SFiC Conferences

Upcoming conferences

Previous conferences

Sustainable Financial Innovation Centre Annual Conference 2023

The world is currently experiencing significant economic and geopolitical instability. As ESG objectives become a key focus in asset management, the reallocation of capital has significant implications for portfolio selection and asset pricing. However, ESG investors often face significant uncertainty about a company's true ESG performance e.g. the significant variation in ESG ratings across rating agencies. Moreover, in the wake of geopolitical and economic instability, analysts’ reports show that in 2022, investors withdrew more money from sustainable funds than they invested for the first time in over a decade.

The Sustainable Financial Innovation Research Centre (SFiC) held its annual conference in the University of Birmingham, Dubai during 25-26 Nov, 2023. The conference theme was ESG in the era of geopolitical and economic instability. Lord Edward Lister- co Chair of the UAE-UK Business council opened the conference. The opening session includes speeches by H.E . Dr. Maryam Al Suwaidi, CEO, Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA), UAE and H.E Dr. Abdulrahman Al Hamidy, Director General Chairman of the Board, Arab Monetary Fund (AMF).

A memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the University of Birmingham and the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) was signed during the conference with the aim of helping to boost the reliability, competitiveness, and sustainability of the UAE’s capital market, further increasing investor confidence in the UAE. This collaboration underlines our position as a strategic knowledge and research partner to support SCA’s capacity building efforts through leveraging our international network of experts and academics to address real world challenges in capital markets. 

Sustainable Financial Innovation Centre Annual Conference 2022

Friday 25 - Saturday 26 November 2022, Birmingham Business School (Dubai, United Arab Emirates)

View the Gallery of images from the event

Sustainable Financial Innovation Centre Annual Conference 2021

Thursday 21 - Friday 22 January 2021, Birmingham Business School

Find out more

Birmingham Business School and the Journal of Corporate Finance Co-sponsored Conference: Developments in Alternative Finance

Tuesday 25 - Wednesday 26 June 2019, Birmingham Business School

Find out more