Sustainable Finance Leadership Lunch

By Invitation Only

Date and Time

May 16, 2025
12:30 pm-2:30 pm

Location

London

By invitation only.

In a time of rapid policy evolution across the U.S., Europe, and beyond, KKR and BSR invite senior sustainability leaders in financial services to a private lunch for a candid, Chatham House Rule discussion on the current business landscape. This gathering is designed to foster meaningful conversations and share valuable insights on the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of sustainable finance. 

This is an invitation-only event. To learn more or request to attend, please contact Constance Géraud at hello@bsr.org.

Scheduled Speakers

• Stanley Kwong , Head of Sustainability EMEA, Principal Sustainable Investing, KKR
• Hugh W. Brown, Jr., Director, Financial Services, BSR
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Hugh W. Brown, Jr.
Director, Financial Services, BSR
New York
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Hugh is the Global Head of BSR’s Financial Services practice and partners with public and private companies across sectors.
He advises institutional investors, corporations, and other capital market participants on corporate strategy, sustainability, investment value creation strategy, risk management, and stakeholder engagement. 
Prior to joining BSR, Hugh was a senior director at Ceres, where he led investor engagement with global institutional investors representing over US$20 trillion in assets under management (AUM). Hugh managed research and analysis linking climate risks including land use change and water risks to investment portfolios and company supply chains to help investors and companies manage sustainability impacts and opportunities.  
Hugh has over 15 years of investment management expertise in various roles. At the $250 billion AUM Florida State Board of Administration, he worked on corporate governance, liquidity cash management, risk management across asset classes, and portfolio value creation strategy. He also worked at Morgan Stanley, where he provided investment management and consulting services to municipal entities.  
Hugh is a veteran of the US Air Force. He holds a BA in History and International Affairs from Florida State University and an MBA from Nova Southeastern University.  
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• Christine Diamente, Managing Director, Transformation, BSR
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Christine Diamente
Managing Director, Transformation, BSR
London
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Christine leads BSR’s Business Transformation team, helping companies to manage sustainability throughout their business and across their supply chains and to develop resilient business strategies that leverage insights from BSR’s Sustainable Futures Lab.
She works with companies across sectors and geographies to structure a sustainability management approach that mitigates risk and captures emerging opportunities, creating strategic advantage for their businesses, while contributing to a more just, sustainable world. Christine also co-leads engagement with boards of directors to promote effective board governance and leadership ambition on sustainability. 
She brings over 20 years of experience in leading brand, sustainability, public affairs, communications, and reputation management with multinational corporations at the executive leadership level. This also includes overseeing corporate relations with external stakeholders, such as the World Economic Forum, the UN, European institutions, and investors.
Previously, Christine was Head of Brand Strategy at Nokia. She has also held major roles at Alcatel-Lucent and Alcatel, leading Brand and Corporate Sustainability and European Affairs. Christine has also served on various boards, including as a chair of the Telecoms Industry Dialogue on human rights, as an advisory board member of Reuters Events Sustainability, as a member of the Alcatel-Lucent Foundation, and on the European Internet Foundation.
Christine holds a MA in History and a BA in History and International Politics from the University of Ottawa. She completed the Management Acceleration Program (MAP) at INSEAD, and she achieved the ESG Competent Boards Certificate and Global Competent Boards Designation (2021). She speaks English, French, Spanish, and Italian.
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