Environment & Cleantech

Skilled professionals dedicated to innovative technologies and practices that reduce environmental impact and promote sustainability

Nigama Vajjula

Nigama Vajjula

I'm an undergraduate student from India. I worked as a machine learning and data science intern at two startups. I was also a speaker at 2020 Global AI Student Conference.

I'm an undergraduate student from India. I worked as a machine learning and data science intern at two startups. I was also a speaker at 2020 Global AI Student Conference. Show more

David Parr

David Parr

Co-Host of CaRdiff, Cardiffs R user group. Environmentalist, blogger, bonsai practitioner and engineer who accidentally became an R data scientist along the way.

Co-Host of CaRdiff, Cardiffs R user group. Environmentalist, blogger, bonsai practitioner and engineer who accidentally became an R data scientist along the way. Show more

Ana Sofía Colautti

Ana Sofía Colautti

I'm a Project manager/Drupal developer/Site builder/Accessibility enthusiast from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

I'm a Project manager/Drupal developer/Site builder/Accessibility enthusiast from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Show more

Muhammad Bilal

Muhammad Bilal

Working in the industry of technology for 10+ years by adapting and going through the change in it, he has worked in 50+ different programming languages by developing and deploying in most cases at least one project in each language allowing him to break the language barrier and absorb the diversity of technology. He is Founder BreatheIO, PGP AI/ML Data Science, Full Stack Developer, Hardware Engineer, Philosopher and Author of Make me a Programmer: The Independent Entrepreneur. Most recent qualification is a Post-Graduation in AI/ML from University of Texas, Austin.

Working in the industry of technology for 10+ years by adapting and going through the change in it, he has worked in 50+ different programming languages by developing and deploying in most cases at least one project in each language allowing him to b... Show more

Stuart Burchill

Stuart Burchill

Stuart Burchill is an nano science based engineer who is making energy saving based products and material.

Stuart Burchill is an nano science based engineer who is making energy saving based products and material. Show more

Stephane Gervais Ducouret

Stephane Gervais Ducouret

Stéphane Gervais has more than 30 years of experience in the high-tech industry as global marketing, business development, innovation, project management, and product designer.
He has worked for multi-national companies in Europe and in Asia in the consumer and industrial segments. Stéphane also has experience in emerging technologies and markets. His current position is Executive VP Strategic Innovation, Partnership and Smart Data at LACROIX Group : Industrial Internet-of-Things (IIoT), new technologies, electronics, autonomous vehicle and smart city are some of his favorite’s topics.
Stéphane holds a Doctorate degree (Ph. D) in Electronics from the University of Bordeaux (France) and an MBA degree from Newcastle University (Australia). He holds patents and wrote numerous papers.

Stéphane Gervais has more than 30 years of experience in the high-tech industry as global marketing, business development, innovation, project management, and product designer. He has worked for multi-national companies in Europe and in Asia in the ... Show more

Michael Ojo

Michael Ojo

Founder of Octave Incorporations, a social and educational changer and wealth mindset growth consultant. Chemical and Robotics Engineer. University of Lagos, Nigeria

Founder of Octave Incorporations, a social and educational changer and wealth mindset growth consultant. Chemical and Robotics Engineer. University of Lagos, Nigeria Show more

Bhavita Lalwani

Bhavita Lalwani

Full Stack developer. Doing cool things that matter.
Worked on building the world's first regional and India's second-largest Mobile OS, developed Indic Keyboard, an advocate of Digital India
contributed to the Aadhaar Authentication system, Smart City initiatives, and build apps on India Stack - Aadhaar, DigiLocker, UPI payments.

Currently trying to make the world retain millions of users by the power of CleverTap

Full Stack developer. Doing cool things that matter. Worked on building the world's first regional and India's second-largest Mobile OS, developed Indic Keyboard, an advocate of Digital India contributed to the Aadhaar Authentication system, Smar... Show more

Daniel Bass

Daniel Bass

Daniel is the CTO of the innovative green vehicle finance startup Zeti. He's the author of 'Beginning Serverless Architectures with Microsoft Azure' and 'Advanced Serverless Architectures with Microsoft Azure'. He is a DevOps enthusiast, enthusiastic traveller and cyclist.

