Speakers at Seminar 'Biodiversity & Energy Transition'

Eugenie Mathieu is a Senior Impact Analyst, and Earth Pillar Lead at Aviva Investors. Previously, she was part of Greenpeace International’s Forests team, where she worked on deforestation driven by palm oil, pulp & paper, cattle and soy. In addition, she spent fourteen years as a sustainability consultant advising major international companies, including FTSE100s, on their social, ethical, and environmental strategies and performance. Prior to consulting, Mathieu worked with EIRIS on the creation of FTSE4Good in 2001, following an MSc in Business and Environment at Imperial College, London. She started her career as a strategy consultant with Bain & Company in London and Johannesburg, following a degree in Geography at Oxford University where she specialised in the history of climate change.

Jacqueline Duiker is Senior Manager at VBDO and Founder of Future Value Matters. Previously she held various positions at ING Group. She has extensive experience in the forefront of making financial markets more sustainable. Duiker supports, inspires and challenges senior management of companies and financial institutions to integrate sustainability into the core of the organisation.

Karin van Dijk is Fondsmanager van het ASN Biodiversiteitsfonds en is vanuit deze rol ook lid van de investeringscommissie die bedrijven voor de ASN beleggingsfondsen selecteert op basis van hun duurzame prestaties. Hiervoor was ze als Productontwikkelaar verantwoordelijk voor het ontwikkelen van het ASN Biodiversiteitsfonds dat ze combineerde met het fondsmanagement van de vijf ASN duurzame mixfondsen. Voordat ze toetrad tot het portfoliomanagementteam van ASN Impact Investors heeft ze zich als Financieel Adviseur in de wereld van vastgoed en stedenbouw toegelegd op de energietransitie en verduurzaming van de gebouwde omgeving. Van Dijk combineerde studies architectuur en stedelijke planning aan TU Delft met het beoefenen van judo op wereldniveau.

Rik Klerkx joined Cardano in 2015 to help build Cardano’s portfolio management team. As CIO Private Markets and LDI NL, he is currently responsible for the development and implementation of investment strategies for institutional clients. He started his career in 2005 at J.P. Morgan’s Fixed Income division in London where he left as Vice President. Before Cardano he was a Portfolio Manager of the reserve assets at the Dutch central bank and worked at Nationale Nederlanden Group’s treasury. Klerkx holds a Master’s degree in Quantitative Finance from Erasmus University Rotterdam, is a PhD-candidate at VU Amsterdam and is CFA charter holder.

Ruairi Revell is Head of Sustainability – Infrastructure at abrdn. Prior to that, he undertook the equivalent role for abrdn’s Real Estate business. Revell joined the company in 2015 from Ove Arup & Partners. He has 15 years of experience as a sustainability practitioner in the built environment. Revell holds a first class degree in Environmental Management (Industrial) and a PGDip in Sustainability and Resilience.

Sophie Kamphuis is Advisor Responsible Investment at MN.

Valeria Dinershteyn, Director of Sustainable Investment Engagement for EMEA at Northern Trust Asset Management, is responsible for education and innovation in the firm’s sustainable investing capabilities. Prior to joining Northern Trust Asset Management in 2019, she worked at Kempen Capital Management as a responsible investment specialist. Dinershteyn has broad international experience having studied in Russia, the U.S. and the Netherlands. She holds a bachelor’s degree in linguistics and social studies from St. Petersburg State Polytechnical University (Russia), a master’s degree in financial management from Nyenrode Business University (the Netherlands) and is a CFA charterholder.