Ray Dalio is founder, co-chair and co-chief investment officer of Bridgewater Associates. He started Bridgewater out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York in 1975 and under his leadership, the firm has grown into the fifth most important private company in the US according to Fortune Magazine.
For his and Bridgewater's industry-changing innovations as well as his work advising policymakers around the world, Dalio has been called the “Steve Jobs of Investing” by aiCIO Magazine and Wired Magazine, and named one of the 100 Most Influential People by TIME Magazine.
He is also the author of The New York Times #1 Bestseller Principles, which outlines his work and life principles, the foundation of Bridgewater’s distinctive culture and the cornerstone of his and Bridgewater’s success. Dalio and Bridgewater also recently published Principles for Navigating Big Debt Crises, the first public dissemination of their research on these economic events, which enabled them to anticipate the 2008 Financial Crisis. He is currently working on his third book, which will outline his investment principles.
Dalio holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from C.W. Post College and an MBA degree from Harvard Business School. He has been married to his wife, Barbara, for over 40 years and has four grown sons. He is an avid philanthropist with a special interest in ocean exploration and conservation.

Tate has been an investment industry media publisher and conference producer since 1996. In his media career, Tate has launched and overseen dozens of print and
electronic publications. He is the chief executive and major shareholder of Conexus Financial, which was formed in 2005, and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
The company stages more than 20 conferences and events each year –
in cities which have included London, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Beijing, Sydney and Melbourne – and publishes three media brands,
including the global website and strategy newsletter for global
institutional investors conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com. One of the company’s signature events is the bi-annual Fiduciary Investors Symposium. Conexus Financial’s
events aim to place the responsibilities of investors in wider societal, and political contexts, as well as promote the long-term stability of markets and sustainable
retirement incomes. Tate served for seven years on the board of Australia’s most high profile homeless charity, The Wayside Chapel; and he has underwritten the
welfare of 60,000 people in 28 villages throughout Uganda via The Hunger Project.

Lucy Thomas leads NSW Treasury Corporation’s stewardship activities. In her role she has joint accountability with the investment leadership team for the design and implementation of a new total portfolio approach to investment and stewardship philosophy and process. TCorp is committed to be an effective steward of the $90 billion of assets entrusted to TCorp on behalf of the people of NSW.
She is responsible for establishing and managing best-practice stewardship at TCorp and uses a five pillar framework to embed stewardship across the organisation. These pillars include ESG integration, proxy voting, engagement, collaboration and disclosure. She ensures consistency of approach and transparency to stakeholders including government, clients, TCorp board and global industry peers.
She was previously global head of sustainable investment at Willis Towers Watson. Her career spans diverse global investment roles with over 15 years’ industry experience. Her background includes equity research at Morgan Stanley in London; a boutique real estate manager in Europe; and a Sydney based market neutral hedge fund.
She is a CFA charterholder and holds a BA (Hons) in management science from Dublin University (Trinity College).

Andrew Siwo is the director of sustainable investments and climate solutions (SICS) at the New York State Common Retirement Fund and reports to the chief investment officer. He is charged with providing leadership and oversight on sustainable investment efforts across the Fund’s $220 billion portfolio and is the portfolio manager for the fund’s $20 billion commitment to SICS. Previously, Siwo was an investment director and served as the head of mission-related investments (MRIs) at Colonial Consulting, an investment consultancy to over 150 leading foundations and endowments with an aggregate of $40 billion in assets.
At Colonial Consulting, Siwo led the creation of client portfolios targeting MRIs, developed the firm’s MRI (SRI, ESG, impact) framework as well led sourcing, investment research, and due diligence across asset classes for related investment strategies.
Prior to joining Colonial Consulting, Siwo was a manager at the Global Impact Investing Networking (GIIN). In his capacity there, he was responsible for the operation, sourcing, and development of ImpactBase, the largest platform of impact investment funds globally, which he grew by $10 billion and validated over 100 impact funds. He also educated and fostered institutional investors seeking exposure to socially/environmentally responsible investment portfolios.
Prior to joining the GIIN, Siwo spent five years in the investment banking division at JP Morgan-most recently in the Global Special Opportunities Group, a $3 billion proprietary portfolio of principal investments in private equity, debt, mezzanine, infrastructure, and real estate. He also held roles on the rates desk executing fixed-income financing transactions as well as the Securitized Products Group valuing collateralized mortgage obligations.
Before JP Morgan, Siwo was a member of the Corporate Finance and Real Estate Strategy Group at Victoria's Secret leading project finance initiatives. He began his career at E*Trade Financial, managing a team of investment representatives serving active traders and high net-worth investors. His investment articles have been printed in various industry publications. Siwo completed an MPA in Finance and Fiscal Policy at Cornell University and holds a BA in Accounting from Morehouse College. He has held FINRA Series 7, 63, and 24 licenses. Siwo was selected into the 2020 Class of Crain’s New York Business “40 under 40.”

