50 Rising Stars in ESG - 2022 Listee Announcement

Our mission

Celebrating female trailblazers at the forefront of ESG

Women of the Future: 50 Rising Stars in ESG, celebrates the talented female trailblazers and role models aged 35 and under from around the world who are at the forefront of ESG. Our campaign showcases 50 brilliant leaders working across different aspects of ESG who have made a lasting and positive impact on their organisations, environment and wider society. We share their stories, inspiring other women to be a force for good, and shed light on the positive examples of innovation, creativity and talent.

ESG is a wide-ranging and fast-moving field, which stands for Environmental, Social and Governance. It provides a framework for assessing how a company is performing against its commitments to shape a better world. This campaign will help to demystify ESG, translate it to a wider audience and celebrate the women who are driving progress. Within each theme, we will focus on key global issues that have been exacerbated by the pandemic and that need to be addressed urgently.

WHAT IS ESG IN THE EYES OF THE WOMEN OF THE FUTURE PROGRAMME?

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WHERE KINDNESS & CONNECTIONS ARE FOREVER

The Women of the Future Programme is a platform that unlocks a culture of kindness and collaboration among leaders. Our portfolio of events and projects support and celebrate the successes of women.

Led by Pinky Lilani CBE DL, we have built a remarkable, informal community of influential women determined not only to build professional and personal relationships with one another, but to be advocates for an exciting new generation of talent.

WHAT’S THE VISION?

The Women of the Future Programme is a movement focused on collaboration and kindness in the workplace, galvanising a community of women to work together as a new generation of talent across multiple sectors and industries.

WHAT’S THE GOAL?

To provide a platform for the progression of women across diverse sectors and countries. To enable future leaders to identify opportunities, build careeradvancing networks, be inspired and gain cutting-edge insights.

“ Through the programme, I obtained a great mentor and great advice. She also introduced me to other senior people within my industry.

“ A fantastic programme that has supported me and that I plan to keep supporting for many years to come.

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I have LOVED being part of this network. For me, the most rewarding thing has been meeting accomplished and inspiring women outside my field of work.

Welcome

PINKY LILANI CBE DL

Founder, Women of the Future Programme

We are delighted to announce the inaugural 50 Rising Stars in ESG list, in partnership with Tesco.

There are so many brilliant women working across the world in ESG, all determined to make a real and tangible difference. This 50 Rising Stars in ESG list acknowledges the innovative and tireless work of these phenomenal leaders, who are leading the way globally in Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG). From women working to protect human rights and combat gender-based violence to innovators seeking ways to eliminate plastic waste or drive key reforms in education, energy and infrastructure, this list celebrates the courage and commitment of female leaders who are taking action and changing the world.

Our hope is that by honouring these 50 trailblazers in ESG, the Women of the Future Programme can help build a community that collaborates across borders and springboards talent. We want to highlight the important work of these determined leaders, all of whom are committed to transformative change that will leave a legacy for future generations. We want to amplify their voices and help grow their impact, whilst also kickstarting important conversations across the world and industries.

It is an honour to introduce our 50 Rising Stars in ESG, in partnership with Tesco. A huge congratulations to you all.

Everyone’s welcome at Tesco.

We’re creating an inclusive workplace that celebrates the cultures, personalities and preferences of all our colleagues. It’s a place where everyone is treated fairly and with respect.

Welcome

WELCOME FROM OUR HEADLINE SPONSOR

SARAH BRADBURY Group Quality Director

Embracing ESG thinking is essential for the future of our planet, and we celebrate the women who help drive positive actions and change. At Tesco, much of the important work we’re doing on ESG is being led by women across our business, in roles that are central to the way we operate.

We have a responsibility to address and rebalance ESG issues affecting our industry, and keep them at the forefront of both our agenda and the stakeholders we work with. We want to lead the way by taking action in our own supply chain and across the wider industry, and our commitments to this include working to halve the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket, and committing to net zero emissions across the Tesco Group by 2035 and our entire value chain by 2050. Our customers know that whatever their budget, they can shop great quality, sustainable and responsibly-sourced products at Tesco.

MAKE SENSE OF IT ALL

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CHAIR OF THE JUDGING PANEL

LORD DARROCH OF KEW KCMG

Former British Ambassador to the United States

Lord Darroch is a retired UK civil servant and life peer in the House of Lords. His diplomatic career spanned over 40 years, primarily focused on national security and European policy. Most recently, Lord Darroch served as British Ambassador to the United States (2016–2019). Prior to this, he was National Security Adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron (2012–2015). He has also held a wide range of positions all over the world, including Private Secretary to Minister of State for the Middle East, and Head of the News Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

NANA ADJOA HACKMAN

Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Africa Legal Associates

Nana is the Managing Partner and Co-founder of Africa Legal Associates (ALA), a Ghana-based, pan-African corporate law firm.

She has over 18 years of legal and advisory experience, specialising in corporate governance, banking, and petroleum law. Nana has advised multinational companies and leading international businesses operating across Africa on corporate and legal issues.

Prior to founding ALA, Nana was Head of the Legal Department and Company Secretary for United Bank for Africa in Ghana.

SARAH BRADBURY

Group Quality Director, Tesco

Sarah is Group Quality Director at Tesco, driving the affordable, sustainable and healthy food-for-all agenda, managing product safety, agriculture, regulatory compliance, product development and sus tainability. Sarah joined Tesco in 2004 and has held numerous roles across the business, including Food Technical Director, category director roles in commercial food, and food marketing director roles. She has also led own brand development and packaging design for UK food.

MIRIAM GONZALEZ DURANTEZ

International Trade Lawyer & Founder, Inspiring Girls

Miriam is an international trade lawyer and the Founder and Chair of Inspiring Girls, a global charity operating in 20 countries, dedicated to raising the aspirations of young girls by connecting students with female role models. Miriam currently leads the trade practice of US law firm, Cohen & Gresser, splitting her time between California, Washington and London. She is Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board UBS Europe SE; a member of the European Council on Foreign Relations, and a member of the International Advisory Board of the Círculo de Empresarios in Spain.

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DR MUKUND RAJAN

Chairman, ECube Investment Advisors

Mukund is Chairman of ECube Investment Advisors, a first-of-itskind platform created in 2019 to catalyse ESG changes in corporate India. Prior to this, he has held a number of senior executive posi tions throughout his 23-year career within the Tata Group, where he served as the first Brand Custodian, Chief Ethics Officer, Chairman of the Tata Global Sustainability Council, and Member of the Group Executive Council at Tata Sons. Mukund is the Chairperson of the Environment Committee for the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

LUBOMIRA ROCHET

Partner, JAB Holding Company

Lubomira joined JAB as a Partner, after spending seven years as Chief Digital Officer at L’Oreal. Under her leadership, L’Oreal achieved a profound business transformation. Her work and impact was recognised by the World Federation of Advertisers when she was named the Marketer of the Year in 2019. Lubomira has held numerous roles including Vice President in Charge of Strategy and Development at CapGemini and CEO of Valtech, a leading digital marketing agency.

