Ciprian is leading the Social Innovation Solutions ecosystem, a group of organizations with a mission to empower individuals and organizations to understand future transformations and to develop sustainable solutions. SIS runs various educational programs in CEE, and the global conversation platform Climate Change Summit. He worked for 12 years for international organizations like Ashoka and the Aspen Institute, is a Global Shaper Alumni of the World Economic Forum, a Board Member of Rethink Romania, and a member of the Romanian Business Leaders community. As he strongly believes in the power of conversations, starting with 2023, Ciprian is hosting the ”Pro Verde” sustainability talk show at Stirile Pro TV. He teaches foresight and sustainability at The Entrepreneurship Academy in Bucharest. He has recently completed programs in sustainable finance and circularity at the Harvard Business School and the Cambridge Judge Business School.

Flavia Popa is the Secretary General at BRD Groupe Société Générale.

Hans Van der Loo is Chairman of the Advisory Board of IIER, CEO of the Blue Cooling Initiative and Ambassador of the EU STEM Coalition. He has studied at Nyenrode Business School in Breukelen, at ESCP in Paris, and in Oxford and Düsseldorf as well. He has also worked for McKinsey, Royal Dutch Shell and for World Business Council for Sustainable Development. He has lived in 9 countries and worked in over 50 countries all over the world. As Retail Innovation manager at Shell, he initiated Choice Fuels (V-Power, Pura etc.). And as Shell representative for the EU, he introduced multi-stakeholder joint advocacy platforms. Mr. Van der Loo is also the author of several articles, and has co-authored a book about resilience. He is a frequently asked-for speaker at international fora such as Bilderberg Conference, COP21 Paris, European Business Summit, World Economic Forum and he lectures at various Universities.

David Carlin is an acknowledged authority on climate change and its implications for the financial system. He is the founder of Cambium Global Solutions, and an advisor to governments, corporates, and financial institutions on climate and ESG topics.

Pierre Palmieri is Deputy Chief Executive Officer, a member of the Group General Management team and of the Group Executive Committee at Société Générale.

Céline Duménil is Group CSR Director at Auchan.

Ingmar Jurgens is the CEO of Climate & Company.

Elina holds a Ph.D. in Economics at Vienna University of Economics and Business. She joined European Commission’s Directorate-General for Climate Action in 2010, where she has held senior and middle management positions in International Relations, including Head of EU Delegation for UNFCCC between 2014-2018. From 2003 until 2010, Ms. Bardram worked in the Strategy Directorate for the European Commission’s Directorate-General for External Relations.

With his over 20 years of experience in financial research at companies such as JP Morgan and the Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS), Peter is an expert in the dynamics of investing, both as a buyer and as a seller. He brings decades of insight to his current role heading up Planet Tracker’s research into the global food system through its Food and Land Use programme. Under his leadership, Planet Trackers has delivered a new, ground-breaking roadmap for a sustainable food system that will deliver a clear path to net zero agriculture for investors.

Ed Gillespie is the Co-Founder of Futerra, and an Inspirational Keynote Speaker, Writer, Poet and Futurist.

Antoinette is passionate about the complex interrelationship between ocean, plastics, gender and overfishing when talking about social injustice, human health and the environment. She has worked with migrant refugees in order to understand the impact of EU subsidies for fisheries on migration from Africa, she helped creating a Twitter campaign to empower citizens to tweet airlines on their policies regarding carrying shark fins as cargo, and she curated Voices from the Ocean, an educational podcast series interviewing creatures of the ocean to find out their perspective. Antoinette’s work is varied and she is always on the lookout for unidentified gaps, where little to no attention is paid.

She started her career as the UK’s first construction environment manager and is a former UNESCO Special Junior Envoy for Youth & the Environment. Georgia sits on the steering committee of She Changes Climate, a global campaign for equal representation of women in climate negotiations. She is also an Extinction Rebellion activist, and her Disruptive Sustainability approach - a combination of best practice and activism - has brought her in close contact with associations such as the Amnesty International, Patrizia, UPP and the Bank of England. In 2003, Georgia established sustainability consultancy Element Four and has worked with organisations such as the Bank of England, LandSec, Deloitte, Accenture, Mace and DEFRA to deliver more sustainable projects and business practices. A critic of traditional approaches to environmental management and CSR, Georgia has developed an approach she calls “disruptive sustainability” – dumping the KPI’s, cutting out the bland reports and making sustainability everyone’s job.

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.