Daniel is the CTO of the innovative green vehicle finance startup Zeti. He's the author of 'Beginning Serverless Architectures with Microsoft Azure' and 'Advanced Serverless Architectures with Microsoft Azure'. He is a DevOps enthusiast, enthusiastic... Show more

Kelsey Jordan

Kelsey Jordan

As an experienced architectural, interior, and graphic designer in St. Louis, Kelsey Jordan’s visions for the future of architecture strongly involve embedded ideologies on designing for equity in education and diversity in the built environment. Through research and practice she has been able to understand how health and wellness can be implemented to effect positive change within communities that face multifaceted issues like obesity, food deserts, poverty, educational attainment, and systemic racism in educational environments. Her first pragmatic approach to wellness in education was due to the dynamics between poverty, food deserts, obesity, and poor graduation rates plaguing Mississippi - the worst of any state at the time. Through interdisciplinary research, she designed a curriculum and educational facility in Mississippi which incorporated agriculture curriculum, which yielded enough produce to combat food scarcity for these students and their families, along with passive, evidence-based design strategies associated with higher graduation rates and mentally and physically healthier lifestyles. Due to the educational facility’s design excellence, the community can confront multifaceted issues through design. Currently as an architectural designer, Jordan utilizes her passion for design equity to create stimulating future-focused learning environments. She seeks to continuously advocate for design in terms of wellness, equity, diversity & inclusion, and finds joy in situations where she can participate as an advocate for clients and community. Serving as chair for and on various organizations, she works directly with underrepresented students to teach life skills through architecture to help drive future equality and stability. Recently she has been featured on Beyond the Built Environment as a diverse designer representing diverse designers in Missouri.

As an experienced architectural, interior, and graphic designer in St. Louis, Kelsey Jordan’s visions for the future of architecture strongly involve embedded ideologies on designing for equity in education and diversity in the built environment. Thr... Show more

Maarten Verschuere

Maarten Verschuere

Maarten started his career as data Science consultant in UK (Tesco), France (Carrefour) and US (P&G)
Founder of Clever in 2016, knowledge based chatbots for customer service. Sold in 2019 to Zoovu Ltd.
Founder of Ailvis in 2020, using AI to reduce shoplifting.

Maarten started his career as data Science consultant in UK (Tesco), France (Carrefour) and US (P&G) Founder of Clever in 2016, knowledge based chatbots for customer service. Sold in 2019 to Zoovu Ltd. Founder of Ailvis in 2020, using AI to reduce... Show more

Wanda O Rly

Wanda O Rly

Wanda O Rly is a physicist, a teacher, a game industry professional, an angel of critical thinking and a lover of nature and humanity.

Born out of Valtteri Lahti's passion for drag art and science communication Wanda is a new, exotic, and exciting approach to making science accessible.

Education
• MSc , physics
• Subject teacher(physics , mathematics, IT)

Experience
• 4 years in the game industry, creating science oriented games (Producer, analyst, communications manager)
• 3 years in the energy industry, software designer (solar energy calculation)

Wanda O Rly is a physicist, a teacher, a game industry professional, an angel of critical thinking and a lover of nature and humanity. Born out of Valtteri Lahti's passion for drag art and science communication Wanda is a new, exotic, and exciting... Show more

Rose Scott

Rose Scott

Founder of MobiCycle Ltd

Founder of MobiCycle Ltd Show more

Whiston Kendrick Borja Reyna

Whiston Kendrick Borja Reyna

Professional with important and consistent experience in Information Technology and Communications. Leadership capacity with multidisciplinary teams and experience in coordination and direction in situations that demand effort and under pressure, oriented to work by objectives and trained to face situations of challenge and improvement. Benefits for improvement and constant learning, as well as a clear professional vision in the future. Accustomed to teamwork and under institutional policies.

Professional with important and consistent experience in Information Technology and Communications. Leadership capacity with multidisciplinary teams and experience in coordination and direction in situations that demand effort and under pressure, ori... Show more

Slava Chernikoff

Slava Chernikoff

Started working in Mobile industry since 2005 as editor-in-chief of Ukrainian web portal dedicated to smartphones and PDAs. Then headed European HP iPAQ Choice project and worked with Opera and LG mobile app stores.