JOSIE ZHANG

President, Burberry China

Josie holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Management from the University of Westminster. She has led Burberry China since 2016 when she joined the company. Prior to Burberry, she served at Christian Dior Couture and Zara as the Regional Director. Josie has a proven track record with over 20 years of experience in the retail industry in China and the UK.

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Rising Stars in ESG.

Sustainability is a fundamental part of Aviva’s strategy and integral to what we do as a business.

We spoke with over 9,000 people: our customers, investors, intermediaries, employees and other organisations we work with, to understand how we can make the biggest impact. What they told us led to our sustainability ambition, which sets out our commitment to create a brighter future. This is focused on three core areas – acting on climate change, building stronger, more resilient communities and embedding sustainability in our business.

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CARIBBEANAFRICA

Oladosu Adenike Titilope Melissa Bukuru Kayumba Chiwele Philippa Dods Stephanie Itimi Cornelia Kruah-Togba

Faryal Ashfaq Maly Chittaphai Lim En Madiha Fuad Jehan Ghafuri Hui Yan Lim Mariko McTier Shireen Moti December See Suthasiny (Moh) Sudprasert Mu Wang Wen-Yu Weng

Keithlin Caroo

EUROPE OCEANIA

Edita Adamcikova Barbara Calvi Elena Chimonides

Carlotta Conte-Billant

Hortense Decaux Kornelia Fabisik Konstantina Koulouri Francesca Larosa Maryia Pavlova Eleni Polychroniadou Anna Radulovski Sinead Rose Rachael Thomas Nadja Yang Selin Yigitbasi Ducker Ally Zlatar

NORTH AMERICA

Hadia Sheerazi Shreyaa Venkat

Yolanda Joab-Mori Dr Skye Kinder Shannon Speight

SOUTH AMERICA

Nasha A. C. Cuvelier Xiomara Acevedo Navarro Anna Luisa Beserra Santos Daniela Blanco Maria del Pilar AristizabalPineda Maria Fernanda Avila Carla Gamberini Coz Mariana Leite Kamila Los Thaiane Maciel

MELISSA BUKURU | BURUNDI

Principal, Financial Inclusion & Resilience, Ownership Works

Melissa has worked across private and non-profit sectors for 10 years, driving social impact and innovation, and championing financial inclusion and women’s economic empowerment. She leads the Financial Inclusion and Resilience vertical at Ownership Works, an NPO that helps companies and investors implement broad-based ownership programmes that allow employees to share in the wealth that they create. Melissa believes that young people, especially in growing economies, are the greatest resource we have to drive positive change.

I have no doubt that Melissa is a future trailblazer in the ESG space. Her ability to connect the pieces that need to come together to get the ‘S’ in ‘ESG’ is unique – for example, she has recently pivoted to work in the US, after many years in developing countries. She is leaning on her deep experience in financial inclusion in emerging markets to develop financial inclusion programmes for workers in the US.

MARK JOHNSON Assistant Professor of Practice, Graduate International Affairs, The New School

CORNELIA KRUAH-TOGBA | LIBERIA

National Vice Chair for Inter-Party & National Elections Commission Affairs, Unity Party

Cornelia has an impressive record in public service in Liberia, having worked in various ministries and agencies on key reforms in education and infrastructure. She has enjoyed a rapid rise as a politician, climbing the ranks of the Unity Party to become its Assistant Secretary General – one of the leading public voices and a fierce advocate for women's empowerment and good governance. Outside of public service, Cornelia mentors many young people and has held numerous leadership roles across a range of organisations.

Cornelia has brought to life important projects and programmes that are cardinal to the performance of students enrolled at our institution. Projects such as the launch of the Women on Women movement for gender advocacies and counselling; the set-up of an e-resource station for online research; and other infrastructural developments that have added value to our dear institution. Through her innovative leadership skills and passion, Cornelia has been a driving force and, with our collective efforts, LAWSA is now being recognised as an association with the capacity to contribute immensely to the improvement of our justice system, which is important to maintaining peace and stability.

BILL CARANDA President, LAWSA

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OLADOSU ADENIKE TITILOPE | NIGERIA

Founder & Climate Justice Leader, I Lead Climate

Adenike is an eco-feminist, climate justice activist and eco-reporter, passionate about women’s rights and their inextricable connection to environmental stability, and green democracy. She founded I Lead Climate, a youth-led movement to raise awareness about climate change-induced problems in conflict zones. Adenike is also committed to the recharge of Lake Chad and, through her pioneering eco-feminist vision in Nigeria and across Africa, has reached over 30 communities and 10,000 students.

We can attest to Adenike’s passion, resilience and high-quality advocacy in the environmental space. Adenike is a strong leader in climate justice and is known globally for that purpose. She also combines this with a highly disciplined work culture. She is trustworthy, upright and principled and wouldn't compromise her integrity in the work she does for any reason.

STEPHANIE ITIMI | NIGERIA

Chief Executive Officer, Seidea

With diverse policy and consultative experience promoting freedom of information, digital literacy and gender equality, Stephanie founded Seidea, a social enterprise intent on increasing diversity and inclusion in the cybersecurity sector. Seidea achieves this through virtual internships and mentorships, and cybersecurity programmes and scholarships. In addition, Stephanie is a Forbes 30 Under 30 listee, an EU Prize for Women Innovators nominee, and the author of two academic books.

Since its inception, Seidea has empowered 1246 BME women through training events, internships, mentoring, and the cyber scholarship programme. The organisation has also taught 113 BME girls coding and cybersecurity safety through its partnership with Google and schools within the Bexley area. Thanks to Stephanie's vision and dedication, Seidea is making a significant contribution towards equal representation in one of the most important industries of our time.

ANGELA MURULI Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, UN Women

ADETUNJI LAM-ADESINA Founder, Eleven Eleven Twelve Foundation

PHILIPPA DODS | SOUTH AFRICA Director, Future Females Foundation

In addition to co-founding Future Females, an organisation championing female entrepreneurs across 55 cities around the world, Philippa founded the Future Females Foundation. This NPO works to combat gender-based violence (GBV) in South Africa via two main focus areas: prevention, through educational workshops for young boys on topics like consent; and empowerment, supporting survivors of GBV with trauma counselling and business skills development. Philippa also heads up marketing operations at Meltwater, the world's first online media monitoring company.

What an absolute powerhouse! Philippa presented at one of my chapter events, and our venue was a sell-out. Phil shares her trials and triumphs, no holds barred, and has been a source of inspiration to me personally, as well as to many of our female entrepreneurs, supporters of the Future Females movement and just lovers of life in general. She is living proof that if you channel your energy wholeheartedly into your passion(s), you will achieve amazing results for your organisation, business, the causes and communities you champion for – and you may even surprise yourself!

GEANNÉ GELDERBLOM Organisational Deep Generalist, Future of Work Champion

KAYUMBA CHIWELE | ZAMBIA

Founder, MindAid Zambia

A clinical neuropsychologist and therapist, Kayumba is a dynamic mental health advocate who contributes immensely to the sector in Zambia – both in the provision of mental health services and in the raising of public awareness. She is Clinical Services Director of PsycHealth Zambia, a youth-led organisation that provides non-drug clinical services, capacity-building and research on mental health. Kayumba also lectures in psychology at Evelyn Hone College of Applied Arts and has served as treasurer of the Psychology Association of Zambia.

