Rupert Pleasant

Chief Executive

Guernsey Finance

Welcome Address

Rupert moved to Guernsey as a boy and was educated in the island. His career in financial services has taken him around the globe, beginning in London, moving onto Hong Kong, Cape Town, Zurich and Geneva, before returning to Guernsey. His background is in private banking and trust and corporate services, where he has held a number of senior management roles in global companies. As well as an MBA from the University of Cape Town, Rupert holds a law degree, and is a member of STEP, CISI and the Institute of Directors. Rupert sits on a number of local government and industry committees, and represents Guernsey at TheCityUK, BVCA and AIC. In his spare time, Rupert is Chairman of the Guernsey Rugby Academy.

Emma Howard Boyd

Chair

Environment Agency

Keynote Speech

Emma has had an extensive career in financial services at the forefront of the environmental and sustainable finance agenda. She is currently Chair of the Environment Agency, an Ex-officio board member of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and interim Chair of the Green Finance Institute. She is also an Adviser to the Board of Trade, and a UN Global Ambassador for Race to Zero and Race to Resilience. Emma was the UK Commissioner to the Global Commission on Adaptation from 2018 until January 2021. Emma serves on several boards and advisory committees which include Liontrust Asset Management, The Coalition for Climate Resilient Investment (co-Chair), The European Climate Foundation, The Council for Sustainable Business and The Prince's Accounting for Sustainability Project.

Ali Cambray

Director

PwC

Headline Sponsor Address - PwC

Ali leads sustainability and climate change advisory services for PwC Channel Islands, working with government, corporates and financial services clients. A career environmental scientist, Ali has more than 20 years' experience working with businesses and governments around the world on sustainable development strategy, policy, planning and financing. She supports asset and wealth clients on ESG and Net Zero strategy, business integration and reporting. She is passionate about accelerating the pace and scale of the urgently needed global transformation to a net zero, nature positive, inclusive economy, and the key role of sustainable finance in achieving this.

Rupert Pleasant

Chief Executive

Guernsey Finance

Conclusions

Rupert moved to Guernsey as a boy and was educated in the island. His career in financial services has taken him around the globe, beginning in London, moving onto Hong Kong, Cape Town, Zurich and Geneva, before returning to Guernsey. His background is in private banking and trust and corporate services, where he has held a number of senior management roles in global companies. As well as an MBA from the University of Cape Town, Rupert holds a law degree, and is a member of STEP, CISI and the Institute of Directors. Rupert sits on a number of local government and industry committees, and represents Guernsey at TheCityUK, BVCA and AIC. In his spare time, Rupert is Chairman of the Guernsey Rugby Academy.