Meet world-renowned keynote speakers during the G-STIC conference January 2022
Get inspired by real-life examples of technological solutions for the SDGs
H.E. Reem Al Hashimi
(TBC)
United Arab Emirates
Minister of State for International Cooperation
Minister of State for International Cooperation
H.E. Zakia Khattabi
Minister of Climate, Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal
Federal Government of Belgium
Federal Government of Belgium
Leymah Gbowee
2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; African peace activist; Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa Founder and President
Alexandre Lyambabaje
Vice Chancellor of University of Rwanda; former Executive Secretary of the Inter-University Council for East Africa
Mariana Mazzucato
Professor Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London, Director & Founder, UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose
H.E. António Guterres
United Nations
Secretary-General
Secretary-General
H.E. Reem Al Hashimi
(TBC)
United Arab Emirates
Minister of State for International Cooperation
Minister of State for International Cooperation
H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)
Managing Director & CEO
Managing Director & CEO
H.E. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi
United Arab Emirates
Minister of State for Foreign Trade
Minister of State for Foreign Trade
Leymah Gbowee
2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate; African peace activist; Gbowee Peace Foundation Africa Founder and President
Kehkashan Basu
Founder-President, Green Hope Foundation, UN Human Rights Champion
Hans Bruyninckx
European Environment Agency
Executive Director
Executive Director
Dirk Fransaer
VITO
Managing Director
Managing Director
Paulo Gadelha
Fiocruz
Former President, Coordinator Strategy for 2030 Agenda
Former President, Coordinator Strategy for 2030 Agenda
Mariana Mazzucato
Professor Economics of Innovation and Public Value, University College London, Director & Founder, UCL Institute for Innovation & Public Purpose
Jeffrey Sachs
SDSN
President
President
HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH TOP EXPERTS DURING THE G-STIC CONFERENCE JANUARY 2022
Get new insights about technological solutions for the SDGs
Nibal Idlebi
Chief of Innovation at UN-ESCWA, Senior expert in Technology for Development, Digital Government and Knowledge Society
Chol Bunnag
Thammasat University
Assistant Professor at Faculty of Economics
Assistant Professor at Faculty of Economics
Koen Meert
Emaar
Senior Director Design & Development
Senior Director Design & Development
Zitouni Ould-Dada
FAO
Deputy Director Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment
Deputy Director Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment
Gileno Gurjão Barreto
Serpro
CEO
CEO
Tamer Atabarut
(TBC)
Executive Director
SDSN Turkey
SDSN Turkey
Carolin Spirinckx
VITO
Project Manager Sustainable Built Environment
Project Manager Sustainable Built Environment
Leen Govaerts
VITO
Unit Manager Smart Energy & Built Environment
Unit Manager Smart Energy & Built Environment
Carl Obst
Institute for the Development of Environmental-Economic Accounting (IDEEA)
Director
Director
Anne Teller
European Commission
DG Environment
DG Environment
Noella Nibakuze
MASS Design Group
Design Associate
Design Associate
Marco van der Ree
Global Reporting Initiative
former Chief Development Officer
former Chief Development Officer
Alessandra Alfieri
United Nations Statistics Division
Chief of Environmental-Economic Accounting
Chief of Environmental-Economic Accounting
Michiel Ritzen
VITO
Senior Expert Circularity in the Built Environment
Senior Expert Circularity in the Built Environment
Christian Tock
Ministry of Economy
Deputy Director General
Deputy Director General
Davar Ardalan
IVOW AI, Inc.
Founder
Founder
Bruno Smets
VITO
R&D Project Manager Natural Capital Accounting
R&D Project Manager Natural Capital Accounting
Bruno Reyntjens
VITO
Commercial Director
Commercial Director
Gloria See
Edge Effects LLC
Founder
Founder
Stan Chen
RecycleGO
CEO & Co-Founder
CEO & Co-Founder
Mark Gough
Capitals Coalition
CEO
CEO
Ine Baetens
Government of Flanders
Expert Sustainable Development
Expert Sustainable Development
Maria Elvira Zeman
Turbulent
Sales Director
Sales Director
Nibal Idlebi
Chief of Innovation at UN-ESCWA, Senior expert in Technology for Development, Digital Government and Knowledge Society
Paul Donovan
UBS Global Wealth Management
Managing Director, Chief Economist
Managing Director, Chief Economist
Walter Buydens
Turbulent
CEO
CEO
Joeri Hamal
Thio Materials
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
Steven Krekels
VITO
Unit Manager Remote Sensing
Unit Manager Remote Sensing
Jessica Espey
Director, Jessica Espey & Associates & Senior Advisor to the SDSN
Dion van Oirschot
Rietland
Director
Director
Marcela Main
UNFCCC
Project manager-Resilience Frontiers
Project manager-Resilience Frontiers
Jihee Son
Green Technology Center
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
Syed Munir Khasru
The Institute for Policy and Governance (IPAG)
Chairman
Chairman
Vicky Noens
Department Environment and Spatial Development
Advisor International Policy
Advisor International Policy
Gina Lucarelli
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Team Leader, Accelerator Labs
Team Leader, Accelerator Labs
Carlos Eduardo Dominguez Moreno
ADSEI
Consultant in envirmonmental projects Carbon Bond
Consultant in envirmonmental projects Carbon Bond
Sandra Piesik
3 Ideas B.V.
Director
Director
David Leyssens
Rikolto
Regional Director East-Africa
Regional Director East-Africa
Nadim Choucair
Founder, 2030 Cabinet & Co-Founder, Global Goals Directory
Stéphanie Laulhé Shaelou
Professor of European Law and Reform at UCLan Cyprus, Founder of ICLAIM
Youssef Nassef
UNFCCC
Director Adaptation
Director Adaptation
Mariam Al-Foudery
Agility
Group Chief Marketing Officer
Group Chief Marketing Officer
Jacob Bossaer
BOSAQ
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO