Robert Rubinstein

Netherlands (Amsterdam)

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TBLI Conference B.V./TBLI Consulting B.V.

Robert Rubinstein is Founder and CEO of TBLI. His motto is: "The World will benefit when economy supports well being." TBLI GROUP™ is a knowledge broker, specializing in Triple Bottom Line Investment and ESG (Environmental and Social Governance). TBLI GROUP™ makes connections for companies and individuals from the old to the new economy, by expanding, updating and utilizing its extensive global network. The focus is finance. Robert has been active in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fo...

William K. Reilly

USA (San Francisco, CA.)

Founding Partner, Aqua International Partners

William K. Reilly is Founding Partner of Aqua InternationalPartners, aprivate equity fund dedicated to investing in companies engaged inwater and renewable energy. Aqua, based in San Francisco, is part ofthe the Texas Pacific Group. Mr. Reilly has served as the PayneVisiting Profesor at Stanford University (1993-1994). Administrator ofthe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1989-1993), and President ofthe World Wildlife Fund (1985-1989). He was head of the U.S. delegationto the United Nations ...

Rüdiger Von Rosen

Germany (Frankfurt)

Managing Director, Deutsches Aktieninstitut

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger von Rosen is managing director of theDeutscheAktieninstitut e.V. (DAI) in Frankfurt since 1995. After beingassistant at the Institut für Kapitalmarktforschung (Institute forCapital Market Research) from 1970 until 1973, he became managementassistant of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Wertpapiersparen. In1974 he started his career at the Deutsche Bundesbank (German CentralBank), where he became head of the President's office in 1980 and as of1984 head of the press- and informat...

Toni Symonds

USA (Sacramento, CA)

Senior Policy Advisor, California State Legislature

Ms. Symonds has held a variety of senior-level public policy positions in Washington, D.C. and California during her 23-year career in government, including appointments during the administrations of President Bill Clinton and California Governor Gray Davis.  Throughout her public service, she has advocated for a greater examination of the overlapping roles of the private sector and government public policy and strived to link investment strategies to long- term sustainability issues, such as, ...

Roderick Munsters

Netherlands (Heerlen)

CIO, ABP

Roderick Munsters (Chief Investment Officer)As of 1 March 2005, Roderick Munsters is Chief Investment Officer ofABP and Chairman of the board of ABP Investments. Roderick M.S.M.Munsters MFE was an Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer atpension fund PGGM since 1997. He previously worked for insurancecompany Interpolis in various portfolio management positions, mostrecently as Deputy Director Capital Market Investments. He graduated inBusiness Economics at Tilburg University and took hi...

Andreas Knörzer

Switzerland (Basel)

Head Of Sustainable Investment Group, Bank Sarasin & Cie Ag

Andreas Knörzer, 1960, Senior Vice President, is Head ofSarasinSustainable Investment and member of the board of the InstitutionalBanking Division and the investment management committee of the SarasinGroup. He is with the bank for 16 years in various functions.He graduated from the University of Applied Science, School ofEconomics, in Berne and earned in addition a diploma from the SwissBanking School. He has 18 years capital market experience thereof 10years as fund manager. He is the founder...

Hanns Michael Hölz

Germany (Frankfurt)

Global Head Sustainable Development, Deutsche Bank AG

Hanns Michael Hoelz is the Managing Director of Deutsche Bank HeadOffice in Frankfurt since 1986: Global Head of Public Relations forDeutsche Bank Group, Global Head Sustainable Development for DeutscheBank Group. His activities include Public Relations for Deutsche BankGroup globally in the fields of: corporate citizenship, environment,science, culture, sports and youth. He is also involved as busniesssector representative for UN Financing for Development program.

Barbara Krumsiek

USA

President & CEO, Calvert

Barbara J. Krumsiek is Chair, CEO and President of Calvert Group, Ltd., a leading investment management and mutual fund firm headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland. Calvert manages over billion in assets across 42 mutual funds, including award-winning fixed income portfolios, and a full family of equities funds including nationally recognized socially responsible mutual funds. Ms. Krumsiek’s career in the investment industry spans three decades. Before joining Calvert as CEO in 1997, Ms. Krums...

Jeremy Leggett

UK (Waterloo London)

Executive Chairman, Solar Century Holdings Ltd.

Jeremy Leggett, 51, is chief executive of solarcentury, the UK'slargest independent solar electric solutions company. After a D.Phil inearth sciences at Oxford, Jeremy began his career at Imperial Collegeconsulting for the oil industry and researching earth history. He wontwo major international awards for his research on the history ofoceans. In a second career as an environmental campaigner forGreenpeace International, he won the US Climate Institute's Award forAdvancing Understanding, at whic...

Paul Hohnen

Netherlands (Amsterdam)

Strategy Director, Paul Hohnen Consulting

Amsterdam-based, Paul Hohnen is an independent consultant on sustainabledevelopment and CSR issues. A former diplomat, he has worked as aninternational civil servant, Policy Director of Greenpeace International,Strategic Director of the Global Reporting Initiative(GRI), and now asconsultant to the government, business and non-profit sectors.Paul consults, writes and speaks on a range of global sustainabledevelopment issues, with a focus on how companies can integrate these intotheir core busines...

