World-renowned keynote speakers
G-STIC Conference October 2021
H.E. Prakash Javadekar
(TBC)
Government of India
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Dumisani Mthembu
(TBC)
Government of South Africa
Senior Specialist Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Department of Science and Innovation
Senior Specialist Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Department of Science and Innovation
H.E. António Guterres
United Nations
Secretary-General
Secretary-General
H.E. Peter Thomson
United Nations
Special Envoy for the Ocean
Special Envoy for the Ocean
H.E. Amani Abou-Zeid
African Union Commission
Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy
Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy
H.E. Lazarus Chakwera
Republic of Malawi
President
President
H.E. Mohammed Hassain Abdullahi
Ministry of Science and Technology (Nigeria)
Minister of State
Minister of State
H.E. Jan Jambon
Government of Flanders
Minister-President
Minister-President
H.E. Prakash Javadekar
(TBC)
Government of India
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
H.E. Gajendra Singh Shekhawat
Government of India
Union Minister for Jal Shakti
Union Minister for Jal Shakti
Mohamed Alhosani
Bee’ah
CEO of Consultancy, Research and Innovation
CEO of Consultancy, Research and Innovation
Inger Andersen
(TBC)
UNEP
Executive Director
Executive Director
Thulani Dlamini
Council for Industrial and Scientific Research
CEO
CEO
Isabelle Durant
UNCTAD
Deputy Secretary-General
Deputy Secretary-General
Dirk Fransaer
VITO
Managing Director
Managing Director
Paulo Gadelha
Fiocruz
Former President, Coordinator Strategy for 2030 Agenda
Former President, Coordinator Strategy for 2030 Agenda
Jan Goossens
Aquafin
CEO
CEO
Ilham Kadri
Solvay
CEO
CEO
Kim Kyoung-Woong
International Environmental Research Institute
Director
Director
Dumisani Mthembu
(TBC)
Government of South Africa
Senior Specialist Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Department of Science and Innovation
Senior Specialist Multilateral Environmental Agreements, Department of Science and Innovation
Hussain Mohammed Al Mahmoudi
Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park
CEO
CEO
Rose Mwebaza
Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)
Director
Director
Edvaldo Nogueira
Brazil
Mayor of Aracaju
Mayor of Aracaju
Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
United Nations
SDG Advocate
SDG Advocate
Arya Rajendran
Trivandrum
Mayor
Mayor
H.E. Jairam Ramesh
Former India Minister of Environment
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha)
Carlos Roberto Martins Rodrigues Sobrinho
Ceará, Brazil
Secretary of Health
Secretary of Health
Okechukwu Ukwuoma
NACETEM
Director-General
Director-General
TOP EXPERTS
G-STIC Conference October 2021
Els van Doesburg
Vice Mayor & Municipal councillor and Chairwoman of the Council for Equal Opportunities, Integration and Inclusion, City of Antwerp, Belgium & Chair of the ZNA group
Steven Vanonckelen
Government of Flanders
Expert Partnerships at Department of Environment and Spatial Planning
Expert Partnerships at Department of Environment and Spatial Planning
Shamika N. Sirimanne
UNCTAD
Director, Technology and Logistics Division
Director, Technology and Logistics Division
Noah Faase
Anheuser-Bush InBev
Head of Global Treasury
Head of Global Treasury
Shipra Narang Suri
UN-Habitat
Chief, Urban Practices Branch
Chief, Urban Practices Branch
Norliza Hashim
Urbanice Malaysia
CEO
CEO
Els van Doesburg
Vice Mayor & Municipal councillor and Chairwoman of the Council for Equal Opportunities, Integration and Inclusion, City of Antwerp, Belgium & Chair of the ZNA group
Sandra Piesik
3 Ideas B.V.
Director
Director
Sampathkumar Veeraraghavan
IEEE
Global Chair, 2021 IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee
Global Chair, 2021 IEEE Humanitarian Activities Committee
Smt. D. Thara
Government of India
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Joint Secretary, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
Leen Govaerts
VITO
Unit Manager Smart Energy & Built Environment
Unit Manager Smart Energy & Built Environment
Ken Stauffer
IEEE Entrepreneurship
Chair
Chair
Bibiana Andrea Cuartas Torres
IPSE
Deputy Director of Planning and Promotion of Energy Solutions
Deputy Director of Planning and Promotion of Energy Solutions
Marco van der Ree
Global Reporting Initiative
former Chief Development Officer
former Chief Development Officer
Ajay Poddar
Synergy Microwave
Chief Scientist
Chief Scientist
Katie Hoard
ABInBev
Global Director Sustainability & ESG
Global Director Sustainability & ESG
Davar Ardalan
IVOW AI, Inc.
Founder
Founder
Fernando Guarin
Global Foundries
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Distinguished Member of Technical Staff
Nadja Picard
PWC
Partner and Global Reporting Leader
Partner and Global Reporting Leader
Stan Chen
RecycleGO
CEO & Co-Founder
CEO & Co-Founder
Susan Kathy Land
IEEE
2021 IEEE President & CEO
2021 IEEE President & CEO
Titus Fossgard-Moser
Equinor
Head of Environment and Reporting
Head of Environment and Reporting
Steven Krekels
VITO
Unit Manager Remote Sensing
Unit Manager Remote Sensing
Sean Kidney
Climate Bonds Initiative
CEO
CEO
Ranjit Barthakur
Balipara Foundation
Founder & President
Founder & President
Kay Van Damme
Ghent University
Researcher & Nature Specialist
Researcher & Nature Specialist
Robert Spruijt
ING
Head Sustainable Finance EMEA
Head Sustainable Finance EMEA
Steven Vanonckelen
Government of Flanders
Expert Partnerships at Department of Environment and Spatial Planning
Expert Partnerships at Department of Environment and Spatial Planning
Jan De Jaeck
ING
Sustainable Finance Lead Belgium, Luxembourg and Nordic
Sustainable Finance Lead Belgium, Luxembourg and Nordic
Sabine Content
Global Reporting Initiative
Director Corporate and Stakeholder Engagement
Director Corporate and Stakeholder Engagement
Alexandre Pouille
Anheuser-Bush InBev
Vice President Finance Europe
Vice President Finance Europe