Benjamin is heading BloombergNEF’s global client relations, based in the head office in London. In his current capacity Benjamin is responsible for BloombergNEF commercial strategy as well as the company’s innovation program. Benjamin also oversees the company’s relationship with key clients and stake holders as well as Co-head of the Pioneers. Before joining BloombergNEF, Benjamin was a strategic consultant at Nestle SA subsidiary CPW, focusing on the optimisation of resources. Before Nestle, he was a part of the integration M&A team at Axa Group and senior analyst at Switzerland based Asset Manager Alasia Investment SA.
Leesa Soulodre, the General Partner of R3i Ventures. She has been an active pioneer in reputation risk management, sustainability, and responsible investment for more than a decade. In her role as VP Industry of Augure, she designed and delivered more than 50 reputation risk management and sustainability projects for the world's leading multinationals. As Board Advisor to RepRisk, and Advisor to GMI Ratings, she led the development and evangelism of new environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) products and business intelligence and their integration into FactSet, SIX Telekurs and Interactive Data. Leesa was a collaborator in the launch of the Sustainable Shipment Letters of Credit in Asia, a voice in the SASB Forestry and Consumption Working Groups, and supported the launch of the HSBC PMI, the Diverse Directors DataSource and the development of the first ESG Fund in Malaysia. Leesa is the DiversityDirectory Asia Pacific Foundation founder, a signatory to the Billion Dollar Fund for Women, and a Member of Global Board Ready Women and the 30% Club.