HELIOZ is an Austrian Social Enterprise that develops climate projects with its own innovation for water disinfection resulting in carbon offsets for the voluntary market. With its “WADI” device, HELIOZ is providing safe drinking water to thousands of families across India, Africa, and Southeast Asia – creating high social, economic, and environmental impact

HELIOZ is an Austrian Social Enterprise that develops climate projects with its own innovation for water disinfection resulting in carbon offsets for the voluntary market. With its “WADI” device, HELIOZ is providing safe drinking water to thousands of families across India, Africa, and Southeast Asia – creating high social, economic, and environmental impact

HELIOZ is an Austrian Social Enterprise that develops climate projects with its own innovation for water disinfection resulting in carbon offsets for the voluntary market. With its “WADI” device, HELIOZ is providing safe drinking water to thousands of families across India, Africa, and Southeast Asia – creating high social, economic, and environmental impact

HELIOZ is an Austrian Social Enterprise that develops climate projects with its own innovation for water disinfection resulting in carbon offsets for the voluntary market. With its “WADI” device, HELIOZ is providing safe drinking water to thousands of families across India, Africa, and Southeast Asia – creating high social, economic, and environmental impact

​Stefan Rahmstorf is Professor of Ocean Physics at the University of Potsdam and Head of the Earth System Analysis Department at PIK. In 2017, he was the first scientist outside the USA to be awarded the Climate Communication Prize.

Jim Giles is vice president of the Net Zero program at GreenBiz. He is responsible for developing VERGE Carbon, a conference dedicated to the business opportunities in the emerging carbon economy and VERGE Net Zero, a new standalone event designed to help companies navigate to a climate-positive future.

Jim Giles is vice president of the Net Zero program at GreenBiz. He is responsible for developing VERGE Carbon, a conference dedicated to the business opportunities in the emerging carbon economy and VERGE Net Zero, a new standalone event designed to help companies navigate to a climate-positive future.

Jim Giles

GreenBiz

Vice President Net Zero

Yvonne Zwick undertook various positions in the office of the German Council for Sustainable Development from 2004 onwards. She works as an expert in EFRAG's SME working group, which is developing the European sustainability reporting standard for companies.

Yvonne Jamal is  specialized in sustainable procurement and wants to ensure that sustainable action becomes the standard for the economy by imparting relevant knowledge, connecting people and organizations and working for the implementation  of the 17 SDGs.

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Yvonne Jamal is  specialized in sustainable procurement and wants to ensure that sustainable action becomes the standard for the economy by imparting relevant knowledge, connecting people and organizations and working for the implementation  of the 17 SDGs.

Yvonne Jamal

JARO Institut . e.V.

Founder & CEO

Yvonne Zwick undertook various positions in the office of the German Council for Sustainable Development from 2004 onwards. She works as an expert in EFRAG's SME working group, which is developing the European sustainability reporting standard for companies.

Yvonne Jamal is  specialized in sustainable procurement and wants to ensure that sustainable action becomes the standard for the economy by imparting relevant knowledge, connecting people and organizations and working for the implementation  of the 17 SDGs.

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Peter Renner is a political scientist specialized in international politics. He has held leadership positions in various non-governmental organizations for 20 years and, most recently, he served as the executive director of a development cooperation foundation with 640 employees.

Peter Renner

Foundation Development and Climate Alliance

CEO

Yvonne Zwick undertook various positions in the office of the German Council for Sustainable Development from 2004 onwards. She works as an expert in EFRAG's SME working group, which is developing the European sustainability reporting standard for companies.

Yvonne Jamal is  specialized in sustainable procurement and wants to ensure that sustainable action becomes the standard for the economy by imparting relevant knowledge, connecting people and organizations and working for the implementation  of the 17 SDGs.

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Alice Schmidt has spent  22+ years as global sustainability advisor and business consultant and has worked for UN agencies, the European Commission, the African Union, the World Bank and many more. She runs a sustainability consultancy firm and acts as board or jury member for several sustainability institutions. Alice regularly publishes about climate and other sustainability issues.

Alice Schmidt

Global Sustainability Advisor & Author

​Stefan Rahmstorf is Professor of Ocean Physics at the University of Potsdam and Head of the Earth System Analysis Department at PIK. In 2017, he was the first scientist outside the USA to be awarded the Climate Communication Prize.

