The Earth Convention, Peter Frankopan, Mike Berners Lee, Sophie Lawrence, Siddarth Shrikanth | 5x15

The Earth Convention Live: Energy and Finance - invited a stellar panel of speakers to reflect on the future of energy, including world-leading historian Peter Frankopan, author of The Earth Transformed; esteemed writer and researcher Mike Berners-Lee; Greenbank's Stewardship & Engagement Lead, Sophie Lawrence; and natural capital expert Siddarth Shrikanth. Hosted by 5x15 co-founder Rosie Boycott, this vital discussion will also help identify the actions we can all take. Speakers Peter Frankopan is Professor of Global History at Oxford University. His bestselling books include The Silk Roads: A New History of the World (2015), which was described as “not just the most important history book in years, but the most important in decades” (Berliner Zeitung) and, most recently, The Earth Transformed: An Untold History (2023), which looks at the role played by climate, nature the environment since the dawn of time. It has been a major bestseller around the world. Mike Berners-Lee is the founder and Director of Small World Consulting, which has been working on climate change since 2005. He thinks, writes, researches and speaks about sustainability and the big system changes needed to overcome the climate and ecological crises in the Anthropocene. He’s also a Professor at Lancaster University. His inspiring new book, A Climate of Truth, looks at the challenge from new angles. Sophie Lawrence is Stewardship and Engagement Lead at Greenbank. She is responsible for the delivery of key engagement projects, building relationships with external partner organisations, and shaping Greenbank’s engagement strategy, priorities and reporting. She started her career at Barclays Bank in 2013 and most recently spent three years at KKS Advisors, a strategy consultancy in London where she led a team specialising in sustainable and impact investment. Siddarth Shrikanth, the author of The Case for Nature. He has an academic background in biology from Oxford and policy and business degrees from Harvard and Stanford, and is now based in London as a nature and climate investor at Just Climate. About Greenbank Greenbank has been helping to drive change in finance, business and society through ethical and sustainable investment for over 20 years. We strive to be the natural home for investors seeking to align their investments with their values, providing sustainable investment as a standard, not an add on. We build sustainable and ethical investment strategies around the values of our clients, joining together to help make a positive impact on the world around us. https://www.greenbankinvestments.com About Rathbones At Rathbones, we see it as our responsibility to invest for everyone’s tomorrow. That means doing the right thing for our clients and for others too. Keeping the future in mind when we make decisions today. Looking beyond the short term for the most sustainable outcome. This is how we build enduring value for our clients, make a wider contribution to society and create a lasting legacy. https://www.rathbones.com About 5x15 5x15 is one of the UK's leading producers of public-facing spoken-word events. Renowned for the quality of curation, skilled storytelling, and inspirational and informative speakers, our events bring together world leading figures to spark ideas and inspiration. https://www.5x15stories.com Learn more about 5x15 events: 5x15stories.com Twitter: www.twitter.com/5x15stories Facebook: www.facebook.com/5x15stories Instagram: www.instagram.com/5x15stories