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Olivia Albrecht (Head of ESG Business Strategy at PIMCO (USA))

Olivia Albrecht

Head of ESG Business Strategy at PIMCO (USA)

Olivia Albrecht is an executive vice president in the product strategy group in Newport Beach as the head of PIMCO's ESG Business Strategy. Previously, she led the firm's global fixed income business within the product strategy group. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2011, she worked in private equity at Cerberus Capital Management in Frankfurt, Germany. She has also held positions at Lockheed Martin, Mubadala Development Corporation in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and the U.S. Department of Defense. She holds an MBA from Columbia Business School, along with a master's degree from Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and an undergraduate degree from Princeton University. Ms. Albrecht was a member of the Big Brothers, Big Sisters Orange County Board of Directors from 2012–2014.

Linda Elkins (National Sector Leader – Asset & Wealth Management at KPMG Australia)

Linda Elkins

National Sector Leader – Asset & Wealth Management at KPMG Australia

Linda is one of Australia’s most experienced superannuation executives and leads KPMG Australia's National Asset & Wealth Management practice. The superannuation sector is going through a period of great change and Linda will steer KPMG’s practice through this, and further strengthen our services to clients.
Before joining KMPG, Linda was Executive General Manager at Colonial First State for 7 years where she was responsible for providing member outcomes for more than one million superannuation members and investors.
Linda has over 20 years’ experience in financial services and has worked in a variety of roles and sectors including industry funds and government.
Linda was a Director of The Association of Superannuation Funds of Australia Limited (ASFA) and has been a member and Chair of many committees for both ASFA and the Financial Services Council. Linda is also a member of Chief Executive Women.

Jessie Pettigrew (Senior Manager, Sustainability at BT)

Jessie Pettigrew

Senior Manager, Sustainability at BT

In her role as Senior Manager, Sustainability Jessie’s focus is on development and implementation of sustainability initiatives for BT’s wealth products including super, investments and platforms. A key part of her role is communicating BT’s position and approach to members, customers and advisers, to assist the integration of sustainable investment principles.

Grant Kennaway (Director, Manager Research of Morningstar)

Grant Kennaway

Director, Manager Research of Morningstar

Grant Kennaway is Director, Manager Research, for Morningstar. Kennaway takes overall leadership for Morningstar’s Global Manager Selection teams to deliver research solutions for clients.

Prior to joining Morningstar in 2011, Kennaway spent 11 years at Australian research house Lonsec, where he served as a fund analyst, head of funds research, and ultimately as general manager/director. He started his career in fund management, working for global funds management businesses including HSBC and Goldman Sachs.

Kennaway holds a bachelor’s degree in Arts from the University of Melbourne and a master’s degree in business administration from Deakin University. He also holds a Diploma of Financial Planning from the FPA and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Management from the University of Melbourne Business School.

Corin Millais (Manager of Ethical Business Strategy at Teachers Mutual Bank Ltd)

Corin Millais

Manager of Ethical Business Strategy at Teachers Mutual Bank Ltd

Corin Millais is the Manager of Ethical Business Strategy at Teachers Mutual Bank Limited. The Bank has over 210,000 members and $8 billion in assets and serves the education, emergency services, and health sector across four divisions. Corin has 25+ years’ experience in roles across corporate, policy and NGO sectors, in Australia and internationally. This includes; CEO of the Climate Institute, MD of Climate Care, CSR lead at Westfield and Mirvac, CEO of the European Wind Energy Association, Director of the European Renewable Energy Council, climate campaigner at Greenpeace International, and community forestry in Uganda and St Lucia.

Simon O'Connor (CEO of Responsible Investment Association Australasia)

Simon O'Connor

CEO of Responsible Investment Association Australasia

Simon operates at the intersection of economics, finance and sustainability and has extensive international experience as an economic adviser, investment analyst and sustainability consultant across finance, corporate and not for profit sectors.

Simon works with RIAA’s 240 member organisations with the goal of delivering on RIAA’s mission of promoting, advocating for, and supporting approaches to responsible investment that align capital with achieving a healthy and sustainable society, environment and economy.

Simon is active across the region and internationally in responsible investment and sustainable finance initiatives. He sits as Co-Chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, working group member of the NZ Sustainable Finance Forum, a member of the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, the UN backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) Australia Network Advisory Committee, as well as a member of the National Advisory Board on Impact Investing in New Zealand.