Creating sustainable finance and business panel

Join us for a panel discussion with Tom Gosling, Kyung-ah Park, and Rob Patalano

To reach net zero, the global economy will have to close a substantial investment gap measuring in the trillions of dollars. Such a gap cannot be filled by the public sector alone and the role of the private sector is therefore critical. Work is needed at the "micro" level: understanding investor preferences, the role of asset managers, and incentive provision inside corporations. But it is also needed at the "macro" level, focussing on the conditions needed to blend public and private sector finance together to achieve desirable transition outcomes.

Meet our speakers and chair

Tom Gosling is a Senior Visiting Fellow in the Law School at LSE. He is also a member of the Financial Conduct Authority Sustainable Finance Advisory Committee. His interests include: responsible investing, executive pay, the purpose of the corporation, and the debate on shareholder versus stakeholder capitalism. Tom has 20+ years of experience as a board adviser. He was a senior Partner at PwC where he established and led the firm’s executive pay practice, advising multinational companies on corporate governance and executive pay.

Kyung-ah Park is Chief Sustainability Officer at Temasek. She is responsible for advancing Temasek's sustainability strategy to climate resilient, net zero portfolio and to enable nature positive and inclusive growth. She also oversees the integration of ESG across Temasek's global portfolio, including new investments and engagements with portfolio companies to deliver long-term sustainable returns. Kyung-Ah has over two decades of experience in the finance industry, the majority of which was dedicated to building and leading the global environmental markets initiatives at Goldman Sachs and advancing innovative finance solutions to address climate change. She was the head of Environmental Markets and Innovation and a member of the Sustainable Finance Steering Group. She joined Goldman Sachs in Mergers & Acquisitions and worked in Investment Banking in New York and Hong Kong. Prior to Goldman Sachs, she was at McKinsey in South Korea and South Africa.

Rob Patalano is Executive Director and Professor in Practice at the Centre for Economic Transition Expertise (CETEx), which he joined in March 2025, after serving as a visiting professor in practice at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change since 2023. Rob was head of the market intelligence and analysis division at the Bank of England, and led analytical work for monetary and financial policy committees. Prior to this, he was head of the financial markets division at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in Paris, where he led the organisation’s work on sustainability and financial markets, and represented it at the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group, the Network for the Greening of the Financial System, and other international fora.

Amil Dasgupta has been Professor of Finance at LSE since 2016. He is Director of the Financial Markets Group and Academic Director of the Sustainable Finance Initiative within the Global School of Sustainability. He has a distinguished research track record in the areas of financial markets, institutional investors, and corporate governance and regularly publishes in top academic journals. He is a Research Member at the European Corporate Governance Institute, research advisor to the Reserve Bank of India, and academic visitor to the Bank of England.

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