Overview
Agenda

Date: 28 January 2026

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Overview

In this energizing interactive keynote session based on the Harvard Negotiation Concept, our speaker Dr. Vera Hampel from Egger Philips drew from lived experiences in negotiation, inviting participants to think through their negotiation effectiveness. The speaker unpacked the gendered dynamics that influence how women are perceived at the negotiation table and introduced actionable levers to navigate the landscape with confidence and authenticity, leaving participants with sharper awareness, stronger agency and tools to elevate their everyday negotiation outcomes. 

 

CET    
17:45   Registration
18:15   Opening Remarks
Benjamin Heck, Head of CHF Bond Syndicate, Zürcher Kantonalbank and Chair, ICMA Switzerland and Liechtenstein region
Debora Oswald-Bucher, Securities Trading, Fixed Income Specialist, Rothschild & Co and ICMA Women's Network representative, Swiss region
18:25   Keynote presentation and Q&A
Dr. Vera Hampel, Principal, Egger Phillips
19:25   Closing remarks and networking
20:30   Event close
Overview of the latest developments in the sustainable bond markets: an ICMA and BofA Securities training workshop (by invitation only)
Organised by: ICMA and BofA Securities
Time: 08:30 - 16:30 SGT, Tuesday, June 27
Venue: The Westin Singapore

ICMA and BofA Securities will hold a one-day training workshop aimed at regulators, issuers, investors and other market participants from the APAC region on June 27 at the Westin Singapore. The workshop will cover a comprehensive range of topics including: an overview of the Principles, financing themes such as climate transition, blue and biodiversity, overview of the EU/ASEAN taxonomies, an update on external reviews, disclosures and reporting as well as a case study on sustainability-linked bond issuance. Presenters will include representatives from ICMA, IFC, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan, BofA Securities, RAM Sustainability and Dentons Hong Kong.
Roundtable on Singapore GFIT Taxonomy (invitation only)
Organised by ICMA
Time: 10:00-11:30 SGT, Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Venue: Singapore
Roundtable on global and Asian transition finance (invitation only)
Organised by ICMA
Time: 15:30-17:00 SGT, Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Venue: Singapore

 

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