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André Abadi, Managing Director and head of Environmental and Social Risk Management, J.P.Morgan, London

André is Managing Director and head of Environmental and Social Risk Management at J.P.Morgan in London, where he guides the assessment of environmental and social issues associated with a broad range of banking transactions. André was previously Director at Sustainable Finance Ltd., focusing on the delivery of environmental and social risk management services to the financial sector. Prior to joining Sustainable Finance, André was head of Sustainable Business Advisory within ABN AMRO Bank’s risk management division in Amsterdam, where he co-authored the Equator Principles and led the implementation efforts within ABN AMRO. André recently chaired the Hydropower Sustainability Assessment Forum, a multi-stakeholder initiative of the International Hydropower Association, which proposed revisions to the industry’s sustainability protocol. André holds a Masters Degree in Business Administration, a Masters Degree in Corporate Law, and an Advanced Diploma in Sustainability.

Brer Adams, Associate Director, Macquarie Global Investments

Brer Adams leads BioCarbon a forest carbon business invested by Global Forest Partners LP, IFC and Macquarie Bank. Brer is an Associate Director with Macquarie Global Investments, a division of Macquarie Bank where he has focused on investment opportunities linked to climate change and has experience in structuring and raising finance for environmental assets, including for forest and renewable energy developments. Prior to joining Macquarie, Brer was an adviser to government and was chief of staff in a climate change portfolio.  

Miguel Ángel Alonso Rubio, Managing Director, Acciona Energy Mexico

Miguel Ángel Alonso Rubio is currently the Director of Acciona EnergíaMexicoin charge of various wind farm projects in theIsthmus of TehuantepecinOaxaca. Acciona has taken Mexico’s leadership in renewable energy having developed more than 50 per cent of the installed wind capacity. Presently, he is the CSR delegate at Eurizon Capital, a member of the Sustainability Committee and the chair of the Charity Committee. In 2010 he joined the GLOBE EU activities (Global Legislator Organisation for a Balanced Environment, European Parliament) and collaborated to the start up of the BEE group (Business Economy Environment). Graduated at Bocconi University Milan, Miguel Angel Alonso Rubio obtained his Industrial Engineering degree in Zaragoza,Spain. He then pursued to Masters in Marketing and Commercial Management, as well as Environment Management in the IFES and University of Navarra,Spain.  

Charles Anderson, Chief Executive Officer, Sovereign

Charles Anderson is the CEO of Sovereign, the leading life insurer in New Zealand. Following a 21-year career in retail, commercial, international and offshore banking with Lloyds TSB and the Bank of New York, Charles spent seven years in Singapore as the Managing Director of Aviva Asia. More recently, he was based in England, working as a consultant and as an Associate of Leaders Quest, a not-for-profit organisation active in the developing world. Under his leadership, Sovereign has been working to integrate sustainability throughout its business operations. Charles is the Board member for Oceania of the UNEP FI Insurance Commission, and co-chaired the UNEP FI Principles for Sustainable Insurance (PSI) Regional Consultation Meeting for Oceania, which was hosted by Sovereign. He is an Executive Committee member of the New Zealand Business Council for Sustainable Development, and a Trustee of the Longview Environmental Trust.

John Anderson, Head of Corporate Finance Origination, John Hancock

John Anderson is Head of Corporate Finance Origination at John Hancock, the US arm of Toronto-based Manulife, a leading global life insurer with major operations in Canada, the US, and Asia. John directs Hancock’sUSindustry teams in their origination, analysis, and management of Hancock’s investments in public bonds, private placement debt, and private equity. Manulife is a leading investor in renewable energy inNorthAmerica, with a $3 billion portfolio of investments across hydropower, wind farms, solar power, geothermal, biomass, and energy efficiency. Most recently, Manulife played a leading role in the development, promotion, and execution of the Department of Energy’s 2009 – 2011 Financial Institution Partnership Program for accelerating the construction of renewable energy projects in the United States. John holds an MBA from Georgetown University and a BA in Economics from The University of Chicago. He speaks French, Serbo-Croatian, German, Spanish, and Russian at an intermediate level.

Marlys Appleton, Vice President, AIG Asset Management

Marlys’ background is in asset modeling and valuation in the fixed income markets. She oversees the production of all option-adjusted risk and sensitivity analysis for AIG’s global bond holdings. As the former (and first) Chairs of AIG Investments’ Sustainability Steering Committee (2005 to 2009), she lead a team of deal makers working to introduce new approaches to enhanced risk analysis in investment due diligence, as an overlay to traditional risk assessment. She was the first Proxy Committee voting member on ESG issues, voting on shareholder proposals on environmental and social issues, after developing policy to address these topics. Marlys is Treasurer and Board member of the WNSF (Women’s Network for a Sustainable Future), and Advisory Board member of Pension Governance. She studied economics and has a MS in Management from the Sloan School at MIT and an Advanced Certificate in Public Finance from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

 Christine Bader, Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Kenan Institute for Ethics, Duke University

Christine Bader is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at The Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University. In June 2011, she completed her term as Advisor to the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Representative for business and human rights. From 1999-2008, Bader worked for BP in Indonesia, China, and the UK, primarily addressing the social impacts of its projects on communities in the developing world. She has published numerous op-eds and articles and given talks to conferences, companies, and universities around the world. She has a B.A. from Amherst College and an M.B.A. from Yale and serves on the advisory board of The OpEd Project, an initiative to broaden the range of voices in public discourse.

Hewson Baltzell, Executive Director, Head of Product Development, ESG Research

Hewson Baltzell leads the Product Development Team of MSCI’s ESG Research Business, which acquired two leading ESG research providers, Innovest and KLD Research, in 2009. Baltzell was President and co-Founder of Innovest, an internationally recognized early pioneer in environmental, social and governance research. He was responsible for developing Innovest’s analysis and ratings models and managing the company. Previously, Baltzell specialized in corporate finance and real estate at Lehman Brothers, Chase Manhattan, and other private firms. Baltzell holds an MBA in Finance from Wharton and a BA in International Relations from the University of Pennsylvania.

