Prof Dr Peter Hennicke, Wuppertal Institute, Germany
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Prof Dr Peter Hennicke has been President of the Wuppertal Institute since April 2003 having been granted leave from his professorship at the Bergische Universitat Wuppertal. He has served as a member in three Enquete-Commissions of the German Bundestag and was assigned to the Scientific and Technical Advisory Committee of the Global Environment Facility in June 2002. The research programme of the Wuppertal Institute investigates and develops guidelines for sustainable development on a regional, national and international level.

James Goodman, Forum for the Future, UK
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James spearheads the Forum's futures work, using scenarios for strategy development, developing future visions, applying future-proofing techniques and conducting trend analysis. James is co-author of “Fishing for Good” with Jonathon Porritt and “Making the Net Work” on sustainability in the digital society.

Claus Stig Petersen, Novozymes, Denmark
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For Novozymes, creating a profitable business and being involved in solving some of the world’s biggest problems to create a more sustainable global development are one and the same. Claus Stig Petersen defines sustainable development as a common vision, which applies to many players, but would not term it as idealism. It is a task that must just be solved. There are roles to play for companies, political decision-makers, public institutions, NGOs and others.

Professor George Molenkamp, KPMG, Netherlands
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Professor George Molenkamp is a partner at KPMG Sustainability, B.V., part of KPMG Global Sustainability Services (GSS); it approaches corporate social responsibility from a managerial perspective and advises corporations on the integration of CSR into the business functions and strategy. KPMG Sustainability also provides verification assurance of CSR annual reports and is one of the market leaders in its field.

Solitaire Townsend, Futerra, UK
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Solitaire co-founded Futerra in 2001 and now oversees consultancy work with business and government. She is an expert advisor to companies such as BT and Virgin, and also works closely with the United Nations and numerous professional bodies. Solitaire is a member of the UN's Sustainable Lifestyles Taskforce, a Board member of Tomorrow's Company and sits on the Chartered Institute of Marketing's Steering Group on CSR.

Erich Weber, Foundation of Labour and the Environment, Germany
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Erich Weber has been the director of the Stiftung Arbeit und Umwelt der Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie, the first unionised environmental foundation in Europe, since 2005. Apart from his regular work for the Foundation he is also engaged in several associations and networks in the field of economics and education.

Philippe Turin, ECCO Dev, France
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An industrial designer who graduated from ECAL, Philippe Turin began his working life as an associate member of ID5 Industrial Design in 1975. As President of the Union of French Industrial Designers in 1983, he participated in the foundation of the AMS in Paris in 1990 before setting up and running the CPPI (Conception et Promotion des Produits Industriels). Philippe Turin is also a member of AFITE and APEDEC, and a jury member of JANUS DE L'INDUSTRIE.

Anne Marie Sargueil, The French Institute of Design, France
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Attracted to aesthetics and social sciences very early on, Anne-Marie Sargueil began her career with the Institut d'Esthétique Industrielle (Institute of Industrial Aesthetics). She then joined the Raymond Loewy company, devoting herself first to publishing (environmental and social publications) and then to business (human resources). As head of the French Institute of Design since 1984, she has directed her activities towards innovation with the user in mind.

Karin Mortensen Laljani – InterfaceFLOR
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Karin Laljani is the Senior Vice President of Marketing for InterfaceFLOR. In her talk, “At the Edge of Chaos”, Karin will focus on how companies and the individual can make an effort to get closer to a sustainable development. At the same time, other players like politicians, NGOs and researchers are also encouraged to do their bit.

Lindsey K Parnell, InterfaceFLOR CEO and President, Europe
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Lindsey Parnell is CEO and President of InterfaceFLOR in Europe, Middle East, Africa and India, a division of US based Interface Inc., and a global leader in the manufacture of environmentally responsible modular floor coverings and other textiles. As such, Lindsey is deeply immersed in the corporate mission to make Interface a sustainable corporation through worldwide efforts to design sustainable manufacturing and development processes.

Ray Anderson, Founder and Chairman, Interface, Inc.
The story is now legend; the “spear in the chest” epiphany Ray Anderson experienced when he first read Paul Hawken’s, The Ecology of Commerce, seeking inspiration for a speech for an Interface task force on the company’s environmental vision. Today, Interface stands at the forefront of a new industrial revolution: Mission Zero; the company’s promise to eliminate any negative impact it may have on the environment, by the year 2020.