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. 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

H.E. Zakia Khattabi
Minister of Climate, Environment, Sustainable Development and Green Deal
Federal Government of Belgium
Federal Government of Belgium

H.E. Ole Johan Sandvær
Norway
Commissioner General
Commissioner General

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

Helen Clark
Former Prime Minister of New Zealand, Former administrator UNDP

Dirk Fransaer
VITO
Managing Director
Managing Director

Chad Frishmann
Drawdown
Senior Director Research and Technology
Senior Director Research and Technology

Paulo Gadelha
Fiocruz
Former President, Coordinator Strategy for 2030 Agenda
Former President, Coordinator Strategy for 2030 Agenda

Steven J. Hoffmann
Canadian Institutes of Health Research
Scientific Director IPPH
Scientific Director IPPH

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

Maria Neira
WHO
Director of Environmental Health
Director of Environmental Health

Jeffrey Sachs
SDSN
President
President

H.E. Tinne Van der Straeten
Belgium
Federal Minister of Energy
Federal Minister of Energy

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
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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

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