Brooke Barton, Senior Manager, Water Programs, Ceres

Brooke leads Ceres’ work advising companies and investors on the business and financial risks and opportunities posed by growing water resource constraints, and is the author of Ceres’ recent benchmarking study on water risk disclosure – Murky Waters: Corporate Reporting on Water Risk. She is also responsible for advising member companies in the food and beverage sectors on sustainability strategy, disclosure, and stakeholder engagement. Prior to Ceres, Brooke was a researcher for theHarvardBusinessSchool’s Social Enterprise Initiative, and a communications manager at ACCION International, a microfinance NGO. She holds a master’s degree from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and an undergraduate degree in Economics from Duke University.  

Kathy Bardswick, President and Chief Executive Officer, The Co-operators Group Limited

Kathy began her career with The Co-operators in 1978. Prior to her appointment as President and Chief Executive Officer of The Co-operators Group in 2002, Kathy served as Chief Operating Officer of The Sovereign General and L’Union Canadienne. Kathy is Chairperson of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction. Equally active in the co-operative sector, Kathy served as Chair of the International Cooperative and Mutual Insurance Federation. She is currently a member of the ICMIF Executive. She is also a board member of the International Co-operative Alliance (ICA). Kathy is a board member of Addenda Capital Inc. She is also a member of the executive committee of The Conference Board of Canada and serves as Vice-Chair of the University of Guelph’s Board of Governors. A graduate of McMaster University’s M.B.A. program, Kathy also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Manitoba.

Sasja Beslik, Head of Responsible Investments and Governance, Nordea

Barend van Bergen, Global Head, KPMG Centre of Excellence for Climate Change & Sustainability

Barend Van Bergen is leading KPMG’s Global Center of Excellence for Climate Change & Sustainability. The Center supports and accelerates KPMG’s service development to help clients better understand the complex and evolving business environment risks and opportunities relating to Climate Change and Sustainability. Until 2011 he served as Practice Leader of KPMG Sustainability in The Netherlands, where he developed and managed a dedicated team of 30+ advisors. Van Bergen has over 15 years experience advising companies in the area of Climate Change and Sustainability and conducted more than 80 advisory projects on strategy, implementation and reporting.

Vicky Beukes, Social and Environmental Risk Manager, Nedbank

Vicky joined Nedbank Group Ltd in 2009 as Sustainability Officer. His current responsibilities include Social and Environmental Risk management, oversight over Equator transactions, local and international indices (JSE SRI and the DOW JONES SI) and awards, internal training and sustainability awareness, Sustainability reporting, external presentation of the Nedbank experience, coordination and facilitation of various internal fora and committees. Previous experience in the Public Sector related to litigation and law reform in the fields of mining, energy, arts, culture, heritage, science, technology, environment and tourism. Vicky Beukes currently is co-chair of the Water and Finance Workstream.

Philippa Birtwell, Head of Public Policy Research, Barclays PLC   

Philippa Birtwell is Head of Public Policy Research for Barclays PLC. A journalist by training, she joined Barclays in 1979 as a manager in the internal publications department and has held several roles in the bank’s Corporate Affairs function. She assisted in the establishment of Barclays Public Affairs team in 1986 and went on to become a strategic adviser to the business on ethical and reputational issues, a role which she continues to fulfil. She produced the first Barclays environmental reports in the 1990s and worked for several years developing Barclays Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability profile. Philippa has been engaged in promoting human rights policy and practice within the bank since 2003 and has participated in sectoral and cross sectoral initiatives focusing on how human rights can be mainstreamed into day to day corporate decision making. 

 Rosemary Bissett, Head of Sustainability Governance and Risk, National Australia Bank

Rosemary is the Head of Sustainability Governance and Risk at the National Australia Bank (NAB). Previous to her time at NAB, Rosemary spent two years at the Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria, as Board Secretary and part of the Executive team. She also worked in the water industry for ten years in areas including sustainability strategy, environment, trade waste management, cleaner production, customer and community education. Rosemary is currently on a number of not-for profit Boards including the Moreland Energy Foundation and is a member of the RMIT’s School of Global Studies, Social Science and Planning – Environment Program Advisory Committee.

Jennifer Blanke, Director, Global Centre for Global Competitiveness and Performance World Economic Forum

BA in International and Comparative Political Studies, Hamilton College; Master’s in International Economic Policy, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University; Master’s and PhD in International Economics, Graduate Institute of International Studies, HEI; 1991, Intern, Office of National Service, White House, Washington DC; 1992, Campaign Staffer, Larry Rockefeller for US Senate, New York; 1995-98, Senior Management Consultant, Eurogroup, Mazars & Guerard Group, Paris. With World Economic Forum: 1998-2002, Senior Programme Manager, Annual Meeting Team, covering business, management and technology issues; since 2002, Senior Economist; since 2007, current position. Lecturer and author, issues related to economic development and national competitiveness.

Yvo de Boeroer, KPMG’s Special Global Advisor on Climate Change and Sustainability

Yvo de Boer is KPMG’s Special Global Advisor, Climate Change and Sustainability.  In this role he is responsible for thought leadership on strategy development, driving the development of KPMG’s Sustainability Service as a global ambassador for KPMG.  In 2011, he was appointed to chair the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Climate Change. Prior to joining KPMG, Mr de Boer was Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCC), the body responsible for a multi-lateral response to the climate change challenge. Mr de Boer has been involved in climate change policies since 1994.  He has helped to prepare the position of the European Union in the lead-up to the negotiations on the Kyoto Protocol, assisted in the design of the internal burden sharing of the European Union and has since led delegations to the UNFCCC negotiations. Mr. de Boer received a knighthood from her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands in 2009 and the Dutch Climate Award in 2010.

