Welcome to this extra episode of the Leaders in Finance Podcast, recorded right after the Leaders in Sustainable Finance Event 2026 at Pakhuis de Zwijger in Amsterdam, where over 200 participants joined from across financial institutions and NGOs.
In this conversation, Prof. Karen Maas (Professor of Accounting & Sustainability, Open University, and Director of the Impact Centre Erasmus, Erasmus University), Ambika Jindal (Global Head, Systemic Change Accelerator, ING), and Bart van Kampen (Partner, Strategy & Operations, KPMG) reflect on what felt different this year: a shift from big sustainability ambition to the practical question of execution, and how digital tools can actually help accelerate delivery. They talk about what it takes to move from measuring future value to building it into today’s models and decisions, how to close the “say-do” gap, and why collaboration across the value chain matters, even when it is legally and competitively complicated.
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Leaders in Finance is made possible by the support of EY, Mogelijk Vastgoedfinancieringen, and Lepaya. More information about our partners is available at our partner page.
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The conversations from Leaders in Finance are transcribed to make the podcast accessible to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as to those who prefer reading over listening: Live from the Leaders in Sustainable Finance Event 2026 transcript
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Previous guests on the Leaders in Finance podcast include: Klaas Knot (President DNB), Frank Elderson (Directie ECB), Roland Boekhout (CEO de Volksbank), Gerrit Zalm (Voormalig minister van Financiën en voormalig CEO ABN AMRO), Ingrid de Swart (Lid Raad van Bestuur a.s.r.), Pinar Abay (Management Board ING, Head of Retail Banking), Robert Swaak (CEO ABN AMRO), Marcel Zuidam (CEO NN Bank), Saul van Beurden (CEO Consumer, Small & Business Banking, Wells Fargo), David Knibbe (CEO NN Group), Janine Vos (RvB Rabobank), Nadine Klokke (CEO Knab), Maarten Edixhoven (CEO Van Lanschot Kempen), Jeroen Rijpkema (CEO Triodos Bank), Nout Wellink (Voormalig President DNB), Onno Ruding (Voormalig minister van Financiën), Yoram Schwarz (CEO Movir), Laura van Geest (Bestuursvoorzitter AFM), Katja Kok (CEO Van Lanschot CH), Ali Niknam (CEO bunq), Nick Bortot (CEO BUX), Petri Hofsté (Commissaris o.a. Rabobank en Achmea), Peter Paul de Vries (CEO Value8), Barbara Baarsma (CEO Rabo Carbon Bank), Jan van Rutte (Commissaris PGGM, BNG Bank; voormalig CFO ABN AMRO), Marguerite Soeteman-Reijne (Chair Aon Holdings), Lidwin van Velden (CEO Nederlandse Waterschapsbank), Jan-Willem van der Schoot (CEO Mastercard NL), Joanne Kellermann (Chair PFZW), Steven Maijoor (Voormalig Chair ESMA), Radboud Vlaar (CEO Finch Capital), Jos Baeten (CEO a.s.r.), Karin van Baardwijk (CEO Robeco), Annette Mosman (CEO APG).
