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Two titans of the sustainability world have confirmed their appearances as keynote speakers for this year’s Sustainable Finance Week. Ben Goldsmith and Dr Gemma Cranston will address the conference on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 September respectively. Ben is the Chief Executive Officer of London-listed investment trust Menhaden Resource Efficiency Plc, which invests in businesses at the forefront of energy and resource efficiency.

Two titans of the sustainability world have confirmed their appearances as keynote speakers for this year’s Sustainable Finance Week. Ben Goldsmith and Dr Gemma Cranston will address the conference on Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 September respectively. Ben is the Chief Executive Officer of London-listed investment trust Menhaden Resource Efficiency Plc, which invests in businesses at the forefront of energy and resource efficiency.

Guernsey Finance’s Board of Directors has announced the appointment of a new Deputy Chairman. Kevin Boscher, who is Chief Investment Officer at Ravenscroft, has taken on the role which will provide additional support to the board of the island’s promotional agency for financial services. He joins Paul Sykes, Kate Storey, Deputy Steve Falla, Guernsey Finance Chief Executive Rupert Pleasant and current Chairman Deputy Lyndon Trott.

The BIBA (British Insurance Brokers' Association) Insurance Broker Conference held in Manchester this year was a resounding success, bringing together insurance professionals from across the UK and Guernsey for a truly engaging and informative event. Guernsey hosted a fringe event covering captive insurers and the opportunities that commercial insurance or reinsurance vehicles in Guernsey might present to insurance brokers. Ben Davies, Client Manager at WTW, was a presenter at the fringe event and here he shares his insights of the conference The conference, held at the Manchester Central Convention Complex, showcased the latest trends, developments, and challenges in the insurance industry.

An impressive line-up of speakers has been confirmed for a now fully booked AI conference taking place in Guernsey later this month. Jointly hosted by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission and Guernsey Finance, the one-day event which is titled: ‘AI and Finance in Guernsey: The Power and the Implications’ will investigate the potential opportunities and threats which AI presents for the financial services industry. Keynote speaker Lord Johnson of Lainston CBE, UK Minister of State in the Department for Business and Trade, will be joined by experts with backgrounds in areas such as government, finance, education, regulation and cybercrime.