Nick Robins

UK (London)

Head Of SRI Funds, Henderson Global Investors

Nick Robins is Head of SRI Funds at Henderson Global Investors inLondon. At Henderson, he is responsible for co-ordinating the fundmanagement and research functions for Hendersons £1 billionrange of SRI funds for individual and institutional investors. He isalso responsible for Hendersons work on climate change, producing itsCarbon 100 report and How Green is My Portfolio? reports in associationwith Trucost in June 2005. In addition, he leads the public policyworkstream of the Institutional I...

Philippe Spicher

Switzerland (Fribourg)

Chief Executive Officer, Inrate

Philippe Spicher is the CEO of Inrate. As CEO of Centre Info (1999 to spring 2010), he successfully developed the company by introducing new products and services and expanding the client base. He was instrumental in the foundation of SiRi Group in 2000, a coalition of leading local SRI rating agencies. Philippe Spicher started his career in the SRI field in 1994 when he joined Centre Info as an ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) analyst. As Head of Research (1996-1999), he set up a formal ...

Mark Kenber

UK (Weybridge, Surrey)

Policy Director, The Climate Group

Mark is an economist who has worked on environmental issues forover adecade in non-governmental organisations, the public and privatesectors. Immediately prior to joining the Climate Group, Mark wasSenior Policy Officer at WWF's International Climate Change Programme,focussing on carbon market and finance issues and coordinating theProgramme's economics-related work. His other experience includes beingDirector of Planning at Fundacion Natura, Ecuador's largestenvironmental organisation, acting a...

Mark Weintraub

UK (London)

Sustainable Dev. Strategy, Policy & Reporting, Shell International Limited

Mark Weintraub is head of Sustainable DevelopmentStrategy, Policy and Reporting for the Royal Dutch/Shell Group ofCompanies. He is editor of the Shell Report, and with his London- andHague-based team is responsible for advising the Chief Executive onsustainable development policy and internal implementation,representing Shell externally on SD and Corporate Social Responsibilitymatters and helping the Businesses to integrate environmental andsocial considerations into their decision-making and op...

Bob Campion

UK (London)

Editor, Engaged Investor

Bob Campion is editor of Engaged Investor, a European magazine forpension fund investors which launched in November 2004.He is also editor of Portfolio International, a global magazine forfinancial advisers, which he joined in 2001. Both magazines arepublished by Newsquest Specialist Media, a Gannett company.Prior to this Bob was a regional news editor, working for a number oflocal newspapers in London where he trained as a journalist. He wasalso a regular freelance reporter for a national newsp...

Tonika Hirdman

Sweden (Stockholm)

CEO/Global Head Sust. ABNAmro Asset Mgt., Banco

Tonika is the CEO of Banco, a subsidiary of ABN AMRO AssetManagementand the leading SRI fund manager in the Swedish market. Tonika hasgained a profound knowledge and great experience within SRI throughdifferent roles within ABN AMRO Asset Management. Tonika joined ABNAMRO in the year 2000 as the Head of SRI for Banco, a role during whichshe developed and implemented a new SRI model for Banco. She was alsoresponsible for Banco's engagement process - meaning dialogues withSwedish and global corpor...

Mariko Kawaguchi

Japan (Tokyo)

Head of CSR, Director of Social Investment Forum Japan, Daiwa Securities Group

Received bachelors degree in public finance from HitotsubashiUniversity in Japan in1983. Received Masters degree in applied economics from Hitotsubashi University Graduate School in 1986. Joined Daiwa Securities in 1986, worked as researcher and securities analyst. Transferred to Daiwa Institute of Research in 1994 and have worked as securities analyst, consultant of environmental management, now engaging in research and study of CSR and SRI environmental and reporting sustainability reporting. ...

Carlos Bendito

Spain

Managing director, Triodos Bank N.V. S.E.

Tensie Whelan

USA (New York, NY)

Executive Director, Rainforest Alliance

BIOGRAPHYTENSIE WHELANExecutive DirectorTensie Whelan serves as Executive Director of the Rainforest Alliance.She has been involved with the Rainforest Alliance since 1990, first asa board member, and then later as a consultant, becoming the executivedirector in 2000.Whelan served as the executive director of the New York League ofConservation Voters from 1992 until 1997, prior to which she was VicePresident of Conservation Information at the National Audubon Society.Whelan also worked as a jour...

Luis Pascoal

Brazil

CEO & Founder, Da Terra Farms

Luis Pascoal Pascoal is a coffeegrower and writer. He ownes a large coffee farm in the high plainsregion of south-eastern Brazil, known for its superior beans,outstanding social programs and sustainable techniques including waterconservation, recycling, organic fertilisation and wildlife protection.Daterra was the first farm in Brazil to earn Rainforest Alliance andISO 14001 certifications. It also has the EurepGap and UTZ Kapeh seals.As the Brazilian cerrado is the second largest ecosystem afte...

Mike Mitchell

USA (Cincinnati, Ohio)

Director Corp. Comm & Inv. Relations, Chiquita Brands International

Michael R. Mitchell is director of corporate communications atChiquita, a leading international marketer, producer and distributor ofquality bananas and other fresh produce based in Cincinnati, Ohio.Mitchell joined Chiquita in 2002 and oversees the company's mediarelations, investor relations, employee communications and publicrelations efforts, including corporate responsibility reporting.Prior to joining Chiquita, Mitchell served as director of publicrelations and manager of marketing communic...

