Scientific Beta

Scientific Beta is organising a virtual Climate Masterclass on Tuesday 22 June, 2021 exclusively for asset owners and institutional consultants in North America, where Scientific Beta's experts will examine a number of important issues that need to be considered in the field of climate investing.

 


Scientific Beta is organising a virtual Climate Masterclass on Tuesday 22 June, 2021 exclusively for asset owners and institutional consultants in North America, where Scientific Beta's experts will examine a number of important issues that need to be considered in the field of climate investing. 

 

Programme

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 — All times Eastern (US & Canada)

Speakers

Erik Christiansen is an ESG & Low Carbon Solutions Specialist with Scientific Beta. He was previously Head of Investment Strategy with the Etablissement de Retraite Additionnelle de la Fonction Publique (ERAFP), the mandatory pension scheme for French civil servants, where he was responsible for implementing the equity and ESG strategies. He has also previously worked as a Methodology Coordinator and Analyst at Vigeo Eiris, the ESG rating agency. Erik holds a Master’s degree in Management from the ESCP Business School and is a CFA charterholder.

Felix Goltz, PhD, is Research Director at Scientific Beta. He has been with Scientific Beta since inception. He carries out research in empirical finance and asset allocation, with a focus on alternative investments and indexing strategies. His work has appeared in various international academic and practitioner journals and handbooks, including the Journal of Portfolio Management, the Financial Analysts Journal, the Journal of Index Investing, the Journal of Investment Management and the Handbook of Finance (Wiley). He obtained an MSc and a PhD in finance from the University of Nice Sophia-Antipolis after studying economics and business administration at the University of Bayreuth and EDHEC Business School.

Eric Shirbini, PhD, is Global Research and Investment Solutions Director with Scientific Beta. Prior to joining EDHEC-Risk Institute in 2011, Eric worked for close to twenty years a quantitative analyst for investment banks including UBS, BNP Paribas and Nomura International. During this time he worked on a diverse range of topics including multi-factor models, fundamental stock valuation, equity market indices, portfolio construction and portfolio trading. At Nomura International, he served as Director of Quantitative Research and at BNP Paribas, he managed a team of analysts who were responsible for the Global Equity Research Database. He also has served for over twenty years of on index management committees. He holds a B.Sc. and a Ph.D. from University College London and an MBA from CASS Business School.

Marc Zieger is Director of Business, North America with Scientific Beta. He was previously Sales and Business Development Director for North America and Japan with Morningstar Investment Management in Chicago, having worked for several years in senior positions in capital markets in Switzerland and Germany. He is a graduate of the University of Tübingen in Germany and holds an MBA from Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Registration

This event is reserved for asset owners and institutional consultants upon receipt of an invitation.

Should you wish to attend this online Masterclass, please contact Séverine Cibelly at severine.cibelly@scientificbeta.com or on +33 (0)4 93 18 78 63.

Attendance at the event is complimentary but registration is required.

Once your registration has been confirmed, you will receive by e-mail a dedicated link to connect to the Masterclass.