A roadmap for enabling market access to decision-useful nature-related data including pilot testing for a Nature-related Data Public Facility (Session 1)

For over two decades, Tony has advised government, financial sector and philanthropic leaders on a range of strategic challenges at the intersection of business, finance and public policy. These include centre of government reform, national economic development strategy and the architecting of green finance investment opportunities. He began his career in the Australian diplomatic service before moving into the private sector, first in investment banking where he focused on infrastructure project financing and then in strategy consulting as a Partner at Monitor Deloitte and as an adviser with the World Bank Group.

Cathrine is the global Director of Data Initiatives for the Task Force on Nature Related Disclosures (TNFD).

Previously she was Chief Responsible Investment Solutions Officer for the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). Leading the delivery of PRI’s 2023 Reporting Cycle a 98.5% uptake of members reporting was achieved following redesign of the reporting framework, reporting tool and data platform.

She is a seasoned leader of strategic, policy-centric organisations - leveraging science and technology to achieve cross-cutting innovation and research. During her tenure as Chief Customer Officer at the UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), Cathrine led the organisations global commercial portfolio, realising annual revenues more than £160m, delivering marine data solutions that support safe, secure, and thriving oceans.

Having founder her career in geospatial data and technology she is an advocate for open data and committed to the value of data in answering mission critical questions in global policy development and decision-making including commercialisation and economic development. This has included establishing the Southwest Centre of Excellence for Satellite Applications as inaugural Director, founding Ordnance Survey’s Award Winning ‘Geovation’ Accelerator and Hub and leading the international Eye on Earth programme for global cooperation in the use and access of environmental data for sustainable development.

Cathrine holds a BSc Environmental Studies from James Cook University, Postgraduate Certificate in Business and Technology from the University of New South Wales, and studied sustainability, leadership and impact at Said Business School, University of Oxford. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, and presently serves as an Advisory Board Member for the National Centre for Earth Observation, and Independent Member of the Board of Governors, Falmouth University.

Currently she is completing a Master of Science in Applied Positive Psychology. Her academic interest lay at nexus of activist leadership, decision intelligence, and environment and society.

Armed with knowledge from working for over a decade in scientific organisations, Steve shifted to the property sector where he has spent most of the last two decades working to improve environmental and social sustainability outcomes. He has been instrumental in establishing a number of industry tools and pathways including National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS) Waste and resource circularity reporting standards, biodiversity performance assessment processes and carbon neutral certification pathways. His current focus is delivering driving GPT’s environmental vision of carbon neutral now and nature positive next and addressing the dual challenges of climate change and biodiversity loss. A common thread throughout his career has been the development and use of appropriate metrics and tools to inform strategy and decisions making. In February 2024, GPT released its first Climate and Nature Disclosure Statement as one of the earliest adopters of TNFD integrated with TCFD reporting. GPT has developed and is using nature data tools to inform decision-making and Steve will share some of his insights.

Wendy Elliott is the Leader of the Biodiversity Practice at WWF-International, based in Nairobi Kenya. Wendy has worked at the intersection between conservation science, policy and practice for most of her career, driving the delivery of key initiatives and innovations for biodiversity across the WWF ecosystem and beyond. Wendy is a published biologist with a background of field-based conservation in three continents.