Barnabas firmly believes that sustainability will be the defining success factor for the Financial industry in the 21st Century. He is constantly exploring how the combination of data and technology can help to build a more sustainable and circular economy. He published a DuPont Model of Clean Economy, developed the Corporate Emissions Index and built Refinitiv’s Sustainable Finance Certification Material.

He is a permanent contributor to the Refinitiv Sustainability Perspectives Podcast, is a lecturer on the Sustainable Finance Certification Course at the Budapest Institute of Banking, and is a committee member of the Green Frog Corporate Reporting Awards.

Barnabas holds a Bachelors in Marketing & Market Research, a Masters in Financial Accounting and a Ph.D. in Statistics and Econometrics

André Chanavat is Director of Product Management, ESG at Refinitiv.  An experienced product lead with more than a decade working within the ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) data space.

He is the inventor of systems and techniques for analyzing ESG-linked debt instruments and ratings architect of the Refinitiv Diversity and Inclusion index. Based in London, he recently launched the Refinitiv Sustainable Leadership Monitor, a benchmarking tool designed to inform sustainability officers of their company performance using innovative data visualizations coupled with market leading ESG and financial data.

Andre is a member of the TNFD (Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures) technical expert group and holds a bachelor’s degree from Durham University.

Sherry Madera joined Refinitiv as the Chief Industry and Government Affairs Officer in March 2019 from City of London where she was Economic Ambassador to Asia and Special Advisor.  After the merger of Refinitiv and London Stock Exchange Group, Sherry now leads a team across all the LSEG divisions including Capital Markets, Post Trade and Data & Analytics.

Sherry is a unique combination of ex-investment banker and ex-diplomat.  Previously, as Minister-Counsellor at the British Embassy in Beijing, Sherry was responsible for promoting trade and investment between the UK and China. She has focused on Financial and Professional Services and Technology, as key industries of international growth.  She played a leading role in the regular UK-China and UK-India Economic and Financial Dialogues, and Prime Ministerial Summits, and helped develop policy objectives as well as inward and outward investment opportunities between the UK and Asia.

Sherry holds various leadership roles including a position as a Non-Executive Director/Council member at the University of Nottingham, Advisory Board member of Hong Kong Cyberport, Chair of International at IBDE (International Business & Diplomatic Exchange), and is the Chair of the Future of Sustainable Data Alliance.

Anna joined FleishmanHillard Brussels in October 2019 as Senior Vice President in Financial Services. She specialises in asset management, sustainable finance, banking and markets.

Anna previously worked for 13 years in the European Parliament, the last 10 years as an Advisor on the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee (ECON).

Anna holds a Bachelor of Science degree with honours in Politics and Modern History from the University of Bristol and speaks English and French. 

Corentin Couvidat joined Natixis Investment Managers’ Regulatory Affairs department in January 2020, where he is in charge of monitoring and assessing EU policy developments likely to impact the firm’s business, operations and strategy. Powered by the expertise of more than 20 affiliated investment managers globally, Natixis IM ranks among the world’s largest asset management firms (with AuM above USD 1tn).

Prior to that, Corentin was a public affairs consultant in Brussels, where he advised leading financial institutions on their advocacy strategies and relations with EU regulators.

He actively contributes to the work of several trade associations - such as EFAMA, ICI Global and the French AFG - with a focus on fund management, ESG and distribution matters.

 Corentin graduated in Law and Politics from Paris-Dauphine University and Sciences Po Strasbourg respectively.