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CEO Climate & Company
Having started his first climate change job in 1998, Ingmar Juergens is one of the pioneers of carbon finance and one of the most experienced experts in the field of climate economics and sustainable finance. He spent most of 2002-2017 in increasingly responsible positions within the OECD, the UN (FAO) and the EU Commission, and is one of the very few experts covering the entire range of climate policy and finance dossiers: from adaptation and mitigation, to finance, policy, and the economics of climate change. A champion of evidence-based decision-making, Ingmar has kept his analytical edge throughout his career, publishing applied work about climate policy, finance and economics in areas spanning from land use to industry and energy. His unique mix of skills covering science, finance and policy has enabled him to play key, low-profile roles in crucial policy processes at national and international level. He has been working as an observer for the German government‘s sustainable finance advisory committee and is member of one of EFRAG’s expert working groups for drafting the European sustainability reporting standards. Ingmar co-founded the Sustainable Finance Research Platform and is a member of the scientific advisory group of Germany’s #1 sustainable finance association (VFU) and vice-chair of the board of Germanwatch (Germany’s leading NGOs in the field of international climate policy, corporate social responsibility, food security and sustainable finance). Join us at #CCS2023 and find out more about Intersectionality in the context of climate change from Ingmar Juergens.
Intersectionality
Managing Director, Element Four, former UNESCO special Junior Envoy for Youth & Environment, and legal activist
An environmental engineer, Chartered Environmentalist, and former UNESCO Special Junior Envoy for Youth & the Environment, Georgia started her career as one of UK construction’s first Environment Managers. Founder and Managing Director of sustainability consultancy Element Four, Georgia now works with organisations such as Amnesty International, Patrizia, Grosvenor Estates, Nike, and Bank of England delivering her “disruptive sustainability” approach – a combination of best practice and activism that drives meaningful change in industry. Georgia is a director of One YMCA Development Company and sits on the steering committee of She Changes Climate, a global campaign for promotion of women in climate negotiations and solutions. In 2021, Georgia successfully challenged the UK government in the High Court over the UK Emissions Trading Scheme's failure to uphold the Paris Agreement. She is an Extinction Rebellion activist and contributor to leading technical committees including the UK Green Building Council and London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI).
Intersectionality
Project Manager at IBA’27 Stuttgart
Stefanie Weavers is Project Manager at IBA’27 Stuttgart, a ten-year project concerned with making the Stuttgart urban region a liveable, sustainable place. Originally from the Stuttgart Region, after studying Geography at the University of Tübingen, Stefanie completed a Masters in Architecture and Environment and has since worked at numerous companies involved in urban development and residential construction. Join #ClimateChangeSummit2023 and get to know more about Stefanie’s field of interest as she tackles her assigned topic, Cities & Mobility.
Cities & Mobility
Director for “Adaptation & Resilience, Communication, and Civil Society Relations” at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Climate Action
Ms. Elina Bardram was appointed Director for “Adaptation & Resilience, Communication, and Civil Society Relations” at the European Commission's Directorate-General for Climate Action in October 2022. She joined DG CLIMA in 2010 and has held different senior and middle management functions in the area international relations, including as Head of the EU Delegation to the UNFCCC negotiations between 2014- 2018. Between 2003-2010, Ms. Bardram worked in the Strategy Directorate of the External Relations Directorate-General. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Vienna University of Economics and Business. Her academic work has focused on the impacts of globalisation.
Policy
Director of Fixed Income & Head of Food and Land Use at Planet Tracker
With his over 20 years of experience in financial research at companies such as JP Morgan and the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), Peter is an expert in the dynamics of investing, both as a buyer and as a seller. He brings decades of insight to his current role heading up Planet Tracker’s research into the global food system through its Food and Land Use programme. Under his leadership, Planet Trackers has delivered a new, ground-breaking roadmap for a sustainable food system that will deliver a clear path to net zero agriculture for investors. Peter will join us at #ClimateChangeSummit2023, his assigned topic being Finance.
