16:00 – 16:45 CEST / Plenary session: At the intersection of climate, nature, food and people

Cathy Smith, Managing Director, SpeakEasy Communications

A former European news correspondent for both the BBC and Reuters GMTV and a main presenter of Channel Four News and ITN World News in the UK, Cathy is a highly experienced event moderator and Master of Ceremonies, based in Brussels.

John Elkington, Founder & Chief Pollinator, Volans

John Elkington is an award winning world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable capitalism, a bestselling author and serial entrepreneur. John is the founder and chief-pollinator of Volans, which works with leaders to make sense of the emergent future to unlock the potential of their organization. John has helped create and incubate movements including the B Team, the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes, the Global Reporting Initiative, and B Lab UK and he was a faculty member of the World Economic Forum from 2002-2008, In 2009 John was named 4th in an international survey Top 100 CSR leaders, after Al Gore, Barack Obama and Anita Roddick.

Claire O’Neill, Senior Advisor Climate & Energy for COP26, WBCSD

Claire O’Neill entered politics in 2007 after a transatlantic career in consulting and finance, initially as a policy advisor. Claire served in several Ministerial positions before becoming Climate Change Minister and then attending the UK Cabinet as Minister for Energy and Clean Growth. Claire also served as COP26 President-Designate until she left politics in 2020 to join WBCSD.

Diane Holdorf, Executive Vice President Pathways, WBCSD

Before joining WBCSD in 2018, Diane was Vice President, Chief Sustainability Officer for Kellogg Company. Diane also served on the Advisory Board of We Mean Business, and on the Executive Advisory Board of the Graham Sustainability Institute at the University of Michigan. In 2015, Diane was recognized as a Maize and Wheat Super Woman by CIMMYT (International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center) as part of the United Nation’s International Women’s Day in 2015. She is also recognized as an Oxfam Sisters on the Planet Ambassador.

Daniel Pacthod, Senior Partner, McKinsey & Company Inc.

Daniel globally co-leads McKinsey Sustainability, a rapidly growing client platform, focused on energy transition, climate and ESG, helping clients transform and innovate to reach Net Zero by 2050 and build a more inclusive and sustainable world. Previously, Daniel founded and led McKinsey Accelerate, a group of more than a thousand practitioners, helping leading organizations sustain transformational change through capability building and leadership development. Daniel chaired the Technology and Capabilities Committee on our global governance board overseeing the strategy to tech-enable and innovate the firm. Daniel also founded and led McKinsey New Ventures, a standalone unit created to incubate new digital client offerings and build alliances and partnerships. He also built and led the firm’s Aerospace & Defense and Industrial Practices in the Americas.

Fatih Birol, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA)

Dr Fatih Birol has served as Executive Director of the International Energy Agency since 2015. After taking office, Dr Birol led the IEA in its first comprehensive modernization programme since its creation in 1974. Dr Birol took up his current position after rising through the ranks of the IEA over two decades. He joined as a junior analyst in the mid-1990s and rose to the position of Chief Economist responsible for the IEA’s flagship World Energy Outlook. Dr Birol has been named in the TIME100, TIME’s annual list of the world’s most influential people. He has also been named by Forbes as one of the most influential people in the world of energy and by the Financial Times as the Energy Personality of the Year. He chairs the World Economic Forum’s (Davos) Energy Advisory Board. He is the recipient of numerous state decorations, including the Japanese Emperor’s Order of the Rising Sun, the Order of the Polar Star from the King of Sweden and the highest Presidential decorations from Austria, Germany and Italy.

Amy Clarke, Co-Founder & Chief Impact Officer, Tribe Impact Capital

Amy is an environmental scientist by training with over 25 years’ experience in corporate sustainability and impact investing. Before Co-Founding Tribe, Amy headed up sustainability teams at both Bank of America and Microsoft, as well as the Private Client team at Charities Aid Foundation. She started her career in environmental consultancy, before moving into sustainable consulting with EY and PwC. Amy sits on the Boards of Big Issue Invest and B Lab UK, the Global Steering Group of the Global Ethical Finance Initiative, the Development Council of the Future Fit Benchmark and is an advisor to the Ocean Plastics Leadership Network.

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility

Since 2020, Carlos is the CEO and Chairperson of the GEF Council. The former Costa Rican Environment and Energy Minister was a pioneer in the development of Payment for Ecosystem Services initiatives and strategies for forest restoration, ocean conservation, and de-carbonization, and is an internationally recognized expert on environmental policy, multilateral environmental negotiations, and financing for nature conservation. Carlos has held various technical and political positions over the past 30 years. Since the 1992 UN Sustainable Development Summit in Rio, he has participated in all multilateral environmental negotiations, as an expert negotiator in UNFCCC, CBD, and UNCCD, and participated in negotiations for the creation and implementation of the GEF and the Green Climate Fund. After his second tenure as Minister, he was Vice-President for Global Policy at Conservation International, for 12 years, working in 30 tropical countries in Central and South America, Africa, and Southeast Asia.

Roberto Marques, Executive Chairman & Group CEO, Natura &Co.

Roberto is the Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors, and Group CEO of Natura &Co, a purpose-driven beauty group of iconic brands including Avon, Natura, The Body Shop, and Aesop. He joined Natura back in 2016. Prior to Natura &Co, Roberto was EVP/President of North America for Mondeléz International, and for over 25 years held a number of international executive roles at Johnson & Johnson. He is a Board Member of the United Nations Global Compact and serves as its sole representative from Latin America. At Natura &Co, he leads the Group’s work supporting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s).

Noppadol Dej-Udom, Chief Sustainability Officer, Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd

Noppadol is currently the SGC Vice Chairman and Chief Sustainability Officer of C.P. Group and the Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of True Corporation, a major telecommunications service provider in Thailand. He has played an important role in raising the bar of CP Group’s sustainability. Prior to these positions, he was True’s Deputy CEO for Corporate Development and True Group’s CFO. Under his leadership, Thailand’s first and largest telecommunications infrastructure fund was established. He also received the 2015/2016 Best CFO Awards in technology category from IAA and was selected as the Best CFO from FinanceAsia.

