Sandrine Ricard is a seasoned leader who has been shaping Chivas Brothers' sustainability strategy since October 2017 as the Head of Sustainability, focusing on implementing the "Good Times from A Good Place" roadmap. Since July 2022, she's also taken on the role of Deputy Director Sustainability & Responsibility for Pernod Ricard in the UK, overseeing Pernod Ricard UK and Pernod Ricard Global Travel Retail in addition to Chivas Brothers. In July 2024, Sandrine was promoted to Global S&R communications director.

Previously, she served as Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Pernod Ricard, pioneering the creation of the department and crafting a meticulously structured sustainable strategy. Her influence extended globally, fostering a sustainable leader’s network across affiliates, and birthing innovative initiatives like the ground-breaking "Responsib'All Day" event and a global responsible drinking app.

With over 15 years in sustainability, Sandrine brings a genuine passion for Sustainable Business. Her diverse background includes work in public relations and communications in the USA.

Beyond the corporate sphere, Sandrine sits on the board of the Institut Oceanographique Paul Ricard, contributing to the preservation of marine biodiversity and addressing climate change through research and outreach.

Bertel has 16 years of experience working for challenger brands in the healthy and sustainable food space and is currently Head of Innovation & Sustainability at Rude Health. He grew up on an organic farm on the edge of the Brecon Beacons and although farming was not his chosen path, this gave him a deep understanding of responsible, regenerative food production. Bertel has successfully launched 100s of products into the UK grocery market and led the Rude Health team to BCorp certification.

Head of Brewery Operations at Ölgerðin.

Hafsteinn Snæland is the Head of Operations for the Brewery of Ölgerðin, Iceland's largest food and beverage company. With great interest, and focus on sustainability, especially in recent years, Hafsteinn has gained valuable experience in environmentally mindful production. As a trained chef and beer sommelier, he blends his expertise in flavour and craftsmanship with a commitment to thoughtful resource use and reducing environmental impact.

Before his current role, Hafsteinn served as an executive head chef, where he emphasized sustainable practices in all dimensions of the restaurant and catering business. He is an alumnus of the renowned MAD Academy in Copenhagen and is currently pursuing an Executive MBA at Reykjavik University, further deepening his knowledge in leadership and sustainable business practices.

At the conference, Hafsteinn will share insights from his, and Ölgerðin´s experience and ongoing commitment to sustainability, including the story behind COLLAB; an innovative functional drink that within a few years of launch, has become Iceland´s biggest beverage, bar none. He will contribute his perspective on innovative approaches to harnessing natural resources and the balance between industry-wide sustainability targets and brand-specific initiatives.

Jonas is an accomplished operations management professional with over a decade of experience across various industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and food. Currently, Jonas serves as the Site & Operations Director at Tropicana Brands Group, where he oversees the European production plant, driving operational excellence and compliance while enhancing productivity and quality.

Jonas is passionate about developing and implementing distinct operational strategies that propel organizations to new levels of success. He has a proven track record of team leadership, process improvement, and increased output and productivity. As a certified business coach, Jonas believes in leading by example and is dedicated to coaching individuals to achieve their full potential.

In addition to his professional commitments, Jonas actively engages as a non-executive board member at Ter Wende - Espero, an observation, treatment, and guidance center for children and young people facing various challenges within their families.

Amber is the Head of Operations and Sustainability at Unrooted Drinks, creators of sustainable, healthy, and functional drinks. She is experienced in scaling small businesses sustainably, including finding new routes to market, launching new products, B-corp certifications, and life cycle analysis. Sustainable growth cannot be done without fully understanding the operations of a company. Driven by her love of nature and desire to scale businesses with purpose, Amber works hard to make Unrooted Drinks a leader in sustainable operations.

Joyce and Raissa de Haas are the dynamic twin co-founders of award-winning UK premium tonic and mixers brand Double Dutch. Since launching in 2015, they have received numerous accolades with Sir Richard Branson supporting their vision by awarding them a coveted Foodpreneur Award. Additional honours include receiving the prestigious 2024 King's Award for Enterprise in International Trade and taking a spot on the prestigious Forbes ’30 under 30’ Europe list. In just a few years they have built a multi-million pound business that has attracted investment from drinks industry titans and experts, including the Heineken family.

