Collective Intelligence

Nicolas is a globetrotter and a visionary who has built cutting edge technology businesses in both hemispheres from the ground up. Specialized in data management and analytics, he has helped reducing the energy footprint of large buildings using data correlation algorithms. Currently based in Switzerland, his data driven approach with a knack for connecting the dots aims at solving complex environmental issues. Convinced that collaborative work is key to tackle the current climate issue, he is implementing change of practice in projects removing CO2, N2O and CH4 from the atmosphere, partnering with best in class companies measuring and validating the results. The company he is running, Biodiver.City, has presence in Switzerland, France and Australia.

Aarti is a seasoned professional with over ten years of international experience in environmental markets and sustainable investments. With expertise in sound business and data analyses, she excels in telling impactful stories. Aarti’s skills include Net-zero Emission Frameworks, Carbon Markets, ESG analysis, and Impact Investing. Her proficiency in data science, machine learning, and various analytical tools enables her to drive meaningful sustainability impacts. Aarti’s dedication to sustainability, coupled with her academic background in Data Science, MBA in Sustainability, and bachelor’s degree in Information and Communication Technology, make her a valuable advocate in delivering positive change.

Dominik has been driving innovation and partnerships for sustainable development in leadership roles across the private and international public sectors for over 15 years. His expertise centers on the intersection of development finance, technology and cross-sector collaboration.
 As Managing Director of a fast-growing EdTech startup, Dominik leveraged technology to engage millions of youth globally on the SDGs & climate. As Vice-President at Palantir Technologies, he led global business and philanthropic partnership efforts with governments, companies and humanitarian organisations. And as co-founder of a business incubator, he helped develop and exit several technology and social entrepreneurship companies, before joining an international health financing organization.
As Senior Advisor to three consecutive Executive Directors of the Global Fund, Zotti contributed to the strategy and implementation of a campaign raising $ 12 billion from 50 government and private donors, and established innovative partnerships with private sector companies, impact investors, and HNWIs, including the development of a global online marketplace for public health commodities. At the Global Fund, he built on his expertise from managing advocacy efforts and stakeholder engagement for the United Nations Secretary-General towards progress on the SDGs.

Christophe started his career in 1994 with the French Space Agency as arocket scientist for European Ariane space launchers family and moved to Switzerland in 1998 to start an IT career applied to finance going through different roles for major Geneva based Private Banks and Asset Managers.
With a passion for data and digital, he added Portfolio Management, Risk management, Quantitative analysis and Data science education to his background in order to better help organizations in their Front to Back digitalization strategy.
While evolving in the Banking sector, he never stopped working in the Space industry with several roles at Swiss Space Systems, Aerospacelab and brought together his different fields of expertise to use digital, data and space technologies for economic intelligence, climate and agriculture.

Young entrepreneur and project developer, passionate about nature and sustainable development. After 7 years experience in the investment team of an independent Swiss investment manager specialized in subordinated debt, Michele decided to redirect his career towards the green economy. Founder of PlasiveTech, Arktos, Snad to Green and AxessImpact, activist in sustainable finance and impact investing, keen to demonstrate that nature and biodiversity can be profitable, he has dedicated his future to supporting and developing projects aimed at making humanity sustainable for our planet.

Yves, a social entrepreneur, blends analytical skills and systems thinking to propel impact investing in financial markets. He orchestrates diverse projects, uniting varied domain expertise and innovation to create value in the Impact and Regenerative Economy. Yves holds a Master’s in international economics from the Geneva Graduate Institute and a bachelor’s in economy from the University of Geneva. He is the co-founder and President of AxessThinkTank whose mission is to inspire stakeholders to adopt a holistic approach, fostering sustainable and inclusive development.

Thomas Delhon is an aerospace engineer, specialized in entrepreneurship and innovative project management at ISAE-SUPAERO. Passionate about space exploration, he has acquired through his professional and associative experiences strong skills in space resources, essential to future space exploration so as not to depend on infrastructure and resources from Earth. He founded and manages Neamine, a French startup whose objective is to reinvent the way solar energy is used, by developing industrial solar concentrators that can be used in various industries to benefit from free and decarbonized energy. Particularly, Neamine is interested in the production of biochar by this process, and in the long-term production of resources necessary for the exploration of the Moon and Mars in-situ.

Stephane has a diverse experience that led him from studying international law to being a shipwreck diver and a professional skipper and being in charge of the international publications of Euronext. For the last fifteen years, he has worked mainly as a consultant, trainer, and coach for international public organizations, especially for EU institutions. Stephane has also been working in China with international automotive companies and many Chinese IT SMEs. He also has direct field experience in Iraq, Central African Republic, and Chad missions. He focuses his work on helping organizations deal with complexity and uncertainty through systemic team coaching, talks, and specific workshops. Stephane’s actions aim primarily at helping organizations and systems move into the future.

Sonja is a Business Consultant, Future Architect & Coach and a Certified Biomimicry Practitioner.
With nearly 20 years of experience in a wide range of organizations and industries, Sonja has been working independently for several years now using a young scientific discipline that derives solutions from nature for today’s reality – an approach that has the power to provide answers to a wide range of global and societal problems. Her great passion and expertise lies in the most diverse areas of (corporate) communication and organizational development. She focuses on building bridges between different disciplines, departments, and ways of thinking. Her mission is to use this comprehensive approach and gather many different types of knowledge to arrive at solutions that make our companies and ourselves fit for the future.

Petrus owns a 3000ha farm in the Zambian wilds, where there is no electricity or cell networks easily accessible. He started driving tractors as early as 10 years old, and after finishing high school, he went to university where he obtained a Horticultural degree. Petrus then followed a 2-year compulsory army training and deployment, where he chose to work as an agricultural extension officer in rural areas. Afterward, he had a 4-year job in the Dept. of Agriculture in South Africa, also as an extension officer.

Seeing opportunities in Zambia after the democratic elections in 1990, he moved there and obtained 3000ha of tribal lands, which he converted into a conservancy. It is here that Petrus developed a soil remedy, drawing from global practices and nature’s principles. This product has been developed over the last 30 years by the late Dr. Pieter Cloete, and his late father, Nico Snyman (Bsc. Agronomy Pta.). Nico was actively involved in the development of commercial agriculture throughout his life and realized that the conventional practice of chemical industrial agriculture was damaging soil biology to such an extent that growing healthy plants was becoming almost impossible. Nico dedicated himself to developing a natural method of rehabilitating biologically dead soil, which could be applied to large-scale commercial farming.

