Karena Vaughan
Head of ESG and Climate Risk, Fathom
At Fathom, Karena leads on ESG and climate risk in financial markets. She works with global organizations to enhance intelligence and mitigate the risks of the evolving impact of flooding on their assets, business and customers, helping them determine which products in Fathom’s portfolio are best suited to their needs. Karena has an MBA in International Business from Ulster University and is a member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment.
15:50 - 16:35
PHYSICAL RISK DATA - PANEL DISCUSSION
Navigating complexity and data challenges in sustainable finance
- Discussing data challenges financial institutions are facing due to poor quality data and transparency
- Exploring the expectation of regulators and the data reality
- Understanding the impact of the insurance gap, and the value of insurance-grade data
- Overcoming limitations in historical sustainability datasets compared to mature areas
- Embedding governance frameworks to maintain ongoing data quality
- Leveraging AI and machine learning to enhance sustainability and physical risk data collection, validation, and analysis