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HBLJ x HICLR Symposium: The Future of Environmental Disclosures

April 14, 2023 @ 9:30 am - 5:00 pm

Topic: The Future of Environmental Disclosures

Program

9:30 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Introduction

9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Comparative Panel of Securities Disclosure Requirements Panel

Panel Description: This panel will compare the current state of environmental disclosures between the United States the European Union.  We hope to compare the United States’ proposed disclosure requirements to the regulations proposed and enacted in the European Union and United Kingdom.

Panelists: Ebbe Rogge (University of Leiden), William Yonge (Morgan Lewis), Sonakshi Kapoor (DLA Piper)
Moderator: Professor Evan Epstein, Director of Centers for Business Law

11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Keynote Address by Jennifer Grancio, Engine No. 1 Ceo

General overview of ESG in the United States and the SEC Proposed Climate Rule.

11:45 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Lunch

12:45 p.m. -1:45 p.m. Legal Challenges Panel

Panel Description: This panel will focus on the administrative and constitutional law challenges that mandated environmental disclosures will face, and explore the possible solutions to these challenges. Additionally, we hope to explore the future of derivative suits and shareholder voting.

Panelists: Susan Resley (Morgan Lewis), Andrew Crowell Johnson (Arnold & Porter), James Andrus (Franklin Templeton), Bianca Jean LaCaille (DLA Piper)
Moderator: Professor Jodi Short, Associate Dean for Research & Professor of Law

2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. The Future of ESG Investment

Panel Description: This panel will focus on the effect of regulations and public opinion on investors.   Furthermore, we hope to invite panelists that can speak to the benefits and consequences of ESG disclosure requirements.

Panelists: Karen Abesamis (Morgan Lewis) Scott Badenoch (Environmental Law Institute), Emilie Jones (Kirkland & Ellis), Monique Winkler (SEC)
Moderator: Professor Reza Dibadj

3:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Reception

Details

Date:
April 14, 2023
Time:
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
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Venue

200-122, 333-101, The Quad
200 McAllister Street
San Francisco, CA 94102 United States
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