As PKA’s deputy executive director Dewi Dylander is head of sustainable investments and the investment secretariat where she works with integrating ESG in investments, exercising active ownership and optimizing the business through sustainable investments. She is responsible for climate related issues and implementing the UN SDG's. In addition, she is ensuring long-term value creation through an increased focus on implementing ESG factors as core elements in the investment strategy, policies and guidelines.
With a practicing certificate and +20 years' business experience – including on executive level – I have a strong professional foundation with broad financial, legal and international experience from both the public and private sectors. She has worked at ATP, and was well as stints in government including chief negotiator and head of department for the Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate in Denmark, where she was Denmark’s chief negotiator for international climate negotiations with the EU and UN. She has a Masters Degree in Law from the University of Copenhagen.

White is responsible for the content across all Conexus Financial’s institutional media and events. She is responsible for directing the bi-annual Fiduciary Investors Symposium which challenges global investors on investment best practice and aims to place the responsibilities of investors in wider societal, and political contexts, as well as promote the long-term stability of markets and sustainable retirement incomes. She is the editor of conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com, the online news and analysis site for the world’s largest institutional investors. White has been an investment journalist for more than 20 years and has edited industry journals including Investment & Technology, Investor Weekly and MasterFunds Quarterly. She was previously editorial director of InvestorInfo and has worked as a freelance journalist for the Australian Financial Review, CFO, Asset and Asia Asset Management. She has a Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University and a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Technology, Sydney. She was previously a columnist for the Canadian publication, Corporate Knights, which is distributed by the Globe and Mail and The Washington Post. White is currently a fellow in the Finance Leaders Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. The two-year program consists of 22 fellows and seeks to develop the next generation of responsible, community-spirited leaders in the global finance industry.

Saker Nussebeih is chief executive of the international business of Federated Hermes, appointed November 2011, having joined in June 2009 as chief investment officer. He is also a member of the Federated Hermes Executive team. Prior to this, Nussebeih was global head of equities at Fortis Investments, having previously been CIO global equities since 2005. Before this, he was CIO of global equities and head of marketing for SGAM UK. This followed SGAM’s acquisition of Trust Company of the West, where Nussebeih was a managing director running global and international strategies, as well the London office. He started his career at Mercury Asset Management in 1987.
Nussebeih is founder of the 300 Club and was an inaugural member of the CFA Institute’s Future of Finance Advisory Council from 2013 until 2019. He is a member of the IIRC Council, the FCA-PRA Climate Financial Risk Forum, the United Nations Environmental Programme Financial Initiative Steering Committee, the Banking Standards Board, the UK National Advisory Board on Impact Investing, and the advisory Board of the National Youth Orchestra.
In 2018, Nussebeih was named CEO of the Year at the Financial News Asset Management Europe Awards. He has a BA and PhD in Medieval History from King's College, University of London.
He was awarded a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the Queen’s 2019 New Year's Honours list for services to Responsible Business and Finance.

White is responsible for the content across all Conexus Financial’s institutional media and events. She is responsible for directing the bi-annual Fiduciary Investors Symposium which challenges global investors on investment best practice and aims to place the responsibilities of investors in wider societal, and political contexts, as well as promote the long-term stability of markets and sustainable retirement incomes. She is the editor of conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com, the online news and analysis site for the world’s largest institutional investors. White has been an investment journalist for more than 20 years and has edited industry journals including Investment & Technology, Investor Weekly and MasterFunds Quarterly. She was previously editorial director of InvestorInfo and has worked as a freelance journalist for the Australian Financial Review, CFO, Asset and Asia Asset Management. She has a Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University and a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Technology, Sydney. She was previously a columnist for the Canadian publication, Corporate Knights, which is distributed by the Globe and Mail and The Washington Post. White is currently a fellow in the Finance Leaders Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. The two-year program consists of 22 fellows and seeks to develop the next generation of responsible, community-spirited leaders in the global finance industry.

Eva Cairns is responsible for climate change research within the ESG investment team at Aberdeen Standard Investments. That includes climate related research for high emitting sectors such as oil & gas, utilities, transportation and agriculture. She is responsible for TCFD reporting in relation to specific asset manager disclosures such as carbon footprinting, scenario analysis and integrating climate change into the investment process. She joined ASI in 2010 and before joining the ESG team managed a team of business analysts and worked on front office projects focused on the investment process, particularly research and risk. She obtained the Professional Risk Management (PRM) qualification in 2014 and was awarded Candidate of the Year 2014 based on exam results.
She was previously an economist at Halcrow, a consultancy firm where she was responsible for project analysis and delivery in the energy and transport sector across the UK and internationally. She has a MSc in Economics with Distinction and her thesis was focused on the social cost of carbon and its application in UK policy.