Since 2014, Kayumba has advanced work in Zambia that focuses on accessible, affordable and sustainable mental health services provision. Mental illness in Zambia, as in many African countries, is still a neglected disease; as such, Kayumba’s leadership in this area cannot go unrecognised. She was part of a team of young professionals that founded one of the leading private mental health facilities in the country, PsycHealth Zambia, which provides non-drug therapies to communities, especially the vulnerable and most marginalised.

CHEWE FREDRICK MULENGA Country Director, Flip the Script Zambia

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MU WANG | CHINA

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, 3060 Energy Tech

Committed to renewable energy and social diversity, Mu founded 3060 Energy Tech, a renewable energy development and consulting company. In parallel, Mu serves in vital positions to advance ESG concerns in the industry, including as an International Ambassador for C3E (Clean Energy Education and Empowerment Initiative); as the China Liaison Office Coordinator of CEM (Clean Energy Ministerial) and their Equal by 30 initiative, and as Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Chinese Wind Energy Association.

Mu Wang is an important and influential stakeholder in the market. Her leadership in international collaboration has been key to strengthening the cooperation of the UK and China on offshore wind. Succeeding in a heavily male-dominated industry, Mu Wang is exceptional on her own terms. She is also a woman who supports other women, and is widely liked and respected.

BETH DAVIES-KUMADIRO Head of Renewable Energy Trade & Investment in China, British Consulate

SHIREEN MOTI | INDIA

Assistant Professor (Constitutional Law), O.P. Jindal Global University

Shaped by her childhood experiences as a Kashmiri Pandit refugee and terrorist attack survivor, Shireen decided to pursue human rights law as an advocate, activist and academic. She founded her university’s Legal Aid Society, increasing access to justice in more than 500 villages, and also founded a nationwide student movement mobilising law graduates to pursue social justice. To date, she has provided legal aid to more than 1,000 undertrial prisoners, collaborated with international universities, been a visiting scholar at Cornell in the USA and co-authored significant academic papers.

In 2009, the Society had five members, and by 2014, Shireen was able to encourage students to such an extent that they had a student membership of 350. Her initiatives have been recognised by the United Nations Development Programme, South Asian Society of Law Teachers, Global Alliance for Justice Education, and others. The collective experience made her start the Nation wide Movement of Law Students for Access to Justice in India in 2014. She has connected 200 law schools in India and is going to connect the next 600 by 2022.

DHANANJAY KUMAR Civil Servant, Government of Bihar

ASIA

JEHAN GHAFURI | KURDISTAN REGION - IRAQ Mathematician, AI Researcher, DPhil Candidate, University of Buckingham

Jehan is a mathematician and AI researcher pursuing her DPhil at the University of Buckingham, focusing on design strategy to make highly accurate tumour diagnoses based on ultrasounds. Prior to this, she was one of the youngest staff members at Iraq’s Koya University, where she was employed as a lecturer and researcher between her BsC and MsC studies. She chose to specialise in AI despite opposition and prejudice from her male counterparts, all the while mentoring students and encouraging other marginalised individuals, and going on to achieve significant success today.

Jehan’s well-developed skills in the use and design of efficient AI models for diagnostic analysis of medical images with topological data analysis consideration are readily transferable well beyond the medical and healthcare fields to other data analysis challenges in environmental and social sciences. She has all the qualities of a rising star across different aspects of ESG requirements.

SABAH JASSIM Professor of Mathematics and Computation, University of Buckingham

MARIKO MCTIER | JAPAN

Co-founder & Representative Director, Social Innovation Japan

Formerly a journalist, Mariko focuses on fostering greater cross-sector engagement with social and environmental issues and leads strategic partnerships with global brands. She is Co-founder and Director of Social Innovation Japan, an award-winning organisation at the forefront of environmental impact, and also Co-founder of mymizu, a circular economy and tech-driven initiative to eliminate plastic waste, which has reached 50 countries and hundreds of thousands of users.

Mariko’s superpower is her ability to combine compelling stories with practical advice and sound scientific data to effectively engage with stakeholders ranging from students to business leaders to government ministers. Her accomplishments so far are both impressive and numerous, and I am certain there will be many more to come.

TOVE KINOOKA Director & Co-founder, Global Perspectives K.K.

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MALY CHITTAPHAI | LAOS

Director of Nursing, Lao Friends Hospital for Children

From an early age, Maly wanted to work with women and children, as she saw them as the most disadvantaged members of Lao society. She qualified as a nurse in 2009, spent five years working for healthcare NGOs and projects in rural areas, and is now the first Lao director of the NGO-run Lao Friends Hospital for Children. Maly’s role is central to the hospital's goal of merging with the local government institution to provide world-class paediatric care, becoming the only paediatric hospital in northern Laos that provides healthcare free of charge.

Maly has been a great leader for Lao Friends Hospital for Children. She embraces our principles of ‘treat every child as if they were your own’ and ‘compassionate care’, and this applies not only to her patients, but she also shows a great deal of compassion to her fellow staff. She has a strong and determined work ethic and demands high standards from the rest of the nursing team and those around her. She is firm but fair and, over several years, has had a positive impact upon both staff and patients. She is a credit to the hospital and the community.

VAPOR VUE Human Resources Manager, Lao Friends Hospital for Children

MADIHA FUAD | MALAYSIA

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, PlusVibes

Madiha is Co-founder of PlusVibes, a mental health and wellbeing solutions provider that has 30,000 mobile app users. In just two years, PlusVibes has prevented 800 suicide ideations and assisted thousands of people suffering from depression and anxiety. In the coming years, it is set to expand globally by establishing Madiha’s vision and tech solutions within corporate companies and educational institutions. By sharing her own survival journey, Madiha aims to provide hope and strength for young people facing mental health issues.

Madiha demonstrates leadership and resilience, especially when the entire world was hit by the pandemic. She is focused and determined in reaching her vision as well as business goals. She inspires and motivates others towards adopting emotional wellbeing, mental health and a balanced lifestyle. Maddy is the epitome of the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders.

DR LEILANIE MOHD NOR Group Chief Executive Officer, BinaPavo

HUI YAN LIM | MALAYSIA

Executive Director, Gamuda Engineering

Hui Yan is her firm’s youngest female board member, and also heads up Gamuda’s corporate social responsibility arm. Her multiple groundbreaking engineering solutions – including world-first tunnel engineering technologies and Malaysia's first digital industrialised building system – have not just advanced the industry, but also broken gender taboos; furthered diversity and inclusion; led to training and employment opportunities through knowledge-sharing and academic collaboration; and yielded unprecedented, award-winning green construction innovations.

Hui Yan Lim is hands-on on the job and appreciates issues on the ground. She works on over 13 tunnelling projects worldwide...it is not easy to find anyone like her, not least because engineers are required to work in such a harsh en vironment underground. Despite the challenges she has overcome, she insists on dedicating extra working hours to developing training modules for local young adults.