Finance
Co-Founder Gallifrey Foundation and She Changes Climate
Antoinette is passionate about the complex interrelationship between ocean, plastics, gender and overfishing when talking about social injustice, human health and the environment. She has worked with migrant refugees in order to understand the impact of EU subsidies for fisheries on migration from Africa, she helped creating a Twitter campaign to empower citizens to tweet airlines on their policies regarding carrying shark fins as cargo, and she curated Voices from the Ocean, an educational podcast series interviewing creatures of the ocean to find out their perspective. Antoinette’s work is varied and she is always on the lookout for unidentified gaps, where little to no attention is paid. Join us at #ClimateChangeSummit2023 and get to find out Antoinette’s views on her assigned topic, Food & Agriculture.
FOOD & AGRICULTURE
Country Director for The Hunger Project
Listed in Management Today’s 35 Women Under 35 in 2020 and in 2019 in the WISE100, Rebecca is an accomplished leader. In April 2022, she joined The Hunger Project UK as Country Director, following leadership roles in sectors including climate, health, policy and gender. A confident speaker, she has been invited to share her thoughts on a variety of forums, including the prestigious Sustainability Leaders Forum. Before joining The Hunger Project, Rebecca worked as Interim Director at She Changes Climate. A passionate environmentalist and advocate for gender equality and human rights, Rebecca calls for these issues to be tackled together, not separately. She also wants to make sure that the voices of those who are the most impacted by climate change and poverty are heard, something central to The Hunger Project’s global strategy. Rebecca also worked for Eunomia, and it was through working with the European Commission on their now passed Single-Use Plastics Directive, that Rebecca felt inspired to do more in the fight against single-use plastic. Join us at #ClimateChangeSummit2023 and get to find out more about Food & Agriculture from Ms. Rebecca Burgess.
FOOD & AGRICULTURE
Mayor of Câmpulung
From 1996 until March 2020, as an employee of Pro TV News, Elena Lasconi worked as a reporter, producer and TV moderator, war correspondent, presenter and trainer. Local issues and the exodus of Romanians led her to enter politics. The goal: changing Romania for the better, starting with a small town, Câmpulung Muscel. She ran for Câmpulung City Hall and won with a historic score, becoming the first female mayor of the former Capital of Wallachia. This whole time, Elena has signed European funding contracts and has turned the City Hall, the mayor's institution, into people's institution. She demolished almost two thousand garages to create parking lots, green spaces and safe playgrounds for children and extended the gas network by more than 40 kilometers. All her projects aim to increase the quality of life of the people of Câmpulung, which is also one the first cities in Romania to have its own plan for mitigating and adapting to climate change. Join #CCS2023 and get to learn more about what it takes to be a successful community leader in times of climate change.
Cities & Mobility
Co-Founder Futerra, Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Writer, Poet and Futurist
Ed Gillespie is lead facilitator at the Forward Institute, where he works on responsible leadership with 40 of the UK’s biggest institutions, Director of Greenpeace UK, Trustee of Ecolibrium and Chief Futurist at the Global Destination Sustainability Movement. He is also actively involved in a number of pioneering ethical businesses as a director or investor, and has held speeches all over the world, giving dozens of talks a year from Hong Kong to Bratislava, Korea to Auckland. Ed has been heard by every kind of audience, from people in the UN and in national governments, to people working for multinational corporations and global associations. Gillespie is the author of Only Planet – a Flight-Free Adventure Around the World, a book about his circumnavigation of the globe without getting on a plane. He also co-presents two leading podcasts, The Great Humbling with Dougald Hine, and Jon Richardson and the Futurenauts – Book of Revelations with comedian Jon Richardson and fellow reluctant futurist Mark Stevenson. Join #CCS2023 and get to listen to Ed Gilesspie’s speech on Intersectionality.
Intersectionality
Leader on Responsible Business Practices, ESG and Impact, Chair of the Board at Value for Women, Founder of the Cherie Blair Foundation Mentoring Women Programme
Previous to her current role as Senior Associate Partner with Climate Horizons, Giulia joined the Thomson Reuters Foundation in 2018 as the Global Head of Programmes for TrustLaw. With an experience of over 15 years in the NGO and social enterprise sector, Giulia sets and manages TrustLaw’s global strategy with NGOs, INGOs, social enterprises and corporate foundations. Before joining the Foundation, Giulia spent 6 years with the Cherie Blair Foundation, including a spell as Chief Executive Officer, and played a pivotal role in starting and growing a small not-for-profit start-up into a global brand. She is passionate about women’s empowerment, entrepreneurship and technology and has built global, high profile, cross-sector partnerships in each of these spaces. Join #ClimateChangeSummit2023 and get to know Giulia Corinaldi’s views as she talks about Intersectionality.