Anne Simpson is CalPERS’ director of board governance and strategy, reporting to the CEO and responsible for strategic initiatives across the $400 billion fund. These include Climate Action 100+, a global investor alliance of $40 trillion driving business action on climate change, the Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance, and the UN Secretary General’s Global Investors for Sustainable Development. In the past year, Simpson has been named by Time Magazine as one of 15 women leading the global fight on climate change; by GreenBiz as one of 25 “kickass” women on climate change; and as one of the 100 Most Influential Women in US Finance, by Barron’s (Dow Jones).
Simpson serves on the SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee, as well as the Haas Business School Senior Advisory Board at the Center for Responsible Business and the Leadership Council for the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights. She has published in the field over many years, most recently as co-author of the new book The Financial Ecosystem: The Role of Finance in Advancing Sustainability with Satyajit Bose and Dong Guo of Columbia University. She is also the co-author of Fair Shares: the future of shareholder power and responsibility with Jonathan Charkham.
Simpson is a graduate of Oxford University where she read philosophy, politics and economics, and a former Slater Fellow at Wellesley College, Massachusetts. Her prior roles include senior faculty fellow amd lecturer at the Yale School of Management; head of the global corporate governance forum, at the World Bank; first executive director of the International Corporate Governance Network and joint managing director of Pensions & Investment Research Consultants Ltd. She is British, has three grown children, and lives in California.

Tate has been an investment industry media publisher and conference producer since 1996. In his media career, Tate has launched and overseen dozens of print and
electronic publications. He is the chief executive and major shareholder of Conexus Financial, which was formed in 2005, and is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.
The company stages more than 20 conferences and events each year –
in cities which have included London, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Amsterdam, Beijing, Sydney and Melbourne – and publishes three media brands,
including the global website and strategy newsletter for global
institutional investors conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com. One of the company’s signature events is the bi-annual Fiduciary Investors Symposium. Conexus Financial’s
events aim to place the responsibilities of investors in wider societal, and political contexts, as well as promote the long-term stability of markets and sustainable
retirement incomes. Tate served for seven years on the board of Australia’s most high profile homeless charity, The Wayside Chapel; and he has underwritten the
welfare of 60,000 people in 28 villages throughout Uganda via The Hunger Project.

Nigel Topping has been appointed by the UK Government as the High Level Climate Action Champion for United Nations climate talks, COP26. He was previously the CEO of We Mean Business until December 2019, where he drove radical collaboration for climate action among NGOs working with the world's most influential businesses. This coalition played a key role in bringing the constructive voice of business in support of the Paris Agreement and, under his leadership has continued to drive ambition and action to accelerate the transition to a zero carbon economy.
Previously, Topping was executive director of CDP, launching new programs and partnerships including supply chain, water, forests and cities. He has 18 years’ experience in the private sector, including as a member of the management board of the world's largest manufacturer of brake pads, TMD Friction.
He is a commissioner on the Energy Transitions Commission and has been instrumental in the launch of many collaborative initiatives such as Science Based Targets, Business for Nature and the Global Commons Alliance.
He holds an MA in Mathematics from Cambridge University, Cambridge, UK and an MSc in Holistic Science from Schumacher College, Devon, UK

White is responsible for the content across all Conexus Financial’s institutional media and events. She is responsible for directing the bi-annual Fiduciary Investors Symposium which challenges global investors on investment best practice and aims to place the responsibilities of investors in wider societal, and political contexts, as well as promote the long-term stability of markets and sustainable retirement incomes. She is the editor of conexust1f.flywheelstaging.com, the online news and analysis site for the world’s largest institutional investors. White has been an investment journalist for more than 20 years and has edited industry journals including Investment & Technology, Investor Weekly and MasterFunds Quarterly. She was previously editorial director of InvestorInfo and has worked as a freelance journalist for the Australian Financial Review, CFO, Asset and Asia Asset Management. She has a Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University and a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Technology, Sydney. She was previously a columnist for the Canadian publication, Corporate Knights, which is distributed by the Globe and Mail and The Washington Post. White is currently a fellow in the Finance Leaders Fellowship at the Aspen Institute. The two-year program consists of 22 fellows and seeks to develop the next generation of responsible, community-spirited leaders in the global finance industry.