Nils S. Tuchschmid is professor of Finance and head of the Finance Institute at the Haute Ecole de Gestion Fribourg (HEG-FR), University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland. Before joining HEG-FR, Nils was a Partner, Head of Tactical Trading Strategies and Chairman of the Investment Committee at Tages Group (today Investcorp- Tages). Previously, he was the Co-Head of the Alternative Funds Advisory team at UBS and Head of Multi-Manager Portfolios at Credit-Suisse. He also worked as Strategist and Head of quantitative research and alternative investments at Banque Cantonale Vaudoise. Nils was Professor of Banking and Finance at HEG Geneva and Professor of Finance at HEC Lausanne University. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Geneva and he has published numerous articles and research papers on asset management and alternative investments.

Nicolas started his career at STERIA Group in 1998 as Sales Engineer in charge of developing IT Outsourcing contracts for large French banks. In 2001, he moved to Switzerland (Geneva) leading a new offering, IT Managed Services, for STERIA Switzerland. Attracted by entrepreneurship, he joined Veltigroup in 2004, a privately owned company, where he held various Senior Sales & business development positions during 10 years. After the Veltigroup acquisition by Swisscom at the end of 2015, he co-founded his own software company: REGDATA. Since 2016, he has been exposed to data monetization, data protection, smart regulation, business platforms challenges, providing impactful advisory services.

Materials such as carbon fiber, aluminum, steel and concrete are polluting our Planet. Yves does believe that together we can regenerate our Planet and build it differently. During the last 7 years, he has developed different green tech high performance materials. One of these materials has also been rewarded in 8 competitions including the MIT Mass Challenge, Impact Hub & Blast Aerospace. Founder of Innovative Circular Engineering, the company that lightens, reinforces and decarbonizes space, air, sea, land transport & construction. Yves is a former Capgemini consultant in strategy and a Publicis project director. He is an engineer in Biotech, MS AgroParisTech, MBA Essec, Project management professional from the PMI.

Claude is a French and Spanish ecologist, Professor of International Forest Management at Bern University of Applied Sciences. He designs and uses strategy games to help people understand and shape the landscapes of tomorrow. He has worked in Vietnam, India, Indonesia, Madagascar, Central Africa, Colombia and Brazil. In 2018, he created LEAF Inspiring Change with his partners from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich. LEAF aspires to help citizens, businesses and institutions develop better strategies in the face of uncertainty. Claude holds a PHD in Tropical Forst Ecology, a master in biochemistry as well as in forestry.

Laurent is a geographer, economist (UNIGE) and European Master in Environmental Engineering (EPFL) , Carbon footprint trainer (IFC Paris) and ICA auditor (Afnor Paris) ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 26000, ISO 50001 Since 1997, founder and associate director of the Maneco office, company active in the field of the environment and sustainable development, specialized in research, communication and management of projects as well as in their scientific and methodological support. Laurent specializes in environmental analysis and sustainable management audits. He regularly has training both with private and public authorities. Since 2007, it has been carrying out greenhouse gas inventories followed by action plans.

Yulia is a passionate change management leader with strategic mindset and proven track record to deploy and leverage performance and continuous improvement through streamlining processes, designing, launching and evaluating large-scale efficiency programs and projects. Knowledgeable in technology, strategic planning and supply chain management, experienced in automation and implementing innovation and digital solutions. With 15+ years experience in collaboration with governments, international organizations both from public and private sectors she has a very diversified blend of expertise ranging from data management, EU ETS’s and CURSIA’s MRV processes, automation and digitalization programs, strategic planning as well as aircraft connectivity, preventive maintenance and electronic flight & tec logs. Yulia holds a PHD from the National aviation university and works as program manager at ISO.

Christoph “touched” down” in Africa for the first time in 1976. Since then he spent time in 75 different countries during his many work-related activities before returning to Switzerland in 1998 where he worked in IT as software architect and provided custom process solutions for many Fortune500 multinationals. In 2007 he moved back to Africa and since then he’s been active in the supply chain business, learning the ropes on the ground, working with farmers, cooperatives, transporters and exporters he became an expert in various industrie’s value chains such as coffee, cocoa, palm oil, coconut, exotic fruit and cash crops. Christoph’s interest in farmer resilience, sound environment, water, healthy soils and nutrient-dense food production brought him to work with well-known agroecology and agroforestry experts and support international organizations and companies all over Africa, promoting, designing, and implementing resilient, highly profitable agroforestry systems for small holders as well as for industrial plantations

Amal has 17-years experience as an expert in new techs, digital compliance & human rights/ethics within an international tech-oriented environment in both private/public sector, as well as EU regulatory and public institutions. She focus all her energy and enthusiasm on high impact multicultural projects, products and services that serve people as well as our planet in the specific context of the world climate agenda. This means supporting organizations developing eco-responsible business through the relevant combination of tech innovation, regulatory risk management and sustainability goals.

Jean-Laurent Pfund is a senior Swiss and international forest scientist and policy advisor, focusing on multifunctional and resilient nature-based solutions embedded in transdisciplinary and integrated land use planning approaches. He has been involved for more than a decade in various tropical forested landscapes, through field activities as well as conferences. He holds a PhD in natural sciences from the ETH of Zürich. Now based in Switzerland, after leading a State level service responsible for nature, fauna and forests, he is currently working as a scientific advisor at the federal office for the environment. His focus is on forest ecosystem services (nature protection, carbon sequestration, water purification, etc.), landscape-level concerted nature conservation and management solutions as well as on systemic interactions, notably amongst forest services and SDGs, leading to more a resilient and just future.

Guillaume is an expert in water utilities and natural resources management. His focus is on SDGs 6, 7, 9 and 11. He has more than 20 years of experience working at the crossroads of technology and water management. After having spent 10 years in water operations, he became a technology expert in the fields of data analytics, digital innovation and emerging tech for the water sector. He comes with robust experience with utilities giants (Suez, Veolia, Thames Water), global consultancies (PWC, IBM, Accenture) and international institutions (the World Bank, UNEP, AFD). He is also an expert to the Solar Impulse Foundation in the context of the “Efficient Solutions”. Guillaume is passionate about finding new ways of addressing the water and sanitation challenges and help speeding-up actions towards the achievement of SDG6, collaborating with a variety of stakeholders. He strongly believes that innovation is not a slogan, but it is a process with substance.

Alain studied Hotel Management at EHL and then finance at HEC Lausanne. He started his career in 1998 joining the world leading ship management group V.Ships where he held management positions in corporate finance, internal audit, and project finance. In 2014, Alain was appointed CEO of Massoel Shipping, a Swiss ship owning company operating a fleet of medium size geared bulk carrier operating worldwide.With the strong conviction that the shipping industry decarbonization would be a one of the biggest industry disruptions ever, he launched PNZ 2050 in 2021, one of the very few independent shipping decarbonization advisory company. The company is providing CO2 emissions compensation services, CO2 emissions reduction solutions and advises project developers within the maritime and technology fields.