Christopher Bray, Head of Environmental Risk Management, Barclays plc

Barclays has established processes for screening environmental risk issues as a part of its corporate lending due diligence. Chris led Barclays’ collaboration with ABN AMRO, Citi and WestLB in developing the Equator Principles environmental due diligence framework, which is now an industry standard in international project finance. He is a former member of the Steering Committee of the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative. Amongst other activities for UNEP FI, Chris led the development of a series of environmental credit risk briefings relating to a range of industry sectors which form a basis of the UNEP FI sustainability risk ‘toolkit’ for signatories. He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Financial Services, and holds a degree in Agricultural and Forest Sciences from the University of Oxford.

Kim Brand, Director, Environmental Affairs, Scotiabank

Kim Brand is the Director of Environmental Affairs at Scotiabank in Toronto,Canada. Kim assists the Canadian and International Bank in identifying environmental, social and reputational risks and opportunities and helps to shape and operationalize the Bank’s overall environmental strategies. She is currently the Co-Chair of the United Nations Environment Program Financial Initiative North American Task Force. Kim is also a lawyer with a specialization in environmental law and civil litigation.

William Breed, Global Climate Change Team leader, USAID Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade

William (Bill) Breed has been the Global Climate Change Team leader in USAID’s Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture and Trade since 2004. He leads a team of specialists to incorporate climate change considerations into development assistance and demonstrate innovative approaches and tools. In 2007, Bill was recognized by the IPCC for contributing to its receipt of the Nobel Peace Prize. He has served on the U.S. negotiating teams for the UNFCCC for a number of years. Before joining USAID, Bill spent 14 years working in the Office of Policy and International Affairs at the U.S. Department of Energy.

Kai Buntrock, Senior Investment Manager, DEG  

Kai Buntrock joined DEG (KfW Banking Group) as Senior Investment Manager in project finance for renewables in Latam,Asia,Africa and CEE back in 2008. Focusing in addition on innovative public-private financing structures in this field he coordinates DEG’s global Climate Financing Activities and gives expert input to policy makers and the financial community. Before that he spent eight years in cross functional responsibilities within the European utilities sector. Functions he held include international M&A and Portfolio Management as well as Head of Investment Planning and Controlling. Buntrock holds an MBA and a BScEcon in Management and Finance.”  

Richard Burrett, Earth Capital  

Richard Burrett leads Earth Capital Partners relations with the debt finance community. He has 26 years City experience in investment banking, project finance and sustainability. He spent 20 years at ABN AMRO Bank, starting in credit analysis and working through project finance, corporate banking, Head of Project Finance, Head of Structured Finance, UK Head of Corporate Banking, Global Head of Project Finance and Structured Debt Organisation and ultimately originated the Sustainable Development Strategy for the group. He is a Senior Associate on the Cambridge University Programme for Sustainability Leadership and an external board member of Forest Renewables (part of the Scottish Forestry Commission) looking to develop the renewable energy potential of its national forestry estate. He is also Co-Chair of the UNEP Financial Initiative. ”  

Douglas Camacho, President, Insurance Association of the Caribbean/ President, Guardian Insurance & Executive Director, Guardian Holdings  

Douglas Camacho is Group President Strategic Investments and Projects of Guardian Holdings Limited.Douglasis also Managing Director of Bancassurance Limited, a Director of Guardian Holdings Limited and Guardian Life of the Caribbean Limited. Active in the insurance industry for over thirty years,Douglasis currently President of the Association of Trinidad and Tobago Insurance Companies (ATTIC), Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Trinidad and Tobago Insurance Institute (TTII), President of the Insurance Association of the Caribbean (IAC) and Chairman of the Pan Caribbean Business Coalition (PCBC). Additionally,Douglasis the Immediate Past President of theTrinidadand Tobago Olympic Committee (TTOC) having completed two four-year terms as its President. He is also President of the Trinidad & Tobago Hockey Board (TTHB).  

McKie Campbell, Republican Staff Director, Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

McKie Campbell has been the Republican Staff Director for the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee since December 2008. Though Washington D.C. is his home town, Mr. Campbell was in Alaska for thirty years, working in and out of government. Among his positions, he was Deputy Chief of Staff for Governor Hickel, the principal of the Campbell Group, a consulting firm specializing in permitting and natural resource consulting and project management of large scale Environmental Impact Statements, and the Commissioner of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game where he served until his retirement in 2007.

Ana Unruh Cohen, Deputy Staff Director, Democratic Staff Natural Resources Committee  

Ana Unruh Cohen is the Deputy Staff Director of the House Natural Resource Committee Democratic staff. She previously served as the Deputy Staff Director of the Select Committee on Energy Independence and Global Warming. She has worked on a variety of energy and environmental issues, both on and off Capitol Hill, during her career. Prior to joining the Select Committee in 2007, she was the first Director of Environmental Policy at the Center for American Progress. She has also served a legislative aide to Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-MA), handling various issues pending before the Energy and Commerce Committee and the Natural Resources Committee. She has a B.S. in Chemistry fromTrinityUniversityand received her Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from Oxford University, where she was a Rhodes Scholar.

Lori Conzo, Environmental Specialist, Environmental, Social and Governance Department, IFC

Lori Anna Conzo is an environmental specialist and biodiversity focal point in the Environment, Social and Governance Department of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank Group. Lori specializes in the development of mitigation and management strategies for biodiversity-related impacts for large-scale private sector developments worldwide. She is one of the lead drafters in the review and update process of IFC’s revised Performance Standard (PS) 6, Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management of Living Natural Resources (2012) and its accompanying revised Guidance Note (GN) 6. In this effort, Lori has brought together the views and participation of stakeholders across the ‘party lines’ of conservation organizations, industry and industry partnerships, governmental agencies, consultants, financial institutions and academia.