Jim Giles is vice president of the Net Zero program at GreenBiz. He is responsible for developing VERGE Carbon, a conference dedicated to the business opportunities in the emerging carbon economy and VERGE Net Zero, a new standalone event designed to help companies navigate to a climate-positive future.

 Jonathan is the Executive Director of Project Drawdown, the world's leading climate solutions organisation. Project Drawdown's mission is to help the world reach "drawdown" - the point in the future when GHG concentrations in the atmosphere stop increasing and steadily decrease, stopping catastrophic climate change - as quickly, safely and equitably as possible.

Dr. Jonathan Foley

Project Drawdown

Executive Officer

Yvonne Zwick undertook various positions in the office of the German Council for Sustainable Development from 2004 onwards. She works as an expert in EFRAG's SME working group, which is developing the European sustainability reporting standard for companies.

Yvonne Jamal is  specialized in sustainable procurement and wants to ensure that sustainable action becomes the standard for the economy by imparting relevant knowledge, connecting people and organizations and working for the implementation  of the 17 SDGs.

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Fiona began her career focusing on student support in higher education. She worked in the UK, France, Germany before moving to Australia to pursue a Masters in International Development. During her time in Australia, Fiona led an Emergency Services team for the Red Cross to support victims of the 2019 Bushfire season.

Fiona Macklin

Race to Zero

Campaign Manager

Yvonne Zwick undertook various positions in the office of the German Council for Sustainable Development from 2004 onwards. She works as an expert in EFRAG's SME working group, which is developing the European sustainability reporting standard for companies.

Yvonne Jamal is  specialized in sustainable procurement and wants to ensure that sustainable action becomes the standard for the economy by imparting relevant knowledge, connecting people and organizations and working for the implementation  of the 17 SDGs.

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Dr. Martin Bethke  is responsible for all industry and corporate cooperations for WWF Germany. He is also also Managing Director of the PANDA Promotion Company (PFG) the licensing and sustainability consultancy of WWF in Germany.

Dr. Martin Bethke

WWF

Executive Officer Markets & Business

Yvonne Zwick undertook various positions in the office of the German Council for Sustainable Development from 2004 onwards. She works as an expert in EFRAG's SME working group, which is developing the European sustainability reporting standard for companies.

Yvonne Jamal is  specialized in sustainable procurement and wants to ensure that sustainable action becomes the standard for the economy by imparting relevant knowledge, connecting people and organizations and working for the implementation  of the 17 SDGs.

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With a background in sustainability science and with hands-on experience in sustainability assessments, Theresa helps companies in understanding their own climate performance and identifying individual action areas for decarbonization. She also advises companies on increasing the climate transparency of their supply chains by assessing the climate maturity of suppliers.

Theresa Wenning

THE CLIMATE CHOICE

Climate Performance Analyst

​Stefan Rahmstorf is Professor of Ocean Physics at the University of Potsdam and Head of the Earth System Analysis Department at PIK. In 2017, he was the first scientist outside the USA to be awarded the Climate Communication Prize.

Jim Giles is vice president of the Net Zero program at GreenBiz. He is responsible for developing VERGE Carbon, a conference dedicated to the business opportunities in the emerging carbon economy and VERGE Net Zero, a new standalone event designed to help companies navigate to a climate-positive future.

​Yasha previously founded the SaaS company resmio.com and built it into one of the leading restaurant software providers in Germany as CEO until 2017. Afterwards, he supported various tech start-ups in fundraising, management and sales issues.

Yasha Tarani

THE CLIMATE CHOICE

Co-Founder & CEO

Yvonne Zwick undertook various positions in the office of the German Council for Sustainable Development from 2004 onwards. She works as an expert in EFRAG's SME working group, which is developing the European sustainability reporting standard for companies.

Yvonne Jamal is  specialized in sustainable procurement and wants to ensure that sustainable action becomes the standard for the economy by imparting relevant knowledge, connecting people and organizations and working for the implementation  of the 17 SDGs.

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​In recent years, Lara gained extensive experience in the Climate Tech industry as Co-Founder of MOWEA (modular wind turbines), Venture Developer of Weeve.network (IoT Data Platform) and Corporate Accelerator Manager DACH at Climate KIC.

Lara Obst

THE CLIMATE CHOICE

Co-Founder &

Chief Sustainability Officer