Alexandra Pelka is an Austrian ESG and Sustainability Consultant. She started her career in the leather and fashion industry as Head of Europe for a Hongkong based technology provider, obtaining hands-on experience across the entire leather supply chain from meatpacker, tannery to brands. Since 2019 Alexandra has also been part of the expert team of the UNECE in their project on traceability and transparency of the footwear and garment sector. Together with representatives of the different industries she has been working on legislation proposals, compliance programs and a blockchain service in order to achieve a valid framework for international and interindustrial application. She collaborates as a senior expert on projects related to sustainability and environmental matters, climate change and ESG reporting, having profound knowledge on reporting standards and data requirements. Together with the italian-swiss chamber of commerce, she is elaborating sustainability strategies and project implementations for the chamber itself, as well as frameworks that serve as guidelines for the associates.

With initial training in political science and development studies, Yves quickly turned to environmental conservation issues, particularly through the NGO ADAP, of which he is a co-founder. A conservation researcher and practitioner for over 25 years, Yves divides his time between teaching and researching as professor in the Natural Resource Management department at HEPIA, Geneva, and working for ADAP as an operations manager. Convinced that socio-economic aspects are not sufficiently considered in conservation projects, Yves has always been interested in developing partnerships with public and private stakeholders to ensure that these issues are taken into account. Yves is a member of several professional organizations in the field, including two commissions of the World Conservation Union (WCPA and CEESP), the Swiss IUCN committee and the Swiss expert group for the evaluation of the green list of protected areas.

Marc Vogt is the founder and Managing Director of In-Finitude SA. With a Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Engineering and a Master in Management, Technology, and Economics his competences are solidly based in science. He has a wide experience in both assessments and lecturing in the field of biodiversity. During the last 15 years he gained extensive practice in project management by implementing innovative strategies on behalf of a variety of clients, ranging from small to multinational companies and from public authorities to academic institutions. In addition, Marc Vogt can rely on extensive networks.

Mariam has been the entrepreneurial driving force of the growth of many tech start-ups over the last 16 years, including as a co-founder, chief executive and board member. She is passionate about evidencing and mitigating Adverse Impact to the Planet by helping with Transition Risk for climate mitigation. As Group Managing Director of 4 Earth Intelligence (4EI), Mariam leverages her product innovation background to focus the company’s Sustainable Finance division, which is building products that use the power of Earth Observation to help financial services firms and corporations assess nature risks, comply with growing ESG self disclosure regulations, and develop and monitor sustainable growth strategies. Mariam has sat on the board of several companies, including social impact and innovation technology communities, the judging panel for TechNation Rising Stars two years in a row, and holds a Masters in Earth Science (MESci) in Geophysics & Geology.

After studying Geography at the University of Kent, Christian embarked on a career in financial services. He led a number of major initiatives in product development, business transformation and technology for asset and wealth managers throughout Europe, including the launch of innovative ESG investment funds. Having a passion for harnessing IT solutions to solve real-world problems, he developed data management reporting and integration solutions. Coupling in depth business knowledge with a hands-on management style to ensure successful delivery of complex business critical programs . With an interest in agriculture, transportation and shipping . He sees significant potential in developing remote sensing to serve these sectors.

Decentralization evangelist, university lecturer, and author of books and articles on blockchain, Roberto love affair with computers started when he was a little kid. He sold his first video game at age 10, opened his first consulting firm at 14, later specializing in big data analysis as a law enforcement consultant. He studied decentralized systems and peer to peer networks since the times of the Torrent protocol, and has active experience with blockchain technology since the start of 2013. He pioneered the use of blockchain in Trade Finance in 2014 while being part of the development of the first blockchain platform based on Proof of Stake. After spending several years as consultant and architect of custom decentralized systems, Roberto founded Blockchain Zoo in 2017 providing custom blockchain platforms and architecture of decentralized systems to clients in several different industries. In 2019 Roberto architects and implements a new blockchain decoupled from cryptocurrencies, with unique designs and many industry firsts. Roberto is now cofounder and advisor in several Web3 companies, helping them build functional products and solid relationships with partners across multiple industries.

Alan Wells is an Emeritus Professor of Space Technology at the University of Leicester, UK, where he was appointed as the founding director of the University’s Space Research Centre, He has had significant involvement in ten international space missions with ESA, NASA, UK, Italian German and Russian space agencies in space astrophysics, planetary science and, for past decade, in earth observation science. More recently, he set up Redshift Associates Ltd as a consultancy service to develop and exploit the uptake of space data and services in non-space industrial sectors. He plays a leading role the European Space Agency’s Clean Air Clean Harbour Energy-CACHE 22-project which uses satellite data and services to address issues of air pollution mitigation, GHG emission reduction and uptake of renewable energy associated with maritime operations and has related experience and a wide network of specialists in satellite applications applied to forestry, mining and agriculture. He holds three achievement awards from NASA and ESA, the Sir Arthur C Clarke Lifetime Achievement Award for services to space, the 2016 The Royal Astronomical Society Service Award for Astronomy and, more recently, the Leicestershire-Live 2021 Award for Innovations in Space. He was also an invited panelist at a side meeting of the recent UN Ocean Conference UNOC 2022 in Lisbon speaking addressing opportunities for monitoring marine pollution and enabling decarbonization of maritime transport through space solutions and other innovative technologies.

Guido has more than 25 years of experience in managing and developing systematic investment strategies. He started his career in 1994 as index fund manager before returning to the University to complete his Ph.D. in finance at the Swiss Finance Institute. After his Ph.D. he assumed various roles in the field of quantitative investments in the asset management industry both in Switzerland and abroad. Guido also served as Associate Professor of Finance at the University of Neuchâtel between 2006 and 2019 where he taught quantitative risk management. Since the end of 2019, he has been CIO of Asteria Investment Managers a Geneva-based boutique entirely dedicated to impact investing. He contributed to develop investment processes that can deliver competitive long-term performances whilst integrating positive social and environmental impacts. To do so, Asteria relies on a data-driven proprietary systematic framework, which make extensive use of data science.