Dean Cooper, Head, Energy Finance Unit, Division of Trade, Industry and Economics, UNEP

Dean Cooper is Head of the Energy Finance Unit at UNEP in Paris, working with the public and private sectors to mobilise appropriate financing for climate change mitigation activities, particularly in developing countries. For 7 years prior to joining UNEP, Dean headed Parallax, a small development business based in South Africa and the UK, which brought sustainable clean-energy solutions to remote communities in Africa. Before Parallax, Dean worked at the UK Energy Agency to help manage the UK’s Best Practice Programme and was then appointed Head of Co-operation with Developing Countries within the European Commission’s Energy Directorate. After 4 years in Brussels, Dean was seconded to the Department of Minerals and Energy in South Africa to build EU/SA energy development co-operation, and then to Botswana, home of the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Secretariat.

Jon Creyts, Principal, McKinsey & Company

Jon Creyts is a Partner in the Chicago Office of McKinsey & Company. He is a leader in both McKinsey’s Energy and Sustainability practices, and serves clients extensively on strategic issues related to growth, environmental management, capital productivity, and operational performance. He was a principal author of McKinsey’s groundbreaking survey, Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How Much at What Cost? introducing the GHG abatement cost-curve methodology. Jon has worked regularly with governments, regional development agencies, and corporations on topics related to job creation. He has a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.

Patience Thelma Melfah Damptey, Lead UNFCCC Coordinator forAfricaon Adaptation, African Group of Negotiators  

Patience Thelma Melfah Damptey has been working on climate change issues since 1995 and participating in the UNFCCC meetings. In the UNFCCC negotiations, she is the lead coordinator for the African group on adaptation. She has worked with the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission since 1981 and was seconded to the Ministry of Environment, Science and Technology from 1995 to 2002 as a Deputy Director, after which she went back to the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission as the Scientific Secretary. She was a member of the team that preparedGhana’s Initial national Communication. Her first degree was in Chemistry and second degree was in Environmental Science. She also has a certificate in Gender Policy Planning.  

Ged Davis, Co-President, Global Energy Assessment

Ged Davis is Co-President of the Global Energy Assessment (GEA). In addition, he is currently advisor to a number of international institutions, and has wide experience of global business, energy and environmental matters. He was Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, responsible for global research, scenario projects, and the design of the annual Forum meeting at Davos,Switzerland until March 2007. Before joining the Forum, Ged spent 30 years with Royal Dutch Shell, which he joined in 1972. He was the Vice President of Global Business Environment for Shell International in London, and head of Shell’s scenario planning team. Ged holds a degree in mining engineering from Imperial College, London, and postgraduate degrees in economics and engineering from the London School of Economics and Stanford University.  

Peter DeBruin, Vice President, Office of Environmental Sustainability,State Street  

Peter DeBruin is a vice president in State Street’s Corporate Citizenship division, where he is responsible for global environmental sustainability strategy, including environmental metrics and reporting, operational footprint opportunities, communications, employee involvement and public policy engagement. He also sits on the corporate social responsibility working group and writes a blog on sustainability topics forState Streetemployees. Previously atState Street, DeBruin was in a procurement role implementing an e-procurement platform, and prior to that he worked at Fidelity Investments and Xerox Corporation. Peter DeBruin holds a Master of Business Administration from Michigan State University and a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Maine at Orono.  

Dr Robert Detlefsen, Vice President of Public Policy, US National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies

Robert Detlefsen is Vice President of Public Policy at the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies (NAMIC), an Indianapolis-based national trade association that represents more than 1,400 property-casualty insurance companies. In this role, Detlefsen conducts public policy research and analysis, and coordinates the development of NAMIC’s issue agenda and advocacy campaigns. Detlefsen’s analyses and commentaries have appeared in scholarly journals, specialized insurance publications, and a variety of newspapers and magazines. He is the author of “Dual Insurance Chartering: Potential Consequences” in The Future of Insurance Regulation (Brookings Press, 2009) and author of Civil Rights Under Reagan (ICS Press, 1991). He currently serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Insurance Regulation, and has testified on numerous occasions before legislative and regulatory bodies. Detlefsen holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and a B.A. in political science from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has served on the faculties of several colleges and universities, teaching courses in American government, constitutional law, and political theory.

Lily Donge, Manager, Environment and Climate Change, Calvert  

Lily Donge leads Calvert Investment’s s efforts and initiatives related to environment, climate change and water. She has covered the utilities, alternative energy and extractive industries and has managed the sustainability process for the Calvert Global Water Fund, the Calvert Global Alternative Energy Fund, and the Calvert Social Index. She has testified and regularly briefs a range of policymakers on financing cleantech, water and climate change opportunities. She serves as a Board member for the Roberts Environmental Center and for the Alliance for Green Heat. Prior to Calvert, she worked at the World Resources Institute, at Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, and at WI Carr in Southeast Asia.  

Christophe Dossarps, Development Director, R20 – Regions of the Climate Change

Formerly a project manager in a leading Canadian aerospace firm, Mr. Dossarps is a development specialist currently focused on climate change initiatives and international organizations. Formerly with the United Nations Development Programme UNDP, he was closely involved with its Territorial Approach to Climate change (TACC) Program, working with the International Chamber of Commerce to develop support from businesses. Based in Geneva, Switzerland, he was the founder of Canadian NGOs “Consortium Evolution” and its program “Generations Pact” for Quebec universities, and developed partnerships with Chambers of Commerce and Oxfam. He has been associated with the R20 initiative of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger since its inception in 2009, developed the business model between R20 and the World Energy Congress Montreal in 2010, and is currently structuring the collaboration between R20 and the ADB.

