Sustainable Investment Forum

This conference aims to facilitate meaningful discussions between leading academic researchers and practitioners. This year's focus will center on shareholder engagement as a critical driver of sustainable strategies, from addressing the context to discussing real outcomes.

Date

June 12, 2025

Location

EHL Campus Lausanne

Partners

HES-SO

Event Description

EHL Hospitality Business School, in collaboration with Asteria IM, is delighted to host the third edition of The EHL Sustainable Investing Forum.

In addition, an outlook session will explore the growing interest in cryptocurrency as a source of uncorrelated returns.Julien Godat from L1D will highlight in a keynote session on its role in modern investment portfolios and its sustainability implication. Finally, we will have the pleasure of hosting a panel about sustainability in the Swiss wine sector, followed by a guided tasting.

2025 Sustainable Investing Forum

This year's focus center on shareholder engagement as a critical driver of sustainable strategies from addressing
the context to discussing real outcomes.

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Latest Edition Speakers

Michael Ryf

University of Bern

Tobias Wekhof

PhD - Universität Zürich (UZH) & Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich (ETH)

Adam Aoun

PhD – EHL Hospitality Business School

Philippe Rey

Holcim Switzerland

Florence Hugard

Entreprise for Society Center (E4S)

Natacha Guerdat

Asteria Investment Managers

Julien Godat

Institutional Investing in Crypto (L1D)

Olivier Gergaud

Prof., Kedge Business School

Mikaël Magliocco

Organic Wine Producer from Valais

Teona Floare

Sommelier and Wine Expert

Event in pictures

SIF 2024: Investment leaders discuss ESG investing challenges

During the second annual Sustainable Investing Forum, EHL Hospitality Business School hosted industry players to discuss the state of sustainable finance. A wide range of topics was addressed, and salient discussions centered on the reality of incorporating economic, social and governance (ESG) criteria into investment decisions. Industry players, including pension fund managers, academics and doctoral students, elucidated current issues surrounding ESG investing.

SIF 2023: A forum about sustainable investments & the green transition

Insights from EHL’s first Sustainable Investing Forum where new sustainable finance initiatives were discussed. The event brought together leading academic researchers and practitioners to create a platform to foster fruitful exchanges and reflect on robust approaches to pursue applicable sustainable investment strategies.

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Speakers

Alice Eliet-Doillet - Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
Anna Vasileva - Universität Zürich (UniZH)
Nicolas Eugster - UQ Business School
Ana Kurtanidze - Università della Svizzera italiana
Laurent Frésard - Università della Svizzera italiana
Kornelia Fabisik - Universität Bern
Garen Markarian - Université de Lausanne (UNIL)
Laurent Balsiger – Member of the Grand Council VD & Managing Director of
Société Electrique des Forces de l'Aubonne (SEFA)
François-Xavier Favre – Director at Wüest Partner
Marc Fournier – Deputy Managing Director at Pittet associés
Natacha Guerdat – Asteria Investment Managers
Matt Goldklang – Climate Scientist and Climate Advisor at Man Group