This is an introduction to the new DIFC Academy and PRI Academy collaboration.
You’re invited to join DIFC Academy and PRI Academy to gain valuable insights that will strengthen your organisation's responsible investment capabilities, as we celebrate the launch of a new partnership between the two organisations.
This focused session contains exclusive research findings from the PRI, demonstrating how building comprehensive ESG literacy across your organisation directly impacts investment performance and strategic success.
Additionally, in an expert panel discussion, led by PRI's Middle East Director, you'll discover practical solutions to bridge the responsible investment skills gap and learn proven approaches to building expertise within your teams, with valuable insights from industry colleagues.
This event also includes the unveiling of a strategic partnership between DIFC Academy and PRI Academy, offering DIFC members a structured pathway to enhance their teams' responsible investment competencies through professional training and development.
About PRI Academy
The PRI Academy’s mission is to address the industry skills gaps and capacity building needs that inhibit the widespread incorporation of responsible investment considerations within global investment practice.
All PRI Academy courses are designed to provide practical and applied learning, and are created from three key building blocks:
1. ESG subject-matter expertise - Over 50 renowned subject-matter experts with in-depth knowledge of ESG issues and its relevance to investors.
2. Industry-recognised frameworks - PRI advisory committees produce universally applicable high-level frameworks, recognised as global best practice.
3. Active, case-based learning - Real-world examples and case-based approach enable users to practice incorporating ESG factors into investment decision-making.
Having recently launched two new courses - RI in 60 Minutes and Nature and Biodiversity for Investors - to supplement their existing, industry-leading responsible investment training, PRI Academy is delighted to be partnering with DIFC Academy to provide exclusive discounted access for DIFC members.
Speakers:
Anthony Roberts - Director Investor Education, PRI
· Leads the PRI’s education function, developing training programmes to build global responsible investment capacity and capability, by translating PRI thought leadership into practical, applied and impactful educational products.
· Extensive experience developing and delivering educational programmes to empower professionals - spanning responsible investment, sustainability, leadership and innovation.
· 20-year career working in sustainability, governance reform and organisational transformation.
· MBA with Distinction from Warwick Business School.
Luma Saqqaf - PRI Director, Middle East
· Director of PRI’s Middle East, Africa and India regions and a recognised sustainability and sustainable finance thought leader.
· Three decades at the forefront of finance, Islamic finance, sustainability, entrepreneurship and investment in MENA and Europe, Luma’s work also focussed on the creation of a sustainable finance ecosystem in the MENA region including the recent UAE Green and Sustainability-linked Bonds and sukuk Regulations of 2023.
· A former finance partner and global head of the Islamic Finance Group at Linklaters, a pioneer in the development of the capital markets and ground-breaking capital and financial markets transactions across MENA and globally, in particular in Islamic finance.
· A regular speaker on sustainability and Islamic sustainable finance topics and regular contributor to finance and sustainability sector publications.