In 2008 returned to engineering as Qt developer. Earned Qt Certified Developer, Nokia Champion and Qt Ambassador statuses, won number of app contests by Intel and Nokia. Developed for Windows Mobile, Maemo, Meego, Symbian. Also worked on iOS native and HTML5 mobile apps as an engineer.

In 2012 started using Xamarin (Mono*) to make apps for iOS/Android. Played all possible roles in software development: product owner, manager, UI/UX designer, developer, QA engineer, lead, etc. Totally participated in more than 60 commercial mobile/embedded/cloud projects as an engineer of all levels for USA, European and Russian companies.

Principal Engineer at Binwell Ltd., Microsoft MVP, Xamarin Certified Developer. Writing articles to Official Xamarin and App Center blogs, Russian magazines and Microsoft blogs, talking at conferences in Russia, Europe and China.

Started working in Mobile industry since 2005 as editor-in-chief of Ukrainian web portal dedicated to smartphones and PDAs. Then headed European HP iPAQ Choice project and worked with Opera and LG mobile app stores. In 2008 returned to engineering... Show more

Dinda Dinda

Dinda Dinda

I am an artist. I am investigating the relationship between humans, the plant kingdom, and technology. In love with virtual reality and always doing performances. I want to share the interest in creating art and the possibility of communicating sensations and ideas with technology. In addition, I am concerned about global warming and how people who understand technological innovation can make a difference using creativity.
Front-end developer (ADA) and studying for a degree in visual arts, digitalization. National University of the Arts of Argentina

I am an artist. I am investigating the relationship between humans, the plant kingdom, and technology. In love with virtual reality and always doing performances. I want to share the interest in creating art and the possibility of communicating sensa... Show more

Robert Folkesson

Robert Folkesson

Robert has over 25 years experience of building Internet based solutions, including working as an architect at Microsoft, helping the first customers adopt Azure in the early days of cloud computing.
As the Marketing Manager & Head of Cyber security at Active Solution he is responsible for the overall marketing strategy for the company. He is also responsible for driving the continuous work around cyber security and secure development. In customer projects he focuses on architecture for scalable cloud solutions, often involving cutting edge AI.

As a public speaker and a Microsoft Regional Director he does regular appearances at conferences like Developer Summit, Techorama and Oredev - speaking about AI, security, cloud computing and architecture - among other things.

Robert is also a hobby musician, whenever he finds the time he can be found noodling with old analog synthesizers and drum machines.

Robert has over 25 years experience of building Internet based solutions, including working as an architect at Microsoft, helping the first customers adopt Azure in the early days of cloud computing. As the Marketing Manager & Head of Cyber securit... Show more

Adam Grzanka Grzanka

Adam Grzanka Grzanka

Adam Grzanka is a Polish television presenter, comedian, event host and writer based in Kraków. He is known for hosting programs including “Dwie Stolice” and “1200 Muzeów,” as well as for his stand-up performances and cultural projects connected with Nowa Huta. His work combines humor, improvisation and positive audience interaction.

Adam Grzanka is a Polish television presenter, comedian, event host and writer based in Kraków. He is known for hosting programs including “Dwie Stolice” and “1200 Muzeów,” as well as for his stand-up performances and cultural projects connected with... Show more

John Vance

John Vance

John Vance is a Water Operations & Maintenance Analyst for Tacoma Water.

Professional Profile
Current Role: Analyst at Tacoma Water.
Specialization: Operations and maintenance data analysis.
Core Focus: Improving system reliability and efficiency.
Organization: Tacoma Water serves 300,000+ customers.

John Vance is a Water Operations & Maintenance Analyst for Tacoma Water. Professional Profile Current Role: Analyst at Tacoma Water. Specialization: Operations and maintenance data analysis. Core Focus: Improving system reliability and efficien... Show more

Cindy Anderson

Cindy Anderson

Cindy Anderson (she/her) is the co-founder of the Engineering for One Planet (EOP) initiative and EOP strategy consultant with The Lemelson Foundation. As a sustainability consultant with Alula Consulting, Cindy specializes in innovative sustainability-focused research and curriculum projects for academic institutions, non-profits, government and industry. Cindy has taught thousands of people through courses and workshops, around the world and online, in the fields of biology, sustainability and biomimicry. Cindy’s prior work includes launching the world’s first online interdisciplinary MA in Sustainable Design, founding the The Biomimicry Institute’s higher education program, and conducting climate change impact research on seabirds in the Antarctic and Arctic.

