P.R.I.M.E. Finance New York Conference 2025

On October 30, 2025, P.R.I.M.E. Finance held its fourth New York conference and its first since 2022. White & Case kindly provided the venue for the event.

The conference opened with welcoming remarks from Robert Pickel, Chair of the Management Board of P.R.I.M.E. Finance, and Ian Cuillerier, partner at White & Case. Pickel highlighted the theme of the conference: whether the instances of volatility the global economy has experienced in 2025 amount to ripple effects, which will dissipate, or sea changes, which could result in a reordering of the post-WWII global balance.

The highlights of the conference were the opening remarks by Ambassador Michael Carpenter and a fireside chat with Richard Sandor and Paula DiPerna, authors of the book Carbon Hunters: Reflections and Forecasts of Climate Markets in the 21st Century. Ambassador Carpenter reflected on the profound shifts in the global order and pointed out the possible directions those shifts could take. Sandor and DiPerna looked back on the development of climate markets and offered some hopeful reflections for the future of using markets to solve climate challenges.

Four panels, structured largely around P.R.I.M.E. Finance’s four expert forums, provided insights on developments in key markets around the world, the growth of stablecoins and cryptocurrency, challenges facing sustainable investing and reflections on the role of the judiciary in our changing world.

A networking reception followed the conference, giving speakers and attendees the opportunity to share further thoughts on the topics of the day.

We are extremely grateful to our event host, White & Case; our lunch sponsor, Travers Smith; our drinks reception sponsor, FTI Consulting; our speaker dinner sponsor, Alix Partners; and our other sponsors, D2LT, NERA and Rutter Associates. Thanks to our speakers and to our attendees for making the event so successful.

The full program for the conference is available on our website here.