**Paul Polman, Influencer, business leader, campaigner, Co-Author of “Net Positive: how courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take”, due out October 2021.**

Paul works to accelerate action by business to tackle climate change and inequality. A leading proponent that business should be a force for good, Paul has been described by the Financial Times as “a standout CEO of the past decade”. As CEO of Unilever (2009-2019), he demonstrated that a long-term, multi-stakeholder model goes hand-in-hand with excellent financial performance. Paul was a member of the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Panel which developed the SDGs and which he continues to champion, working with global organizations and across industry to push the 2030 development agenda. Paul’s new book, “Net Positive”, is a call to arms to courageous business leaders, setting out how to build net positive companies which profit by fixing the world’s problems rather than creating them. He Chairs IMAGINE, a social venture dedicated to systems change, and Saïd Business School, and he is Vice-Chair of the UN Global Compact as well as a B Team Leader. Paul is Honorary Chair of the International Chamber of Commerce, which he led for two years.

Jo Da-silva, Director and Global Sustainable Development Leader, Arup Group Ltd.

Jo is the Global Director of Sustainable Development at Arup. Jo earned her global recognition as an engineer who has applied knowledge and design expertise to improve safety, promote inclusivity, and enhance resilience of communities, cities and infrastructure globally. She led the planning, design and implementation of a wide range of buildings, infrastructure, and urban regeneration projects for Arup, and has also worked extensively in crisis and disaster contexts for non-governmental, UN agencies and multi-laterals. Jo has authored numerous papers and publications and received an honorary doctorate in humanitarian engineering from Coventry University. In 2007 she founded Arup International Development and in 2016 she co-founded the Resilience Shift to raise awareness and drive action to improve the resilience of critical infrastructure globally and am currently a Board Director. Jo was made a Dame Commander of the British Empire this year in recognition of her contribution to international development.

Mike Bloomberg, U.N. Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions, Founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies, 108th Mayor of New York City

Michael has long been a global leader in the fight against climate change. As three-term mayor of New York City, he implemented a groundbreaking strategic sustainability plan and reduced carbon emissions by 13 percent, positioning the city as a model for climate action around the world. His foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies, focuses on the environment as one of its key program areas, and he has given more than $1 billion to the global climate fight. Bloomberg serves as the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Climate Ambition and Solutions, as well as Global Ambassador for the Race to Zero and Race to Resilience campaigns. He is also Global Advisor to the Winners of The Earthshot Prize, the global environmental prize launched by Prince William and The Royal Foundation to highlight solutions that can help repair our planet.

Sanda Ojiambo, CEO & Executive Director, United Nations Global Compact (UNGC)

Sanda was appointed CEO & Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in June 2020. As the world grappled with the COVID-19 pandemic, Sanda launched an ambitious new UN Global Compact strategy to accelerate and scale the global collective impact of business by upholding the Ten Principles and delivering the Sustainable Development Goals through accountable companies and ecosystems that enable change. During her tenure she has also promoted stronger business engagement with UN partners to deliver and finance the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Sanda brings to the UN Global Compact more than 20 years’ experience in the public, multilateral and private sectors including as Head of Sustainable Business and Social Impact, Safaricom Plc in Kenya; and capacity development work in CARE International and United Nations Development Programme Somalia.

Arantza Ezpeleta, Chief Financial and Sustainability Officer, Acciona Energía

Arantza began her professional career at Telefonica R+D, before joining Acciona Energia in 1998 as Renewable Energy Project Manager. In 2002 she is appointed as Business Development Director for Europa. As Business Development Director for Europe, Arantza led the company’s internationalization process, opening new markets, developing, and managing renewable energy projects, of different technologies, in various countries. In 2008, in order to enhance Acciona’s global business, Arantza is appointed International Director at Acciona headquarters. In 2014 she joins the Chairman’s Office as Director of the International Area. From 2016 Arantza is appointed the Chief Technology and Innovation Officer at Acciona, leading the Innovation and Digitization of the whole group. Arantza has been recently appointed Chief Financial & Sustainability Officer of Acciona Energia.

Ezgi Barcenas, Chief Sustainability Officer, Anheuser-Busch (ABInBev)

Ezgi is AB InBev’s Chief Sustainability Officer, overseeing the company’s sustainability vision and strategy. In this role, Ezgi coordinates across all business functions to advance sustainability and inclusive growth. Her team focuses on agricultural development, water stewardship, circular packaging, climate action and responsible sourcing to build a resilient value chain spanning more than 50 countries. She leads ESG engagement and reporting, and also oversees the 100+ Accelerator, an award-winning program which pilots and scales sustainable innovations. Since joining the company in 2013, Ezgi has held key roles within the Corporate Affairs and Procurement functions. She most recently served as the Global Vice President of Sustainability. Prior to AB InBev, she worked in international trade, public health and international development.

Jai Shroff, Global CEO, UPL Limited

Jaidev (Jai) is the Global CEO of UPL Limited. He is a well-recognized global leader in the Chemical & Agri-Inputs industry with over 30 years of experience in India and internationally. He has driven the transformation of UPL from a largely domestic player to a truly Indian multinational organization. Jai believes passionately in the power of collaboration and inter-sectoral partnerships. He is actively involved in the global development agenda, including the World Economic Forum’s Grow Africa and Grow Asia initiatives, IFPRI’s Sustainable Agriculture and Global Food Security Initiative, WBCSD, Chicago Council, IGD and ICAR. Jai is regularly invited to speak on conference platforms, covering sustainability, food security, climate resilience and technological innovation.

Stephen Polasky, Regents Professor, Fesler-Lampert Professor of Ecological/Environmental Economics, University of Minnesota

Stephen is a Regents Professor and the Fesler-Lampert Professor of Ecological/Environmental Economics at the University of Minnesota where he has a joint appointment in the Department of Applied Economics and the Department of Ecology, Evolution & Behavior. He is also a fellow of the University’s Institute on the Environment. His research interests focus on issues at the intersection of ecology and economics and include the impacts of land use and land management on the provision and value of ecosystem services and natural capital, biodiversity conservation, sustainability, environmental regulation, renewable energy, and common property resources. He is a co-founder of the Natural Capital Project, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, Stanford University, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, The Nature Conservancy, the Stockholm Resilience Center, and the World Wildlife Fund.

