edie 23: 13th Annual Sustainability Leaders Forum 2023 | Faversham House | 28 February 2023 | etc.venues 133 Houndsditch, 133 Houndsditch, London EC3A 7BX, UK

An evolution of the multi-award-winning Sustainability Leaders Forum, this event is the premier annual event dedicated to achieving environmental and social transformations through courageous business leadership.

2023 Speakers

Adam Berman
Deputy Policy Director, Energy UK

Adam Elman
Head of Sustainability, Google

Adam Goves
Sector Lead, Manufacturing & Infrastructure, IES

Alex Beasley
Country Manager for UK, Ireland & Nordics, Patagonia

Alex Robinson
Chief Executive, Hubbub

Amanda Barnes
CEO, Faversham House

Anne Coleman
Senior Net Zero Engagement Lead, NHS England

Annelie Selander
Chief Sustainability Officer, WSH

Anuradha Chugh
CEO, Pukka Herbs

Archana Jagannathan
Vice President, Sustainability, PepsiCo Europe

Ariel Bramble
Senior Manager, Network, Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Ashley Orgain
Chief Impact Officer, Seventh Generation

Awantika Chadha
Sustainability Manager, Tetrapak

Ben Pettitt
Sector Lead, Real Estate, IES

Brontie Ansell
Co-Founder, Lawyers for Nature

Bryony Waugh
Climate Change Manager, Tesco

Carolyn Ball
Director for Delivery of Net Zero, Compass Group UK

Catherine Westoby
Head of Net Zero Business Engagement, BEIS

Cecilia Parker-Aranha
Director of Consumer Protection, Competition and Markets Authority

Charlotte Brierley
Human Rights Lead, Sky

Charlotte Harrington
Co-CEO, Belu

Charmain Love
Global Director of Advocacy, Natura & Co

Chris Huhne
Chair, Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA)

Claire Haigh
Founder & CEO, Greener Vision

Clover Hogan
Founder, Force of Nature

Damilola Ogunbiyi
CEO & Special Representative of the UN Secretary-Genera & Co-Chair, Sustainable Energy for All and UN-Energy

Dan Altman
Net Zero Business Engagement Lead, BEIS

Dana Haidan
Chief Sustainability Officer, Virgin Media O2

Dominic Waughray
Executive Vice President, WBCSD

Doug Parr
Chief Scientist and Policy Director, Greenpeace UK

Dr Dorothy Maxwell
Head of Sustainability and ESG Advisory, Davy

Dr Steve Smith
Executive Director, Oxford Net Zero

Dr. Andrew Coburn
CEO, Risilience

Elizabeth Wathuti
Founder, Green Generation Initiative

Emilie Stephenson
Head of Force for Good UK, innocent Drinks

Emma McKenna
Head of Net Zero, Innovate UK

Emma Watson
Head of Standards, Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

Eva Zabey
CEO, Business for Nature

Fiona Morgan
Chief Purpose Officer, SailGP

Gabrielle Ginér
Head of Environmental Sustainability, BT Group

George Richards
Director, JRP Solutions

Géraldine Picaud
CFO, Holcim

Ghinwa Chammas
Group Sustainability Director, BSI

Hannah Pathak
International Managing Director, Forum for the Future

Hans Pehrson
Head of the Polestar 0 Project, Polestar

Harriet Howey
Global Non-Financial Reporting and ESG Lead, Diageo

Helle Bank Jorgensen
CEO and Founder, Competent Boards

Henry Dimbleby
Co-Founder and Director, Leon Restaurants; Sustainable Restaurant Association

James Bidwell
Chair, Springwise

James Elliott
Senior Policy Adviser, Green Alliance

James Robey
Global Head of Environmental Sustainability, Capgemini

James Skidmore
Head of Consulting, Valpak

Jason Danciger
Managing Director UK, Ireland, Hana Group

Jennie Galbraith
Chair, FICRS

Jigna Chandaria
Net Zero Transformation Lead, BBC

Jon Khoo
Head of Sustainability (EAAA), Interface

Jorge Laguna-Celis
Head, One Planet Network, UNEP

Julia Giannini
Group Head of Environment and Climate Action, Bupa

Justin Jacober
Director of Centrica Business Solutions, UK & Ireland, Centrica Business Solutions

Justin Placide
Head of Net Zero Governance, Briefing and Fiscal Events, BEIS

Kandé Camara
Sustainability Director, Christian Dior Parfums

Kath Martin
Manufacturing Director for Personal Care Europe, Kimberly-Clark

Katie Leach
Head of Biodiversity, ShareAction

Krisi Smith
Co-Founder and Creative Director, Bird & Blend Tea Co

Laura Sandys
Non-Executive Director, SGN, Highview Power & Energy System Catapult

