Aneliya Crawford is a Managing Director in the UBS Investment Bank and leads UBS’s ESG Advisory Group efforts for the Americas.

Aneliya was formerly UBS’s Global Head of Activism & Defense. Aneliya has 15+ years of experience in corporate governance, shareholder activism and M&A. She has advised on hundreds of major activism contests and contests for control, including campaigns in the United States, Europe, Japan, Canada, Australia and Latin America.

Prior to joining UBS Investment Bank, Aneliya was a Partner leading the shareholder activism practice at Schulte Roth & Zabel and was one of the leading attorneys representing activist investors globally. Aneliya received a Juris Doctor from the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law as a Dean's Scholar and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, M.L.A. Aneliya sits on the Advisory Board of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)- NY chapter, the Board of Advisers of the Institute for Corporate Governance & Finance at NYU School of Law and is a frequent speaker and published author on the topics of contests for corporate control, corporate governance and hostile M&A.

Ivy Lumia brings over 20 years of corporate governance experience and is most passionate about pushing the envelope for best practices in sustainable governance.

Ivy is the CEO and Founder of Best in Governance Inc., commonly referred to as BIG, a boutique firm with global reach that specializes in providing modern, sustainable corporate governance and ESG frameworks to transform, elevate and empower international Boards of Directors and their Executive teams.

Prior to the formation of BIG, Ivy headed the corporate governance departments for a Schedule 1 Canadian Bank, a public U.S. Corporation, two Federal Crown Corporations, and the Governance and National Communications Program for Canada’s Lottery Corporations. Prior to settling in Canada, Ivy managed eight offices internationally and worked with high-profile government leaders to develop humanitarian infrastructure projects to shape corporate and community cultures in developing countries.

Ivy Lumia is currently the Ontario Chapter Chair for the Governance Professionals of Canada, holds an ESG Global Competent Boards designation (GCB.D), is certified as a Sustainability (ESG) Practitioner, holds an I.B.B.A. with Honours and speak multiple languages. She is an advocate for women, minority, societal and cultural rights, expert cat herder, terrible golfer, Second City alum, and general do-gooder.