Emi Onozuka

Emi is known as a governance, stewardship and corporate sustainability expert.  She sits on the board of Musashi Seimitsu Industry and Daiwa Asset Management and is currently the CEO of Eminent Group Ltd..  Previously, she was the COO at Japan Catalyst, Inc. (2020-2022) and held various roles at Goldman Sachs Asset Management (2000-2020) and J.P. Morgan (1998-2000).  At GSAM Japan, she headed the Stewardship Responsibility Group leading research in ESG and conducted company research and engagements.

Currently, she sits on the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance established by Japan Financial Services Agency and Study Group on Disclosure Policies for Non-financial Information by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.  Emi is also active in industry initiatives: a leader for the Japan Chapter of ISSB-SASB Fundamentals of Sustainable Accounting, steering member for Japan Stewardship Initiative as well as the chairperson for Future Design Initiative by Science and Finance (FDSF). She published her first book “Connecting Corporate Sustainability and Sustainable Finance” in July, 2023.

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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.