GREENTECH FESTIVAL SPEAKERS 2023

Born in Dresden in 1999. Voluntary social year in a retirement home. 2019 Fachabitur at the technical high school for service and design. 2019 Fridays For Future Movement. 2021 “Extinction Rebellion”.  Since 2021 press officer and networking coordinator of the organization “Last Generation”.

I’m a technical engineer and proudly gave continuity and consolidation to my family company PIECO which has been founded in 1996 . My 25 years of experience in PIECO gave me a lot knowledges in the world of water treatment recycling, which I’m proud to share with any company demanding my support. Water treatment is covering basically all the industrial world and brought me to face a “360 degrees” market. By a hard work of research and development we have now achieved very important goals in the environmental field.  Our experience and innovation is now applied and also present in the international Space Station and with great mutual satisfaction in ten L’Oréal Groupe production sites around the world.

Experienced International Executive within the FMCG industry. Various successful experiences in transforming businesses and organisations with focus on building sustainable growth. Passionate about brand, strategy, people, innovation and customer experience. Motivated by having a positive impact on people and committed to contribute to the economic and societal transformation for the better. Specialties: Strategy development, operational and organisational excellence, building brands, route to market, D2C omni-channel management, people growth, product | service | business model innovations, crisis management.What drives me every day is being able to contribute to a better tomorrow. For this I continuously keep discovering and learning what could be and grasp new opportunities to take action in an ever changing and interconnected world. At the end my desire is to move and inspire people / organisations to perform at their best in the interest of all.

Calling myself an enthusiast for sustainable change. My passion is to drive systemic change for a sustainable future in the industry, as I strongly believe in the possibilities and business potentials of the transformation towards sustainability.

Alexander Biesalski is a pioneer in monetary brand valuation and value-oriented brand management. He is the founder and majority stakeholder of BIESALSKI & COMPANY management consulting in Munich. Throughout his career path he worked in the fields of business and sustainability strategy, marketing, market research, banking, and management consulting. Therefore, he has developed various competencies, which he has used to focus on a value-oriented and sustainable perspective of brands. His customers – international corporations as well as innovative SME’s – share his credo: “A good name is your strongest asset”. Even more reason for him to dedicate his full strength into verifying and reinforcing brand profitability and effective marketing. Biesalski has been involved in various book publications and studies on market research, sustainability and brand management.

Alexander Gerfer is CTO of one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of electronic and electromechanical components. The graduate engineer (FH) for electrical engineering and trained radio and television technician has been with Würth Elektronik eiSos since 1997 and started his career as a technical sales representative. He has been instrumental in establishing the company's research and development, product, quality and supply chain management divisions. He is a technical book author, lecturer and sought-after keynote speaker. With his experience and creed, he has helped shape the development and direction of Würth Elektronik eiSos as a service-oriented manufacturer and technology promoter

Alex studied chemical engineering and business, in Zurich, Karlsruhe and London. In 2019 he founded me energy, a startup contributing to the mobility and energy transition by providing off-grid fast charging infrastructure, actively fighting range anxiety and enabling electric fleets for every company, everywhere. Apart from promoting sustainable mobility, Alex mission is to fight social inequality.

Dr. Alexander Stubinitzky joined Drees & Sommer early 2022 as Head of Hydrogen and Synfuels. Alexander and his team support clients in the development and implementation of projects along the hydrogen value chain.

Alexander has 18 year of experience in Hydrogen and Industrial Gases. Prior to joining Drees & Sommer, he led the Hydrogen & SynFuels business development activities of the NEOM project in Saudi Arabia. In his role Alexander developed and drove multiple hydrogen & synfuel production and application projects to establish a hydrogen Ecosystem in NEOM.

Previously, Alexander spent 15 years at Linde Gas in various roles in research and development, innovation and sales. In his previous roles at Linde plc, Alexander developed business with major customers in the petrochemical and steel industries and was responsible for various projects to commercialize the hydrogen value chain.

As a Product Development Lead at TAKACHAR, Amit is working towards fighting climate change by transforming abundant biomass into valuable products globally. Amit’s passion for sustainable product and service design stems from his belief that bridging the societal needs gap can only be achieved through sustainable development. As a graduate student at the Design department of IISc, Bengaluru, Amit brings a unique perspective to TAKACHAR’s mission.

After a PhD in Experimental Physics and some years in technology and management consulting, Dr. Andreas Aumann joined the BMW Group in 2007. From 2010 to 2013 he was located in Beijing, China responsible for Business Development in the Region China. Since 2014 he has held different positions in BMW’s product management division, as VP Product Management BMW i and currently as VP Strategic Product Management.

Andreas Feiner has been a partner at PwC Germany in Frankfurt since January 2022. At PwC he is responsible for the ESG Data and Managed Services area in the Sustainability Platform leadership team. He is also responsible for the PwC Nature practice, which focuses on scalable nature conservation as part of companies’ Net Zero strategy. Prior to PwC, he was a founding partner of Arabesque Group and the founder and CEO of ESG Book (formerly Arabesque S-Ray). Prior to that, he worked for Barclays Capital in various roles in derivatives sales and structuring. He started his career at Deutsche Bank and later at Bankhaus Metzler.

Dr. Andreas Janssen is a mechanical engineer by background who obtained a PhD from RWTH Aachen University in the field of Diesel engine development and joined Shell about 10 years ago. Since then, he held various technical and commercial leadership positions in different Downstream businesses. Today, Andreas is responsible for Shell’s Hydrogen Mobility Business in Europe focusing predominantly on the heavy-duty, marine and aviation sectors. In addition, Andreas manages all hydrogen related activities in Germany as a member of the Shell country Leadership Team.

Andreas Zelles lives and works in Munich. He began his professional career in consulting but has been with E.ON since 2007, holding various positions including Marketing Manager and Product Manager. The topic of e-mobility is particularly close to his heart. Since 2017, he has been with E.ON Drive and has been involved with E.ON Drive Infrastructure from its very inception in 2022. Personally, he refers to his job title as the “cashier at the gas station of the future.

Profession: geologist, specialized as a hydro and environmental geologist

Personal: age 52, married, 1 son, 1 cat

Specialist for disposal, recycling and circular economy, demolition of buildings and building pollutants, extraction of primary and secondary raw materials, earthworks, contaminated sites, plant construction and permit planning for almost 30 years.

Worked in former times in positions of responsibility for different companies as an environmental, contamination and demolition expert, waste processor and disposer, material flow manager, supplier and processor of raw and building materials, project manager and plant planner as well as a landfill operator.

Bas Timmer is the founder of the Sheltersuit Foundation and ShelterLab. TIME Magazine recognized him as a Next Generation Leader for his innovative use of design to help those experiencing homelessness. Sheltersuit Foundation creates multifunctional products for unsheltered people, providing warmth and protection to over 25,000 globally. Bas' passion for sustainable, impactful solutions led him to establish ShelterLab, which develops programs providing protective products, job training, and support services for the homeless community while upcycling materials to reduce waste. Bas partners with socially responsible companies to create these programs. His commitment to helping those in need has made him a leading figure in the fight against homelessness.

As Executive Head, Market Development, Benny has responsibility for leading global mining company Anglo American’s efforts to stimulate new demand for platinum group metals (PGMs). Platinum is in particular a critical enabler of the hydrogen economy, being used both in hydrogen electrolysers and in the fuel cells used in hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Prior to taking up his current role in 2017, Benny lived and worked extensively around the world, holding a number of key positions in the automotive industry where his speciality lay in product planning, strategy and marketing.

In his almost 20 years at beauty industry leader L’Oréal, Benoit has spent 12 years managing L’Oréal plants in France and Spain, the later being an example of sustainability excellence at production level. Today, Benoit uses his strong operational background and experience in the industry to drive the “L’Oréal for the Future” sustainability program as Environmental Director of the Groupe.

Bernhard is the Head of the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator, which he created in 2015. The Accelerator sources, supports and scales start-ups and nonprofits working to achieve Zero Hunger, as well as running accelerator programmes for external partners such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Humanitarian Grand Challenge, and other UN Agencies. Prior to starting the Accelerator, Bernhard co-founded the award-winning ShareTheMeal app that crowdsources funding for WFP, helping to deliver over 167 million meals for hungry children worldwide. ShareTheMeal was named as an App of the Year (2020) by Apple and Google. He gave a TED Talk and is a regular speaker at global conferences and events related to artificial intelligence, blockchain, social impact and entrepreneurship and disrupting global hunger through technology, i.e.‘tech for good.’

Bernhard Kronfellner joined Boston Consulting Group in 2007. He is a core member of the Financial Institutions practice area and co-leads the digital asset and blockchain group for the firm. Bernhard has worked with banking clients and financial regulators around the world on cryptocurrencies, tokenization, metaverse, digitization, blockchain, post-merger integration, active credit portfolio management, and private market/private equity, as well as on market risk topics such as the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB).

Bettina Stark-Watzinger has been Federal Minister of Education and Research since December 2021. She has been member of the German Bundestag since 2017, representing constituency 181 – Main- Taunus. She is Chair of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in Land Hesse and Member of the Federal Executive and Presidium of the FDP.

Christian Krug is a German journalist and media consultant. His professional beginnings, alongside his studies in political science, led him via the Hamburger Morgenpost to STERN and SPIEGEL TV. He later took over as editor-in-chief of the lifestyle icon MAX, founded his media company Krugmedia and opened a hotel in Marrakech with his wife Ina. From 2014 to 2019, Krug was editor-in-chief of STERN. With two partners, he founded Scrollytelling GmbH in 2021, which has developed a leading software for digital storytelling.

Christian Lindner is Germany’s Federal Minister of Finance and a member of the German parliament (Bundestag). Lindner was elected party leader of the Free Democrats in December 2013. As chairman of the Free Democrats Parliamentary Group (2017-2021) Christian Lindner established a constructive and successful parliamentary group in the German Bundestag. In the 2021 elections the FDP achieved one of its best results ever. After successful coalition negotiations Christian Lindner became Germany’s Federal Minister of Finance in the first ever three-party coalition on December, 8th 2021.

Christian Poppe leads Global Public Affairs & Sustainability at Europe's leading alternative dairy biotechnology company, Formo. He also serves as Formo's General Manager APAC. Besides, Christian is Co-founder and spokesperson of Brussels-based industry association Food Fermentation Europe. In his capacity, he works with governments around the world to develop future-proof regulatory frameworks for transformative food solutions. Previously, Christian led public policy and government affairs at leading last mile delivery and e-mobility companies creating innovation-friendly legislation for disruptive technologies.

Christian Wölbert writes for c’t, Europe’s largest IT and tech magazine. He focuses on topics at the interface between technology, sustainability & politics. Previously, he worked as a business reporter for Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung and studied “Sustainability and Journalism” at Leuphana University Lüneburg.

Christina has been the leader of the Norwegian EV Association for nine years. Earlier she worked as a political adviser on mobility and environment issues. As an expert on electric mobility, Christina is frequently meeting with OEMs and advising politicians and governmental bodies from different countries, as well as holding keynote speeches across the globe. With an EV market share of over 80% Norway is leading the way. The Norwegian EV Association is an NGO that is expanding rapidly and now has more than 50 employees and over 120.000 members – EV drivers from all over the country. The organization plays an important role when it comes to promoting the shift to electric mobility, and works in collaboration with governmental bodies, industry, and other organizations.

Christoph Mohr works in the Board Office of E.ON Energy Solutions GmbH. This 100% E.ON company focuses on systematically combining heating and cooling solutions with power generation and e-mobility to leverage synergies and offer tailor-made energy solutions for our customers. Ensuring the energy supply of the future in a sustainable, ecological, and secure way – that is the business of E.ON Energy Solutions GmbH.

Christoph Mohr has several years of experience in the energy industry. The industrial engineer began his career as a trainee at E.ON SE. He went through several roles in the E.ON Group, including energy trading, start-up investments and product development, and has now been working in the heating segment for over 5 years.

Claudia Hügel has been responsible for group-wide ESG rating and reporting at Lufthansa Group for more than 6 years. She deals with the national and international ESG regulation and rating landscape such as the non-financial declaration, the EU Taxonomy and the CSRD as well as the Sustainable Development Goals. In this capacity Claudia addresses the overall strategic aspects of ESG and future impacts for the airline industry and acts also as interface to the finance community. Since 2001 Claudia has been working at Lufthansa Group in various senior management positions. Before joining Lufthansa Group Claudia worked as a project manager at Roland Berger, International consultants. Claudia studied business administration focussing on corporate strategy at Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich.

Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann is Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Augsburg and Director of the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Helmholtz Munich. She is Vice Director of the Center for Climate Resilience at the University of Augsburg. From 2013-2020, she held the Chair of Environmental Medicine at TU Munich. Since 2013 she is member of the board of directors of CK-CARE and since 2014 she is head of the University Outpatient Clinic for Environmental Medicine at the University Hospital Augsburg. Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann is a specialist in dermatology and allergology. Her research focuses on human-environment interactions with special emphasis on allergies and the influences of climate change on health. She has been a member of the RKI’s Environmental Public Health Commission since 2022. She is WBGU member since December 2022

Clemens Bauer has been Managing Director E-Commerce at REWE Markt GmbH since March 2023. In his function he is responsible for all e-commerce business models at REWE. Prior to his current position, Clemens Bauer was Managing Director Marketing & Media at REWE Markt GmbH for three years, Managing Director of ZooRoyal Petcare for four years and managed a Development & Consulting division of the REWE Group for three years. Before joining REWE Group, he was a consultant at Booz & Company in various positions for five years and at L’Oréal for three years.

Constantin is currently CEO of Wirelane, a company he founded in 2017 with a mission to electrify mobility. The company, which has won top awards for its charging station design, is active across Europe and is one of the continent’s leading specialist providers of hardware, software and app solutions. An enterprising business leader, Constantin leverages commercial ventures as a means to better people’s lives. He is focused on building and investing in businesses that are inclusively and transparently governed, that bring beneficial social and environmental impact along with financial return. Companies he has previously founded and run include: Plain Energy, a Europe-wide photovoltaic power producer and power plant operator; Kinoheld, a market-leading ticketing platform, subsequently acquired by CTS Eventim, an international entertainment corporation; and Rebelio Holding, one of Europe’s largest e-commerce sites at its time, which he sold to NYSE Euronext Loyaltouch.

Cordelia Thielitz is Schneider Electric’s Europe Operations Strategy Vice President from January 2022.
Cordelia has 15+ years of experience in corporate strategy, sales, marketing, and business development. Since 2019 Cordelia has been leading Microgrid solutions at Rolls-Royce Power Systems as a VP, and previously has held multiple leadership positions at Bosch, working with automotive, security systems, and energy storage.
Cordelia holds master’s degrees in economics and in Japanese studies from Freie University Berlin. She also studied at Keio University Tokyo and University Dauphine in Paris.

