Aleksandra Palinska is the Executive Director of Eurosif, the European Sustainable Investment Forum, a Brussels-based European Sustainable and Responsible Investment association advocating for a more sustainable financial system.
She is a seasoned professional with fifteen years of experience in EU public policy and regulation. Her expertise covers sustainable finance, financial market regulation, company law and corporate governance. Since 2019 her focus has been on driving sustainability through financial markets.
Prior to joining Eurosif, she worked for various Brussels-based organisations including Finance Watch – a Brussels-based NGO and expertise centre with a mission to make finance serve society – EFAMA, EuropeanIssuers and BetterFinance, which represent the interests of asset managers, publicly-listed companies and individual investors, respectively.
From March 2022 to December 2023, Aleksandra served as a member of EFRAG’s Sustainability Reporting Board (SRB), helping shape the European Sustainability Reporting Standards. Between January 2021 and September 2022, Aleksandra acted as a sherpa on the European Commission’s Platform on Sustainable Finance, where she contributed to the development of the recommendations for a social taxonomy, minimum social and governance safeguards that taxonomy-aligned investments must meet, and taxonomy-related disclosures.
Aleksandra holds a master’s degree in management from an economics university and a post-graduate diploma in European studies.
She is a seasoned professional with fifteen years of experience in EU public policy and regulation. Her expertise covers sustainable finance, financial market regulation, company law and corporate governance. Since 2019 her focus has been on driving sustainability through financial markets.
Prior to joining Eurosif, she worked for various Brussels-based organisations including Finance Watch – a Brussels-based NGO and expertise centre with a mission to make finance serve society – EFAMA, EuropeanIssuers and BetterFinance, which represent the interests of asset managers, publicly-listed companies and individual investors, respectively.
From March 2022 to December 2023, Aleksandra served as a member of EFRAG’s Sustainability Reporting Board (SRB), helping shape the European Sustainability Reporting Standards. Between January 2021 and September 2022, Aleksandra acted as a sherpa on the European Commission’s Platform on Sustainable Finance, where she contributed to the development of the recommendations for a social taxonomy, minimum social and governance safeguards that taxonomy-aligned investments must meet, and taxonomy-related disclosures.
Aleksandra holds a master’s degree in management from an economics university and a post-graduate diploma in European studies.
Erwann is ESG Manager at Cube Infrastructure Managers, an independent mid-market infrastructure investor. As part of the investment team, he is fully dedicated to the integration of ESG considerations throughout the investment lifecycle and supports portfolio companies in strengthening their sustainability practices. With a background in ESG advisory and audit, he brings a cross-sector perspective, with a strong focus on aligning portfolio practices with evolving regulatory expectations.
Gaël joined Fidelity International in 2022 in the Compliance department. He is in charge of identifying, analysing and advising on the implementation of proposed laws, rules, regulations and prescribed practices in the field of Corporate Sustainability and Sustainable Investing regulations across the world.
Prior to joining Fidelity International, Gaël had 17 years' experience at PwC Luxembourg and PwC New York as a financial, non-financial and controls auditor in the Financial Services industry, and at the CSSF as a governance inspector for management companies.
Gaël holds a master's degree in Business & Managerial economics and professional qualifications in auditing, ESG investing and in information technology.
Prior to joining Fidelity International, Gaël had 17 years' experience at PwC Luxembourg and PwC New York as a financial, non-financial and controls auditor in the Financial Services industry, and at the CSSF as a governance inspector for management companies.
Gaël holds a master's degree in Business & Managerial economics and professional qualifications in auditing, ESG investing and in information technology.
As ESG Legal Officer and Co-Leader of the Crypto & Digital Assets practice within the Regulatory Platform of the group BNP Paribas, Guillaume Debauve is part of the teams in charge of all ESG and crypto-related regulatory matters covering the entities of the group worldwide.
Formerly Senior Fund Legal Officer within BNP PARIBAS ASSET MANAGEMENT Luxembourg, the Luxembourg entity of the asset management arm of BNP Paribas, he moved to his new global position in June 2023, while still being based in Luxembourg.
While being a Senior Fund Legal Officer, Guillaume Debauve was in charge of the social life of a portfolio of several UCITS and AIFs structures. It also included the implementation of Sustainable Finance regulations.