CHRISTOPHER HULL Plant Manager, Penta-Ocean Construction Company

FARYAL ASHFAQ | PAKISTAN

Founding President, The Mirror

Faryal started her gender rights and consent education NPO, The Mirror, when she was just 17 years old, growing it into an internationally-funded national network of 300 volunteers. After mentoring five South Asian girls in a DE&I-focused leadership development programme, she was hired to develop its proceeding cohort, leading 30 girls from five countries. Faryal has also coached nearly 100 disadvantaged first-year students, and recently launched Blue Rose – a startup that supports students struggling with mental health issues.

Faryal’s on-the-ground work tackles some of the most controversial and taboo aspects of cultural life, as she has organised workshops, spearheaded awareness campaigns, and designed curricula around sex education and gender rights at different levels of the education system. Faryal remains phenomenally positive despite resistance to social change from many sectors of Pakistani society.

RABIA KAMAL Assistant Professor, LUMS

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LIM EN | SINGAPORE

Deputy Director (Policy & Operational Planning), Ministry of Defence

Lim En was the first woman to become Commanding Officer of the 24th Battalion Singapore Artillery, where she led 300 soldiers. In her current role in Singapore’s Ministry of Defence, she strategises and conducts humanitarian assistance, disaster relief and counter-terrorism operations. Outside of work, Lim En has long served the youth, the elderly, and disadvantaged families in her community, holding senior roles with numerous organisations that drive social impact strategy through over 50 mentoring, upliftment and empowerment initiatives.

Lim En is an inspiring and self-motivated person who gives her utmost in all her endeavours. A caring and selfless leader, she is always willing to give a helping hand to anyone who requires assistance. I admire Lim En for her strong values, as well as her strong conviction and beliefs in doing what is right. She is driven to make a meaningful impact on the lives of others and often develops bold ideas to make the world a better place. I find it amazing how she balances her work as a leader in her field, while helping other female soldiers to succeed.

LIEUTENANT COLONEL SAM TAN Republic of Singapore Navy

DECEMBER SEE | SINGAPORE

Principal Marketing Strategy Metals, BHP

After joining BHP as a marketing strategy specialist, December was promoted to Principal after just one year, where she has excelled in advancing the company’s sustainability journey in two key ESG projects. First is the driving of a coordinated implementation of industry standards, including The Copper Mark process across the world's largest copper mine, and second is the trialling of innovative technology to provide greater transparency across the value chain, including a copper industry first: a blockchain-enabled traceability and carbon offsets pilot in the decarbonisation transition.

December has played a leading role to drive real industry progress on ESG matters. She has been a key driver behind the implementation of the BHP-wide industry standards for all our global copper assets (The Cop per Mark, ICMM Performance Expectations, and LME responsible sourcing requirements). She has also taken accountability on new internal capabilities and partnerships with value chain collaborators.

MICHIEL HOVERS Group Sales & Marketing Officer, BHP

WEN-YU WENG | TAIWAN

Clean Energy and Sustainability Principal Consultant, PA Consulting

Wen-Yu provides financial, regulatory, commercial and technical advisory to numerous governments, businesses, multilateral institutions and organisations, with a focus on renewable energy and low-carbon transport, corporate sustainability strategies, and low-carbon and sustainable practices and products. With a passion for education and mentoring, she has also co-founded major youth climate and sustainability programmes, working with the Initiatives of Change and the UNCCD, among others.

As a clean energy professional, Wen-Yu has dedicated her career to accelerating the energy transition ambitions of different governments and businesses, advising on issues ranging from renewables investment, to regulatory support, to auction strategy, to supply chain analysis and market entry. In these advisory roles, the projects she works on have delivered long-lasting climate and social impact by increasing market attractiveness and competitiveness, bringing new projects in the pipeline to fruition, and informing better decision-making of policymakers and business leaders in the renewables industry.

DAVID SANDER Partner, Energy Transition, PA Consulting

SUTHASINY (MOH) SUDPRASERT | THAILAND

Co-Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, Happy Grocers

After starting her career in sustainable development as a design researcher and consultant to organisations including the United Nations and Amnesty International, Moh co-founded Happy Grocers to address the food supply chain issue and connect small farmers to consumers in Bangkok. Happy Grocers is now Bangkok's favourite sustainable grocery delivery service, committed to enabling consumer health while supporting local farmers and protecting the environment.

Over the last two years, I have had the privilege of working directly with Moh to build Happy Grocers. Moh has demonstrated radical creativity in problem-solving and creating a movement among consumers in Bangkok. Moh is a passionate leader who always puts community and environmental sustainability at the core of our company.

PATTAMAPHON DUMNUI Co-founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer, Happy Grocers

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KEITHLIN CAROO | SAINT LUCIA

Executive Director, Helen’s Daughters

As Founder of Helen’s Daughters, Keithlin advocates for gender equity in agriculture, championing the economic development of rural women through improved market access, adaptive agricultural techniques and capacity building. Her mission is to expand Helen’s Daughters across the Caribbean and to offer free training programmes in sustainable agriculture, and agribusiness development, as well as launch a micro-finance programme, agritourism and social enterprise model. Prior to her current role, Keithlin held numerous positions within the United Nations.

Keithlin is the audacious, tenacious and accomplished young founder of Helen’s Daughters, a rural women’s development organisation in Saint Lucia. Her responses are invariably timely, accurate and on point. She is well-attuned to the membership of her organisation, communicating with them efficiently, mobilising them effectively and advocating for them passionately. The affection the membership expresses for her demonstrates her great personal skills and genuine empathy for others, on top of her excellent organisational competence.

MARIYA PAVLOVA | BULGARIA

Director, Fitch Group

In addition to her role at Fitch Ratings’ sustainability division, where she’s tasked with creating climate risk solutions, Maria is a DeepMind Scholar and PhD candidate in Safe & Trusted AI at Imperial College London, where her research looks into making AI for DNA sequencing more transparent and trustworthy. Maria is also an ITU (UN specialised ICT agency) member, Women of the Future Ambassador, Ada Lovelace Hackathon mentor and lecturer. She has also founded Capital Group’s first innovation hub and data science community.

Maria is a visionary who never stops learning and giving back. She is a pioneer of AI for sustainability in the financial sector, particularly with her academic work which aims to boost AI research in this domain… Maria’s plan is also to continue making financial markets safer and more trustworthy by providing more accurate climate risk analytics, as well as a standardised way of measuring the impact of climate risk on organisations and financial instruments.

TASHA NATHANSON Chief Executive Officer, Seven Leagues Leather

ROWENA PHATAK Global Sales Director, Global Accounts, Fitch Solutions

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HORTENSE DECAUX | FRANCE

Founder, Codi

Hortense is the Founder of Codi, a Lebanon-based NGO that combines a coding bootcamp with a leadership course, empowering vulnerable youth through accessible, quality education and enabling sustainable employment. Hortense has also co-founded the European operations of UNICEF NextGen, raising over £3m for the initiative during her five years of co-leadership. She continues to actively invest in and advise businesses across Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

After developing the pilot and driving the proof-of-concept of Codi, Hortense is now leading Codi during its scale-out. Today, Codi operates in three locations in Lebanon. They currently train about 170 full-stack web developers per year and 88% of alumni are employed in tech after completing the programme… As Lebanon continues to plunge into deeper socio-economic distress, the education emergency grows. Codi provides an opportunity for livelihood and dignity over the long-term through a career in tech.