Cyrill is an award-winning designer and brand/product developer. In 1998 he created a method called Cross Intelligence, which brings a culture of collaboration to major organizations. In 2012 he decided to focus on a new client vital to us all: the oceans. He founded Parley for the Oceans as a collaboration network for creators, thinkers and leaders to raise awareness for the beauty and fragility of the oceans and to develop and implement strategies that can end their destruction. Parley and their partners won the Grand Prix for Product Design at Cannes Lions, two D&AD Pencils and an ADCN Grand Prix in 2014. Gutsch was named 2017 Environmentalist of the Year by the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association for his tireless work for the oceans. In 2018, Parley was named Environmental Organisation of the Year at EARTHx and Gutsch was honored with a Special Recognition Award for Innovation by the British Fashion Council. In 2019, Gutsch was inducted into the UBS Global Visionary community – a select group of leading entrepreneurs and individuals working towards one or more of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Dagmar M. Schuller is CEO & Co-Founder of audEERING GmbH, the innovation leader in Human Voice & Audio AI for enhanced Wellbeing. audEERING’s patented technology received several national and international awards. Schuller recently received an appointment for a professorship for business informatics at the University of Applied Sciences in Landshut. She is elected Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Munich & Upper Bavaria, Deputy Head Bavaria of the German AI Association, advisor to different decisive bodies and holds several honorary posts for institutions, especially in the field of AI, digitalization, technology transfer. She is proud mentor for female scientists in different academic mentorship programs. Schuller studied economic sciences in Vienna and New York, law and holds an engineer’s degree in informatics.

Daniël has a background in public- and business administration and worked previously for a market analysis scale-up and an impact measurement start-up. At NeoCarbon, Daniël develops partnerships with carbon credit buyers, sequestration companies, and CO2 utilizing companies.

Daniel Vetterkind is a founder and entrepreneur. In 2022, he founded recarb together with his co-founder Anton Güthe. Recarb is developing a certification standard which enables the development of financial products on nature-based carbon removal. He is also a startup mentor and supports people to take a positive development and get educational opportunities or develop professionally through the organizations Lions International, MentorMe and Netzwerk Chancen. Daniel lives in Stuttgart and is active in his spare time as a guitarist and songwriter in various formations.

Dr. Daniela Gerd tom Markotten studied industrial engineering and received her doctorate in IT security, combining two passions: IT and technology. She held various positions in IT, logistics and production at Daimler AG, such as CEO of “Daimler Fleetboard Management” as well as Head of “Digital Solutions & Services” of Mercedes-Benz Trucks. In 2017, Daniela became CEO of moovel, a mobility joint venture of the BMW Group and Daimler AG. In mid-2020, she founded the tech startup IUHHOO GmbH, which is developing AI/AR-powered video calls for premium customer support. Daniela has been appointed Board Member for Digitalization and Technology at Deutsche Bahn AG in September 2021. Her mission: utilizing digitalization and technology to make Deutsche Bahn the most popular and sustainable means of transport for customers.

Daniela is a partner at PwC Germany with more than 19 years of Consulting experience. She focuses on supporting clients Doing-The-Right-Thing – fostering Sustainability, Compliance & Integrity! Daniela loves to work in an international context and worked at PwC South Africa for two years. Her key areas of expertise are translating regulatory requirements and transformational aspirations reflecting Sustainability & Responsibility, into processes, structures and mindset. Daniela always strives to focus on the human impact, thus Digital Ethics & Responsibility, Supply Chain Due Diligence & Human Rights, Diversity and Integrity Driven Performance are part of her team’s portfolio. Daniela hosts PwC’s Human Rights Officer Network, as well as PwC’s Women Driving Integrity Client Network.

2008 Spacecraft Engineering at University Stuttgart. 2008-2011 PhD at Bosch Stuttgart, Plasma technologies. 2011-2016 Development of Receivers for concentrated solar power plants at DLR Stuttgart, Institute of Solar Research. 2016-2020 Project Management of a rocket test bench erection at DLR Lampoldshausen Institute of Space Propulsion. 2020-today Head of new founded Department for Applied Hydrogen Technologies. 2021-today lecturer in the field of hydrogen technologies, Safety etc.

Steffens has been an expert for GEO since april 2022 and has been in front of the camera as a presenter and expert for Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland since january 2023. from 2008 to the end of 2022, he was a presenter for science documentaries and reports at ZDF. there, among other things, he hosted shows from the “Terra X” series, such as: “Faszination Erde”. steffens was named a “Biodiversity Ambassador for German Development Policy” by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in may 2021.

Dominik Campanella is the co-founder of Restado and Concular. Restado is the largest marketplace for reclaimed construction materials. Concular is the leading digital ecosystem for circular construction. It enables professional stakeholders of the real estate and constructions sector to make their projects circular.

After a banking apprenticeship, Donya-Florence Amer completed the studies of business administration with a focus on Finance and HR at the University of Cologne and Berkeley. She is also an alumna of the Singularity University in Palo Alto. Amer started her career in 1999 at IBM and took over various leadership positions, including in the areas of digital transformation. 2017, she joined Bosch, first as EVP and member of the CIO Management Board, later as co-founder and CEO of Bosch Climate Solutions. Amer has lived and worked in different countries and cultures, including the UK, USA and China. Donya-Florence Amer was appointed to the Executive Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG as of 11 November 2021, and she is Chief Information Officer (CIO) since 1 February 2022. From 1 May 2022 she was additionally appointed Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).

Dr. Katrin Schuhen is the inventor, founder, and CEO of Wasser 3.0, a non-profit company from Germany. After completing her PhD in Chemistry, she worked in the medical and polymer industry. Between 2012 and 2018 she was a junior professor for Organic and Ecological Chemistry, where she began researching and developing application-based and sustainable solutions for the detection, removal, and reuse of microplastics and micropollutants from waters.

Ebru Ozguc did her MBA in Paris and started her career at 3M. She worked in Paris, as the European Marketing Manager for 3M, covering the Europe & MEA Region. For almost a decade, she was in leadership roles back in Istanbul. In 2012 she joined Vodafone, playing a major role in the company’s determination to lead the digital transformation of Turkey’s business sector and then leading Brand & Marketing Strategy. By her courageous initiatives, supporting the open conversation around gender gap issues and women rights, Vodafone won several awards including Cannes Lions and Effie. She is currently the Global Head of Brand & Reputation for Vodafone Business, based in London HQ.

Dr Eckart von Hirschhausen studied medicine and science journalism in Berlin, London and Heidelberg. For more than twenty-five years, he has been on the road as a moderator, speaker and motivator on stages, podiums and on television. His speciality: conveying medical content in a humorous way and combining it with sustainable messages. Eckart von Hirschhausen is an honorary faculty member of the Berlin Charité. Since 2018 he has been committed to a medically and scientifically based climate policy. He is co-founder of Scientists for Future and a supporter of the German Alliance on Climate Change and Health (KLUG). In 2020, he founded the Healthy Planet – Healthy People Foundation, which aims to communicate in solution-oriented, humorous, understandable, inspiring, and visionary ways that the climate crisis presents a threat to the health of everybody across the globe.

Eleonora Bodulusic, as Director of Sustainability, is responsible for overseeing the sustainability consulting for all clients and the sales department at LIGANOVA. She previously worked at furniture manufacturer Walter Knoll AG & Co. KG, where she served as the Head of Marketing, responsible for the strategy, planning, and implementation of all marketing activities. During her MBA studies at Leipzig Graduate School of Management, she acquired a solid foundation of sustainability knowledge. Bodulusic gained her initial experience at LIGANOVA as a Key Account Manager, following her studies in Sigmaringen and London, and after starting her career at Jung von Matt/Neckar.

With more than a decade experience as an entrepreneur and educator, Ellen is passionate to groom the next generation of impact entrepreneurs. She started her career as CO2-auditor for Clean Development Mechanism projects in the Middle East and later moved to Asia where she lived for the past 11 years. She founded her own company and built up a startup incubator at Singapore University of Social Sciences, where she still teaches social entrepreneurship courses. In 2022, she moved to Europe to support Germany’s businesses, inventors and aspiring entrepreneurs building a greener future and became the Head of the Center for Digital GreenTech at the August-Wilhelm Scheer Institute. With her passionate team of tech and sustainability experts, she develops research and digitization projects that have a measurable impact towards climate protection goals.

Ema, serial entrepreneur and mother of a 12-year-old daughter, is the founder and CEO of Farms and GOOD BANK. Originally announced in 2017 as Berlin’s first farm-to-table restaurant, GOOD BANK has grown into an award-winning food brand offering ready-to-eat retail products. In 2021, Ems founded Farmie, a company specializing in vertical farming solutions. Their vision is to revolutionize urban food through innovative approaches and sustainable technologies.

Emma Nehrenheim completed her PhD in the area of industrial waste products and wastewater. Emma thereafter engaged in numerous R&D projects with the industry until becoming a Professor in Environmental Engineering. Emma also spent a few years at ABB, focusing on disruptive solutions and business models for the utility segment. Emma has been with Northvolt since 2017 and has led and built the environmental and sustainability track. As Chief Environmental Officer, Emma is running Northvolt initiatives towards both factory and global business sustainability, as well as the Northvolt business unit Revolt, which involves battery recycling to support the raw material strategy of Northvolt.

Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss is cofounder and CEO at Dance. Dance is an ebike subscription service founded with the purpose of having a positive impact on health, sustainability and livable cities. With Dance, you have a state-of-the-art e-bike at your full disposal, without the hassle of buying and owning. The goal of Dance is to spark a global movement built on a connected community of passionate ebike riders, ultimately making cities more bike-friendly and livable. Prior to founding Dance, Quidenus-Wahlforss founded SoundCloud in 2007 and served as its Chief Product Officer for 12 years. SoundCloud is the world’s largest open audio platform with over 200 million tracks from 25 million creators heard in 190 countries; what’s next in music is first on SoundCloud.

My mission is to scour the globe for technologies that can transform the Lufthansa Group airlines towards a more sustainable future operation, and then implement them into our organization. The CleanTech Hub focuses on scaling and commercializing homegrown tech from within the group companies and establishing partnerships with startups and corporates in the areas of aircraft retrofits, SAF and alternative fuels, digital solutions, waste and circular economy, and everything between and beyond, comprising new powertrains, hydrogen, electric, hybrid, etc. I have a background in logistics, aviation, IT, and have lived and worked in 6 countries.

Estelle Places is a Manager having 5+ years experience for ESG and Sustainability related advisory. Her focus is on Sustainable IT, involving hybrid environments, sustainable clouds, green data centers and digital workplace so that IT becomes an enabler for a net zero future. Before joining PwC, Estelle used to work at a sustainability consultancy bought by Atos.

With a background in Finance and Data Science, Fabian oversees the DACH region for PropTech1 and was involved in recent investments such as 42Watt and Voltfang. He is particularly focused on exploring new approaches to energy infrastructure and innovative building methods contributing to CO2 neutrality in the built world while driving the fund’s internal tech stack development. Before joining PropTech1, Fabian was CFO of one of the first VC-backed crypto start-ups in Germany.

Ferry studied law at the Cologne University and economics at the University of Wuppertal. He started his career at Kienbaum Consulting and changed in 2000 to the Dr. Mortsiefer Management Consulting as Partner and Member of the Executive Board. During this time, he founded the Content Commerce Initiative NRW and was Director of the State Initiative Media NRW. 2005 he changed to Toyota in Cologne as Manager Network Development. After stations as Sales Director Lexus and General Manager Dealer Development, he took over overall responsibility for Lexus Germany. Since January 2017 Ferry is Director of Toyota Motor Europe Group Representative Office in Berlin, focusing on sustainable and innovative mobility, associations and politics. Since April 2021 he was additionally appointed to Head of Hydrogen Affairs Europe.

Franziska Giffey was born in Frankfurt/Oder in 1978. Since April 2023, she serves as Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises and as Mayor of Berlin in the Senate of Berlin. Previously she served as Governing Mayor of Berlin (2021-2023), Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (2018-2021) as well as Mayor of Berlin-Neukölln (2015-2018). Giffey gained international experience in Brussels and Strasbourg. She is a Qualified Public Administration Specialist and holds a M.A. in European Administrative Management.

Meet Gillord, a multilingual entertainer from Curaçao who is passionate about bringing joy to people’s lives through entertainment. With fluency in several languages, including Papiamentu, Dutch, English, German, and Spanish, he has the ability to connect with diverse audiences and make them feel at home. Not only that, but Gillord has also worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment, such as Netflix and Disney, as a voice actor, and has hosted several events in different industries. As an entertainer, Gillord is dedicated to using his talents to make the world a brighter place, one event at a time.

Dr. Gitta Neufang was born 1973 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany and studied Biochemistry in Hannover (Germany) Leibniz University. She has a PhD in Biochemistry in Hannover and at the German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ, Heidelberg (Germany). 2001-2003 – Research Associate (C1), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institute for General Zoology and Genetics, Münster, Germany. 2003-2006 – Research Scientist, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany. 2006-2011 – Manager Research Diseased Skin, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany. 2011-2012 – Manager Research Dermatological Skin Care, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany. 2013-2014 – Manager Eucerin Actives & Clinicals, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany. 2014-2019 – Global Director Medical Management, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany. 2019-2021 – Chief Medical and Innovation Officer Pharmacy Brands, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany. Since March 2021 – Corporate Senior Vice President Research & Development, Beiersdorf AG and  Member of the Executive Committee, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany.

Gudrun Sack is a managing director of Tegel Projekt in Berlin. She focuses on sustainable planning and building, combining quality with new standards in construction, and on the implementation of actionable future urban development solutions. She was a board member of the Berlin Chamber of Architects and of Netzwerk Berliner Baugruppen Architekten, and is currently a member of the working group on housing at the German Association of Architects, BDA. Having completed her studies in architecture at the Technical University of Berlin and the HfAK Vienna, Gudrun Sack began her career with Norman Foster in London. Prior to her academic studies, she had already completed an apprenticeship as a restorer. After a stint with Alsop Störmer Architekten in Hamburg, she worked as a research assistant in the Department of Architecture at the University of the Arts, Berlin. For more than 20 years, Gudrun Sack was a partner at NÄGELIARCHITEKTEN with offices in Berlin and Karlsruhe.

Hannah Boomgaarden is an expert in open innovation and collaboration, renowned for her expertise in building and boosting corporate innovation capabilities and executing innovation activities. Her track record includes providing support to partners across the EMEA region, supporting Fortune 500 companies, and spearheading the development of platforms for open innovation execution. She has established on of the most active innovation platforms in EMEA so called STARTUP AUTOBAHN, launched four more offices for Plug and Play, and overseen the implementation of over 400 pilot projects. Her comprehensive understanding of the innovation landscape, coupled with her ability to connect people and ideas, makes her an practical asset to the organizations and individuals she collaborates with.

Hans-Jürgen Kalmbach is CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of the Hansgrohe SE. Following his studies in Business Administration, he began his professional career within the Hansgrohe Group in 1998. Between 2010 and 2014, Kalmbach was responsible for international business at the Delta Faucet Company in the United States. Back in the Black Forest, he took on the position of Sales Director for Northern and Western Europe and led the Corporate Business Development team. From 2015 to 2017, he has been responsible for the production and sales subsidiaries of the Hansgrohe Group in the Asia Pacific region. At the same time, he headed up the global project business for the Hansgrohe Group. From January to July 2018, he has been a member of the Executive Board, responsible for International Sales. Since August 2018 Hans-Jürgen Kalmbach is CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board.

Hoang Anh Nguyen is Head of Communications and Sustainable Construction at alcemy, the Berlin-based start-up for a climate-friendly and decarbonized concrete and cement industry. He is responsible for communications, public relations and collaboration with construction companies and the real estate industry. Previously, as digitalization and innovation officer of ZIA Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss e.V., the umbrella organization of the construction and real estate industry, he was responsible, among other things, for networking established real estate companies and the startup scene. In this capacity, he built up the ZIA Proptech Platform, which now bundles more than 50 startups in the construction and real estate context. In addition, together with the ZIA Innovation Think Tank, he developed the ZIA Innovation Radar, a unique overview of the innovation potential in the industry.