Cindy Anderson (she/her) is the co-founder of the Engineering for One Planet (EOP) initiative and EOP strategy consultant with The Lemelson Foundation. As a sustainability consultant with Alula Consulting, Cindy specializes in innovative sustainabili... Show more

Hena Ahmed Iraqui

Hena Ahmed Iraqui

Hena Ahmed is the founder of Agile Education, a platform specializing in ESD (Education for Sustainable Development), values-integrated pedagogy, and innovative learning design. She is also a lecturer in Educational Foundations and is pursuing a PhD in Education with a specialization in Curriculum and Instruction. Her work centers on developing gamified ESD micro-projects and practical educational toolkits that connect sustainability, ethics, and community engagement in school settings. Through her research and practice, she supports educators in creating learner-centered, values-driven, and future-focused learning environments.

Hena Ahmed is the founder of Agile Education, a platform specializing in ESD (Education for Sustainable Development), values-integrated pedagogy, and innovative learning design. She is also a lecturer in Educational Foundations and is pursuing a PhD ... Show more

Raj Gopal Menon

Raj Gopal Menon

Raj Gopal Menon doesn't fit neatly into any design category. That's always been the point.
A graduate of IIT Bombay's Industrial Design Centre with a foundation in Mechanical Engineering, Raj has spent three decades working across domains - critical care medical devices, off-grid solar systems, vending machines, neonatal incubators - with electronics and software entirely self-taught along the way. His products have reached over 250,000 people across India.

Today, he is a Professor of Practice at the School of Design & Innovation at R.V. University, Bangalore.

Raj Gopal Menon doesn't fit neatly into any design category. That's always been the point. A graduate of IIT Bombay's Industrial Design Centre with a foundation in Mechanical Engineering, Raj has spent three decades working across domains - critica... Show more

Caroline Gamble

Caroline Gamble

Caroline Gamble, a recent graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, is the Coordinator for UT's Campus Environmental Center, an organization focused on student innovation and leadership, creating an accessible sustainability space, and community and belonging. She previously worked at Texas A&M's Office of Sustainability & Campus Enrichment as the Sustainability Specialist, focused on the student internship program and STARS reporting.

Caroline Gamble, a recent graduate from the University of Texas at Austin, is the Coordinator for UT's Campus Environmental Center, an organization focused on student innovation and leadership, creating an accessible sustainability space, and communi... Show more

Roman de Jesus

Roman de Jesus

Roman P. de Jesus is a Chancellor’s Office Climate Fellow and Chair of Earth Sciences at Fullerton College. He is committed to making climate action and sustainability an opportunity for everyone. As Climate Fellow, Dr. de Jesus is coordinating curriculum efforts enabling faculty across academic disciplines to empower students in climate action and sustainability. At Fullerton College He is the faculty co-chair of the campus Sustainability Committee and has coordinated events across campus including the annual Earth Day Symposium, faculty professional development workshops, and Environmental Scholars webinars.
With more than 15 years in higher education — the last 10 at Fullerton College — he teaches oceanography, Earth Science lecture, lab, and field courses, and co-teaches Geology and Biology of the Channel Islands. Through these courses, co-curricular, and extra-curricular activities, he has provided numerous students authentic experiences in the geosciences. He holds a bachelors in Biochemistry/Chemistry from UC San Diego and a PhD from Scripps Institution of Oceanography.

Roman P. de Jesus is a Chancellor’s Office Climate Fellow and Chair of Earth Sciences at Fullerton College. He is committed to making climate action and sustainability an opportunity for everyone. As Climate Fellow, Dr. de Jesus is coordinating curri... Show more

Lindsey Kalkbrenner

Lindsey Kalkbrenner

Lindsey serves as the Senior Director of the Center for Sustainability at Santa Clara University, where she has been a driving force in advancing the university's sustainability initiatives since 2006. Under her leadership, SCU has achieved significant milestones, including Gold Ratings in AASHE's STARS and recognition in the Princeton Review's Green Honor Roll. Notably, she has spearheaded the development and implementation of the "Sustainable SCU: Leading Through Laudato Si'" strategic action plan, aligning the university's sustainability efforts with Pope Francis' call for integral ecology. Under her guidance, SCU has also made significant strides in renewable energy, including the construction of the Bird Solar Project, which supplies over 6% of the university's electricity needs and generates savings that is reinvested annually to fund additional sustainability projects.

