Join us for this London Climate Week Cambridge University Land Society special as we hear keynotes from experts exploring global perspectives on transition and physical climate risks and their implications on real estate, real estate investing and real estate finance.
The morning will include keynote presentations, panel discussion and optional networking over breakfast.
Welcome and closing will be delivered by:
Javed Rehman, Account Director (Lenders, Investors and Insurers), Arcadis
FREE TO ATTEND – Advance Registration Required
Event Details
- 08:30 – Breakfast
- 09:00 – Welcome
- 09:10 – Keynote(s) followed by Panel Discussion
- 10:00 – 10:30 – Optional Networking
Speakers & Panellists
Dr Marc Lepere (Kings College London Business School) – Keynote Speaker
Professor Marc Lepere leads Executive Education on ESG & Sustainability at King’s Business School, King’s College London. He holds a PhD and a MSc from King’s College London, and is an Economics graduate of Trinity College, Dublin. He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.
Marc has published in leading journals including the Financial Times, German Public Broadcasting and Discovering Truth (series 1) which was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
Professionally, Marc has served as Chief Marketing Officer for Havas Worldwide; Executive Vice President for McCann Erickson WorldGroup and Deputy Chairman of Dentsu in Europe, Middle East and Africa.
Chinyelu Oranefo (Managing Director, Sustainability Advisory Real Estate & Housing, Lloyds Bank)
Chinyelu is a Managing Director focusing on Sustainability Advisory for clients across commercial real estate, housebuilders and housing associations at Lloyds Bank. Her team supports clients with green and sustainability linked transactions and recently developed the first transition-linked loan offering for real estate. Alongside this she leads on developing insight that supports clients to optimise strategic investment decisions that deliver business resilience and growth opportunities – both critical in the current volatile and evolving landscape. She represents Lloyds on industry committees and is a UKGBC Ambassador. Prior to joining Lloyds she was a finance lawyer in the City.
Sanne van der Meer (VP, ING’s Sustainable Solutions Group)
Sanne van der Meer is a VP in ING’s Sustainable Solutions Group, specialising in sustainable finance for the UK real estate sector. She works with investors and developers to integrate sustainability into capital structures, including green and sustainability-linked financing. Prior to this, Sanne was part of Finance Earth, where she focused on mobilising private capital into climate and nature-based solutions, developing innovative investment models across renewable energy and natural capital markets. She started her career in leveraged finance at ING, structuring and executing transactions for private equity clients and contributed to the development of sustainability-linked financing structures.
Zoe Lamb (Head of Client Transition and Impact, Barclays UK Corporate Bank)
Zoe is Head of Client Transition and Impact for Barclays UK Corporate Bank, focused on delivering our net zero and sustainability commitments for the UK client base. Zoe has over 20 years’ experience in the banking industry, working within the Real Estate sector since 2018 and is responsible for Barclays net zero targets for this sector in the UK. She joined Barclays in 2010, initially providing corporate and leveraged debt financing solutions across a range of sectors. Prior to this, Zoe worked at KPMG in Corporate Finance and Macquarie Capital in Debt Advisory.
David Willock (Senior Advisor CFP Green Buildings) – Moderator
David spent 20 years in front office banking at two of the largest banks in the UK, culminating in acting as Managing Director, Real Estate & Housing Origination and Debt Structuring for Lloyds Bank and latterly co-founding the Sustainable Finance & Advisory business at Lloyds Bank, Corporate & Institutional Banking. He is a visiting lecturer at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership having obtained a Masters in Sustainability Leadership in the Built Environment and is a member of the CULS Sustainability & ESG Forum. As a qualified treasurer, investment professional and with a 1st class undergraduate degree in Economics he is well placed to help his financial services clients at CFP Green Buildings create revenue, manage risk and ultimately improve the sustainability of their real estate lending and investment portfolios.
Sponsored by CFP Green Buildings
Attendance will be open to both members and non-members, subject to availability.
