Transition Finance: Risks or Opportunities?
Initiative in Sustainable Finance 'Practitioners Meet Academics' Conference: 9 October 2025 at the University of Zurich
Transition finance plays a crucial role in supporting high-emitting sectors as they shift toward sustainable practices—without simply cutting them off from capital. This creates a unique mix of financial, environmental, and reputational risks, alongside major investment and innovation opportunities.
Bringing together banks, corporates, and researchers allows for critical discussions on setting credible transition pathways, aligning regulatory frameworks, and unlocking capital flows.
Conference Program
Time: Thursday, 9 October 2025, 12:00 - 18:00 PM
Location: University of Zurich, Room RAA-G-01 (Kleine Aula), Rämistrasse 59, 8001 Zurich, Switzerland Map
Registration: https://www.ema.uzh.ch/en/register/transition-finance-risks-or-opportunities.html
12.00 |
Registration |
13.00 |
Start of Event and Welcome |
13.10 |
Setting the Stage: Challenges in Transition Finance |
13.45 |
Recent Insights from Academia I Climate Transition Beliefs Insurers’ Carbon Underwriting Policies |
15.00 |
Coffee Break (Lichthof) |
15.30 |
Moderated Panel Discussion with Industry Representatives Arsène Demenga, Head of Group Treasury, Axpo Group Moderator: Prof. Zacharias Sautner, University of Zurich and Swiss Finance Institute |
16.30 |
Recent Insights from Academia II “Too-big-to-strand?” Bond versus bank financing in the transition to a low-carbon economy Combining AI and Domain Expertise to Assess Corporate Climate Transition Disclosures |
17.20 |
Concluding Remarks |
17.30 |
Apero in Lichthof |
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