Marianna Fero is a finance and strategy consultant and ESG investment advisor with extensive experience advising creative businesses at the intersection of sustainability, impact, and financial strategy. Her work spans investment advisory, business structuring, and ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) frameworks — areas of increasing relevance for fashion brands looking to attract ethical capital and build long-term commercial resilience.

Marianna brings a rare ability to translate complex financial and investment language into strategic insight that creative entrepreneurs can act on. Her advisory work supports businesses across the creative industries in understanding how to access funding, build investor-ready pitches, and align their business models with the ESG standards that are now shaping the priorities of major institutional funders and investors.

On the Creative Business, Funding & Investment panel, Marianna will help Summit attendees understand the financial landscape available to fashion founders — from grants and impact investment to ESG-aligned funding — and what it takes to position a creative business for serious financial growth.