Jane Gimber

Jane has almost two decades of experience working in Brussels as an EU public affairs and advocacy specialist. For the last thirteen years, she has specialized in advocacy relating to the financial sector, with particular expertise in the areas of corporate governance and sustainable finance.

In her current role as Partner and Head of Sustainability at FleishmanHillard, she advises both financial and non-financial corporates on how to effectively engage with the EU policy-making process, across political, policy and reputational issues.

She joined FleishmanHillard in 2012, having previously worked in communications for a European-based financial services association, where she was responsible for external communications including press and media relations and event organisation. Jane holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Frech and Italian from the University of Exeter.  

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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.