Sonja Agustsdottir is the governance lead at the OECD RBC Center, where she supports the OECD’s Working Party on Responsible Business Conduct and contributes to advancing RBC through multilateral engagement since joining the Centre in 2023. She has been with the OECD since 2019 when she joined the Office of the Secretary General as strategic partnerships officer. In 2022, she joined the OECD’s Directorate on Development Co-operation to support the OECD Development Assistance Committee’s work on tackling poverty and inequality through development co-operation. Prior to joining the OECD, she worked at Iceland’s Representation to the Council of Europe in Strasbourg where she served as the deputy to the Icelandic Ambassador. She has also worked in the Council of Europe Secretariat on international children’s rights and access to justice. Her civil society engagement has been focused on women’s rights and includes voluntary work with a local NGO in Saint-Louis, Senegal, where she supported the establishment of a women’s rights centre. She holds an LL.M in Human Rights Law from University College London, a postgraduate diploma in Applied Gender Studies from the University of Iceland and a Bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Reykjavík.

Osnivačica Haiku Communications i nezavisna stručnjakinja za integrirane komunikacije s fokusom na održivost i društveni utjecaj, te zagovarateljica etičnog komuniciranja i borbe protiv greenwashinga. Kroz inicijativu Haiku (Green) Dialogues, seriju evenata posvećenu pomicanju industrije izvan greenwashinga, postala je #EUClimatePact ambasadorica. Ima više od deset godina međunarodnog iskustva u brand strategiji, digitalnim komunikacijama i razvoju usmjerenom na svrhu. Vodila je globalne kampanje te oblikovala tržišna pozicioniranja za startupe, financijske i tehnološke brendove, brendove široke potrošnje, kulturne projekte i organizacije civilnog društva. Svojim radom pomaže brendovima da ostanu relevantni i odgovorni, spajajući poslovne ciljeve s kulturnom relevantnošću i stvarnim utjecajem.

He joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1990 after graduating from the Faculty of Law Oslo as desk officer (legal/maritime affairs).

After postings to Ankara (1994- 97), Rabat (1997) and Paris (1998-2001), he was Coordinator for Norway’s Foreign Policy and Justice/Home Affairs Cooperation with the European Union from the autumn of 2001 to January 2003, when called to the Office of the Prime Minister as Senior Adviser/Secretary to the Government's Security Council.

September 2006 he was appointed Minister Counsellor for European and Economic Affairs at the Norwegian embassy in London, promoted to Deputy Head of Mission in 2008.

Returning from London in August 2011, he was attached to the Foreign Service Control Unit 2011, becoming Inspector General in March 2013. Ambassador to Serbia, Montenegro and North Macedonia 2015-2019, he became Norway’s Special Representative for the Western Balkans August 2019, keeping this post until August 2023.

Having represented the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the COVID-19 Crisis Management Team of the Ministry of Heath and Care Services in 2020, he led “Team Europe Legal Secretariat” from January 2021 through 2022, assisting the European Commission and EU/EFTA member states with legal issues related to vaccine resale and donations; in this capacity he was member of the EC Vaccines Steering Board.

From September 2023, he has been Norway’s ambassador to Croatia.

He obtained his Law Degree (Cand. Jur.) in 1990 from the University of Oslo. His academic background also includes studies in Political Science and Law at the University of Oslo, Public Administration at the École Nationale d’Administration (France), and French Language and Literature at the Institut Catholique de Paris (France). He is fluent in Norwegian, English, and French.

Anna Boda is the Ambassador of Sweden to Croatia, serving in this role since August 2023. She was Head of Section for South-Eastern Europe and EU Enlargement at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs from 2019 to 2023, and Adviser on Foreign and Security Policy at the Prime Minister’s Office, Secretariat for EU Coordination, from 2018 to 2019. She served as Counsellor and Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Sweden in Budapest between 2012 and 2017, and as Counsellor at the Delegation of Sweden to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe in Vienna from 2008 to 2011. From 2006 to 2007, she was Adviser at the International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and from 2005 to 2006, First Secretary at the Embassy of Sweden in Buenos Aires. She began her career as Desk Officer at the Department of International Law and Human Rights at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in 2002. Anna Boda holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from Stockholm University (2002) and has completed courses in International and European Law and International Relations at Université Robert Schumann Strasbourg, Budapest University of Economic Sciences, and Stockholm University. She is a native Swedish speaker, fluent in English, with advanced knowledge of French, Spanish, and Hungarian, and basic knowledge of German.

