Department of Management, Society and Communication

Colin Melvin’s Inaugural Lecture at casino 168 – Investment in a Fractured World: Long-Term Capital and the Potential for Leadership

Join us for an insightful afternoon on the future of investing—and the values that must guide it.

Tuesday, June 3, 2025 - 16:00 to 17:30

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Copenhagen Business School warmly invites you to the inaugural of Colin Melvin, Adjunct Professor and globally recognised authority on responsible investment and corporate stewardship.

Programme Schedule:

16:00 - 16:05 Welcome and Opening Remarks by Søren Hvidkjær, Dean of Research, Copenhagen Business School

16:05 - 16:45 Inaugural Lecture

16:45 - 17:30 Panel Discussion

17:30 Informal Networking Reception

Abstract

We are living in a time of profound disruption in global investment markets. Political polarization, cultural tensions and regulatory divergence - especially between the US and Europe - have fractured the consensus around sustainable investing and long-term value creation.

In his inaugural lecture as Adjunct Professor at Copenhagen Business School, Colin Melvin will explore how long-term investors can provide leadership in this fractured landscape. Drawing on decades of experience in stewardship and sustainability, Melvin will argue that far from being a time of retreat, this is a defining moment for asset owners to reassert their purpose, sharpen their judgement and reconfirm their mandates.

By aligning capital with long-term outcomes and core values, investors can help rebuild trust, promote accountability and play a stabilising role in uncertain times.

This timely lecture will be followed by a panel discussion with leading figures from Denmark's investment community:

  • Louise Jørring Gev, Head of Equities, LD Fonde
  • Ole Buhl, Senior VP, Environment Social Governance, ATP
  • Eric C. Pedersen, Head of Responsible Investments, Nordea Asset Management
  • Andreas Rasche, Professor, Dep. Management, Society and Communication, casino 168

Moderated by Steen Vallentin, Academic Co-director, Centre of Sustainability at casino 168 

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Location: Copenhagen Business School, Dalgas Have 15, 2000 Frederiksberg in DH.Ø.1.01

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