Schedule of Pension fund seminar 'From Impact Investing to a Climate-Neutral and Circular Economy’

Pension fund seminar 'From Impact Investing to a Climate-Neutral and Circular Economy’

Thursday, October 30, 2025 from 11:00 AM to 5:20 PM a.s.r.’s headquarters, Utrecht In Dutch

On Thursday 30 October:
10:15 - 11:00 Coffee & registration
11:00 - 11:05 Welcome (in Dutch)

Luc Joosten, Managing Director, a.s.r. real assets investment partners
11:05 - 11:15 Introduction (in Dutch)

Alfred Kool, Non-executive Board member, ABP
11:15 - 11:45 The Role of Institutional Investors in the Transition to a Climate-Neutral and Circular Economy (in Dutch)

Prof. Dr. Dirk Schoenmaker, Professor of Banking and Finance, Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University 
11:45 - 12:15 Impact in real assets portfolios: from net zero to real zero (in Dutch)

Almar Rietberg, MT member, Head of Client Solutions, a.s.r. real assets investment partners & Stan Paau, Portfolio Analist, a.s.r. real assets investment partners
12:15 - 12:45 From Intention to Implementation: Impact Portfolios as a Driver for Climate Transition (in Dutch)

Ita Demyttenaere, Director Sustainable & Transition Solutions, Blackrock
12:45 - 13:20 Lunch
13:20 - 13:50 Circular economy and climate transition: concrete examples in Alternative Fixed Income (in Dutch)

Mathijs Lindemulder, Head of Sustainaibility & Impact, Aegon Asset Management
13:50 - 14:20 Investing in biodiversity protection and restoration (in Dutch)

Karlijn van Lierop, Manager Impact Investing, Achmea Investment Management
14:20 - 14:35 Break
14:35 - 15:05 Today's global challenges need impact investing (in Dutch)

Hadewych Kuiper, Managing Director, Triodos Investment Management

15:05 - 15:35 Panel discussion on 'How do impact investing and the transition to a climate-neutral and circular economy relate to each other within investment policy?'

with:

  • Leticia Ferreras Astorqui, Lead Portfolio Manager, Development Finance & Impact Credit, Allianz Global Investors
  • Mies Ligtenberg, Responsible Investments, impact lead, a.s.r. vermogensbeheer
  • Jeroen van der Put,  Board Member, Advisor, various pension funds
15:35 - 15:50 Break
15:50 - 16:20 Accelerating the Dutch energy transition (in Dutch)

Reiniera van der Feltz, Quartermaster, Strategic Advisor, (Executive) Board and Internal Supervision
16:20 - 16:50 Sustainable investments in Private Debt (in Dutch)

Robin van den Brandhof, Co-Founder, Chief Operating Officer, Colesco Capital
16:50 - 17:20 Panel discussion on 'How can pension funds work together to expand the market for circular and climate-neutral investments?' (in Dutch)

with:

  • Krispijn Bertoen, Head of Responsible Investment, MN 
  • Nick Brugman, Head of Sales, ASN Impact Investors
  • Sytske Groenewald, Head of Impact Investing NL, Cardano
17:20 - 18:15 Drinks reception

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