Sustainable Development Goals: Which Social Entrepreneurs Are Already One Step Ahead?
In cooperation with Global Impact Hub and IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
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Elisabeth-Herz-Kremenak-Saal
Plenary
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in englischer SpracheWhat does it mean to put political commitments like the SDGs into practice? Where do we find pioneering work in companies to support the political process and help build a sustainable future? How are these pioneers bridging the gap and providing impetus to other companies? Five entrepreneurs of the Impact Hub Network explain how they are building their entrepreneurial activities on sustainability.
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Baptiste CARRIERE-PRADAL
Vice President Europe, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Amsterdam
| 1998-2001 | Master's Degree, Université Denis Diderot, Paris |
| 2001-2003 | Enigeer's Degree, ECE Paris |
| 2004-2006 | Quality and CSR junior manager, Oxylane Group (Decathlon), Bucharest |
| 2006-2009 | CSR and Quality Manager, Oxylane Group (Decathlon), Bangkok |
| 2009-2010 | Ethical Compliance project manager, Oxylane Group (Decathlon), Bangkok |
| 2010-2012 | Global Ethical Compliance Manager, Oxylane Group (Decathlon), Bangkok |
| 2012-2014 | Head of Sustainability and Compliance, Oxylane Group (Decathlon), Lille |
| since 2014 | Vice President Europe, Sustainable Apparel Coalition, Amsterdam |
Dr. Pavel KABAT
Director General and Chief Executive Officer, IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
| 1982 | M.Sc. Hydrology and Water Resources |
| 1983 | Advanced programme Stochastic Hydrology and Water Resources |
| 1986 | Ph.D. in Hydrology, Water Resources and Amelioration |
| 2006-2012 | Full Professor and Chair, Earth System Science and Climate Change Group, Wageningen University and Research Centre |
| 2004-2012 | Science Director and Programme Council Chair, Dutch National Climate Research Programme; Vice-Chair, Dutch National Climate Facility |
| 2007-2010 | Dutch Cabinet Appointed Member of the 'Delta Committee' |
| 2000-2012 | Chair of the Board and Director, Wageningen Climate Change and Biosphere Research Centre |
Mona MIJTHAB
Founder & Designer, MoSan Mobile Sanitation, Zurich
| 2010 | Research assistant, University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg |
| 2010-2011 | Intern, German International Cooperation (GIZ), Dhaka |
| 2011 | Bachelor, Industrial Design, University of Applied Sciences Magdeburg |
| 2012-2013 | Designer, Cooperation with GTO Berlin |
| Supervisor, Project "Sanitation for Refugee Camps", Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg | |
| 2013-2014 | Design and Management, MoSan toilets, Naivasha |
| 2014 | Master, Product Design, Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich |
| since 2014 | Teacher, Human-centered Design, Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich |
| 2015 | Teacher, Design Thinking, Zurich University of the Arts, Zurich |
| Design Facilitator, IDDS-International Development Design Summit, MIT University, Colombia |
Michael PECNIK
Customer Success Director, Salesforce, New York
| 1995-2008 | Product Management, Dow Jones 2008-2010 Senior Engagement Manager, Cognizant, New York City |
| 2008-2012 | CRM Business Transformation Expert, Vielyn Consulting |
| 2010-2012 | Director, CRM, Univision, New York City |
| Since 2011 Board Member, U.S. Austrian Chamber of Commerce, New York City | |
| BNY Mellon | |
| 2013-2016 | Global Head of Client Engagement Technologies for Investment Services, BNY Mellon |
| Since 2016 Customer Success Director, Salesforce, New York City |
Paula PETERS
Global Director Learning & Development, Change.org, Berlin
| 2005-2006 | Consultant, Greenpeace, Berlin |
| 2006-2010 | Consulting, Freelance Communication Strategist |
| 2008-2010 | Associate Professor for Strategy and Innovation, Institute for Marketing and Communications, Berlin |
| 2010-2012 | Head of Social Media and Online Campaigning, WWF - World Wide Fund for Nature |
| 2012 | Founder, Change.org, Berlin |
| 2012-2014 | Head of Change.org Germany, Berlin |
| since 2014 | Chief of Staff Team: Director Strategy (Global), Change.org, Berlin |
| since 2016 | Director Learning & Engagement, Change.org, Berlin |
Jonathan F.P. ROSE
Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Rose Companies, New York
| 1974 | BA in Psychology and Philosophy, Yale University, New Haven |
| 1976-1989 | Project Developer, Rose Associates |
| 1979 | Founder, Gramavision Records and Founder, American Thread Building |
| 1980 | Masters in Regional Planning, University of Pennsylvania |
| since 1989 | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Rose Companies, New York |
Simon SCHMITZ
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, aWATTar GmbH, Vienna
| 1999-2001 | President, United Nations Association, University of York |
| 2002-2004 | Project Officer, Energy & Climate, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Geneva |
| 2004-2006 | Project Manager, Electricity Utiliites, World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), Geneva |
| 2007-2009 | Strategy Project Manager, E.ON UK, Coventry |
| 2009-2011 | Referent / Strategy Manager, E.ON AG, Düsseldorf |
| 2011 | Senior Strategy and Business Development Manager, E.ON Climate & Renewables, Düsseldorf |
| 2011-2012 | Head of Business Development, E.ON Climate & Renewables, Düsseldorf |
| since 2013 | Founder and Chief Executive Officer, aWATTar GmbH, Wien |
Dr. Björn STIGSON
Chairman, Stigson & Partners AB, Saltsjö - Duvnäs; Special Advisor to the Director General/Chief Executive Officer, IIASA - International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Laxenburg
| 1969 | began his career with the Kockums Group, then the world´s biggest shipyard |
| 1971-1982 | various positions, ESAB, the international supplier of equipment for welding |
| 1983-1991 | President and CEO, Fläkt Group, the world leader in environmental control technology. Following the acquisition of Fläkt by ABB, he became Executive Vice President and a member of ABB´s Executive Management Group. |
| 1995-2011 | he was President of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a coalition of some 200 leading international corporations. |
| since 2010 | visiting professor at the School of Business, Economics and Law at the University of Gothenburg |
Clare SUTCLIFFE
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Code Club; Executive Director, Communities & Outreach, Raspberry Pi Foundation, London
| 2005-2007 | Art Director, Alphabet Advertising, Ottawa |
| 2008 | Art Director, Leo Burnett |
| 2008-2010 | Designer, Loft Digital |
| 2010-2011 | Senior Designer, Pixelgroup |
| 2012 | User Experience Designer, Albion London |
| 2012-2013 | Freelance Designer, London |
| since 2012 | Co-founder, Code Club, London |
| 2012-2016 | Chief Executive Officer, Code Club, London |
| since 2016 | Executive Director Communities and Outreach, Raspberry Pi Foundation, Cambridge (GB) |
Gabriela GANDEL
Executive Director, Impact Hub Network, Vienna
| 2001-2004 | Educational Programmes Design and Delivery, ProVita Romania, Bucharest |
| 2004-2006 | Associate Trainer, Human Invest, Bucharest |
| 2005-2006 | Vice President People Development, AIESEC Romania, Bucharest |
| 2006-2007 | Vice President People Development, AIESEC International, Rotterdam |
| 2007-2008 | President, AIESEC |
| 2008-2010 | Consultant, NGDP Programme Director, Future Considerations, London |
| 2010-2011 | Senior Consultant, Future Considerations, London |
| since 2011 | Executive Director, Impact Hub Network, Vienna |
Dipl.-Ing. Dr. Franz FISCHLER
President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna
| 1973-1979 | Research Assistant, Institute for Agricultural Management, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1978 | Doctorate, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna |
| 1979-1984 | Executive Assistant, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1985-1989 | Director, Provincial Chamber of Agriculture of Tyrol, Innsbruck |
| 1989-1994 | Austrian Federal Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Vienna |
| 1995-2004 | European Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries, Brussels |
| 2005-2011 | Chairman, Ecosocial Forum Europe, Vienna |
| 2005-2015 | Chairman, RISE-Foundation, Brussels |
| 2014-2015 | Chairman of the Steering Committee of the EU scientific programme for Expo Milano 2015 |
| since 2012 | President, European Forum Alpbach, Vienna |
| since 2016 | President, Board of Trustees to the Austrian Institute of Advanced Studies (IHS), Vienna |
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