Oluwafemi earned a professional doctorate in International Relations and Diplomacy from the United Kingdom. He is an outstanding business professional with years of experience executing key initiatives in digital ecosystems and business solutions to achieve sustainable development goals. A detail-oriented and strategic development professional offering expertise in socio-economic development. He was awarded an honorary doctorate in International Law, in the United Kingdom for his contributions and effort to spread the spirit of tolerance, justice, human and cultural values, and science. He was appointed as an expert writer for a Water Management and Purification Technologies report by the African Union Development Agency of the African Union High-Level Panel on Emerging Technologies. In addition, he was appointed a Global Ambassador to the Commonwealth Entrepreneurs Club CEC, an international network of technocrats. He was selected among 30 successful applicants for the 2022 IMF youth fellowship program out of over 4,200 applications joining the IMF senior management at the forefront of solving the current global crisis in inflation, food security, and climate change to build forward better. Due to his activities and achievement in tackling global warming, he was awarded climate champion, by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Networks, an innovation award for outstanding innovation and transformative solutions towards achieving a sustainable and net zero future.

Michaela is a communication and marketing specialist, translator, cultural mediator, biomimicry practitioner, safari guide, naturalist, and passionate biologist who seeks connections where people have not yet made them. Her Master’s degree in International Relations and the ability to abstract acquired during her MBA allow her to master the multicultural and interdisciplinary impacts of communication in multiple fields of application.

With a multidisciplinary background in agronomy, microbiology, organic chemistry and biochemistry, Isabella started her career in 1994 with various projects of bioremediation in soils, sediments, and wastewater treatments plants. Her experience was built on the confrontation of her scientific training with the realities of ecosystems, from there by combining several technologies she was able to record very positive results. In 1997, she returned to her passion, plants and soils, with microorganisms and bio stimulants as allies, to create ranges of fertilizers and plant protection products accepted in organic farming, for the retail and the professional market. While evolving in her missions, for more than 15 years, she has continued to make soil microbiology more accessible and understandable to all; she has chosen to invest in new agronomic paradigms profoundly changing the common vision of plants and soils: agronomy with carbon at the heart of living soils, the pH/redox couple as indicators of soil and plant health, a systemic approach that considers plants as holobionts, and biology at the centre of all agronomic actions.

Kevin is a senior Designer & Strategist based in Switzerland with a background in architecture and interior design, visual & communication design, web development, and human-centered design approaches. With a deep interest in topics at the intersection of design, UX, systems & complexity thinking, critical thinking, ethics, organisation, decision-making, sense-making, and change-making practices, he brings concepts like “soft spaces”, approaches based on enabling constraints, attractors, and scaffolding through regenerative design practices to go beyond users and/or business centeredness.

Michele started his career in the financial sector in 2009 as a financial and operational auditor in globally recognized consulting companies (PwC and EY) between Italy and Luxembourg. In 2015, he moved to Switzerland to complete an MBA in Sustainable Business allowing him to connect the dots between environmental, social and financial performance. Eventually, in 2017, he started to complement his expertise with Blockchain knowledge by consulting and completinga PhD in Computer Science in 2022. Currently, he is Chief Sustainability Officer at ImpactScope which helps social enterprises harness the opportunities of web3 tools while empowering digital asset ventures to become more sustainable. Michele joined ImpactScope at the end of 2019, where he leverages his Blockchain, sustainability and finance knowledge to tackle climate change and reach the SDGs. Michele loves to work at the intersection between different disciplines, exploring and pioneering, at work and in personal life, for solutions that improve the quality of life of people as well as the natural environment we are living in.

François Parvex is a civil engineer and agronomist graduated from the Federal Polytechnic Schools of Lausanne and Zurich. He completed his training with a postgraduate management course at IMD in Lausanne. After working as an energy engineer, since 1987 he has supported project leaders, public authorities and private organizations in the fields of socio-economics, land management and public infrastructure. He helps them to identify, analyze and carry out initiatives that promote sustainable development as well as good management and territorial resilience. With the benefit of broad methodological skills, he offers innovative solutions, enhances potential, organizes networking, relies on local actors, promotes the conditions necessary for the construction of consensus, stimulates sustainable dynamics and creates the bases for continuous development of knowledge. His purpose is to assist public authorities and institutions of civil society in their development and good management efforts.

A persuasive soil health and regenerative agriculture paradigm advocate and solutionary, Francis is an expert and passionate for restoring, protecting and enhancing farmland biodiversity and ecosystem services to essentially address the critical interlinked challenges of land/soil, water, food/nutrition, climate change and dwindling smallholder farmers’ revenue by co-catalyzing collaborations/coalitions that will ambitiously push regenerative and net-positive local food systems forward across the globe. He started his career with multinational oil & gas companies in Nigeria as an environmental public health consultant in 2004 with the core focus of advocating and providing expert leadership for transitioning to far more effective –nature-based– alternatives. Following his conviction that continued production of fossil fuel and hydrocarbon based agrochemicals is a food security and climate change threat, he ambitiously resigned his consultancy job and acquired expert capacity for a net-positive agriculture and ecosystem restoration. He is a professional member of Society for Ecological Restoration, Founder of Health of the Soil International and currently playing a board advisory role to many nonprofit charitable organizations including Africa Organization of Technology in Agriculture, Soil4Climate, Growing to Give and Food as Medicine Global, as well as a Knowledge Partner at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate and the Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health.

Professor Karamoko Diarra, holds two doctorates in life sciences from Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar (UCAD), where he has been working since 1989. He has worked as a consultant for many institutions and NGOs. At UCAD, he coordinates the doctoral program ‘Horticulture and Urban and Peri-urban Agriculture’ and the Professional Master in ‘Sustainable Management of Horticultural Agro-Ecosystems’ (GEDAH). His current research focuses on the agroecological management of crop pests in agricultural landscapes, and the valorization of biodiversity and plant and animal waste. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Horticulture Cluster of Senegal. He is the Founder of the Firm Fiabilis Consulting approved by the Ministry of Environment for environmental impact studies and of the Environmental Center for Research and Training in Agroecology (CERFA), a research, training and green business incubation tool for the professional insertion of young people.

Niall is a zoologist by training and has spent the last 40 years working at the nexus of environment, economic opportunityand human well-being, particularly in Africa and Asia, both as a consultant providing advisory services to government agencies, non-governmental organisations and companies and, more recently, as a project developer in his own right. A particular theme is stakeholder analysis and cross-sector partnership, bringing different economic actors and stakeholders together to address strategic natural resource-use challenges in a way that aligns the needs of investors with the goals of inclusive, carbon-neutral development. Niall is joint-CEO of Living Carbon International, a joint venture between Carbon-Plus Capital, a specialist in carbon finance, of which he is a founding partner, and Regen Farm Platform, a project developer specialising in regenerative farming. He has authored two books on the theme of sustainable development and cross-sector partnership, both guides to emerging thinking and practice, and several articles.

Dr James Medou is a pioneer in quantitative finance with a focus on alternative investment, portfolio allocation, Risk‐Management and Fintech. Throughout his long career, he has successfully designed and implemented proprietary algorithms seeking to understand the nature of financial processes and phenomena, and dictating portfolio allocations shifts. He hold a PhD in Physics from Pierre & Marie Curie university in Paris – with a specialization in massive data and parallel processing from VLSI design – and is a graduate from Telecom Paris.