Rowan Douglas, CEO, Global Analytics, Willis Re & Chairman, Willis Research Network

Mr Douglas is CEO Global Analytics at Willis Re, a global reinsurance broker. Willis Re arranges protection for assets and populations against extreme events from natural catastrophe, financial, man-made and liability risks. He also chairs the Willis Research Network, the world’s largest collaboration between public science and the finance sector, involving fifty institutions to confront the challenges of delivering sustainability, resilience and financial security at local and global scales. In 2011 Mr Douglas was appointed to the Prime Minister’s Council for Science and Technology (CST). The CST is the UK Government’s top-level advisory body on science and technology policy issues. Since 2008 he has also served on the UK Natural Environmental Research Council (NERC) which oversees approximately Euro 400 million of annual science expenditure. Mr Douglas co-Chairs the Willis Economic Capital Forum at Georgia State University and sits on the Advisory Panel of the NCAR Earth System Laboratory, Boulder, Colorado; the Governing Board of the Global Earthquake Model Foundation, Pavia, Italy; the Private Sector Advisory Panel of the UN International Strategy for Disaster Reduction, and the UNEP Finance Initiative Insurance Commission in Geneva.

Colin Dyer, President and CEO, Jones Lang LaSalle

Mr. Dyer is President and Chief Executive Officer of Jones Lang LaSalle Incorporated, the leading integrated global real estate services and investment management firm. Since Mr. Dyer joined Jones Lang LaSalle in 2004, the firm’s revenues have more than doubled through organic growth, 33 strategic acquisitions across the globe, and the addition of 59 offices and six new countries to its geographic footprint. In 2000, Mr. Dyer was named the founding CEO of the WorldWide Retail Exchange. From 1996 until 2000, Mr. Dyer was CEO of Courtaulds Textiles plc. Previously, from 1978 to 1982, Mr. Dyer served with McKinsey & Company in Amsterdam. Mr. Dyer holds an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France, and a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College in London. He speaks Dutch, English and French. He is a member of The Chicago Club and the Economic Club of Chicago and is on the Board of Directors of The Executives’ Club of Chicago and Greenprint Foundation.

Robert G. Eccles, Professor of Management Practice,Harvard Business School  

Robert G. Eccles first joined the faculty in 1979 and received tenure in 1989. He left in 1993 to work in the private sector and rejoined the faculty in 2007. He is the author of One Report: Integrated Reporting for a Sustainable Strategy (with Michael P. Krzus), which is the first book on this subject. Professor Eccles continues his active research program on integrated reporting. Within the past few years a new trend has begun for “integrated reporting,” in which a company combines its financial and non-financial reports into “One Report” with varying degrees of integration. With HBS Professor Amy Edmondson, Dr. Eccles has started a major research project on innovative business models for sustainable urbanization. Here Eccles and Edmondson are studying ambitious and innovative initiatives that are based on extensive collaborations of many different types of experts, use of leading-edge technologies, fundamentally different approaches to contracting and construction, and new ways for the public and private sectors and civil society to work together. Dr. Eccles received an S.B. in Mathematics and an S.B. in Humanities and Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1973) and an A.M. (1975) and Ph.D. in Sociology (1979) from Harvard University.  

Amy Fraenkel, Regional Director, UNEP Regional Office for North America  

Amy Fraenkel has more than 25 years of experience in environmental law and policy. She has worked in both the executive and legislative branches of the United States government, inter-governmental organizations, and the private sector. Amy joined the United Nations Environment Programme as Regional Director for North America in January, 2008. Prior to joining UNEP, Amy worked for six years with the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Prior to working in the U.S. Senate, Fraenkel worked as a senior policy advisor in the Office of International Affairs within the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Fraenkel graduated from Grinnell College with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a concentration in environmental studies. She obtained her law degree from Harvard.  

Mark Fulton, Global Head of Climate Change Investment Research at DB Climate Change Advisors  

Mark Fulton, global head of climate change investment research based inNew Yorkco-ordinates a team of analysts who publish white papers on key industry, policy and strategic topics. The research team uses this to advise investment managers on climate change based strategies across the asset management platform. Mark joined the Company in 2006 after 29 years of investment experience in senior roles in research and management at Citigroup in the US, Salomon Smith Barney and NatWest in Sydney and James Capel in London. Mark is Co-Chair of UNEP FI Climate Change Working Group and Member of Steering Committee, Capital Markets Climate Initiative, UK Department of Energy and Climate Change. Mark has a BA in Philosophy & Economics from Oxford University.  

Julie Fox Gorte, Ph.D, Senior Vice President for Sustainable Investing, PaxWorld  

Julie Fox oversees environmental, social, and governance-related research on prospective and current investments as well as Pax’s shareholder advocacy and work on public policy advocacy. Prior to joining Pax, Dr. Gorte served as Vice President and Chief Social Investment Strategist at Calvert. Her experience before she joined the investment world in 1999 includes nearly 14 years as Senior Associate and Project Director at the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, Vice President for Economic and Environmental Research at The Wilderness Society, Program Manager for Technology Programs in the Environmental Protection Agency’s policy office, and Senior Associate at the Northeast-Midwest Institute. Dr. Gorte received her Bachelor of Science in Forest Management at Northern Arizona University, and a Master of Science and Ph.D from Michigan State in resource economics. Dr. Gorte serves on the boards of Ceres, the Center for a New American Dream, the Endangered Species Coalition, The Sustainable Investments Institute, and the Pinchot Institute. 

Jean-Noël Guye, Senior Advisor, Group Risk Management, AXA

After a “seven seas” career in the oil & gas industry, Jean-Noël Guye joined AXA to develop the specialised underwriting of large Marine & Offshore risks. From 2005 to 1 October 2011, he headed AXA resources in identifying, quantifying and managing emerging risks together with multinational experts from the Underwriting and Risk Management Departments. Within AXA’s Group Corporate Responsibility, Mr Guye is instrumental in the implementation of the UNEP FI Principles for Sustainable Insurance within AXA business entities. He has represented AXA in various international organisations, including UNEP FI (Principles for Sustainable Insurance Team, Insurance Commission, Climate Change Working Group), the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD Pilot Group for the Future Global Shocks Project), and the Chief Risk Officers Forum (Emerging Risks Initiative and Sustainability Risk Management Working Group). He obtained his Master Mariner & Marine Engineer degrees at Ecole Nationale de la Marine Marchande – Le Havre.

