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Simon Antony Senior Supplier Governance Manager, Telstra Simon is a member of the Supplier Governance team at Telstra, a global technology and telecommunications company headquartered in Australia. He is based in London, from where he leads Telstra’s CDP supply chain program. Simon also works with industry groups such as the Joint Audit Cooperation (JAC), Global e-Sustainability Initiative (GeSI) and the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSMA) to improve social and environmental performance across sectors, regions and global supply chains.
Zola Berger-Schmitz Target Validation Manager, Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) Zola Berger-Schmitz is a Target Validation Manager at the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). Within the SBTi, Zola focuses on evaluating corporate emissions reduction targets, and helps oversee key technical projects and engagement work. Over the past few year, she has been involved in leading the adoption of the SBTi’s net-zero validation process. Zola has a wide breadth of experience across the corporate sustainability arena and the public sector. Prior to her role at SBTi/WRI, she served as a sustainability analyst at American Honda Motor Company, and worked in local and national government at the Atlanta Mayor's Office of Resilience and the US Senate. Zola holds an MSc in Environmental Policy and Regulation with distinction from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a B.A. in Political Science and Music summa cum laude from Emory University.
Pernilla Bergmark Principal Researcher, Ericsson Pernilla Bergmark is a Principal Researcher at Ericsson focused on the sustainability impacts of ICT. Her research interests include methodology development and assessments related to climate impacts, circular economy, planetary boundaries, and the Global Goals. Pernilla Bergmark is a co-author of the Exponential Roadmap for 1.5oC aligned climate action , a collaboration between Future Earth, Sitra, WWF, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, PIK, Ericsson and others, where she focused on policy and technology. She is also a co-author of the 1.5C Business Playbook, which is supported by 55+ partners from brands, enterprises, organisations and academia . Pernilla Bergmark is also active in standardization as a co-rapporteur of ITU SG5 Q9, Climate change and assessment of digital technologies in the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement, in ETSI EE, and in the Swedish national committee for cities, TC 268 (SIS TK 588) and environmental management (SIS TK 207). Lately, she has contributed to the development of the ICT sectoral decarbonization approach developed by ITU/GSMA/GESI for the SBTi, the ITU standard on Net Zero and to the coming standard on avoided emissions of ICT. She is also active in the 6G research project, Hexa-X and the European Green Digital Coalition. (https://se.linkedin.com/n/pernilla-bergmark)
Alex Campbell Senior Sustainability Consultant, TDC Net Alex is a Senior Sustainability Consultant at TDC NET, Denmark’s largest provider of digital infrastructure, where he leads the scope 3 and sustainable procurement programmes. Throughout his 15 year career he has focused on making infrastructure more sustainable, from low-carbon building materials, to humanitarian projects at the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and now in digital infrastructure. He holds a M.Sc. in Sustainable Development specialised in corporate CO2 reporting from Uppsala University, Sweden.
Jean Manuel Canet Senior Manager, Climate Change, Circular Economy, Orange Jean Manuel is a Senior Manager, in charge of Climate and Biodiversity in the CSR Department of Orange Group. He has developed an expertise in the assessment of the environmental impact of ICT goods, services and organizations. He earlier led numerous projects to assess and reduce GHG emissions related to IT, for customers such as the European Parliament, France Télévisions or Zurich Financial Services. He serves as Vice-Chairman of ITU-T SG5 and Co-Rapporteur of the “Climate change and assessment of digital technologies in the framework of the SDGs and the Paris Agreement” question. He served as a member of the Advisory Panel of the UNFCCC “Momentum for Change” initiative. He also led projects developing public and private MOOCs (Massive Online Open Courses). Jean-Manuel graduated from Télécom ParisTech and the MBA Programme of the “Collège des Ingénieurs”. He holds a certificate in carbon accountancy from the French National Agency for Energy and Environment and a certificate in carbon finance from Carbone 4 Academy.
