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Daniela Villegas is an Origination Director for the UK Lease business at ABN AMRO. Passionate about all aspects of sustainability, she focuses on funding hard assets for various sectors such as Transport, Logistics and Construction, while helping clients transition into a more sustainable future.

Dr. Gressel’s career has spanned across cleantech and purpose-driven startups, venture capital investing and strategic ESG consulting. His current initiative, ECO-OS, is an online software solution for ESG accounting and intelligence which he co-founded in 2016. In 2001 he founded his first company, Assif-Strategies, is a pioneering environmental accounting, strategy and innovation firm. Since then he’s co-founded, advised and invested with numerous early-stage cleantech, energy and food companies, including: Incredo (formerly: DouxMatok), Elysium Carbon, EnStorage, Panoramic Power (now part of Centrica) and TransAlgae. Noam earned his Ph.D. at the University of California at Berkeley & a B.Sc.Agri at the Hebrew University.

Krista is co-founder and Chief Commercial Officer of ClimateAligned, a leading climate fintech company whose AI-driven platform helps finance professionals uncover opportunities and risks in the climate transition by matching their queries, preferences, and frameworks to the sea of information available on financial assets and issuers globally. Their product helps finance professionals to build impactful climate investment products faster and at scale.

Before starting ClimateAligned, Krista spent nearly a decade working on sustainable finance topics across sectors and markets. Most recently she was Head of Market Intelligence at the Climate Bonds Initiative, working on developing and implementing green finance standards and products for issuers, investors and banks. She continues to serve as Senior Advisor to Climate Bonds as well as being a member of several industry working groups.

Robbinah Kalizinje is a versatile professional with expertise in banking, accounting, finance, and sustainability. Currently excelling as a Business Operations Risk Manager, she integrates Sustainable practices into financial operations driving positive impact. Committed to advancing Sustainable Finance, she actively advocates for integrating environmental, social, and governance (ESG) principles into financial decision-making processes. Through her leadership and strategic insights, she drives positive change, shaping the future of sustainable finance for generations to come.

Nadia Adjeroun is a Legal Counsel specializing in sustainable finance regulations. After having gained substantial experience in debt and capital market transactions and corporate governance, she is now advising on the implementation of ESG regulations and the mitigation of litigation risks.  Nadia holds a Master’s degree in European Business law from Nancy II University in France, has practiced as a qualified lawyer in Luxembourg and is a Certified ESG Analyst (CESGA).