 Bennett Freeman, Senior Vice President for Sustainability Research and Policy of Calvert

Bennett Freeman leads Calvert’s Sustainability Research Department and oversees its company research and analysis as well as its policy and advocacy work. From 2003 until early 2006, he led Burson-Marsteller’s Global Corporate Responsibility practice advising multinationals on policy development, stakeholder engagement and communications strategies related to human rights, labor rights and sustainable development. During the Clinton Administration he served in three positions as a presidential appointee in the State Department, most recently as Deputy Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor from 1999 to early 2001. Freeman serves on the Boards of Oxfam America, the Institute for Business and Human Rights, the Revenue Watch Institute, the Global Network Initiative (GNI), the Genocide Intervention Network and EG Justice. Freeman received an MA in Modern History from the University of Oxford, where he studied as an English Speaking Union Churchill Scholar at Balliol College, and an AB in History from the University of California at Berkeley.  

Ed Hammond, Property Correspondent, Financial Times  

Ed Hammond is the Property Correspondent for the Financial Times. He has responsibility for the newspaper’s global property coverage and works with a FT’s network of foreign correspondents to write about residential and commercial real estate issues. Before covering property, Ed wrote about a number of different subjects for the FT, including construction, European equity markets and the credit derivate markets. He has a degree in English Literature and an MA in print journalism.   

Bracken Hendricks, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress  

Bracken Hendricks works at the interface of global warming solutions and economic development. He served as an advisor to the campaign and transition team of President Obama, and was an architect of clean-energy portions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Hendricks founded the Apollo Alliance, and served as energy and economic advisor to the Clinton Administration, the AFL-CIO and many policy makers and elected officials. Hendricks’ publications include the book Apollo’s Fire: Igniting America’s Clean Energy Economy, which he co-authored with U.S. Congressman Jay Inslee (D-WA).  

Jane Henley, CEO of World Green Building Council  

The World GBC is a coalition of national Green Building Councils, with 85 countries actively facilitating the transformation of the building industry towards sustainability, through market driven mechanisms. Jane has formal education in Science and Business Management. With a background in management consulting, Jane founded the New Zealand Green Building Council then became a director of the World Green Building Council in 2007, then becoming the CEO in 2010. Jane is a recent past director of the United Nations Sustainable Building Climate Initiative board (UNEP-SBCI). Jane is committed to driving market transformation that is underpinned by sound economic practices that simultaneously deliver financial, social and environmental benefits.  

Paul Hilton, CFA, Portfolio Manager, Trillium Asset Management  

Paul is a portfolio manager, joining Trillium in June 2011. He has been involved in sustainable and responsible investing for over 15 years, working on both the investment and sustainability research and advocacy sides. Prior to joining Trillium, Paul was Vice President, Sustainable Investment Business Strategy at Calvert Investments, leading SRI product and business development, with a particular focus on the institutional and international arenas. He also previously held senior positions within Calvert’s Equities and Marketing Departments. Prior to Calvert Paul was Portfolio Manager for Socially Responsible Investing at The Dreyfus Corporation. At Dreyfus he was responsible for social research and advocacy for the Dreyfus Premier Third Century Fund and its variable annuity counterpart, the Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund. He also served as a research analyst in the Social Awareness Investment (SAI) program at Smith Barney Asset Management, then a division of Citigroup. Paul started his career in the field of SRI as an analyst with the Council on Economic Priorities, a non-profit known for an influential consumer guidebook called “Shopping for a Better World.” Paul is a former Treasurer of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) and former co-chair of its Asset Management Working Group. In addition, Paul serves on the board of the Social Investment Forum. A Chartered Financial Analyst, he holds Master’s degrees in Anthropology from New York University and Education from Roberts Wesleyan College. Paul is a frequent commentator on SRI to the news media, and has been quoted in Pensions & Investments, Investment News, Barron’s, Institutional Investor, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, and The Village Voice. He was co-project lead on the influential UNEP-FI report of the Asset Management Working Group entitled: “Fiduciary Responsibility – Legal and Practical Aspects of Integrating Environmental, Social and Governance Issues into Institutional Investment.”  

Stephen Hine, , Head of Responsible Investment Development, EIRIS  

Stephen Hine is the Head of Responsible Investment Development at EIRIS, Experts in Responsible Investment Solutions, and is responsible for expanding the market for responsible investment in the UK and beyond for different types of investors. He also assists in the promotion of both EIRIS’ services for investors and of SRI in general in Europe and beyond through the EIRIS Partners Network and directly. He has developed the EIRIS Engagement and Voting services. Stephen is also responsible for policy development at EIRIS working with the OECD, UNEP FI,UNCTAD, US SIF Emerging Markets Disclosure Project, UN PRI, the Global Reporting Initiative, UK Social Investment Forum, Eurosif, and Governments and Regulators amongst others. Stephen represents at EIRIS on a steering committee working on the Voluntary Quality Standard for Corporate Sustainability and Responsible Research set up by independent SRI research groups in Europe.  

Peter Hobson, Senior Banker at EBRD Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Team  

Peter Hobson is a senior banker in the Energy Efficiency and Climate Change Team of the EBRD where he is responsible for developing sustainable energy financing products. Prior to that he was a programme manager for the International Institute for Energy Conservation – Europe and spent 8 years working for the investment bank NM Rothschild in London and Sydney where he specialised in financing natural resources and energy projects. He has over 25 years’ experience in energy finance including project development, policy dialogue and sustainable development issues. He holds an MSc in Environmental Technology fromImperialCollegeand an MA in mathematics from Cambridge University.  

