Speakers
Scarlett leads the Think Tank at Board Intelligence, a mission-led technology and advisory firm which specialises in services to fund administrators, plc and management boards to improve board effectiveness and the quality of decision making. Scarlett is an accomplished author and speaker, specialising in topics such as business in society, ESG practices, and leadership, and she previously served as the Director of Research at Tomorrow's Company.
Rebecca is a Chartered Governance Professional and NED with just under 20 years’ boardroom room experience as a company secretary and member of various boards and committees for regulated and unregulated investment and operating companies.
Having worked with and on boards and committees for many years, and published academic papers on board performance, she has extensive knowledge of sustainability and corporate governance best practice. She is also actively involved in the Guernsey financial services industry as chair of the Sustainable Finance Guernsey Council, a member of the GIFA Marketing Committee and The Sustainable Business Initiative of the Guernsey Chamber of Commerce.
She is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute (FCGI), a Fellow of the Royal Society for Arts, Manufacturing and Commerce (FRSA) and a member of the Institute of Directors (IoD).
Perrin founded CoSteer after an impressive corporate career culminating in a number of C-suite roles and is a highly experienced, professionally qualified Fellow of the International Compliance Association (FICA) with a Post-Grad in Corporate Governance.
He is an appointed member of the Technical Committee of the ESG Exchange | Governance Group, a global organisation under the patronage of Professor Mervyn King and is lead researcher in organisational governance systems and culture with the Good Governance Academy. As a speaker and author, he is passionate about changing the narrative surrounding governance, risk and compliance and their integration with organisational culture and performance.
Perrin sees governance as a beautiful; an interconnected, multifactorial and complex system capable of transforming organisational and societal outcomes, such as securing intergenerational value and peace –
“Organisations and boards are complex systems and there is an interconnected web of relationships that exist within them.
Understanding those relationships within your organisation and board is the key to understanding which elements are the levers you should be investing in as a board to develop agile, collaborative and resilient organisations fit for the uncertainty of now.”
As CEO of CoSteer, he created GovQ+, a regulatory technology and assessment diagnostic with a human-focused approach. This technology helps organisations and boards move towards a more dynamic, flexible and responsive business model that promotes long-term growth, shareholder value, sustainability, consumer confidence and regulatory compliance.
“We have created a governance model, methodology and AI driven technology that measures these interconnected relationships, and so by quantifying governance in a non-binary fashion, we are able to measure organisational governance performance –We then align these outcomes with corporate governance codes and frameworks from around the world and bring governance to the Boardroom centre.”
Kate Finlayson joined Oak in December 2023 as Group Chief Commercial Officer. Kate joined following roles at Collas Crill, Intertrust and Guernsey Finance, where as Deputy CEO she was responsible for spearheading international business efforts and has been credited for making significant progress in the Asian and US markets. During this time, she helped identify new opportunities for the industry and assisted in bringing new clients to Guernsey from around the world. In this role, Kate was privileged to work with firms across all sectors of industry including funds, private client, insurance, banking and professional services.
Before moving to the island, Kate lived in Hong Kong for several years, where she completed her MBA at Ivey along with Mandarin studies at the University of Hong Kong. Previous to this, Kate was a political analyst with the world's oldest think tank in London, the Royal United Services Institute, where she contributed to research projects on UK/NATO defence policy and coordinating humanitarian operations in Afghanistan.
Kate graduated from Georgetown University, after which time she worked as a researcher for Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, and subsequently completed an MSc from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Kate speaks Mandarin, French, Italian and Spanish.
Kate enjoys spending time with her family, fitness, baking and travelling.
Jacques is a director of Horsepool Group - a regulatory consultancy and corporate services provider based in Guernsey, with a focus on providing outsourced governance, risk and compliance services to the local industry and business sector.
Previously, he was the head of the company secretarial team at Apax Partners in Guernsey, where he was responsible for the oversight and delivery of the governance and risk obligations of the Apax Funds, as well as being closely involved in various deal-related compliance and regulatory matters.
Jacques has held several roles across the financial services industry, from client facing to compliance, and has worked across many sectors including alternative assets, private equity, listed funds, real estate, infrastructure, e-gaming, and trust and company. He has spent the majority of his career working in private equity with multinational fund administrators, and has a keen interest in business development, process management and problem solving through technology.
He is a member of the Technical and Innovation Committee of the Guernsey Investment & Funds Association and has contributed to the Chartered Governance Institute through tuition with First Intuition Channel Islands and has authored literature for the institute.
Jacques is a Fellow of the Chartered Governance Institute, a Professional Member of the Institute of Directors, holding a diploma in Company Direction, and a Professional Member of the International Compliance Association, holding a diploma in Governance, Risk and Compliance.
Rollo de Sausmarez is founder and for the last 5 years the co-lead of the Chamber of Commerce’s Sustainable Business Initiative. He is focussed on helping business navigate and accelerate their transition to the green economy. He’s also a Director of the Chamber of Commerce and a member of their executive board.
