Bruno is the global corporate governance lead and senior sustainable finance specialist at S&P Global Ratings, based in Madrid. Bruno has 16 years’ experience in ESG and responsible investing. Before his current role, he was the founder and MD of Quetzal Strategy, a global consultancy advising emerging markets companies on ESG risks, and investors on sustainable investing strategies. He was a director and Head of Latin America at Morrow Sodali where he advised Boards and C-suites on corporate governance. He previously worked as a senior sustainable investing analyst at Hermes Investment Management in London, where he was the Head of Stewardship for Latin America, and in ESG research with Innovest Strategic Value Advisors. He served as an ESG advisor to the Emerging Markets Investors Alliance and currently sits on the Global Reporting Initiative’s Independent Appointments Committee. He graduated from Durham University in Middle Eastern Studies, has a Masters in International Political Economy from Warwick University, a Certificate in Investor Relations from the UK IR Society, the CFA’s Certificate in ESG Investing, GARP’s Sustainability and Climate Risk Certificate, and SASB’s FSA Credential I.

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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.