Dexter Galvin Chief Commercial and Partnerships Officer, CDP Dexter leads CDP’s work to support companies in building a truly sustainable economy. With a deep knowledge of Scope 3 and how companies can unlock the power of their supply chains, Dexter spearheaded CDP’s Supply Chain program in 2008 - now a global membership program with far-reaching impact, including recent adoption by the U.S. federal government, the largest purchasing organization in the world. His remit includes developing market-leading products for companies through CDP’s Reporter Services team, working with CDP’s accredited solutions providers (ASPs) and other partners, and utilising his passion for the standardization and harmonization of environmental reporting standards to drive meaningful corporate impact. Dexter also sits on the advisory boards for Giki and AI for the Planet, and in 2013 he launched Action Exchange.
Steven Moore Head of Climate Action, GSMA Steven Moore is responsible for the Climate Action Programme at the GSMA, the mobile industry association. His role is to provide leadership to support and accelerate the industry transition to Net Zero by 2050. The success of the programme has led to the mobile industry being recognised by the UN as the first breakthrough sector in the Race to Zero. Steven chairs the GSMA Climate Action Taskforce, which has more than 50 mobile operator members globally. He works with the industry on climate policy, strategy and research covering energy efficiency, renewables, supply chain engagement, connectivity to reduce emissions, and climate adaptation and resilience. Steven holds an MSc in Environmental Technology and is an experienced environmental professional having worked on climate action for the past 15 years, at BT, as a consultant at Deloitte, and for the innovative start-up, dcarbon8. Twitter: @mooresteven LinkedIn
John Pflueger Co-chair, Climate Committee, GeSI John Pflueger, Ph.D., is Dell Technologies' Principal Environmental Strategist. In this role, John is responsible for driving Dell's corporate strategies on issues around Environmental Sustainability – including energy, GHG emissions, sustainable materials, water and the application of technology to environmental challenges.Prior to this role, John was Dell's subject matter expert on data center energy efficiency and managed initiatives to help customers improve the productivity of their computer systems and facilities. Since graduating from MIT in 1991 with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, John has been in a number of roles including product definition, development and manufacturing, as well as corporate and social responsibility.
Louise Rehbinder Director, Exponential Roadmap Initiative Louise Rehbinder has 16 years of experience from the ICT Industry working with IT Management, IT Sustainability, Responsible Sourcing, and sustainable procurement of HW components and materials. Louise formed Ericsson’s Supplier climate action program, was part of the establishment of the 1.5°C Supply Chain Leader program and the creation of the Supplier Engagement Guide. Louise is currently working as Director at Exponential Roadmap Initiative.
Massamba Thioye Project Executive, UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub, UNFCCC Secretariat Massamba Thioye is leading at the UNFCCC secretariat, the development of (i) regulations pertaining to the measurement of climate action impact, (ii) incentive mechanisms for climate and sustainability action and (iii) a framework to enhance the use of innovation to support climate and sustainability actions. He recently initiated the UN Climate Change Global Innovation Hub and is leading its development as executive. He is also Advisory Committee member of the European Green Digital Coalition and member of the Strategic Advisory Board of the “Our 2050 World” initiative. Massamba Thioye has published several breakthrough technical papers in technical peer-reviewed journals. The most recent include (i) an article on a reformed green bond framework that can scale up the green bond market while addressing green washing (ii) as well as an article on a New advanced GHG accounting system for cities enabled by Distributed Ledger Technologies which is a chapter of the book Planning Climate Smart and Wise Cities he co-edited.
Reyna Ubeda Project Officer, ITU Reyna Úbeda studied Industrial Engineering and she completed a Master on International Management from the University for Economics and Environment Nürtingen- Geislingen in 2014. She joined the ITU’s Standardization Bureau in 2015. She is the Advisor of ITU-T Study Group 5 on Environment, Climate Change and Circular Economy. Reyna speaks English, Spanish and German.