Fuyumi is currently a Senior ESG Specialist as part of Nomura Asset Management (NAM)’s Responsible Investment Department based in Tokyo, Japan, where she handles proxy voting, engagement with Japanese and foreign companies, and ESG initiatives. NAM is a leader in responsible investment across Japan and Asia with a history of over 20 years in this area.

Prior to joining NAM, she worked for STOXX, a European index provider where she led and expanded their Japan business. Before moving back to Japan in 2018, Fuyumi worked in Hong Kong for Novus Aviation Capital a multinational aircraft leasing firm headquartered in Dubai.

She started her career as a financial journalist at Nikkei covering multiple sectors and equity markets. Fuyumi also represented Nikkei in Hong Kong for several years as an economic news reporter covering Greater China.

She is a member of PRI Japan Advisory Committee. She holds a Bachelor of Human Life and Environmental Science from Ochanomizu University in Japan.

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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.