Florian Schattenmann, Chief Technology Officer and Vice President-Innovation and R&D, Cargill Incorporated

Florian is Cargill’s Chief Technology Officer and Vice President for Innovation and Research & Development (R&D). Prior to joining Cargill in 2018, Florian spent 8 years at The Dow Chemical Company. His most recent role was Vice President for Performance Materials & Coatings R&D. Florian has also held leadership roles at SulphCo Inc., GE-Bayer Silicones, a joint venture of General Electric and Bayer AG based in Leverkusen, Germany, and globally for the Silicone Elastomers Business. Earlier in his career, Florian managed several research laboratories at GE’s Global Research Center. Florian is a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, holds seven U.S. patents and has numerous publications. He serves on the Scientific Advisory Boards for Texas A&M AgriLife and College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, the College of Science and Engineering at University of Minnesota, and the Department of Chemistry at University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Christoph Schweizer, CEO, Boston Consulting Group (BCG)

Christoph is CEO of Boston Consulting Group (BCG), elected May 2021. Prior to his role, he was BCG’s chairman for Central and Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He has also served as a member of the firm’s Executive and Operating Committees since 2014. Christoph is a member of several leading organizations, including the Business Roundtable and the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) International Business Council. In 2020 and 2021, Christoph was recognized as a HERoes Advocate Executive Role Model by INvolve People for his work with Women@BCG related to the hiring, promotion and retention of women. Throughout his career, Christoph has supported clients in healthcare, private equity, and across industries in major transformational programs such as digital transformations and post-merger integrations.

Ben Keswick, Executive Chairman, Jardine Matheson

Ben has been Executive Chairman of Jardine Matheson since January 2019. He was Managing Director from April 2012 to June 2020. He has held a number of executive positions since joining the Group in 1998, including finance director and then chief executive officer of Jardine Pacific between 2003 and 2007, and group managing director of Jardine Cycle & Carriage until March 2012. Ben is chairman of Dairy Farm, Hongkong Land and Mandarin Oriental. He is also chairman of Jardine Cycle & Carriage and a commissioner of Astra. He is a director of Yonghui Superstores and held the position of chairman between 2018 and 2020. He is also a member of Chongqing Mayor’s International Economic Advisory Council.

Albert De Larrazabal, Chief Financial Officer, Ayala Corporation

Albert is the Chief Finance Officer, Chief Risk Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer of Ayala Corporation. Prior to joining Ayala Corporation, Albert served as Globe Telecom’s CCO and CFO. As CCO, Albert had oversight of the integration and execution of strategies across all commercial units, including marketing, sales and channels, and product development for all segments of business, bringing Globe to its position in the market today. Albert has over two decades of extensive experience as a senior executive in Finance, Business Development, Treasury Operations, Joint Ventures, Mergers and Acquisitions, as well as Investment Banking and Investor Relations. He held positions such as VP and CFO of Marsman Drysdale Corp, VP and Head of Consumer Sector – JP Morgan, HK, and SVP and CFO of San Miguel Corp.

Suphachai Chearavanont, CEO, Charoen Pokphand Group Co., Ltd

Suphachai is the Chief Executive Officer of Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group), one of Asia’s leading conglomerates that consists of over 100 companies operating in 21 countries in agri-food, retail and telecommunications. He also serves as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of True Corporation (listed on the Thai Stock Exchange), where he was previously President and Chief Executive Officer, and oversees group-wide strategies on sustainability policies and corporate communications. In 2015 he was awarded “Frost & Sullivan Asia Pacific Telecom CEO of the Year” at the Asia Pacific ICT Awards and also elected President of the Telecommunications Association of Thailand appointed under The Royal Patronage.

Abdalah Mokssit, Secretary, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Before becoming Secretary of the IPCC, Abdalah was involved in the IPCC process in various capacities including as Vice-Chair of Working Group I during the Fifth Assessment Report (AR5). Abdalah was the Permanent Representative of Morocco with the WMO as Director of the National Meteorological Service of Morocco as well as the Third Vice President of WMO, one of IPCC’s parent Organizations. He was a member of several WMO commissions including the Commission on Climatology and the Commission for Basic Systems. He has been active in international cooperation with regional and international centers, such as the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, the African Centre of Meteorological Applications for Development (ACMAD) and the Aladin Consortium, a European group of countries working on numerical weather prediction.

Johanna Lissinger Peitz, Senior Adviser, Ministry of Environment

Ambassador Lissinger Peitz is recently appointed to lead the work within the Swedish Government offices on preparations from a high-level meeting in the commemoration of the first UN conference on the human environment that took place in Stockholm in 1972. Before that she has been the Lead negotiator for Sweden and EU in the UN Climate Change process and earlier on in the field of chemicals and waste. Johanna was the EU lead negotiator on climate finance in the period after Paris and leading up to Katowice. She has also had roles as COP president for the 7th Conference of the Parties for the Stockholm Convention and for the third ministerial meeting on integrated chemicals policy (ICCM3). Her last assignment was at the Swedish Mission to the UN in New York leading the work together with India on the Industry transition track ahead of the Climate Summit in September 2019.

Annica Bresky, President & CEO, Stora Enso

Annica is the President and CEO of Stora Enso since December 2019, and member of the Group Leadership Team since joining the company in 2017. Before her current position, Annica was Executive Vice President of Stora Enso’s Consumer Board Division. During her career, she has held various management positions in the forest industry, including President and CEO of Iggesund Paperboard AB in 2013-2017 and Managing Director at BillerudKorsnäs AB in 2010-2013. Annica is a board member of Fagerhult, Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) and Swedish Forest Industries Federation (Skogsindustrierna). She is also a member of The Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) and World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) Executive Committee.

Nina Arquint, Chief Risk Officer, SwissRe Group

Nina is Chief Risk Officer Corporate Solutions and Member of the Corporate Solutions Executive Committee. Nina joined Corporate Solutions from the Group Risk Management, where she was Head Group Qualitative Risk Management at Swiss Re and already member of Swiss Re’s Risk Management Executive Team, reporting to the Group CRO. She had the group-wide responsibility for the identification and oversight of emerging, operational, political, regulatory and sustainability risk as well as information security. Prior to joining Swiss Re, Nina was Head of the Strategic Services Division and member of the Executive Board of the Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority FINMA as of February 2013.

