Date: 01 October 2026
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Overview
The sustainable bond market in Spain and Portugal has continued to develop in recent years. A number of issuers have returned to the market through repeat programmes, while seeking to align their financing approaches with broader economic, climate and energy-transition objectives.
At the same time, market standards and disclosure expectations continue to evolve, including around framework design, management of proceeds, reporting and, where relevant, transition-related disclosures. For the purposes of this conference, three themes are particularly relevant: the continued activity of Spanish regional public issuers, financing needs associated with the energy transition, and investor perspectives on issuance planning and transaction execution.
The ICMA Iberia Sustainable Finance Conference brought together public sector issuers, corporate issuers, investors and financial institutions to discuss how the region’s sustainable bond market can continue to develop in depth, consistency and transparency. The conference combined issuer practice, investor perspectives and the broader policy and market context shaping sustainable and transition finance in Iberia.
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| 14:30 | Registration | |
| 15:00 | Welcome remarks Nicholas Pfaff, Deputy Chief Executive and Head of Sustainable Finance, ICMA |
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| 15:10 | Panel 1 – Public-sector issuers in the sustainable bond market Moderator: Jacqueline Ricciani, Global Heal of Ratings and Sustainability Solutions, Santander Corporate Investment Banking
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| 16:00 | Fireside chat Craig Gosnell, Managing Director, Global Business Head ESG/Sustainable Finance, Fitch Ratings Nicholas Pfaff, Deputy Chief Executive and Head of Sustainable Finance, ICMA |
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| 16:15 | Panel 2 – Financing the Iberian energy transition: Green bonds, transition finance and the next capex cycle Moderator: Michael Ridley, Executive Director, ESG DCM, BBVA
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| 17:05 | Break | |
| 17:45 | Keynote Carlos San Basilio, Chair, Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) |
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| 18:05 | Panel 3 – What the buy-side requires from Iberian issuers: The investor voice Moderator: Miguel Lafont CFA, Head of Corporate Investment Grade DCM, CaixaBank
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| 18:55 | Closing remarks Benoit Felix, Global Head of Structured Finance, Banco Santander, S.A. |
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| 19:00 | Networking reception | |
| 20:00 | Event close |