Gordan Bosanac rođen je 18. rujna 1973. u Zagrebu. Diplomirao je fiziku na Sveučilištu u Zagrebu 1999., a 2004. završio je magisterij iz ljudskih prava na University College London. Profesionalni put započeo je kao istraživač na Institutu Ruđer Bošković, no ubrzo se usmjerio na civilno društvo. Gotovo dvadeset godina proveo je u Centru za mirovne studije, gdje se bavio unapređenjem ljudskih prava s posebnim naglaskom na LGBTIQ+ prava, migracije, vladavinu prava i civilni nadzor policije i vojske. Sudjelovao je u organizaciji prve Povorke ponosa u Zagrebu 2002. godine.

Godine 2019. suosniva političku platformu Možemo!. Nakon što je platforma 2020. ušla u Hrvatski sabor, Bosanac je tri godine bio tajnik saborskog kluba zastupnika te glasnogovornik stranke. Od 2021. bio je zastupnik u Skupštini Grada Zagreba, gdje je predsjedao koordinacijskim tijelom za ljudska prava i Odborom za sigurnost i prevenciju urbanih rizika. Ponovno je izabran u Sabor 2024., no ubrzo je preuzeo mandat zastupnika u Europskom parlamentu u klubu Zeleni/ESS. Član je Odbora za regionalni razvoj, a zamjenski član Posebnog odbora za stambenu krizu, Odbora za predstavke te Odbora za zapošljavanje i socijalna pitanja. Sudjeluje i u izaslanstvima za odnose EU-a s Japanom, Sjevernom Makedonijom, Bosnom i Hercegovinom i Kosovom. Tijekom cijele karijere ostaje posvećen ljudskim pravima, društvenoj pravdi i održivosti.

Luisa Brumana has been the Representative of UNICEF in Croatia since 2024, following her role as the Representative of UNICEF in Argentina. She also built her extensive international career as a regional health advisor for UNICEF's Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, where she oversaw health, nutrition, WASH (water, sanitation, and hygiene), and HIV programs across the region. In addition, she facilitated partnerships between UNICEF and key development actors at both the regional and global levels. She holds a degree in medicine and a master's degree in epidemiology.

Gašper Dovžan graduated from the Faculty of Law at the University of Ljubljana and obtained a Master’s degree in European Studies from Humboldt University in Berlin. He has also passed the National Bar Examination.
He has served at the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs since 2000. From 2002 to 2004, he was Legal Adviser to the Slovenian delegation at the Intergovernmental Conference on the Constitution for Europe, and later Adviser for International Relations in the Office of the Prime Minister, where he contributed to Slovenia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2008.
Between 2014 and 2017, he served as Deputy Head of Mission at the Embassy of Slovenia in Berlin. From 2017 to 2020, he worked in the Directorate for EU Affairs, responsible for institutional matters and the work of the European Council. In 2020, he was appointed State Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, responsible for European affairs, including the preparation and implementation of Slovenia’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2021.
Since June 2022, he has served as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Slovenia to the Republic of Croatia.
Prior to these posts, he also worked in economic diplomacy, at the Government Office for Legislation, and in the private sector (Petrol d.d.). He has lectured and published extensively on constitutional, European, and human rights law. He speaks English, German, and Croatian.

Ole Frijs-Madsen has been a Danish diplomat for more than 30 years working in both the public and the private sector. He graduated as a Master of Law from Copenhagen University. He has also obtained degrees and diplomas from The Wharton School and University of Nice.

The professional focus throughout his career has been on European affairs, Nordic-Baltic cooperation, general foreign and security policy as well as economic diplomacy and foreign investments.

Ole Frijs-Madsen was Director of the Baltic Development Forum 2001-2007 (chaired by fmr. Foreign Minister Uffe Ellemann-Jensen) gathering stakeholders from 10 countries in the Baltic Sea rim.

He was Director of Invest in Denmark – the national Danish foreign investment agency – 2007-2011 working with international companies and research institutions.

Since 2011 Ole Frijs-Madsen has been residing ambassador in Buenos Aires, Riyadh, Prague and currently Zagreb (2021-?) while also previously being accredited to Uruguay, Paraguay, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman and Yemen. His former diplomatic postings in Europe includes Geneva and London.

Over the years Ole Frijs-Madsen has worked with hundreds of Danish and foreign companies and various research institutions with a view to sustain innovation, employment, investments and sustainable economic growth. He has also in various parts of his career been deeply involved in triple helix cooperation and project development.

He is one of the most experienced Danish ambassadors within Economic Diplomacy, Communication, Stakeholder Management and Public Affairs.

Ole Frijs-Madsen is married and has three children.

He speaks French, German, English and also enjoys Nordic languages.

Ole Frijs-Madsen has been awarded the Knight of Dannebrog order of the 1^st Class.