Gregory Guillot is a versed business manager with a significant track record in nature conservation, green finance and entrepreneurial projects leadership. He started his career in American blue-chip corporations, where he developed a keen sense of bringing the best products to markets in the most effective way, globally. After a stunt in commodity trading, Gregory elected to join IUCN, as to embedding Nature-based Solutions and their entire benefits within the spectrum of private sector enterprises.

He then founded “Innovate 4 Nature” in the spirit of providing technical assistance and finance to nature positive startup companies, resulting in the creation of a true propeller to scale promising ventures.

Gregory aims at connecting the dots with a profound commitment to remain close to field operations, securing long term progress for local actors and populations in the most harmonious fashion. He has a passion for the outdoor and he has been practicing a feel for ecology from an early age. There is no future without restoring the planet and incepting a change in paradigm where biodiversity, society and the whole economy can thrive altogether. This is Gregory’s main mission at AxessImpact and his main desire to succeed.

With a robust background in market finance, Gautier Michel brings a wealth of experience from both banking and the brokerage industry. Beginning his career in a leading bank, he specialized in structured products, cultivating a deep understanding of financial instruments.

Transitioning to the brokerage sector, Gautier honed his expertise in bonds and private debt sales for institutional clients. Playing a pivotal role in the origination and distribution of private debt, with a specific emphasis on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), Gautier facilitated tailored solutions that contributed to the growth and sustainability of businesses.

Throughout his career, Gautier has excelled in navigating the intricacies of financial markets, forging strong client relationships, and delivering results. Commitment to excellence, coupled with a results-driven approach, has been a consistent theme. Looking ahead, Gautier is passionate about contributing to the success of project developers and start-ups in the sustainability space, supporting innovators through green finance. His aspiration is to drive innovation and foster financial growth that aligns with the principles of environmental sustainability, furthering the mission of the institutions and clients he serves.

Marc Siegrist is the co-Founder and co-CEO of Dtangle SA, a company focused on commercializing advanced data visualization and analytics technology developed at CERN. His work at Dtangle builds on a diverse background in strategic data initiatives and analysis, particularly within the public sector. At the State of Geneva, Marc contributed to various projects in economic development, security, health and mobility, involving data governance, strategy, and public communication. He also has a strong interest in philanthropy, having co-founded initiatives to support the professionalization of the sector and promote collaborative approaches to social impact. His experience spans multiple disciplines, reflecting a consistent focus on leveraging data and analysis to address complex challenges.

Lionel is an experienced banking professional with over 30 years in the industry, having held various senior roles related to customer experience, middle office management, and more recently, in data governance. His career reflects strong human values like collaboration, respect, and loyalty, which he has consistently championed.

Apart from his extensive banking career, Lionel has a background in consulting, which in 2023 ignited his entrepreneurial spirit and led to the establishment of his own consulting company. He firmly believes in the power of collaboration, respect, and loyalty, not only in business but also as the key drivers of positive change for the planet and humanity. With his entrepreneurial spirit and human principles, Lionel is dedicated to supporting projects and initiatives that have a substantial impact.

Nicholas C. Niggli is a distinguished leader in economics, trade, finance, and science diplomacy, renowned for his innovative strategies and impactful initiatives. With over two decades of experience, he has focused on partnerships, conflict resolution, sustainable development, and navigating complex geopolitical landscapes. Nicholas excels in systems change, working at the nexus of diplomacy, geoeconomics, regeneration, and technology to create transformative outcomes.

At NatureFinance, Nicholas aligns financial systems with climate change and biodiversity efforts, developing innovative responses for a warming world. He builds multistakeholder alliances across various challenges, using strategic foresight and unconventional thinking. He also coaches high-impact ventures and is a Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy.

As a senior Swiss diplomat and negotiator at the World Trade Organization (WTO), Nicholas led critical negotiations, including the $1.7 trillion Government Procurement Agreement, and played a key role in mediating complex geopolitical issues. He also oversaw institutional finance reform and the WTO Pension Plan transformation.

In academia, Nicholas is a Senior Visiting Lecturer and Professor of Practice at top institutions like the Geneva Graduate Institute. He has guest lectured at Harvard and LSE, integrating insights from multiple disciplines into his approach to negotiation and conflict resolution.

During his tenure in Geneva, Nicholas led the creation of a Directorate General integrating economic development, research, and innovation. He co-founded the Building Bridges initiative, bringing together over 150 major institutions to focus on impact, blended, and peace finance. His efforts also positioned Switzerland as a leader in digital trust and governance, exemplified by the Cyber Peace Institute and the Trust Valley platform.

Nicholas holds master’s degrees in international relations and economic and social history. He has a passion for positively impacting the planet and humanity, and has also engaged in competitive sports, performance coaching, and mindfulness photography, dedicating himself to personal and professional growth.

Thierry Klemeniuk has always felt strongly about the environment. He became an environmental activist as an 8-year-old child when the military razed the forests near his childhood home. This commitment to nature continues to burn brightly within him, inspiring him to seek technical, practical and sustainable solutions.

Thierry worked as a music, TV and film producer and successfully ran renowned restaurants and clubs in Paris for over two decades.

Through his 25 years of event organization, he understands the power of bringing people together around a shared dream or goal. His diverse experiences have taught him the value of communication and how to effectively unite people for a common cause.

He believes that visibility and communication are essential, and he aims to create a PLANETHON, a worldwide fundraising event.

Today, he is combining his environmental and event-related skills for the good of the planet and for the success of Amazônia Fund Alliance Program.

Nicolas Pereira Martin, humbly hailing from Switzerland, began his professional journey at InTent as an event coordinator and business development professional. His sincere commitment and talent for orchestrating events, especially those associated with a Family Office, showcased his ability to navigate successfully through complex projects and meet the demanding expectations of his clients.

Within InTent, Nicolas played a crucial role in the inspiring mission to catalyze sustainable solutions by building meaningful connections. He contributed to building bridges between individuals, projects, and opportunities, thus contributing to shaping a future that is fair and respectful to the planet, in accordance with his vision.

His professional trajectory took a distinctive turn when he joined Innovate4Nature as a dedicated participant in project development facilitating financial intermediation, and technical assistance. Nicolas played a pivotal role in implementing an innovative platform aimed at connecting investors and Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) projects intelligently. According to his perspective, this initiative sought to judiciously harmonize profitability, innovation, and nature preservation.