Hoang is an honorary spokesperson for sustainability innovations and startups in the construction industry at the network solid UNIT e.V. and is involved with Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in the area of urban development and sustainable construction.

Dr. Holger Rubel leads Boston Consulting Group’s circularity and green energy technology work and is a core member of the firm’s Sustainability as well as the Energy and Technology practices. Since joining BCG in 1997, he has acquired deep knowledge and experience in above mentioned fields, has worked along the value chain with a broad array of stakeholders, such as equipment manufacturers, OEMs, project developers, utilities, independent energy-service companies, and investors. His work in the areas of green energy and sustainability has taken him to all corners of the world to oversee and coordinate projects in solar, wind, energy efficiency and storage, biomass and biofuels, and, of course, in the area of circular economy. Before joining BCG he was a research assistant at the Max Planck Institutes in Stuttgart as part of his PhD work in semiconductor technology.

Hui Lin leads Etherisc’s project with the WFP Innovation Accelerator Sprint Programme, which seeks to provide faster, cheaper and more transparent climate risk insurance to smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso by leveraging blockchain technology. She has worked for over a decade on financial inclusion. Before Etherisc, Hui Lin spent 4 years at the Access to Insurance Initiative, driving capacity building programmes for insurance regulators in Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Her dedication to this field started at the Malaysian central bank and regulator, where a career highlight was working alongside insurance industry and government stakeholders to roll out the national inclusive insurance initiative (“Perlindungan Tenang”) in 2017, which has since brought affordable insurance to 3 million people.

Since a little child Inga Hilbig had the vision to work in the field of sustainability. With 18 she went to study Business Administration with the idea of training to support Social Startups and ended up doing exactly that. For three years she is now part of the Startup everwave, that organizes Cleanup Projects to save the Ocean. As Head of Marketing, she raises public awareness of the waste problem in our waters and is committed to ensuring that everyone takes responsibility together: business, politics, and society.

Isabelle works with the curious, the optimistic and the brave to deliver a new generation of marketing and climate solutions. As an intrapreneur herself she believes creativity and technology can drive business growth together with social change. Isabelle is an Aspen First Movers and a certified MIT Executive. She is often consulted on industry thought leadership on sustainability marketing, and regularly judges industry awards such as the Cannes Lions, Effies, DMA and AdNetZero.

Women in Tech Hall of Famer, Dr. Daie is a trailblazer many times over who has worked in academia, business, philanthropy, government and NGOs. A noted biologist, she is an investor, board director, keynoter, strategic advisor. And apiarist. Jaleh has served administrations of three Presidents, collaborated/worked in 8 countries. Jaleh has served as board chairman, treasurer, secretary, Life Director & chaired charity gala helping to raise millions. Currently, she is Partner at Aurora Equity & Founder/Chair of AgFood Tech @ Band of Angels and is on sabbatical as Visiting Executive at the UN-WFP Accelerator. Previously, she was head of STEM at David & Lucile Packard Foundation giving multi-million $ grants. She’s worked on Presidential initiatives & as special assistant to Chief Scientist at NOAA. Jaleh began her career at Rutgers & UW-Madison, where she was professor; senior science adviser to UW-System President; Dept. Chair; Chief Executive of multidisciplinary center & founder of a university-wide graduate program. Her board service includes Manna Tree Partners, SnapDNA,A6, Nokia Innovent, Investigen, Linkore, LightFull Foods, White House Fellows, Asia Society; UN-World Food Program advisory council; Filoli, Commonwealth Club, Assoc. of Women in Sci (President), Council of Scientific Society Presidents (Chairman), US Space Foundation & CRDF Global. Her honors include: LSQ Ambassador, Top 50 Women Leaders of Austin Congressional Citation, Henry Rutgers Fellow, Honorary Naval Aviator, Hon. Life Girl Scouts, Teksia Lifetime Achievement; Honorary doctorate; AAAS & AWIS Fellow and Leaders of Science

JC is a Managing Partner of Global Sustainable Future (GSF). He focuses on financing of clean technologies and large scale projects in Energy, Mobility, Water, Air and Carbon. He also advises Cleantech startups and large corporations with their Net Zero Strategy. He co-founded Tarform, an electric motorcycle start-up set to disrupt the two-wheeled transportation industry through advanced manufacturing and clean technology. Prior to Tarform, JC led the growth of a number of companies in the technology and business consulting industries.

With a strong business and marketing background, Jerome previously worked for the likes of McKinsey & Co, and Zalando, where he founded Zalando Marketing Services. As an avid nature and outdoors lover, Jerome always sought a way to combine this passion with his professional life and do his part to fight climate change, support biodiversity, and the local communities who are impacted.

Prof. Dr. Johan Rockström is the Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor at the Institute of Earth and Environmental Science at Potsdam University. Rockström is an internationally recognized scientist on global sustainability issues, who led the development of the new Planetary Boundaries framework for human development in the current era of rapid global change at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. He is a leading scientist on global water resources, with about 25 years of experience from applied water research in tropical regions, and more than 150 research publications in fields ranging from applied land and water management to global sustainability. Rockström provides strategic scientific guidance as a member of the European Commission’s Expert Group ‘Mission Board for Adaptation to Climate Change, including Societal Transformation’ and the ‘Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ and consults several governments and business networks.

Dr. Johanna Klewitz was born in Marburg in 1983. After qualifying for university entrance, Johanna Klewitz studied International Business and Cultural Studies at the University of Passau and spent time abroad in Canada and Spain. With completion of her studies in 2009 she moved to the Center for Sustainability Management at Leuphana University in Lüneburg as a research associate. Here, she also began her doctorate in 2010, with a focus on sustainability strategies and innovations in businesses. After completing her doctorate as Dr. rer. pol., Johanna Klewitz joined Ball Packaging Europe (Ardagh Group) in 2014 as Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs Manager. She joined Procurement Strategy at Audi in 2016, and in her role as Head of Supply Chain Sustainability, she works together with her team to further develop and implement the “Responsible Supply Chain Management” strategy of Audi Procurement. The strategic focus areas include ‘People,’ ‘Environment’ and ‘Innovation,’ and are aligned with the goal of generating a positive impact in and along the supply chain.

The geneticist Johannes Vogel has been Director General of the Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Research Berlin and Professor of Biodiversity and Science Dialogue at the Humboldt University Berlin since 2012. He is President of the European Citizen Science Association and advises the European Commission and German Government. With a natural history collection of over 30 million objects, the museum is one of the largest research museums in the world. It attracts up to 800,000 visitors annually. Its vision is to promote scientific and social dialogue and to encourage action for nature and democracy.

Jonas Kjellberg is a serial entrepreneur, disruptor, investor, and game changer. He joined Skype early on and worked in Skype’s founding offices, serving as the VP Head of Sales at Telecoms. Jonas is also an experienced venture investor, building Kinnevik’s internet investment arm. His successful investments include Zalando, Rocket Internet, Hello Fresh, Avito, Yell, Dafiti, and Lamoda. Jonas was the Chairman of iCloud, which was later acquired by Apple, and he is the Founder of Player:IO. Currently, he is the co-Founder and Chairman of the Board at NORNORM. Jonas has lectured at Stanford University and Stockholm School of Economics and co-authored the best-selling book “Gear Up” with Harvard and Stanford professors. He holds an MBA from Uppsala University and an engineering degree from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm.

Dr. Jörg Bergmann (*1962) has been a member of Open Grid Europe GmbH’s management board since 2008 and is currently the spokesperson. He oversees corporate development, network planning, customer services, and personnel. Prior to this role, he held leadership positions at E.ON Ruhrgas AG. OGE is a leading European transmission system operator, focusing on creating a nationwide hydrogen network. Under Dr. Bergmann’s guidance, OGE is driving strategic hydrogen projects with partners and he actively participates in energy associations. Additionally, he leads the “Transport, Infrastructure, Storage, and Heating” working group in the National Hydrogen Council.

Studied Graduate-Engineer (FH) for material science in Osnabrück and postgraduate diploma of Business Engineer in “Project Management” in Zurich.
Has held various positions at Georg Fischer Piping Systems for over 26 years.
In leading positions for over 17 years within the innovation departments of valves and actuators for industrial applications as well as for sustainable cooling systems for buildings and industrial applications.
Working as Innovation Lead of the business unit EMEA since 2020 in order to link the topics of sustainability and innovation more intensively between end customers and innovation departments.
Passionate design thinker to transform customer needs with societal requirements and challenges into innovations.

Jörg Reimann has been the CEO of Digital Charging Solutions GmbH (standing behind the brand CHARGE NOW) since the beginning of 2019. DCS offers access to an extensive charging network in 31 markets and simplifies charging in everyday life. Prior to his appointment as CEO, Jörg Reimann managed the BMW Brand Experience at BMW Group. In previous years he held different management positions in brand management, sales and after-sales at BMW Group. Reimann was instrumental in building the BMWi brand and the DriveNow business model. With BMWi Ventures he founded the first Corporate Venture Fund in the automotive industry. Jörg Reimann has set himself and his team the goal of changing urban mobility, as digital charging is an essential ingredients for future-oriented urban mobility.

Judith joined Planted in early 2020 with a passion for driving innovation to develop healthy, sustainable products that reduce the footprint of the food value chain and provide consumers with moments of pleasure. She studied food science at ETH Zurich and the University of Singapore alongside two of Planted’s four founders and holds a PhD in food process engineering from ETH Zurich in close industry collaboration. Judith is an expert in process engineering and clean-label product design and has filed several patent applications as part of her PhD. At Planted she is responsible for product development, regulatory and IP and represents Planted in the Swiss Association for Alternative Proteins as Association President. Planted is now the fastest growing alternative protein start-up in Europe.

Jürgen Trittin, former Federal Minister for the Environment, is currently serving as a member of the Committee on Foreign Affairs in the German Parliament and has been since 2014. Since the 20th parliamentary term, he further serves as foreign policy spokesperson for the parliamentary group Alliance 90/The Greens. Moreover, he is a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. In 2015 and 2016, he co-chaired the Commission to Review the Financing for the Phase-out of Nuclear Energy in Germany. In 2018, he was elected to the Board of Trustees of the Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund. Since 1998, Jürgen Trittin has been a Member of the German Parliament.

Justine Pillay is a highly accomplished Engineer with a keen interest in sustainability. With 14 years of experience in consulting and leadership roles across various industries, she holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering and recently completed an MBA from the University of Amsterdam focusing on Sustainability. Justine is currently based in the Netherlands and is playing a key role in developing the sustainability strategy of global engineering services company, Pragma, by infusing sustainability with asset management. Passionate about solving complex problems and building operational excellence, Justine has led high-performing teams and helped organizations achieve their strategic goals. Her key interests are in strategic planning, business process optimization for enabling digitalization, and leading business transformation and change initiatives. Justine’s expertise and passion for sustainability make her a valuable asset in promoting sustainable practices in the engineering industry.

Kai Landwehr works since 2013 for myclimate, a Swiss-based NGO and forerunner in carbon management solutions and high quality voluntary carbon offsetting. He is an expert in communications and sustainability as well as in sports and digitalisation.
Before tapping into climate protection, Kai has worked ten years in the sporting goods industry as communications and brand manager for „Nike“. Born and raised in Germany, he holds a « Master of Arts » degree in Ancient History from the Heinrich-Heine-University in Düsseldorf. Kai is a football aficionado, a passionate hiker and in winter times a snowboarder with “great attitude and very limited skills”.

Karl Haeusgen, born in 1966, studied business administration in Switzerland at the University of St. Gallen. After graduating, he worked for MAHO AG, then in Asia for the textile machinery manufacturer Barmag AG. In 1996, Haeusgen became managing director of HAWE Hydraulik GmbH & Co. KG and, after the company’s conversion into an SE, became spokesman for the Executive Board in 2008. Today, he is Chairman of the Supervisory Board of HAWE Hydraulik SE, Munich. Haeusgen has been involved in the VDMA for many years. From 2008 to 2014, he was Chairman of the Board of VDMA Bavaria. In 2013, he was elected vice president of the VDMA. In October 2020, Karl Haeusgen was elected VDMA President by the VDMA General Assembly.

From 2004 to 2006, Karsten Schnake was responsible for regional procurement at Volkswagen Group Italy in Verona. He then returned to Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg, where he gained experience in the areas of global series coordination as well as capacity, cost and process management in managerial positions until 2018. Between 2017 and 2018, he oversaw the entire Group procurement Global Series Coordination. Then he moved to China, where, as Executive Vice President of Volkswagen Group China, he was responsible for the strategic procurement and sourcing of all Group brands. In July 2020, Karsten Schnake was appointed as Board Member for Procurement at Škoda Auto a.s. in Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic.

Katarina Preikschat is a Manager at MHP and leads the Blockchain/Web3 topic. She has been working in the crypto space since 2016 and, as an industrial engineer, passionate part of the Sustainability & Mobility Transformation team and guest lecturer, is always interested in the impact of new technologies on our economy, environment and daily life. With her passion for blockchain and related topics, she transforms various automotive and non-automotive clients as well as MHP into the new era of the internet, called Web3. She accompanies clients from the initial exploration, through the use and business case creation, to the implementation and integration into existing system and business landscapes – always with the goal of leveraging meaningful potentials while considering sustainability by design.

Kate Brandt serves as Google’s Chief Sustainability Officer and leads sustainability across Google’s worldwide operations, products and supply chains. Kate partners with Google’s data centers, real estate, supply chain, and product teams to ensure the company is capitalizing on opportunities to advance sustainability. Previously Kate served as the United States’s first Federal Chief Sustainability Officer, Senior Advisor at the Department of Energy, Director for Energy and Environment in the White House Office of Presidential Personnel, and Energy Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy.

Katharina started her career at GROHE in 2016 as a Brand Manager and has been Leader Brand & Activation, Business Unit Watersystems, since 2021.

In her role, she is responsible for go to market strategies of the drinking water systems GROHE Blue & GROHE Red. Besides, she in charge of building up new brands within this very product category. Besides that, she takes care of campaign rollouts, where the GROHE Blue – Made for your water campaign contributed to one of the greatest sustainability movements for GROHE Watersystems. Before joining GROHE, she gained experiences in the automotive industry in the field of integrated marketing communications.

From her area of responsibility for corporate communications and sustainability, Katharina Roehrig takes a holistic approach to the portfolio of tasks of Communication, sustainability, cultural change, branding, strategy and innovation.

Katharina van Bronswijk studied Psychology in Heidelberg and Berlin. She specialised in clinical psychology and the connection between psychology and action on climate change as well as planetary health. Katharina is an author and spokesperson of Psychologists/Psychotherapists for Future.

Katherina Reiche was a member of the German Bundestag for 18 years, including 7 years on the German Federal Cabinet. From 1998 to 2015 she was a member of the German Bundestag, from 2005 to 2009 deputy chair of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, responsible for education and research policy as well as for the environment, nature conservation and reactor safety. From 2009 to 2013 Katherina Reiche was Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, and from 2013 to 2015 Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. Since January 1, 2020 Katherina Reiche has been Chairwoman of the Board of Westenergie AG. Since June 2020 she has been chairwoman of the National Hydrogen Council (Nationaler Wasserstoffrat).

Katja Filippenko studied International Law at Heidelberg University and worked at Max-Planck-Institute for International Law. After her graduation she joined SAP as Global Licensing Manager and worked as Design Thinking Coach and Sustainability Champion. Besides that she was an Expert Consultant at IPERF and Start Up Mentor. After her Social Sabbatical in Cambodia, her entrepreneurial spirit led her to founding Impact Start Ups such as Saatgutkonfetti BBS and Fashion for Biodiversity Solutions, creating awareness and technologies to support biodiversity. Being a Sustainability Advocate she is an Initiator of Circular Futures and a Partner at Green Accelerator Davos & Green 17.

