The fourth annual Sustainable Innovation Forum 2014 was filled with thought-provoking speeches, informative content and superb networking amongst influencers in the climate change space. With addresses from thought-leading speakers such as Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP, Lord Nicholas Stern, Chairman, Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and Dr Johannes Meier, CEO of European Climate Foundation among many others, it’s clear why over 500 hand selected attendees joined the Forum in 2013. To see a full breakdown of attendees, testimonials and reasons to attend, please click here
“Congratulations on a fantastic event, probably the best at COP19”
Walter Vergara, Chief, Climate Change and Sustainability Division, Inter-American Development Bank
“Great event, I thoroughly enjoyed the networking”
Niall Dunne, Chief Sustainability Officer, BT
Professor Sir David King is The Foreign Secretary’s Special Representative for Climate Change, Chancellor of the University of Liverpool, Chairman of the Futures Cities Catapult, ...
A veteran leader in the environmental movement, Carl Pope is the former executive director and chairman of the Sierra Club ...
As Minister of Environment, Tanya Müller has fostered Bycicle Mobility programs and strengthened intermodal transportation through expansion...
Mr. Joubert , Senior Advisor and Special Envoy Energy and Climate at WBCSD , currently serves as the Chair of the Prince of Wales’s ...
James Close, a UK national, brings over 25 years of experience in the field of energy policy , climate change, and private infrastructure...
Mr. Karsten Löffler is Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) of Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH (ACS), the Center of Competence of Allianz Group ...
Expert on environmental and natural resources management issues with 15 years of experience in several Latin American education and development...
Christian Grossmann is World Bank Group Director for Climate Change, focused on supporting the International Finance Corporation’s climate-smart investments...
Mr. Naysán Sahba, was appointed as Director of UNEP's Division of Communications and Public Information in January 2014. Throughout the 17 years of his professional career, which includes assignments with WHO and UNICEF in Africa and Asia...
Originally from Ferrette, in the French region of Alsace, Celia BLAUEL, 32 years old, obtained a degree from the Strasbourg Institute of Political Studies in 2003....
Carlos d’Arce joined New Holland Agriculture, a Brand of CNH Industrial, a global leader in the capital good sector and listed both on the New York Stock Exchange...
Andrea Karpati is the Head of Policy at Climate-KIC, Europe’s largest public-private innovation partnership focused on climate change. Her role spans European policy and networking with policy initiatives globally. ...
José da Costa Carvalho Neto is Chair of the World Energy Council’s Programme Committee, which directs WEC’s technical and regional work. In 1987, he was the Deputy Secretary of Mines and Energy of Minas Gerais in Brazil....
OzHarvest was founded in November 2004 when event’s organiser, Ronni Kahn wanted to make a significant contribution to society. Stunned by the amount of food wasted by the hospitality industry......
The photo journalist Kadir van Lohuizen has covered conflicts in Africa and elsewhere, but is probably best known for his long-term projects on the seven rivers of the world...
Pavan Sukhdev is the CEO of the company Green Initiatives for a Smart Tomorrow (GIST) that advises governments, corporations, financial institutions ...
Dr. Peter Holmgren, Director General for the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) ...
Matthias Zoellner was born in 1953 and has a degree in Economics from Bonn University, Germany...
Ms. Semedo, is Deputy Director General, Natural Resources of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and has been working for FAO in various positions since 2003....
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Mark Radka heads the UN Environment Programme’s Energy Branch, which is part of the organisation’s Paris based Division of Technology, Industry and Economics. ...
Ged is responsible for coordinating initiatives relating to Public Policy Issues at the EPO. One major area of interest concerns the interactions between the global patent system ...
Jane is Head of the Centre for Carbon Measurement at the UK’s National Physical Laboratory (NPL) where she is responsible for managing the work of 120 scientists on climate science, emissions monitoring and low carbon technologies....
Fernando Zavala Lombardi is currently a managing director at SABMiller Peru....
With close to 20 years of experience in project and development finance, Cheikhrouhou has extensive knowledge of international investment flows....
Remco Fischer joined UNEP FI in October of 2007 and is currently responsible for the Initiative’s strategy and activities on climate change. In this capacity he conceptualises, coordinates and oversees a number of projects aimed at ...
Lord Stern was adviser to the UK Government on the Economics of Climate Change and Development from 2005-2007, where he was Head of the Stern...
In his position as Vice President, Sustainability, Ron Cotterman is responsible for Sealed Air’s company-wide sustainability strategy...
Bert Metz is a Fellow at the European Climate Foundation and member of the Advisory Council. He focuses particularly on science and policy issues. ...
Bacchus works worldwide for the firm’s international business clients and is also engaged worldwide in numerous additional efforts to address ...
Iris Flacco graduated from La Sapienza Rome University in 1978/79 where she obtained a degree in Geological Sciences. Currently she occupies the position of Head of the Energy Department ...
Mrs. Alessandra Marinheiro currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer of ContourGlobal’s LatAm region overseeing a portfolio of power generation assets in Brazil, Colombia, and Peru...
Since 1996, Luis Enrique Berrizbeitia has been Executive Vice President of CAF, Development Bank of Latin America, with US$27.4 billion in assets...
Mr. Alarcón is a Civil Engineer from Universidad de los Andes (1975) where he also attended graduate school in economics between 1975 and 1977. He then received an M.S. degree in Civil Engineering ...
Glenn Schmidt is responsible for steering government affairs for the BMW Group and is based in Munich. This function coordinates corporate positioning concerning global automotive legislative ...
Jonathan Taylor has been a Vice President of the European Investment Bank since January 2013. He is a member of the EIB’s Management Committee ...
Manuel Pulgar – Vidal is a lawyer with 27 years of experience in the fields of environmental law and policy. In 2011 he was named Minister of State for Environment, ...
Achim Steiner was elected as the Executive Director of UNEP in 2006. He became the fifth Executive Director in UNEP's history. ...
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