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Ariadne Gorring (Co-CEO of Pollinationgroup)

Ariadne Gorring

Co-CEO of Pollinationgroup
https://pollinationgroup.com/

Ariadne is passionate about Indigenous-led cultural conservation, working with the Kimberley Land Council (KLC) for over 20 years on native title and cultural and natural resource management. Ariadne worked with 14 Native Title groups to register the West Kimberley on the National Heritage List. She led the registration of the North Kimberley Savanna Carbon Projects – the first in Australia to be registered on native title lands. She has engaged with national and international networks to promote best practice models of Indigenous led conservation. She was a Committee Member, World Indigenous Network Conference in Darwin; and Presenter at World Parks Congress, Sydney, and United Nations Climate Change Conference, Paris. She’s an Atlantic Fellow for Social Equity Melbourne University; and recipient of The Nature Conservancy’s Barbara Thomas Fellowship in Conservation Financing.

Shara Lohrasb (Co-Chair of Nature Working Group & Associate Director at Clean Energy Finance Corporation)

Shara Lohrasb

Co-Chair of Nature Working Group & Associate Director at Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Shara is an Associate Director within Asset Management at the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and oversees the management of the organisation’s debt capital markets portfolio of AUD1.3b. She has almost 20 years’ experience across the financial sector, including at Westpac, ANZ and Macquarie, as well as several years’ experience actively advocating positive environmental outcomes and managing ESG risk within investments. Shara also has a background in science and has contributed toward research in atmospheric and ocean systems. Drawing on her skills and experience she enjoys actively working with not-for-profits which seek to draw attention and action toward conservation and protection of natural resources and biodiversity.

Guy Williams (Co-Chair of Nature Working Group & Director, Biodiversity and Natural Capital - Sustainability and Climate Change at Deloitte)

Guy Williams

Co-Chair of Nature Working Group & Director, Biodiversity and Natural Capital - Sustainability and Climate Change at Deloitte

Guy Williams is a Director in Deloitte's Risk Advisory practice supporting a global network of clients to develop science-based solutions to existing and emerging biodiversity challenges. Guy brings a unique balance and perspective to the rapidly evolving natural capital agenda, gained from over twenty years field research in landscape ecology across Asia and the Pacific, academic skills in biodiversity, anthropology, and corporate sustainability, combined with his ongoing work advising business to better manage and effectively value nature. Guy serves on the membership of the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosure, the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management and Species Survival Commission, and is an active supporter of the Science Based Targets Network. Guy maintains a deep and ongoing interest in community-led conservation, and the use of digital media to support effective conservation strategies.

Audrey van Herwaarden (Analyst - Corporate Environmental Performance at Australian Conservation Foundation)

Audrey van Herwaarden

Analyst - Corporate Environmental Performance at Australian Conservation Foundation

With a keen interest in policies that promote a net-zero future, Audrey is committed to working towards a sustainable and environmentally responsible world. In her current role at the Australian Conservation Foundation, Audrey is responsible for evaluating corporate environmental performance and identifying areas for improvement. With a background in risk management and a deep understanding of sustainable finance, Audrey previously worked to provide second-party opinions for a variety of green, social, and sustainable bond frameworks, as well as sustainability-linked loans.