Previously with the Times Newspaper London, the U.N. Environment, and the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, Nick was the Director of Communications and Spokesperson for the Paris Agreement of 2015. More recently, he has served as the Director of Communications for the Global Climate Action Summit that took place in San Francisco in September 2018.

Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson is an expert moderator, lecturer, and devoted workshop leader in facilitating sustainable development. Catarina moderates for the EU Commission, the Swedish Government, corporations, local municipalities, and universities. She is also content director at A Sustainable Tomorrow and co-founder of the global climate NGO Our Kids´Climate.

Ingmar is serial entrepreneur within financial communication and nominated for a DI Gasell Award, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year, Sweden’s Environmental Influencer 2018, and International Gamechanger of the Year 2020, and Green Warrior 2021. Ingmar Rentzhog has been the chairman of the environmental think tank Global Challenge. He is on the board of Naventus Corporate Finance. He’s a member of Al Gore’s Climate Reality and European Climate Policy Task Force and he was in 2022 appointed a European Climate Pact Ambassador by the European Commission.

Andrea Lindblom is a journalist gone communications professional with a passion for using communication to accelerate climate action. She has attended UN climate change conferences or COPs as a reporter for German radio and TV, starting with COP18 in Doha and including COP21 in Paris, as an editor for the UNFCCC communications team (COP23 in Bonn), and as a communications officer for a research organization, at the COPs in Madrid, Glasgow and Sharm el-Sheikh. Now looking forward to ensuring the business voice at COP28 has as much impact for accelerated climate action as possible!

Louise Rehbinder has 16 years of experience from the ICT Industry working with IT Management, IT Sustainability, Responsible Sourcing, and sustainable procurement of HW components and materials. Louise formed Ericsson’s Supplier climate action program, was part of the establishment of the 1.5°C Supply Chain Leader program and the creation of the Supplier Engagement Guide. Louise is currently working as Director at Exponential Roadmap Initiative.

Mattias Frumerie is Sweden's chief climate negotiator and Head of Delegation to UNFCCC. Mr. Frumerie has spent most of his professional career in the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, in roles such as head of Strategic communications, head of EU internal market, head of EU policy as well as postings in Budapest and Brussels. Mr. Frumerie has also served as an EU advisor in the Prime Minister's office.

Anna Hall has a long experience in energy efficiency, innovation, business development, policy making and collaboration between public sector and industry. In her previous work, as the Director for Big Science Sweden, she has been working with cross-function and cross-country collaboration in advanced processes. She has been driving Alfa Laval’s initiative around sustainable cities and has a broad experience in partnerships, both between industries as well as between industry and academia.

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. Aside from his research helping to guide policy, Rockström consults several governments and business networks. He also acts as an advisor for sustainable development issues at noteworthy international meetings, such as the World Economic Forum, the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conferences (UNFCCC). Supplementary, he chairs the advisory board for the EAT Foundation and the Earth League.

Johan Falk is a leader and entrepreneur in exponential strategies for climate and business. Falk is the CEO and Co-founder of Exponential Roadmap Initiative, with the mission to accelerate exponential climate action. Falk is the co-lead author of Exponential Roadmap and 1.5°C Business Playbook. Falk is a former Senior Innovation Fellow at Stockholm Resilience Centre and Future Earth. Falk was one of the initiators of the Global Carbon Law idea, together with Owen Gaffney and Johan Rockström, inspired by Moore's Law. Further, Falk was part of Intel Corporation 2006-2018, responsible for Intel IoT Ignition Lab and heading up the Intel Edge Cloud Game Changer program for 5G networks. Falk received the Intel Global Design Win of the Year 2010 for accelerating the telecom business exponentially to a multi-billion dollar business.

Mark has served as Executive Director of C40 Cities since December 2013. Mark's aim as Executive Director is to ensure C40 is equally focused on science-based climate action and political leadership for climate justice.C40 has grown dramatically in scope and ambition under Mark’s tenure and now represents nearly 100 of the world’s leading cities, across 50 countries, and around 700 million residents.

Aurélie is the Managing Director of Euroheat & Power, the European association promoting sustainable district heating and cooling solutions. She has over a decade of experience in political strategy, advocacy, and EU energy & climate policies. She previously held the position of Deputy CEO and Policy Director of SolarPower Europe, the European Solar PV association, from 2017 to 2021. She has also headed the European Affairs department of the French Union of Electricity from 2012 to 2017.

Olivier joined ENGIE in 2005 and has 20 years of experience in the energy sector, 13 of which were devoted to the development of urban energy infrastructures. Olivier is a Fervent advocate for the long-term benefits of district energy systems in the energy transition. Olivier has been a board member of Euro Heat and Power since 2022 and IDEA. He is also an active member of EGEC.

Julien Gennetier has more than 20 years of experience in a wide range of industrial sectors, from Food and Process Industries to HVAC. Committed to a more energy efficient tomorrow. Today he is heading Alfa Laval’s business unit for gasketed plate heat exchangers.