Mark Carney, UN Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance

Mark Carney is currently the UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance and Prime Minister Johnson’s Finance Adviser for COP26. Mark is a member of the Arnhold Distinguished Fellowship Program Board within Conservation International. He is also an external member of Stripe’s Board, a global technology company building economic infrastructure for the internet. Mark was previously Governor of the Bank of England (from 2013 to 2020), and Governor of the Bank of Canada (from 2008 to 2013). Internationally, Mark was Chair of the Financial Stability Board (from 2011 to 2018), He chaired the Global Economy Meeting and Economic Consultative Committee of the Bank for International Settlements (from 2018-2020) and was First Vice-Chair of the European Systemic Risk Board (from 2013-2020). He is Vice Chair of Brookfield Asset Management and a member of the Global Advisory Board of PIMCO, the Group of Thirty, the Foundation Board of the World Economic Forum, as well as the boards of Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Peterson Institute for International Economics and the Hoffman Institute for Global Business and Society at INSEAD.

Hanneke Faber, President Global Foods & Refreshment, Unilever

Hanneke joined Unilever in 2018 as President of Europe and member of the Unilever Executive. In this role, she delivered strong results and accelerated the digitization of our European business. Hanneke spent most of her career in the FMCG and retail industry. Prior to joining Unilever, she worked at Royal Ahold Delhaize as Chief E-commerce and Innovation Officer, and member of the Executive Committee playing a key role in accelerating the company’s e-commerce business. Between 2013 and 2016, she was Chief Commercial Officer & Member of the Executive Committee of Royal Ahold responsible for e-commerce, digital, innovation and customer branding. Hanneke started her career at Procter & Gamble where she became Vice President and global leader of three of P&G’s top brands with a presence in over 180 countries.

Kristina Kloberdanz, SVP and Chief Sustainability Officer, Mastercard

As the first CSO at Mastercard, Kristina is responsible for leading Mastercard’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy. Kristina’s role at Mastercard rests on two decades of experience from her work at IBM, most recently serving as Corporate Responsibility Leader, overseeing IBM’s global corporate responsibility strategy and brand reputation. Kristina has served on a variety of nonprofit boards and advisory councils, locally and internationally, lending her expertise in sustainability, marketing, strategic planning and fundraising. A former professional ballerina, she also loves an adventure and can be found traveling the globe from the peaks of Kilimanjaro to the mountains of the Himalaya.

Mardi McBrien, Managing Director, Climate Disclosure Standards Board

Mardi is managing director of CDSB and head of standards and regulation at CDP. Her eclectic career to date includes roles as President of an International Forestry Students Association, public-private partnership management, leading flagship campaigns including for the Campaign to Protect Rural England (and the author Bill Bryson), managing WWF-UK’s Earth Hour switching off the lights of the London and UK in 2010 and carbon market policy for UK’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Mardi has received leadership awards from both the Australia Government and the University of Melbourne and in 2013 was awarded environmental campaigner of the year by the Sheila McKechnie Foundation.

Richard Lesser, CEO, Boston Consulting Group

Richard Lesser has served as CEO since 2013. Under his leadership, Richard oversaw the launch of BCG Digital Ventures, BCG GAMMA, BCG TURN and, the BCG Center for Climate & Sustainability. He also serves as chief advisor to the World Economic Forum’s Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders, is on the board of directors of the Business Roundtable where he leads the CEO COVID-19 recovery task force, serves on the Steering Committee of the Council for Inclusive Capitalism with the Vatican, and is a member of several leading organizations, such as the WEF’s International Business Council, the Fortune CEO Initiative, the WSJ CEO Council, and Catalyst, among others.

Eva Zabey, Executive Director, Business for Nature

Eva leads Business for Nature, a global coalition calling for business action and policy ambition to reverse nature loss in this decade. Previously, Eva led multiple projects at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) for 15 years. This included leading work on natural, social and human capital measurement and valuation for business decision-making, towards integrated performance management, and ultimately reporting for investors. She led the development of the Natural Capital Protocol on behalf of the Natural Capital Coalition, as well as the establishment of the Social & Human Capital Coalition. She delivered a TEDx talk in 2012.

Hakan Bulgurlu, CEO, Arçelik

Hakan is the head and CEO of Arçelik, a leading global manufacturer of home appliances. Under his leadership, Hakan has helped grow the company into an inclusive, sustainable, and responsible business. His vision turned Arçelik into an Industry Leader in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and saw the company included in the FTSE4Good Index for five consecutive years. Hakan is a member of the Young Presidents Organization and a founding member of Amstel Dialogues, a CEO round table of European leaders that aims to increase the speed of European innovation.

Anya Sitaram, Documentary Producer & Founding Director, Rockhopper Media

Renowned documentary producer specialising in global health, science, environment and developing world issues, Anya is a regular facilitator at European Green Week and European Development Days. She was ITN Health and Science Correspondent and a news anchor on Sky News and BBC World News. She is Founding Director of Rockhopper Media, an award-winning independent Production Company.

Dr. Martin Frick, Deputy to the Special Envoy for the UN Food Systems Summit 2021, United Nations

Martin served before as the Senior Director of UN Climate Change where he was overseeing the implementation of the Paris Agreement and the secretariat’s Climate Action work. As programme director for former Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s Foundation, he developed the founding narrative of climate justice. He previously served as Director for Climate Change at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. He was the German representative for human rights and humanitarian affairs at the UN General Assembly and served as the European Union’s lead negotiator in the establishment of the UN Human Rights Council. As Ambassador to the international organizations based in Germany, he helped building up the UN’s sustainability hub in Bonn.

Erica Ocampo, Global Director of Sustainability, Sims Limited

Since August 2019, Erica serves as the Global Director of Sustainability for Sims Ltd, a newly created position. She has led the development of science-based, company-wide sustainability strategy aligned to the company’s purpose narrative and growth strategy. From data management to climate change goals development, Erica is integrating ESG principles across the company. Prior to Sims, Erica worked for Dow starting in 2007 where she worked across businesses developing and leading strategies and programs.

