ESG Mainstreaming in PE: Safe haven or burden

Panel discussion around different ESG strategies, data issues in this context and TCFD framework / EU taxonomy related impact
Hosted by LPEA – Luxembourg Private Equity & Venture Capital Association and EY

Speakers:

Partner at EY
Renaud is a partner leading our Financial accounting and advisory services. He also leads our sustainability services service line. He has a large experience in advising finance professionals in reorganizing and making their finance functions more efficient, including implementing shared service centers, outsourcing, implementation of IT solutions, complying with IFRS and US GAAP and consolidation.

Renaud is educated from a French business school, ACCA certified and certified chartered accountant in Luxembourg.

Investment Director at Cube Infrastructure Managers
Aurélien Roelens joined Cube IM in 2010, primarily focused on the communication and energy sectors. Aurélien contributed to the acquisition and/or investment management of several energy companies involved in district heating, WtE, wind and other renewable energies. Starting with the acquisition of Covage in 2011, he has been actively involved in the origination, acquisition and strong development of several telecom companies as well as in the launch of the Connecting Europe Broadband Fund. Since 2018, Aurélien is mostly focused on the development of Cube II’s communication platform, notably leading the recent acquisitions and asset management of dst telecomunicaçoes and G.Network.

Since 2010, Aurélien is also Cube IM’s ESG Coordinator spearheading ESG developments across the funds. He is also a member of Cube IM’s ESG Committee, GRESB Infrastructure Benchmark Committee (EMEA) and represents the LPEA on sustainable finance to Haut Comité de la Place Financière.

Aurélien began his career in finance in 2008 in London, before joining Oddo in 2009, working on the execution of several French M&A and ECM transactions. Prior to that, he gained some experience working with public counterparts on environmental topics. In his spare time, he is a visiting professor at HEC Paris and heads a microfinance operation in Togo.

Aurélien, CAIA®, graduated with highest honors from the Ecole des Mines (MSc in Civil Engineering) and from HEC Paris (MSc in International Finance and Energy & Finance certificate), with additional training in Management (EM Lyon MSc), in Economics and in Laws.
A French citizen, he is fluent in English and has a basic command of German and Spanish.

Business Relationship Manager – Sustainability & Impact Manager at IdInvest
Sophie a rejoint Idinvest en 2016. A travers ses différentes missions, son action contribue à augmenter la création de valeur au sein de l’écosystème d’Idinvest et d’en renforcer le réseau, en France et à l’international via l’Idinvest SME Academy. A ce titre, Sophie crée des ponts entre les différentes parties prenantes d’Idinvest, en identifiant des opportunités business entre participations et investisseurs corporate et en aidant les sociétés du portefeuille à se développer plus efficacement, plus rapidement et plus durablement. Ainsi, Sophie met également en en oeuvre l’engagement responsable d’Idinvest et aide les entreprises à améliorer leurs démarches ESG (Environnement, Social, Gouvernance).

Après 3 années à l’Inspection Générale de BNP Paribas puis 3 ans en Asset Management (BNP Paribas, Edmond de Rothschild), Sophie a créé sa structure de conseil en marketing et stratégie auprès d’une clientèle diversifiée de gestionnaires d’actifs, banques privées et entrepreneurs. Elle a notamment accompagné en pro-bono des entreprises de l’économie sociale et solidaire et des start-ups en création.

Sophie est titulaire d’un MBA de HEC Paris. Elle est diplômée de Sciences-Po Bordeaux et de l’Institut d’Administration des Entreprises de Bordeaux.