Since 2022, part of the product management team at Madaster, the international online platform that enables the circular use of products and materials in the construction industry by documenting all materials used, Katrin Bahlo is responsible for user support and involved in the further development of the platform.

Bao Khanh Tang is sustainability manager at Heise Haus GmbH. As an IT specialist, he was previously a co-founder and interim manager for startups in various sectors such as aviation, logistics, fintech, etc.Finding optimizations and innovative solutions is part of his daily business. From a young age, he was interested in environmental engineering and found his first purpose in an experimental water purification project. With this experience, he firmly believes that the intelligent use of natural resources combined with environmentally friendly technology can make any project not only sustainable, but also economical.

Larissa Holzki is a technology reporter at Handelsblatt, focusing on startups, research-driven innovations, and the defense industry. Prior to joining Handelsblatt in 2019, she worked as an editor for Süddeutsche Zeitung.

Lawrence is an entrepreneur, environmentalist and philanthropist who builds companies that prioritize climate impact. He is currently on a mission to change mobility for good as CEO and co-Founder of TIER Mobility, the largest micromobility operator globally. In 2020, he established Blue Impact – an evergreen fund dedicated to providing early-stage funding for companies building solutions to climate change. He has committed 100% of his shares in TIER Mobility to Blue Impact via Founders Pledge.

Er spielt mit in dem oscarprämierten Film »Die Fälscher«, mit Kevin Costner macht er während der Drehpausen in seinem Wohnwagen Musik, als Kommissar im Kroatien-Krimi begeistert er regelmäßig ein Millionenpublikum. Zum Dreh fährt Lenn Kudrjawizki schon mal 1400 Kilometer mit dem Fahrrad. Der Schauspieler, Musiker, Author wurde 1975 geboren, ist in Ostberlin aufgewachsen und einer der wenigen deutschen Schauspieler, die es nach Hollywood geschafft haben. Er spielte in vielen erfolgreichen Fernseh-, Kino- und Streaming-Produktionen (»Jack Ryan – Shadow Recruit«, »The Transporter Refueled«, »Vikings«, »Unorthodox«, »Babylon Berlin«). Lenn ist studierter Violinist.

Leonardo Estrada set his professional focus early on the Energy Transition during his studies of “Energy and Process Engineering” at the Technical University of Berlin. He has been member of the executive board at MegaWATT, before he started working at Drees & Sommer in 2019. At his current position as a Senior Manager he is responsible for the area of energy and sustainability at the Berlin location, as well as for the development of the competence area energy infrastructure and economy for the Drees & Sommer group. Project-related, his focus is on energy concepts for districts and large properties as well as contracting consulting, energy management and energy efficiency as well as the transition to zero carbon.

In 2018 Lukas Neuss founded KitchenTown Berlin together with Eike Kieras. As Co-Founder he is dedicating all his professional attention to startups, venture building and food innovation. Earlier, Lukas lead a Digital Transformation Hub at Bahlsen Group.

Magnus is co-founder and CEO of CEEZER, where he leads the commercial, strategic, and partnership work. He has a background in business and chemistry from TU Munich and HEC Paris. Before building CEEZER, he worked on performance and ESG topics with leading global industrials at Boston Consulting Group and was Chief Strategy Officer at PARK NOW, a joint venture of Daimler and BMW. Magnus brings years of experience in the voluntary carbon market, as well as deep expertise in integrating environmental performance into company performance.

Dr. Mamphela Ramphele has had a celebrated career as an activist, medical doctor, academic, businesswoman and political thought leader. Dr Ramphele was co-founder of The Black Consciousness Movement with Steve Biko that reignited the struggle for freedom in South Africa. She is co-founder of ReimagineSA , co-president of The Club of Rome and Chair at the Desmond Tutu IP Trust. She has received numerous national and international awards acknowledging her scholarship and leading role in promoting the empowerment of women, youth and other oppressed people in South Africa and globally. She is the author of several books and publications on socio-economic issues in South Africa.

After studying industrial engineering, specialising vehicle technology and automotive economics, he started at TÜVNORD in 2005 as project manager for a European research project. 2008 he took over as Head of Marketing & Sales at TÜVNORD Institute for Vehicle Technology and Mobility, and from 2009 to 2010 he headed the TÜVNORD Group’s “Electromobility” task force.

From 2010 to 2014, he became project manager of the Electromobility Model Region Rhine-Ruhr at the EnergyAgency.NRW, he was responsible for 20 projects in the field of electromobility.

From 2014 to 2022 he held various positions in strategic sales at MENNEKES eMobility. Among other things, as leading key account manager.

Since 2022, he is Head of Smart Charging at Drees & Sommer, responsible for all services relating to e-mobility.

Dr. Marco Lescher has a background in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to Nespresso, he worked at Henkel AG & Co. KGaA and Rosen Eiskrem GmbH as a Supply Chain Manager. He started his career at Nespresso as a Supply Chain & Procurement Director. In his current role as Director Customer Care & Services, he manages the Supply Chain, After Sales and Customer Service for Nespresso Germany and heads the sustainability network for the market.

After graduating from high school, Marco Philippi began international business studies at the Reutlingen University of Applied Sciences, which he completed with a degree in business administration (FH) and a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Marco Philippi completed the last year and a half of this course in Mexico at the EGADE Business School in Monterrey, funded by a scholarship from the DAAD academic exchange service. He then started his career in 2004 at Volkswagen Consulting, the internal management consultancy of the Volkswagen Group. Marco Philippi moved to AUDI AG in Ingolstadt on October 1, 2019 and took over the management of “Strategy Procurement”. In this function, he is responsible for controlling the strategy and central functions of the business unit, sustainability in the supply chain and innovation management with suppliers.

Marco Voigt is one of Germany’s green visionaries. Back in 2008, he founded the GreenTec Awards, an award for sustainable technologies, companies and projects. Before he launched the GREENTECH FESTIVAL in 2018 together with former F1 champion and sustainability entrepreneur Nico Rosberg and co-founder of the awards Sven Krüger, he was known primarily in the startup scene as a “green serial founder.” With the motto #celebratechange GTF inspires those who already are or want to become change makers with the most innovative green technologies and ideas for a sustainable lifestyle. Under Marco’s influence, GTF became the first event of its kind to create a space for inspiration and networking around the topic of sustainability aiming to actively promote technological, economic, and societal change.

Marcus Willand, Partner at MHP, helps his clients to anticipate and leverage the evolution of mobility. Focus areas are new mobility-concepts in cities, platform-based mobility-as-a-service as well as the digitalization of transport chains. Prior to that Mr. Willand held responsibility for automotive clients, later on in SAP Consulting’s managing board for the entire public sector in Germany. Doing that he helped his clients digitalizing their companies and developing new business models.

Futurist and entrepreneur, fusing the ever-evolving worlds of blockchain, design and technology. Trained in architecture and design, Marjorie is recognized as a thought leader and disrupter by co-founding industry-shaping ventures that remain on the forefront of fashion, technology and design including the first web3 marketspace for digital goods, The Dematerialised; and LUKSO, an Ethereum based Blockchain for the New Creative Economy. Marjorie creates innovative solutions for brands, creators and communities around the world to evolve in the new digital lifestyle arena and is recognised as one of Vogue Business’ Top 100 Innovators. Her insights are regularly featured in Bloomberg, The Business of Fashion, Wired, Forbes, WWD, Highsnobiety, and more.

Education:
Field of studies: Communication Science, Politics, Business Administration
University: Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
Degree: Master

Professional experience:
2009 – 2013: Siemens (Business Development, Marketing)
2013 – 2021: OSRAM (Partnerships, Marketing, Project Sales)
Since 2021: ABB

Markus Adler has been involved in various projects during his school years and early on recognized that entrepreneurial means and technology are significant levers for the challenges of our time. In his first position as a bank employee, he noticed the problematic nature of data collection for creating sustainability reports. Together with his school friend Niklas Schönstein, he decided to automate this time-consuming work using AI. That’s how Code Gaia was born.

Martin Pietzonka joined Drees & Sommer in 2019. He is Head of Innovation Services at Startup Hub Berlin and is responsible for the further development of the Hub as well as innovation management, scouting and cooperation with startups and growups at the Berlin office. In addition, he supports the concrete management and implementation of digitalization and strategy projects as part of his work. During his professional career as a technology consultant, he has advised over 100 start-ups from all sectors on the development of their business models, business plans, strategies and venture capital financing and was also Managing Director of a cross-industry innovation network with a focus on “Connected Life” as well as a manager at an e-commerce company of Rocket Internet.

Since December 2021, Martin Wimmer has been working at the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) as Chief Digital Officer (CDO). From April 2019 to November 2021, he was Chief Digital Officer (CDO) at the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU).

Mate Rimac is the founder and CEO of the Rimac Group, which includes Rimac Technology, and Bugatti Rimac. He has been interested in cars and electronics since childhood and was already writing patents at the age of 17. In 2007, he converted his 1984 BMW E30 into an electric vehicle and set several world records. This success motivated him to build his own car from scratch, leading to the creation of Rimac Automobil in 2011. The Rimac Concept_One became the world’s first true electric supercar, and the company has since expanded to become a leading supplier of EV components. In 2021, Rimac Group became the majority shareholder in Bugatti Rimac, a joint company with Porsche as a strategic partner. Rimac’s ambition and innovation have led to the development of the 1,914hp Nevera, and the Rimac Group is building a €200M state-of-the-art global HQ to accommodate its growing team of over 2,000 employees.

Mathias Wiecher is the CCO of E.ON Drive, a leading provider of electromobility solutions in Europe serving B2C and B2B customers. E.ON Drive strives to provide easy, comfortable and innovative charging solutions, to enable the transition to sustainable driving for everybody. Prior to this, Mathias was in leadership positions at E.ON Inhouse Consulting as well as at Kearney in Germany and the US with a focus on Renewable Energy and Mergers & Acquisitions.

Matthias von Alten is responsible for the global strategy activities for the automotive and mobility clients of Publicis Sapient. His focus is on identifying and transforming customer-centric business models to increase profitable growth. Sustainability has become an incremental part of these engagement during the last 2 years. Matthias has over 30 years of industry experience and has worked for global automotive and aviation companies such as Audi, Ford, Renault Group, Skoda and Lufthansa. Key stages of his career: Senior Manager at Monitor Deloitte Strategy, Head of Brand and Product Strategy BMW at BMW Group as well as Head of Brand and Product Strategy for VW Group’s passenger car brands.

Max Orgeldinger has helped build TLGG Consulting over the past five years, and today he manages the business and answers the really big digital questions. After studying at the European Business School, the 1989-born Berliner by choice joined TLGG in 2011. Since then, he has been analyzing changing market conditions and developing strategic and organizational solutions for clients such as E.ON, Lufthansa and Mercedes. Max Orgeldinger is a trained observer of new trends such as blockchain, metaverse and NFTs and a sought-after speaker and mentor who knows how to classify the digital transformation for the professional audience and the layman alike.

Mia Heresch is a presenter living in Berlin. She specializes in climate justice, sustainability, equality, animal welfare and music. She can currently be heard daily on her Morning Show on Großstadt Radio Berlin. Every week a new episode of her equality podcast “Gleich & Gleicher” is released. As founder of the music is her passion society e.V., she advocates for equality empowerment in music.

Michael is the business development lead for South Pole’s Digital Climate Solutions in the German speaking region. He has been part of South Pole’s business development team since October 2021. Previously, he worked for more than a decade in the IT industry as a sales and business development manager scaling novel technologies in various European markets.Through his work with South Pole’s regional sales teams, he enables businesses to get started on their climate journeys and encourages them to take their consumers along the way.

Michael Perschke (CEO and member of the board of Quantron AG) is a sustainability pioneer and visionary for passenger & commercial vehicles with 20 years of experience in the global automotive industry. He has held various C-level and managing director roles, including central functions at Audi AG (including responsibility for the strategic sales launch of the Audi eTron brand), sales director for Mitsubishi in Europe and Mercedes-Benz in India, and the areas of finance, IT and organization for Mercedes-Benz in China. As the Founder-CEO of Automobili Pininfarina, Perschke successfully launched an emissions-free luxury car brand, gaining more than 8 years of electric vehicle experience in leading roles.

Background as a currency trader at Citibank Zurich. He was involved in the late 90’s covering the new booming IT, successfully listing several companies on the AIM Stock-Market; London and Canada. Achieved himself a reputation as a deal maker and was mandated by governments in Europe and Asia on the creditor and debtor side, delivering successful debt-settlement deals. Michael is fluent spoke in 6 languages, holds 2 degrees, and is Dept. CEO and Founder of Norge Mining.

Michelle Gahagan is an experienced public company board director, lawyer and entrepreneur with significant international experience. She has served as director and/or chair of companies in sectors including technology, natural resources and mining.

Morgan Després is the Executive Director for international climate finance, land use and net zero macroeconomy. He is part of the wider ECF leadership team, and is more particularly in charge of supporting ECF’s work to achieve “truly net zero” economy. Morgan joined the ECF in July 2022 after 18 years working in the French official sector on financial stability and international and European financial regulation issues. He was notably the founding Head of the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS), as well as co-authoring The Green Swan, central banking and financial stability in the age of climate change.

Moritz is a partner at d-fine and responsible for the software engineering practice where he has led complex software development projects for asset managers, banks, insurance companies, regulators, TSOs and the manufacturing industry. He is part of the original team behind the first European Data Trustee EuroDaT and strives to make more data available for informed decisions by contributing towards a new ecosystem for ESG data: Dataland. Prior to joining d-fine, Moritz worked on network planning problems at TU München in collaboration with Nokia Siemens Networks, Zuse Institute Berlin, and the Technical University of Denmark obtaining his PhD in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology in 2010.

With a strong wish to dedicate her time to fighting climate change, Nadine joined Climeworks in early 2022. She studied Marketing at the Rotterdam School of Business and spent the first years of her career at Beiersdorf, where she worked on sustainable innovation and communication. Nadine is a strong believer in the power of storytelling and its potential to bring us together to tackle humanity’s greatest challenge. She is now responsible for the development of partnerships that aim to educate and inspire others about Climeworks’ carbon removal technology.

Architect and urban planner, PT/UA. Since May 2022 member of the international team of ro3kvit coalition for Ukraine; before that architect in Drozdov&Partners, UA and assistant tutor at Kharkiv School of Architecture; urbanist at local Ukrainian NGO ‘Other Way Kharkiv’. Key interests: circularity in construction, strategical urban planning, green urbanism.

Nico Rosberg is well-known as the 2016 Formula 1 World Champion. Since leaving the racing series, he is passionately committed to the issue of sustainability. As an entrepreneur and investor in green technologies and mobility startups, he represents visionary innovations that make the world a little better. In numerous projects around the world, he also contributes to the topic of environmental protection, health, equality and justice. In 2019, he co-founded the GREENTECH FESTIVAL, a global platform for pioneering sustainable ideas that takes place annually in Berlin. Since 2021, he has been competing with Rosberg X Racing in Extreme E, a racing series that aims to draw attention to the consequences of global climate change.

Nidhi is a chemical engineer and co-founder of S4S Technologies – a farm-gate food processing platform that processes farm losses into value-added products by using sustainable solar-powered technology. In collaboration with the World Food Programme and the Government of Odisha in India, S4S Technologies is expanding operations to increase family incomes by transforming female smallholder farmers into micro-entrepreneurs through access to market linkage, solar technology, entrepreneurship training, and affordable financing.