Intersectionality
Co-Founder & CEO CellX
Ziliang Yang is the Founder and CEO at CellX, a leading cultivated meat startup in China. Over the past 3 years, he has built a team of 40 and raised ~$20 million to bring cultivated meat products to consumers in China and around the world. He was recognized as Forbes Asia and Forbes China 30 under 30 in 2022, 36 under 36 by 36kr, and top 50 entrepreneurs by innovation China. Before starting CellX, Ziliang worked as a consultant at Boston Consulting Group in Boston, advising top executives with strategic insights. He gave up the Wharton MBA program to found CellX in 2020. He graduated summa cum laude from Tufts University with a degree in quantitative economics. He has been a flexitarian for six years and cares deeply about the negative impact of factory farming on the environment, humans, and animals. As an impact entrepreneur, he is working to create large-scale social impact through a sustainable business model
FOOD & AGRICULTURE
Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Integrated Economic Research
Hans Van der Loo is Chairman of the Advisory Board of IIER, CEO of the Blue Cooling Initiative and Ambassador of the EU STEM Coalition. He has studied at Nyenrode Business School in Breukelen, at ESCP in Paris, and in Oxford and Düsseldorf as well. He has also worked for McKinsey, Royal Dutch Shell and for World Business Council for Sustainable Development. He has lived in 9 countries and worked in over 50 countries all over the world. As Retail Innovation manager at Shell, he initiated Choice Fuels (V-Power, Pura etc.). And as Shell representative for the EU, he introduced multi-stakeholder joint advocacy platforms. Mr. Van der Loo is also the author of several articles, and has co-authored a book about resilience. He is a frequently asked-for speaker at international fora such as Bilderberg Conference, COP21 Paris, European Business Summit, World Economic Forum and he lectures at various Universities. Join us at #ClimateChangeSummit2023 and get to find out more about Intersectionality and its importance in finding solutions for climate change from Hans Van der Loo.
Intersectionality
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, member of the Group General Management team and of the Group Executive Committee Société Générale
Pierre Palmieri began his career at Société Générale Corporate and Investment Banking in 1987 in the Export Finance department before being appointed head of the Finance Engineering team in 1989. He joined the Agence Internationale’s team in 1994, where he created the global Commodity Finance business line. He was appointed Global Head of Structured Commodity Finance in 2001. In 2006, he created and co-headed the Natural Resources and Energy Financing global business line. He was appointed Deputy Head of Global Finance in 2008, became Head of Global Finance in 2012, all that before extending his responsibilities to the whole Global Banking and Advisory activities in 2019. Pierre Palmieri is a graduate of École Supérieure de Commerce in Tours. Join #CCS2023 and Pierre Palmieri’s open conversation on financing for sustainability.
Finance
CEO Digital Dryads
Răzvan is an expert in software engineering and artificial intelligence, a graduate of the Polytechnic University of Bucharest. He is the founder of Aiception, a company specialized in developing artificial intelligence modules used in sectors such as telecommunications, banking, and automotive. Under Răzvan's leadership, the team of engineers has also developed significant pro bono projects. One of these projects is Digital Dryads, a platform that monitors forests in Romania and other European countries via satellites. This system received the first prize from the European Commission and is free and accessible to the general public. Another noteworthy product is Wood Watcher, a mobile application that allows for the quick measurement of a stack of wood. The application is used both for commercial purposes and by law enforcement authorities, and has been recognized as a best practice by a German forestry consortium. Join “Romanian Startups for Climate” Panel on Oct 19th if you’re looking for green business inspo.
Start-up Solutions
Associate at Circle Economy LinkedIn Top Green Voice Co-founder of the Institute of Circular Economy
Vojtech Vosecky is an award-winning circular economist. He co-founded the Institute of Circular Economy and worked on related issues in the European Parliament. He is in charge of Prague's transition toward the circular economy as Chairman of the Steering Committee for Circular Economy. He also works with the world-leading organization Circle Economy as an Associate focused on the Nordics and the CEE. Vojtech privately advises a number of organizations in their circular transition and is a member of several initiatives such as the Nordic Circular Hotspot, CradleNet, Circular Economy Club, and Visegrad for Sustainability. Come to #CCS2023 and get to learn more about Intersectionality in the context of climate change from Vojtech Vosecky.