LAYLA YARJANI Tech Entrepreneur

NADJA YANG | GERMANY

President, European Young Engineers

A PhD candidate in Systems Engineering at Oxford, Nadja conducts research on the urban (circular) bioeconomy, striving to contribute to the sustainable and systemic economic transition of cities to become carbon-neutral and biodiverse. In parallel, she serves as President of European Young Engineers, an NPO representing about 500,000 members in issues relevant to the industry. Nadja is also a Fulbright Scholar; was named on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and has delivered talks at the One Young World Summit.

During my time with European Young Engineers, I have had the privilege of working closely with Nadja and perceived her as an empathetic yet purposeful leader. Nadja is the perfect example of ‘leading by example’ because, through her incredible activism, she inspires not only me and the whole management board but also approximately 100 volunteers at EYE to follow the vision of European Young Engineers and to think beyond.

PHIL WEBER Vice President of Public Relations, European Young Engineers

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KONSTANTINA KOULOURI | GREECE

Natural Capital Innovation, Dark Matter Labs

Konstantina is leading work on the financialisation of nature, ecosystem services, valuation and natural capital markets. She currently works on TreesAI, an independent initiative within Dark Matter Labs to create a digital platform enabling investments in urban nature – funded by Google.org and Morgan Stanley Sustainable Solutions Collaborative. She is also completing a strategic study for the European Environment Agency. With her vast expertise, Konstantina is a guest lecturer, speaker and mentor.

Konstantina believes that environmental risk is truly financial risk. Correlating climate change and financial risks is a construct to create incentives for supporting particular environmental strategies. These incentives take the form of a monetary appreciation of nature. This fabricated economic value motivates beneficiaries of nature’s services to invest in order to reduce their exposure, transforming environmental uncertainties into financial risk, to create more resilient organisations that are ready to deal with ongoing and future climate change volatilities.

RAJ KALIA Global Director, Capital & Investments, Dark Matter Labs

ELENI POLYCHRONIADOU | GREECE

Co-founder & Commercial Director, Sintali

Eleni’s career is founded on the belief that sustainability and business can go hand in hand. In 2020, she founded Sintali, an environmental verification body and global certification partner for EDGE (a green building certification standard developed by the International Finance Corporation). Sintali focuses on verifying the environmental impact of the built environment and driving the sustainability agenda, and Eleni leads its commercial division, building strategic partnerships with banks and developing the international marketing strategy and new business streams.

We have had the pleasure of working with Eleni developing the investment ecosystem focused on green building projects – throughout the EDGE certification – as an international effort to achieve the sustainable development goals in Bolivia. Eleni is a motivational leader who has provided significant support to the local team, bringing strategic guidelines to achieve the correct quantification of active and passive actions in energy efficiency, water consumption and decarbonisation throughout the EDGE certification standard – a clear framework to mitigate climate change in the construction industry.

DANIEL MONTENEGRO Executive Director, Mesa de Infraestructura Sostenible MIS

BARBARA CALVI | ITALY

Executive Director, Fixed Income Sustainable Investing, Morgan Stanley Investment Management

Barbara swiftly progressed from Associate to Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, where she played a key role in building the firm’s ESG capabilities and reputation. She now heads up a dedicated Fixed Income Sustainable Investing team, where she is responsible for leading their ESG integration and for launching the division’s first suite of sustainable fixed income funds. She previously worked for the International Labour Organisation and the World Bank, where she succeeded in delivering an $80m policy lending project to the Tanzanian government to promote job creation and a transparent business environment.

Barbara has been pivotal in mainstreaming the role of engagement on ESG issues across the Fixed Income investment business, establishing a robust strategy with clearly defined thematic priorities, and almost quadrupling the number of dialogues in a year. This has contributed to exercising MSIM’s influence as a top 10 investor in support of positive sustainability outcomes, and breaking the legacy misconception that engagement is an exclusive remit of listed equity investors.

EMILY CHEW Chief Responsible Investment Officer, Calvert Research and Management

CARLOTTA CONTE-BILLANT | ITALY

TreesAI Lead & Nature Based Solutions Mission Holder, Dark Matter Labs

Carlotta is the Nature-based Solutions Mission Holder at Dark Matter Labs and leads the climate Fintech venture, TreesAI, an open-source platform harnessing the power of data and remote sensing technologies to collectively value and invest in urban nature. Passionate and multi-skilled, Carlotta's journey pivots around the use of design and cross-disciplinary approaches to tackle society’s systemic problems. Over the years, she has developed skills in strategic, urban, and systems design, focusing on the development and financing of digital and green infrastructure.

Carlotta is an amazing leader who has designed and built an incredible team, which is going after one of the complex problems of our age – how we understand value in the 21st century – a value which sits outside externalities and brings things that are outside our theory of accounting and value into material transformation. This isn’t just a conversation about value as an accounting idea, Carlotta is manifesting this in real-world transformation, which is absolutely necessary if we are going to deal with a climate crisis.

INDY JOHAR Executive Director, Dark Matter Labs

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FRANCESCA LAROSA | ITALY

Research Fellow, Institute for Sustainable Resources, University College London

In her current role, as a Research Fellow in Climate and Minerals Finance at University College London, Francesca focuses on how investments and capital can support a just and fair energy transition, touching upon some of the most pressing issues and supporting scientific progress around decarbonisation, sustainability and climate-smart economies. Francesca is also an affiliated researcher at the Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change and has a solid track record of publications on climate innovations.

Climate change is one of the greatest societal challenges of our time. The contribution of academics and research is essential to design and implement the solutions we need to pursue a sustainable future. Francesca is contributing to the timely debate about the role of economics and financial capital in supporting the transition towards more just societies in harmony with planetary boundaries… What makes Francesca special is her ability to translate science-based concepts and results into policy and society-relevant actions.

KORNELIA FABISIK | SWITZERLAND

Assistant Professor of Finance, University of Bern

Kornelia is an Assistant Professor of Finance at the University of Bern. Her research is focused on corporate finance and corporate governance, especially on insider ownership, CEO incentives, and environmental, social, and governance projects. She is a recipient of the 2021 Lamfalussy Research Fellowship from the European Central Bank as well as a Research Affiliate at the Centre for Economic Policy Research. Her research has been published in top peer-reviewed journals and presented at global conferences.

"It is not easy to summarise Kornelia's performance in the field of ESG. Here and beyond, her extensive knowledge, ability to identify new fields and then tackle the issues practically and selflessly is unique. Straightforward and extremely committed, Kornelia supports the development of StePs –the International Association of Stewardship Professionals. With practical contributions, she not only helps to define various topics and course content, but also to fill them with life through her own modules. Without Kornelia's help, it would be far more difficult for StePs to map the topics appropriately and bring the association forward."

