Yoonbae Kim

Yoonbae is Head of the ESG Disclosure Team at the Korea Exchange (KRX), where he leads initiatives to strengthen corporate governance disclosure, driving improvements in governance transparency and market integrity.

With over 15 years at KRX, Yoonbae has held leadership roles in global business and derivatives markets, representing KRX at the World Federation of Exchanges. Previously, he served as a consultant at IDB Invest in Washington, DC, managing sustainability advisory projects and fostering Korea–Latin America collaboration.

He holds an MBA from Columbia Business School and a BA in Economics from Seoul National University.

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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.