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I speak on sustainable finance, asset-level risk data, system-level investing and the transitions reshaping economies and markets, at conferences, on panels and on podcasts. If you'd like me at your event, get in touch.

Selected places I've spoken
  • John I. Babalola at LSE Careers
    Panel

    LSE Careers

    Meet an Alum in Sustainable Finance

    Shared my path into sustainable finance and product with LSE students, alongside alumni from British International Investment, Hamilton Lane, Principles for Responsible Investment, Federated Hermes and others.

    London School of Economics, London · Oct 2026
  • John I. Babalola at OECD at COP29
    Panel

    OECD at COP29 ↗

    Greening emerging markets: Unlocking private investment

    Joined speakers from the OECD Development Centre, MUFG Bank, Enagás, Orange Middle East and Africa, and Signify on how to mobilise private capital for green investment in emerging markets.

    Online, OECD COP29 Virtual Pavilion · Nov 2024
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Speaker bio

John Babalola works in sustainable finance at Verisk Maplecroft, where he is Product Owner and key subject-matter expert for Asset Risk Exposure Analytics (AREA), an asset-level ESG and geopolitical risk dataset covering more than 50,000 listed companies. He joined as a Research Associate, developing research on equities and corporate debt as it relates to extra-financial risks and supporting the development and launch of AREA. He previously worked in the CEO's Office at Nigerian Exchange Group on capital markets strategy and worked to advance the adoption of green bonds among subnational entities. He holds an MPA from the London School of Economics and advises PhD research at the University of Essex on sustainable transitions and climate misinformation.