Nils Schaupensteiner is passionate about new technologies for a sustainable and enjoyable tomorrow with more than 10 years of experience in the mobility sector. He currently leads a consulting team focused on product, process and business model innovation for sustainability and mobility transformation projects.

Nina Eichinger is a German TV and Radio host, who is well known for her work in various sectors including MTV, German Idol, Echo Klassik and Cinestar.  However her big passion is Ecology and the Environment.  She studied environmental Sciences in California and Rainforest Ecology in Queensland.  She lives in Munich and has spent the last years being active in numerous movements and projects fighting climate change, biodiversity loss and the lack of communication regarding these topics.  Furthermore she strongly believes that an agricultural country like Germany can and must operate sustainably in order to tackle our future biodiversity and climate crisis. After studying permaculture, she just started the “Ways of the Wild” foundation which aims to connect habitats, people and organizations to increase biodiversity.

Nora Sophie Griefahn is executive managing director and co-founder of Cradle to Cradle NGO. She majored in Environmental Sciences at Leuphana University Lüneburg and Goethe University Frankfurt with stays at University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna and University of Copenhagen. As the only German, she was elected as a GreenBiz’ 30 Under 30 inspiring young leader in 2018.  As co-executive director, Nora coordinates the NGOs scientific, political and educational work and actively shapes a new understanding of material health and circularity. Nora is a sought-after expert, speaker and panelist on Circular Economy and Cradle to Cradle with a broad expertise in chemical construction, healthy product design, and the coherences between climate change and resource scarcity.

Dr Olivia Henke holds a degree in geography and did her doctorate in International Environmental Policy at the Freie Universität Berlin on the voluntary offset market in Germany and the anti-poverty impacts of voluntary climate protection projects. She has more than 20 years of professional experience in the fields of sustainable development, including as a consultant for sustainability management and in development education. She has been working in the field of carbon offsetting since 2011 and has been a board member of the Alliance for Development and Climate Foundation since 2020.

Dr. Patrick Bergmann has been Managing Director of Madaster Germany GmbH since 2020. He has been working on sustainable construction and circular real estate for about 10 years. In 2018, he wrote his dissertation on the topic of “Life Cyle Management in the Built Environment” at the Technical University of Dresden. He then worked in real estate and business valuation at PwC in Berlin and Brussels.

Since 2021, Patrick Lammers has been a member of the Board of Management of E.ON SE. He is responsible for Retail and Customer Solutions, Commercial Programming, Green Gas, Commodity Management and Marketing. After graduating, Patrick Lammers held various positions at Shell. In 2005, he joined Dureal as Managing Director and from 2007 to 2009, he was CEO of the Dyson Group. He then served as an advisor and industry expert at AEA Investors in New York. In 2010, he joined Essent and was Managing Director of two subsidiaries In 2012, he became Senior Vice President of RWE Retail and at the same time Chief Commercial Officer of Essent. From 2017 to 2021, he was CEO of Essent. From 2019 to 2021, he was also Senior Vice President Western Europe Customer Solutions.

Dr Patrick Prinz is responsible for all activities at Bank Julius Baer & Co Ltd – onshore and offshore – in the German and Austrian markets. He has more than 25 years of experience in the financial industry in investment, customer service and managerial positions. He has a master’s and a doctorate in economics and business administration from the University of St. Gallen (HSG). He completed additional training at EM Lyon, Columbia Business School, New York (Senior Executive Program), London Business School (Private Equity Master Class), Harvard Business School, Boston (Private Equity & Venture Capital Program) and INSEAD, Fontainebleau (International Directors Program). He also holds CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) and TEP (Trust and Estate Practitioner) degrees.

We empower startups to build and scale great products and companies with the best of Google – its people, network, thought leadership, and technology. I am passionate about the startup ecosystem, sustainability, community building and women in tech.

Dr. Philipp Henzgen is an experienced lead in the field of new mobility. He has held various positions at Deutsche Bahn AG and Mercedes-Benz Group since he joined the mobility and logistics sector more then nine years ago. As an expert in sustainable innovation, he has led projects in areas such as autonomous driving and last-mile delivery. In his current position, he is managing the growth of mobility hubs and charging infrastructure for DB Station&Service AG (Smart City).

Ralf Kunert has been Managing Director of Naturamus, a wholly owned subsidiary of WALA Heilmittel GmbH, since 2014. He holds a degree in agricultural engineering and has been working in this field for 25 years.
Together with his colleagues, Ralf Kunert discovers and buys high-quality organic raw materials all over the world. For him, quality is not just a question of the properties of the oil, hydrolate or wax itself. It’s about protecting the earth and empowering people. Wherever possible, Ralf and his team support the power of nature, help their partners to become economically independent, and impart knowledge about organic farming. Transparent and fair supply chains are an important prerequisite. Ralf’s thinking is far-sighted, committed and empathetic. He is based in Aichelberg, Germany.

Regina is the Head of the SDG2 Acceleration at the United Nations World Food Programme Innovation Accelerator. She is leading the Sourcing, Bootcamp and Sprint Programmes with focus on innovations to disrupt hunger. Before joining the Accelerator, Regina was a Partner with a focus on Consumer Goods & Retail at a leading Strategy Consulting firm. She supported customers in more than 30 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and Latin America in developing, innovating and growing their businesses. She has a broad understanding of the different topics along the food value chain.

Ricarda Lang became party leader of the German Green Party (BÜNDNIS 90/DIE GRÜNEN) in February 2022. Prior to her work in the Green Party, she was Speaker of the Green Youth (2017-2019). She went on serve as deputy chairwoman and Speaker for Women’s Policy of the Green Party (2019-2022). In September 2021, she was elected as a Member of the German Bundestag, where she sits on the Committee for Family Policy.

With a background in management consulting Ricarda is now in charge of goodcarbon‘s sales approach, developing financial products, defining the platform requirements, and managing our team. Inspired by a trip through the Amazon, Ricarda firmly believes every single one of us has a responsibility for our planet and enjoys leading our team in having a real climate, biodiversity, and community impact.

Richard Offermann has been SVP Sales at Ströer since 2017. In this role he is responsible for all advertising clients at Ströer Media Solutions. His previous assignments include Google (Hamburg, Mountain View), where he took care of Automotive and FMCG clients, Accenture, Mercedes-Benz and Germany Trade & Invest.

Roberto, who holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Bocconi University, is Head of Business Development of Be Charge, the Plenitude company that operates in the field of electric mobility and charging infrastructures in Italy and Europe. With over 16.000 charging points already installed across Italy and abroad, the company has a stated goal of installing 30.000 by 2026 in 12 European countries. In his professional career, he has held various managerial positions in investment banking, energy and e-mobility sector, with a dedicated expertise in finance/M&A and business development/sales roles. He has a strong entrepreneurial and innovation spirit, also deriving from his experience as a co-founder or manager in several successful start-ups/scale-up companies, ventures and projects.

Recognised as a LinkedIn Top Voice for EV a few years ago…Roger is peak talk from rest…and probably the most well connected EV specialist on LinkedIn in the world with over 300,000 followers and millions of post engagements each year. He keeps his eyes and ears open for exciting stories to share – and champions companies, technologies, and people that are going to make a difference. Gradually, then SUDDENLY – that’s how Roger says the rEVolution is going to happen!

After studying Materials Engineering and majoring in metal forming technology I started my PhD in the field of production engineering with focus on sheet metal forming. Topics I dealt with were new technologies in the field of prototyping and small batch production as well as digital process planning, FE simulation of forming processes, feasibility analyses and technology assessments.

Together with the team I led, consisting of other PhDs, technicians and students, we realized agile prototyping as well as R&D projects with leading OEMs and their suppliers in the automotive, aerospace, medical technology and architecture/façade sectors.

Facades have led the way to Schüco where I started as a Project Manager at the Project Management Office dealing with strategic and cross-functional topics. Today I am Head of Product Sustainability striving to further decrease the environmental impact of our products.

Dr. Roya Sangi, M.A. is Attorney at Law with the law firm Redeker Sellner Dahs in Berlin, where she is specialized in Constitutional, European and International Law. She is, inter alia, a member and European Affairs Commissioner of the Committee on Constitutional law of the German Bar Association (DAV). She litigates politically sensitive cases before the German and European courts and publishes regularly on current constitutional and political matters.

Sabine Frank is Executive Director of Carbon Market Watch, a not-for-profit, Brussels-based association with unique expertise in carbon pricing and a track record of policy work in international organisations and the European Union. Carbon Market Watch mission is to ensure that carbon pricing and other climate policies cut pollution and drive a just transition towards zero-carbon societies. It runs “Net zero or not zero?”, a campaign to combat corporate greenwashing. Before joining Carbon Market Watch, Sabine worked for several philanthropic foundations and has many years of leadership experience in NGOs at the European level and previous experience working for a member of the European Parliament.

Sander Dolder is a Senior Vice President at the New York City Economic Development Corporation where he designs, builds, & leads efforts to expand the NYC economy by catalyzing emerging sectors, developing innovation ecosystems, and forging public-private partnerships. He currently leads the smart and sustainable cities department within EDC’s Industry Initiatives division, with a focus on building a 21st century green economy.

Born in Poland but based in the Amsterdam Area, The Netherlands, Sara holds 7 years of experience in the motorsports industry as a writer (most recently Chief Editor Formula E for Pitdebrief). A passionate of sustainability, she spent the past year as a marketing lead for a GreenTech startup before moving to a new role of Global Group Brand Designer at Levin Group.

Sebastian Gann, a Mathematics Ph.D. and a father of two, lives and works in Dornbirn. Today, he leads the sustainability activities of the internationally operating Zumtobel Group as the Sustainability Director.

After successfully completing his Ph.D. in Mathematics, Sebastian began his career at the Austrian lighting corporation in 2007 as a trainee in the Research and Development department. Just two years later, his passion for sustainability became evident and manifested in his position as an Environmental Program Manager. In this role, the Salzburg native developed a method to systematically and independently make life cycle assessment data and environmental product declarations available, making a significant contribution to the sustainability activities of the Zumtobel Group.

In 2014, Sebastian became a Complex Project Manager at the Atelier of Light, where he collaborated with pioneers in architecture, design, and especially lighting design to realize unique projects. The Beyeler Fondation Museum in Switzerland is one such project, serving as a prime example of the efficient interaction between natural and artificial light.

Today, as the Sustainability Director, Sebastian, along with his team, aims to achieve a sustainable future for the Zumtobel Group. The goals include achieving carbon neutrality in Scope 1 and 2 by 2025, establishing principles of circular economy and circular design, and driving forward the issues identified as essential for the company’s success. Throughout these efforts, they constantly strive to foster an understanding of sustainability to collectively make a positive impact.

Sema Gedik is a passionate social impact-driven entrepreneur dedicated to transforming the fashion industry into a more inclusive and equitable space. Inspired by the life of her cousin Funda, a person of short stature, she was driven to change that in her very own way. With a deep understanding of the power of fashion as a vehicle for positive change, Sema is on a mission to challenge conventional norms and champion diversity. Through her innovative initiatives, she strives to break down barriers, promote body positivity, and empower individuals of all backgrounds to embrace their unique identities. Sema's unwavering commitment to fostering inclusivity is evident in her work, as she actively collaborates with industry stakeholders and advocates for systemic change. With visionary leadership, Sema is transforming the fashion industry one step at a time, fostering inclusivity and creating a space where everyone feels welcome and celebrated.

Sharona Shnayder is a Nigerian/Israeli environmental activist, National Geographic Young Explorer, and Founder of the global grassroots movement Tuesdays for Trash– tackling the garbage crisis facing our planet. Despite how intimidating climate change often feels, in 2020 she chose to channel her fear into mobilizing a movement that has now brought people from 40+ countries together to remove over 30,000 pounds of litter from our environment in 6/7 continents. As a BIPOC youth activist she aims to provide a unique perspective to the climate movement that will reduce global waste while creating a cleaner and more equitable home for everyone on this planet.

Sina Acker’s career began in a consultancy – specialized in change, marketing and communications projects. Six years later, this focus brought her to the Marketing & Communications team at PwC Germany. There, she led the Leadership Communications team. In the beginning of 2023, she decided to join the sustainable mission and is now in the lead for the Sustainability Office at PwC Germany.

Sonja Westphal has a Master’s degree in Marketing/Communications and a Master’s degree in Environmental and Sustainability Management. As a consultant for supply chain management, she has experienced the challenges and opportunities of global outsourcing on the ground in factories in China, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan and Cambodia. As founder of Sustify, she has developed training software for front line workers to increase compliance with social standards. She is also a certified auditor for the SA8000 social standard and ISO 9001.

Sophia Li is an award winning multimedia journalist and climate advocate. Harvard named her one of the top climate communicators of 2022 and she was awarded Refinery29’s Sustainable Innovator Award. She is the host of Meta’s podcast, Climate Talks. Sophia’s reporting has appeared in CNN, and United Nations with bylines in Washington Post, New York Magazine, VOGUE and more. Sophia is the co-founder of STEWARD, a web3 collective working for people and the planet. She is also the sustainability advisor to Cocokind. She was the former Entertainment Media Editor at American VOGUE.

Stefan Gross-Selbeck is part of the global leadership team of BCG X, Boston Consulting Group’s tech build and design unit. He is global leader climate tech at BCG, as well as global leader for green tech for BCG X, focused on leading global efforts in green tech and business building for a net-zero economy. Stefan has been successfully building, launching, and running digital businesses and platforms for more than 20 years. Since 2021, Stefan has been leading the launch of Green Ventures, an offering with a dedicated team focused on partnering with corporates to invest in, co-build, and scale sustainable businesses, thereby accelerating climate action through innovation that creates value for both shareholders and society. Stefan is actively involved in the startup community as an angel investor and advisor. Outside of BCG X, he regularly speaks on business model innovation and market disruption at industry events. He has also been a visiting professor of entrepreneurship at the Alexander von Humboldt-Institute for Internet and Society.

Steffen Szeidl looks back on several years of experience at the interface between the real estate and construction industries in Europe. His focus is on project management and consulting.Steffen Szeidl has been a member of the Executive Board of Drees & Sommer SE since January 2015 and is responsible for the company's BIM and digitalisation strategy in addition to the areas of finance, corporate communications and IT. Professionally, as well as in his private life, he is enthusiastic about innovation and future topics. Another driving force is sustainability – both in the company and in the entire construction and real estate industry.

Stephanie Helen Scheller is co-founder of the sustainability consultancy OMG Momentum and, as Head of Sustainable Solutions, has been responsible for all sustainability initiatives at Omnicom Media Group since the beginning of 2022. From the company’s own climate neutrality to the individual end2end sustainability strategy for advertisers and media partners – together with her Momentum team, she initiates ecological behavioural changes and thus drives the sustainability transformation in companies and the media industry. Previously, she was responsible for corporate development at OMG’s strategy consultancy bynd.

Stephen Mukuze is an MSc student in Life Sciences and Health, specializing in Systems and Synthetic Biology at Paris Saclay University. Stephen is a leading advocate for synthetic biology because of the potential it has in solving the climate crisis looming ahead. In 2021, he represented the field of synthetic biology by showing it's potential to mitigate the effects of climate change on the environment at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) summit as an after-iGEM fellow. In the same year, he co-founded Umkele, a multi-award-winning synthetic biology start-up developing an carbon-negative manufacturing process. Stephen has demonstrated his unwavering commitment to advancing the field of synthetic biology, as he believes it can play a critical role in solving climate change.

