Speakers
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Ed Gemmell Leader, Investment Committee Member -Climate Party, Buckinghamshire Unitary Council Pension Fund
Ed is Leader of the Climate Party in the UK and a unitary councillor in Buckinghamshire. He is a regular commentator on TV and in other media on climate, the economy, and British leadership of the clean industrial revolution. He is a member of the Buckinghamshire LGPS Pension Committee and the Transport Environment and Climate Change Committee for Buckinghamshire Council, and is on the Local Infrastructure and Net Zero Board of the Local Government Association.
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Kirsty Wilman Chief Operating Officer - Rebalance Earth
Kirsty brings over 20 years of expertise in finance and operations within the real estate sector, underpinned by her credentials as a Chartered Accountant. Her extensive experience spans leadership roles in prominent organisations, including Federated Hermes, where she served as Chief Operating Officer in the Real Estate division, overseeing legal, compliance, finance, and operational functions across private credit and real estate portfolios.
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Raheem Mirza Head of Marketing - Rebalance Earth
Prior to working at Rebalance Earth, Raheem has held roles as responsible investment consultant at a FTSE 100 wealth manager, advising on sustainable reporting and manager selection. He then moved into proposition development at an asset manager, shaping and launching investment propositions to meet client needs.
Alongside his corporate experience, Raheem is the founder of a lifestyle brand, bringing a unique blend of commercial insight and creative execution to his work.
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Robert Guest Managing Director and Co-Lead of Foresight Natural Capital - Foresight GroupRobert joined Foresight in 2015 and is a Managing Director with a focus on sustainable real estate, forestry and natural capital.
He is primarily responsible for portfolio construction and uses his strong network of forestry contacts to originate bilateral investment opportunities.
He has over 18 years’ experience in finance, played a key role in the launch and investment of a c.£0.5 billion bioenergy unlisted YieldCo and structured and aggregated a c.£50 million biogas portfolio for a pension fund client.
Prior to Foresight, Robert worked as an Investment Manager at Helius Energy PLC, focusing on greenfield biomass project development, and at Noble & Company in the corporate finance team.
Robert holds an undergraduate degree in History from Trinity College Dublin and holds an ICAEW & CISI Diploma in Corporate Finance.
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Abigail Sheridan-Toombs Director, Investor Coverage - Foresight Group