Sandra Galdikaitė is a facilitator, creator, regeneration educator, EU Climate Pact Ambassador, and founder of the startup “9 Zuikiai.” At the core of her work is regeneration, which she develops through collaborations with businesses, organizations, and communities, implementing interdisciplinary adult education on environmental, well-being, and nature intelligence topics.
Sandra employs participatory design, future modeling, co-creation, experiential learning, and sensory practices outdoors throughout the year.
She also initiated “Outdoor Office Day” in Lithuania – an innovative concept promoting creative work culture and well-being by moving office activities into natural environments.
By combining creative methods, education, and collaboration with businesses, Sandra helps discover practical, inspiring, and applicable ways to bring regeneration into everyday work practice.

Predsjednica je Uprave osiguravajućeg društva Allianz Hrvatska. Tijekom svoje karijere stekla je bogato iskustvo u multinacionalnim kompanijama i upravljanju na direktorskim pozicijama u financijama i prodaji, a obnašala je i dužnost članice Uprave unutar i izvan Allianza. Nakon završenog studija računovodstva na Ekonomskom fakultetu u Zagrebu, Marijana Jakovac 2009. godine stječe prestižnu diplomu Međunarodnog udruženja ovlaštenih računovođa (ACCA). Svoju profesionalnu karijeru započela je u renomiranoj konzultantskoj tvrtki PricewaterhouseCoopers gdje je tri godine radila kao revizor na brojnim vodećim kompanijama i financijskim institucijama. U Allianz dolazi 2009. godine kao direktorica za Grupno izvještavanje, a već 2010. godine preuzima ulogu direktorice Kontrolinga gdje je bila odgovorna za čitav proces prodaje i financijskog kontrolinga. Sljedeći korak u karijeri bila je pozicija članice Uprave za financije u tvrtki Tifon d.o.o. koju je obnašala sve do 2018. godine kada ponovo dolazi u Allianz i preuzima ulogu direktorice Sektora za računovodstvo i financije. Zahvaljujući predanosti i izvrsnim upravljačkim vještinama, samo godinu dana nakon povratka u Allianz, Marijana Jakovac imenovana je članicom Uprave za financije. Tu funkciju je obnašala do listopada 2023. godine kada službeno postaje predsjednica Uprave Allianz Hrvatska.

He is an experienced researcher, sustainable speaker, and (co)founder specializing in climate change, environmental sustainability, and transdisciplinary research. He has over a decade of experience in academia and international research institutions, including positions at Danube University Krems, the University of Oxford, and the Wegener Center for Climate and Global Change, University of Graz. His expertise spans climate science and policy, adaptation strategies, energy transitions, disaster risk management, and sustainable development. He has published 34 peer-reviewed papers and contributed to international scientific communities as a researcher, mentor, and reviewer. Kabir has received multiple prestigious scholarships and fellowships, including the Commonwealth Scholarship, Anant Fellowship for Climate Action, Beahrs Environmental Leadership Program-University of California Berkeley, and Three Cairns Climate Program for the Global South, Yale University. He holds an MSc in Climate Change (University of East Anglia), MSc in Environmental Science (University of Chittagong), an MA in European Studies (Management of EU Projects), and is completing a PhD in Climate Change at the University of Graz. Recognized as a European Climate Pact Ambassador, Kabir is active in climate advocacy, mentorship, and professional networks across Europe and beyond.

Znanstvena je suradnica na Institutu za razvoj i međunarodne odnose (IRMO) u Zagrebu, gdje radi od 2011. godine. Diplomirala je politologiju na Fakultetu političkih znanosti Sveučilišta u Zagrebu i magistrirala europsko pravo (LL.M., European Legal Studies) na Sveučilištu u Hamburgu, pri Europa-Kollegu, kao dobitnica prestižne DAAD stipendije. Doktorirala je na međunarodnom združenom doktorskom studiju Sociologije regionalnog i lokalnog razvoja Sveučilišta u Zadru i Sveučilišta u Teramu. Bavi se temama urbanih politika, održivog lokalnog i regionalnog razvoja i integriranog upravljanja, s naglaskom na socijalnu uključenost, održivost i razvoj socijalne ekonomije. Sudjelovala je u izradi niza strateških dokumenata i studija u području regionalnog i lokalnog razvoja. Predaje na preddiplomskom i poslijediplomskom studiju Sveučilišta u Zagrebu te na doktorskom studiju Sveučilišta Libertas, s fokusom na lokalni i regionalni razvoj, EU projekte i održivi razvoj. Osim toga, predavačica je i na Pravosudnoj akademiji Republike Hrvatske na temu umjetne inteligencije u pravosuđu i u Državnoj školi za javnu upravu, gdje predaje kolegije o AI pismenosti i AI usklađenosti. Članica je više stručnih i znanstvenih udruženja u području javne uprave, sociologije i regionalnih istraživanja.

As an internationally recognized expert on the interplay between nature, society, and the economy. Prof. Koundouri's work made an impact in more than 120 countries and ranks her among the top 1 – 2% of world scientists.  

