Category: Expert of the Week

Farida El-Dars – A strong professional focused in environmental and biological sciences

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Farida El-Dars is an experienced professor with a demonstrated history of working in environmental analytical chemistry and industrial pollution abatement projects.  She has been working with the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency in the field of Industrial project identification, formulation, and implementation.  Farida is skilled in lecturing, environmental impact assessment, public speaking, and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) … Continued

Jussi Korpikoski – ”Doing good for the planet, is good for your business”

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Jussi Korpikoski has been an entrepreneur in sustainability for the last 8 years, helping mainly SMEs and large multinationals to build solid sustainability programs and back them up with state-of-the-art digital platforms and tools.  “I enjoy connecting people and digital tools and services to create better working experiences and basically better life.” Jussi is passionate … Continued

Meesen Brown – ”I’ve fostered my love for collaborating with curious people who want to build world-changing products”

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In recent years, Meesen Brown has been founding and leading a tech startup, and managing their entire team remotely.  “During this time, I became extremely passionate about sustainability and using tech to create more sustainable solutions and companies. I’m particularly passionate about the circular economy, the plastic problem and reducing overall waste, specifically from corporations.”  … Continued

Tuija Pulkkinen – Increasing global understanding and fostering deep collaboration

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Tuija Pulkkinen’s passion in life is and has always been increasing global understanding and fostering deep collaboration between a cast of unlikely characters.  “I believe diversity, putting contrasting minds together, is the way to grow and find breakthrough solutions to business and societal challenges.” Tuija says that to stay fresh and creative as a professional, a … Continued

Maija Peltola – International corporate responsibility and sustainable development expert

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Maija Peltola says that her first deep-dive into “ecotourism” – as it was then called – was almost 20 years ago when she studied tourism and the concept of nature in a small lobster raising community in the Mexican Caribbean on its way to becoming one of the top destinations in the country.  The research, … Continued

Angus Emery – Matching IoT and smart city requirements with solutions and services

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Angus Emery is a European English expat who has over 30 years’ experience working within the Telecoms arena.  “My current role is International Smart Cities Sales and Enablement which basically entails me raising the awareness, promoting and training our global sales and marketing teams on our smart city strategy and portfolio.” Additionally, he acts as … Continued

Marco Torregrossa – Helping organizations to prepare for the future of work and build better workplaces

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Marco Torregrossa helps organizations prepare for how work will be delivered in the future and build better workplaces.  Marco writes, speaks, consults and evangelizes about the freelance revolution, always thriving at the intersections of policy, HR and technology. He is CEO at Euro Freelancers, a curated marketplace for consulting and legal services on-demand. Marco is also Secretary … Continued

Gil Friend – One of the 10 most influential sustainability voices in America

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Gil Friend, systems ecologist and business strategist, is widely considered one of the founders of the sustainable business movement. Gil is noted for inspiring, challenging and supporting business, policy and investment leaders to rethink business in the light of the climate change and sustainability challenges.  His commitment is to build prosperity and strategic advantage by … Continued

Susanna Saikkonen – Sustainability is everyone’s business and everyone is needed

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Susanna Saikkonen is a corporate responsibility and strategic marketing professional with 20 years of experience in marketing, strategic planning and corporate social responsibility.  Susanna has a degree from Helsinki School of Business and Administration, today Aalto University, and she has studied intercultural leadership skills, international human rights and coaching after graduation. “I am an independent consultant and … Continued

Patrick Landerl – ”Have a positive attitude and respect other opinions”

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Patrick Landerl implements projects and supports startups in the field of renewable energy systems, electric mobility and sustainability. Through his work and lifestyle, he wants to contribute to the long-term transformation towards a resource-efficient and sustainable economic system and society. “In order to meet challenges in this field you need sufficient technical expertise and you have … Continued