Programme

The Sustainability Shield

Wednesday 30^th September 2026, Eden Cinemas, St Julian's, Malta

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08:30

Registration & Coffee

09:00

Welcome & Introduction

Inġ Mark Azzopardi, Co-Founder at Working Town

Event Leader: Carl Zammit La Rosa, Senior Manager at PwC

09:10

Resource independence in an uncertain market

(delivered live virtually)

Renate de Lange, Global Sustainability Leader for Tax & Legal Services at PwC

"Why are large international businesses acting, and why should smaller local businesses act too?"

09:45

Impact of change and uncertainty

Maria Alexiou, Founding Partner at ALMA

"How are economies be impacted by climate change, social unrest and other sustainability issues?"

10:20

Panel Discussion - Plugging the leaks

Led by Michael Dingli, Manager at PwC Malta

Panelists: Justine Baldacchino, Head Sustainability & Analytics, Malta International Airport | Dr Roberta Lepre, Founder & Managing Director at Weave Consulting | Other panelists, to be announced shortly

"Sustainability protect shrinking margins, a discussion between sustainability professionals and those operating businesses on the ground"

11:20

Coffee Break

11:45

A unified report to answer all stakeholder requests

Mathias Mingazzini, Technical Manager, Sustainability reporting pillar at EFRAG

"A practical approach for handling the uncoordinated influx of sustainability questionnaires without wasting internal resources or duplicating administrative work"

12:20

Sustainability reporting for SMEs made easier

Donal Quinn, Founder at ENSO

"How using AI can help with sustainability reporting for regulators, customers, service providers and other stakeholders"

12:30

Panel Discussion - The new rules of credit: Navigating bank ESG scorecards to secure capital

Led by Norbert Vella, Partner at PwC Malta

Panelists: Tiziana Bugeja, Chief Risk Officer at BNF Bank | Matthew Swain, Head of Sustainability at APS Bank | Other panelists, to be announced shortly

"How banks and insurance companies use environmental data for credit assessments. Transparent reporting can improve borrowing power, lower interest rates and reduce insurance costs"