Matthew Campelli is a journalist, strategist and communicator specialising in sport and sustainability. He is the Managing Director of Touchline Earth, Director of sustainability for Touchline and Editor of The Sustainability Report, a platform that showcases leadership, strategy and innovation related to sport and sustainability.
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Philip Russell
Following a degree in Sustainable Development from the University of St Andrews, and after 12 years working in the golf sustainability sector, Philip joined Bluewater in 2022 to drive forward the company’s innovative portfolio of sustainable hydrations solutions for events and venues. With first-hand experience of major sporting events, with a particular emphasis on delivering sustainability and legacy strategies, Philip is focused on realising the unique opportunities that are open to the sport sector globally to drive meaningful and proactive change on the sustainable development agenda.
Brynn Szukala
Brynn is an Associate with WM Advisory Services, providing environmental, climate, and energy consulting to companies in various industries. She performs comprehensive sustainability assessments and strategic planning functions for stadiums and arenas, events, and organizations across the country. With years of experience in intensive sustainability research throughout Asia, Europe, and the US, as well recent projects working on event sustainability and CSR, Brynn specializes in holistic, data-centered approaches to environmental management and sustainable program development. She has extensive knowledge on formulating sustainable solutions through systems thinking and pragmatic approaches, including zero waste operations, supply chain impact analysis, science-based targets, sustainable event management, stakeholder engagement and global reporting initiatives. Brynn graduated with a BA in Sustainability, BA in Anthropology, Minor in Italian, and Certificate in International Business from Arizona State University and received her MS in Environmental Studies and Sustainability Science from Lund University, Sweden, where she specialized in innovative approaches to environmental sustainability research and education. She is a LEED Green Associate and TRUE Advisor.
Oliver Johnson
Country Lead for ABB E- Mobility, experienced general manager with primary engineering training and MBA in International business.
Worked throughout industry providing business development for technology solutions in the telecom, power, and radio communications sectors.
8 years in EV charging business development and deployment with ABB.
Martin Townsend
Martin Townsend, Director for BSI Centre of Excellence for Sustainability, has over 30 years’ experience working as an environmental regulator and helping businesses achieve excellence in sustainability.
Martin is passionate about sports not only from a sustainability perspective and the positive impact that they have, but also as a competitor, being a past British and European martial arts champion.
Outside of BSI, Martin sits on several advisory boards for public and private sector organisations to support them in their success.
BSI is a world-leading national standards body, providing a wide range of certification and training solutions to support clients in achieving their sustainability goals, including ISO 20121 Sustainable Events Management.
David Rimmer
He began his career working as a project manager on the Tottenham Hotspur Football Stadium construction project, overseeing the installation and commissioning of the electrical distribution equipment, energy management, and automation solutions. David then went on to work on various data centre projects in the UK and in Ireland before returning to Tottenham Hotspur as the Account Manager, responsible for utilising the technology installed in the stadium to improve energy efficiency.
David is now responsible for the Microgrid Business, integrating renewable energy generation and storage with energy management solutions to further drive sustainability across organisations.
He has a Masters Degree in Renewable Energy Engineering from Cranfield University and would love to connect with you to discuss how he can support your organisation with energy management, optimisation, and sustainability.
Henry Chilcott
Henry is responsible for the strategic and creative direction of Formula E’s brand and marketing.
Henry joined Formula E in 2020 from McLaren where he spent 3 years as Group Marketing Director for McLaren F1 and its technology division McLaren Applied.
Prior to entering the world of motorsport, Henry spent 16 years in the advertising industry at Leo Burnett, M&C Saatchi and latterly his own agency Antidote leading partnerships with British Airways, GSK, Diageo and Sky in addition to projects for HM Government.
Rachael Mwangi
My role is a Sustainability Development Assistant for Cambridge United Community Trust. I oversee the goals and sustainable projects that the Trust chooses to embark on. I have worked collaboratively with my team in sustainable projects in the Trust, for example seeing our first Carbon Literacy project training delivered to ensure we are understand the science-based knowledge in sustainability, empowering the Club in sustaining green actions and writing and evaluating a guideline that will assist in achieving green actions that are achievable long-term.
I am passionate about young people and the next generation. I believe we are to set up a good foundation for the next generation to excel. I have seen Youth-Development research that shows the growth of young people when empowered and given the right tools to excel. We can do more when we work together as a community. Sustainability helps us learn how to access change and making it accessible to all and bridge the gap for growth to continue.
Conor Barry
Conor is responsible for the UNFCCC secretariat’s engagement with non-Party stakeholders; this includes the formal admission of observer organization to the UNFCCC process, support to the High-Level Champions for Climate Action, tracking of non-Party climate action and oversight of the ACE and gender workstreams.
Over the past 20 years he has played a leading role in the development of the international climate change regulatory framework, including through the coordination of the drafting of the Paris Agreement and the launch of the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action.
Conor has played significant role in the development of the international infrastructure to support market solutions to climate change through developing the initial EU emissions trading directive and a decade of direct support to the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol’s clean development mechanism.
Jaz Rabadia
With over 15 years of experience in energy and sustainability roles for high street brands such as Sainsbury’s, Starbucks and WeWork, Jaz brings a wealth of knowledge covering topics such as energy management, waste reduction, sustainable packaging, behaviour change and social impact. In 2015 she was awarded a Royal Honours by King Charles III for her services to the sustainability sector. Jaz volunteers much of her time as a STEM Ambassador to help raise the awareness of energy/engineering careers, helping to create a pipeline of future energy professionals.