What can financial institutions do to target climate change, and is it enough?
In this episode, Open Banking Expo’s Ellie Duncan is joined by Simon Redfern, CEO of Tesobe and founder of the Open Bank Project, Gavin Starks, founder of IcebreakerOne.org and co-chair of the Open Banking Standard, and Steve Williams, research group leader at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam, Germany, for a discussion about what financial institutions are already doing and what more they can do to tackle climate change. What do we mean when we use the term ‘sustainable finance’? How has Open Banking paved the way for the collection of net zero data?
Simon Redfern
Simon Redfern
CEO of TESOBE and founder Open Bank ProjectSimon describes himself as a hacker at heart. These days, he mainly uses Scala and is the lead architect of Open Bank Project, and CEO of TESOBE. Simon studied electronic engineering in Manchester in the early 80’s and focused on real time programming and digital systems. Simon has worked as a software developer, architect, sysadmin, DBA and CTO on numerous web / mobile platforms. Always keen to explore emerging technologies, Simon is also a composer and enjoys interdisciplinary creative collaborations. Simon is a keen supporter of open source and open data believing they are a sustainable force for social good. He is @simsysims on Twitter and is based in Berlin.
Gavin Starks
Gavin Starks
Founder IceBreaker OneGavin has created over a dozen companies, employing 100’s of people, and delivering $100M’s in measurable impact. He co-chaired the development of the Open Banking Standard, was founding CEO of the Open Data Institute, and has raised over $100M in venture and philanthropic funding. He has mentored, chaired, or been non-exec of over 30 organisations across sectors. Mostly recently Gavin, founded and now runs IcebreakerOne.org, making data work harder to deliver a Net Zero Future.
Ellie Duncan
Ellie Duncan
Head of Content Open Banking ExpoFormer Financial Times Group journalist Ellie Duncan has a decade of experience across financial services. While arguably best-known for her asset management work, she has also covered open banking, credit, private equity and entrepreneurship.
