Event Details
Registration for our biggest flagship conference of the year is now open.
Leadership Summit brings together the leaders of sustainable finance in the UK and gives a spotlight and platform to the people who are doing most in sustainability, talking about the barriers they've faced, solutions, and how the rest of the industry can follow.
Leadership Summit brings together the leaders of sustainable finance in the UK and gives a spotlight and platform to the people who are doing most in sustainability, talking about the barriers they've faced, solutions, and how the rest of the industry can follow.
Location
Dutch Hall
7 Austin Friars
London EC2N 2HA
7 Austin Friars
London EC2N 2HA
Date & Time
November 25, 2026
08:30 - 19:00
08:30 - 19:00
Agenda
08:30 - 09:30
Breakfast and Registration
09:30 - 09:30
Opening Remarks
James Alexander, Chief Executive, UKSIF
09:30 - 10:00
Keynote: To be announced
10:00 - 10:45
Panel: How can Europe protect itself? Defence, AI and Energy
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee
11:15 - 12:00
Panel: Healthy, wealthy and happy? The future of retirement in the UK
Through three climate scenarios, this session will explore what retirement could look like in different futures, and how investors, pension providers and policymakers can help drive the change needed to improve long-term outcomes.
12:00 - 12:30
Fireside Chat: What does good corporate culture actually look like?
Culture is frequently cited as a driver of long-term business performance, yet it remains difficult to define and measure. Which aspects of culture are genuinely material? How can investors identify strong organisational cultures?
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch
13:30 - 13:45
Polling break and discussion: Future of AI
13:45 - 14:15
Interview: To be announced
14:15 - 15:00
Panel: Can we avoid a disorderly transition?
Climate change is here, and we are increasingly seeing capital being redirected to adaptation rather than mitigation. Delayed policy action, uneven capital flows and geopolitical instability all increase the risk of a disorderly transition. What needs to be done now to avoid greater disruption later, and how should firms prepare for multiple transition scenarios?
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee
15:30 - 16:15
Panel: Calculating nature dependencies
As investors increasingly recognise nature as a financially material issue, how can they identify and quantify nature-related dependencies and risks? What progress has been made since the introduction of the TNFD? Do data gaps remain or are we just not using data efficiently? What can the industry do with what they discover?
16:15 - 17:00
Panel: Planning for a sustainable future: Infrastructure investment and the data centre conundrum
Can planning reform unlock the investment needed for the transition while maintaining environmental and community safeguards? Are planning and grid constraints now a material investment risk? How should policymakers manage competing demands for land, power and infrastructure? As investors direct capital into data centres and other energy-intensive assets, what would genuinely sustainable growth look like?
17:00 - 17:00
Closing Remarks
James Alexander, Chief Executive, UKSIF
17:00 - 19:00
Drinks Reception
Sponsors
Clean Growth Fund is a specialist climate venture capital fund. We empower UK clean tech entrepreneurs with the expertise and capital that they need to tackle the climate crisis. Clean Growth Fund is multiple award winning and led by its Founder and Managing Partner, Beverley Gower-Jones OBE, a recognised thought-leader in early stage cleantech investments and commercialisation. The fund is passionate about creating tomorrow’s climate tech leaders which is spearheaded by our skilled team of investors, engineers and comms experts.
The First Sentier MUFG Sustainable Investment Institute provides research on topics that can advance sustainable investing. The Institute is jointly supported by First Sentier Investors and MUFG who share a commitment to sustainability and responsible investment, and believe that investment decisions should be made with consideration to our communities both now and in the future.
Standard Life is a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We’ve been standing beside our customers for more than 200 years, helping them plan and prepare for their financial future. Everyone’s retirement is different. Whatever direction life takes, we’re here to help people live retired life their way. We champion the belief that everyone's journey to and through retirement can be better. We want to be the business that people trust to guide their retirement journey, helping our customers achieve better outcomes and greater financial security in later life. We also stand up for customers where big decisions are made, and work with industry and policymakers to drive meaningful change that reflects how people actually live, not how the system assumes they do.
Sponsorship Opportunities
Showcase your expertise and promote your brand to an audience of senior financial service experts by partnering with one of the oldest sustainability organisations in finance.
We have a range of packages for Leadership Summit so get in touch to find out more about the perfect sponsorship package for you!
We have a range of packages for Leadership Summit so get in touch to find out more about the perfect sponsorship package for you!
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