With over 15 years of global experience on both the brand and rights holder side of sports partnerships, Jennifer has worked across rugby, skiing, equestrian, motorsport, triathlon, mass participation sport and of course, football.
Jennifer’s current role involves leading on M&S’s partnerships with all four national men’s and women’s football teams. Launched in 2022, these are partnerships for change. Through the Eat Well, Play Well campaign and with a little help from some much-loved footballing heroes from England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, M&S hope to inspire and educate families in each nation, by making healthy-eating delicious, easy and fun – for generations to come.
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Prof. Ed Hawkins MBE
Ed is a climate scientist in the National Centre for Atmospheric Science at the University of Reading, and a Lead Author for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change 6th Assessment Report. His research examines how and why the climate has changed since the industrial revolution, and how it may change over the coming decades. He also leads Weather Rescue – a citizen science project involving thousands of volunteers – which is recovering millions of lost Victorian-era weather observations from hand-written archives and turning them into invaluable digital data. Ed also actively engages with a variety of audiences about climate change, especially using novel graphical visualisations.
Caroline Flaissier
For over 20 years, Caroline Flaissier has been driven by a constant quest for performance, staying close to the field, by a passion for innovation and teamwork, and by a strong commitment to promote diversity.
After two years in financial auditing, she joined the energy major TotalEnergies in 2002, where she held various operational and functional positions, including that of VP in charge of Digital & Innovation for the “Gas, Renewables & Power” business line. In 2018, Caroline was appointed CEO of ENGIE Entreprises et Collectivités, where she initiated an in-depth transformation of the company, driven by an ambitious strategy focused on digital opportunities, and the environmental transition. In early 2022, she joined executive search firm Korn Ferry, a few months before being appointed as CEO of the French Tennis Federation (July 2022).
Caroline Flaissier’s mission is the operational management of the Federation and of its international tournaments (Roland-Garros, Rolex Paris Masters, Greenweez Paris Premier Padel Major). She puts her creative, results-oriented approach, her knowledge of transformation within complex environments, and her relentless energy, at the service of a long-term vision for the development of tennis, padel, urban tennis and wheelchair tennis.
Sébastien Buemi
Sébastien’s racing career started at the age of 8, three years after getting his first kart, as a Christmas present in 1993. After something of a tough first year, he won the Swiss Minis championship at the age of 9. From 1998 to 2002, he won four Swiss karting titles: Mini, Mini90, SuperMini.
It was in July 2007 that Sébastien drove a Formula 1 car on a racetrack for the very first time, when he got behind the wheel of the Red Bull at the Jerez circuit in Spain.
For the first season of Formula E in 2015, Sébastien finished 2nd in the championship. He lost for 1 small point to Nelson Piquet Jr. In the 2nd season of Formula E, Sébastien wins the championship in London in front of Lucas Di Grassi for this time 1 point. The 2018 season saw Sébastien conclude the championship in 2nd, and in the 2019/20 season he finished in 4th.
A couple of difficult seasons followed, and the move was made to join Envision Racing for the Gen3 era. He secured two pole positions, one podium and 105 points to finish 6th in the drivers’ standings and contributed significantly to Envision Racing’s Team World Championship victory.
Laura Carruthers
Laura is Head of Sport Recovery in the Department for Culture Media and Sport, where she has policy responsibility for the economic and environmental sustainability of the sport sector.
She is also leading on the publication of the forthcoming government Sport Strategy. Before joining the team, Laura worked on the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games where she led on Sustainability, Youth & Education, Volunteering and Physical Activity & Wellbeing legacy programmes, and published the B2022 Highlights Report. She managed the Dignitary Programme at Games-time, delivering VIP visits to the Games, including at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies.
Laura has also worked on other major events, including the 2021 G7 Summit, and has further experience of operational delivery through her time working on EU Exit. Prior to joining the Civil Service, Laura worked in grassroots and university sport in Yorkshire.
Frederic Bertrand
Mahindra Racing CEO and Team Principal Frederic Bertrand joined the Indian race team in November 2022, ahead of the ninth ABB FIA Formula E World Championship Season. Frederic, known as Fred within the team, is highly respected within the industry and previously spent a decade working for the FIA, most recently as Director of Formula E and Innovative Sports Projects. Currently, he is leading Mahindra Racing into a new era for the team, as they look to return to the top step of the podium where they belong. Fred was born in France and now lives around the world, including Switzerland and the UK.
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Tony Stevens
Having been with Tottenham Hotspur for more than 15 years, Tony has made the progression from a junior Club journalist to Head of Public Relations, now overseeing all non-football communications and the Club’s corporate social responsibility strategy. A lifelong fan from Hertfordshire, Tony has been heavily involved in the planning and delivery of key events, including the Finale of White Hart Lane and the opening of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Tony plays an active role in raising the profile of the Club’s substantial off-field work – managing player engagement with Tottenham Hotspur Foundation programmes and official charity partnerships, engaging with key stakeholders within the Club’s local community, driving the Club’s sustainability strategy and developing key fan-facing communications. Tony has also been instrumental in helping to grow the Club’s global fanbase, assisting in the planning and delivery of international tours, liaising with key international media and building relationships with Official Supporters’ Clubs.
Ellen Jones
Ellen Jones, Head of Environment, Social & Governance (ESG) at Formula 1, joined in January 2022 to help steer the business’ sustainability strategy on the way to becoming Net Zero Carbon from factory to flag by 2030. As a sustainability leader, Ellen works across Formula 1’s ESG agenda to develop strategies and collaboratively deliver change programmes, already making huge progress across the business and wider sport within the first year in position and becoming a vital spokesperson for the sport in the space.
Upon joining F1, Ellen boasted a wealth of experience across a variety of subject areas including: carbon & energy, waste & recycling, packaging, sustainable sourcing and reporting. Her role now entails empowering the business to deliver on its sustainability objectives and manage the governance & reporting requirements. This also requires close communication with key counterparts at the teams, partners and promoters, as the sport as a whole continues to move forward in a positive way to become a sustainable entity. Under Ellen’s stewardship, Formula 1 has again achieved and retained the FIA 3* Environmental Accreditation, the highest level of recognition in this area.
Ellen’s drive and passion for a sustainable future has been long-standing having studied Architecture at Yale University and writing a thesis on how sustainable building practices can be communicated to the public through different media, before doing a Masters in Sustainable Environmental Design.
Claudio Tomasi
Claudio Tomasi is the Resident Representative of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Argentina, where he assumed duties in April 2021.
He previously served as Resident Representative in Türkiye (2016-2021). He previously held positions as Deputy Resident Representative of the UNDP in Cuba (2012-2016), Nicaragua (2008-12) and the Dominican Republic (2003-2007). With UNDP, he also worked in Panama as Assistant Resident Representative (2002).
Prior to his commitment to UNDP, he worked for the European Union and United Nations Volunteers (UNV) in India, where he began his career in international organizations. During his career of more than 20 years in the field of sustainable human development, he has cooperated with a wide range of international, national and local actors on three continents.
Claudio Tomasi is a sociologist, of Italian nationality. He has a Master’s Degree in Development Studies from SOAS (School of Oriental and African Studies) University of London (UK) and graduated in Sociology and Social Planning from the University of Sociology of Trento (Italy).