Christoph Weber-Berg

Switzerland (Zürich)

Head Of The Business Ethics Desk, Evang.-reformed Church Zurich

PrivateBorn July 3 1964Married to Camilla Weber-BergFather of Lukas (1998) and Matthias (2000)EducationSince 2003 Executive MBA-Program (nonprofit management) at FribourgUniversity, Switzerland2002 and 2003 Post graduate studies in "nonprofit management" and"strategic foundation management" at the Universities of Fribourg andBasle, Switzerland2002 Graduation as Dr. theol. (DD) from Zürich University (Prof.Dr. Hans Ruh)1993 - 1994 Economical studies at the University of Fribourg,Switzerland (wit...

Ambreen Waheed

Pakistan (Lahore)

Executive Director, RBI-Responsible Business Initiative Pakistan

Ambreen is among the pioneers of corporate responsibility andworkplace process integrity in Pakistan. Graduating from UETLahore as a National Merit Scholar, and attending graduate courses atthe Institute of Administrative Sciences, Punjab University and theSpeed School of Engineering, University of Louisville, she proceeded tothe Judge Business School, Cambridge University as a Chevening andCambridge Commonwealth Scholar where her dissertation examined supplychain integrity of five global brand...

René Nicolodi

Switzerland (Zurich)

Sustainability Analyst, Zurich Cantonal Bank

René Nicolodi studied Anglistics, Business Administrationand European Economic Law at the University of Zurich. His thesis inBusiness Administration was concerned with the behavior andcommunication of the firm with strategically relevant stakeholders.During his studies he gained several working experiences within thebanking and the executive recruiting sector. After his graduation hejoined a trainee-program in the Investment Research department ofZurich Cantonal Bank for which he now works as a...

Mark Van Clieaf

USA (Tampa, Fl)

Managing Director, MVC Associates International

Mark Van Clieaf is Managing Director of MVC AssociatesInternational,based in Tampa and Toronto. A leading consultancy in integratingorganization / accountability design, leadership assessment, andperformance management linked to value for shareholders and society.His most current published research identifies 5 Levels of CEOand Board accountability which form the foundation for 5 Levels ofInnovation and Enterprise Sustainability. Current check the boxapproaches to corporate governance fails to g...

Marcel Jeucken

Netherlands (Zeist)

Head of Sustainability, PGGM

Dr Marcel Jeucken is Sales Manager at SiRi Company and Head ofInstitutional Relations at Dutch Sustainability Research (DSR,www.dsresearch.nl). At DSR he develops sustainable investing servicesand advises pension funds and other institutional investors in theBenelux based on SiRis sustainability research of listed companiesworldwide. Marcel is also responsible for sales and marketing at SiRiCompany (www.siricompany.com), assisting local SiRi network partnersand advising major international clie...

Madeleine Jacobs

Netherlands (Amsterdam)

SVP - Head of Group Sust. Development, ABN Amro

Madeleine Jacobs global Head of Sustainable Development with ABNAMROBank NV, has worked for ABN AMRO for more than 20 years. Her bankingexperience includes client relationship management and Mergers &Acquisitions, heading up structured finance product teams in AircraftFinancing and Syndicated Loans, as well as being responsible for theTelecom & Media industry within Group Risk Management.In the past 2 years her responsibilities included ABN AMRO'sEnvironmental & Social Risk Management unit, whic...

Steffen Klawitter

Germany (Frankfurt)

Vice President - Private Wealth Management, Deutsche Bank AG

After completing his A-levels in 1993, Steffen Klawitter, born on1st of March 1974, studied business administration at the University ofCooperative Education (Berufsakademie) in Mannheim. After hisgraduate degree in Business Administration with concentration onFinance in September 1996, he participated in a trainee program ofDeutsche Bank Private Banking.In 1997 he started advising private clients in Hamburg regardingsecurities and further services for private investors. Three yearslater he to...

Eric Flamand

France (Paris)

Sustainable Development Officer, Dexia

03-06-2005:sincejanuary.2002 Sustainable development officerDexia Groupsept. 1997todéc. 2001 Responsible of développementDirection du réseau, des collectivités territoriales(collectivités locales, hôpitaux, associations) et desproduitsDexia Crédit Localmay 1995toaugust 1997 Product officerService Produits Ingénierie Financière du Créditlocal de Francenov. 1988toapril 1995 Manager of a local public companySEMLO (SEM pour le logement des Réunionnais en métropole)(mains shareholders : C...

Elena Flor

Italy (Turin)

Head Of Social Responsibility Unit, San Paolo IMI Group

Degree in Economics 110/110 cum laude;- Sanpaolo IMI: 1996 - 1997 Projects Unit

Sonjoy Chatterjee

UK (London)

Managing Director & CEO, ICICI Bank

Sonjoy Chatterjee is Managing Director & CEO of ICICI Bank UK.ICICI Bank UK Ltd. is a full service bank offering both retail andcommercial banking services to UK clients. ICICI Bank UK Ltd. is a 100%subsidiary of ICICI Bank Ltd. which is India's largest bank in theprivate sector. Sonjoy joined ICICI in 1994. In 1998, Sonjoy set up theStrategic Group to the Office of the MD & CEO, ICICI. As VicePresident and Head of this Group, Sonjoy was responsible for many ofthe strategic initiatives undertake...

