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Rik Teeuwen is Head Benelux and acting Head of Africa at the Principles for Responsible Investment; being responsible for overseeing the relationship between the PRI and its signatories in these regions. He works with PRI signatories, made up of asset owners, investment managers and service providers, to enable integration of ESG factors in their investment processes and to develop their responsible investment approaches. PRI provides support and guidance on responsible investment practices and facilitates collaboration among signatories on material ESG issues. The goal is to promote responsible investment, increase the impact of the PRI in the region and work towards a sustainable financial system. Before joining PRI, Rik worked in the renewable energy industry, and he founded a company in impact investing for financial inclusion in Asia to mobilize capital for impact.

Elisabeth Vishnevskaja is the Head of Fixed Income at the Principles for Responsible Investment where she is responsible for providing fixed income investment guidance to asset managers and asset owners. She has over 20 years of experience in the financial industry, specializing in fixed income products. Prior to the PRI, she was the Head of Partnerships at Climate Bonds Initiative; before that she worked as a fixed income product specialist at Fidelity International, BlackRock and UBS Global Asset Management working with institutional investors to design and support their bond mandates. She started her career as a Fixed Income Index Analyst at Lehman Brothers. Elisabeth holds a CFA Charter from the CFA Institute, a Masters in Asset Management from Université Paris Dauphine - PSL and a Certificate in ESG Investing from the CFA Institut