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Maarten de Fockert was a professional footballplayer at S.B.V. Excelsior until summer 21. He joined the player community in We Play Green, and has been involved in the creation and is also the spokesman and stand in for Morten Thorsby and the foundation. In the Netherlands he works for Team Players using football as a platform for abetter world. Maarten is hosting the Cor Potcast, a weekly show with 3 (ex)professional players who give insight behind the scenes. Besides that they discus social themes such as mental health and climate change. Maarten is also a podcasthost, student in cultural sciences and most of all aguy who wants to make this world a better place.

Lauren Tracy is the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the United States Tennis Association, a not-for-profit organization which serves as the national governing body for the sport of tennis in the U.S. and the leader in promoting and developing the growth of tennis at every level — from local communities to the highest level of the professional game. The USTA owns and operates the US Open, one of the highest-attended annual sporting event in the world. Lauren is responsible for executing many of the USTA’s organizational priorities, including the US Open’s award-winning environmental sustainability program, which is uniquely tailored to accommodate the more than 800,000 fans visiting the tournament grounds during the three weeks of the event. For this program, she develops and maintains relationships with the USTA’s environmental partners, handles the marketing and communications, and oversees the program’s overall growth. Since the US Open environmental sustainability program’s inception in 2008, she and her team have increased the event’s diversion rate by more than 200 percent, with plans for continued success in the future.

Lauren also oversees and manages the USTA’s athlete safety program which includes the activities and functions related to the USTA’s efforts to foster safe, healthy, and positive sport environments. Lauren received her B.A. from the University of Delaware and her M.B.A. from Marist College.

As the VP of Sustainability and Transportation for the Seattle Kraken and Climate Pledge Arena, Rob’s responsible for making sure fans can safely, easily, and sustainably access the arena. He’s also in charge of making sure the arena meets its goal to be the most sustainable live entertainment venue in the world. After more than a decade working at Washington’s only public transit advocacy organization, Rob served nearly four years on the Seattle City Council.

During his term Rob was chosen to serve on the Sound Transit board where he helped pass more than $50B in funding for expanded light rail and regional transit service. During his time in office he was also chosen to chair the Seattle region’s transportation committee, responsible for distributing hundreds of millions of federal funds to cities, counties and transit agencies throughout the Puget Sound.

A devotee and former student of Donald Shoup at UCLA, Rob eliminated off-street parking requirements throughout Seattle, dramatically expanded TOD projects throughout the region, and led the largest reform of Seattle’s zoning code in 30 years.

Lise is a Senior Manager in the IOC Sustainability Team since 2016. She worked on the development of the IOC’s first Sustainability Strategy published in 2016 and has since been leading the integration of sustainability in the IOC’s daily operations, with the aim to make the IOC a role model in this area. In particular, she oversees the implementation of the IOC’s climate positive strategy and sustainable sourcing approach, while managing the IOC buildings’ environmental performance, waste reduction plan, mobility plan and staff awareness-raising activities in the field of sustainability.

In collaboration with UEFA, she recently led the development of a study on the environmental impact of look and signage materials, and guidelines to help identify more sustainable options.

Prior to joining the IOC, Lise worked for 15 years as a sustainability consultant at AECOM, BIO Intelligence Service and Deloitte, in France and in the UK. She holds a MSc in Chemical Engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology and a MSc in Environmental Management from Mines ParisTech.

Stefan D. Seidel is Head of Corporate Sustainability at PUMA, a role he has held since 2015. He is responsible for all environmental and social topics of the Herzogenaurach-based sports company. He chairs the Steering Committee of the Fashion Charter on Climate Action and is a board member of the Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals initiative.

In addition, Stefan represents PUMA at various industry-wide initiatives, such as the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, the Fair Labor Association, or the Partnership for Sustainable Textiles.

Prior to his role as Head of Corporate Sustainability, he worked as PUMA’s Global Team Head of Environmental Affairs and as Sustainability Team Lead in the EMEA region. Seidel holds a master’s degree in environmental management from Oxford Brookes University and a degree in environmental engineering from the Weihenstephan University of Applied Sciences. Prior to his studies, he completed an apprenticeship at Siemens AG, where he was in charge of the regional youth representation.

Shelley Villalobos is the managing director of the Council for Responsible Sport where she facilitates the certification of some of the world’s most responsibly produced events and stewards the development of tools to help sport organizers achieve the Responsible Sport Standards. The Council exists to support, certify and celebrate social and environmental responsibility in sport and has certified over 175 events. Prior to work with the Council, Shelley served in community outreach roles at the University of Oregon Athletic Department and City of Eugene, Oregon. She holds degrees in Journalism and Communications and Leadership in Sustainability from the University of Oregon, where she also played softball and annually instructs a 10-week course on ‘Greening Sports & Events’ in the Lundquist College of Business.

Tatiana Ghigonetto is the Founder and Executive Director of SportWorks, a business that connects the global sports community, from Lausanne Olympic Capital to the world. Combining an international career in Architecture with her entrepreneurial journey in the sports industry, her mission is to support the sports community to improve both commercially and socially. Sustainability and gender equality in sports are two of her main passions, that she cultivates through the SportWorks TALKS and EVENTS series dedicated to these topics.

Dan Murphy is an ESPN staff writer and author. He works in ESPN’s investigations and enterprise unit, where his work has been recognized with a Peabody Award and an IRE Sports Investigation of the Year award among others. He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Jeff Scott is a Sports Management and Corporate Social Responsibility Executive with over 18 years of experience leading community investment and youth sports development strategies and initiatives across the NBA and NHL. Well regarded as a motivational leader who is truly passionate about leveraging sports to create aspirational opportunities for multicultural youth and underrepresented communities, Jeff has consistently established the vision for the way companies must engage local communities.

Currently, as Vice President of Community Development and Growth for the National Hockey League – the premier professional ice hockey league in the world – Jeff supports and creates the leagues mission and strategies which focuses on changing the global conversation about hockey, making it the acknowledged standard for sports experiences that are inclusive, accessible, enjoyable and community-friendly. Through continued efforts, Jeff also positively influences and impacts the philanthropic and community investment decisions of all 32 NHL Clubs, Minor Hockey affiliates and Youth Hockey organizations relating to culture, youth participation, social impact and sustainability.