E.ON is leading the energy transition, providing smart, sustainable and personalised solutions for customers at home, in business and across entire towns and cities. Phil McDermott leads on City Energy Transformation, responsible for developing strategic, long term partnerships with private and public sector organisations, local authorities and property developers in the UK to support their transition to net zero.

Anna Ekdahl is a visionary leader in the energy sector, with a rich background in strategic business development, project management, and innovation. At Ramboll, she spearheads initiatives aiding industries through their energy transition, providing solutions that ensure security of supply, affordability, and sustainability. She drives business opportunities, leveraging advanced technologies in heat recovery, electrification and conversion projects, carbon capture and P2X.

With an electrical engineering degree from Lund University, Sezgin has held managing positions at E.On in electricity networks, trading operations, and as the CEO of gas operations. Through his leadership, commitment, and international experiences, Sezgin has driven Kraftringen's transformation into a significant energy company, prioritizing a circular energy system to enhance efficiency and minimize environmental impact.

Ulf Gehrckens graduated in economics at the Hamburg School of Business Administration. He joined the Material Procurement Department at “Norddeutsche Affinerie” in 1984 before working as the General Manager of Central Services and becoming a member of the Board of Pension Fund at Aurubis. After acquiring “Cumerio” in 2008, Ulf was put in charge of worldwide activities in the energy and climate sector.

Driven by people, progress, and results, Malgorzata has been working 24 years in several leading positions within Alfa Laval. She is committed to the challenge of the energy transition and is proud to work with innovative products and diverse global teams that contribute to creating a cleaner tomorrow.

Neil is an engineer with 30+ years of experience in HVAC building services and district energy arena. He is passionate about how district energy is the facilitator for the integration of waste, renewable energy and its key, proven, role in the decarbonization of heating and cooling in cities. Neil is a registered CIBSE lecturer and has been an active speaker and panelist at many key industry conferences.

Martin Rohner is an Economist and Banker with over 25 years of experience in the field of social banking, sustainable trade, development finance, economic policy and debt relief. Martin has served as CEO of Alternative Bank Schweiz, Switzerland’s frontrunner bank in sustainable and ethical finance, as CEO of Max Havelaar Foundation Switzerland and Board Member of Fairtrade International.

Daan Van Acker leads the FinanceMap program at InfluenceMap, analyzing financial institutions through a climate lens. FinanceMap's research aims to drive climate ambition within the financial sector and to hold financial institutions to account for their climate commitments and claims. Daan holds a MSc in Management from LSE, and a BSc and MSc in Mechanical Engineering from KU Leuven.

Quentin Parrinello is our Senior Policy Advisor at the EU Tax Observatory. He is responsible for promoting the work of the Observatory with policymakers, the media, and other stakeholders as well as building policy recommendations. Quentin has extensive experience working on tax policy and campaigns. In 2020, he was appointed among the 35 leaders of the future on taxation by TaxCoop.

Katrin Ganswindt has been working as an Energy and Finance Campaigner for Urgewald in Sassenberg, since 2011. She started by mobilizing grassroots for the successful campaign against an export credit for a nuclear power plant in Brazil. Right after, she started research on the coal mining industry, including a visit to South Africa’s coal mining hotspot Mpumalanga. Since then, she has been part of the team commissioning and analyzing financial research on the fossil fuel industry. Since 2017, she has been heading the Finance Research team. Since 2019, she has been a part of the organization’s steering committee.

Boaz Paldi is the United Nations Development Programme Chief Creative Officer. In this role, Boaz oversees UNDP’s advocacy, flagship campaigns, events and partnerships. Most recently Paldi managed the design, rollout and launch of the #dontchooseextinction campaign. Before being appointed to his current role, Paldi led UNDP’s advocacy and communication as well as implementing UNDP’s multimedia strategy and co-founding the Social Good Summit. Prior to joining UNDP, Boaz worked as a TV journalist for 17 years covering conflicts, natural disasters and human-interest stories in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Balkans first for the BBC then the Associated Press and finally joining Reuters where he worked as a TV News Executive Producer for over 12 years.

Ivan has been a leading voice for climate action in the banking sector, pioneering efforts on emissions disclosure and target setting. He is the President of the PCAF Board of Directors, a founding member of the UN convened Net Zero Banking Alliance Steering Group, and is a member of the Climate Financial Risk Advisory Committee to the US Government. As CSO for Amalgamated Bank he has led efforts to decarbonize the bank’s portfolio and demonstrate leadership within the banking sector.

Jacco Minnaar has been Chief Commercial Officer of Triodos Bank since September 2021. Prior to this role, Jacco was Managing Director and Chair of the Management Board of Triodos Investment Management. He is also currently a member of the management board of Hivos Triodos Fund.

Mark is the Executive Director of the Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI). VCMI seeks to enable high-integrity voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) that deliver real and additional benefits to the atmosphere, help protect nature, and accelerate the transition to ambitious, economy-wide climate policies and regulation. Mark has worked on carbon markets for over 25 years; over this time he has been advisor to the Government of Ecuador, co-founder of Verra and the Gold Standard and CEO of international NGO The Climate Group. He is currently a board member of the ICVCM.