Net Zero Investor’s Climate Solutions Summit

Julia is the Responsible Investment Team Manager at LPPI and the firm’s climate change lead. She spearheads LPPI’s net zero target-setting programme and works closely with partner fund clients to advance their responsible investments priorities. Julia also co-created the LPPI Environmental Opportunities Fund, shaping its strategy, asset selection and stewardship approach, and currently works alongside the portfolio manager on new investments and manager engagement.

Julia joined LPPI in 2021. Prior to LPPI, Julia worked at Isio as their climate change specialist following the completion of a Masters in Climate Change, Management and Finance from Imperial College London. Before this she was a sustainability consultant at Carnstone Partners for several years, covering a range of projects from developing responsible business strategy and diversity and inclusion policies through to supply chain risk analysis for FSTE100 and FTSE250 companies.

In addition to her MSc from Imperial College London, Julia holds a BA in Economics and Geography from the University of Leeds.

Rahil Ram is Head of Investment Strategy at Cushon. He joined from Fulcrum Asset Management, where he was Head of Climate Investing and served as a director in the absolute return investment team, responsible for idea generation, portfolio construction, portfolio management and risk management. Prior to that, he was a multi-asset strategist at Legal & General Asset Management, where he worked across strategic asset allocation, tactical asset allocation, portfolio design and quantitative analysis. Rahil is a qualified actuary and holds a master’s degree with distinction and a first-class undergraduate degree from Bayes Business School.

Ryan is a specialist investor in European sustainable real assets with over 20 years’ experience. He leads the RESA fund’s pipeline across the UK, Spain and Portugal, partnering with long-term asset owners. Previously, he headed Temporis Capital’s €125m Aurora Fund, which he built from inception, and was an inaugural member of Impax Asset Management’s private-equity team from 2006, helping raise three funds totalling €800m and delivering strong cash-on-cash returns in Spain, Italy and Ireland. Ryan began his career at RBC (Toronto), then Goldman Sachs (London) and Investec Infrastructure (2001–05). He holds a BA in Economics & Political Science from McGill University.

Beverley is Founder and Managing Partner of Clean Growth Investment Management, a venture capital fund manager that  invests in the UK’s most promising early stage cleantech companies that have the potential to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions. She is also CEO of Carbon Limiting Technologies (2006), a cleantech consultancy for corporates, financiers, government officials and SMEs. Prior she was she was a founder and Vice President, Shell Technology Ventures. 

Beverley is a thought leader in early stage cleantech investments and commercialisation with over 40 years’ experience in the international energy sector. She specialises in accelerating innovation to market and scaling companies by providing strategic insights, developing industry partnerships and identifying novel ways to overcome barriers to entry. Her ambition is to create a better, sustainable world and she firmly believes that this will be achieved through climatetech innovation playing a transformative role in the global economy. In 2023, Beverley was awarded an OBE by His Majesty King Charles III for services to Net Zero innovation. She is a NED and Chair of Investment Committee at Great British Energy and previously an independent member of the UK’s cross-government Net Zero Innovation Board chaired by the chief science advisor, Dame Angela McLean. Beverley is a Fellow of the Energy Institute. She holds a BSc in Mining Geology from University College Cardiff.

An experienced financial journalist who was previously deputy editor at portfolio institutional. Winner of the 2023 WTW Media Awards in the category DB Pensions Journalist of the year.

Nick leads product development and fundraising at Regenerate, designing investor-ready strategies and taking them to market. A chartered accountant with 15+ years in private markets, he has raised €3bn+ across multiple asset classes from global institutions, family offices and HNW investors. Previously at Impax Asset Management, Nick partnered with Ben Stafford and Ryan Cameron and led institutional IR for private equity, helping scale platforms through rapid AUM growth. His broader expertise spans building high-performing IR functions, ESG and impact advisory, fund structuring and GP financial control. Nick serves on the board of UK children’s charity Raise Your Hands and is a Freeman of the City of London. He holds a Finance & Accounting degree from the University of Newcastle.

As UK Head of RI Craig leads Aon’s advice on all ESG-related strategic and implementation considerations, as well as speaking at conferences including Aon’s flagship annual pensions events and being named “Sustainability Actuary of the Year” at the 2021 Actuarial Post Awards. He has helped Aon’s largest clients develop their approach to climate reporting in line with the TCFD recommendations, and to then set and deliver on ESG-related priorities and objectives. With parents from the Seychelles and Scotland, Craig is a proud member of Aon’s Multicultural Network and supporter of the Network’s “Book Club”, actively promoting D, E, and I. Craig grew up in Kenya and in Scotland and has since settled in the Midlands with his wife and two boys. He is an Associate of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and in his spare time is a keen runner, squash, and touch rugby player.

A veteran in the sector, Arne is currently a Founding Partner of Octopus Energy Climate Ventures, leading investments for this new growth-stage fund on the Octopus Energy platform.

Arne’s two decades of experience in climate and venture capital began at ETF Partners, one of the industry’s early pioneers, where he spent 14 years and ultimately became a General Partner. He then co-founded and ran Kiko Ventures for four years, establishing it as a successful multi-stage evergreen climate VC.

Before his venture career, Arne was a scientist focused on developing novel solar cells and worked as a consultant at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG). He holds a PhD in Physics from Cambridge and an MBA in Finance from London Business School.