Henri Moore, Vice President Head of Global Responsibility, Corteva Agriscience

Henri is Vice President/Head of Global Responsibility at Corteva Agriscience and President of the Corteva Foundation. Henri is responsible for the development and execution of a Global Responsibility strategy, inclusive of Community Investment, Sustainability, Agriculture Development and Consumer Strategy in over 140 countries. In addition to leading Global Responsibility initiatives that drive growth and value for the business, Henri helps to build and maintain relationships with a broad range of key stakeholders to attract and Corteva’s next generation of talent. She was also appointed to the CEO ID&E Journey Team for Corteva. Prior to this appointment, Moore was the Global Leader for the DuPont Center for Philanthropy and Education.

Thomas Lingard, Global Sustainability Director, Climate & Environment, Unilever

Thomas leads the climate and environment within the Unilever Sustainability Team. Thomas led the development of Unilever’s new climate and nature strategy, launched in June 2020, which included a recommitment to 1.5 degree Science-Based Targets, a new Net Zero by 2039 commitment and the launch of a €1bn Climate & Nature fund, and led the development of the Climate Transition Action Plan being put to Unilever’s shareholders at the 2021 AGM. Thomas joined Unilever in 1999 with a role in UK Social & Environmental Affairs. Thomas then joined the think tank Green Alliance as Deputy Director and in 2010 and was part of the original team that launched the Unilever Sustainable Living Plan, subsequently founding the Unilever Global Advocacy team to drive transformational change on systemic issues such as recycling, public health and sustainable agriculture.

Ellie Tang, Head of Sustainability, New World Development

Ellie is currently Head of Sustainability at New World Development Company Limited and K11 Concepts Limited, where she founded the function and drives the “New World Sustainability Vision 2030” across the Group’s businesses in Hong Kong and mainland China, leads sustainable financing initiatives, and oversees Nature Discovery Park at K11 MUSEA. Ellie also co-founded Impact Kommons, Asia’s first UN Sustainable Development Goals-focused startup accelerator. She is an appointed member of the Environmental Campaign Committee and the Green Tech Fund Assessment Committee of the HKSAR Government.

Michelle Grogg, Vice President, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainable Development, Cargill

Michelle leads Global Corporate Responsibility at Cargill and is the Executive Director of the Cargill Foundation. She joined Cargill in 1998. Michelle is responsible for leading the company’s global corporate responsibility and sustainable development efforts including the development and implementation strategic partnerships with non-governmental, nonprofit and international development organizations to drive progress against Cargill’s sustainability commitments and advance the company’s purpose to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way. Michelle and her team also direct Cargill’s global philanthropy, community engagement, employee volunteerism and advise Cargill businesses on corporate responsibility, sustainable development, stakeholder relations and issues management.

Robert Metzke, Chief of Staff Innovation & Strategy, Global Head Sustainability, Philips

Robert is a member of Royal Philips’ Innovation & Strategy Management Team, where he holds a double role. He is Head of Sustainability as well as Chief of Staff Innovation & Strategy. As Leader of the Philips Sustainability Function, Robert focuses on strategy and policy development and drives the execution of structural sustainability action programs in the company via the standing organization. In his role as Chief of Staff he is responsible for initiating and driving strategic programs and transformation initiatives across Innovation, Strategy, Design, IP&S and Sustainability.

Pablo Perversi, Chief Innovation, Sustainability & Quality officer, Barry Callebaut

Pablo Perversi was appointed to the position of Chief Innovation, Sustainability & Quality Officer and Global Head of Gourmet in 2018. He has been a member of the Executive Committee of Barry Callebaut since 2017. Before joining Barry Callebaut, Pablo worked for Unilever as Vice President Foods Europe. In this position, he was also a Unilever Europe Executive Team member, a Global Foods Executive Team member and a Vice President for Culinaria Europe. From 2011 to 2014, he was Vice President Foods SEAA and Unilever SEAA Executive Team member.

Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor in Earth System Science at the University of Potsdam

Johan is an internationally recognized scientist for his work on global sustainability issues. He helped lead the internationally renowned team of scientists that presented the planetary boundaries framework. Johan acts as an advisor for sustainable development issues at noteworthy international meetings, such as the United Nations General Assemblies, World Economic Forums, and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conferences (UNFCCC, also known as COP). Johan acts as chair of the advisory board for the EAT Foundation.

Stefanie Foehl, Manager Corporate Sustainable Strategy & Stakeholder Management, Daimler AG

Stefanie decided to leave the conventional pathway of an inhouse legal counsel by joining Daimler and focusses now on the implementation of sustainability at Daimler. Stefanie joined the Daimler world at car2go in Stuttgart back in 2013, after starting her career as legal counsel at the former airline airberlin. Focusing on legal advice in building up new businesses in the shared mobility field, gaining experience in coordinating international M&A. As former Executive Assistant to the Board of Management Member for Integrity and Legal Affairs, she started to work on the sustainability topics from regulatory and reporting matters to stakeholder management.

Viranon Futrakul, Vice President – Global Partnership for Sustainability & Communications, Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group)

Viranon is the Vice President of Global Partnerships for Sustainability and Communications at Charoen Pokphand Group (C.P. Group), a Thai conglomerate with core businesses in agri-food, retail and telecommunications that operate in 21 countries and economies around the world. Viranon has over 15 years of experience in building and facilitating strategic collaborations with public, private and civil society organizations to drive sustainable development initiatives as well as develop future sustainable leaders for the organization.

Michael Werner, Lead for Circular Economy, Google Inc.

Mike leads Google’s global circular economy strategy to achieve their mission to maximize the reuse of finite resources across their operations, products, and supply chains and enable others to do the same through the use of our technology. Mike works across Google’s entire business including consumer hardware, real estate and workplaces, corporate IT, data centers, Cloud and several of their billion user products, as well in direct engagement with their customers and external partners. Mike has both consulted for and led teams driving sustainable design, green chemistry, toxicology, environmental compliance and circular economy in a range of sectors including consumer electronics, building and construction, and primary materials.

Nicolás Gordon, Director of Corporate Sustainability, Empresas CMPC S.A.