Nicole Boyer

France

Managing Director, Adaptive Edge

Geoff Davis

USA (Redmond, WA)

President & CEO, Unitus

Geoff Davis, CEOFor the last nine years, Geoff has worked with microfinance programsworldwide, beginning with a program he founded in central Mexico. Hewas an early employee at Grameen Foundation USA, a global microfinanceleader, and has spoken extensively on microcredit, including lecturesand speeches at the International Monetary Fund, at Harvard Universityand on National Public Radio. He is a board member of Pro Mujer Mexicoand SKS India, and he is an advisor to the Miracle Wine Fund. Prior t...

Niveen Abboushi-Sharaf

Jordan (Amman)

Managing Director, Microserv

EDUCATION M.M.B., Money & Banking, The American University ofBeirut, Lebanon, 1997.B.A., Business Administration and Economics, Richmond College, London,UK, 1990.PROFESSIONAL HISTORY2002- Founder and Managing Partner, MicroServe (Microfinance ConsultingServices) Ltd., a private company specialized in providing microfinancetechnical assistance and capacity building services in the MENA region.MicroServe has managed contracts in Yemen, Lebanon, Tunis, Egypt,Palestine and Jordan.2001 Founding Partn...

Rosalind Copisarow

USA

Senior Vice President Of International Operations, Accion International

After a 15 year career in banking with Citigroup, HSBC and JPMorgan, Rosalind founded and developed two micro-finance organisations:Fundusz Mikro, Poland, in 1994 and Street(UK) in 1999, and mostrecently joined Accion International in 2005 as Senior Vice President,International Operations, to develop its activities in Asia, Africa,Middle East and Eastern Europe.During its first 5 years, Fundusz Mikro made over 40,000 loans, andbecame fully self-sustaining by 1999. In the UK, in addition tofoundi...

Gil Crawford

USA (Bethesda, MD)

General Manager, MicroVest Capital Management, LLC

Gil Crawford is General Manager of MicroVest Capital Management. Hehasover 20 years experience with microfinance institutions and capitalmarkets, and has worked extensively in Latin America and Africa, aswell as in Asia.Before joining MicroVest, Gil Crawford worked for the Latin AmericanFinancial Markets Division at the International Finance Corporation(IFC), and focused on investments in microfinance institutions.Prior to joining IFC, Mr. Crawford created and ran Seed CapitalDevelopment Fund, a...

Count Matuschka

Germany

Matuschka Gruppe

Bill Corry

UK (London)

Investment Manager, Impax

Bill CorryInvestment Manager, Impax Asset ManagementBill joined Impax in early 2004 as co-manager of The Recycling Fund, apilot venture capital fund that invests in Small & MediumEnterprises in the UK recycling sector.He spent 3 years previously working on new business development,assessing joint ventures, partnerships and strategic acquisitions inthe technology and energy sectors with Centrica and NRG Energy.He also worked for an equity house specialising in turnarounds of bothquoted and privat...

Roger Frank

USA (Philadelphia)

Managing Partner, I3 Advisors LLC (Head Office)

Roger Frank is one of the pioneers in using the capital markets for social change.  Prior to joining Benchmark Asset Managers,  as a Partner at Developing World Markets, he was instrumental in both raising & deploying over $500 million of debt and equity  which provided investors market-rate returns and provided capital to microfinance institutions in the developing world. Before DWM, as an emerging markets veteran who has traveled to and worked in over 50 countries worldwide,  he introdu...

Christine Eibs Singer

USA (Bloomfield, NJ)

Deputy Executive Director, E+co

Christine Eibs Singer, E+Co's Deputy Executive Director, has morethan 25 years of experience in the design and implementation ofpublic-private partnerships. Ms. Singer's responsibilitiesinclude partner and investor relations, fund-raising and developmentand strategic planning. Ms. Singer played an integral role in thedesign and implementation of the United Nations Foundation REED (RuralEnergy Enterprise Development) programs with UNEP. Ms. Singerspent more than 10 years at the Port Authority o...

Philipp Kauffmann

USA (New York)

Program Specialist, Business And Biodiversity, UNDP

Philipp Kauffmann is a public-private entrepreneur and currently worksfrom New York as UNDPs Program Specialist for Business andBiodiversity in the Energy and Environment Group. Philipp has been asuccessful private entrepreneur in the telecom industry of the mid90ties, co-managed a million program for WWF International, anddirected a small, innovative agriculture firm. He holds advanceddegrees in Economics and Anthropology from the University of London andMunich respectively.

Prakash Sethi

USA

President - University Distinguished Professor, Baruch College

Dr. Sethi is University Distinguished Professor of Management at the Zicklin School of Business, Baruch College, The City University of New York. He holds a Ph.D. degree in business from Columbia University, New York. In addition to his academic responsibilities, Dr. Sethi is the founder and President of International Center for Corporate Accountability Inc., (ICCA). ICCA is an independent non-profit think tank, which undertakes cutting-edge research and public policy advocacy in the area of ...

Max Keiser

France

Chairman, Karmabanque

Max Keiser is an inventor, a podcaster, broadcaster and financial journalist.  He is a regular presenter for Al Jazeera English and is host of the popular podcast, Karmabanque Radio, a daily look at what today's market prices are telling us tomorrow's political news will be.  Max also hosts the weekly The Truth About Markets on Resonance FM in London every Saturday night.

Paschen Von Flotow

Germany (Oestrich-Winkel)

Managing Director, Sustainable Business Institute

Paschen von Flotow is executive director of the SustainableBusinessInstitute at the EUROPEAN BUSINESS SCHOOL since 1998. Before he joinedthe institute he served as manager in a major automotive group(1992-98). He managed cross-functional and international teams as headof strategic planing "Environment and Traffic" and as product manager.Since he joined the institute he has worked on international projectsrelated to sustainable business, social responsible investment, foreigndirect investment, su...

