Entrepreneurs Week booklet digital - Catalog - Page 11
Entrepreneurs Week
2019
Speakers
Meaghan Muldoon
Head of Sustainable Investing at Blackrock
Meaghan is EMEA Head of Sustainable Investing
at BlackRock. The Sustainable Investing team
is focused on identifying drivers of long-term
return associated with environmental, social,
and governance issues, integrating them
throughout BlackRock’s investment process,
and creating solutions for our clients to achieve
sustainable investment returns. In this capacity,
Meaghan is a member of BlackRock’s ESG and
Policy Committee.
William Pearson
Founder at The Ocean Bottle
William’s interest lies at the intersection
of entrepreneurship, social impact, and
environmental preservation. After completing
a degree in engineering, William spent a year
working at sea, where he saw first-hand the
current state of pollution in the world’s oceans.
William decided to pursue a graduate degree
in management to prepare him for a career
in environmental impact and business, which
gave him the foundation necessary to launch
The Ocean Bottle.
Paul van Zyl
Co-founder of The Conduit London
A winner of the prestigious Skoll Award for
Social Entrepreneurship and named a Young
Global Leader by the World Economic Forum,
Paul served as the Executive Secretary of
South Africa’s post-apartheid Truth and
Reconciliation Commission and co-founded
the International Center for Transitional
Justice (ICTJ), an international human rights
organisation based in New York City.
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