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Shérazade is an international legal and business expert with more than 15 years of professional experiences related to the management of projects in developed and emerging countries. Speaker at international conferences on environmental issues related to climate change and businesses. Member of the CIDCE (Centre international de Droit Comparé de l’Environnement) and of the GNHRE (Global Network for Human Rights and the Environment). She is also a lecturer in international trade and environmental law at the University of Limoges. Shérazade was trained as a Climate Leader in Berlin in 2018. Shérazade has lived and worked many years in Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Tunisia and she is now in Limoges, France where she served since 2020 as a city councilor.

Enno W. Steffens is a consultant, trainer and speaker on sustainability and communication. His guiding principle: Planet, People, Profit. With Enno’s support, companies and organizations not only achieve the crucial transition to renewables, they also secure their long-term viability and help safeguard everyone’s existence on a sustainable planet. Enno studied engineering and holds an MBA. Throughout all stages of his career in the utilities industry, he has supported companies in transitioning into sustainable enterprises by focusing on renewable energy and responsible processes. Today he is a passionate SDG advocate and an official Climate Reality Leader. 

Dr Paola Fiore is a sustainability management and communications specialist, sustainability professional coach and climate change advocate. Paola partners with corporate and non-profit management to create a culture of sustainability, put responsible leadership principles into practice, and find the right balance between economic, social, environmental and climate policies to drive innovative, sustainable business prosperity, increase profits and enhance brand reputation. She empowers old and new generations of innovators and leaders by helping them to define their vision, strategies and goals, as well as to refine their accountability and decision-making process and lead personal and organisational change towards sustainability and climate resilience.

Christina Carlmark is a Senior Sustainability Specialist who has been active working with sustainability in the business community since the late 90´s. With a background from Stockholm School of Economics and Business Administration,  she connects the climate crisis as well as biodiversity loss to business strategy. Throughout her career, she has been working with IT and digitalization, and she sees these technologies as key enablers in building sustainable societies. To find new solutions as well as create joint buy in, Christina has used café dialogue technics together with MIT. Christina is an appreciated communicator, and she has delivered 75+ climate presentations in the business community, always connecting the climate crisis to company as well as individual action.

Patryk Bialas is an urban activist and campaigner. He is the leader of the urban movement BoMiasto and is one of the founders of the Silesian Climate Movement. He is also the director of the Centre for Innovation and Expertise at the Europe-Centrum Science and Technology Park in Katowice. He was leader of Katowice Smog Alert for years. Patryk Bialas has worked for many years in the fields of regional development and the commercialisation and transfer of technology. His areas of interest include the green economy, air quality improvement, renewable energy and energy efficiency in buildings. Since 2019, Patryk has served as a Katowice city councillor.

Alvaro Rodriguez is the founder and director of the environmental services company Arka Consulting in Madrid. With a doctorate in circular economy from Complutense University of Madrid, he is an expert on recycling, energy efficiency, sustainable construction, climate change and sustainable mobility. Alvaro was the first chair of the International Environment Council at the global recycling industry federation the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR). He is the communication, corporate social responsibility and international director at the Spanish Association of Communication Directors (DIRCOM), and director for environment and renewable energies at the IMF Business School in Madrid.

Francesca Camilla Bruno is the regional coordinator for Switzerland. As a global business developer, her professional experience spans multi-sector projects ranging from impact venture capital, agriculture and commodity investments to air quality control systems, climate and environmental impact assessment. Having trained as an environmental engineer, Francesca is a passionate advocate of positive global transformation, with a strong drive for ethical global development and sustainable growth. She enjoys analysing complex topics and designing opportunities for, and innovative approaches to, the development of sustainable strategies and solutions. Her ambition is to integrate the vision of sustainable and ethical growth into the dynamics of the business world.

A life-long activist, Mark Chivers has focused on climate campaigns and initiatives for over a decade. Having qualified as an engineer, he has worked in financial services for much of his career alongside activism and studying for a BSc in geography and environmental science. He co-founded, and now leads, the Zero Carbon Dorset project, which aims to identify what the County of Dorset (c. 780,000 residents) needs to do to be a net zero county by 2030. This involves engaging stakeholders across local government, academia, businesses and community organisations to define, measure and track progress towards this goal. Mark trained as a Climate Leader in Istanbul in 2013 and has been the UK volunteer coordinator for Climate Reality Europe since late 2019.

Can Şimşek (pronounced as John Shimshack) is a technology entrepreneur who has co-founded and scaled several start-ups in cyber intelligence, cyber security, fin-tech and mar-tech areas. He enjoys communications, marketing, sales & strategy roles in technology ventures. Besides his professional interests, he has studied engineering physics and has been an enthusiast of solar & wind energy technologies since his college years.

Rachel Power is a PR and Communications professional specialising in Climate Change Communications. With a background in Journalism she has managed PR campaigns in Ireland and Europe and led the Communications Team that returned the Irish Green Party to parliament in 2016. In her home city of Cork she is Chair of Wilton Justice Group which advocates for intergenerational climate justice. She is also a member of the Management Committee of Cork Environmental Forum. Rachel is currently working in Ocean Energy research and studying for a Master’s degree in Climate Change – Policy, Media and Society at Dublin City University.

Sander vanAttekum has spent much of his life questioning the structure of our system; and is determined to help resolve some of these shortcomings. He believes that we have an unique moment to create a better world for all of us. Not only can we resolve Climate Change, we have the opportunity to come out thriving and create a safer planet, while increasing equality and well-being for everyone. 
Sander has founded several online companies, lived in five different countries, is the founder of CarbonPirates and dedicates a lot of free time organizing events around Climate Change. He is currently writing a book about ways we could change our society. Sander was trained as a Climate Reality Leader in Minneapolis in 2019.