Born in the Netherlands, Joyce and Raissa moved to Belgium and studied at the University of Antwerp before taking jobs in finance. After a couple of months, they decided to return to study, moving to London in 2013 to take up a masters in Tech Entrepreneurship at UCL. While the world’s choice of spirits continued to expand during this time, the twins saw a lack of innovation in the market for flavourful, low-calorie mixers. By the end of completing their second master’s degree, the twins had secured funding via UCL’s Bright Ideas Award to found Double Dutch and launched their debut mixers - ‘Pomegranate & Basil’ and ‘Cucumber & Watermelon’ - to rave reviews and numerous accolades. Low-calorie, vegan-friendly and natural, sustainably sourced flavours, the brand now sells to over 45 countries worldwide including Belgium, The Netherlands and the UAE. In the UK the brand is now available in over 5000 bars and restaurants including Soho House, Zuma, Aubaine, Dishoom and The Mandrake.

Beyond business success, Joyce and Raissa are committed to contributing to positive social change, with the brand recently securing B Corporation status, showcasing their commitment to responsible business practices - a distinction unmatched by any other major mixer brand. Double Dutch is also recognised for its work on inclusivity, notably through initiatives like the Female Bartending scholarship program, and its charitable work with the Princes’ Trust.

Rob spent the first 10 years of his career working in the finance industry. Known for his expertise in finance and sales management, Rob held various positions overseeing sales teams across continental Europe. His experience involves managing and leading sales efforts, client relationships, and business development strategies.

One of Rob’s notable strengths is his multilingual ability, as he is fluent in Italian, French, and Russian.

Joachim Quoden has extensive experience in packaging waste management, dating from 1992 when he spent 4 months in the German Federal Ministry of Environment working on packaging issues including the Packaging Ordinance and Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR).

From 1993 to 2006, Mr Quoden worked with Der Grüne Punkt as Syndicus, and head of International Affairs in 2001. Between 2001 and 2013, he also became Secretary General and later Managing Director of PRO EUROPE, an umbrella organisation of 35 PROs.

Since 2013, Mr Quoden has been the Managing Director of EXPRA, an alliance of 34 non-profit and industry owned PRO’s from 31 countries from all over the world.

Besides the above, Mr Quoden is working since 1995 as independent lawyer in Germany specializing in international EPR legislation, chairperson of ISWA’s EU group, and has served as an expert in ISO global standardisation project SIS/TK 165/AG 10 Packaging and Environment, chair/co-chair of ISWA’s Governance WG and EU Group, member of the OECD EPR expert group and several other value chain initiatives like CEFLEX, HolyGrail 2.0, Close the Glass Loop and 4EverGreen.

William has many years of industry experience, most recently creating award-winning spirits first in Africa and now back in his rural hometown, where he is the co-founder of Alkemy Distillery. Alkemy focuses on food miles and emissions avoidance through innovation, along with promoting UK agriculture and sustainable practices in a way that does not detract from the end product.

Aisha is an Analyst in GlobalData’s Thematic Intelligence team, where her research has been primarily focused on the ecommerce industry. She also has experience across ESG, fintech, and the intersection between AI and the legal profession. She has been published in the International Accounting Bulletin.

Prior to joining GlobalData, Aisha worked at a fintech company specializing in capital gains tax software and offshore funds reporting.

Aisha is an environmentalist and volunteers at climate non-profit Zero Hour, which is working to push the Climate & Nature Bill through Parliament.

She holds a Bachelor of Law degree (University of Nottingham) and a Master of Science in Business with Entrepreneurship (Northumbria University).

Emma joined the Food and Drink Federation in October 2019 and has led on developing FDF’s work on Net Zero and its new sustainability strategy ‘Ambition 2030’.  Emma works across the farm-to-fork supply chain and with other industrial sectors to tackle the shared decarbonisation challenges and to align on industry led solutions across the farm-to-fork supply chain including driving investment into nature restoration.  Before joining FDF, Emma held a number of policy and regulation roles with RWE AG, RWE Npower Cogen, Elexon, Sustainable Energy Association, First Utility (now Shell Energy) and National Grid Gas.

In terms of qualifications, Mr. Christoph Hiesgen is a graduate engineer in energy and environmental technologies.

Mr. Hiesgen has been employed by E.ON Energy Infrastructure  Solutions since beginning of 2003. He has been active in the energy services business after his university graduation since 1997 and had different leadership roles in Sales being responsible in particular for the business development in different energy intense industrial segments.