PRI in Person 2025

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Featuring 150+ expert speakers across 3 days (Tuesday 4 - Thursday 6 November). PRI in Person 2025 will combine plenary sessions taking a strategic view on critical trends shaping the investment industry, and 6 breakout streams designed to support investors taking action on the key issues and challenges of the day.

There will be a comprehensive programme of side events organised by the PRI team and key stakeholders across the responsible investment community taking place throughout the week, be sure to check our website for updates over the coming months. If you are considering hosting a side event, please review our guidelines.

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PRI in Person 2025 : Mon, 3rd November

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Networking reception at Mercado Livre Arena Pacaembu18:00 - 22:00

Action on climate

1A: Are 2050 targets fit for purpose?12:10 - 13:10

2A: Moving the needle: from net zero portfolios to real-world decarbonisation14:30 - 15:30

3A: Building portfolio resilience to address adaptation needs and manage physical risk16:00 - 17:00

4A: Carbon markets 2.0: credibility, accountability and innovation09:45 - 10:45

5A: Just transition principles in practice: aligning climate action and inclusive economic development11:30 - 12:30

Community Stage

Investing in Latin America’s green transition: nature-based solutions12:30 - 13:15

PRI Academy: ‘Nature and Biodiversity for Investors’ taster session15:20 - 15:50

Meet the board11:40 - 12:00

Investing in Latin America’s green transition: sustainable bonds13:30 - 14:10

Capacity building in EMDEs15:35 - 15:55

Celebrating leading work in the field of responsible investment17:20 - 17:45

The evidence for responsible investment18:00 - 18:30

Investing in Latin America’s green transition: platforms and initiatives ‘joining the dots’10:55 - 11:20

Investing in Latin America’s green transition: climate adaptation and mitigation12:50 - 13:30

Exhibition hall

Lunch and networking in the exhibition hall12:15 - 13:30

Refreshments and networking in the exhibition hall15:15 - 16:00

Registration and refreshments in the exhibition hall08:00 - 09:40

Refreshments and networking in the exhibition hall11:30 - 12:10

Lunch and networking in the exhibition hall13:10 - 14:30

Refreshments and networking in the exhibition hall15:30 - 16:00

Drinks reception in the exhibition hall17:00 - 18:30

Registration and refreshments in the exhibition hall08:00 - 09:45

Refreshments and networking in the exhibition hall10:45 - 11:30

Lunch and networking in the exhibition hall12:30 - 14:00

Refreshments and networking in the exhibition hall16:00 - 17:00

Global landscape

1B: Deregulation or simplification? The role of international financial policy reforms in addressing climate transition12:10 - 13:10

2B: Responsible investment in Latin America: building the enabling environment14:30 - 15:30

3B: Navigating risk and unlocking opportunities in Asia's high growth markets16:00 - 17:00

4B: Blended finance in practice: North-South capital flows for impact and returns09:45 - 10:45

5B: From potential to portfolio: sustainable infrastructure investment in Africa11:30 - 12:30

Nature and human rights

1C: Integrating nature into investment strategies across asset classes12:10 - 13:10

2C: Realizing decent work: investor tools and practices to address labour rights risks in global value chains14:30 - 15:30

3C: Investor action on inequality: exploring the materiality of social issues and next steps for TISFD16:00 - 17:00

4C: Indigenous rights, land use and de/reforestation09:45 - 10:45

5C: Water stress: impacts, dependencies and future scarcity11:30 - 12:30

Offsite São Paulo venue

Global Asset Owner Forum09:00 - 18:00

Plenary

PRI in Person 2025 opening | Global challenges, resilient strategies, investable opportunities13:30 - 13:50

Lead sponsor address13:50 - 14:00

Keynote | Brazil in focus14:00 - 14:30

Panel: The 1.3 trillion-dollar question: scaling up capital mobilisation to EMDEs14:30 - 15:15

The heat is rising: the materiality of escalating physical climate risk16:00 - 16:30

Closing the biodiversity finance gap: driving value through nature-positive investment16:30 - 17:00

Investor / Community dialogue: rethinking risk, responsibility, and impact in mining09:40 - 10:00

Geopolitics, conflict, protectionism and their implications for responsible investment10:05 - 10:45

Debate: the ESG backlash is good for responsible investment10:45 - 11:30

Panel: System-level investing: emerging practices, fiduciary duty, and the evolving understanding of risk14:00 - 14:50

Long termism, returns and value creation: aligning AO & IM time horizons14:50 - 15:40

Conference closing: looking ahead to COP30 and PRI in Person 202615:40 - 16:00

Registration

Pre-registration17:00 - 19:15

Registration open07:30 - 17:00

Sector deep-dives

1D: Defence: innovation, ethics and responsible engagement12:10 - 13:10

2D: AI and disruptive technologies: a practical guide for responsible investors14:30 - 15:30

3D: Mining and commodities: supply chain integrity and stakeholder engagement16:00 - 17:00

4D: Low carbon energy: investment opportunities in the green transition09:45 - 10:45

5D: Agriculture: stewardship best practice and sustainable future food systems11:30 - 12:30

Side events

Stakeholder and PRI side events08:00 - 12:15

Stakeholder and PRI side events08:00 - 09:30

Sustainable Finance Policy Conference

Sustainable Finance Policy Conference08:30 - 12:30

PRI in Person 2025 : Mon, 3rd November

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The future of responsible investment

1F: Navigating the DEI pushback - how are responsible investors adapting12:10 - 13:10

2F: Cutting through the 'noise': communicating sustainability across global markets14:30 - 15:30

3F: Collaborative initiatives on climate: where do we go from here?16:00 - 17:00

4F: What next for the evolving reporting and disclosures landscape?09:45 - 10:45

5F: RI meets AI: reimagining the role of the responsible investment professional11:30 - 12:30

The investment case for responsible investment

1E: The investment case for responsible investment: examples from different asset classes12:10 - 13:10

2E: Sustainability and alpha generation in equities and fixed income14:30 - 15:30

3E: Masterclass: value creation using sustainability in private markets16:00 - 17:00

4E: Innovation in Private Markets09:45 - 10:45

5E: Measuring outcomes: lessons learnt from impact investing11:30 - 12:30