Speakers
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Matt Gold Head of Charities and Endowments Investment - Howden
Matt leads Howden's investment consulting proposition for charities, endowments and foundations. Over the past 15 years, he has advised organisations ranging from under £10m to over £1bn in assets and has helped build one of the UK's leading specialist not-for-profit investment consulting practices, which today advises nearly 50 clients on close to £6bn of assets.
An award-winning investment professional, Matt specialises in helping investors navigate complex strategic decisions covering investment strategy, governance, sustainable investment and mission alignment. He is particularly passionate about ensuring investment decisions are purposeful, well-governed and aligned with organisations' long-term objectives and values.
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Jordan Griffiths Senior Sustainable Investment Consultant and Head of Sustainable Investment Research - Howden
Jordan leads Howden's sustainable investment research proposition, overseeing the firm's sustainable investment research capabilities and supporting clients in the development and implementation of their sustainability objectives.
Working with endowments, foundations and other investors, Jordan helps investors navigate the increasingly complex landscape of sustainable investment, stewardship and real-world impact. Recognising that sustainability priorities vary significantly between organisations, he focuses on developing pragmatic and evidence-based solutions that consider risk, return, impact and mission alignment.
Jordan also leads much of Howden's thought leadership on sustainable and responsible investment on issues of relevance to charities, endowments and foundations. He holds the CFA designation and the Diploma in Investment Management (Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)).
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Ross Morrow Executive Director, Co-founder - DunPort Capital Management
Ross is a Co-founder of DunPort and leads the Investment Team alongside Pat Walsh. He is actively involved across the full investment lifecycle, with responsibility for new transaction review, credit assessment, structuring, borrower terms and portfolio oversight. Ross works closely with the Investment Directors on new deal execution, including the negotiation of pricing, covenants, security and downside protections, and has an active role in monitoring the existing portfolio, including borrower performance, covenant compliance, amendments, waivers and any restructuring or workout discussions.
Prior to establishing DunPort, Ross was a Senior Analyst at BlueBay, where he was responsible for the origination, execution and management of debt investments in Irish SMEs. Ross also worked in the debt advisory and restructuring team at Lazard, where he advised European middle market and high yield borrowers. Prior to Lazard he worked for Hawkpoint’s debt advisory & restructuring practice, Acision as Group Treasurer and Anglo Irish Bank as a leveraged finance banker focused on the UK and Ireland.
He has a BComm degree in Finance from University College Dublin, an MSc in International Business from the Michael Smurfit Graduate School in Ireland, is a CFA charter holder and has an MBA from Cass Business School in London.
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Bojan Milicic Head of Business Development - DunPort Capital Management
Bojan brings over 20 years of experience in business development, having held senior roles at AXA Rosenberg Group, BlueCrest Capital Management, Manulife | CQS Investment Management, and CdR Capital.
He has built deep relationships with institutional investors and consultants across Europe and holds both a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Economics from The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
