Founding Partner & Executive Chairman of Volans, also Co-founder of SustainAbility and of Environmental Data Services, John Elkington is a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development.

James Farrar has more than 15 years experience working on corporate sustainability matters in the US and Europe in the banking, aviation, NGO and technology sector. As VP Sustainability at SAP his role encompasses review of SAP's sustainable operations, solutions portfolio and go to market strategy. In 2009 he was listed in the Ethisphere 100 Most Influential in Business Ethics and serves on the board of the sustainability assurance standard AA1000. He also writes a regular blog on sustainability and information technology on ZDNet. (www.blogs.zdnet.com/sustainability). 

To learn more about SAP's solutions for sustainability visit www.sap.com/sustainability and to review SAP's own corporate sustainability performance visit www.sapsustainabilityreport.com.

Prior to joining ITI, Rick worked for three years for the Electronic Industries Alliance (EIA), where he served as EIA's Vice President of Environmental Affairs.

Rick previously worked for a D.C.-based environmental consulting firm that specialized in risk communications issues for major corporate clients. As Senior Project Manager, he supervised projects for several Fortune 50 companies involved in Superfund, RCRA Corrective Action and brownfields.

Prior to moving to the D.C. area, Rick spent nine years in Albany, New York, as the Legislative Director for a New York State Assemblyman.

Rick holds an M.S. in Environmental Management and Policy from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Rochester.

Faye Holland is Managing Director of SharedXpertise in Europe and the Executive Director for the CROA. Faye is responsible for all European Operations and is based in the UK. Faye has 14 years extensive marketing, strategy and solution development experience in the new technologies and business solutions marketplace in the UK, European and global marketplace.

Mark Newton is responsible for Dell's corporate Sustainability team and programs, balancing Dell's growth strategy to minimize impacts on natural and human resources. In this role he directs global policy development, stakeholder engagements and corporate strategies on environmental and social issues. Prior to joining Dell, Mark led environmental technology programs at Apple and Motorola and was a principal scientist for DEKA Research and Development Corp.

He holds a Doctorate in Chemistry from the University of Texas at Dallas.

Bouwe Taverne (1950) is director sustainable development, Rabobank Group The Netherlands. He is heading a group of 10+ staff who direct, implement and monitor CSR and report on it. The membership of UNEP-FI is one of his personal accounts.

Taverne studied analytical chemistry and social sciences. Before Rabobank, he did environmental research on carbon and heavy metals in water and underwater soils. For 15+ years, he contributed to the development of environmental education in The Netherlands.

Manlio Valdes began his career with Ingersoll Rand in 1988 as a product specialist in the Air Solutions group, and over the following 22 years held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility and key leadership roles.

Within Air Solutions, he served as the director of Latin America operations, business unit manager for the European-Served Area (ESA) aftermarket and as president of the region and global business.

In 2007, Manlio was named vice president of global product management for the Industrial Technologies Sector where he established and drove innovation processes and managed the product growth strategy.

He was named president of the Europe, Middle East, India, Africa Region for Climate Solutions in July 2010. He is located in Brussels, Belgium.

He holds a bachelors of science degree from Duke University and an MBA from Florida International University.

Dan regularly writes on Corporate Responsibility and Risk Management.

As CEO, Dan Vogel has overall responsibility for all Enablon's activities. Prior to Enablon, he launched and managed the e-Business division of an international banking group that has operations in the United States, Europe and Asia.

Atilla Yerlikaya is the Head of Coca-Cola Icecek's Public Affairs, Communications and Sustainability teams. CCI became the most Accountable company in Turkey and published the first GRI approved Social Responsibility Report in Turkey, Central Asia and Middle East Region. Starting his career as a journalist, Atilla launched the Turkish editions of international magazines including National Geographic, Officiel de la Mode, Car and F1 Racing. Prior to Coca-Cola İcecek, he held senior management roles for major bluechip companies including Philip Morris and Shell.

Atilla has more than 15 years of experience in media, public policy, civil society dialogue and sustainability.

He is serving on the boards of Foreign Direct Investment Association of Turkey and was the Istanbul Chapter President of the European Movement. He holds a degree in Economics from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey.

Gabi Zedlmayer was appointed as Vice President of HP’s Office of Global Social Innovation in October 2009 and is responsible for driving social innovation programs that are aligned with HP’s business strategy. Gabi is responsible for a team of experts around the globe who aim to make a contribution to solving societal issues by enabling and accelerating the creation of social innovations in the areas of education, healthcare and community engagement. In addition, she is also in charge of HP’s overall Global Citizenship strategy.

From 2005 to 2009 Gabi was Vice President, Corporate Marketing for HP Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this role she was responsible for driving a comprehensive global marketing strategy for HP in the region. She lead EMEA branding efforts and drove all marketing initiatives including corporate communications, internal communications, brand & digital strategy and advertising as well as Global Citizenship.

Gabi obtained a BA in Business from Georgia State University and an MBA in Finance from the University of Miami. During her academic career, she was assistant chair in numerous departments at the University of Miami including Finance and Operations Management and she wrote a wide range of papers and publications on Investments and Financial Management.