Oshni Arachchi is Danske Bank’s Global Head of Active Ownership and Head of Responsible Investment (Sweden). She has over 10 years of experience in responsible and sustainable investment. Prior to joining Danske Bank, Oshni held key roles key roles at ISS, Folksam, the UNDP, and the Danish Institute for Human Rights. From her eight years with ISS as their Global Head of Global Norms, Controversies and Pooled Engagement, she has supported numerous global investors in their efforts to integrate sustainability throughout their investment processes and implement their respective active ownership strategies. She also holds a number of voluntary positions, serving as a guest lecturer at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law, a member of The Taskforce on Inequality-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) Europe & UK Regional Council and a member of the reference group for the Center for Migration and Integration Research (CMIR).

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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.