Meet the edie 27 speakers

More than 50 speakers have already joined the edie 27 programme, showcasing the breadth of leadership across the green economy.

The line-up features influential voices in climate policy and sustainability including Professor Anjali Goswami, Laura Clarke and David Kennedy, alongside senior business leaders from Liverpool Football Club, Decathlon, Heineken, innocent Drinks, Lenovo and Ferrero.

Together, they'll explore how businesses can build resilience in an increasingly complex and rapidly changing operating environment, accelerate decarbonisation, navigate evolving reporting requirements and drive meaningful progress on nature and circularity.

Mario Abreu
Head of Group CSR and Sustainability
Ferrero

Chris Allen
Director of Sustainability and Circular Economy
Decathlon

Kaya Axelsson
Director of Impact
Oxford Net Zero

Mike Barrett
chief scientist
WWF

Mike Barry
Co-Founder
Planeatry Alliance

Sam Booth
Director of Sustainability
AEG Europe

Gerard Boyd
Head of Flexibility
SP Energy Networks

Jane Burns
Climate Change Engagement Manager
Government of Jersey

Tor Burrows
Chief Sustainability Officer
Grosvenor

Elle Charters
Programme Director
Ad Net Zero

Natasha Clark
Transformation & Programme Manager : Net Zero for Infrastructure Programme
Environment Agency

Laura Clarke
Chief Executive
ClientEarth

Katie Clemence-Jackson
Chief Executive
UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Governance Board

Colin Crooks
Chief Executive
ACT

Sila Danik-Dirihan
Head of Sustainable Construction
Saint-Gobain Interior Solutions

Inga Doak
Head of Sustainability
Royal Mint

Anna Edwards
Director of Sustainability
Bunzl Cleaning and Care UK

Jane Firth
Sustainability Manager
Vegetarian Express

Zoe Fitzgerald
Head of City-Business Engagement
C40 Cities

Laura Ford
Sustainability Director
Faith in Nature

Estelle Gayout
Head of Sustainability
Innocent Drinks

Professor Anjali Goswami
Chief Scientific Adviser and Director General Science, Data and Analysis
DEFRA

Professor David Grayson
Professor Emeritus Corporate Responsibility
Cranfield University School of Management

Matt Hempstead
Commissioning Editor
Springwise

Patrick Hewett
Energy Manager-O2 Arena
AEG Europe

Emilien Hoet
Co-Founder
Carbon Accounting Alliance

Susan Hooper
Senior Independent Director, Naked Wines
Non Executive Director, Moonpig and Uber

Rob Hopkins
Transition Network

Umar Iqbal
Integrated Energy Manager
The Crown Estate

Rishi Jain
Director of Impact
Liverpool Football Club

David Kennedy
Chief Executive
Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)

Matt Mace
Editor
edie

Federico Machetti
Fashion Taskforce
Sustainable Markets Initiative

Mo Mands
Director of Sustainability
Gleneagles

Gillian McCann
Chief Regulatory Officer and Interim Chief Operations Officer
Re-turn

Noel Morrin
Professor in Practice
RENEW - NERC funded Biodiversity Programme jointly run by the University of Exeter and National Trust

Alison Nuttall
Head of Sustainability Operations
JLR

Julie Owst
Head of Sustainability
Bidfood (UK)

James Pennington
Director Global Sustainability
Lenovo

Valerie Pinkerton
Transition Plan Lead
Green Finance Institute and UK TNFD & Transition Plan Lead

Wendy Raynor
Head of NHS Circular Economy Programme
Scottish Government

Caroline Reid
Senior Sustainability Director
Oatley

Emma Reid
Director of Sustainability
Simba Sleep

Sandrine Ricard
Global Engagement and Sustainability Communications Director
Pernod Ricard

Emmaline Rogers
Head of Sustainability - Corporate Affairs
Heineken

Sophie Spencer
Social Value & ESG Specialist
B Braun Medical

Abhay Srivastava
Head of ESG
Weightmans

Andrew Stringer
Head of Environment and Nature Recovery
Forestry England

Lydia Tabbron
Digital Sustainability Lead
Department for Food, Environment & Rural Affairs (Defra)

James Tiernan
Head of Sustainability
Unite Students

Peter Tilson
Managing Director
West London Waste Authority

Thomas Viegas
Group Nature Lead
Aviva

Jennifer Wakely
Global ESG Reporting Lead
Specsavers

Tim Webb
Secretary
UK Urban Ecology Forum

Sarah Whittaker
Head of Sustainability Communications
Primark

Jon Wisdom
Head of Market Change Delivery
NESO

Mark Yates
Head of Sustainability - Supply Chain
Specsavers

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