![2022 FinReg Conference banner](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/optimized/public/2022-09/finreg-2022-banner.jpg?itok=tZHL9NMA) Conference # The Rise of ESG and the Future of Financial Regulation ### The 2022 Cato Summit on Financial Regulation Date and Time November 17, 2022 9:30 AM - 3 PM EST Location Cato Institute, 1000 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC Share This Event ##### Featuring ![Douglas Chia headshot](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-10/douglas-chia.jpeg?itok=5uodoKXq) Douglas Chia President, Soundboard Governance [ ](https://twitter.com/@dougchia) ![Aswath Damodaran portrait](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-10/aswath-damodaran.jpeg?itok=n0PiZ7f4) Aswath Damodaran Professor of Finance, Stern School of Business, New York University [ ](https://twitter.com/AswathDamodaran) ![Victoria Guida circle](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2025-08/victoria-guida-circle.jpeg?itok=6JIKnTH2) Victoria Guida *Politico* [ ](https://twitter.com/vtg2) ![Bill Hulse portrait](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-10/bill-hulse.jpeg?itok=EuNyjoLs) Bill Hulse Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce [ ](https://twitter.com/USChamberCCMC) ![Lindsey Keljo portrait](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-10/lindsey-keljo.jpeg?itok=oOgBYZyr) Lindsey Keljo Head and Managing Director, SIFMA Asset Management Group ![Siri Terjesen portrait](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-10/siri-terjesen.jpeg?itok=uDwGxz1Y) Siri Terjesen Professor, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University [ ](https://twitter.com/siriterjesen) ![Jeremy Kress portrait](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-10/jeremy-kress.jpeg?itok=joJKmk41) Jeremy Kress Assistant Professor of Business Law, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan [ ](https://twitter.com/Jeremy_Kress) ![Paul Kupiec headshot](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-10/paul-kupiec.jpeg?itok=gciCcMQO) Paul Kupiec Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute ![James McGinnis headshot](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-10/james-mcginnis.jpg?itok=XlRTqo-Z) James McGinnis Counsel, Ropes & Gray LLP ![Ellen Meyers headshot](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-10/ellen-meyers.jpeg?itok=vDpBH3XY) Ellen Meyers Reporter, *CQ Roll Call* [ ](https://twitter.com/ellenkmeyers) ![Amanda Rose portrait](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-10/amanda-rose.jpg?itok=11RK4Dfa) Amanda Rose Professor, Vanderbilt Law School [![New Jennifer Schulp cropped image](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2023-03/jennifer-schulp-cropped-2.jpg?itok=kdrnmhHr)](/people/jennifer-j-schulp) [Jennifer J. Schulp](/people/jennifer-j-schulp) Former Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute ![Christina Skinner cropped](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2021-11/skinner-cropped.jpg?itok=uytvmAsD) Christina Parajon Skinner Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania [ ](https://twitter.com/CParaSkinner) ![Mark Uyeda headshot](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2022-10/mark-uyeda.jpg?itok=1JoI_rCa) Mark Uyeda Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ![Claire Williams Circle](/sites/cato.org/files/styles/author_picture/public/2025-08/claire-williams-circle.jpeg?itok=O7ilRgKt) Claire Williams *American Banker* [ ](https://twitter.com/byclairew) Environmental, social, and governance—or ESG—has captured the attention of the financial world. From large inflows to investment funds that market themselves as ESG-friendly to battles over ESG-framed shareholder proposals, ESG cannot be ignored. But what is ESG? Will it leave a lasting mark on financial regulation? Is ESG changing corporate governance? What role should ESG play in investment decisions? Should ESG be considered in assessing financial stability? Join us for an outstanding program featuring leading policymakers and experts discussing ESG and the future of financial regulation at Cato’s eighth annual Summit on Financial Regulation. Please join us for a light reception following the conference. ## Schedule 9:30-9:35 AM **Welcome** **[Jennifer J. Schulp](https://cato.org/people/jennifer-schulp)**, Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute 9:35-10:00 AM **Keynote Address** [**Mark Uyeda**](https://cato.org/people/mark-uyeda), Commissioner, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission 10:00-10:15 AM **Break** 10:15-11:15 AM **ESG and Systemic Risk** [**Jeremy Kress**](https://cato.org/people/jeremy-kress), Assistant Professor of Business Law, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan [**Paul Kupiec**](https://cato.org/people/paul-kupiec), Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute [**Christina Parajon Skinner**](https://www.cato.org/people/christina-parajon-skinner), Assistant Professor of Legal Studies and Business Ethics, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania Moderated by [**Victoria Guida**](https://cato.org/people/victoria-guida), Economics Reporter, *Politico* 11:15-11:30 AM **Break** 11:30 AM-12:30 PM **ESG and Corporate Governance** [**Douglas Chia**](https://cato.org/people/douglas-chia), President, Soundboard Governance [**Bill Hulse**](https://cato.org/people/bill-hulse), Vice President, Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness, U.S. Chamber of Commerce [**Siri Terjesen**](https://cato.org/people/siri-terjesen), Professor, College of Business, Florida Atlantic University Moderated by [**Ellen Meyers**](https://cato.org/people/ellen-meyers), Reporter, *CQ Roll Call* 12:30-1:00 PM **Lunch** 1:00-2:00 PM **ESG and Investing** [**Lindsey Keljo**](https://cato.org/people/lindsey-keljo), Head and Managing Director, SIFMA Asset Management Group [**James McGinnis**](https://cato.org/people/james-mcginnis), Counsel, Ropes & Gray LLP [**Amanda Rose**](https://cato.org/people/amanda-rose), Professor, Vanderbilt Law School Moderated by **Claire Williams**, Reporter, *American Banker* 2:00-2:15 PM **Break** 2:15-2:45 PM **Fireside Chat** [**Aswath Damodaran**](https://cato.org/people/aswath-damodaran), Professor of Finance, Stern School of Business, New York University **[Jennifer J. Schulp](https://cato.org/people/jennifer-schulp)**, Director of Financial Regulation Studies, Center for Monetary and Financial Alternatives, Cato Institute 3:00 PM **Reception** [![Creative Commons License](/build/cato_2020/images/creative-commons.svg)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/) This work is licensed under a [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/).