James Hutchin, Associate Professor, Strategic General Management, Fox School of Business,Temple University  

James W. Hutchin, Associate Professor, teaches in both the Strategic General Management and Risk Management departments at the Fox School of Business, primarily in the graduate and executive education programs. He also leads the school’s Initiative for Sustainability Strategies, and was the Lead Academic for the research conducted for the 2009 UNEP FI report on “The Global State of Sustainable Insurance”. Mr. Hutchin has over 30 years of management experience, including as a CEO, in the financial services industry in Europe, Asia, Latin America, and the United States. He holds a Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter designation, completed his graduate work at the American Graduate School of International Management, and a BA in Philosophy from Randolph-Macon College in Virginia.  

Warren Isom, Executive Vice President, Willis Re  

Warren Isom is a member of the Willis Re Analytics team and a reinsurance broker with Willis Re, handling complex accounts, unusual coverages and alternative risk transfer, including weather-risk-related business and crop business in the United States. He is also FINRA qualified as a registered representative of Willis Securities, Inc., the Willis-owned U.S. broker dealer. Warren joined Willis Re in 1996, bringing with him 18 years of reinsurance experience at the Home Insurance Company (Vice President, Ceded Reinsurance), CIGNA P&C Reinsurance (General Manager of their U.S. office for International Reinsurance) and AFIA Re, for which he was Managing Director of AFIA Re’s London Branch, after serving as Regional Manager of AFIA Re’s Latin America office in Coral Gables. Warren holds a B.A. degree from The Johns Hopkins University and an M.Phil. from Yale. Warren also has been an active member of the Weather Risk Management Association, serving as a member of the Board and an officer of the Association for several years. 

Kirsty Jenkinson, Director of the Markets and Enterprise Program at the World Resources Institute  

Kirsty Jenkinson leads the Markets and Enterprise Program which focuses on harnessing markets and enterprise to expand opportunity and protect the environment. A British national, Kirsty spent the first six years of her career at Goldman Sachs in London working in Fixed Income sales and research analyzing corporate securities. She moved to UK-based fund manager, F&C Asset Management, in 2001 to pursue her long-term career goal: encouraging the creation of sustainable, responsible, successful businesses and financial markets. At F&C, Kirsty was a Director in the Governance & Sustainable Investment team and was at the forefront of analyzing how environmental, social and governance issues impact business. Kirsty holds a M.A. in International History from the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.  

Chris Jochnick, Private Sector Specialist, Oxfam America    

Chris Jochnick leads Oxfam America’s work on business and development including shareholder engagement, value chain assessments, and collaborative advocacy initiatives. He has initiated a variety of innovative partnerships with Fortune 500 corporations. Jochnick is the co-founder and former director of two nonprofit organizations devoted to economic and social rights. He has worked for more than 18 years on issues of human rights and corporate accountability, including seven years in Latin America supporting grassroots campaigns around extractive industries, sovereign debt, and trade agreements. Prior to joining Oxfam, Jochnick worked as a corporate attorney with the Wall Street law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP, where he advised companies on environmental and social responsibilities. He is a graduate of Harvard Law School and a former fellow of the Echoing Green and MacArthur foundations. 

 Abyd Karmali, Managing Director and Global Head of Carbon Markets, Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Abyd Karmali is a Managing Director and Global Head of Carbon Markets at Bank of America Merrill Lynch. His team has won several awards for innovative transactions including Environmental Finance magazine’s Carbon Finance Transaction of the Year (2008), The Banker Award for Most Innovative in Sustainability (2008), and a Special Commendation for Achievement in Financing at the Base of the Pyramid at the Financial Times’ sustainable finance awards (2011) for a deal in sub-Saharan Africa twinning carbon finance with microfinance. He serves on Bank of America’s Environmental Council and has worked for two decades on climate change and the carbon markets. He also serves as elected President of the Carbon Markets & Investors Association and Chairman of Just Energy, a new Oxfam initiative focused on access to energy. He holds an M.S. in Technology and Policy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  

Erika Karp, Managing Director & Head of Global Sector Research, UBS  

Erika Karp serves as Chair of the Global Investment Review Committee managing the UBS Global Sector Research effort encompassing Analysts and Strategists around the world. She was appointed to the UBS Investment Bank Board in 2007 and serves on the UBS Securities Research Executive Committee, the Americas Equity Business Forum, the Values-Based/Sustainable Investment Working Group reporting to the UBS Group Executive Board. Formerly as the Global Head of Research Product Management, Erika developed the UBS family of global equity research products including the trademarked UBS "Q-Series" initiative which she continues to manage. For 2011, Erika was named among the nation’s "Top 50 Women in Wealth" by AdvisorOne. Additionally, Erika serves on the Board of the world’s largest GLBT Synagogue. She holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BSE from the Wharton School.

Paul Kovacs, Executive Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction  

Paul Kovacs, Executive Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction Trained as an economist, Paul Kovacs has 26 years of work experience in public policy formation. In 1997, Paul founded the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction and was named Executive Director. The Institute provides a forum for insurers and other interested allies to work together to reduce the loss of life and property caused by severe weather and earthquakes. Working with the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organisation, Paul was a lead author of the 2001 IPCC report on climate change. In 2002, he was appointed to the economics department at the University of Western Ontario as adjunct research professor. In 2004, Paul was appointed President and CEO of the Property and Casualty Insurance Compensation Corporation. Paul serves on a number of Boards including the Canadian Council for Social Development and the Meteorological Service of Canada.

