* ESG top-down. How should we understand it? Expectations versus reality.

* Navigating the Impact: ESG Reporting Requirements on Firms

* How is ESG investing evolving? Is sustainable investing becoming too complex?

8:45 - 9:15 Breakfast and networking

9:15 - 9:45 Introduction of CFA Institute and CFA Society Slovakia & Certificate in ESG Investing

/Presentation/ 

9:45 - 10:55 ESG top-down. How should we understand it? Expectations versus reality 

/Panel discussion moderated by Alojz Šimičák, CFA - Board Member of CFA Society Slovakia/

Differences between top-down and bottom-up approaches to ESG, highlighting challenges and considering which approach might be more effective for decision-making processes. Alignment and measurability of sustainability goals set by firms. The role of banks in just transition (risk management, reporting) - all institutions will gradually start preparing independently audited Sustainability Report.

Michal Maxim - Associate Partner, Head of ESG and FRM Services, KPMG

Tomáš Kvašňovský - Sustainability Manager, Tatra banka, a.s.

Katarína Havlíková - ESG Reporting and Monitoring Manager, VÚB, a.s.

Vladimír Chalupka - ESG Manager and deputy director of real estate department, Kooperativa

10:55 - 11:25 Coffee break

11:25 - 11:55 ESG Ratings 2.0

/Presentation by Kornelia Fabisik, CFA, PRM – Assistant Professor of Finance – University of Bern/

11:55 - 13:05 Navigating the Impact: ESG Reporting Requirements on Firms 

/Panel discussion moderated by Marek Sásik, CFA – Board Member of CFA Society Slovakia/

What is expected of the companies in terms of ESG reporting in upcoming years. What attention does ESG topic get in Slovak corporate sector. Practical experience of ESG reporting requirements implementation in Slovakia. Is ESG reporting only issue for large public companies or also for SMEs? ESG reporting requirements for different types of companies.ESG reporting as regulatory burden vs valuable source of information for stakeholders. ESG reporting as opportunity for company narrative to stakeholders.

Ján Dudáš - Co-founder & COO SmartHead, SmartHead Co. s.r.o.

Erika Vitálošová - Senior Manager, ESG leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers Slovensko, s.r.o.

Mária Janočková - Sustainability/ESG Manager, U. S. Steel Košice, s.r.o.

Dominika Filinová - ESG Expert, Západoslovenská energetika, a.s.

13:05 - 14:35 Lunch

14:35 - 14:55 Music Performance VŠMU

14:55 - 16:05 How is ESG investing evolving? Is sustainable investing becoming too complex? 

/Panel discussion moderated by Pavol Kiraľvarga, CFA – Board Member of CFA Society Slovakia/

The evolution of demand for sustainable investing. Can investors navigate between different types of sustainability? How does the potential threat of greenwashing impact the industry? European green bonds - is it another complex regulation or a product to stay?

Peter Jedinák - Counsel and Head of Slovak Capital Markets and Financial Regulation at Allen & Overy Bratislava, Allen & Overy Bratislava

Marek Mikolaj - Partner at EY Slovakia, EY

Roland Demmel - Partner and Co-Founder of Quantic Financial Solutions, Quantic

Valesse Ludovica - Junior ESG Analyst at Erste Asset Management, Erste Asset Management

16:05 - 16:35 Alica Mozolíková, CFA Society Slovakia

                       Nina Gažovičová, Specialist in the History of the Art Market in Slovakia, Expert of the SOGA Auction Company / Why and how to buy an art ?

16:35- 16:50 Event Closing - Presentation

16:50- 19:30 Networking

Master of Ceremonies – Martin Kažimír – Executive Director of CFA Society Slovakia

Ako to vyzeralo v minulom roku si viete pozrieť tu: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-pqrgwS93s&t=3s