Stephen Richardson is Director of the Europe Regional Network, coordinating the work and collaboration of 20+ Green Building Councils and eight regional partners. He leads WorldGBC’s involvement in the Horizon Europe Partnership for the built environment, Built4People, which is programming €380 million of EU funds. Stephen is a building services engineer and has worked in consultancy, local government and industrial research. He has expertise in energy and carbon reduction in buildings.
Prior to joining WorldGBC, he completed an industry based doctorate (EngD) with Sainsbury’s and the University of Reading, focusing on embodied carbon and uncertainty in carbon based design and investment decisions for buildings.

Svea is the founder and managing director of FINA-DIGITAL LTD. The full-service content marketing agency develops digital communication strategies, produces and distributes content and promotes it via PR and online marketing campaigns. FINA DIGITAL, headquartered in NYC, works for clients in the US, Europe and the Middle East, such as Avon, Netflix, Commerzbank and a wide range of aspiring startups. Svea has an MBA in cultural sciences from the University Leuphana. She is active in the sustainability industry not only with being specialised in consulting leading brands by communicating their sustainability actions.

Swantje Kühn is an interior designer and worked for more than 10 years in planning and project management in trade fair and interior design before moving into the industry in 2009 to the flooring manufacturer Desso and then to Tarkett. Both companies distinguish themselves by implementing the C2C principles and producing closed loop recyclable floor coverings. In various positions in marketing, product and sustainability management, Swantje has since been involved with circular building. She is a member of the AKH and a DGNB consultant.

Sybille Mai graduated as a civil engineer from the Weimar University for Architecture and Civil Engineering (now Bauhaus University) in 1995 after a semester of internship at Michigan Tech University. Her career began as a structural engineer. Due to her later qualification as a DGNB auditor at 2009, she supervised large numbers of Green Building certifications in Berlin. With this expertise and her experience in property and project management she is now developing the EPEA Berlin location as a leading consultant. Cradle To Cradle Design consultancy for recyclable, dismountable and healthy buildings with a positive impact is as much a part of her focus as optimizing the sustainable needs of the society with the economic aspects of customers in real estate projects.

Tanja has been an entrepreneur for over 12 years. In 2021, she founded Lovely Day Foods, a biotech company dedicated to researching and developing alternative proteins to create the next generation of food that people love: animal-free, nutrient-rich, and resource-efficient. Perfeggt, the company’s first brand, stands for delicious egg alternatives that are packed with proteins, easy-to-use and 100% cruelty free. Tanja began her journey as an entrepreneur in the fashion industry. Through her involvement in various advisory board roles in agri tech and food tech, her awareness of the pressing need to transform today’s food production for the sake of our planet’s health grew tremendously. She has been committed to taking out animals from the food chain, with an emphasis on replacing the traditional chicken egg.

Theresa has been working with ignitia since 2021, focusing on building partnerships to drive systemic change in food systems and security, as well as climate resilience, by empowering underserved communities in emerging markets with ignitia’s climate technology. She believes that fostering collaboration and meaningful partnerships with stakeholders across sectors is critical to achieving sustainable social impact. Theresa has a Master in Innovation & Entrepreneurship with focus on Social Impact from Nova SBE in Portugal and a Bachelor in Finance and has previously worked as a Financial Analyst at Siemens Financial Services.

Dr. Thilo Greshake is a Partner at MHP and leads the consulting unit „Sustainability & Mobility Transformation”. He is a true and passionate “car guy” with more than 25 years of international industry and consulting experience. Thilo has a comprehensive expertise in the automotive OEM and supplier industry based on various large-scaled digitalization and transformation projects in the global automotive industry. Thilo obtained his engineering Dr. degree at the RWTH Aachen with his studies on “ecological and economical circular economy in the automotive industry” and gained referenced methodological skills especially in product development, quality management and business management in his two master degree studies.

Thomas Brück (*1972) holds a dual B.Sc. and a M.Phil. from Keele University, U.K. In 2002, Thomas obtained his Ph.D. in Protein Biochemistry from Imperial Collegue London and Greenwich University, U.K. In 2006 Thomas Brück returned to Germany and joined Süd-Chemie AG (now Clariant Produkte Deutsch-land GmbH), where he held various management positions. Since 2011 Thomas Brück is a tenured full Professur at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany. He holds the Werner Siemens Chair of Synthetic Biotechnology and is Director of the TUM AlgaeTech Cen-ter.

Thomas Mohnke first came into contact with the cab industry in 1978 to finance his studies. With an interruption of 20 years as a consultant, he now heads the SafeDriver Group as managing partner. This company operates as a mobility service provider throughout Germany (8 branches) in the business areas of limousine services throughout Europe, event logistics for numerous vehicle manufacturers and as a general contractor for Uber in Germany. Thomas Mohnke is strongly committed to transitioning the cab and rental car industry to zero-emission vehicles as quickly as possible in Germany. The SafeDriver Group’s own fleet (180 vehicles) is 95% emission-free on the road with battery-electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles.

Professor of Advanced Powertrains and Director for the institute of automotive research at TU Chemnitz. Research work on fuel cells and fuel cell systems for automotive applications as well as on series manufacturing technologies for key components. Joined TUC in 2010 from Volkswagen AG, Wolfsburg, responsible for fuel cell systems and later for fuel cell fleet implementation at Shanghai Volkswagen, China. Nowadays also founder and CTO of FCP Fuel Cell Powertrain GmbH in Germany. Chairman and initiator of the hydrogen and fuel cell cluster ‘HZwo’ in Saxony, Initiator of the Hydrogen Innovation Centre Chemnitz and member of the consulting committee for propulsion within VDI and the commission for hydrogen and fuel cells.

· Born on June 24, 1974
· Full lawyer
· As a council member at the German Association of Cities and Municipalities (Deutscher Städte- und Gemeindebund, DStGB) in Berlin, responsible for the topics of economy, tourism, transportation, rural areas, municipal economy, and energy economy since 2012. Previously worked as the head of department at the DStGB, responsible for topics such as savings banks and finance.
· Co-initiator of the Alliance for Modern Mobility of the Federal Government, states, and municipalities
· Member of the Expert Council for Rural Development (Sachverständigenrat Ländliche Entwicklung, SRLE) at the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture
· Member of the Board of the Association of Municipal Enterprises, the Federal Association of Public Services (Bundesverband Öffentliche Dienstleistungen, BVÖD), the Advisory Board of the Association of German Transport Companies (Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen, VDV), and the Working Group 2 “Alternative Drives and Fuels for Sustainable Mobility” of the National Platform Future of Mobility
· Co-editor of the journal Kommunalpraxis Spezial

Ulrike Sapiro is Chief Sustainability Officer at Henkel AG & Co. KGaA since 2021, where she is responsible for corporate sustainability strategy, governance, reporting and disclosure as well as external and internal engagement. Prior to joining Henkel, Ulrike worked in sustainability leadership roles at The Coca-Cola Company in Europe and globally, and at Thames Water, a UK-based private water and wastewater company. In 2022 and 2023, Ulrike was recognized as one of the Global Top 100 Sustainability Leaders.

Urs is not only an engineer and digitization expert, but also deeply committed to the topic of sustainability. Therefore, he did not only dedicate his professional career on this topic, but also his free time being politically active from an early age on. In 2019, he became a member of Magdeburg’s city council, where he was involved in various national and international committees. During this time, he gained a deeper understanding of trends and developments in the field of sustainability.  With this knowledge, his technical background and his drive, he has been responsible for projects that combine the benefits of digitization with circular economy at the Center for Digital GreenTech of the August-Wilhelm Scheer Institute since 2022. He is focused on putting innovations into practice to achieve real impact not only for our partners but also for our planet. Say hello to him at booth R08!

German singer, entertainer & host on various TV- and digital shows. Brand Ambassador for Hyundai. Instagram: 1.1 Million followers, TikTok 1.6 Million followers.

Walter Haas is a graduate engineer specializing in telecommunications and precision engineering, with over 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry.He began his career as a development engineer and later held various management positions at medium-sized telecommunications measurement technology companies. In a collaboration, he implemented the first projects for Huawei in Europe starting in 2001. Since 2004, Mr. Haas has been directly employed by Huawei Germany in various management roles, either in technical sales or as a General Manager for key accounts. Currently, Mr. Haas is responsible for New Business Development, Marketing, and Consulting. Furthermore, Mr. Haas is a company spokesperson and actively involved in numerous industry associations. For example, he represents Huawei on the executive board of BITKOM.

Dr. Wieland Holfelder oversees Google’s Engineering Center in Munich, also home to the Google Safety Engineering Center, he leads the engineering activities around the topic of Digital Sovereignty for Google in Europe, and is a member of the global Google Sustainability Board. Prior to Google, Dr. Holfelder worked in Silicon Valley for more than 10 years, among others as Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Mercedes-Benz Research and Technology North America, Inc. As part of his Ph.D. research, he worked at IBM’s European Networking Center in Heidelberg, Germany and the International Computer Science Institute in Berkeley, CA. He holds a master’s in computer science and economics and a doctorate in computer science from the University of Mannheim, Germany. Dr. Holfelder was recognized as a “GI Fellow” by the German Computer Science association (gi.de).

Born in Dresden in 1999. Voluntary social year in a retirement home. 2019 Fachabitur at the technical high school for service and design. 2019 Fridays For Future Movement. 2021 “Extinction Rebellion”.  Since 2021 press officer and networking coordinator of the organization “Last Generation”.

I’m a technical engineer and proudly gave continuity and consolidation to my family company PIECO which has been founded in 1996 . My 25 years of experience in PIECO gave me a lot knowledges in the world of water treatment recycling, which I’m proud to share with any company demanding my support. Water treatment is covering basically all the industrial world and brought me to face a “360 degrees” market. By a hard work of research and development we have now achieved very important goals in the environmental field.  Our experience and innovation is now applied and also present in the international Space Station and with great mutual satisfaction in ten L’Oréal Groupe production sites around the world.

Experienced International Executive within the FMCG industry. Various successful experiences in transforming businesses and organisations with focus on building sustainable growth. Passionate about brand, strategy, people, innovation and customer experience. Motivated by having a positive impact on people and committed to contribute to the economic and societal transformation for the better. Specialties: Strategy development, operational and organisational excellence, building brands, route to market, D2C omni-channel management, people growth, product | service | business model innovations, crisis management.What drives me every day is being able to contribute to a better tomorrow. For this I continuously keep discovering and learning what could be and grasp new opportunities to take action in an ever changing and interconnected world. At the end my desire is to move and inspire people / organisations to perform at their best in the interest of all.

Calling myself an enthusiast for sustainable change. My passion is to drive systemic change for a sustainable future in the industry, as I strongly believe in the possibilities and business potentials of the transformation towards sustainability.

Alexander Biesalski is a pioneer in monetary brand valuation and value-oriented brand management. He is the founder and majority stakeholder of BIESALSKI & COMPANY management consulting in Munich. Throughout his career path he worked in the fields of business and sustainability strategy, marketing, market research, banking, and management consulting. Therefore, he has developed various competencies, which he has used to focus on a value-oriented and sustainable perspective of brands. His customers – international corporations as well as innovative SME’s – share his credo: “A good name is your strongest asset”. Even more reason for him to dedicate his full strength into verifying and reinforcing brand profitability and effective marketing. Biesalski has been involved in various book publications and studies on market research, sustainability and brand management.

Alexander Gerfer is CTO of one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of electronic and electromechanical components. The graduate engineer (FH) for electrical engineering and trained radio and television technician has been with Würth Elektronik eiSos since 1997 and started his career as a technical sales representative. He has been instrumental in establishing the company's research and development, product, quality and supply chain management divisions. He is a technical book author, lecturer and sought-after keynote speaker. With his experience and creed, he has helped shape the development and direction of Würth Elektronik eiSos as a service-oriented manufacturer and technology promoter

Alex studied chemical engineering and business, in Zurich, Karlsruhe and London. In 2019 he founded me energy, a startup contributing to the mobility and energy transition by providing off-grid fast charging infrastructure, actively fighting range anxiety and enabling electric fleets for every company, everywhere. Apart from promoting sustainable mobility, Alex mission is to fight social inequality.

Dr. Alexander Stubinitzky joined Drees & Sommer early 2022 as Head of Hydrogen and Synfuels. Alexander and his team support clients in the development and implementation of projects along the hydrogen value chain.

Alexander has 18 year of experience in Hydrogen and Industrial Gases. Prior to joining Drees & Sommer, he led the Hydrogen & SynFuels business development activities of the NEOM project in Saudi Arabia. In his role Alexander developed and drove multiple hydrogen & synfuel production and application projects to establish a hydrogen Ecosystem in NEOM.

Previously, Alexander spent 15 years at Linde Gas in various roles in research and development, innovation and sales. In his previous roles at Linde plc, Alexander developed business with major customers in the petrochemical and steel industries and was responsible for various projects to commercialize the hydrogen value chain.

As a Product Development Lead at TAKACHAR, Amit is working towards fighting climate change by transforming abundant biomass into valuable products globally. Amit’s passion for sustainable product and service design stems from his belief that bridging the societal needs gap can only be achieved through sustainable development. As a graduate student at the Design department of IISc, Bengaluru, Amit brings a unique perspective to TAKACHAR’s mission.

After a PhD in Experimental Physics and some years in technology and management consulting, Dr. Andreas Aumann joined the BMW Group in 2007. From 2010 to 2013 he was located in Beijing, China responsible for Business Development in the Region China. Since 2014 he has held different positions in BMW’s product management division, as VP Product Management BMW i and currently as VP Strategic Product Management.

Andreas Feiner has been a partner at PwC Germany in Frankfurt since January 2022. At PwC he is responsible for the ESG Data and Managed Services area in the Sustainability Platform leadership team. He is also responsible for the PwC Nature practice, which focuses on scalable nature conservation as part of companies’ Net Zero strategy. Prior to PwC, he was a founding partner of Arabesque Group and the founder and CEO of ESG Book (formerly Arabesque S-Ray). Prior to that, he worked for Barclays Capital in various roles in derivatives sales and structuring. He started his career at Deutsche Bank and later at Bankhaus Metzler.

Dr. Andreas Janssen is a mechanical engineer by background who obtained a PhD from RWTH Aachen University in the field of Diesel engine development and joined Shell about 10 years ago. Since then, he held various technical and commercial leadership positions in different Downstream businesses. Today, Andreas is responsible for Shell’s Hydrogen Mobility Business in Europe focusing predominantly on the heavy-duty, marine and aviation sectors. In addition, Andreas manages all hydrogen related activities in Germany as a member of the Shell country Leadership Team.

Andreas Zelles lives and works in Munich. He began his professional career in consulting but has been with E.ON since 2007, holding various positions including Marketing Manager and Product Manager. The topic of e-mobility is particularly close to his heart. Since 2017, he has been with E.ON Drive and has been involved with E.ON Drive Infrastructure from its very inception in 2022. Personally, he refers to his job title as the “cashier at the gas station of the future.

Profession: geologist, specialized as a hydro and environmental geologist

Personal: age 52, married, 1 son, 1 cat

Specialist for disposal, recycling and circular economy, demolition of buildings and building pollutants, extraction of primary and secondary raw materials, earthworks, contaminated sites, plant construction and permit planning for almost 30 years.

Worked in former times in positions of responsibility for different companies as an environmental, contamination and demolition expert, waste processor and disposer, material flow manager, supplier and processor of raw and building materials, project manager and plant planner as well as a landfill operator.