Nicolas embodies a new generation of leaders who, with humility and commitment, contribute to shaping a more sustainable and inclusive future for everyone. His journey, initially traced at InTent and evolving with impact at Innovate4Nature, illustrates his deep commitment to sustainability and his capacity to positively influence our shared values and inspiration.

A Private Equity expert and commodity trader & marketer, Nicolas spent most of his career with engineers and has developed a passion for food & energy transitions financing.

It all started in 2005 at ICE in London with data management and was rapidly followed by setting up Unigestion Hedge Funds portfolio optimization capabilities in Geneva, Switzerland.

As industrial pollution regulations started to become tradable, Nicolas was fortunate to start the CO2 trading of Swiss largest utility, Alpiq in Lausanne (2008 – 2014). This lead to the start of an integrated Renewable Energy supply & trading function where power production assets were centrally serviced by a team of professionals in charge of energy security & mix from production, storage, investments and go-to-market.

Commodity-related Risk Management Solutions were becoming a supply chain tool and Roquette Frères, EU largest starch, glucose syrups & ethanol manufacturer, needed to draw more value out of its commoditizing products. Nicolas led the setup and run of the overall margin exposure of the commodity Business Unit from Geneva (2015 – 2022) in the position of Global head of trading & marketing.

Good at independent thinking and long-term value creation, Nicolas was instrumental in setting up KickImpact SA on the back of his vocation to scale market tools that reward inclusive regeneration. The combination of sustainability experts with the support of online data management software allows corporates, investors and their stakeholders to measure, monitor and manage impact in a tradable way, aligned with sustainability data disclosure regulations.

Natalia embarked on her professional journey as a credit transaction structurer at a renowned Swiss bank, specializing in serving ultra-high-net-worth clients across Europe. Leveraging her expertise and success, Natalia then assumed a leadership position, overseeing a team of highly skilled senior sales experts and was able to bolster the organization’s competitive position through her strategic counsel. In recent years, Natalia has taken on a pivotal role in driving sustainable finance. She leads initiatives to integrate sustainability into a major bank’s operations, advises clients, develops innovative transaction structures, and champions the transition to net zero.  Natalia’s deep knowledge and expertise in sustainable finance make her a respected thought leader in the field.

Natalia’s academic accomplishments include a Ph.D. in Finance and Banking from the University of Bayreuth, underscoring her profound knowledge of financial principles. Additionally, she holds a Sustainability and Climate Risk certificate from GARP, demonstrating her specialized knowledge in these areas.  Natalia’s expertise has also led to her being invited as a guest speaker at Zurich University of Applied Sciences, where she shares her insights with experienced professionals.

Mikolaj Sekutowicz is the Founder and CEO of Impact One, where he is dedicated to developing nature positive solutions for urban environments. A leader in impact investment across the wellbeing, environmental and cultural sector, Mikolaj founded Impact One to champion the reintegration of nature, the safeguarding of biodiversity and the development of a new asset class of Wellbeing Infrastructure. Before founding Impact One, Mikolaj was instrumental in the transformation of Therme Group from a national enterprise into a global wellbeing leader, co-initiating its cultural incubator, Therme Art. To drive the research of built environments and their effects on human and environmental wellbeing, Mikolaj co-founded the One Health Research Centre. He is also the founder of the Possible Futures platform and drawing on his more than 20 years of experience in arts and culture, Mikolaj initiated the Wellbeing Culture Forum to catalyse debate about art, architecture, sustainability, and the future of city planning.

Mikolaj is a member of the Davos Baukultur Alliance and the World Economic Forum Global Commission on Nature Positive Cities. He is also a board member of the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and Mobility (IKEM) and green fintech company AxessImpact, as well as the World Sport Summit. A speaker and frequent contributor at global convenings, Mikolaj regularly engages at WEF, COP, Frieze, Art Basel and the Venice Art & Architecture Biennales.

Derek is the founder of Dharma Investments, advising triple bottom line enterprises on capital raising and business development and impact investors on their portfolios, in particular related to NbS, regenerative agri-food systems and decarbonization technologies. He was recently a Sustainable Land Use Consultant at UNEP FI, working with banks and agro stakeholders on adopting deforestation free financial instruments. Derek co-founded Awí Superfoods, a food-for-good-tech promoting regenerative nutrition through agroforestry and superfoods, one of the WEF’s Amazon Bioeconomy Challenge winners. Beginning his career at JPMorgan, he has two decades of experience in impact and angel investing, M&A, capital raising, turnarounds, and SME finance. Derek has a B.A. from Duke University, a Sustainable Finance Certificate from CISL and was an Anthony Robbins Platinum Partner.

With a decade of experience in digital transformation, Alexandre Couture has had the privilege of guiding businesses through innovative digital strategies. As the founder and CEO of Bubble-Go in Switzerland, Portugal and Madagascar, Alexandre has been part of a journey that emphasizes sustainable digital innovation and responsible business practices.

Audrey Selian serves as Director of Artha Impact (Rianta Capital Zurich), a dedicated advisory to the Singh Family Trust and is co-founder of Artha Networks Inc. (ANI), a SaaS platform that has been licensed to various ecosystem-building organizations working to support investment discovery and collaboration across various sectors and geographies. Audrey’s focus within the Artha portfolio has been on the deployment of private capital to high impact businesses serving the underserved in India. Audrey has served as advisor to Halloran, is co-founder of ImpactforBreakfast, a network of over 3,100+ people across 30+ cities, and is also co-founder of Impact Hub Yerevan in Armenia, and of Baraka Impact (an emerging market focused health-focused investment platform). Audrey holds degrees from the Fletcher School at Tufts University (PhD, MALD), the L.S.E. (MSc) and Wellesley College (BA). In 2003-4 she was a doctoral fellow at Harvard in 2004-5.  In 2022, she co-edited a book called “The Business of Building a Better World” with Prof. David Cooperrider from Case Western Reserve, published by Berrett Koehler Publishers in 2022.

Economist by training, Elisa’s background is in international trade and development of sustainable value chains, with keen interest in circular economy solutions to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. With previous experience both in the private sector and in international organisations, Elisa currently works at the African Development Bank’s Climate Change and Green Growth Department. She manages the project portfolio of the Africa Circular Economy Facility ACEF, a multi-donor trust fund aiming at mainstreaming the circular economy as an inclusive green growth development model for improved livelihoods and enhanced resilience in Africa. She is also part of multi-stakeholder working groups developing financing solutions, policy and practices for circular economy.

Thomas Yapo holds a master’s degree in econometrics from Paris X University and a master’s degree in management from the Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris.