 Mike Kreigler, Insurance Commissioner, Washington State & Chair , Climate Change and Global Warming Working Group, US National Association of Insurance Commissioners

Mike Kreidler is Washington state’s eighth Insurance Commissioner, first elected in 2000 and re-elected to a third term in 2008. He has earned a reputation as a staunch advocate for consumer protection and a fair and balanced regulator of Washington’s diverse insurance markets. Kreidler earlier served in the state legislature and the U.S. Congress. He was a member of the Northwest Power Planning Council and a regional director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. A doctor of optometry, he has a master’s degree in Public Health from UCLA and was a founding director of a community bank. He retired as a lieutenant colonel from the U.S. Army Reserve in 2003 with 20 years of service. He was honored in 2009 with the "Excellence in Consumer Advocacy Award" presented by consumer advisors to the NAIC, and with the "2010 Leadership Award" by the Statewide Poverty Action Network.

Dag Arne Kristensen, Head of External Relations (including Corporate Social Responsibility), DnB NOR  

Dag Arne Kristensen is Head of External Relations (including Corporate Social Responsibility) in DnB NOR. He has been with the bank for more than 25 years in his present position for the last 8 years. DnB NOR is Norway’s leading financial institution and contribute to sustainable development mainly through focusing on environmental and social aspects in investment and lending, in relation to employees and in dialogue with customers, suppliers, shareholders and society at large. DnB NOR have been included in Dow Jones Sustainability Index for the last 3 years.  

Anthony J. Kuczinski, CPA, CPCU, President & Chief Executive Officer Munich Reinsurance America, Inc.  

Tony Kuczinski is President and Chief Executive Officer of Munich Reinsurance America, Inc., Chairman of HSB Group, Inc., and Chairman of American Modern Insurance Group, Inc. He has overall responsibility for Munich Re’s property and casualty reinsurance and specialty insurance businesses in the US. He is also a board member of Munich Re America Corporation and several of the related corporations. Prior to assuming his current position in January 2008, he was President of the Specialty Markets division of Munich Reinsurance America and President of American Alternative Insurance Corporation and The Princeton Excess and Surplus Lines Insurance Company. Tony also served as project leader of Munich Re’s U.S. Strategy Project. He has completed the Advanced Executive Education Program in conjunction with the AICPCU and the Wharton School. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from Pace University.  

Hulya Kurt, Head, Engineering Department, TSKB  

Hulya has 6 years of experience in the field as an engineer, in the leading firms of manufacturing industry, ceramics and 16 years in banking sector. Started to work for TSKB which is the largest investment bank in Turkey in 1995 as a project expert in the Engineering Department and lately as an administrative officer as assistant department head of Engineering Department(2007-2009), as group manager of Engineering Department (2009-2010) and finally as Head of Engineering Department(2010-Present). She is the Team leader of ‘Environmental Management System’. TSKB’s environmental and sustainability policies are under her responsibility. She has broad experience in environment, sustainability, renewable energy, energy efficiency and carbon financing. She is also Head of environment working group of Turkish Banking Association.  

Rick Lacaille, Global Chief Investment Officer (CIO), State Street Global Advisors  

Rick is Global Chief Investment Officer of SSgA and a member of the firm’s Executive Management Group. Rick has responsibility for all investment management activity at SSgA, including research and trading. Rick also serves on the European and International Executive Committees and the SSgA Investment Committee. Rick has a BSc(Hons) in Operational Research from Lancaster University and MSc in Econometrics from London Guildhall University. He is Chairman of the Board of Inquire (UK), a member of the FTSE Policy Committee and he sits on the Asset Management Committee of the Investment Management Association. He is a regular writer and broadcaster and speaker at industry conferences. 

Pierre Langlois, President, Econoler, Vice-Chair, EVO  

Mr. Langlois is a recognized international expert who has worked on over 40 countries in the development and implementation of pioneering energy efficiency financial mechanisms. He has also acquired solid experience in all sectors of energy policy development, demand-side management and project development for international financial institutions. Over his career, he has acted as member of the board of directors of several ESCOs worldwide and a few international organizations such as the Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO), for which he is still an international trainer in the measurement and verification of energy efficiency project performance. His achievements with Econoler have been awarded numerous prizes. 

Gil Levy, Partner, SDCL  

Gil Levy joined SDCL with a focus on special opportunities and private equity. Prior to SDCL, he worked at Fortress Investment Group LLC in both London and Frankfurt, on their private equity and principal real estate teams. His responsibilities at Fortress included acquisitions, divestments and asset management of €5.5bn of commercial real estate portfolios. Previously, Gil worked at Nomura International PLC in their London-based Principal Finance Group, where he financed full capital structure opportunistic real state and asset backed transactions. Prior to joining Nomura, Gil worked at Global Capital Group in the real estate investment banking team in London. Gil received his bachelor degree in Law (LLB) from Sheffield University. Gil served in the armed forces between 1994 and 1997. 

Andrew Logan, Director, Oil & Gas and Insurance Programs  

Since joining Ceres in 2002, Andrew has launched and directs two program areas for the organization. The first focuses on working with investors to engage the oil sector on key sustainability issues including climate change, biodiversity and water. Andrew’s second area of focus is the insurance sector, particularly the role that insurers could play in encouraging solutions to climate change. Andrew has a background in corporate strategy from his work with Bain & Company, a leading management consultancy. While with Bain, Andrew developed high-level strategy for companies in the finance, e-commerce, manufacturing, retail and media sectors. Prior to joining Ceres, Andrew directed U.S. PIRG’s corporate campaign to protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. He graduated summa cum laude from Amherst College.  

Mindy Lubber, President, Ceres  

Mindy S. Lubber is President of Ceres, a nonprofit organization that leads a national coalition of investors, environmental organizations and other public interest groups working with companies to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change and water scarcity. Mindy also directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a group of over 100 institutional investors managing $10 trillion in assets focused on the business risks and opportunities of climate change. Under Mindy’s leadership, Ceres launched The 21st Century Corporation: The Ceres Roadmap for Sustainability, highlighting critical corporate environmental and social performance improvements for integrating sustainability across capital markets and the economy.