Andrew Hobbs

Andrew leads the EY EMEIA Public Policy team, which helps to protect EY’s reputation and licence to operate while supporting EY client teams in the market. A qualified solicitor, Andrew is particularly interested in the role of good governance in both business success and “doing the right thing.”

Andrew works with EY EMEIA Assurance to support boards of directors through initiatives like the Center for Board Matters and EY’s collaboration with Tapestry Networks.

Previously, Andrew focused on Corporate Governance & Public Policy in the UK, where he was a regular speaker on governance, chair of EY’s mid-market independent director network and sponsor and trainer for the FT Non Executive Directors Club.

Andrew earned an LLB honors degree in Law and French from Cardiff University and a Legal Practice diploma from the Centre for Professional Legal Studies.

How Andrew is building a better working world

Having spent many years as a charity trustee, Andrew regularly speaks to charities and social entrepreneurs on the benefits of good governance.

“For me it’s all about focusing on how governance and assurance can adapt to the challenges of the 21st century in a way that properly focuses on the public interest and that contributes to sustainable social and economic prosperity.

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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.