Let's discuss together the path to a sustainable future. For your business, for you and for all of us
June 23rd, 2023 | 09:45 Impact Hub Zürich, Colab - Loft Corner
Together, we discuss and develop approaches on specific cases brought and participants answering the question how business can become more innovative and sustainable.
Unconference means that everyone is a speaker and gives impulses. In an open format, we design the agenda and content together.
A call to action!
An Unconference thrives on freedom. That is why we have only planned a very rough agenda:
Arrival, Check-In, Networking
Welcome, Participants introduction, Impulse speeches on sustainable business models and its community in Switzerland
Call for action discussion, working brunch and pitching of case studies
Time for exchange and networking, shared after-work beer and coffee
From 09:45
From 10:00
From 15:00
Sustainable Business Models
AGENDA
About the UNCONFERENCE
The venue and co-organizer is Impact Hub Zürich, Colab - Loft Corner.
To cover the costs we appreciate
a contribution of:
80CHF incl. venue and catering
NGOs and early-stage startups can apply for sponsorship
ORGANIZATIONAL
Mini-Workshop on the collected case studies
There is no generic approach to make a sustainable business model.
Specific case studies are needed to work on it and make a call for action!
Unconference
Sustainable Business Models - A call to action
For whom?
We are looking for changemakers, entrepreneurs, activists, leaders and experts in Switzerland in 2 roles:
Either you bring a case designing or executing a sustainable business model or you help solving a case of another participant.
Whether from large, medium and small businesses, academia, NGOs, and other organizations - everyone is welcome!
Supported by
The following experts/participants are attending the unconference
Sarah Borrey
Founder & Managing Director of Animazul
Co-Chief Executive Officer SOBAJ, Business Mentor at Capacity Zurich
Sophie Frey
Andrea Lucarelli
Technology Innovation Manager at Roche
Broad technical and regulatory experience in healthcare business - Passion for sustainability and digital ethics
Christof Rink
Co-Founder Grubengold CH, EU Climate Pact Ambassador
Sustainability & Innovation Consultant for various industries and projects
The following participants will bring a case study
Expertise
Expertise
Expertise
Karin Gutzwiller-Schreier
Case Study
Business Case: Join Our Cause for Sustainable Community Empowerment
How can digital tech & creative service companies become more sustainable?
Expertise
Expertise
Expertise
Expertise
Erik Peterson
Head of R&D and Business Sustainability Communications, Crop Protection at Syngenta Group
20+ years of experience across global functions and business units in pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, agriculture, and financial services
Cristina Castiglioni
IT Portfolio Manager at Siemens
Coach at Powercoders
IT Sustainability, Business Innovation & Social Entrepreneurship
Ivo Strohhammer
Lead IT-Innovation for Siemens, CEO & Owner of toSUMMIT
Innovation management & various technologies
Expertise
Sebastian Gier
Co-Founder of Footprint Intelligence
Sustainability, Innovation, Design, Brand, Carbon Reduction
Expertise
brought
Jules Wurlod
Director ESG & Sustainability at Houlihan Lokey
Expertise in ESG & impact investing, M&A and business strategy
Ivan Kostakev
Supply Chain sustainability manager at EY
Operation sustainability in supply chains, along with solid knowledge about circular practices and business models
Gregory Williams
Founder of Tools for Sustainable Earth
Former Agile & Sustainability Director at UBS
Sustainability at large scale incl. 2x best-seller author, regenerative business
Dami Kusar
Head Group Innovation at Axpo Group
Foresight, Innovation, Tech
Janna Lipenkova
Equintel CEO
AI, LLM, ESG analytics
An ESG Value Stream that integrates all ESG data and activities across a company and can be optimized using AI
Expertise
Case Study
Corporate strategy & analysis,
positive & playful challenge attitude
Expertise
Kurt Kronawittleithner
Independent industry consultant
Technical expert with business development expertise in plastics packaging & their various circular pathways to recycle
8 years experience in consulting, sales and IT
Update on ecological sustainability supporting communities in Latin America
Case Study
Expertise
Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer at MCH Group Management
Business expertise combined with sustainability initatives from 15 yrs at UBS & 10 yrs in strategy & transformation
Erika Sánchez Garrido
Sustainability commercial, technical and regulatory expertise being responsible for production decarbonization and chemical/plastic sustainability platforms
Sustainability commercial, technical and regulatory expertise
Anna Hundhausen
Manager Innovation and Sustainability
at Schüttflix
Innovation & sustainability
in machine building & construction
Logistics platform its sustainability vision and the possibilities of today.
Ashuhan Dogan
Sustainability Strategist in Construction and Energy Sector at Hilti
Strategy and Execution Marketing and Communication, Project Management
EMEA Sustainability Director at Dow, passionately curious human being, STEMinist
Michael Eder
Sustainability Advisor & Business Development Manager at South Pole
insights from global leading climate company about today's challenges within the space of sustainability
Antoine Aminot
Founder Aminot Innovation
Open Innovation, Sustainability, project management
Benjamin Barmettler
Graphic designer, Founder of Pulpo Agency KLG
Graphic design & marketing knowledgde to support sustainable goals and businesses
Expertise
Design Thinking, X as a Service,
Energy & Carbon Optimization, Circularity
Customer Delivery Architect
at AWS
Panu Kärävä
12+ years in PR for infrastructure, energy and mobility sectors
Head of Communication at EuroTube.org
Steffen Hartmann
Gloria Flik
Sustainability Consultant at EY
Circular business model innovation & circularity product portfolio evaluation for chemical companies; circular economy case studies for the shipping industry.
Strong in organizing and building collaborations & designing efficient cooperation with different parties.
Business Innovation Manager at Hilding Anders International
Rocco Cristofaro
Sven Schuler
Head of Smart Energy & eMobility at cablex AG
Business model Licoma as battery recycling
Expertise
Benno Reichard
Founder of RESLIDES
Update on closing the loop and individualization of fashion with modular sandals concept
Expertise
Cristian Buruiana
Scientific assistant at Eawag
Customer decisions. Group dynamics. Framing effects. Change management
Karime Abib
CEO & Founding Partner AdventiKA
Sustainability Consultant at enexion group
ESG and strategic sustainability
Urban climate finance
Sustainability Strategy, Impact and Benefit business models, ethics in business and resilient leadership
Expertise
Zehra Yakut
Expertise
Sonja Kuhn
Community Managerin HOPE NOW, contributor at getAbstract
Approaches for Change Management and Creating Psychological Safety
David Bischof
Equintel team
International trade, especially sustainable trade, ventures in ESG data and clean energy
Impulse panel
Lorenzo Massa
Professor EPFL & Aalborg | Board member | Advisor WEF
Sustainable business models insights with a focus on Community Sharing pattern
Stephan Kunte
Founder
Energy business, efficiency and CO2-neutral energy conversion
CO2 neutral fuels and propellants, their production and conversion of energy