Speakers
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Marian D’Auria Global Head of Risk & Sustainability, GFG Alliance
Marian is the Global Head of Risk & Sustainability at GFG Alliance, a global metal manufacturer. Prior to joining GFG, she was managing director at Redington and, before that, led Deloitte’s Trustee Advisory team in London. Marian has over 20 years’ experience in risk management, sustainability, governance, and investment consulting.
Marian is also a Non-executive Director of USS Limited and Chairs their Pensions Committee. She is a Fellow of the Institute & Faculty of Actuaries and has served two terms on their governing Council, as well as sitting on their Management Board. She is a current member of the IFoA Sustainability Board.
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Anastasia Guha Global Head of Sustainable Investment, Redington
Anastasia is responsible for leading the firm’s global sustainable investment team and advising clients on all aspects of sustainable investment strategy, targets and allocations. She joined Redington in June 2021 and works across all clients from pensions to endowments and foundations. Anastasia has been a sustainable investment specialist with over 17 years’ experience, 10 of which were at the United Nations-supported Principles of Responsible Investment, where her last role was as Director of Northern Europe Middle East and Africa, leading a team supporting over 200 asset owners in their implementation of ESG criteria in investment strategy, allocations, and stewardship decisions.
She has previously worked at Euromoney Institutional Investor and Fidelity. She sits on reference groups on Social Issues and Global policy at the UN supported Principles for Responsible Investment and sits on working groups within the Glasgow Financial Alliance on Net Zero (GFANZ).
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Statistics from Ferguson College and a Master’s degree in International Political Economy from the University of Warwick.
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Fiona Smith Head of Responsible Investment, Smart Pension
Fiona is responsible for developing the investment strategy and responsible investing approach at Smart Pension. Fiona participates in various industry groups relating to ESG and received the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing in 2021. Fiona previously worked at Mercer in DC investments, working with large institutional pension schemes.