Kalkbrenner holds both a Bachelor of Science in Biology and an MBA from Santa Clara University. A Native Hawaiian and a Kumu Hula, she brings a unique blend of cultural insight and leadership to her role, fostering a campus culture that empowers students to become sustainability change agents.

Lindsey has the honor of leading a team of 4 staff, 3 California Climate Action Corp Fellows, 2 faculty associates, and 20 student coordinators, apprentices, and research fellows at SCU's the Center for Sustainability. The Center serves as a catalyst for transformative climate action, connecting academics, operations, and campus life to empower students, faculty, and staff in building a more humane, just, and sustainable world. The CFS team drives campus-wide sustainability efforts, cultivates vibrant garden programs, and supports student-led research that explores the intersectional dimensions of the climate crisis and local solutions throughout the academic year.

Lindsey serves as the Senior Director of the Center for Sustainability at Santa Clara University, where she has been a driving force in advancing the university's sustainability initiatives since 2006. Under her leadership, SCU has achieved significa... Show more

Annie Snyder

Annie Snyder

Annie Snyder serves as Senior Director of Education & Events at the Green Building Initiative, where she leads the strategy, development, and execution of the organization’s education and programming. She oversees GBI’s comprehensive portfolio of educational courses, hosted events, and attended conferences, while directing the end-to-end development of professional credentialing and training programs.

In her role, Annie works closely with industry partners and academic institutions to expand access to sustainability education and supports the next generation of green building professionals.

Prior to joining GBI, Annie built a strong foundation in event planning and program management across nonprofit organizations and the hospitality sector. She is deeply committed to advancing mission-driven work and elevating best practices in both education and events. Annie holds a bachelor’s degree in Communication with a focus on media development from the University of Central Florida.

Annie Snyder serves as Senior Director of Education & Events at the Green Building Initiative, where she leads the strategy, development, and execution of the organization’s education and programming. She oversees GBI’s comprehensive portfolio of edu... Show more

Alamin Musa Magaga

Alamin Musa Magaga

Alamin Musa Magaga is a CivicTech professional, AI Engineer, and Data Scientist with over five years of experience designing and implementing AI-driven solutions to tackle pressing societal challenges across Africa. He currently serves as the Chief Technology Officer at YandyTech Community and the Technology and Innovation Lead at Nest Africa AI Innovation Lab.

Alamin is the co-creator of MyAIFactChecker, an award-winning AI-powered fact-checking platform that combats misinformation and fake news. The platform received the US West Africa Tech Challenge grant and was showcased at the 2023 Africa Tech Festival in Cape Town, where it was recognized as a transformative solution for information integrity in the digital age.

As the developer of CivicaAI, Alamin is working to democratize access to civic information in Nigeria through an AI-powered CivicTech platform that promotes digital rights, civic awareness, and good governance. He also leads the development of a Digital Resilience Chatbot, a solution designed to empower civil society organizations (CSOs), youth activists, and community-based organizations with tools to counter cyber threats, improve digital literacy, and ensure secure online participation in the face of civic space threats.

He is a proud Zindi Ambassador and Chapter Lead for Omdena Kano, where he guides global teams in building ethical and impactful AI solutions across healthcare, climate change, public safety, and finance. His extensive leadership includes roles as Task Lead for Omdena’s projects on tuberculosis analysis, maternal health prediction, student success modeling, and financial risk scoring for African SMEs.

At the Nest Africa AI Innovation Lab, he leads pioneering research and solution development in areas such as AI for climate resilience, sustainable agriculture, and biodiversity. He spearheads projects like AyéMọlẹ AI, an innovative climate knowledge assistant supporting voice-based interactions in indigenous Nigerian languages.