From 2007 until 2011 Nicolás worked in the areas of green building, energy and sustainability for Explora Hotels, where he served as Director of Engineering and Environment. In 2014, Nicolás became the Manager of the Office of Sustainability at New York University (NYU), where he led the institution’s carbon and energy reduction efforts, and the Green Grants program which provided funding for initiatives that drive sustainability in the higher education sector. Starting in 2018, he now serves as Corporate Director of Sustainability at CMPC, where he is leading the strategic integration of sustainability into the company’s businesses and operations.

Erica Bliss, Business Development Manager Mineral, Google Inc.

Erica leads Business Development for Mineral and spent the past 12 years designing new products and services in agriculture. Prior to that, Erica led BD across East and Southern Africa for Syngenta, building crop lending, insurance and supply chain initiatives across a wide variety of crops. Erica developed sustainable, inclusive supply chains in emerging markets with Coca-Cola, Walmart and other multinationals in collaboration with NGOs including the Gates Foundation and TechnoServe.

Tom Williams, Director, Nature Action & Water, WBCSD

Tom has a background in public health sciences and is committed to contributing to social and environmental development. Tom was previously Programmes Director at the International Water Association (IWA), the largest global network of water professionals – addressing and responding to some of the significant challenges we face in managing the water cycle. Tom has worked in both developed and developing countries, with experience collaborating with a range of stakeholders including utilities, government, research institutes, businesses, donor agencies, UN agencies and NGOs.

Austin Kennedy, Manager, Redefining Value, WBCSD

Austin is a Manager with the Redefining Value team at the WBCSD. In this role, Austin helps lead the annual Reporting matters review process and publication and supports several other initiatives in the program. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics & Business and Engineering Studies from Lafayette College and a master of science in Sustainable Development with an advanced certificate in Energy & Finance from HEC Paris. His professional thesis focused on the value companies can derive from obtaining external assurance on non-financial information. Austin has prior non-profit, education and consulting experience in the United States, the Caribbean, Central America, Europe, and Southern Africa as well as extensive research experience in corporate sustainability disclosures

Alka Upadhyay, Assistant Vice President, Tata Sustainability Group

Alka has been with the Tata Group for the last 20 years, most recently as Assistant Vice President, Tata Sons. She leads Energy and Environmental efforts of Tata Sustainability Group and is responsible for research, consultancy and policy development for the Tata Group in climate change, environment and sustainability arena. Prior to joining Tata Sons, she spent a decade with Tata Steel across functions such as operations, technology development and product application. She played a leading role in creating climate change cell at Tata Sons and developing low carbon strategy for 25 Tata companies across steel, power, chemicals and service sector.

Federico Merlo, Managing Director & Senior Management Team, WBCSD

Federico is a marketing and sales professional with over twenty-five years of experience. Federico worked in product sales at large multi-national companies, start-ups and consulting before joining the non-profit at WBCSD. Federico join WBCSD in 2016 as Members Relations Director and was then appointed Managing Director of Members and Other Stakeholder Relations. Federico combines an interest in understanding members’ sustainability business drivers and an analytical approach to commerce. Prior to WBCSD he worked at DuPont in many different countries for their marketing department.

Scott Tew, Vice President, Sustainability & Managing Director, Center for Energy Efficiency & Sustainability, Trane Technologies

Scott is responsible for forward-looking sustainability initiatives aimed at transitioning to more efficient and climate-friendly solutions, and minimizing resource use within company facilities. In addition, Scott serves as a thought leader in linking public policy, economic impacts and a value-stream approach to sustainability. His recent efforts have led to the development of world-class initiatives, including introduction of the company’s comprehensive 2030 targets, the creation of the EcoWiseTM portfolio, launch of the largest customer-facing corporate commitment to combat climate change with the Gigaton Challenge; and as a pioneer in integrated reporting.

Gonzalo Muñoz, Chile high-level Climate Champion, UNFCCC

Gonzalo is a business entrepreneur and social change-maker at the forefront of environmental innovation in Chile, who reinvented the country’s recycling industry to usher in a future without waste. Gonzalo did so by founding a recycling company in 2009 and, ever since, has been presiding over the expansion of the company to other parts of Latin America. His company produces a recycling station capable of recycling 90 percent of household solid waste. Through the popularity of his innovation, Gonzalo has been leading a cultural movement to advance environmental sustainability and social inclusion.

Nigel Topping, UK high-level Climate Champion, UNFCCC

The Champion role was created in 2015 at the climate talks in Paris to help realize ambitions to lower carbon emissions and build resilience to climate change. It is held for two years and Nigel will work alongside the Chilean COP High Level Climate Action Champion, Gonzalo Muñoz. Nigel was most recently CEO of We Mean Business, a coalition of businesses working to accelerate the transition to a zero carbon economy. Prior to that he was Executive Director of the Carbon Disclosure Project. Nigel brings expertise from 18 years in the private sector, having worked across the world in emerging markets and manufacturing.

Nick Mabey, Chief Executive, E3G

Nick Mabey is the Chief Executive of E3G and a founder director since 2006. In addition to his leadership role, he engages on issues of climate diplomacy, foreign policy, European politics and the security implications of climate change and resource scarcity.

Theo De Jager, President, World Farmers’ Organization

Dr. De Jager is President of the World Farmers’ Organization and former president of the Southern African Confederation of Agricultural Unions (SACAU, 2013-2018) and of the Pan African Farmers Union (PAFO, 2014-2017). He is also chairman of the board of Agri All Africa, a board member of FANRPAN and serves on the board of Agri Limpopo, where he is responsible for land reform, transformation, farmer development and Africa Liaison since 2004.

Gabriela Burian, Multi-Stakeholders Global Partnerships Lead, Bayer

Gabriela is currently acting as the WBCSD and WEF Liaison Delegate for Bayer and an executive board member with the Ladue Education Foundation. Gabriela also serves as chair for the Ladue Business Community Partnerships and Bayer Latin Business Resources Group Co-Lead. Gabriela joined Bayer in 1996 and served in several leadership roles and with joint-ventures (Renessen, with Cargill). Gabriela directed the first Regional Sustainability Initiative as Sustainability Manager in Brazil. In 2012, she was promoted to Sustainable Agriculture Global Director. In August 2018 she became Bayer Global Director for Sustainable Food Systems and in February 2021 she became the Global Director for Multi-Stakeholders Partnerships.

