ICGN 2024 ICGN Washington, D.C. Conference
Our chair, Di, recently had the pleasure of contributing to an illuminating panel discussion at ICGN 2024 in Washington, DC. The focus was on delineating both the risks and opportunities inherent in these technological advancements. The aim was to provide boards and investors with the critical knowledge and understanding necessary to effectively utilize AI […]
The Responsible Investment Forum: New York
Our Chair, Di, recently had the honor of contributing in a highly engaging and insightful discussion at The Responsible Investment Forum: New York, focusing on the critical importance of developing sustainable and responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI). The panel offered insightful perspectives on the subject, highlighting the following key points: What are the most […]
Exploring the Responsibility of Investors in Addressing Tech Addiction
By: PRI March 6, 2023 What is tech addiction and why should investors be paying attention to the issue? In this episode, we are joined by Di Rifai, Founder and Chair of the non-profit Creating Future Us, who works with investors to champion sustainable use of technology in business and by Carlota Garcia-Manas, […]
UKSIF Autumn Conference
November 8, 2022 We were delighted to contribute to the overall sustainability conversation, looking through the prism of tech ethics at the UKSIF conference in London, with ISDE (Investors for a Sustainable Digital Economy) members: Church Commissioners for England and Sands Capital. Read More
Council For Institutional Investors 2022 Spring Conference
March 8, 2022 14:30-15:30 EST Member-Hosted Meeting: Advancing Responsible Data Governance in the Digital Age With esteemed participants from the CFU hosted investor consortium: ISDE (Investors for a Sustainable Digital Economy), our Chair Di will be discussing the results from our recently published report: “Considerations of Data Use for Global Investors” You […]
Fidelity Investment Summit 2021
CFU’s chair, Di, was delighted to join Fidelity International with Christine Brueschke and Jon Guinness on this critical conversation of digital ethics.
Nasdaq-ICGN Conference: The Governance of Big Tech
CFU’s chair, Di, presented last week at the Nasdaq-ICGN conference, highlighting systematic issues influencing the social impacts of tech, and the Digital Age as a holistic structural shift. She also contributed to governance issues pertaining to technology companies, their boards and the boards of all companies going through digital transformation. She concluded with remarks […]
Tech Impacts: The New Frontier For ESG
Our Chair, Di, led a panel with Eversheds Sutherland, exploring how tech is changing the ESG landscape and taxonomy. The Digital Age and its impacts on E, S and G will require a modernization of an Industrial Age ESG construct. She provides several powerful examples. Please see the recording here.
The Governance of Big Tech
March 23, 2021 10:40 – 11:40 Plenary 1: Big Tech: Risks & Rewards Our chair Di, will be contributing to the discussion on how technology offers corporations a new dimension of tools that could enhance their ability to conduct business efficiently and aid them in activities which strengthen their corporate governance. However a […]