He is an alum of notable fellowships, including the Click-On Kaduna Data Science Fellowship, Pan-African Youth Ambassador for Internet Governance, HumAngle Technology and Civic Impact Fellowship, and the Youth Climate Entrepreneurship Fellowship (Y-CEF).

Driven by a strong commitment to using technology for social good, Alamin continues to mentor youth, collaborate with CSOs and government actors, and build innovative tools that promote transparency, climate action, and civic empowerment across the continent.

Alamin Musa Magaga is a CivicTech professional, AI Engineer, and Data Scientist with over five years of experience designing and implementing AI-driven solutions to tackle pressing societal challenges across Africa. He currently serves as the Chief T... Show more

Michael Nar

Michael Nar

Michael Nar is the Head of Risk and Data at Helcim, a payments company empowering small businesses to grow and prosper. There he leads the functions managing financial risk and data analytics. His personal mission to build an inclusive economy is what led him to work with small businesses for the positive impact within their communities.

A small business owner himself, he cofounded Sweet Rice, a bakery specializing in mochi donuts and other rice based foods. What started from a humble social media following has grown into a dedicated retail space with wholesale partnerships. Their treats bring people together to enjoy life’s sweetest moments while recognizing the diversity of dietary needs.

As a generalist with an entrepreneurial spirit, he’s found success building out teams and launching new ventures that capitalize on data within the renewables industry. A background in electrical engineering and experience across operational roles has enabled him to empathize and identify new opportunities.

When not serving his community he’s food adventuring with his wife, running around with his two daughters enjoying all life has to offer, and cycling on the open road.

Michael Nar is the Head of Risk and Data at Helcim, a payments company empowering small businesses to grow and prosper. There he leads the functions managing financial risk and data analytics. His personal mission to build an inclusive economy is wha... Show more

Dr. Stefan T. Siegel

Dr. Stefan T. Siegel

Education Researcher & Lecturer 👨‍🏫
@HSGStGallen 🇨🇭 | Researching #educationaltheory #educationalmyths #educationalmedia | Enjoying #highered #sustainability #openscience

🧠#PKM Nerd using #ObsidianMD

#Hochschuldidaktik #Hochschullehre #Nachhaltigkeit #Erziehung #Bildung #Lehren #Lernen #Evidence #Misconceptions #Bildungsmedien #Videos #PKM #OER #sotl #academicdevelopment

Education Researcher & Lecturer 👨‍🏫 @HSGStGallen 🇨🇭 | Researching #educationaltheory #educationalmyths #educationalmedia | Enjoying #highered #sustainability #openscience 🧠#PKM Nerd using #ObsidianMD #Hochschuldidaktik #Hochschullehre #Na... Show more

Donald Jantz

Donald Jantz

Donald Jantz, MEB, CPA, CMA, is the Principal of Strategic Sustainability Consulting and founder of the Sustainable Campus Collaborative (SCC), a Canadian non-profit advancing sustainability across post-secondary institutions through peer learning, capacity building, and cross-sector partnerships. He is also a Fellow of the Energy Futures Lab.
Over the past decade Donald has led sustainability initiatives at colleges, polytechnics, and universities across Canada, helping institutions move from initial benchmarking through to full strategy implementation — often without the support of a dedicated internal sustainability office. His work spans the complete sustainability reporting and planning lifecycle: AASHE STARS reports and benchmarking, GHG emission inventories aligned to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol, multi-year sustainability strategies and action plans, and engagement programs that build durable cross-campus support across academic, operational, and administrative units. Institutional engagements include Lakeland College, Saskatchewan Polytechnic, and University College of the North — institutions ranging from small northern university colleges with significant Indigenous student populations to multi-campus applied-research polytechnics serving more than 14,000 students.
Donald has taught sustainability curriculum at the University of Calgary, facilitates cross-institutional learning sessions through SCC, and has convened practitioner networks linking Canadian, U.S., and international post-secondary institutions on shared sustainability challenges. He works from Calgary, Alberta. In his spare time you’ll find him backcountry skiing in the Rockies, camping the West Coast Trail with his family and traveling.

Donald Jantz, MEB, CPA, CMA, is the Principal of Strategic Sustainability Consulting and founder of the Sustainable Campus Collaborative (SCC), a Canadian non-profit advancing sustainability across post-secondary institutions through peer learning, c... Show more

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