Peronne Boddaert

Netherlands (Amsterdam)

Remonstrants Predikant, Jonkvrouwe Peronne P. Boddaert

Peronne Pauline Boddaert, 19-08-1969 RotterdamShe did her Master Theology at Leiden University (1987-1995) with focuson Hellenistic Judaism and Ancient Religions. She was trained as aminister at the Remonstrant Seminary. The Remonstrant Brotherhood is anon-dogmatic, liberal Protestant denomination.She did a postgraduate study at Oxford University in Pauline theology,Wisdom literature and had pastoral training at a psychiatric hospital.Also, she has her propaedeutics in Philosophy in Leiden.1997-...

Michael Gassner

Switzerland (Zurich)

Vice-President, Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd

Michael Gassner is Vice President Islamic Financial Engineering at Bank Sarasin & Co. Ltd. He is a member of the Editorial Board of the ‘International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management’ and Advisory Board Member of the ‘Dow Jones Islamic Market Index Newsletter.’

Alexander Damians

Italy (Rome)

Head Of Training And Investment, Salesians Of Don Bosco

Name: AlexandreSurname: DAMIANS i BELARTBorn in: Barcelona (Spain)Date of birth: 18th January 1949Studies:1975, on 7th August Graduate in Science at theCentral University of Barcelona (Spain) specialties: Microbiology andEvolution.1979, on 10th July Diploma in Ecclesiastical Studiesat the Theological Seminar Martí-Codolar of Barcelona (Spain).1989 Master in Human Values at the University ofDeusto (Bilbao).1991 Master in Direction and Leadership at theUniversit...

Russel Sparkes

UK (London)

CIO, Methodist Church

Russell Sparkes first became involved in ethical investment in theearly 1980s. He is widely recognised as one of the worldsleading experts on SRI, and is one of the few people to combinepractice in the field with authorship of academic papers aboutit. His work has been published in the Journal of Business Ethicsand Business Ethics- A European Review. The EthicalInvestor (Harper Collins 1994) was the first UK book on SRI produced bya mainstream publisher. Russell Sparkes has travelled widel...

Count Matuschka

Germany

Matuschka Gruppe

Tom Murley

UK

Director, HG Capital

Thomas S Murley is a director and head of the renewable energy teamatHgCapital, a leading private equity firm based in London and Frankfurt.Mr Murley has over 12 years of experience in private equity investingin renewable and conventional power plants. Prior to joining HgCapitalin February 2004 Mr Murley was a managing director of Energy InvestorsFunds Group, part of Allianz/Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, and thefirst private equity fund established for the renewable andconventional power secto...

Vineet Rai

India (Mumbai)

CEO, Aavishkaar India Micro Venture Capital Fund

Key Skills* Rural Finance, Micro Finance and Micro Equity* Design and management of Micro finance programs* Micro Enterprises Development and Management* Training and Capacity Building* Development Co-operation and Institutional Management* Policy Action Research and Policy Advocacy* Business Development and ManagementSelect ClientsGovernment Agencies NGOs and Research Institutions Donors and CorporateHouses* Government of Gujarat* Depart of Rural Development* Ministry of Science and Technology*...

Margaret Rainey

Sweden

Vice President, Global Solidarity Forest Fund Ab

Global Solidarity Forest Fund is a private equity, ethical investment fund focused on the forest sector in sub-Saharan Africa. GSFF develops forest-based investments with high potential returns and a strong ethical, environmental and socio-economical profile, including community development and FSC-certification. Before joining GSFF, Margaret Rainey spent 15 years working in the forest industry sector, providing environment intelligence for businesses and fund management services. She has manage...

Mark Baij

France (Paris)

Investment Manager, Aloe Group Limited

Mark Baij is an Investment Manager at Aloe Private Equity, whichmanages the Aloe Environment Fund. The Fund is focused on investmentsin the clean energy, waste recycling and emissions control sectors inEurope and takes an active role in developing international expansionfor its portfolio companies, particularly in the Asia.Mark has a BSc in Environmental Management and an MBA from RotterdamSchool of Management. His previous experience includes projectmanagement at Barclays Bank and as an indepen...

Amber Nystrom

USA (San Francisco, Ca.)

Director Of Social Fusion, Social Fusion

Amber Nystrom, Executive DirectorMs. Nystrom is theExecutive Director of Social Fusion (www.socialfusion.org) a businessincubator that builds the resources and knowledge to scale highlyinnovative nonprofit and for-profit social enterprises in the U.S. andinternationally. Social Fusion's philosophy rests on the premise thatsustainable innovation requires an ecosystem of support that bridgesbusiness expertise, proactive investment, and a community of socialentrepreneurs advancing new solutions for...

Paulo Bellotti

Brazil

CFO, Axialpar

Paulo Bellotti, CFO of Axialpar. Before Axialpar, Paulo wasexecutive director of Rabobank International in Brasil, a businessmanager at DuPont South America and a process engineer at PoliolefinasS.A. Paulo has a chemical engineering degree from the University ofSão Paulo (USP), a MSc degree in engineering also from USP and aMSc degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT-USA).

Somak Ghosh

India (Mumbai)

President - Corporate Finance, Yes Bank Ltd.