Bas Timmer is the founder of the Sheltersuit Foundation and ShelterLab. TIME Magazine recognized him as a Next Generation Leader for his innovative use of design to help those experiencing homelessness. Sheltersuit Foundation creates multifunctional products for unsheltered people, providing warmth and protection to over 25,000 globally. Bas' passion for sustainable, impactful solutions led him to establish ShelterLab, which develops programs providing protective products, job training, and support services for the homeless community while upcycling materials to reduce waste. Bas partners with socially responsible companies to create these programs. His commitment to helping those in need has made him a leading figure in the fight against homelessness.

As Executive Head, Market Development, Benny has responsibility for leading global mining company Anglo American’s efforts to stimulate new demand for platinum group metals (PGMs). Platinum is in particular a critical enabler of the hydrogen economy, being used both in hydrogen electrolysers and in the fuel cells used in hydrogen-powered fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). Prior to taking up his current role in 2017, Benny lived and worked extensively around the world, holding a number of key positions in the automotive industry where his speciality lay in product planning, strategy and marketing.

In his almost 20 years at beauty industry leader L’Oréal, Benoit has spent 12 years managing L’Oréal plants in France and Spain, the later being an example of sustainability excellence at production level. Today, Benoit uses his strong operational background and experience in the industry to drive the “L’Oréal for the Future” sustainability program as Environmental Director of the Groupe.

Bernhard is the Head of the United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) Innovation Accelerator, which he created in 2015. The Accelerator sources, supports and scales start-ups and nonprofits working to achieve Zero Hunger, as well as running accelerator programmes for external partners such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Humanitarian Grand Challenge, and other UN Agencies. Prior to starting the Accelerator, Bernhard co-founded the award-winning ShareTheMeal app that crowdsources funding for WFP, helping to deliver over 167 million meals for hungry children worldwide. ShareTheMeal was named as an App of the Year (2020) by Apple and Google. He gave a TED Talk and is a regular speaker at global conferences and events related to artificial intelligence, blockchain, social impact and entrepreneurship and disrupting global hunger through technology, i.e.‘tech for good.’

Bernhard Kronfellner joined Boston Consulting Group in 2007. He is a core member of the Financial Institutions practice area and co-leads the digital asset and blockchain group for the firm. Bernhard has worked with banking clients and financial regulators around the world on cryptocurrencies, tokenization, metaverse, digitization, blockchain, post-merger integration, active credit portfolio management, and private market/private equity, as well as on market risk topics such as the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB).

Bettina Stark-Watzinger has been Federal Minister of Education and Research since December 2021. She has been member of the German Bundestag since 2017, representing constituency 181 – Main- Taunus. She is Chair of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) in Land Hesse and Member of the Federal Executive and Presidium of the FDP.

Christian Krug is a German journalist and media consultant. His professional beginnings, alongside his studies in political science, led him via the Hamburger Morgenpost to STERN and SPIEGEL TV. He later took over as editor-in-chief of the lifestyle icon MAX, founded his media company Krugmedia and opened a hotel in Marrakech with his wife Ina. From 2014 to 2019, Krug was editor-in-chief of STERN. With two partners, he founded Scrollytelling GmbH in 2021, which has developed a leading software for digital storytelling.

Christian Lindner is Germany’s Federal Minister of Finance and a member of the German parliament (Bundestag). Lindner was elected party leader of the Free Democrats in December 2013. As chairman of the Free Democrats Parliamentary Group (2017-2021) Christian Lindner established a constructive and successful parliamentary group in the German Bundestag. In the 2021 elections the FDP achieved one of its best results ever. After successful coalition negotiations Christian Lindner became Germany’s Federal Minister of Finance in the first ever three-party coalition on December, 8th 2021.

Christian Poppe leads Global Public Affairs & Sustainability at Europe's leading alternative dairy biotechnology company, Formo. He also serves as Formo's General Manager APAC. Besides, Christian is Co-founder and spokesperson of Brussels-based industry association Food Fermentation Europe. In his capacity, he works with governments around the world to develop future-proof regulatory frameworks for transformative food solutions. Previously, Christian led public policy and government affairs at leading last mile delivery and e-mobility companies creating innovation-friendly legislation for disruptive technologies.

Christian Wölbert writes for c’t, Europe’s largest IT and tech magazine. He focuses on topics at the interface between technology, sustainability & politics. Previously, he worked as a business reporter for Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung and studied “Sustainability and Journalism” at Leuphana University Lüneburg.

Christina has been the leader of the Norwegian EV Association for nine years. Earlier she worked as a political adviser on mobility and environment issues. As an expert on electric mobility, Christina is frequently meeting with OEMs and advising politicians and governmental bodies from different countries, as well as holding keynote speeches across the globe. With an EV market share of over 80% Norway is leading the way. The Norwegian EV Association is an NGO that is expanding rapidly and now has more than 50 employees and over 120.000 members – EV drivers from all over the country. The organization plays an important role when it comes to promoting the shift to electric mobility, and works in collaboration with governmental bodies, industry, and other organizations.

Christoph Mohr works in the Board Office of E.ON Energy Solutions GmbH. This 100% E.ON company focuses on systematically combining heating and cooling solutions with power generation and e-mobility to leverage synergies and offer tailor-made energy solutions for our customers. Ensuring the energy supply of the future in a sustainable, ecological, and secure way – that is the business of E.ON Energy Solutions GmbH.

Christoph Mohr has several years of experience in the energy industry. The industrial engineer began his career as a trainee at E.ON SE. He went through several roles in the E.ON Group, including energy trading, start-up investments and product development, and has now been working in the heating segment for over 5 years.

Claudia Hügel has been responsible for group-wide ESG rating and reporting at Lufthansa Group for more than 6 years. She deals with the national and international ESG regulation and rating landscape such as the non-financial declaration, the EU Taxonomy and the CSRD as well as the Sustainable Development Goals. In this capacity Claudia addresses the overall strategic aspects of ESG and future impacts for the airline industry and acts also as interface to the finance community. Since 2001 Claudia has been working at Lufthansa Group in various senior management positions. Before joining Lufthansa Group Claudia worked as a project manager at Roland Berger, International consultants. Claudia studied business administration focussing on corporate strategy at Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich.

Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann is Professor of Environmental Medicine at the University of Augsburg and Director of the Institute of Environmental Medicine at Helmholtz Munich. She is Vice Director of the Center for Climate Resilience at the University of Augsburg. From 2013-2020, she held the Chair of Environmental Medicine at TU Munich. Since 2013 she is member of the board of directors of CK-CARE and since 2014 she is head of the University Outpatient Clinic for Environmental Medicine at the University Hospital Augsburg. Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann is a specialist in dermatology and allergology. Her research focuses on human-environment interactions with special emphasis on allergies and the influences of climate change on health. She has been a member of the RKI’s Environmental Public Health Commission since 2022. She is WBGU member since December 2022

Clemens Bauer has been Managing Director E-Commerce at REWE Markt GmbH since March 2023. In his function he is responsible for all e-commerce business models at REWE. Prior to his current position, Clemens Bauer was Managing Director Marketing & Media at REWE Markt GmbH for three years, Managing Director of ZooRoyal Petcare for four years and managed a Development & Consulting division of the REWE Group for three years. Before joining REWE Group, he was a consultant at Booz & Company in various positions for five years and at L’Oréal for three years.

Constantin is currently CEO of Wirelane, a company he founded in 2017 with a mission to electrify mobility. The company, which has won top awards for its charging station design, is active across Europe and is one of the continent’s leading specialist providers of hardware, software and app solutions. An enterprising business leader, Constantin leverages commercial ventures as a means to better people’s lives. He is focused on building and investing in businesses that are inclusively and transparently governed, that bring beneficial social and environmental impact along with financial return. Companies he has previously founded and run include: Plain Energy, a Europe-wide photovoltaic power producer and power plant operator; Kinoheld, a market-leading ticketing platform, subsequently acquired by CTS Eventim, an international entertainment corporation; and Rebelio Holding, one of Europe’s largest e-commerce sites at its time, which he sold to NYSE Euronext Loyaltouch.

Cordelia Thielitz is Schneider Electric’s Europe Operations Strategy Vice President from January 2022.
Cordelia has 15+ years of experience in corporate strategy, sales, marketing, and business development. Since 2019 Cordelia has been leading Microgrid solutions at Rolls-Royce Power Systems as a VP, and previously has held multiple leadership positions at Bosch, working with automotive, security systems, and energy storage.
Cordelia holds master’s degrees in economics and in Japanese studies from Freie University Berlin. She also studied at Keio University Tokyo and University Dauphine in Paris.

Cyrill is an award-winning designer and brand/product developer. In 1998 he created a method called Cross Intelligence, which brings a culture of collaboration to major organizations. In 2012 he decided to focus on a new client vital to us all: the oceans. He founded Parley for the Oceans as a collaboration network for creators, thinkers and leaders to raise awareness for the beauty and fragility of the oceans and to develop and implement strategies that can end their destruction. Parley and their partners won the Grand Prix for Product Design at Cannes Lions, two D&AD Pencils and an ADCN Grand Prix in 2014. Gutsch was named 2017 Environmentalist of the Year by the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association for his tireless work for the oceans. In 2018, Parley was named Environmental Organisation of the Year at EARTHx and Gutsch was honored with a Special Recognition Award for Innovation by the British Fashion Council. In 2019, Gutsch was inducted into the UBS Global Visionary community – a select group of leading entrepreneurs and individuals working towards one or more of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Dagmar M. Schuller is CEO & Co-Founder of audEERING GmbH, the innovation leader in Human Voice & Audio AI for enhanced Wellbeing. audEERING’s patented technology received several national and international awards. Schuller recently received an appointment for a professorship for business informatics at the University of Applied Sciences in Landshut. She is elected Vice President of the Chamber of Commerce & Industry in Munich & Upper Bavaria, Deputy Head Bavaria of the German AI Association, advisor to different decisive bodies and holds several honorary posts for institutions, especially in the field of AI, digitalization, technology transfer. She is proud mentor for female scientists in different academic mentorship programs. Schuller studied economic sciences in Vienna and New York, law and holds an engineer’s degree in informatics.

Daniël has a background in public- and business administration and worked previously for a market analysis scale-up and an impact measurement start-up. At NeoCarbon, Daniël develops partnerships with carbon credit buyers, sequestration companies, and CO2 utilizing companies.

Daniel Vetterkind is a founder and entrepreneur. In 2022, he founded recarb together with his co-founder Anton Güthe. Recarb is developing a certification standard which enables the development of financial products on nature-based carbon removal. He is also a startup mentor and supports people to take a positive development and get educational opportunities or develop professionally through the organizations Lions International, MentorMe and Netzwerk Chancen. Daniel lives in Stuttgart and is active in his spare time as a guitarist and songwriter in various formations.

Dr. Daniela Gerd tom Markotten studied industrial engineering and received her doctorate in IT security, combining two passions: IT and technology. She held various positions in IT, logistics and production at Daimler AG, such as CEO of “Daimler Fleetboard Management” as well as Head of “Digital Solutions & Services” of Mercedes-Benz Trucks. In 2017, Daniela became CEO of moovel, a mobility joint venture of the BMW Group and Daimler AG. In mid-2020, she founded the tech startup IUHHOO GmbH, which is developing AI/AR-powered video calls for premium customer support. Daniela has been appointed Board Member for Digitalization and Technology at Deutsche Bahn AG in September 2021. Her mission: utilizing digitalization and technology to make Deutsche Bahn the most popular and sustainable means of transport for customers.

Daniela is a partner at PwC Germany with more than 19 years of Consulting experience. She focuses on supporting clients Doing-The-Right-Thing – fostering Sustainability, Compliance & Integrity! Daniela loves to work in an international context and worked at PwC South Africa for two years. Her key areas of expertise are translating regulatory requirements and transformational aspirations reflecting Sustainability & Responsibility, into processes, structures and mindset. Daniela always strives to focus on the human impact, thus Digital Ethics & Responsibility, Supply Chain Due Diligence & Human Rights, Diversity and Integrity Driven Performance are part of her team’s portfolio. Daniela hosts PwC’s Human Rights Officer Network, as well as PwC’s Women Driving Integrity Client Network.

2008 Spacecraft Engineering at University Stuttgart. 2008-2011 PhD at Bosch Stuttgart, Plasma technologies. 2011-2016 Development of Receivers for concentrated solar power plants at DLR Stuttgart, Institute of Solar Research. 2016-2020 Project Management of a rocket test bench erection at DLR Lampoldshausen Institute of Space Propulsion. 2020-today Head of new founded Department for Applied Hydrogen Technologies. 2021-today lecturer in the field of hydrogen technologies, Safety etc.

Steffens has been an expert for GEO since april 2022 and has been in front of the camera as a presenter and expert for Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland since january 2023. from 2008 to the end of 2022, he was a presenter for science documentaries and reports at ZDF. there, among other things, he hosted shows from the “Terra X” series, such as: “Faszination Erde”. steffens was named a “Biodiversity Ambassador for German Development Policy” by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development in may 2021.

Dominik Campanella is the co-founder of Restado and Concular. Restado is the largest marketplace for reclaimed construction materials. Concular is the leading digital ecosystem for circular construction. It enables professional stakeholders of the real estate and constructions sector to make their projects circular.

After a banking apprenticeship, Donya-Florence Amer completed the studies of business administration with a focus on Finance and HR at the University of Cologne and Berkeley. She is also an alumna of the Singularity University in Palo Alto. Amer started her career in 1999 at IBM and took over various leadership positions, including in the areas of digital transformation. 2017, she joined Bosch, first as EVP and member of the CIO Management Board, later as co-founder and CEO of Bosch Climate Solutions. Amer has lived and worked in different countries and cultures, including the UK, USA and China. Donya-Florence Amer was appointed to the Executive Board of Hapag-Lloyd AG as of 11 November 2021, and she is Chief Information Officer (CIO) since 1 February 2022. From 1 May 2022 she was additionally appointed Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO).

Dr. Katrin Schuhen is the inventor, founder, and CEO of Wasser 3.0, a non-profit company from Germany. After completing her PhD in Chemistry, she worked in the medical and polymer industry. Between 2012 and 2018 she was a junior professor for Organic and Ecological Chemistry, where she began researching and developing application-based and sustainable solutions for the detection, removal, and reuse of microplastics and micropollutants from waters.

Ebru Ozguc did her MBA in Paris and started her career at 3M. She worked in Paris, as the European Marketing Manager for 3M, covering the Europe & MEA Region. For almost a decade, she was in leadership roles back in Istanbul. In 2012 she joined Vodafone, playing a major role in the company’s determination to lead the digital transformation of Turkey’s business sector and then leading Brand & Marketing Strategy. By her courageous initiatives, supporting the open conversation around gender gap issues and women rights, Vodafone won several awards including Cannes Lions and Effie. She is currently the Global Head of Brand & Reputation for Vodafone Business, based in London HQ.

Dr Eckart von Hirschhausen studied medicine and science journalism in Berlin, London and Heidelberg. For more than twenty-five years, he has been on the road as a moderator, speaker and motivator on stages, podiums and on television. His speciality: conveying medical content in a humorous way and combining it with sustainable messages. Eckart von Hirschhausen is an honorary faculty member of the Berlin Charité. Since 2018 he has been committed to a medically and scientifically based climate policy. He is co-founder of Scientists for Future and a supporter of the German Alliance on Climate Change and Health (KLUG). In 2020, he founded the Healthy Planet – Healthy People Foundation, which aims to communicate in solution-oriented, humorous, understandable, inspiring, and visionary ways that the climate crisis presents a threat to the health of everybody across the globe.

