GREENTECH FESTIVAL SPEAKERS

Self-taught, Luna is a bedroom producer, songwriter and artist who shapes powerful melodies with delicate vocals and production that takes inspiration from EDM behemoths Kaskade, Da Hool and Gigi D’Agostino: “Growing up, I used to buy these compilation CDs called BRAVO, so I would end up listening to these huge dance and trance hits when I was really young”.

Combining this with her modern day love of Charli XCX, Shygirl and Caroline Polachek, Luna is creating a world that sees her blending hyperpop with dance anthems. Raw, emotive lyrics tell Luna’s personal stories, while a backdrop of dancefloor – inducing beats transport you to a Berlin night out; all making Luna Morgenstern one of the most exciting and innovative artists leading the European charge.

Listen here to Luna Morgenstern on Spotify.

Prof. Dr. Maja Göpel has been working for 25 years as a political economist, transformation expert and sustainability scientist at the interface of science, politics and society. The political consultant, bestselling author and sought-after speaker is an honorary professor for sustainability transformations at Leuphana University Lüneburg. She was most recently Scientific Director at The New Institute and Secretary General of the German Advisory Council on Global Change (WBGU). Prior to that, she headed the Berlin office of the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, after six years as Director of Future Justice at the Brussels office and as Campaign Manager Climate Energy in Hamburg, where she helped establish the World Future Council.

Dr Malcolm Fabiyi is Founder and CEO of Optimabiome, a cleantech focused on the development of game changing climate solutions. Optimabiome is currently developing an innovative mobile carbon capture solution for decarbonizing heavy duty transportation. He holds degrees in Chemical Engineering (BSc University of Lagos, PhD University of Cambridge), and business administration (MBA, University of Chicago). He has extensive experience leading technology development, new product commercialization and operations across a broad range of sectors that include renewable energy, software solutions, environmental remediation, sustainability, and carbon credit markets. He was CTO at Environmental Operating Solutions, President of US Operations at environmental software provider, Hydromantis, COO & VP of Operations at Drylet and COO at 3Degrees, a major climate solutions provider.

Malek received his Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Prof. Scott Denmark laboratory at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign in 2018. He joined Prof. Milad Abolhasani’s Lab in North Carolina State University as a postdoctoral researcher where he developed novel flow chemistry platforms. Malek worked for a major petrochemical technology company for 6 years. He has 3 issued patents, 4 pending applications, and several scientific publications.

Mamphela Ramphele is a world-renowned figure with an outstanding career as an activist, medical doctor, academic, businesswoman, and political thinker. She has been Co-President of the Club of Rome since October 2018 until end of term in 2023. She is the  Co-Founder & Global Brand Ambassador of ReimagineSA since 2016. Previously, she served as a Managing Director at the World Bank from 2000 to 2004 and as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town, South Africa, from 1996 to 2000. She obtained a medical degree from the University of Natal in 1968, where she co-founded the Black Consciousness Movement with Steve Biko and became involved in the South African Students Association (SASO).

With a track-record in successfully building and shaping brands for international companies Marc decided to dedicate his energy, talent and experience to sustainability. Besides his commitment to AWorld as the Representative for the DACH Region, he runs a co-working space to strengthen the community in his neighborhood, lectures at the MacroMedia University in Berlin, Leipzig and Hamburg to encourage young talent and consults big player on their path to a more sustainable business.

Marcel began his professional career at Drees & Sommer and was involved in setting up the new “Circular Design and Construction” department. Since 2019 he has been team leader and since 2024 managing director in the “Cradle to Cradle® Real Estate” division at EPEA GmbH – Part of Drees & Sommer. He works on solutions to bring material and resource flows into a closed cycle at building and city level. Intelligent water/waste management is just as much a part of his remit as the focus on the development of recyclable, flexible and healthy buildings and infrastructures. Associating these areas with opportunities for the construction and property industry in terms of the circular economy round up Marcel’s scope at EPEA.

Marcin is a top expert in the petrochemicals and refining world, known for his savvy in strategy, market planning, and making operations and investments shine. Used to based in the Middle East, his work has made waves across Europe, Asia, and the Americas, thanks to a solid track record of leading successful projects. When he’s not dissecting complex industry challenges, Marcin is all about embracing the great outdoors. Whether he’s cutting through waves while kitesurfing, teeing off on the golf course, or exploring nature trails, both in snowy winters and sunny summers, Marcin loves staying active and connected with nature.

Marco Lescher is currently Customer Care & Services Director at Nespresso Germany. He leads the Customer Care & Services unit and coordinates the activities of customer care, supply chain, after-sales services, quality management, and sustainability. Marco Lescher has a background in Mechanical Engineering.

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.

Maria is the Co-Founder and COO of we4everyone, a startup developing innovative wind sails to produce green energy in urban areas and on roof tops. She is responsible for the commercial business. Prior to her founding journey she worked eight years in Public Management Consulting for PwC. During her holidays she spends her time sailing – so she knows how to set sails for a new wave of green energy technology.

Marie Jacobs is an experienced professional in sustainability and strategy. Her passion for environmentally friendly mobility solutions and innovative in rail transport led her to Stadler Rail in 2021, where she currently assumes the role as Global Head of Sustainability. In this role, she focuses on integrating sustainability principles into all aspects of corporate management, from the supply chain to the final product. Marie likes to advocate for the rail industry as one of the drivers for a sustainable future and also believes that with small and big changes, corporations can contribute their share towards changing where our environment is currently heading – for example through strengthening circularity principles in our way of doing business.

Marie-Christine Knop advises cross-industry organisations on reputation management, media relations and stakeholder engagement with a focus on campaign development in the digital and analogue space. With over 10 years of experience at the interface of business, politics and culture, she enriches Brunswick with her international perspective

Dr. Martin Henrik Baier is the Head of Sustainability of Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI), a position he has held since July 2022. In this role, Martin is responsible for three sustainability-related action fields. First, sustainability business development, including portfolio and strategy, communications support, and sales force enablement. Second, implementation of the Siemens DEGREE program with a particular focus on reducing the CO2 footprint of SI. Third, compliance with and leverage of sustainability reporting requirements, including EU Taxonomy and CSRD. Martin is a member of SI’s executive leadership team, reporting to the CEO of Siemens Smart Infrastructure and he has a dotted line to the Siemens Global Head of Sustainability.

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.

Martin Polak spearheads Planet’s EMEA public sector business since 2017, championing sustainability through satellite technology. His passion lies in leveraging digital solutions to tackle global challenges, particularly in environmental conservation, disaster management, and food security. With a Master’s in Computer Science, he navigates the intersection of technology and sustainability, fueled by a dedicated interest in space and satellite applications for our Earth’s betterment.