Peter Webster

Since 1983 and its formation, Peter has been the CEO of EIRIS, the ESG ratings agency, and the EIRIS Foundation. EIRIS became Vigeo Eiris in 2015 and Peter remained involved with the senior management team at Vigeo Eiris until the business was sold to Moody’s in 2019. He stayed as a consultant to Moody’s ESG for the following 12 months, providing him with experience of a credit rating agency and a large US information service provider.  

Since 2019, Peter has focused increasingly on the work of the EIRIS Foundation in pioneering the next steps in sustainable finance through research, advocacy and advice. His involvement in Vigeo Eiris and Moody’s came to an end in 2020, five years after the original merger.  

Peter is a regular speaker on topics ranging from fiduciary duty to individual ESG areas and their global evolution as well as how responsible investment can contribute to a more sustainable and robust financial system. He was treasurer of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association for 20 years until the end of 2011 and from October 2013 to October 2019 was a member of the PRI Advisory Council. 

Steven Loyst

Steven has worked in the humanitarian, development and governmental domains for nearly three decades.  He specialises in strategic planning and representation, leading responses, financial support and organisational transition in conflict, post-conflict and disaster-related contexts. For over the last ten years he has been working with the UK Government through the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) (formerly the Department for International Development DFID), currently as a Humanitarian Adviser. 

Previously, Steven has worked with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the Canadian Red Cross. His career began with the Lester B. Pearson Canadian International Peacekeeping Training Centre in Nova Scotia, Canada.     

Michal Fonea Alexandron 

Michal Fonea Alexandron is an expert in ESG, Sustainable Finance and ultra-long-term investments. She advises investors, governments and sovereign wealth funds and teaches sustainable finance and environmental economics in MBA programmes worldwide. She is ESG and Sustainable Finance Course Leader, Technion at the Israel Institute of Technology. 

Michal serves as Chair of Trustees for Oxford University's Climate Alumni Network and heads the Business Impact Forum at the Hurvitz Institute for Strategic Management. She also co-owns and manages a portfolio of energy and infrastructure companies in Europe. Previously, as a Senior Manager at the United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Michal collaborated with institutional investors to develop relevant standards and reporting frameworks. 

Michal holds an MSc in Environmental Policy from the University of Oxford and a BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE).