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Tiberio is Associate Professor in Sustainability Management at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies, a public University located in Pisa, Italy. His research interests range from corporate environmental management to sustainable consumption and production, from Environmental performance and LCA to circular economy. He is author of more than 60 international publications and project manager of numerous international projects funded mainly by European Commission. At Sant’Anna University he coordinates the Sport Sustainability Management research area, focused on environmental sustainability activities applied in different sports like Football, Biathlon, Athletics, Floorball, Canoeing, Sailing.

Monica is a Senior Manager with WM Advisory Services. She oversees a team of consultants who advise built facilities in the sports and entertainment industry while working closely alongside WM’s brand and sponsorship team to infuse the company’s sustainability values across its sports sponsorship portfolio. With more than a decade of experience in sustainability, including nine years of work in sports and collegiate sustainability, Monica specializes in program development for responsible procurement, materials management, and stakeholder behavior change.

Before joining WM, Monica co-founded an independent consulting group focused on increasing the presence of sustainability in sports sponsorships. She continues this work at WM, both internally and for their advisory customers. Monica played a key role in designing the sustainability execution side of WM and Major League Baseball’s latest official sustainability partnership. In addition to a BA in Geography and Environmental Studies from UCLA, she has received an MBA from University of Colorado Boulder. Monica is also a LEED Green Associate, TRUE Advisor, and Loyola University New Orleans Environmental Communications Fellow.

Simon Dawes is the Head of Net Zero and Circular economy within the Environment Agency. A thought leader and change maker, he is a recognised sustainability leader and has worked in the sector for over 20 years, delivering award winning sustainability and net zero strategies and behaviour change campaigns.

As a lover of outdoor sports and winter sports, Simon combines his two passions of sport and sustainability in his role as Chair of Protect Our Winters (UK). POW is on a mission to bring the outdoor sports communities together to drive systemic change to enable to the UK to reach Net Zero by 2040.

Matt is the joint managing director at Travel Places – leading travel management specialists to the sports, media and entertainment industries. Matt has over 20 years’ experience working with some of the world’s leading athletes, teams and brands, managing travel plans for organisations such as The Football Association, the England and Wales Cricket Board and Sail GP.

With a long heritage managing group travel for professional sports teams, Travel Places remains family-owned and run to this day. Placing people and planet and its heart, Matt heads up Travel Places’ sustainability management team aimed at increasing our positive impact on the world, and supporting its community of staff, local suppliers, and charities. He has successfully steered the business through the certifications for ISO 20121:2012 standard for Sustainable Event Management, which the business has held since 2022, and B Corp, which Travel Places received in 2023.

Kevin is a professor at the Department of Kinesiology of National Tsing-Hua University, Taiwan, R. O. C. He specialises in sports marketing, event management, and sports policy. He has been intensively involved in international multi-sport events, including the Kaohsiung World Games 2009, Taipei Deaflympics 2009, and the Taipei Universiade, and now is helping the World Master Games 2025. He and his team are also deeply passionate about environmental sustainability and committed to
taking concrete actions to mitigate climate change.

Jonny Wilkinson is widely acknowledged as one of the best rugby union players of all time.

He was an integral member of the England Rugby World Cup-winning squad, scoring the winning drop goal in the last minute of extra time to defeat Australia in the 2003 final.

He won two European Cups plus a top 14 Title with Toulon where he moved to in 2008 following twelve seasons in the English Premiership with the Newcastle Falcons. Jonny has also toured twice with the British and Irish Lions, in 2001 to Australia and in 2005 to
New Zealand.

Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 2015, Jonny was named BBC’s Sports Personality of the Year in 2003 and IRB International Player of the year in the same year.

His converted penalty against Scotland on 8 March 2008, took him 3 points past Neil Jenkins record tally of 1090 test points and he also passed Ronan O’Gara to regain the overall points scoring record for the Six Nations during the 2010 tournament.

Jonny holds the all-time Rugby World Cup points scoring record with 277 and is the only player in history to score points in two Rugby World Cup Finals.

He is passionate about physical, mental and emotional wellbeing and the sustainability of the planet. He talks about wellbeing and sustainability at a number of levels including the opportunity for growth and the inherent relationship between performance and sustainability.

He is proud to be sharing a platform at the Sport Positive Summit with experts from RSK.

Martin Offiah MBE, a former pro rugby player has achieved greatness in the world of sports. Inducted into the Rugby League Hall of Fame, he holds the title of the third-highest try-scorer and top try-scoring English player in history. Martin has become an EV innovator, driven by his passion for electric vehicles. Martin believes in the importance of building an extensive and reliable charging infrastructure to accelerate the switch to EVs to assist in reaching Net Zero by 2050. He joined forces with Connected Kerb, an EV charging and Smart City infrastructure company, to provide accessible sustainable affordable, reliable, future-proofed charging solutions. Martin’s dedication to sustainability also extends to his brand and sustainability ambassador role for the Wigan Warriors RLFC. His story serves as an inspiring call to action, inviting others to embrace EVs and work towards a greener more sustainable future.

Susie has competed in two Paralympic Games at London 2012 and Rio 2016. She advises and speaks globally on disability, empowerment and inclusion across all sectors. She is also an experienced and qualified Non-Executive Director serving on numerous Boards. She is Patron of Spirit of 2012, the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games legacy charity. She is currently an Ocean Ambassador for the Marine Conservation Society in the UK.

Kim Stone is a prominent figure in the world of professional sports, having held executive leadership positions at global sports brands such as the Miami HEAT, Golden State Warriors, and Oak View Group (OVG). With a career spanning over two decades, she has demonstrated her expertise across various aspects of team business, including sustainability, corporate partnerships, premium ticket sales, food and beverage, concert programming, and arena operations.

In 2022, Stone assumed the roles of President of UBS Arena and Executive Vice President of OVG East Coast, where she oversees business and building operations at the 18,500-seat UBS Arena in Belmont Park, NY. Her responsibilities extend to OVG East Coast properties, including the renovated CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, MD.

She has been honored by Billboard, Pollstar, and Variety for her business acumen. She was recognized by Venues Today, the Sports Business Journal, and the South Florida Business Journal for her influence and leadership. Stone’s commitment to her field led to her induction into the UNC School of Journalism Public Relations Hall of Fame and other esteemed awards.

UNFCCC: 1st World Athletics member federation out of 214 to join World Athletics in committing to the UN Sports for Climate Action Framework.
World Athletics: A member of World Athletics Global Athletics calendar committee
Confederation of African Athletics (CAA): Senior Vice President, Confederation of African Athletics (CAA) and Board Chairman of the African Athletics Development Centre (AADC).
East Africa: President, Eastern Africa Athletics Region.

Other roles in Kenya:
Chairman of the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund in Kenya.
Chairman, Organizing Committee for the World Athletics U18 Championships in 2017
Chairman, Organizing Committee for the World Athletics U20 Championships in 2021
Chairman, Organizing Committee for the World Athletics Cross Country Tour, Gold in 2022 and 2023
Chairman, Organizing Committee for the World Athletics Continental Tour, Gold in 2023