Shilpi Nanda

Dr Shilpi Nanda is a Policy Advisor at Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the world’s largest sovereign wealth fund, valued at $2 trillion, which operates in approximately 70 markets across 9,000 companies. She leads policy engagements with standard setters and regulators to protect the return on NBIM’s investments, with a focus on Europe and India. Since joining NBIM in 2023, she has gained experience across various parts of the organization, including active ownership teams responsible for voting and company engagements on responsible investment topics. Her expertise and interests lie in the ethical functioning of corporations in financial markets, comparative corporate governance, and responsible investments.

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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.