Intersectionality
Head of Engineering at FabBRICK
Chantal Nguyen joined the FabBRICK team as research & development engineer in 2021. She has experience in the automotive industry and has studied fabric chemistry. Her mission at FabBRICK is to improve the performance of the brick and to make the crafting process more reliable. Join her at #CCS and get to learn more about Circular Economy in the context of climate change.
Circular Economy
Co-Founder Warrior Group
Karla Morales-Lee is Co-founder of the Warrior Group and part of the Steering Committee of She Changes Climate, as well as UK Ambassador for The Hunger Project and a fellow at Zinc VC. In late 2019, Karla founded a global network called Warrior Women, which empowers leaders to rethink how society lives and works. Beyond learning, Warrior Group is a growth partner that “lifts the lid” on an organization's culture to identify opportunities for more conscious ways to achieve commercial growth, delivering a regenerative roadmap for the future and a global network of experts to work with to make it happen.
Intersectionality
COO & Co-Founder Climate Farmers
Philippe is a social entrepreneur who has been working on scaling regenerative agriculture in Europe with his company, Climate Farmers. Climate Farmers is currently supporting around 700 farmers in 16 different European countries on their way towards regenerative agriculture. They are doing this by providing context-specific transition knowledge and by building a supportive infrastructure. Starting 2013, Philippe Birker has been part of the Ashoka Changemaker community. Since 2022, he has been part of the BMW Foundation Responsible Leaders network and starting July 2023, part of the TED Countdown community.
FOOD & AGRICULTURE
Co-Founder CreditNature & Ecosulis
Cain Blythe is a Chartered Environmentalist and an award-winning leader in ecosystem restoration and nature recovery. He is the founder and CEO of two pioneering organizations that help with global rewilding. With a career spanning over three decades, Cain has integrated his expertise in biodiversity and habitat management in order to unlock the full potential of rewilding as one of the most viable nature-based solutions available today. Blythe studied at Southampton and Surrey Universities and his journey began in zoological parks in the UK and Australia. He has had key roles in organizations such as Jacobs Engineering Ltd, Ecosulis, and now, CreditNature. He is instrumental in leading initiatives that merge technology and finance with nature recovery efforts, pushing boundaries within the sector. Join us at #ClimateChangeSummit2023 and find out more about Cain Blythe’s initiatives regarding Biodiversity.
BIODIVERSITY
Head of Risk @ UNEP-FI
David Carlin leads risk programming for UNEP - Finance Initiative. He has worked with over 100 financial institutions on topics of climate scenarios, climate risk assessments, and sustainability regulation. He and his team support financial actors across the world to develop best practices for managing environmental risks and identifying environmental opportunities. He is the founder of Cambium Global Solutions, which helps governments, corporations, and financial institutions address the most pressing environmental challenges and thrive in a changing world. Carlin currently advises UNEP FI’s Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures and the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, and has also been a technical advisor to the Glasgow Financial Alliances for Net Zero. Join us at #ClimateChangeSummit2023 and find out more about David Carlin’s views on his assigned topic, Intersectionality.
Intersectionality
Head of Sales of FabBRICK
After several years in the fashion industry, Farid joined the FabBRICK team. He then took charge of the Sales Department and is now responsible for growing the business of this new innovative green material. Join us at #ClimateChangeSummit2023 and get to know more about Circular Economy as he and Chantal Nguyen, Engineer at FabBRICK, tackle their assigned topic.
Circular Economy
Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests
Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests, Mircea Fechet has worked both in the government and in the parliament and his expertise consists of dealing with environmental issues. He was first appointed Minister back in 2020, then swapped this position with that of Secretary of State. He also worked in the Chamber of Deputies as Vice-chairman of the Environment and Ecology Commission. Throughout his career, Mircea Fechet worked in waste management, being responsible for many projects financed with EU funds. During his time as Minister of Environment, Waters and Forests, he initiated the Deposit-Return Scheme in order to minimize bottle waste. Apply now for a seat at #CCS2023 and attend the panel on Policy where Fechet and three other Ministers are going to discuss ways in which Romania could become a leader in climate change solutions.
