Melbourne ESG Fireside Chat: Green Financing Risks and Opportunities
At this interactive session*, our special guest, Patricia Torres, Bloomberg’s global head of sustainability and Vicky Cheng, Bloomberg’s head of government and regulatory affairs for Asia Pacific explore the recent trends and observations around climate risk, the regulatory environment, and what the future road map looks like.
*This recording is from the in-person event which took place on 18 August 2022 in Melbourne.
Speakers
Patricia Torres
Global Head of Sustainable Finance Solutions
Bloomberg L.P.
Patricia Torres is Global Head of Sustainable Finance Solutions at Bloomberg, where she leads the Sustainable Finance solutions team, a group that is focused on ESG data, scores, regulatory solutions, third party data, Gender equality index and analytics.
Previously, Patricia held several positions at Bloomberg, namely as Global Head for Financial Products Knowledge Group – leading a global team of learning consultants whose job was to create impactful change management programs aligned with Bloomberg’s new Enterprise Operating Model, as Regional Sales Manager, and as Regional Manager in the Data Department. Patricia has also worked as a consultant for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, spanning different sectors, from the clothing segment, the mobile telecoms sector, and the digital and imaging technology market.
Vicky Cheng
Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs, APAC
Bloomberg
Vicky Cheng is Head of Government and Regulatory Affairs Asia Pacific, overseeing government relations and regulatory developments impacting Bloomberg and its clients in the region.
Before joining Bloomberg, Vicky worked in both the public and private sectors. Her focus has been policy and regulatory development, advising senior management on related requirements and implementations. Vicky drove advocacy and public affairs programmes for various organizations including global corporates and financial institutions. During her time with an international law firm, Vicky led business development and thought leadership strategies for the Financial Services Regulatory and Dispute Resolution practices. She began her career with a Government providing policy analysis and communications.