Jae Aum

Jae Aum is a seasoned assurance partner based in Seoul, Korea leading Capital Markets Group and Sustainability. Since his relocation to Korea in 2019, he focuses on sustainable audit quality and regulatory matters for cross border transactions. He served various roles in EY US firm’s national office and SEC prior to his relocation to Asia. Jae has over twenty years of experience in leading multidisciplinary global engagement teams serving various industry clients including corporate, investment products and various financial institutions. His industry exposure includes Fortune 100 technology companies, SEC registered management companies, banking institutions, various types of SEC, CFTC and CIMA registered investment companies as well as private companies. He is a frequent guest speaker and lecturer at industry conferences for internal controls, accounting and auditing topics with SEC & PCAOB focus. He is also a firm’s leading resource for sustainability assurance and advisory.

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Will Farrell

Federated Hermes
Assistant Manager, EOS
London

Will co-leads the climate change theme at EOS, the stewardship arm of Federated Hermes Limited, where his coverage includes companies in Europe and Australia, primarily financial services, energy, chemicals, and materials. Prior to joining EOS, Will worked in the energy and infrastructure investment banking team at Macquarie Capital, where he specialised in renewable energy. Before that, Will held a number of roles across the UK climate policy space, including as a parliamentary researcher for Rt. Hon. Chris Skidmore MP on climate and energy issues, and as a climate and economic policy analyst at a diplomatic institute. He was appointed as a voluntary adviser to Rt. Hon. Alok Sharma MP, President of COP26, on preparations for COP26 after co-founding a Westminster climate policy group in 2019, which engaged MPs and Members of the House of Lords to advocate for more ambition on climate action in public policy. Will has a Bachelor’s degree (1st Class Honours) in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.