Elected as an MP in 2010, Lord Sharma qualified as a chartered accountant and then worked in investment banking for 16 years based out of London, Frankfurt and Stockholm.

He served in a range of UK government ministerial roles prior to entering the Cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development.  He was appointed President Designate of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in 2020, alongside his role as Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.

In 2021 he took on the COP26 role full-time, leading the UK’s work in bringing together the world to tackle climate change and getting almost 200 countries to sign-up to the historic Glasgow Climate Pact.

Alok was knighted in King Charles III’s 2023 New Year’s Honours for his services to tackling climate change.  He currently serves as Chair of the UK's Transition Finance Council; is a Visiting Fellow and on the Advisory Council of the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford; Co-Chair of the Rockefeller Foundation’s Climate Advisory Council; and a Distinguished Fellow at Conservation International.

He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Reading West from 2010 to 2024 and has been a member of the House of Lords since 2024.

Stephanie facilitates the jurisdictional strategy for the promotion of financial services across key sectors, including sustainable finance.

She liaises with key stakeholders, including government, the financial services regulator, industry and the Sustainable Finance Guernsey Council to promote and connect Guernsey as a leading international and sustainable finance centre. Stephanie is Guernsey’s representative at the United Nations Financial Centres for Sustainability, and also sits on the TheCityUK Next Generation Leadership Council.

Stephanie previously worked in advisory at KPMG in Guernsey and has a BA (hons) in philosophy, religion and ethics from King’s College London. Stephanie has a Sustainable Finance Certificate with the University of Cambridge and is a youth ambassador for the not-for-profit Sustainability & You.

Rosie joined Guernsey Finance in February 2021 as Communications Manager and became Communications Director later that year. As a member of the senior management team, Rosie has responsibility for the communications team, which includes managing the agency's relationship with the media.

Rosie's background is in print journalism, with extensive experience in newspapers and magazines, specialising in business, politics and technology. She also has broadcast experience in radio. Rosie studied for a diploma in journalism with the Press Association-affiliated Editorial Centre in Hastings in the early 2000s and more recently achieved a specialist diploma in crisis communications with the CIPR.