Eleonora Bodulusic, as Director of Sustainability, is responsible for overseeing the sustainability consulting for all clients and the sales department at LIGANOVA. She previously worked at furniture manufacturer Walter Knoll AG & Co. KG, where she served as the Head of Marketing, responsible for the strategy, planning, and implementation of all marketing activities. During her MBA studies at Leipzig Graduate School of Management, she acquired a solid foundation of sustainability knowledge. Bodulusic gained her initial experience at LIGANOVA as a Key Account Manager, following her studies in Sigmaringen and London, and after starting her career at Jung von Matt/Neckar.

With more than a decade experience as an entrepreneur and educator, Ellen is passionate to groom the next generation of impact entrepreneurs. She started her career as CO2-auditor for Clean Development Mechanism projects in the Middle East and later moved to Asia where she lived for the past 11 years. She founded her own company and built up a startup incubator at Singapore University of Social Sciences, where she still teaches social entrepreneurship courses. In 2022, she moved to Europe to support Germany’s businesses, inventors and aspiring entrepreneurs building a greener future and became the Head of the Center for Digital GreenTech at the August-Wilhelm Scheer Institute. With her passionate team of tech and sustainability experts, she develops research and digitization projects that have a measurable impact towards climate protection goals.

Ema, serial entrepreneur and mother of a 12-year-old daughter, is the founder and CEO of Farms and GOOD BANK. Originally announced in 2017 as Berlin’s first farm-to-table restaurant, GOOD BANK has grown into an award-winning food brand offering ready-to-eat retail products. In 2021, Ems founded Farmie, a company specializing in vertical farming solutions. Their vision is to revolutionize urban food through innovative approaches and sustainable technologies.

Emma Nehrenheim completed her PhD in the area of industrial waste products and wastewater. Emma thereafter engaged in numerous R&D projects with the industry until becoming a Professor in Environmental Engineering. Emma also spent a few years at ABB, focusing on disruptive solutions and business models for the utility segment. Emma has been with Northvolt since 2017 and has led and built the environmental and sustainability track. As Chief Environmental Officer, Emma is running Northvolt initiatives towards both factory and global business sustainability, as well as the Northvolt business unit Revolt, which involves battery recycling to support the raw material strategy of Northvolt.

Eric Quidenus-Wahlforss is cofounder and CEO at Dance. Dance is an ebike subscription service founded with the purpose of having a positive impact on health, sustainability and livable cities. With Dance, you have a state-of-the-art e-bike at your full disposal, without the hassle of buying and owning. The goal of Dance is to spark a global movement built on a connected community of passionate ebike riders, ultimately making cities more bike-friendly and livable. Prior to founding Dance, Quidenus-Wahlforss founded SoundCloud in 2007 and served as its Chief Product Officer for 12 years. SoundCloud is the world’s largest open audio platform with over 200 million tracks from 25 million creators heard in 190 countries; what’s next in music is first on SoundCloud.

My mission is to scour the globe for technologies that can transform the Lufthansa Group airlines towards a more sustainable future operation, and then implement them into our organization. The CleanTech Hub focuses on scaling and commercializing homegrown tech from within the group companies and establishing partnerships with startups and corporates in the areas of aircraft retrofits, SAF and alternative fuels, digital solutions, waste and circular economy, and everything between and beyond, comprising new powertrains, hydrogen, electric, hybrid, etc. I have a background in logistics, aviation, IT, and have lived and worked in 6 countries.

Estelle Places is a Manager having 5+ years experience for ESG and Sustainability related advisory. Her focus is on Sustainable IT, involving hybrid environments, sustainable clouds, green data centers and digital workplace so that IT becomes an enabler for a net zero future. Before joining PwC, Estelle used to work at a sustainability consultancy bought by Atos.

With a background in Finance and Data Science, Fabian oversees the DACH region for PropTech1 and was involved in recent investments such as 42Watt and Voltfang. He is particularly focused on exploring new approaches to energy infrastructure and innovative building methods contributing to CO2 neutrality in the built world while driving the fund’s internal tech stack development. Before joining PropTech1, Fabian was CFO of one of the first VC-backed crypto start-ups in Germany.

Ferry studied law at the Cologne University and economics at the University of Wuppertal. He started his career at Kienbaum Consulting and changed in 2000 to the Dr. Mortsiefer Management Consulting as Partner and Member of the Executive Board. During this time, he founded the Content Commerce Initiative NRW and was Director of the State Initiative Media NRW. 2005 he changed to Toyota in Cologne as Manager Network Development. After stations as Sales Director Lexus and General Manager Dealer Development, he took over overall responsibility for Lexus Germany. Since January 2017 Ferry is Director of Toyota Motor Europe Group Representative Office in Berlin, focusing on sustainable and innovative mobility, associations and politics. Since April 2021 he was additionally appointed to Head of Hydrogen Affairs Europe.

Franziska Giffey was born in Frankfurt/Oder in 1978. Since April 2023, she serves as Senator for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises and as Mayor of Berlin in the Senate of Berlin. Previously she served as Governing Mayor of Berlin (2021-2023), Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth (2018-2021) as well as Mayor of Berlin-Neukölln (2015-2018). Giffey gained international experience in Brussels and Strasbourg. She is a Qualified Public Administration Specialist and holds a M.A. in European Administrative Management.

Meet Gillord, a multilingual entertainer from Curaçao who is passionate about bringing joy to people’s lives through entertainment. With fluency in several languages, including Papiamentu, Dutch, English, German, and Spanish, he has the ability to connect with diverse audiences and make them feel at home. Not only that, but Gillord has also worked with some of the biggest names in entertainment, such as Netflix and Disney, as a voice actor, and has hosted several events in different industries. As an entertainer, Gillord is dedicated to using his talents to make the world a brighter place, one event at a time.

Dr. Gitta Neufang was born 1973 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany and studied Biochemistry in Hannover (Germany) Leibniz University. She has a PhD in Biochemistry in Hannover and at the German Cancer Research Center, DKFZ, Heidelberg (Germany). 2001-2003 – Research Associate (C1), Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institute for General Zoology and Genetics, Münster, Germany. 2003-2006 – Research Scientist, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany. 2006-2011 – Manager Research Diseased Skin, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany. 2011-2012 – Manager Research Dermatological Skin Care, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany. 2013-2014 – Manager Eucerin Actives & Clinicals, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany. 2014-2019 – Global Director Medical Management, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany. 2019-2021 – Chief Medical and Innovation Officer Pharmacy Brands, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany. Since March 2021 – Corporate Senior Vice President Research & Development, Beiersdorf AG and  Member of the Executive Committee, Beiersdorf AG, Hamburg, Germany.

Gudrun Sack is a managing director of Tegel Projekt in Berlin. She focuses on sustainable planning and building, combining quality with new standards in construction, and on the implementation of actionable future urban development solutions. She was a board member of the Berlin Chamber of Architects and of Netzwerk Berliner Baugruppen Architekten, and is currently a member of the working group on housing at the German Association of Architects, BDA. Having completed her studies in architecture at the Technical University of Berlin and the HfAK Vienna, Gudrun Sack began her career with Norman Foster in London. Prior to her academic studies, she had already completed an apprenticeship as a restorer. After a stint with Alsop Störmer Architekten in Hamburg, she worked as a research assistant in the Department of Architecture at the University of the Arts, Berlin. For more than 20 years, Gudrun Sack was a partner at NÄGELIARCHITEKTEN with offices in Berlin and Karlsruhe.

Hannah Boomgaarden is an expert in open innovation and collaboration, renowned for her expertise in building and boosting corporate innovation capabilities and executing innovation activities. Her track record includes providing support to partners across the EMEA region, supporting Fortune 500 companies, and spearheading the development of platforms for open innovation execution. She has established on of the most active innovation platforms in EMEA so called STARTUP AUTOBAHN, launched four more offices for Plug and Play, and overseen the implementation of over 400 pilot projects. Her comprehensive understanding of the innovation landscape, coupled with her ability to connect people and ideas, makes her an practical asset to the organizations and individuals she collaborates with.

Hans-Jürgen Kalmbach is CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board of the Hansgrohe SE. Following his studies in Business Administration, he began his professional career within the Hansgrohe Group in 1998. Between 2010 and 2014, Kalmbach was responsible for international business at the Delta Faucet Company in the United States. Back in the Black Forest, he took on the position of Sales Director for Northern and Western Europe and led the Corporate Business Development team. From 2015 to 2017, he has been responsible for the production and sales subsidiaries of the Hansgrohe Group in the Asia Pacific region. At the same time, he headed up the global project business for the Hansgrohe Group. From January to July 2018, he has been a member of the Executive Board, responsible for International Sales. Since August 2018 Hans-Jürgen Kalmbach is CEO and Chairman of the Executive Board.

Hoang Anh Nguyen is Head of Communications and Sustainable Construction at alcemy, the Berlin-based start-up for a climate-friendly and decarbonized concrete and cement industry. He is responsible for communications, public relations and collaboration with construction companies and the real estate industry. Previously, as digitalization and innovation officer of ZIA Zentraler Immobilien Ausschuss e.V., the umbrella organization of the construction and real estate industry, he was responsible, among other things, for networking established real estate companies and the startup scene. In this capacity, he built up the ZIA Proptech Platform, which now bundles more than 50 startups in the construction and real estate context. In addition, together with the ZIA Innovation Think Tank, he developed the ZIA Innovation Radar, a unique overview of the innovation potential in the industry.

Hoang is an honorary spokesperson for sustainability innovations and startups in the construction industry at the network solid UNIT e.V. and is involved with Bündnis 90/Die Grünen in the area of urban development and sustainable construction.

Dr. Holger Rubel leads Boston Consulting Group’s circularity and green energy technology work and is a core member of the firm’s Sustainability as well as the Energy and Technology practices. Since joining BCG in 1997, he has acquired deep knowledge and experience in above mentioned fields, has worked along the value chain with a broad array of stakeholders, such as equipment manufacturers, OEMs, project developers, utilities, independent energy-service companies, and investors. His work in the areas of green energy and sustainability has taken him to all corners of the world to oversee and coordinate projects in solar, wind, energy efficiency and storage, biomass and biofuels, and, of course, in the area of circular economy. Before joining BCG he was a research assistant at the Max Planck Institutes in Stuttgart as part of his PhD work in semiconductor technology.

Hui Lin leads Etherisc’s project with the WFP Innovation Accelerator Sprint Programme, which seeks to provide faster, cheaper and more transparent climate risk insurance to smallholder farmers in Burkina Faso by leveraging blockchain technology. She has worked for over a decade on financial inclusion. Before Etherisc, Hui Lin spent 4 years at the Access to Insurance Initiative, driving capacity building programmes for insurance regulators in Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, and Latin America. Her dedication to this field started at the Malaysian central bank and regulator, where a career highlight was working alongside insurance industry and government stakeholders to roll out the national inclusive insurance initiative (“Perlindungan Tenang”) in 2017, which has since brought affordable insurance to 3 million people.

Since a little child Inga Hilbig had the vision to work in the field of sustainability. With 18 she went to study Business Administration with the idea of training to support Social Startups and ended up doing exactly that. For three years she is now part of the Startup everwave, that organizes Cleanup Projects to save the Ocean. As Head of Marketing, she raises public awareness of the waste problem in our waters and is committed to ensuring that everyone takes responsibility together: business, politics, and society.

Isabelle works with the curious, the optimistic and the brave to deliver a new generation of marketing and climate solutions. As an intrapreneur herself she believes creativity and technology can drive business growth together with social change. Isabelle is an Aspen First Movers and a certified MIT Executive. She is often consulted on industry thought leadership on sustainability marketing, and regularly judges industry awards such as the Cannes Lions, Effies, DMA and AdNetZero.

Women in Tech Hall of Famer, Dr. Daie is a trailblazer many times over who has worked in academia, business, philanthropy, government and NGOs. A noted biologist, she is an investor, board director, keynoter, strategic advisor. And apiarist. Jaleh has served administrations of three Presidents, collaborated/worked in 8 countries. Jaleh has served as board chairman, treasurer, secretary, Life Director & chaired charity gala helping to raise millions. Currently, she is Partner at Aurora Equity & Founder/Chair of AgFood Tech @ Band of Angels and is on sabbatical as Visiting Executive at the UN-WFP Accelerator. Previously, she was head of STEM at David & Lucile Packard Foundation giving multi-million $ grants. She’s worked on Presidential initiatives & as special assistant to Chief Scientist at NOAA. Jaleh began her career at Rutgers & UW-Madison, where she was professor; senior science adviser to UW-System President; Dept. Chair; Chief Executive of multidisciplinary center & founder of a university-wide graduate program. Her board service includes Manna Tree Partners, SnapDNA,A6, Nokia Innovent, Investigen, Linkore, LightFull Foods, White House Fellows, Asia Society; UN-World Food Program advisory council; Filoli, Commonwealth Club, Assoc. of Women in Sci (President), Council of Scientific Society Presidents (Chairman), US Space Foundation & CRDF Global. Her honors include: LSQ Ambassador, Top 50 Women Leaders of Austin Congressional Citation, Henry Rutgers Fellow, Honorary Naval Aviator, Hon. Life Girl Scouts, Teksia Lifetime Achievement; Honorary doctorate; AAAS & AWIS Fellow and Leaders of Science

JC is a Managing Partner of Global Sustainable Future (GSF). He focuses on financing of clean technologies and large scale projects in Energy, Mobility, Water, Air and Carbon. He also advises Cleantech startups and large corporations with their Net Zero Strategy. He co-founded Tarform, an electric motorcycle start-up set to disrupt the two-wheeled transportation industry through advanced manufacturing and clean technology. Prior to Tarform, JC led the growth of a number of companies in the technology and business consulting industries.

With a strong business and marketing background, Jerome previously worked for the likes of McKinsey & Co, and Zalando, where he founded Zalando Marketing Services. As an avid nature and outdoors lover, Jerome always sought a way to combine this passion with his professional life and do his part to fight climate change, support biodiversity, and the local communities who are impacted.

Prof. Dr. Johan Rockström is the Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Professor at the Institute of Earth and Environmental Science at Potsdam University. Rockström is an internationally recognized scientist on global sustainability issues, who led the development of the new Planetary Boundaries framework for human development in the current era of rapid global change at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. He is a leading scientist on global water resources, with about 25 years of experience from applied water research in tropical regions, and more than 150 research publications in fields ranging from applied land and water management to global sustainability. Rockström provides strategic scientific guidance as a member of the European Commission’s Expert Group ‘Mission Board for Adaptation to Climate Change, including Societal Transformation’ and the ‘Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ and consults several governments and business networks.

Dr. Johanna Klewitz was born in Marburg in 1983. After qualifying for university entrance, Johanna Klewitz studied International Business and Cultural Studies at the University of Passau and spent time abroad in Canada and Spain. With completion of her studies in 2009 she moved to the Center for Sustainability Management at Leuphana University in Lüneburg as a research associate. Here, she also began her doctorate in 2010, with a focus on sustainability strategies and innovations in businesses. After completing her doctorate as Dr. rer. pol., Johanna Klewitz joined Ball Packaging Europe (Ardagh Group) in 2014 as Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs Manager. She joined Procurement Strategy at Audi in 2016, and in her role as Head of Supply Chain Sustainability, she works together with her team to further develop and implement the “Responsible Supply Chain Management” strategy of Audi Procurement. The strategic focus areas include ‘People,’ ‘Environment’ and ‘Innovation,’ and are aligned with the goal of generating a positive impact in and along the supply chain.