carbon credits with multiple benefits. Some of her recent work includes the assessment of the carbon credit potential of large landscape restoration projects in Kenya and India, particularly around REDD+, reforestation, agroforestry and sustainable grazing. She is the in-house carbon expert at HSBC Pollination Climate Asset Management and responsible in setting up a dedicated Nature Based Carbon Fund.
Moderator
Chris Angelis, CAIA- Director at Masterdam and Chapter Head of CAIA Netherlands
Chris is a Director at Masterdam, a real estate corporate finance firm based in Amsterdam focusing on Strategic, Transactional and M&A real estate advisory. Prior to that, he was a Vice President at a private equity real estate fund covering European investments. Chris holds a Master in Finance & Investments from Rotterdam School of Management and became a CAIA Charterholder in 2012. Chris was appointed Head of CAIA Netherlands in 2018. He is active in coordinating CAIA initiatives in the Netherlands, creating partnerships with educational institutions and professional bodies as well as organizing educational & networking events.