DR ALEXANDER JUSCHUS CEO, Association of Stewardship Professionals

NADIA AMELI Principal Research Fellow, University College London

EDITA ADAMCIKOVA | UK Head of ESG, Viridor

Edita is a consummate ESG professional focused on driving the waste sector towards net zero. At Viridor, Edita has led development of the corporate ESG focus with three key pillars – decarbonisation, transition to circular economy and corporate culture – these commitments and vision have put the business at the forefront of the UK waste industry. Edita’s drive to achieve a change in culture and approach, and the way in which she creates links between policy, ESG and investment sees her achieve rapid and lasting change.

Edita is clearly purpose-driven and sees both herself and Viridor through the lens of what can contribute to society at large. This, plus her understanding of the business, commercial drivers and people skills, make her a force to be reckoned with.

RHIANYDD GRIFFITH Senior Vice President, Federated Hermes Infrastructure

ELENA CHIMONIDES | UK

Senior Fixed Income Product Manager, London Stock Exchange

Elena was introduced to the concept of green finance while working at Bank of America, which sparked her interest in the potential impact of sustainable development on responsible business, as well as the financing of the shift to a low-carbon economy. Her current role at London Stock Exchange includes leading the proactive development of their Sustainable Bond Market – the LSE’s sustainable debt finance offering. A trained mental health first aider and qualified counsellor, she also volunteers at a suicide prevention charity.

Elena’s work and leadership at the London Stock Exchange, coordinating the LSE Sustainable Bond Market Advisory Group has made an important contribution to the UK’s overall ESG development… The LSE plays a pivotal role in the UK, where the rapid growth in the sustainable, ‘green’ bond market with a burgeoning volume of listings, is evidence of the success of Elena’s and the LSE team’s work.

TIM SKEET UK Regional Chair, Bank of China

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SINEAD ROSE | UK

Founder, We are We

Sinead has campaigned for diversity and inclusion since her youth: co-founding Google’s AfroGoogle Network, launching a social enterprise to support the LGBTQ community, and founding the charity, We Are We to combat discrimination against women and to end period poverty in the UK. Outside of the charity, she is also a powerhouse consultant, having worked with over 80 multi-million dollar companies listed on the London, Euronext and New York stock exchanges. Her 10 year experience expands across world-leading companies such as Google, Shopify Plus, SocialTalent and Salesforce where she travels the world engaging in consultative relationships focused on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategies focused on changing mindsets, breaking biases and removing barriers to create a truly inclusive and psychologically safe environment for all.

It was when I ran out of my savings and could not afford basic hygiene items that I was introduced to We Are We and met Sinead. I was so ashamed and felt like a failure having to depend on food banks and donations to stay alive. In my community and age group there tends to be a lot of taboos and stigmas associated with having to use a food bank and then, even worse, having to deal with the subject of periods and not having the right products. Sinead really supported me during this tough time. If it was not for her charity and the work she does within the community I don't know how I would cope. Anonymous user of the Hammersmith and Fulham Foodbank

RACHAEL THOMAS | UK Vulnerable Customer Strategy Lead, NatWest

Driven by a passion for customer strategy and service, Rachael started her career at Accenture, before moving to NatWest in 2016. In addition to her responsibilities in the bank’s financial capability space, she leads on the organisational strategy for vulnerable customers, driving practical, cultural and strategic change across the company with a focus that is values-driven and human-centric. Rachael is also a trustee for West Lothian Women’s Aid, where she helps deliver the organisation’s long-term plan to better support victims of domestic abuse.

Throughout the time I have known Rachael, she has held the social and societal impacts of her work explicitly in her mind. She always seeks to consider the overall impact to the individual or family or community, alongside delivering business benefits. Rachael radiates a purpose-led approach across all her projects and interactions, and she isn’t afraid to call out challenges or contradictions to advocate for customers and communities.

THOM KENRICK Head of Social Strategy & Impact, NatWest Group

SELIN YIGITBASI-DUCKER | UK

Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Goodsted

Passionate about design thinking and collaboration for the advancement of social and environmental causes, Selin co-founded Goodsted. This impact enablement platform gives NPOs and impact startups access to talented professionals and skilled volunteers looking to collaborate and make a difference. Prior to this, she worked in brand and strategy consulting, completed her master’s in Design & Innovation at Goldsmiths in London and, in recognition of her exceptional entrepreneurial abilities, won the Institute of Directors’ Student of the Year award while studying Business Management at the University of Exeter.

Selin is a talented, driven and extremely passionate entrepreneur who founded Goodsted with the idea of building a global community dedicated entirely to progressing social and environmental progress. Specifically, Selin’s empathetic leadership approach, innovative mindset and creative problem-solving skills make her the ideal trailblazer in this space. She not only recognises and champions the urgency with which society must tackle the challenges before us, but also provides individuals and businesses with the tools they need to enact this change.

CHLOE BOUSQUET-CHAVANNE Co-founder & Chief Product Officer, Goodsted

ALLY ZLATAR | UK

Founder, The Starving Artist

Ally founded The Starving Artist as an art initiative that researches eating disorders; presenting publications, exhibitions, workshops and artist talks to educate people about the illness and promote prevention. Using the proceeds from these publications and events, Ally also created The Starving Artist Scholarship to provide financial assistance to individuals needing medical treatment for eating disorders. She has worked with prestigious institutions including the British Museum, the Smithsonian Museum and Art House Holland.

I commend Ally for all she has faced in her own struggles to make such a large contribution to the current discourse. Often institutions stray away from subjects such as this since it is a highly sensitive subject. Ally believes that is exactly why we need to address it. The beneficiaries of her work are both those who have lived-in experience of eating disorders and those external to the illness. It gives them a glimpse into what their loved ones have undergone and broadens their perspective. Ally’s work has helped redefine our understanding of eating disorders and explore how we can utilise the artistic and scientific voice to effect positive change.

CHRIS WEIR Researcher, Glasgow Caledonian University

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ANNA RADULOVSKI | UKRAINE

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, WomenTech Network

Anna began her journey in diversity, equity and inclusion in tech empowerment in 2017 – when she started Coding Girls. Within two years, the NPO grew to 5,000 members with chapters all over the world. In 2019, she founded WomenTech Network, a global organisation working to empower women in tech through mentorship, career development and networking. Her leadership has inspired over 6,000 ambassadors from 172 countries to unite in times of uncertainty.

Anna is an inspiring thought leader for women in technology. Her consistent support for women in STEM, her incredible work with WomenTech Network and her contributions to the tech industry are incredible. The quality of the events she hosts is second to none, and I count myself extremely lucky to have been a part of her incredible contribution to support more women in technology and to support more diversity in general.

PERRINE FARQUE TEDx Speaker & Bestselling Author

NORTH AMERICA

HADIA SHEERAZI | USA

Program Manager, Carbon Management Research Initiative, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University

In her role at the Carbon Management Research Initiative, Hadia manages the organisation’s publications, public-private partnerships, and researches the impact of natural disasters, climate change and energy poverty on the youth, the disabled and refugees. She has received huge recognition for her contribution to reaching sustainable development goals and has also presented research on gender-inclusive frameworks in national disaster risk reduction to the UN, World Bank and conferences worldwide.

