Meet our Advisory Committee
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Nadine Allal Chargée de projets, Agenda 21- Sustainable City unit of the City of Geneva |
Nadine Allal has been working as Project Manager for the "Agenda 21 - Sustainable City" unit of the City of Geneva since 2010 and has largely shaped the current municipal sustainability strategy. She has an in-depth knowledge of Swiss politics, as well as of the environmental transition issues facing the Greater Geneva Agglomeration. Since 2016, she has been in charge of the G'innove program, which provides financial support to societal innovation projects. Since 2020, she has been coordinating the public awareness program "Geneva, city of trees" and she collaborates with many local NGOs to promote the City's climate strategy. Nadine grew up in Geneva and has lived in Europe, Africa and the United States; she is trilingual (French-English-German). She has a Master's degree in Biology, with a specialization in ecology and evolution, and has completed further training in public health, project management and communication. Nadine has significant experience in organizing events and stakeholder networks, writing publications and providing in-company training on sustainability issues. She is particularly interested in the importance of public mobilisation and empowerment, in order to respond to current climate and biodiversity emergencies. |
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Anna Gallet Project Manager, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) |
Anna Gallet is the Project Manager for Education at the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) and is currently leading the ISO Education Programme. In recent decades, the importance and value of international standards have become widely recognized, and their scope has broadened to feature complex systems and sustainability. Nevertheless, research demonstrates that young people know little about standards and standardization. This lack of awareness about the importance of standards could potentially impact the future use of standards and/or the availability of future experts to participate in the standards development process (to replace older experts and to provide fresh perspectives and spur innovation in standardization). Being part of this Advisory Committee is a great opportunity to engage with teachers and students of standardization and to raise awareness about the importance of standards for social regulation and sustainable development. Anna has experience building international partnerships in research and innovation at higher education level, as well as engaging with businesses, governments, and international organisations to promote work-based learning. Anna holds a degree in Translation and Interpreting from the University of Granada (Spain), an MA in Conference Interpreting from the University of La Laguna (Spain) and an MA Russia – East Central Europe from the University of Geneva (Switzerland). |
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Ian Gardner Head of Academy and Capacity Building at the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) |
Ian Gardner is the Head of Academy and Capacity Building at the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC). The IEC Academy coordinates training, education and capacity building for the IEC community and wider public audience. The IEC Academy’s strategic plan has “Fostering a sustainable world” as one of its three key themes and the Academy’s work recognizes this is by educating relevant audiences about the importance of international standards and conformity assessment for sustainable development. This combines with other membership programmes, such as the IEC Young Professional Programme, to try and encourage more involvement in standardization. |
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Benjamin Lecrivain Founder, CLOTHER Geneva |
After 12 years spent in the purchasing and sales departments of a Swiss multinational, Benjamin listened to his entrepreneurial desire to create Clother, an eco-responsible fashion online store, with one idea in mind: to convince as many people as possible. to change their consumption habits, by offering sustainable clothing and an easy customer experience, for more sober fashion. Founded in 2021, Clother is about democratizing eco-responsible fashion. For the students and this Master program, he brings a concrete example of how to render a significant consumption domain more sustainable, but also the challenges of combining environmental, social and economic sustainability. |
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Anthony Miller Economic Affairs Officer, UNCTAD / Sustainable stock exchange initiative |
Anthony Miller is the Coordinator of the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative and the Focal Point for Corporate Social Responsibility within the Investment and Enterprise Division of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). He has managed the Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative since its launch by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in 2009. In 2011, the initiative was named by Forbes magazine as one of the “world’s best sustainability ideas” and today it counts over 100 partner exchanges around the world. Dr. Miller is a specialist on CSR, corporate governance and responsible investment. He served five years as an expert in the ISO Working Group on Social Responsibility where, as a member of the Integrated Drafting Task Force, he was responsible for drafting significant portions of the ISO 26000 standard. He is a regular contributor to UNCTAD’s flagship World Investment Report, and was lead author of an interagency paper to the G20 “Promoting standards for responsible investment in value chains”. For over 10 years he served as an annual guest lecturer on CSR and responsible investment at the Centre for Development Studies at Cambridge University. He holds a B.A. from Trent University, Canada, and an M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Cambridge University, England. |