Lesley Mitchell
Associate Director, Sustainable Nutrition, Forum for the Future

Lindsay Hooper
Executive Director, Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership

Lord Deben
Chairman, Climate Action Committee

Luke Nicholls
Content Director, edie

Martin Townsend
Director, Centre of Excellence for Sustainability, Group Strategy & Transformation, BSI

Mateja Penava
Climate Strategy Consultancy Manager, Europe, 3Degrees

Matt Mace
Editor, edie

May Al-Karooni
Founder & CEO, Globechain the ESG Reuse Marketplace

Mikaela Loach
Climate Justice Activist

Mike Hanson
Director of Sustainable Business, WSH

Mike Tournier
Carbon Reduction Subject Matter Expert, Achilles

Mona Shah
Head of Sustainable Investments, Stonehage Fleming

Munish Datta
Director of Sustainability and Fellow, CISL, Specsavers Group

Nadia Kaddouri
Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Swissport International

Nadia Kähkönen
Deputy Director, Global Communications, Southpole

Nasrin Khanom
Head of Environmental Sustainability, UWL

Natalia Agathou
Sustainability Director, L'Oréal UKI

Nicki Hunt
Project Manager Climate Action, BRC

Nigel Topping
Former COP26 High Level Climate Action Champion

Parthena (Nopi) Exizidou
Senior Carbon Manager (Net Zero transition lead), British Antarctic Survey

Paul Polman
Business leader and campaigner; former CEO of Unilever

Paula Chin
Senior Policy Advisor, WWF

Philippe Joubert
Founder & CEO, Earth on Board

Professor Emily Shuckburgh
Director, Cambridge Zero

Ravi Gurumurthy
CEO, Nesta

Rebecca Marmot
Chief Sustainability Officer, Unilever

Renata Scofield
Global Senior Director, Environmental Stewardship, GSK

Rhian Sherrington
Founder, Women in Sustainability

Richard Howitt
former Chief Executive, International Integrated Reporting Council (IIRC)

Richard Johnson
Author of Mission Lit & Head of Impact, DAME

Rik Arends
Director, Sustainable Freight Buyers Alliance

Robert McCann
Head of Environment, Climate and Nature, Virgin Media O2

Rohit Kaushish
Chief Economics Adviser, NFU

Rt Hon Chris Skidmore OBE MP
Author of the Net-Zero Review

Ryan Jude
Programme Director, Green Finance Institute

Saasha Celestial-One
Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer, Olio

Saif Hameed
Founder & CEO, Altruistiq

Sally Davey
CEO, Travalyst

Sally Smith
Global Director Sustainability & ESG, Upfield

Sandrine Ricard
Deputy Director for Sustainability and Responsibility, Pernod Ricard

Sarah George
Senior Reporter, edie

Sarah Mukherjee MBE
CEO, IEMA

Signe Norberg
Head of Public Affairs and Communications, Aldersgate Group

Simeon Rose
Brand Director, Faith In Nature

Simone Kramer
Head of Product, NZDPU

Solitaire Townsend
Co-Founder, Futerra

Sophie Bidwell
Director, Springwise

Steve Howard
Chief Sustainability Officer, Temasek

Stuart Taylor
Head of Energy Transition, Bryt Energy

Susie Braun
Director of Social Purpose, ITV

Sylvester Bamkole
Senior Climate Analyst, Climate Change, CDP

Tanya Steele
Chief Executive, WWF

Tara Luckman
Apparel Sector Expert and Adviser, US Cotton Trust Protocol

Tim Anderson
Group Head of Transport, EST

Tim Moerman
Sustainability and ESG Director, AB in Bev

Tom Domen
Global Head of Long-Term Innovation, Ecover

Tor Burrows
Executive Director, Sustainability and Innovation, Grosvenor

Wei Chen
Vice President of Supply Chain UK & Ireland, The Estee Lauder Companies UK & Ireland

Will James
Leadership Coach, Sanamente

Yetunde Abdul
Head of Climate Action, UKGBC

2023 Sponsors

NET-ZERO STAGE CO-SPONSORS:
• 3Degrees
• Achilles Information
• Centrica Business Solutions
• Risilience
• South Pole

ACTION THEATRE CO-SPONSORS:
• Altruistiq
• Reconomy
• U.S. Cotton Trust Protocol

WORKSHOP SPONSORS:
• Bryt Energy
• ENGIE Impact
• IES (Integrated Environmental Solutions Ltd)
• JRP Solution
• Tetra Pak
• Wallbox

SUPPORTING PARTNER BUSINESS LEADERSHIP MONTH:
• BSI

EVENT PARTNERS:
• Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
• MyMynd

PREMIUM CONTENT & #SUSTYTALK LIVE SPONSOR:
• Persefoni

B CORP PARTNER:
• Seismic

EDIE INNOVATION PARTNER:
• Springwise