Jaesik Sohn

Mr. Jaesik Sohn is currently the General Director of the ESG Policy & Disclosure Department at the Korea Exchange (KRX). He is responsible for establishing ESG policies and overseeing disclosure frameworks, specifically focusing on Corporate Governance Reports and Sustainability Reports. With over 20 years of extensive experience at KRX, he has built a diverse career covering various areas, including emissions trading, global marketing, commodities and derivatives, KOSDAQ regulation, market oversight, and public relations. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration and a Master’s degree in International Commerce from Korea University, an MBA from KAIST, and a Ph.D. from Sejong 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.