Barbara Baarsma, CEO, Rabo Carbon Bank

Barbara is CEO of Rabo Carbon Bank at Rabobank. This new business initiative is developing propositions that will enable customers to contact the bank not only for financial transactions but also for buying and selling CO2 credits and CO2 reduction insetting services. Under Baarsma’s leadership, Rabobank will accelerate and develop this initiative. Before March 2021, she was CEO of Rabobank Amsterdam. From 2016 to 2019 she was the Director of Knowledge Development at Rabobank where she headed RaboResearch.

Colm Kelly, Global Leader, Purpose, Policy and Corporate Responsibility, PwC

Colm Kelly is Global Leader – Purpose, Policy and Corporate Responsibility, and is a member of the PwC Global Markets Leadership Team. In his previous roles, Colm has been PwC’s Global Tax and Legal Services Leader, and Global Chief Operations Officer for the PwC network. Colm is a Fellow of the Global Solutions Initiative, a member of the Irish Tax Institute and is the Chair of the Foundation for Fiscal Studies in Ireland.

Sanjiv Puri, Chairman & Managing Director, ITC

Sanjiv is the Chairman and Managing Director of ITC Limited. He is also the Chairman of ITC Infotech India Limited and its wholly owned subsidiaries in the UK and USA as well as Chairman of Surya Nepal Private Limited and other entities in India. Sanjiv was conferred the ‘Distinguished Alumnus Award of the year 2018 by the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur.

Tim Lord, Net Zero Fellow at Tony Blair Institute and former Director of Clean Growth & Net Zero for UK Government

Tim Lord is Senior Fellow for Net Zero at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. He has spent 20 years working on climate and energy policy in the UK government – most recently, leading the UK’s net zero strategy, and playing a key role in the world-leading Electricity Market Reform programme.

Adam Gromis, Global Head of Sustainability Policy, UBER

Prior to joining Uber, Adam worked for 5 years helping investors build impact investing portfolios with positions at Goldman Sachs Wealth Management, Imprint, and the Global Impact Investing Network. Before impact investing, Adam spent 7 years engaged in efforts to commercialize zero emission vehicle technologies with positions at the California Fuel Cell Partnership, the California Air Resources Board, and UTC Fuel Cells.

Jean-Pierre Clamadieu, Chairman of the Board of Directors, ENGIE

Jean-Pierre was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors of Engie in May 2018. He was CEO and Board Member of Solvay between 2012 and 2019. He joined Solvay in September 2011 as member of the Executive Committee, after the acquisition of Rhodia by Solvay. Previously, he was Rhodia’s Chief Executive Officer since 2003 and Chairman of the Board of Directors since 2008. Jean-Pierre Clamadieu is Chairman of the Board of Opéra de Paris, and a member of the Board of Directors of Axa and Airbus.

Virginie Duperat-Vergne, CFO, Arcadis

Virginie started her career in 1997 as an external auditor and spent more than ten years at Arthur Andersen. She then moved to Ernst & Young, before joining Canal+ as Compliance Officer for Accounting Standards. Virginie then became Group Deputy Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Senior Leadership Team at TechnipFMC. Directly before joining Arcadis as the Chief Financial Officer, she was the Chief Financial Officer of the publicly listed Gemalto, prior to the acquisition of Gemalto by the Thales Group.

Nadir Godrej, Managing Director, Godrej Industries

Nadir Godrej is the Managing Director of Godrej Industries Ltd. and the Chairman of Godrej Agrovet Ltd. He is also the Co-Chair of Godrej Good & Green Governing Council. He has been a Director of several Godrej companies since 1977 and has developed the animal feed, agricultural inputs and chemicals businesses of Godrej Industries and other associated companies and has been very active in research. Nadir is deeply committed to the GOOD and GREEN strategies and achievement of set targets for the Godrej Group.

Mikkel Larsen, CSO and Managing Director, DBS Bank

Mikkel chairs the DBS Sustainability Council, which is responsible for developing DBS’ overarching sustainability framework, setting key performance indicators and targets in consultation with the relevant stakeholders, and driving sustainability initiatives across the bank. Prior to joining DBS, Mikkel was the CFO for Asia Pacific in UBS from 2009 to 2012 covering Investment Bank, Wealth Management and Asset Management. Mikkel has also worked in Citigroup in London and KPMG in London and Denmark.

Erin Fitzgerald, CEO, U.S. Farmers & Ranchers in Action

Erin Fitzgerald serves as CEO of USFRA. Erin’s thought leadership in the sustainability space convenes food and agriculture stakeholders in an inclusive dialogue on the sustainable food systems of the 21st century. Prior to USFRA, Erin served as Senior Vice President, Global Sustainability for the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, where she conducted an environmental impact assessment that led to an industry-wide voluntary carbon reduction goal of 25 percent by 2020.

Mariana Mazzucato, Founding Director, Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose, University College London

Mariana Mazzucato (PhD) is Professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL), where she is Founding Director of the UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose (IIPP). She was named as one of the ‘3 most important thinkers about innovation‘ by The New Republic, one of the 50 most creative people in business in 2020 by Fast Company, and one of the 25 leaders shaping the future of capitalism by WIRED.

Dr. Agnes Kalibata, Special Envoy to the 2021 Food Systems Summit, United Nations

Dr. Kalibata is responsible for outreach and cooperation with key leaders, including governments, to ensure the Summit serves as a catalytic process within the Decade of Action to improve food systems around the world to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Paris Agreement. Since 2014, Dr. Kalibata has also served as President of AGRA. Dr. Kalibata has a distinguished track record globally as an agricultural scientist, policy maker and thought leader.

Julie Mulkerin, General Manager Energy Transitions Strategy, Chevron

Julie leads a team in working to set external and internal incentives for driving a lower carbon future, like climate policy positions and GHG targets, and also on external disclosures on energy transition topics, like TCFD-aligned Climate Resilience Reports. Julie joined Chevron in 2008 after completing her MBA at the University of Southern California and working in trading and for the government.

