Nicole Bradford
Global Head of Responsible Investment, Cbus Super
Nicole Bradford is Global Head of Responsible Investment at Cbus Super, and is responsible for driving the strategic direction of ESG integration, stewardship and sustainable outcomes across the investment portfolio. She has over 20 years’ experience integrating sustainability thinking within investments, companies and government and has worked and lived in both Asia and Europe. Nicole is on the Member Council for the Australian Council for Superannuation Investors (ACSI); Chairs Net Zero Emissions Working Group for Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC); co-Chairs SASB Asia Pacific WG Investor Advisory Group. She holds a BSc (REM), Master of Environmental Law, Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance, Graduate Diploma in Psychology and is a Graduate Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
Emma Herd
Chief Executive Officer, Investor Group on Climate Change
Emma Herd has been Chief Executive Officer at the Investor Group on Climate Change since August 2015. Emma has worked in climate change, sustainability, public policy and finance for over twenty years. Prior to IGCC, Emma spent 15 years at Westpac Banking Corporation where she worked at the vanguard of climate change and finance. She held a range of roles across carbon finance and emissions trading, ESG risk assessment, public policy and advocacy, sustainability strategy development and corporate affairs across Westpac Institutional Bank and Westpac Banking Corporation. She started her career working in Parliamentary Committees (Senate and House of Representatives) in Parliament House, Canberra. Emma is on the Global Steering Committee of Climate Action 100+, the world’s largest investor-led corporate engagement initiative and the Global Steering Committee of The Investor Agenda, a collaboration of seven global investor networks. In 2020 Emma was appointed the Environment Commissioner at the Greater Sydney Commission. The Greater Sydney Commission is an independent New South Wales Government agency responsible for land use planning across the metropolitan area of Sydney, Australia. Emma is a Non-Executive Director of the Carbon Market Institute and a member of the Queensland Land Restoration Fund. Emma is a member of the Steering Committee of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative and the New Zealand Sustainable Finance Forum. She holds a Bachelor of Asian Studies (Thai) Hons.
Camille Simeon
Investment Director, Aberdeen Standard Investments
Camille Simeon is an Investment Director at Aberdeen Standard Investments. She has over 20 years’ experience in financial markets working for companies such as Citigroup Inc where she was Vice President Institutional Research Sales in Australia and New York, and BNP Paribas. She holds a Bachelor of Business in Finance from the University of Technology Sydney and has completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Investment and Financial Analysis from Securities Institute Australia. Camille is currently a portfolio manager and stock analyst at Aberdeen Standard Investments in Australian Equities where she has primary responsibility for the mining, energy and technology sectors. Camille is also a member of the ASI Climate Scenario Analysis steering group.
Guneet Rana
Executive Manager Responsible Investment, Colonial First State
Guneet leads Responsible Investments at Colonial First State and is responsible for the development and implementation of CFS’s Responsible Investment Policy. Prior to this role, she was the Portfolio Manager for CFS FirstChoice Alternatives portfolio. CFS is a leading superannuation and investments firm with A$147 bn funds under administration. Guneet has been in the CFS Investments team since 2012 and previous to this was a Senior Investment Manager at ipac, Australia. Guneet has an Economic Honours degree from University of Delhi, India; Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, India and has completed Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from FINSIA, Australia.