Hadia has worked with tenacity to push the needle on addressing the climate crisis in meaningful ways. Our team conducts cutting-edge analysis of low-carbon technologies for decarbonising the energy system, and publishes high-impact reports for clients and policymakers. We bring our findings to members of Congress to inform clean energy legislation and to companies at the forefront of decarbonisation efforts in industry. As the Program Manager, Hadia is the beating heart of our work.

AMAR BHARDWAJ Policy Researcher, Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University

SHREYAA VENKAT | USA

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, NEST4US

19-year-old Shreyaa is an award-winning international speaker, humanitarian and global changemaker who has dedicated over 3,500 hours to initiating grassroots activism, supporting causes ranging from global hunger and social justice to quality education and climate action. She founded NEST4US, an NPO striving to make the world better and kinder through volunteer mobilisation, via an extended programme of accessible and personalised services that tackle various ESG issues, including waste mismanagement, gender and racial disparities, and underrepresentation of community voices.

Across international platforms, Shreyaa spreads awareness of various global goals through public engagement, involves communities in intergenerational dialogue and advocacy campaigns, and rallies citizens to use their voices in order to create positive and lasting change. What makes Shreyaa truly stand out is her unwavering commitment and passion for service, evident in each and every endeavour she takes on.

ADETOLA OLUGBENGA BAMIDELE Executive Director, Glorious Child of Hope Foundation

DR SKYE KINDER | AUSTRALIA

Doctor & Rural Health Advocate

Skye seeks to address health inequality through her clinical work as a doctor in the field of mental health, and through extensive charity work and public advocacy. Skye is a prolific writer, speaker and respected rural health commentator. Skye was named Victoria’s Junior Doctor of the Year in 2017; Young Victorian of the Year, and Young Australian of the Year in 2019. She has also been recognised by the Australian Financial Review as one of the country's top 100 Women of Influence and honoured in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list.

Skye’s continued commitment to improving access to healthcare services for people who live in rural and remote Australia will ensure that governments at state and federal level will be held to account to address the inequity of the issues. I personally think one of her major contributions (and likely a legacy for the future) has been to inspire the next generation of doctors to get involved and have a loud voice on shaping the future of rural health services.

PETA RUTHERFORD Chief Executive Officer, Rural Doctors’ Association of Australia

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SHANNON SPEIGHT | AUSTRALIA Chief Executive Officer, Black Box Co

An influential leader in the Australian beef industry, Shannon started out as a cattle vet before turning her focus to research and genomics. After recognising a gap and crucial need in the livestock market for data transparency and supply chain cooperation, she co-founded Black Box Co, which uses animal data to shed light on how the livestock industry can positively influence the environment and move towards carbon neutrality and sustainability. Hers is a track record of pushing innovation, sustainability and community.

Shannon has a strong moral compass and clear strategic vision. This allows her to focus on one of the key goals of the company, which is ensuring the meat industry can meet the needs of a growing world population whilst operating sustainably and having minimal impact on the environment. Shannon believes the livestock industry in Australia has a great sense of community and passion and that, as a net exporter of red meat, it is Australia's responsibility to consider the sustainability, traceability and provenance of that meat, ensuring that it stands up on a world stage.

EMMA BLACK Chief Operating Officer, Black Box Co

YOLANDA JOAB MORI | FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA

National Program Coordinator, Blue Prosperity Micronesia

For over a decade, Yolanda has championed climate action and a sustainable blue economy, via education programmes and community action plans. In her current position with Blue Prosperity Micronesia, she leads the nation’s efforts to protect 30% of its ocean, covering over 900,000 km2. In addition, she founded the grassroots NPO, Island PRIDE, to empower women and youth fighting for climate and social justice. Yolanda was named the first-ever President’s Advocate on Climate Change and has spoken at prestigious global events.

Yolanda's entire career has been dedicated to environmental guardianship and building inherent resilience to climate change. This work has been twofold, leading action on the ground here at home since their islands are on the forefront of climate change, and secondly, advocating for climate action in the international community. Her work with Blue Prosperity Micronesia is submitting legislation to protect 30% of the Federated States of Micronesia's EEZ, one of the largest EEZs in the world. This is a significant step towards climate action and protecting biodiversity and vital ecosystems in the ocean.

ALEX OTUBANJO Community Manager, One Young World

NASHA A.C. CUVELIER | ARGENTINA Co-founder, Sustentabilidad Sin Fronteras

An environmental scientist, climate change activist and acclaimed speaker, Nasha co-founded Sustentabilidad Sin Fronteras (Sustainability Without Borders), a rapidly growing team dedicated to campaigning and raising awareness about carbon footprint measurement and climate change. She has consulted on climate action and youth engagement to international organisations, including the United Nations Development Programme and UNICEF, and has for many years headed up the Regional Conference of Youth for Latin America and the Caribbean.

Together with Nasha, we founded an NGO in Argentina because we knew that we had to work on the issue of climate change, and we did not see anyone doing it. Being leaders of the third sector in the Third World has many challenges, mainly the lack of resources. This never discourages Nasha, who continues to get hands, volunteers, funds, places and materials so that we can always carry out our activities. Without a doubt, Nasha has helped accelerate the transition towards a fairer and more equitable planet.

DR MARIANO VILLARES Co-founder, Sustentabilidad Sin Fronteras

MARÍA FERNANDA ÁVILA | ARGENTINA

Secretary of Mining, Government of Argentina

María is Argentina’s first woman to hold the state position of Minister of Mines, a major achievement in a male-dominated culture and industry. Adept at conflict resolution and communication, her goal is to empower sustainable development by generating greater transparency within the mining industry, so that all provinces, communities and stakeholders can access knowledge about the management of non-renewable resources. Her significant accomplishments – despite her gender, age and non-technical background –have made María an inspiration to women throughout the country.

Minister Ávila has clearly made a difference in the effort to attract sustainable mining to Argentina. She has established a process to bring mining investment to the country, at the same time as taking precautions that protect the sustainability of these projects. We have worked with her during her tenure in Catamarca and now in the federal government. Considering the new face of mining – where diversity is key for its success – Minister Ávila and her accomplishments have been a role model for girls and women in Catamarca and Argentina.

PAUL GRAVES President & Chief Executive Officer, Livent

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ANNA LUÍSA BESERRA SANTOS | BRAZIL

Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Development & Water For All

Anna is a scientist, biotechnologist and social entrepreneur, who works to democratise access to water and sanitation in Brazil and throughout the world. At the age of 15, she started developing Aqualuz, an affordable device with a 20-year lifespan, and the only technology in the world to treat rainwater harvesting systems using only sunlight. She has since founded Sustainable Development & Water For All to develop and launch tech that ensures access to clean water is a universal right. To date, Anna’s work has impacted more than 15,000 people.