Tyler Reddien, VP Group Financial Planning, Analysis and Strategic Financial Projects, Natura & Co

Tyler Reddien is responsible of Natura &Co’s financial analytics, performance management and group finance transformation activities. Tyler joined Natura &Co in 2020 after the acquisition of Avon where he previously served as Vice President of Global FP&A. Tyler began his finance career at United Airlines where he held numerous positions in Financial Planning and Analysis as well as Investor Relations. He also served as the CFO for North America at Hertz Global Holdings.

Caroline Rees
President & Co-Founder, Shift

Caroline Rees has worked with a broad range of companies, governments civil society organizations, and international organizations on issues ranging from human rights due diligence to the design and improvement of grievance mechanisms, to corporate culture and human rights, to reporting on human rights performance. She was closely involved in the drafting of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

Joao Dolores, Board Member & Chief Financial Officer, Sonae

João has served as Chief Financial Officer of Sonae since April 2019.
João joined Sonae in 2014 to lead the Corporate Strategy team, having been responsible for strategic planning in collaboration with the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors. In 2015, João also became responsible for Planning and Control at the holding company.

Cenk Alper, CEO & Board Member, Sabanci Holding

Cenk joined Sabanci Group in 1996 after his studies as a Process Engineer, throughout the years he moved cities and roles until August 2019 when he become CEO and Board Member. He is a member of the Turkish Industrialists’ and Businessmen’s Association, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN).

Sunny Verghese, Co-Founder & Group CEO, Olam International Ltd. & Chair, WBCSD

Sunny Verghese is the Co-founder & Group CEO of Olam International Limited and is responsible for strategic planning, business development and overall management of the Olam group of companies worldwide. Sunny is currently the Chairman of WBCSD among many other organizations. Sunny was awarded the Best CEO for large cap companies in the Singapore Corporate Awards (SCA) in 2011 and was named ‘Outstanding Chief Executive for 2006’ in the Singapore Business Awards (SBA) and Singapore’s Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 2008.

Gayle Schueller, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer, 3M

Dr. Gayle Schueller is 3M’s Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer. Gayle started in 3M’s corporate laboratory as a product development engineer and has over 28 years of technical and business leadership experience. Her career spans a broad range of businesses from electronics to healthcare to consumer industries. She has led technical and business teams from around the world including Europe, Asia, Latin America and North America.

Dr. Ilham Kadri, CEO, Solvay

Before joining Solvay in 2019, Dr. Ilham Kadri was President and CEO of Diversey, a global U.S.-headquartered leader in hygiene, cleaning solutions, food safety and infection prevention. Dr Kadri is also board member at A.O. Smith, a U.S.-based leading global manufacturer, and supplier of water heating equipment. During her 23-year career, she has held various positions at top multinationals such as Shell-Basell, UCB-Cytec, Huntsman, Rohm Haas-Dow Chemical and Sealed Air.

Alan Jope, CEO, Unilever

Since 2019 Alan is the CEO of Unilever and is responsible for leading one the world’s largest and most geographically diverse consumer goods businesses, with operations in 190 countries. Alan joined Unilever in the UK in 1985, subsequently working in North America for 14 years and in Asia for 13 years. Before being appointed CEO, Alan served as President of Unilever’s Personal Care business from 2014 and continued as President when the name of the division changed in 2018 to Beauty and Personal Care.

Keryn James, Group CEO, ERM

Keryn James commenced her role as Group CEO in 2017, having previously been the Global Director of Operations and the Regional CEO for Asia Pacific. Keryn joined ERM in Australia in 1993 and has worked with clients across a range of geographies including Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and Latin America. She has over 25 years’ experience in sustainability and Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) consulting across a broad range of sectors including oil and gas, mining, chemicals, infrastructure and power.

Tom Heap, Freelance broadcaster & journalist

Best recognised as the Countryfile and Costing the Earth presenter, Tom Heap is also the Rural Affairs Correspondent of BBC News. Since 2012, he has also taken on the role of Director and media presenter of media company, Checked Shirt TV limited. Tom showcases his passion revealing the hidden depths of rural and environmental stories while presenting Countryfile. Additionally, he regularly reports on Panorama where he covers wildlife, food, farming and energy and presented popular BBC 1 daytime series Animal 24:7.

Magdi Batato , Executive VP Operations, Nestlé

Magdi Batato joined Nestle in Switzerland in 1991 as Engineer in Industrial Services, Energy &. Environment after teaching at the EPFL and Technicom in Bienne .His Factory and Production Management experiences took him to various countries and positions before settling in Vevey once again as Executive Vice President, Nestle S.A., and Head of Operations. As such he is responsible for Procurement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality Management, Agriculture, Safety &. Health, Environmental Sustainability and Operations Performance.

Peter Bakker, President & CEO, WBCSD

Peter Bakker joined the WBCSD in January 2012 after having been involved as a member for a number of years in his role as CEO of TNT NV, the Netherlands based holding company of TNT Express and Royal TNT Post. Peter is a respected leader in corporate responsibility. He is the recipient of Clinton Global Citizen Award in 2009 and the SAM Sustainability Leadership Award in 2010, and is a UN WFP Ambassador Against Hunger.

Cláudia Azevedo, CEO, Sonae

From 2000 to 2018, Cláudia was CEO of Sonae IM – the investment unit of Sonae that invests in technology in retail, telecommunications and cybersecurity. as well as CEO of Sonae Capital, a separate listed company present in several sectors such as real estate, renewable energy, tourism, fitness and industry. In 2019 Cláudia was elected to the position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Sonae. Amongst other board positions Cláudia is chairman of the board of Modelo Continente (Retail), Sonae Sierra (Shopping Centres), Worten (Electronics Retailing) and Non-Executive Board Member of NOS (Telecomunications).

Wednesday 21 April, 16:00 – 16:45 CEST (10:00 – 10:45 EDT)

Plenary session: At the intersection of climate, nature, food and people

Speakers

Barbara Baarsma

Peter Bakker

Gabriela Burian

Erin Fitzgerald

Michelle Grogg

Tom Heap

Diane Holdorf

Dr. Agnes Kalibata

Johan Rockström

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