On-demand Webinar: How can the financial services sector lead on ESG?

ESG remains at the top of business agendas this year with increased scrutiny on what firms can do to contribute to building back a better world post-pandemic, but what is the role that financial services can actively play in all of this and how can firms incorporate ESG to drive strategic objectives?

Speakers:

Alexis Alexander, General Counsel, Liberis

Timo Matthias Spitzer, Head of Legal CIB Germany, Austria, Switzerland & Scandinavia, Banco Santander

Internationally experienced and commercially-minded GC. Worked at three major banks and three leading international law firms. Dually qualified as Rechtsanwalt (Germany) and Solicitor (England & Wales) with a First Class Honors LL.M. in International Economic Law. Native German, fluent in English, French, Portuguese (Brazil) and Spanish. Board Member and Adjunct Professor at the Institute for Law and Finance at Goethe University Frankfurt in a global Top 10 Master program for banking, finance and securities law as recognised by LL.M. Guide 2019 and 2020. Chairman of The Legal 500 General Counsel Powerlist Germany Advisory Board.

Gordon Charlton, Executive Director, Morgan Stanley

Andrew Dixon-Smith, Head of Legal- Client Coverage, Standard Chartered Bank

Andrew Dixon-Smith is Head, Legal, Client Coverage at Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) based in Singapore. Andrew has over 20 years in financial services legal coverage and is currently responsible for transactional legal coverage and governance of the global and commercial banking client segments across SCB’s regions covering lending, corporate finance, transaction banking and sustainable finance as well as central SCB legal governance for these client segments.

Victoria Brackett, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Irwin Mitchell

Chief Commercial Officer Victoria sits on the Board at Irwin Mitchell and is responsible for the planning and execution of growth plans for the group: setting the strategy on organic growth, M&A and strategic lateral hires.

She has helped to build and support the firm’s sector strategy and client relationship management programme which ensures strong engagement with the firm’s clients.

This free to watch webinar was part of The Lawyer’s In-house Financial Services conference that took place between 29 – 30 June 2021.

For more information on the conference, a copy of the agenda, or to register interest for 2022, please visit the event website.