Takashi Ouchida

Takashi Ouchida is the EY Japan Talent Leader and Vice Chairman of Ernst and Young ShinNihon LLC (EYSN). He is responsible for talent development across EY Japan, including EYSN.

He has extensive experience providing practical and effective solutions to client challenges, leveraging knowledge gained through financial audits, consultation services on internal controls, and financial due diligence in technology and other industries. Utilizing his international experience, both in Los Angeles and New York, he develops and manages a high-performing team that operates independently of the constraints of borders, cultures, and languages. He contributes to diversity-driven talent development, as well as the individual growth of our people — with career-path support.

Graduating in Economic Science from Waseda University, Tokyo, he is a Certified Public Accountant, both in Japan and the US (New York).

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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.