Speakers

Joe Pryor is a Senior Climate Change Specialist in the Carbon Markets and Innovation Practice in the World Bank. Joe has over 15 years’ experience in developing and implementing climate policy—working with both government and the private sector. Prior to joining the World Bank, he worked for the Australian Government where he developed a range of carbon pricing instruments and served as a negotiator on Australia’s delegation to the UNFCCC and ICAO. Joe also worked as a consultant, advising governments and large businesses on managing carbon financial liabilities, as well as developing ‘Project Design Documents’ for renewable energy projects in the Asia-Pacific under the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism. Joe has Master’s Degrees in Applied Finance and Environmental Policy and degrees in Economics and Forestry from the Australian National University.

Vicky is a chartered accountant who has delivered value for money work at the NAO across a range of areas including Education; Health; Culture, Media and Sport; cross-government and the Treasury. She has a background in performance measurement and financial management and led the NAO’s work on the government’s balance sheet and the planning and spending framework, before going on to deliver reports on Readying the NHS and adult social care in England for COVID-19 and The adult social care market in England. In April 2021, Vicky was appointed the Director for local government value for money at the NAO.

Paddy is Director of Research and Policy at the British Development Finance Institution. He is a development economist by background and regularly publishes policy papers, blogs and academic papers. He has worked both at the Centre for Global Development and the Oversea Development Institute. He was formerly British Academy Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the University of Bristol.

He has currently a strong interest on ways in which to measure outcomes and impact, including ways in which this information can inform decision making during the implementation of interventions.