Markus works as Aktia Bank’s director of sustainability, and his areas of responsibility include managing responsible investing and responsible financing, as well as Aktia’s own corporate responsibility work. Markus has worked, e.g. As CEO of Aktia Fund Management Company and been responsible for Aktia’s international business development. Markus has worked with responsible investing for more than 10 years.
Antti has a global responsibility for sustainability research and analytics at Danske Bank Asset Management. In addition, Antti is heading responsible investments in Danske Bank Finland branch. Antti holds MSc in engineering physics, specialising in systems analysis, and he has more than 15 years of experience from various roles in the financial industry. Antti has been a member of the board since 2022.
Jarrod Luxton is a Senior Lead in Sitra’s Nature and Economy team. He is responsible for Sitra’s initiatives to integrate biodiversity into private sector business and financial decision-making. Prior to joining Sitra, Jarrod worked in a number of consultancies supporting both the private and public sectors in designing their strategy, policy and nature-based solutions. Jarrod has extensive international experience and educational background.
Petra leads Evli’s responsible investing unit in charge of developing responsible investing practices across asset classes. Over the past 10+ years Petra has gathered strong expertise in finance and sustainability. Petra is a strong advocate for responsible investing and active in the Nordic investment community as vice-chairman of the Finnish Venture Capital Association’s ESG-committee.
S-Bank’s CIO Mika Leskinen has more than 15 years’ experience on responsible investing, making him one the most experienced person in the ESG space. Mika approaches ESG investing with the help of different strategies, like integration, engagement, exclusion, to name a few. Mika is a regular speaker in investing and ESG events in Europe and is actively quoted in media and books.
Teresa Platan is Director for Institutional Clients at Storebrand Asset Management. She has 20 years of experience from the financial industry, both from the asset owner and asset management side, working with fund selection, portfolio management and sustainable investing. She has a MSc in Economics and Business Administration and a CEFA degree and she has completed broad studies within corporate responsibility at Hanken.
Erik Wikström oversees responsible investments and the internal sustainability agenda at Fondita Fund Management Company Ltd. He has previously worked on SFDR implementation at Nordea, after which he developed and implemented ESG assessments as an analyst in credit decision process. Erik holds a double degree, a Master’s degree in economics from Hanken and a Master’s degree in environmental engineering from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. In addition, he holds a CESGA certification.
Karoliina is the Head of Responsible Investment at Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company, leading a team of sustainability specialists that develops Ilmarinen approaches on responsible investment and corporate sustainability. Her work experience includes broad array of positions related to sustainable development. Prior to Ilmarinen she has worked in development finance, consulting and with the UN.