Speaker Profile: Laura Kelly

As Director of the Shaping Sustainable Markets Group at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Laura leads policy research on inclusive and responsible business and investment. She has held senior roles in UK government and NGOs, including working on trade policy, the emerging powers and fragile states at the Department for International Development (DFID) and as European Policy Director of ONE developing work on agriculture, trade and investment and climate. With degrees in agriculture and international development, Laura is a visiting Professor in Practice at LSE and has written and lectured extensively on business and sustainable development.