Anna idealised the Aqualuz project… Her idea is founded on solar water disinfection and is an ideal way to meet the needs of communities who use rainwater harvesting systems. In Brazil, this represents one million people, especially in the rural semi-arid Northwest, where her firm has its headquarters. So far, the Aqualuz project has almost 1,000 units installed serving approximately 5,000 low-income people in the north-eastern region of Brazil.

ELISA SOHLMAN CEO, Brazilian Chamber of Commerce in Sweden

MARIANA LEITE | BRAZIL Business & ESG Manager, Bemol SA

Mariana is responsible for leading the implementation and coordination of ESG strategies at the largest retail company in the western Amazon. In addition, she serves as a professor of ESG at higher education institutions, acts as an ESG consultant to other local companies, and manages one of the largest solar power plants in the Amazon. Mariana has also founded two volunteer organisations, including Tchibum, a volunteer organisation focused on increasing social activity for hospitalised children, young people and the elderly.

We live in the north of Brazil, in the heart of the Amazon. The whole world has its eyes on the largest tropical forest in the world, but the companies and people who live here know little about ESG and about how to leverage business towards strategies that bring the results that we need. Mariana is one of the people who is giving their strength and energy to this purpose. I believe she will be a significant and transforming voice, because that’s how she gives meaning to her own life.

DIEGO SIQUEIRA Agile Consultant, Objective

KAMILA LOS | BRAZIL

Sustainable Sourcing Specialist, BRF S.A.

After completing her master’s degree in biotechnology applied to crop science, Kamila was selected for the trainee programme at BRF, one of the world’s largest global food companies. Initially focused on commodity procurement, she rose through the ranks swiftly and was promoted to Senior Analyst the following year – a role in which she headed up an initiative committed to achieving 100% traceability of all grains sourced from the Amazon and Cerrado biomes in Brazil. Kamila now leads on sustainability in agricultural commodities sourcing, including traceability, green financial strategies and emissions estimation.

I have been working with Kamila since day one of this incredible journey to develop a grain traceability process. I am really proud of the outcomes we have achieved so far. Throughout the process we have faced many challenges, but with a lot of hard work and resilience we have been very successful. I am really proud to work with this incredible professional and friend who has a bright future ahead of her!

THAIANE MACIEL | BRAZIL

Environmental Engineer & President, Canal Novo Mundo

As Founder of Canal Novo Mundo, a socio-environmental impact NGO that promotes environmental education and initiates community-led efforts, Thaiane has headed up over 200 clean-up projects in public spaces –coordinating over 1,000 volunteers – and secured key investors. She has also worked as an environmental consultant at Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro and as an environmental engineer, a keynote speaker and an actress. In addition, Thaiane currently serves as a consultant for the Water Movement of UN Global Compact Brazil.

Thaiane is deeply engaged in promoting clean-up actions throughout the city, with an outstanding ability to engage stakeholders and promote partnerships aimed at the achievement of sustainable development goals. Thaiane is highly committed to engaging citizens on how to introduce new perspectives and alternatives to avoid or reduce non-sustainable sources and non-recyclable items.

SIMONE PENNAFIRME FERREIRA Manager of the Marine Life Centre, Rio de Janeiro

MAIKO CASSIANO The Grain Traceability Implementation Project

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XIOMARA ACEVEDO NAVARRO | COLOMBIA

Founder & Director, Barranquilla +20 Foundation

An influential voice and changemaker for climate action in Latin America, Xiomara has been a climate entrepreneur and activist for 10 years. Passionate about harnessing the power of the youth to solve the global climate crisis, she founded Barranquilla +20 Foundation, a youth-led NGO with a mission to educate and mobilise young people around climate change, biodiversity and water in Latin America and the Caribbean. Currently, Xiomara is launching a new project in Paraguay to develop a climate academy and summit.

Xiomara founded her organisation, Fundación Barranquilla +20 in June 2012 at the age of 20 years old… For the past 10 years, Barranquilla +20 has been recognised as a youth-led NGO that educates and empowers youth and children to tackle the world's current challenges: sustainability, biodiversity, climate change, education (quality, access), policy inclusion, social inno vation, among others. Their educational activities have reached more than 20,000 youths… I can attest to Xiomara’s character both personally and professionally; I have constantly been impressed with her drive, positive energy and ceaseless focus on her mission.

ALEX OTUBANJO Community Manager, One Young World

MARIA DEL PILAR ARISTIZÁBAL PINEDA | COLOMBIA

Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Life Academy

A social entrepreneur, Maria is tireless in her pursuit of sustainable solutions for issues in mental health, education and peace building. To this end, she founded Life Academy, an NGO focused on suicide prevention among young people between the ages of 14 and 28. To date, Life Academy has reached 2,000 students through school and higher education programmes across Colombia, Bolivia, Mexico, the UK and China. An influential voice for change, Maria is also a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and a One Young World Ambassador.

Maria and her team give workshops at high schools about psychosocial skills in order to decrease suicide rates among young people. Due to the difficult social situation in Colombia, many teenagers feel alone and hopeless. The methodology of Life Academy aims to prevent suicide attempts by identifying vulnerable people and providing the appropriate help. The students are shown that they are not alone and that it is OK to look for help.

DR JORGE MARIO SALAZAR RIOS Facultad de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad de Manizales

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CARLA GAMBERINI | PERU

Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, MásEducaciónPe

With 11 years of experience in education policy and EdTech management at public and private organisations, Carla strives to strengthen teachers, students, schools and governments. She co-founded MásEducaciónPe, an organisation focused on educational innovation solutions in Peru, and she also leads the education and business development strategy at Mangahigh, a digital resource for blended learning. To date, Carla’s work has positively impacted more than 15,000 teachers and improved education quality for students across Peru and Latin America.

Carla currently supports schools and governments in the integration of innovative technological solutions to improve education as part of Mangahigh, where she is the Director of the Americas and Spain. In addition, she founded her own organisation, MásEducaciónPe, in Peru to promote digital transformation in the country. MásEducaciónPe specialises in creating educational innovation solutions for schools, teachers, students and governments.

LUCÍA ACURIO JARAMILLO President of Grupo Edutec and Propósito Perú

DANIELA BLANCO | VENEZUELA

Chief Executive Officer, Sunthetics

Daniela’s vision is to build a more sustainable chemical industry and democratise the use of AI with a disruptive approach that leverages small datasets for the first time. To this end, she co-founded Sunthetics, a groundbreaking machine-learning platform enabling up to five times faster development of new chemicals, materials and processes, which significantly reduces waste and emissions. Daniela holds multiple patents on sustainable chemical technologies and was named on Forbes 30 Under 30 (North America) Energy list.

Daniela’s combination of talents – high drive, strong technical foundation, ability to engage relevant society stakeholders, and extreme creativity – is only found in innovators that have changed our world through technology. At a time when sustainability and AI is changing most sectors of society, it is important that the chemical industry embraces clean and smart technological breakthroughs. To do that, the chemical industry will need a champion like Daniela who can lead the development of AI-driven, scalable and sustainable chemical processes to change chemical manufacturing one chemical reaction at a time.

MIGUEL MODESTINO Assistant Professor, Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering, New York University

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