Policy
Secretary General BRD Groupe Société Générale
founding partner
President Social innovation Solutions
organizer
Head of Sustainability at Fulcrum Asset Management
Iancu Dărămuș has worked on sustainable investing for some of the leading institutions in the not-for-profit sector, and has helped shape the strategies of some of the world's largest companies through his shareholder engagement. At London-based Fulcrum, he focuses on portfolio alignment, energy and stewardship, topics on which he also writes and publishes regularly - including as one of the lead authors of the CFA Institute's Certificate in ESG Investing. He has previously worked for the UK’s largest investor, Legal & General Investment Management, where he led the stewardship team’s work in the energy sector and advised institutional clients on sustainability, and for climate finance think-tank the Carbon Tracker Initiative. Described as "a committed sustainability advocate with strong credentials” (Investment Week), he has won the "Rising Star" award at the 2022 Sustainable Investment Awards, and was selected on Brummell Magazine's "Ones to Watch" 2023 list for "30 under 40" in the City. He holds degrees in philosophy and public policy. Join #CCS2023 for the Foreign Investors Council roundtable on Day 2 and get to find out more about sustainable investing from Iancu Dărămuș.
Sustainable Connector at Clipper Interall
Karin, the driving force for a circular promotional world, aims to galvanize companies to embrace this revolutionary paradigm, thereby fostering positive global change while elevating their brand presence. “I want to show politicians how to motivate and facilitate entrepreneurs. As a 'new economy' entrepreneur, I know how politics can accelerate SME motivation. Everyone wants to participate, but using time effectively and finding returns is decisive. The 3-step model (free advice from experts, module for calculating your own CO2 emissions, rewarding sustainable reinvestment) will help.” Clipper Interall is dedicated to delivering promotional products with a minimal environmental footprint, adhering to ethical standards, and meeting the highest European safety criteria. Join #CCS2023 and get to know more about Karin’s field of work as she tackles Circular Economy in her Waste to Promo: from companies waste streams to their own promotional products speech.
Circular Economy
Founder of Circl.ag
Coming from Ukraine, Anton began his quest to address climate change in agriculture using his farming knowledge. He ventured into the analysis of satellite images, explored soil health and remote data collection to evaluate his own farm's climate footprint. This journey led to the creation of Circl.ag, a pioneering startup at the intersection of agriculture and technology, which enables farmers and financial institutions to make sustainable choices. Join #CCS2023 and get to listen to him as he talks "Shaping resilient agriculture: leveraging satellite imagery for more scalability, incentives and more integrity".
FOOD & AGRICULTURE
Co-Founder & CEO at Renergia
Dr. Eng. Alexandru Mureșan, Co-Founder and CEO at Renergia, has a notable background as sustainability engineer, demonstrating strong expertise in urban energy management and electromagnetic compatibility. His extensive educational journey includes obtaining a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering in 2015, followed by a Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering in 2017, both conferred by the Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, where he has also served as an affiliated professor since 2018. In 2020, Dr. Mureșan successfully completed his PHD in Electrical Engineering through a collaborative effort with the University of the West of England (Bristol) and SINT Engegneria (Bassano del Grappa, Italy). Alexandru is also a member of the EnTReC - Energy Transition Research Center and certified energy manager for cities, contributing significantly to the advancement of sustainable energy solutions and fostering innovation in the realm of energy transition. Join #CCS2023 and learn more about sustainable startups from Dr. Eng. Alexandru Mureșan.
Start-up Solutions
Head of the Jacques Delors Energy Centre, Research Fellow in EU Energy Policy
Prior to joining Jacques Delors Institute in February 2021, she worked in project finance for a solar and energy efficiency developer in Africa and the Indian Ocean (Green Yellow Indian Ocean), and for the French Treasury in East Africa as Economic Attachée where she was in charge of sustainable development, based in Nairobi. She also contributed to EU energy policy analysis within the EU Affairs Department of EDF. Camille is a graduate of the MA programme in European Affairs of Sciences Po Paris (2016) and of the MA in Energy, Environment and Transports Economics of the Paris-Saclay University (2017). Her working languages are French, English and German. Join #CCS2023 for an introduction in renewable energy with Camille Defard.
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