Vojtech Vosecky is an award-winning circular economist. He co-founded the Institute of Circular Economy and worked on related issues in the European Parliament. He is in charge of Prague's transition toward the circular economy as Chairman of the Steering Committee for Circular Economy. He also works with the world-leading organization Circle Economy as an Associate focused on the Nordics and the CEE. Vojtech privately advises a number of organizations in their circular transition and is a member of several initiatives such as the Nordic Circular Hotspot, CradleNet, Circular Economy Club, and Visegrad for Sustainability.

Cain Blythe is a Chartered Environmentalist and an award-winning leader in ecosystem restoration and nature recovery. He is the founder and CEO of two pioneering organizations that help with global rewilding. With a career spanning over three decades, Cain has integrated his expertise in biodiversity and habitat management in order to unlock the full potential of rewilding as one of the most viable nature-based solutions available today. Blythe studied at Southampton and Surrey Universities and his journey began in zoological parks in the UK and Australia. He has had key roles in organizations such as Jacobs Engineering Ltd, Ecosulis, and now, CreditNature. He is instrumental in leading initiatives that merge technology and finance with nature recovery efforts, pushing boundaries within the sector.

Jitka Haubová oversees the day-to-day administrative and operational functions of a business and innovations in Day-to-day banking. She is the coordinator of ESG at KB. She started her professional career by joining the Czech Government’s agency for trade support, CzechTrade, where she also acted as the CEO. Jitka joined KB’s Global Transaction Banking in 2006. Since 2012, she has held various managerial roles in Corporate and Municipal Banking. She graduated from the University of Economics in Prague, majoring in Finance and Accounting, completed Financial Management course at Galilee College in Israel, obtained a certificate as a structural funds’ specialist from the European Commission, and is a certified international auditor for quality processes and Python language programmer. Jitka Haubová is the Executive manager of @International Chamber of Commerce CZ, and the chair of the Supervisory Boards of Open Banking start-up Finbrics and Foundation KB. Jitka Haubová was awarded several times among the top 25 women managers by Economia, among the most influential women by Forbes, and FinTech Woman 2023 by Forbes, Face of the Sustainability 2022, all in the Czech Republic.

Iancu Dărămuș has worked on sustainable investing for some of the leading institutions in the not-for-profit sector, and has helped shape the strategies of some of the world's largest companies through his shareholder engagement. At London-based Fulcrum, he focuses on portfolio alignment, energy and stewardship, topics on which he also writes and publishes regularly - including as one of the lead authors of the CFA Institute's Certificate in ESG Investing. He has previously worked for the UK’s largest investor, Legal & General Investment Management, where he led the stewardship team’s work in the energy sector and advised institutional clients on sustainability, and for climate finance think-tank the Carbon Tracker Initiative. Described as "a committed sustainability advocate with strong credentials” (Investment Week), he has won the "Rising Star" award at the 2022 Sustainable Investment Awards, and was selected on Brummell Magazine's "Ones to Watch" 2023 list for "30 under 40" in the City. He holds degrees in philosophy and public policy.

Listed in Management Today’s 35 Women Under 35 in 2020 and in 2019 in the WISE100, Rebecca is an accomplished leader. In April 2022, she joined The Hunger Project UK as Country Director, following leadership roles in sectors including climate, health, policy and gender. A confident speaker, she has been invited to share her thoughts on a variety of forums, including the prestigious Sustainability Leaders Forum. Before joining The Hunger Project, Rebecca worked as Interim Director at She Changes Climate. A passionate environmentalist and advocate for gender equality and human rights, Rebecca calls for these issues to be tackled together, not separately. She also wants to make sure that the voices of those who are the most impacted by climate change and poverty are heard, something central to The Hunger Project’s global strategy. Rebecca also worked for Eunomia, and it was through working with the European Commission on their now-passed Single-Use Plastics Directive, that Rebecca felt inspired to do more in the fight against single-use plastic.

Karla Morales-Lee is Co-founder of the Warrior Group and part of the Steering Committee of She Changes Climate, as well as UK Ambassador for The Hunger Project and a fellow at Zinc VC. In late 2019, Karla founded a global network called Warrior Women, which empowers leaders to rethink how society lives and works. Beyond learning, Warrior Group is a growth partner that “lifts the lid” on an organization's culture to identify opportunities for more conscious ways to achieve commercial growth, delivering a regenerative roadmap for the future and a global network of experts to work with to make it happen.

After several years in the fashion industry, Farid joined the FabBRICK team. He then took charge of the Sales Department and is now responsible for growing the business of this new innovative green material.

Chantal Nguyen joined the FabBRICK team as research & development engineer in 2021. She has experience in the automotive industry and has studied fabric chemistry. Her mission at FabBRICK is to improve the performance of the brick and to make the crafting process more reliable.