Morten is the Head of Nature and Climate for holistiQ Investment Partners, the sustainable asset management platform of Lombard Odier Investment Managers powered by partnership with Systemiq. 

Prior to joining holistiQ, Morten was a partner and board member of Systemiq, where he established and led the nature-based solutions practice and established the offices in Indonesia and Brazil.
Morten was part of the leadership that setup and run Partnerships for Forests – the largest incubator of its kind that develops sustainable land use and forestry businesses across the tropical belt. He served as Chief Investment Officer for 8 years. 

He is a co-founder and board member of Forest Plateau a fully integrated coffee and chocolate company. He is further a board member of Revalue Nature, a nature-based carbon developer, and investor in other nature-based solutions start-ups. 

He is an (co)author of several publications by McKinsey Global Institute, Systemiq and the Food and Land Use Alliance. 

Morten is an expert on the topic of aligning nature-based investments and corporate strategies to the transition to a net-zero, nature-positive and socially-just economy.  He has previously spoken on a range of platforms, including: Forum for the Future of Agriculture | Regenerative business models in the tropics, and Tropical Forest Alliance | Prosperous Forests.

Nathan leads Sustainable Systems at the PRI and developed the PRI’s Sustainable Financial System Programme. He was Chair of the EU Platform on Sustainable Finance that developed the EU Taxonomy and advises on sustainable finance regulation. He was in the EU High Level Expert Group on Sustainable Finance and various other expert groups in the EU and UK. These roles are part of twenty years work in sustainable finance in government policy, investment research and ratings on companies, and the development of investment processes and tools. Nathan was educated in International Relations, Business Administration and Ethics & Leadership.

Tim is the Lead Investment Stewardship Manager for Climate Change in NBIM’s Environmental Initiatives team, part of the firm’s Active Ownership team. Tim joined NBIM from Lazard Asset Management in January 2023, where he was a Research Analyst in the Sustainable Investing and ESG Team, covering Climate Change and the Energy Transition. 

Tushar Kumar is a Partner at Just Climate on the Investment Team. Previously, Tushar worked at Kerogen Capital as a partner on their investment and portfolio management team and was responsible for many of their European energy and energy transition investments, as well as key relationships in the region. Prior to that, he was an executive director in Morgan Stanley’s natural resources investment banking group in London and an associate in J.P. Morgan’s natural resources investment banking group in Hong Kong.

Tushar has a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. He is also a CFA Charterholder.

Alicia Kedzierski is the Head of Department for ESG at the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and is responsible for setting the regulatory ESG strategy and leading policy and technical work. This includes embedding ESG across the FCA’s activities. Alicia has led the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) Policy, the Vote Reporting Group, as well as the FCA's work on Transition Finance, Transition Planning, and other high profile projects. She is also Co-Chair of the IOSCO Assurance Workstream on Sustainable Finance. 

 
Alicia previously led critical projects for the FCA, including the regulatory response to the Cost of Living Crisis. Her experience spans the UK and working across the Middle East and Africa, including development projects. Previously, Alicia worked at Deloitte, the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Bank of England. Her background is in Law. 

Elena is the Head of ESG Client Experience at BlueBay Asset Management, focusing on effectively articulating the firm’s ESG proposition with investors and working with investment teams to communicate their ESG integration and engagement efforts. Elena is a co-chair of RBC BlueBay’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Forum and a member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee and the Charity Forum.  

She joined BlueBay in 2016 and has previously held roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Candriam Investors Group. Elena’s academic qualifications include Masters degrees in Portfolio Management, Corporate Finance and Banking, Finance and Risk Management. Elena is a CFA charterholder, a CAIA charterholder, a CIPM designation holder and has obtained the IMC Certificate and the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing. 

At IFM, Maria leads the Global Sustainable Investment team, supporting the organisation’s drive towards maximising long-term returns while creating positive and wide-ranging benefits for communities around the world. Prior to joining IFM, Maria spent nearly four years as Head of Responsible Investment and Stewardship at one of the UK’s largest pension providers Scottish Widows. She had previously held senior DC investment consulting roles at Mercer and JLT. She is a spokesperson on responsible investment matters, a regular contributor to pension and sustainable finance industry events, a UK Top Green Voice on LinkedIn and a professional awards judge. She is a member of the UKSIF Board and its Policy Committee and also volunteers on a number of government-led taskforces.

Sofia is a Senior Investment Analyst for Ambienta X and is based in London. She joined Ambienta in 2021

Prior to joining Ambienta, Sofia was a top ranked utilities and renewables equity research analyst with close to 20 years experience, including close to 10 years as Managing Director at Exane BNP Paribas’ and Citi. Sofia started her career as an equity analyst for JPMorgan covering the utilities sector.

She holds a first-class BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and is a CFA® charterholder.

Sofia speaks Greek (native) and English (fluent).

Michael was appointed Head of Investment Stewardship in April 2021 in addition to being Head of Responsible Investment Integration for Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), having joined LGIM in 2016 as Chief Operating Officer. In this role Michael is responsible for engagement with investee companies globally across all LGIM’s assets under management as well as regulatory and policy engagement regarding ESG matters. He is also responsible for driving LGIM’s broad responsible investment strategic direction spanning all functions within LGIM. Michael is a member of LGIM’s Executive Committee.
Prior to LGIM Michael had a 28 year career at BlackRock (and its predecessor firms), where he was most latterly regional head of the Client Solutions group. Preceding that role Michael had established and led a number of businesses including the Fiduciary Mandate business, the Aladdin risk management and enterprise tools business and the Transition Management group. Michael is a passionate supporter of inclusion, a vocal ally, executive sponsor of Legal & General’s LGBT network and vice chair of Investment 20/20. He graduated from UMIST in 1987 with a degree in Management Science.

Diandra Soobiah is Head of Responsible at Nest. She has been at Nest for 14 years and is responsible for the delivery and implementation of Nest’s Responsible Investment approach, ensuring it factors in material environmental, social and governance risks and opportunities. She also makes sure Nest fulfils its role as a responsible steward of members’ assets through voting and engagement in order to deliver the best financial outcomes for members.   Diandra has 21 years of investment experience including at Nedgroup Investments and Russell Investments. She is the co-chair of the 30% Club UK Investor Group and is a founding member of the Asset Owner Diversity Charter and member of the PLSA's Stewardship Advisory Group. 

Diandra holds a BA (Hons) in Business Studies and French from Queen Mary University of London and IMC. 

Dr. Julian Kölbel is assistant professor of sustainable finance at the University of St. Gallen, School of Finance and Center for Financial Services Innovation. He is also a research affiliate at MIT Sloan, where he is a co-founder of the Aggregate Confusion Project, and faculty member of the Swiss Finance Institute. His research covers the real-world impact of sustainable investing, analysis of environmental, social and governance (ESG) metrics, and investor preferences for sustainability. Julian has studied at ETH Zurich and the University of Oxford. Next to his academic work, he serves on the investment committee of the Swiss pension fund Abendrot.