He’s founder and a managing partner of UN1TY Trusted Advisory and leads the Sustainability section, focussing mainly on sustainability strategy, Net Zero plans, business innovation and business sustainability training. He works with campanies across many sectors as a Chief Sustainability Officer on demand.
Rollo has two sustainability qualifications from the University of Cambridge and a Psychology degree from the University of Durham and. He is certified Carbon Literate and provides Guernsey’s only sustainability courses. He has also delivered training on corporate governance relating to climate change, focusing on Director’s considerations in the transition of the green economy.
Stephanie facilitates the jurisdictional strategy for the promotion of financial services across key sectors, including sustainable finance.
She liaises with key stakeholders, including government, the financial services regulator, industry and the Sustainable Finance Guernsey Council to promote and connect Guernsey as a leading international and sustainable finance centre. Stephanie is Guernsey’s representative at the United Nations Financial Centres for Sustainability, and also sits on the TheCityUK Next Generation Leadership Council.
Stephanie previously worked in advisory at KPMG in Guernsey and has a BA (hons) in philosophy, religion and ethics from King’s College London. Stephanie has a Sustainable Finance Certificate with the University of Cambridge, a Certificate in ESG Investing with the CFA Institute, and is a youth ambassador for the not-for-profit Sustainability & You.
Paul has over fifteen years of experience in working in corporate governance and company secretarial roles spanning the public, private, and third sectors. In his current role as an Associate Director at ONE Advisory, he advises a broad range of private sector clients, including FTSE 100, FTSE 250, and AIM-listed companies. Paul's extensive experience equips him with deep insights into the complex challenges and opportunities faced by today’s boards.
A passionate advocate for the corporate governance profession, Paul currently serves as Chair of the South-East England Branch of the Chartered Governance Institute UK and Ireland. In this role, he is dedicated to empowering governance professionals and advancing best practices across the sector. Paul is also a regular speaker at national and international corporate governance events, including for the CGI and the London Stock Exchange, where he has shared his expertise and experience on ESG issues and the strategic implications of emerging technologies for boards.
In addition to his governance work, Paul is deeply committed to sustainability. As the Director of Governance for the Blockchain and Climate Institute, an international think tank, he plays a pivotal role in promoting the use of innovative technologies to combat climate change.
Jessica Robinson is a Senior Counsel based in Walkers' Guernsey office, offering legal advice across the breadth of corporate transactions, with specialisms in mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures and insurance matters. Jessica has worked in Walkers' BVI, Guernsey and Jersey offices. Prior to moving offshore, Jessica worked in the M&A team of an international law firm in London.
I am a Director of Mourant Consulting with over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry.
Previously I was a Director at a Big 4 professional services firm where I lead the Guernsey advisory team and the risk and regulatory team across Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man and Gibraltar. During that time I also supported the delivery of the local internal climate initiative and client facing sustainability services.
I have developed my regulatory expertise over the last decade through delivering engagements both for clients and local regulators and more recently held the role of Executive Director of Supervision for a local regulator. I have also built on my knowledge of sustainability through studying for a Masters of Studies in Sustainability Leadership with the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, supporting the delivery of the IOD Guernsey Branch sustainability work and spearheading the development of Mourant's Sustainability Strategy.
This broad base of risk management, regulatory and sustainability expertise means I am well placed to support clients with their sustainability and broader risk management strategies.
Glen is the Chair of the Institute of Directors, Guernsey Branch, and Country Head of global financial services firm UBS Group in Guernsey.
He is also a director of UBS Asset Management Cayman Islands, Inreska Limited (Captive Insurer), Credit Suisse Trust Holdings Limited, and CS Pensions Limited.
He has more than 28 years’ global banking and financial services experience, in the Channel Islands, Asia and Australasia, with a career that has spanned diverse roles across Retail & Consumer Banking, Private Banking & Wealth Management, Fiduciary & Trust, Corporate & Commercial Banking and Asset Management with four global banks – UBS, Credit Suisse, HSBC and Westpac.
He has a wealth of experience in governance, strategy and people leadership, technology, cultural and digital transformation, plus extensive stakeholder engagement experience.
Whilst on a career break in 2020, Glen created and started up with his wife a digital platform business – NZHELLO Limited – to support small New Zealand businesses struggling during the Covid-19 pandemic ‘lockdowns’ in New Zealand. NZHELLO was a “marketplace” to advertise and promote businesses and their products that had no online presence.
Date:
Thursday 17 October 2024
Time:
09.00 - 16.30 BST
Location:
St Pierre Park hotel, Guernsey
CPD:
6 hours
Price:
| Category | Price |
| Non-members | £265.00 |
| Professional subscribers | £245.00 |
| Members | £230.00 |
| CGI Student | £130.00 |
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