Thursday 26 February 13:00 - Thursday 26 February 16:15

Nordic Sustainable Investment Forum Helsinki 2026

Tell Media Group Forums are half day events targeting representatives from institutional investors, fund selection teams, family offices and wealth managers. Each Forum has a clear theme to ensure relevance for delegates as well as sponsors. Invitations are strictly aimed at a target audience to ensure a homogeneous group that will benefit from the opportunity to network and share ideas and insights with each other.

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The program

Thursday 26 February 2026

12:00
Networking lunch
60 minutes
13:00
Introduction
10 minutes

Niklas Tell

Founder, Tell Media Group

13:15
Panel discussion
30 minutes
Sustainability - actions that truly make a difference
Rikke Jacobsen, AkademikerPension

Rikke Jacobsen

Head of ESG at AkademikerPension

Niina Arkko

Director, Sustainability at Aktia

Valtteri Vulkko

COO at Upright Project

13:45
Roundtable presentations and discussions
50 minutes

Federated Hermes Limited – Global Emerging Market Equities

Polar Capital – Electrification trends reshaping global energy systems

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd – Litigation as fiduciary governance

Thiemo Lang, Polar Capital

Thiemo Lang

Senior Portfolio Manager at Polar Capital

Kunjal Gala

Head of Global Emerging Markets, Lead Portfolio Manager at Federated Hermes

Jens-Christian Stougaard

Senior Policy Advisor (Nordic Region) to Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd

14:40
Networking & coffee
30 minutes
15:10
Roundtable presentations and discussions
25 minutes

Federated Hermes Limited – Global Emerging Market Equities

Polar Capital – Electrification trends reshaping global energy systems

Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd – Litigation as fiduciary governance

Thiemo Lang, Polar Capital

Thiemo Lang

Senior Portfolio Manager at Polar Capital

Kunjal Gala

Head of Global Emerging Markets, Lead Portfolio Manager at Federated Hermes

Jens-Christian Stougaard

Senior Policy Advisor (Nordic Region) to Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd

15:40
Fireside chat
30 minutes
Key sustainability challenges in 2026

Annabell Mathiesen

Global Head of Sustainable Investment at Mercer

Niklas Tell

Founder, Tell Media Group

16:10
End of conference
5 minutes

The facts

For the Nordic Sustainable Investment Forum in Helsinki we will focus on key themes of interest for people responsible for sustainability at asset owners and other investors.

Thursday 26 February 2026 13:00 - 16:15

Hotel NH Collection Helsinki Grand Hansa, Mannerheimvägen, Helsingfors, Finland

All speakers

Annabell Mathiesen

Global Head of Sustainable Investment at Mercer

Annabell leads Mercer’s Sustainable Investment teams across all regions in helping our clients develop and apply their respective sustainability beliefs into investment policies and practices. She will also work closely with leaders across Marsh McLennan...

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Jens-Christian Stougaard

Senior Policy Advisor (Nordic Region) to Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd

Senior Policy Advisor (Nordic Region) to Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd – one of the world’s leading complex class action firms. Jens-Christian has an extensive background in the financial sector – including nine years as...

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Kunjal Gala

Head of Global Emerging Markets, Lead Portfolio Manager at Federated Hermes

Kunjal Gala, Head of Global Emerging Markets, Lead Portfolio Manager, Federated Hermes Limited Kunjal joined in February 2012 as a senior analyst on the Global Emerging Markets team focused on Asia ex-Japan. He became co-portfolio...

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Niina Arkko

Director, Sustainability at Aktia

Niina Arkko joined Aktia as the Sustainability Director in August 2025. In her position, Niina is responsible for developing the responsible operations of the entire Aktia Group. She has over 15 years of experience in...

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Niklas Tell

Founder, Tell Media Group

Niklas Tell is the founder and chief content officer at Tell Media Group, a Swedish based research and publishing company focused on the asset management industry. He is the driving force behind the company’s research,...

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Rikke Jacobsen, AkademikerPension

Rikke Jacobsen

Head of ESG at AkademikerPension

Rikke Jacobsen is Head of ESG at AkademikerPension, where she holds overall responsibility for the development, governance, and implementation of the pension fund’s responsible investment and sustainability strategy across asset classes. In her role, she leads...

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Thiemo Lang, Polar Capital

Thiemo Lang

Senior Portfolio Manager at Polar Capital

Thiemo is Head of the Sustainable Thematic Equity Team and Senior Portfolio Manager of the Polar Capital Smart Energy and Smart Mobility strategies. Before joining Polar Capital in September 2021, Thiemo was the Head of...

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Valtteri Vulkko

COO at Upright Project

Valtteri Vulkko is the COO of the Upright Project and leads Upright’s product for investors. Upright is a Helsinki-based impact data company serving 300+ customers globally across public and private markets investors, and corporations.

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