Besides this training in these renowned organizations, Thomas has 20 years of professional experience in various roles. In 2000, he began his career as a Strategy Consultant to develop small and medium-sized enterprises between France and the United States of America. From 2002, he became an Investment Advisor whose main function was to market the investment solutions of banks and insurance companies. During these years, his network asked him to intervene on projects in sub-Saharan Africa (finding financing for companies, setting up public-private partnerships, etc.). The success in dealing with these issues led the United Nations to recruit him in 2017 as an Economic and Financial Consultant to work on specific issues related to the 2030 sustainable development goals in developing countries. For this, he has done extensive research on climate change and resilience/adaptation.

Thomas has a strong expertise in finance and renewable energy with a strong ability to create and maintain profitable partnerships with business leaders or government officials. Its versatility is highly sought after in complex cases involving several disciplines.

Beris Gwynne began her career as an Australian diplomat, with postings in Vietnam, Poland, Mexico and Nauru. She joined the Australian “aid” agency in 1989 but left after five years to take up a position with World Vision Australia. Subsequent executive appointments in the not for profit sector included The Foundation for Development Cooperation (Brisbane), The Global Water Partnership Organisation (Stockholm) and World Vision International (Geneva) where she lead the creation of WVI’s “Global Accountability” initiative, serving subsequently as Director of WVi’s office and senior representative to the United Nations in Geneva.

In 2016, Beris created an open platform for collaboration (Incitāre) to encourage fresh thinking and mobilise practical action to accelerate the achievement of sustainable development and humanitarian goals. She has post graduate qualifications in International Law and International Relations and has mobilised support for initiatives to promote futures thinking, innovative (futures fit) partnering (digitisation, financing and organisational design) and the recalibration of metrics to accelerate action along transformative pathways.

Tessa is an Operations and Communications lead professional with over 15 years in the Real Estate investment and development, Tourism and the F&B industry.
Previously COO for a leading restaurant and hospitality review legacy brand, Gault & Millau, developing international relationships and learning from the incredible value of building a brand based on community values.
Having worked for a Green build start up, Atome SA, full project and values belief Tessa and the project met resistance from all angles, financial, political and even commercial brought her to the understanding that we have to create real ethical and green concerns into our daily operating objectives. This led to a Masters in Sustainable Transitions in January 2023 at Bologna Business School.
Eager to work within values lead organizations that commit to respecting the planetary boundaries and building them into their corporate agendas.

Dagmawi is a senior investment manager responsible for providing holistic investment solutions as well as strategic investmentt advice to ultra high-net-worth individuals, foundations, families and their family offices. He has extensive experience designing and managing global investment programs that include private assets and responsible (ESG) strategies, covering strategic asset allocation, portfolio construction and implementation on institutional platforms. He is also an active advisory board member of the Axess ThinkTank whose mission is to share knowledge between academicss and practitioners in the financial services industry. Dagmawi holds a Master of Science in Business and Finance from HEC Lausanne University and the Michigan Technological University. He is also a CFA (including ESG investing) and FRM charters holder.

Tony joined RAM AI in 2019 as a Senior Quantitative Researcher and became Co-head of Systematic Macro. His work focuses primarily on extracting market inefficiencies from different sources from traditional fundamentals, market signals, alternative data, and machine learning. Tony started his career at Unigestion in the quantitative equity low volatility team and later became a member of the research and investment committee for Minimum Variance Strategies, where he led the factor investing research group for institutional clients. In 2015, he moved to Edhec Risk Scientific Beta as a Senior Consultant for Risk allocation and factor strategies before going to a major UK pension fund in 2016 to build the in-house systematic equity, co-managing 6 billion GBP as a senior quantitative portfolio manager.

Christian is a passionate entrepreneur & forward-looking manager, dedicated to leand business developments and growth strategies and implement best of breed asset management process & investor nurturing. With over thirty years experience in business development, marketing & establishing networks & investment across asset classes, his vocation is to build a long-term sustainable portfolio of impact investments. Christian is the CEO and Founding Partner of Swiss Financers a company that organizes IPOs as well as Managing Partner & CEO of Providenzia Capital Group (Suisse) SA, which specialized in early stage investments and business nurturing. Christian is also partner at Genii Capital, and prior to that he co-founded Helvetica Wealth Management Partners SA.

Christophe Gironde is a lecturer at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) in Geneva. His main domains for teaching/training and research are agrarian change, livelihoods and human development. He received his Ph.D. in development studies from the Graduate Institute of Development Studies (IUED/University of Geneva) in 2001. His thesis analyses the restoration and transformation of the household economy in rural Vietnam (1985-2000). He has extensive field research experience in rural Vietnam and Cambodia, and previously in the Republic of Congo and Burundi. Before joining the Institute in 2004, he worked as a researcher in Norway (Fafo, International Studies) and lived two years in Vietnam (1996-97) in the frame of his doctoral thesis.

Louis is a Technology Consultant at PwC where he is focused on strategy for emerging technologies. He also coordinates the development of a new Blockchain & Crypto team within PwC Belgium. Prior to joining PwC, Louis completed a master in Innovation & New Sustainable Business Models at ICHEC Brussels Management School and wrote his master thesis on the environmental implications of Blockchain. Alongside his studies, he has contributed to several projects revolving around blockchain. Those include experiences at CryptoLake Consulting (blockchain-related consulting), at VenezVit (use of blockchain & IoT for the optimization of supply chains within the pharmaceutical industry) and at AxessImpact (as part of his final year internship). Because of these experiences, Louis has developed a strong interest in technology and how it can help achieve the sustainable development goals.

Yang is managing partner of Cibola Partners with more than 15 years’ experiences in business advisory for public institutions, private firms and investors in their cross-border business development and investment between China, Europe and Africa, mainly in Environment, Energy, Carbon, climate change mitigation and adaptation projects. She began her career as project manager in the energy and environment field. She then joined a subsidiary of Edmond de Rothschild, worked with major groups, SMEs and investment funds on advisory and technical assistance missions related to the deployment of new sustainable strategies, the creation of investment funds with high social and environmental value and the sourcing and evaluation of cleantech companies. She is experienced on setting up of emission reduction projects under the Green Climate Fund framework, in developing/cross country environmental and carbon assessment of commodities with complexes value chain. Yang holds a MSc in environmental engineering from AgroParisTech and speaks Chinese, French and English.

Dr. Ernst von Kimakowitz is passionate about strengthening the positive impact of business towards a more equitable and more sustainable planet.He is founding Director of the Humanistic Management Center, an independent think tank, learning institution and advisory firm, focused on business ethics and sustainability. He also co-founded and leads the Humanistic Management Network, a global network of scholars, policy makers and management practitioners working towards enhancing the body of knowledge and implementing humanistic management principles. Ernst holds a research position at the University of Lucerne where he is focusing on dignity at work, how respect for our dignity is engrained in organizational behavior and what impact it makes. He holds a M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, an award winning Ph.D. from the Institute for Business Ethics at the University of St.Gallen and has won a Best Symposium in Management Education and Development award at the Academy of Management.