Somak Ghosh is the President, Corporate Finance and DevelopmentBanking at YES BANK. As the spearhead of the Corporate Financepractice, he is responsible for four distinct Product Groups –Infrastructure Banking, Structured and Project Finance, Realty Bankingand Financial Restructurings. As the head of Development and KnowledgeBanking he provides leadership to Food and Agri Strategic Advisory andResearch (FASAR), Agri, Micro & Rural Banking, Corporate and SocialResponsibility (Responsible Bankin...

Nqaba Bucwa

South Africa (Capetown)

Investment Analyst, Fraterasset Management

Nqaba Bucwa is an Investment Analyst at the South African fundmanagement house, Frater Asset Management. His work as a member of theFraters investment team involves conducting fundamental research oncompanies listed in the Johannesburg Securities Exchange and includesengaging in dialogue with companies that are in the Fraters portfolioon corporate governance and sustainability issues.Fraters investment objectives are to maximise long-term investmentabsolute real returns for its investors whilst...

Adiba Ighodaro

UK (London)

Fundraising and Investor Relations, Actis

Adiba is based in London and is responsible for leading and coordinatingfundraising activities relating to Africa.Adiba joined CDC Capital Partners in 1991, prior to the creation ofActis in 2004. Adiba re-established Actis' Nigeria office in late 2000and, as Director of West Africa was responsible for managing Actis'business activities in Nigeria and Ghana. She led to closure Actis'US million investment in Lagos first modern shopping mall, atransaction that won the Financial Times 2004 fDi award...

Robert Rubinstein

Netherlands (Amsterdam)

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TBLI Conference B.V./TBLI Consulting B.V.

Robert Rubinstein is Founder and CEO of TBLI. His motto is: "The World will benefit when economy supports well being." TBLI GROUP™ is a knowledge broker, specializing in Triple Bottom Line Investment and ESG (Environmental and Social Governance). TBLI GROUP™ makes connections for companies and individuals from the old to the new economy, by expanding, updating and utilizing its extensive global network. The focus is finance. Robert has been active in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fo...

Stephen Brenninkmeijer

UK (Londong)

CEO, Andromeda Management Services

Stephen Brenninkmeijer founded the Andromeda Fund in 2002 and itsvisionary. The Andromeda fund is a venture capital fund investing inentrepreneurs with a direct link to the emerging markets. The fund ispart of COFRA Holding AG.In parallel Stephen is the Chairman and founding Trustee of NFTE UK(Network of Teaching Entrepreneurship), a charity based in London whichteaches low income youth how to build businesses.Stephen has predominantly worked within the family owned business,C&A, in Europe, Japa...

Dirk Brouwer

Netherlands (Hilversum)

Managing Director, Catalyst Microfinance Investors

Dirk Brouwer is the founder and Managing Director of Sequoia, anindependent international corporate finance advisory and private equityfirm, as well as one of the founders and an Executive Director ofCatalyst Microfinance Investors, a microfinance private equity fund. Before founding Sequoia in 2002, Dirk worked for more than 15 years ininvestment banking at Merrill Lynch in London, where he was ManagingDirector and Head of Benelux Investment Banking, and prior to this atPaineWebber where he wor...

Susanne Bergius

Germany (Berlin)

Sustainability Expert in CSR and SRI, Susanne Bergius

Susanne Bergius, geographer (diploma), is since 2004 independentjournalist and moderator in Berlin. She is Sustainability Expert in CSRand SRI for the "Handelsblatt" and other newspaper and clients. Beforeshe has been correspondent of the "Handelsblatt" in Brussels for 14years, covering economics, financial markets, politics, social affairsand environment of the three Benelux-Countries - since 2001 alsoresponsible for CSR and SRI. In march 2005 she was awarded themedia-prize of the German SRI-fo...

Michael T. Eckhart

USA (Washington, DC)

President, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

Michael T. Eckhart, President of Solar International Management Inc. and sponsor of the Solar Bank Program, has over 25 years of experience in renewable energy, high technology, and power generation, and is widely recognized for his recent work in the development of financing strategies for solar energy in the U.S., Europe, Japan, India, and Africa. Mr. Eckhart also is President of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and a member of the Chairmen's Committee of the World Council for...

Jeremy Leggett

UK (Waterloo London)

Executive Chairman, Solar Century Holdings Ltd.

Jeremy Leggett, 51, is chief executive of solarcentury, the UK'slargest independent solar electric solutions company. After a D.Phil inearth sciences at Oxford, Jeremy began his career at Imperial Collegeconsulting for the oil industry and researching earth history. He wontwo major international awards for his research on the history ofoceans. In a second career as an environmental campaigner forGreenpeace International, he won the US Climate Institute's Award forAdvancing Understanding, at whic...

Armin Sandhövel

Germany (Frankfurt)

Head Allianz Climate Core Group, Allianz Climate Solutions GmbH

Dr. Armin Sandhövel is Head CorporateSustainability/Reputational Risk at Dresdner Bank AG in Frankfurt a.M.and Head of the Allianz Climate Core Group.His unit is part of the Office of the Chief Risk Officer of DresdnerManagement BoardHe is furthermore focused on Emissions Trading, Carbon Risk Managementand Climate Change trends in particular and sustainable banking ingeneral.He chairs the Climate Change Group of UNEP FIHe is advisor of national and international institutions, e.g. EuropeanCommi...

