Alex G. Lee, Ph.D. - AI & blockchain expert and New York State attorney at TechIPm, LLC (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexgeunholee/) - will present an overview of ESG investing trends, an introduction of the state-of-the-art AI & blockchain innovations, and the current status of AI & blockchain applications for ESG (Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance) socially responsible financing and sustainable impact investing. Specifically, Alex G. Lee will discuss the AI (e.g., Deep Learning/BERT NLP) applications regarding the ESG data analysis for ESG scores/investment opportunity/risk management and the blockchain DeFi (decentralized finance) based new ESG financing platform development.

Mike Spaeth - senior account executive of Private Equity ESG program at EcoVadis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/spaethmike/) - will define ESG within Private Equity and the impact it has on both General Partners and Portfolio Companies. It will also highlight the benefits and why it is important to various stakeholders. In summary, the ROI of an ESG program will be reviewed.

Agenda:

Part I

ESG Trends to Watch in 2021 - Alex G. Lee

The Role and ROI of ESG in Private Equity - Mike Spaeth

The state of the art AI innovations Status - Alex G. Lee

Part II

Status of AI applications for ESG - Alex G. Lee

Live Demos of AI applications for ESG analysis (ESG scoring, investing opportunities/risks identification) - Alex G. Lee

EcoVadis' (https://ecovadis.com/) Business Sustainability Ratings Practices - Mike Spaeth

Part III

Status of blockchain applications for ESG - Alex G. Lee

Introduction of DeFi- Alex G. Lee

DeFi based ESG financing platform development - Alex G. Lee

Part IV

Q&A & Discussion - Alex G. Lee & Mike Spaeth

Place: Online Zoom meeting

Time: April 28 2021 7 pm – 9.30 pm Eastern Time/EDT (US and Canada)

April 28 2021 4 pm – 6.30 pm Pacific Time/PST (US and Canada)

April 29, 2021 8 am – 10.30 am GMT+9 Time Zone (S. Korea and Japan)