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Ana Serbanovic Mendes Sustainable Innovation Lead, Wella Company |
My engagement in sustainability started 20 years ago, with cutting-edge scientific research for a PhD in Sustainable Processes. From academia I transitioned to industry; over the last decade, I have been applying and advocating sustainability principles as a Supply Chain Project Manager in large consumer goods companies. Today, I am an engineer by education, a corporate manager by vocation and a sustainability advocate by conviction. In my work, I focus on advancing two Sustainable Development Goals: Responsible Consumption and Production, and Partnerships for the Goals. More recently, I am also engaged in the philanthropic work of evaluating and coordinating NGO projects supporting women’s empowerment. I strongly believe in Sustainable Development education and its power to bring sustainability in alignment with economic development, as it teaches future leaders that resilient and sustainable businesses depend on respecting finite planetary resources. I am looking forward to participating in this Advisory Committee, to help advance understandings of complex sustainability issues in dialogue with fellow Committee members and Master students. |
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Uma Rani Senior Economist, International Labour Organization |
Uma Rani is Senior Economist at the Research Department of the International Labour Office (ILO) in Geneva and joined the organisation in 2008. Prior to joining the ILO she held the position of Associate Professor at Gujarat Institute of Development Research, Ahmedabad, India. She holds a Ph.D in Development Economics from University of Hyderabad, India and has published in Journals and edited volumes, and has co-authored books. Her research expertise is in the areas of informal economy, minimum wages, poverty and inequality, with a specific focus on gender. Since 2016, she has been working on digital transformations in the world of work, exploring ways to strengthen labour and social institutions to address economic and social inequality. For this Master program, she is committed to giving the students exposure to questions related to gender, inequality and digitalization, and reinforcing the relevance of research to international development work. |
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Markus Reubi Federal Council Delegate for the 2030 Agenda and Deputy Head of the Prosperity and Sustainability Division. |
In June 2022, Markus Reubi was appointed Federal Council Delegate for the 2030 Agenda by the Federal Council. At the same time, he took up the position of deputy head of the Prosperity and Sustainability Division (AWN) of the FDFA. Markus Reubi studied law at the University of St. Gallen (HSG) and holds a Master's degree in Executive Business Administration from McGill Universities and HEC Montreal. After holding various positions in the private sector, he joined the diplomatic service of the Confederation in 2003. Within the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, after his training in Algeria, he first held various positions in Bern as a collaborator in the section in charge of international financial issues, then as deputy to the head of the staff. From 2014 to 2018, he was responsible for the establishment of the Swiss Business Hub in Canada. Then, from 2018 to 2022, he was deputy head of mission at the Swiss representation in Tokyo, where he was responsible for diplomatic functions. He is interested in bringing to the students national and international perspectives when it comes to sustainability commitments. |
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Sudhanshu Sarronwala Senior officer in Sustainability and Communications; B Corp leader |
With over 30 years of experience in business, sustainability, and communications, and in board and senior-level leadership roles at high-profile, international organizations, Sudhanshu Sarronwala is committed to supporting the triple-bottom-line to deliver positive social, environmental, and economic outcomes. As the Chief Impact Officer at Infarm, he led the Impact Division to embed and drive an understanding of the tremendous sustainability, environmental and health benefits of our urban farms and the vertical farming industry at large. For this Master program, he is keen on sharing with students the importance of creating strategic partnerships with public-private platforms and multilateral agencies, and leading advocacy communications efforts to influence decision-makers. He believes that communication, engagement and leadership can help build and deliver impactful and innovative projects that will help better the state of the planet. |