Matt Christensen

France (Paris)

Executive Director, Eurosif - European Sustainable Investment Forum

Matt Christensen is the Executive Director for Eurosif (the European Sustainable Investment Forum) since 2002. Since Matt was recruited as Executive Director, Eurosif has grown into the premier European think tank and industry association for sustainable investment with more than 80 Member Affiliates that together represent assets totaling over €1 trillion. Recent activities of Eurosif include its EU Market Study, High Net Worth Individual Sustainability Report, and successful submissions t...

Helena Colle

Belgium (Brussels)

Deputy Global Head Investments, Dexia Asset Management

Educational Background1988: Business Engineer, KU Leuven 1988Banque BACOB (1988-1998)-Head of Asset Management-Head of Fixed Income Management-Senior Asset Manager-Portfolio Manager-Responsible in 1996, together with Wim Vermeir, for the developmentand launch of two Sustainable funds.-Cordius Asset Management (1998-2002 merger with Dexia AM )-Executive Committee member (incl. SRI organizational responsibility)Dexia Asset Management-Member of the Management Committee of Dexia AM Belgium-Advisor t...

Rolf Iten

Switzerland (Zurich)

Managing Director, Inrate

CV of Dr. Rolf ItenDate of birth 9 February 1959Civil Status married, two childrenNationality SwissPosition Managing DirecctorHIgher education University of Zurich, Ph.D. in Economics. Dissertationon "The microeconomic valuation of environmental quality"Professional ExperienceSince 2001 Board of Directors of INRATE AG, ZurichINrate is a Swiss-based rating agency, founded in 2001 by the Nestpension fund and INFRAS, a Research and Consulting Group.Since 1998 Member of INFRAS management and of Boar...

Mark Campanale

UK (London)

Advisor, Four Elements Capital

Mark Campanale worked overseas as a development economist in the not-for-profit sector and entered the sustainable investment management sector in the late 80's. Mark’s area of interest is in the finance of clean tech companies, sustainable asset management and ecosystems services, principally forests. Recruited as one of the Europe’s first specialist, sustainable investment analysts in 1989, Mark is a co-founder of the sustainable investment businesses firstly at Jupiter Asset Management wi...

Henry Schäfer

Germany (Stuttgart)

Professor, University Of Stuttgart

Professor Schäfer is the Chairholder of the Chair of Financeatthe University of Stuttgart. Previous to his current occupation at theUniversity he belonged to the top management in an internationalconsulting firm specializing in Mergers as Senior Financial Consultantand in a major German bank.Prof. Schafer's main focus in research is on the valuation of assets,in particular regarding real options and non-financial parameters,economic analysis of networks, financing of start-ups and Companiesform...

Claudia Volk

Germany (Düsseldorf)

SRI analyst, WestLB

Claudia Volk, Associate Director, has been building up theSustainabilityresearch together with Dr Hendrik Garz. Hendrik and Claudia were ranked3rdin Extel's rankings for the best broker for SRI research in 2002 and2003.Claudia joined WestLB Research on 15th February 1997 as a researchassistant. Since 1st January 2000 she has been working as an analystwithinthe strategy team.Claudia studied economics & mathematics at the University ofBayreuth(graduate degree). In 2002 she completed the post gradu...

Ralf Frank

Germany (Dreieich )

Managing Director Conferences, DVFA - Society OfInvestment Professional

Ralf Frank is Managing Director with DVFA, Society of InvestmentProfessionals in Germany. He is responsible for the division ofFinancial Communications. Currently, Ralf works on severalinterdisciplinary projects in the wider area of CSR and sustainabilitysuch as developing Key Performance Indicators for Non-Financials,researching how trustworthiness and credibility of corporate CSR reportsensues within the financial community.His working experience prior to DVFA includes Business Consultancy inI...

Walter Kahlenborn

Germany (Berlin)

Chairman, Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen

Walter Kahlenborn is co-founder and Executive Director of theGermanSustainable Investment Forum, an association promoting sustainableasset management active in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, andLuxembourg. He is also co-founder and Director of Adelphi Research andAdelphi Consult.Walter Kahlenborn is an acknowledged expert on environmental policyconsultancy, particularly in the area of "sustainable finance". Hisknowledge stems from numerous research and consultancy projects whichhe has carried ou...

Katja Titulski

Austria (Vienna)

Analyst, OeKB Oesterreichische Kontrollbank

Eckhard Plinke

Switzerland

Head of Research, Bank Sarasin & Cie AG

Dr. Eckhard Plinke, 1959, Head of Sustainability Research, sustainability analyst with Bank Sarasin since 1999. Lead analyst for the machinery and electrical engineering/electronics industries. Eckhard holds an MSc in business engineering and a PhD in economics, where his thesis had an environmental theme. Before joining the Sarasin research team he gained experience as a research assistant at the University of Karlsruhe in energy planning and air pollution control. This was followed by a se...

Wilas Lohitkul

Thailand

Vice President, PDA

Michael T. Eckhart

USA (Washington, DC)

President, American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE)

Michael T. Eckhart, President of Solar International Management Inc. and sponsor of the Solar Bank Program, has over 25 years of experience in renewable energy, high technology, and power generation, and is widely recognized for his recent work in the development of financing strategies for solar energy in the U.S., Europe, Japan, India, and Africa. Mr. Eckhart also is President of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and a member of the Chairmen's Committee of the World Council for...

