2024 Speakers

Heinz Zeller

Heinz initially worked in chemical research, first on anti-malaria and later on biodegradable polymers. Moved on to project management and completed a Bachelor of Science in Information Systems.

He joined HUGO BOSS Ticino, South Switzerland, in 1998 with the responsibility to insource all existing textile and leather licensees, taking over the responsibility of logistics and participated at various corporate business-reengineering projects.

After the completion of the Cert. Adv. Study (CAS) in CSR, he established the HUGO BOSS sustainability road map and the sustainability strategy. Based on this, the required structures and programs were implemented, and he led the various involved departments to publish the first sustainability report in 2013. The results of this work are many recognitions like CDP DACH sector leader, robecosam industry mover or the listing in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index 2017.

Moreover, he created important public documents like the three whitepapers on Natural Capital Valuation or policies for the environment, plant based materials, animal welfare, responsible products and more with the help of some well-known cotton and fiber experts as well other field experts

Simon Kraemer

Lesley Mitchell

Peter Fröhlich

Michael Kavanagh

Alain Vidal

Alex Godfrey

Giovanni Causapruno

Caroline Slootweg

Patrick Holden

Laura Thissen

Dominik Klauser

Jaap Strengers

Dana Rakha-Michalon

Dana manages the work on scaling Regenerative Agriculture in OP2B with an aim to catalyze collective investments in landscape projects with leading business. She also manages the work on driving alignment of an integrated Reg Ag measurement architecture in WBCSD, with 50 member companies and 20 ecosystem partners participating in consolidating measurement frameworks as well as strengthening the measurement infrastructure.

Dana is an agronomist and landscape architect, specialized in environmental management. Prior to joining WBCSD, she has worked for 10 years managing large-scale landscape projects in France and the Middle East. She also holds an MBA with a specialization in Strategy & Multinational Enterprise Management from EMlyon Business school.

Daniel Bertani Lopes da Costa

Stéphane Hallaire

Stéphane created Reforest'Action in 2010 to enable companies to act in favor of forests, climate and biodiversity. He brings the voice of forest and agricultural landscapes to international private sector leaders to help them make their companies' business models and value chains more regenerative and circular through high-quality agroforestry and forestry projects. 

As co-initiator of the Global Forest Summit, Stéphane is helping to strengthen the global multi-stakeholder dialogue for forest protection and restoration. He also plays a prominent role in the Circular Bioeconomy Alliance founded by King Charles III as part of the Sustainable Markets Initiative.

Tanzer Bilgen

Jonathan Sullivan

Ben Makowiecki

Michael Wironen

Yanniek Schoonhoven

João Roseiro

Timothée Murillo

Amy Nguyen

Dr. Robert Gerlach

Robyn Cooper

Maeve Campbell

Sarah Lockwood

Carl Atkin-House

Carl is a senior member of the investment team at Climate Asset Management, a joint venture between HSBC Asset Management and Pollination with the ambition to create the world’s leading asset management company in natural capital.  He is responsible for strategy, pipeline, deal management and transaction execution for the Natural Capital Strategy which invests in a diversified portfolio of regenerative agriculture, sustainable forestry and environmental assets across North America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand.  He is a member of the firm’s Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) working group and a director of the Strategy’s European local operating companies, farming over 3,000 ha of perennial crops across Spain and Portugal.

Reina Ovinge

Chantal van Ham

Jolijn Zwart- van Kessel

Sophie Gregory

Rudolf Overbeek

Laura Misani