World-renowned keynote speakers
G-STIC Conference October 2021

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

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

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

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