Spatial Finance – Transparency Beyond Disclosure
‘Spatial finance’, where geospatial data is integrated into financial theory and practice, creates a significant opportunity to increase transparency within the financial system for practitioners and data providers alike. How can the finance industry harness the opportunities that geospatial data brings?
Join Refinitiv, The Future of Sustainable Data Alliance and the Spatial Finance Institute for a webinar on Thursday 25 June, where we will discuss new technology and datasets that support a just transition to sustainable development.
Key take-aways include:
- Understanding what spatial finance is, and how geospatial data is collected
- How can AI and geospatial data increase transparency within the financial system?
- Innovation in Earth observation, remote sensing and AI, and how we can apply them across industries
- Practical applications of geospatial data in financial decision making
- Ben Caldecott, Director, Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme & Associate Professor, University of Oxford
- Christophe Christiaen, Sustainable Finance Lead, Satellite Applications Catapult; Co-Founder, Spatial Finance Initiative
- Julia Walker, Global Head of Government and Industry Affairs, Sustainable Finance and Risk, Refinitiv
Christophe Christiaen – Sustainable Finance Lead, Satellite Applications Catapult and Co-Founder, Spatial Finance Initiative
Christophe Christiaen is the Sustainable Finance Lead at the Satellite Applications Catapult and worked with the Oxford Sustainable Finance Programme to establish the Spatial Finance Initiative. He is responsible for the Catapult’s sustainable finance activities, engaging with sustainable finance stakeholders and promoting the Spatial Finance opportunity across finance and geospatial communities. Christophe started his career in corporate finance for an FMCG multinational, then joined the European Space Agency as a business analyst before joining the Catapult’s Business Strategy team.