Christian is a Danish & Congolese (DRC) citizen, co-founder of the 4IP Group LLC where he is the Managing Partner after a long career working for a number of International Organizations and Think Tanks, including DIIS, ODI, OECD, UNCTAD, ILO, UNECA, AUC, and African Development Bank, where he got exposed to the Congo Basin Forest Fund, which aims to mobilize resources to finance activities and projects aimed at promoting the equitable and sustainable conservation and management of the Congo Basin forests and ecosystems for poverty alleviation, sustainable social-economic development, regional cooperation and environmental conservation. He is simultaneously the GP of a new Tech Impact Venture Capital Fund – The Invisible Heart Impact Fund and since December 2020 he has been a designated member of the Board of the Swiss Impact Investing Association (SIIA). Christian holds a Ph.D. in Applied Development Economics at successively Centre for Development and Poverty Reduction & Centre for Environmental Policy at Imperial College London & University of London.

Claire is currently a Senior Sustainability Consultant at dss+, an operations consulting firm based in Geneva, where she helps develop and implement ESG-Sustainability Strategies and Roadmaps, with a strong focus on supporting companies on their Energy Transition and Decarbonization transformation journeys. With a strong track record in industry across multiple geographies and sectors, she has consistently delivered value and results for her teams, clients, and stakeholders. She has over 10 years of hands-on experience in both private and non-for profit organizations within multi-cultural and multi-stakeholder environments, her areas of work within the Energy, Chemicals and FMCG industries include Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS), Environmental Mitigation, Water Treatment, Waste Reduction and Elimination, among many others. She previously led the International Carbon Reduction and Offset Alliance (ICROA), a non-profit business association that promotes best practice for credible and high-quality voluntary climate action and supports private sector engagement in the transition towards a net zero world.

Alexandre started his career as an environmental economist at the World Bank before joining the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN in 1997 working on environment and natural resources management. After a PhD in economics from the university of Versailles, he worked as lead environmental economist of a DG Research funded project on natural disasters risk management and he published a book on the economic impacts of climate change and natural disasters. On a regular basis, he collaborates as Senior Expert on development projects related to climate change adaptation, mitigation, disaster risk reduction, and renewable energy with multiple entities such as the USAID, UNDP, JICAc or the European Commission. He is also consulted on topics such as the EU Energy Climate policy and legislation, by various countries to prepare the Climate COPs or to set up national climate funds in relation to the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Since August 2015, he is an expert of the Registration and Issuance Team to the CDM Executive Board of the UNFCCC.

On his many roles, Petri has gathered 30+ years of direct CIO/CEO and over 20 years of ESG/Impact investing experience from managing large scale global portfolios in Finland and Middle East. He gained peer group topping track record as CIO for a pension fund as well as for a SWF where aside of investments, he was in charge of USD 6 billion sharia compliant treasury operations. Last 15 years Petri has been a serial entrepreneur within consulting/financial services, natural capital and real estate, including the launching of 2 asset management companies as well as 10+ funds incl. Timberland/Multi-Asset/ and ESG driven Emerging/Frontier Equity Funds. In 2020 he co-founded the Impact Innovation Institute and co-authored an academic paper “Introduction to Sustainable Portfolio Theory”, which is a practical decision making framework for Sustainable Investing. His passion is focused on transforming change of mindset within investments and finance. The recently drafted article “Introduction to Sustainable Portfolio Theory” is illustrating the actionable roadmap into the future of investing including a drafted theory/impact investing framework focusing on intentionality and collaboration as new tools for generating excellent outcomes.

Cecilia (Sid) Embree, a Canadian citizen, specializes in business and project development,management and financing for low-carbon and clean energy businesses and investors. For +18 years, she consulted with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) where she raised +$50M to start up their carbon trading activities and was a key team member responsible for +$75M in carbon funds management, deal origination and due diligence, contract structuring, and portfolio management. She also advised IFC on bond structuring, portfolio development and deal negotiations for its $152M Forest (REDD) Bond. During the 2000s, she set up and operated AtmosClear Canada’s retail and wholesale carbon business. During the past 3 years, Sid led development of the Jaguar Corridor Investment Fund, a +$100M fund to invest in enterprises operating in mature and emerging conservation and carbon markets in Latin America. In addition, Sid advised the IDB on design considerations for a $200M biodiversity bond and separately developed a model for a carbon-linked biodiversity bond. She has an MBA in finance and international business from New York University, a master’s degree in environmental studies (York University), and a bachelor’s degree in urban & regional planning and environment & resources management (University of Waterloo).

Dr. Luciano Giannini, CEO and Founder of E4SD (Energy for Sustainable Development), graduated in Physics at the University of Rome, throughout his decades of professional life has been working mainly in the energy sector (nuclear, fossil and renewables sources), Artificial intelligence and rational use of natural resources, as University Professor and researcher (CNR, JRC European Ispra, Stanford Research Institute etc) and manager in important multinational companies (ENI, ABB, Alstom etc) in Italy and abroad. He has many years of experience in the processes of internationalization of SMEs, operating in the field of Clean Technology (Circular Economy, Smart Farming, Rural Bio Architecture, Water treatment, Renewable Energy etc) applied particularly in remote areas as well as creating a network among companies, research centres and universities (Polytechnic University of Milan, Bicocca University, RSE, ENEA etc). He is the author of several scientific publications and testimonies at important international conferences. President of the Energy Commission of the Association of Managers of Industrial Companies of Lombardy (ALDAI), member of the Executive Committee of AEIT (Italian Association of Electrotechnics, Electronics, Automation, Computer Science and Telecommunications) and of the Scientific Committee of the Planet Life Economy Foundation (PLEF).Today is also Professor of Digital Energy and Sustainable Development at the Green Foundation (Italy)

Director at the Impact and Sustainability accelerator that he launched for the Founder Institute, and Geneva ambassador for Top Tier Impact, Andrea is a coder since the age of 13, and spent his early career years in Corporates such as PwC, Bracco and Hewlett Packard at EMEA level, in finance, operations and sales. Since 2010 Andrea has devoted himself to Impact tech, co-founding a venture incubator and a responsible travel venture. He has been General Manager in one of the biggest European fair trade companies, and led an Impact Tech accelerator in Geneva. Andrea has been Board member in the Italian national startup association leading the Open Innovation Chapter, established under the patronage of the Ministry of Economic Development. He is also Board member and mentor or advisor to foundations, VC firms, accelerators, start-ups, speaker in events and contract professor for universities.