Jonathan Wootliff

Belgium

Director, Jonathan Wootliff Consulting

JONATHAN WOOTLIFF is an independent corporate responsibilityconsultant who specializes in helping multinational corporations tobuild productive relationships with NGOs, advocacy and activist groupsthrough effective engagement.He was formerly the Communications Director for GreenpeaceInternational, located in Amsterdam, Netherlands where he was a memberof the organizations Senior Management team. With overallresponsibility for a department of 40 professionals, Jonathan managedthe organization's...

Maritta R.v.B. Koch-Weser

Germany (Berlin)

Chair, Board of Trustees, The Global Exchange for Social Investment - GEXSI

Dr. Maritta Koch-Weser has a distinguished career in international development, as anthropologist and environmentalist, with field experience in Latin America, South & East Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, parts of the Middle East, Eastern Europe & countries of the Former Soviet Union. Ms. Koch-Weser worked for 20 years at the World Bank, where she held senior managerial positions. She subsequently served as Director General of IUCN -The World Conservation Union. As Founder/President of Earth3000 ...

Sascha Gabizon

Germany (Munich)

Executive Director, WECF

Sascha Gabizon, is the Executive Director of WECF Womenin Europe for a Common Future. WECF is a network of 70 womens andenvironment organisations based in 30 countries of Europe,Eastern-Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia.Sascha was born 1964 in Nigeria, has Dutch Nationality, and worked from1992-1995 with the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Energy andEnvironment (WI), where she was the co-founder of the WuppertalInstitutes "FrauenWissen" (Women's Scientists).In 1994 Sascha was asked by WECF to...

Franz Knecht

Switzerland

Managing Partner, Connexis Strategy Consultants

Who is ConNexiS Strategy Consultants? Founded in 1999, ConNexiS developed since to a network of international experts with corporate and consulting experience. The added value we provide is in analysing the economic relevance of environmental and corporate social responsibility aspects and developing and implementing strategic, operational and management solutions for companies and organisations. The corporate basis is located in Basel, Switzerland. The members of the network are based in ...

Rana Kapoor

India (Mumbai)

Managing Director & Ceo, Yes Bank Limited

Rana Kapoor is the Managing Director & CEO and the Founder/mainpromoter of YES BANK. As a professional entrepreneur, he isestablishing a high quality, technology driven, state-of-the-artprivate Indian Bank catering to "Emerging India", since mid 2003.YES BANK is the only Private Indian Greenfield Bank to be licensed bythe Reserve Bank of India in the last 10 years. YES BANK has adoptedinternational best practices, the highest standards of service qualityand operational excellence. The Bank will ...

Robert Rubinstein

Netherlands (Amsterdam)

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, TBLI Conference B.V./TBLI Consulting B.V.

Robert Rubinstein is Founder and CEO of TBLI. His motto is: "The World will benefit when economy supports well being." TBLI GROUP™ is a knowledge broker, specializing in Triple Bottom Line Investment and ESG (Environmental and Social Governance). TBLI GROUP™ makes connections for companies and individuals from the old to the new economy, by expanding, updating and utilizing its extensive global network. The focus is finance. Robert has been active in Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fo...

Joachim Faber

Germany (Munich)

Group CEO For Finance And Investment, Allianz Global Investors

Joachim Faber is CEO of Allianz Global Investors and a member ofthemanagement board of Allianz Group, Munich. Dr. Faber led the build-upof asset management as Allianz's third core business. Allianz created aleading global asset manager through a series of acquisitions,including PIMCO and NicholasApplegate, as well as the integration ofDresdner Bank's asset management activities. Dr. Faber joined Allianzin 1997 as CFO and member of the management board ofAllianzVersicherungsAG, Munich. He was nam...

Shuichi Komori

Japan (Tokyo)

President & CEO, Daiwa Sb Investments

Shuichi Komori has been President and Chief Executive Officer ofDaiwaSB Investments (DSBI), one of the largest investment managementcompanies in JapanÅCsince June 2002. DSBI was created by themerger with two asset management firms belonging to the former SumitomoBank (now known as Mitsui Sumitomo Bank) and Daiwa InternationalCapital Management Co Ltd (DICAM) in April 1999 when the company namewas changed to the present one.Joining Daiwa Securities in 1967, Mr. Komori spent 22 years in majorfina...

Serge Ledermann

Switzerland (Geneva)

Head Asset Management, Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch & Cie

Holding Group Partner in charge of the Investment UnitSerge Ledermann has been a member of Lombard Odier Darier HentschsExecutive Committee since August 2001, representing the Investment Unitof which he is Head. This Unit draws up the Groups investment strategyand manages its institutional assets, mutual funds and private clientportfolios.Born in Lausanne in 1959, Serge Ledermann graduated from LausanneUniversity with a degree in business management. After spending time inthe United States and...

Tiziano Bellemo

Italy (Milan)

Director - Head Of Equity And Fixed Income Funds, Sanpaolo Imi Asset Management Sgr

Director - Head of equity and fixed income fundsProfessional experience1995/98: Director - Head of Italy Equity Investments - Finanza e Futuro(Deutsche Bank Group)1990/95: Head of Research - Finanz ae Futuro Fondi1989/90: Financial Analyst - In Capital s.p.a.1997/98: Auditor - Arthur Andersen s.a.s.Education1981/86: degree in Business Economics (specialization for theprofession of Accountant) obtained at the "UniversitàCommerciale Luigi Bocconi"