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Arianna Cowling (Director, Financing Solutions for Nature at the DCEEW of Department of Climare Change, Energy, the Environment and Water)

Arianna Cowling

Director, Financing Solutions for Nature at the DCEEW of Department of Climare Change, Energy, the Environment and Water

Arianna is the Director of Financing Solutions for Nature in the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. In her role, she sits on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) Stewardship Council, and manages the Australian Government’s TNFD work program and stakeholder engagement.

Previously, Arianna held several roles at Treasury, working on taxation, superannuation and retirement income policy, modelling and forecasting, and roles at the Reserve Bank of Australia.

Arianna holds a Bachelor of Advanced Science (Hons)/Arts from the University of New South Wales and a Master of Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Dr Terri Janke (Solicitor Director of Terri Janke and Company Pty Ltd Lawyers and Consultants)

Dr Terri Janke

Solicitor Director of Terri Janke and Company Pty Ltd Lawyers and Consultants

Dr Terri Janke is a Meriam/Wuthathi woman and an international authority on Indigenous cultural and intellectual property (ICIP), known for innovating pathways between the non-Indigenous business sector and Indigenous people in business. As the owner of Terri Janke and Company, a unique legal and consulting firm, she manages her team to deliver excellent results to a diverse client base. Dr Janke advises on legal matters including intellectual property, business law and heritage. She developed the True Tracks® ICIP Protocols, a framework for Indigenous engagement and has written leading ICIP protocols for various sectors, including the arts, museums, archives, film, research and environmental.

Tim King (Chief Investment Officer at Melior Investment Management)

Tim King

Chief Investment Officer at Melior Investment Management

Tim co-founded Melior and is the Chief Investment Officer (CIO). He has worked in capital markets for more than 25 years and has over a decade of experience in ESG research. Tim was Head of Company & ESG Research for Colonial First State Global Asset Management’s Australian Equities Core Fund from 2016 to 2018. Prior to this he was Head of Advisory for governance research firm Regnan and Head of Company & ESG Research for Deutsche Bank from 2003 -2013. He was also a top 3 rated sell side analyst.

Tim has served on the boards of The Gold Standard Foundation, based in Geneva, and Fauna and Flora International (FFI), the world’s oldest international conservation organisation. Tim is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He has received an Advanced Certificate in International Economics and Finance from the Kiel Institute of World Economics in Germany and attended the University of Rochester in New York on a Fulbright Scholarship. Tim has both a Master of Arts with First Class Honours (Economics) and a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. Tim is an Industry Fellow at the University of Technology Business School.

Robin Mitchell (Director of Nature Positive)

Robin Mitchell

Director of Nature Positive

Dr Robin Mitchell has 25 years global experience bridging business, government, finance, and civil society for ecologically sustainable development. He has been at the forefront of developing frameworks for natural capital accounting and safeguarding with finance institutions, impact funds and soft commodity value chains. Robin has co-authored seminal reports and guidance documents with the World Business Council on Sustainable Development, World Bank Group, International Union for Conservation of Nature, Science Based Targets Network, UN Decade on Restoration, and the Cross Sector Biodiversity Initiative. Robin is now focused on scaling nature-based solutions, believing that realising the value of healthy ecosystems will provide for healthy communities and resilient business models.

Amanda Richman (Ethical Stewardship Lead at Australian Ethical Investment)

Amanda Richman

Ethical Stewardship Lead at Australian Ethical Investment

Amanda is an ethics analyst at Australian Ethical Investment where she evaluates the impacts companies’ products, services and operations have on people, the planet and animals. Prior to joining Australian Ethical, Amanda was a Senior Associate in the Allens Competition and Consumer Law team. Amanda also volunteers as a senior lawyer with the Animal Law Institute and was Chair of the NSW Young Lawyers Animal Law Committee from 2015 to 2017.