She is the founder of AE4RIA (Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Aeiphoria) and leads a network of over 200 researchers. Additionaly, she is President of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Chair of the World Council of Environmental Resource Economists Association, Chair of the UN SDSN Global Climate Hub, and Co-Chair of SDSN Europe, while also serving as advisor to numerous multilateral institutions and national governments worldwide.

Alongside these roles, she is Professor at the Athens University of Economics and Business, Visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge, and Senior Research Fellow at Peterhouse, University of Cambridge.

Her honors include an ERC Synergy Grant, the Academy of Athens Award for Best Scientist, and election to numerous international academies. She serves on the Nominating Committee for the Nobel Prize in Economics. In 2022, she was named World Ambassador of Happiness and Peace by the Government of India at the House of Lords in London.

Nora Marija Laurinaityte is the Green Finance Expert at the Lithuanian Green Finance Institute and an Assistant Professor at Vilnius University Faculty of Economics and Business Administration. Nora’s primary areas of expertise are financial instrument design in the realm of the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities, carbon footprint calculation, as well as climate and nature-related financial risks assessment. Her research interests lie in empirical climate finance and pricing of risks. Nora holds a PhD in Finance from the Goethe University Frankfurt and has vast experience in both private sector as a market maker/FX trader as well as working as an economist for the central bank – the Bank of Lithuania.

Od 2004. direktorica je Hrvatskog poslovnog savjeta za održivi razvoj. Aktivno promovira implementaciju održivog razvoja kroz organizaciju i sudjelovanje na projektima. Sudjeluje u organizaciji radionica, seminara i projekata s ciljem podizanja svijesti o potrebi primjene koncepta održivog razvoja u Hrvatskoj. Pokrenula je kvartalno glasilo HR PSOR-a, «Gospodarstvo i održivost» koje promiče održivi razvoj u gospodarstvu. Autorica je dviju knjiga i niza radova iz područja održivog razvoja i društveno odgovornog poslovanja. Jedna je od kreatora metodologije ocjene održivosti poduzeća kroz projekt Indeks DOP-a danas poznat kao Hrvatski indeks održivosti – HRIO, nagrade za društveno odgovorna poduzeća u Hrvatskoj. Bila je aktivna članica Državnog savjeta za održivi razvoj i zaštitu okoliša. Provodila je programa obrazovanja na Sveučilištu Libertas u Zagrebu te je bila edukator odraslih na Sveučilištu VERN. Od 2025. godine obavlja funkciju Coca-Cola Sustainability Chair na Školi za menadžment Bled, Slovenija. Doktorirala je 2010. na sociologiji održivog razvoja na Filozofskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, magistrirala je 2008. poslovnu ekonomiju na Ekonomskom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, a diplomirala je 1995. godine ekologiju na Prirodoslovno-matematičkom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu.

Izvanredni je profesor na Pravnom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, specijaliziran za energetsko pravo, pravo umjetne inteligencije, osiguranja, prometno pravo i pravo sigurnosti. Osim toga je arbitar pri Stalnom arbitražnom sudištu pri Hrvatskoj gospodarskoj komori. Autor je više od 140 radova i izlagao je na više od 150 konferencija i radionica. Gostovao je i na brojnim svjetskim sveučilištima, a redovit je predavač na Diplomatskoj akademiji, Pravosudnoj akademiji i Državnoj školi za javnu upravu na teme vezane uz umjetnu inteligenciju. Aktivno surađuje s državnim tijelima kroz analize, radne skupine i projekte. Bio je etički i regulatorni voditelj u projektu Impetus (Horizon 2020). U okviru svojih međunarodnih i stručnih angažmana, predstavlja Hrvatsku u Međunarodnoj pomorskoj organizaciji (IMO) i djeluje kao stručnjak Europske komisije u programu TAIEX. Također je član Comité Maritime International, potpredsjednik Hrvatskog društva za pomorsko pravo, osnivač Hrvatskog društva za pravo osiguranja i ravnatelj Međunarodne ljetne škole pomorskog prava u Dubrovniku. Dobitnik je niza nagrada i priznanja, među kojima se ističu doktorska stipendija Max Planck instituta za poredbeno i međunarodno privatno pravo, nagrada Međunarodnog pomorskog odbora za najboljeg govornika, stipendija Zaklade Marija i Mirjan Damaška te nagrada Zaklade Zlatko Crnić.

Dr. Liad Ortar is a leading ESG and sustainability expert with over two decades of experience across consulting, advocacy, academia, and policy development. As Senior Technical Manager at EFRAG, he spearheads the work around the E5 reporting standard for Resource Use and Circular Economy, engaging with global organizations such as the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), UNEP Finance Initiative, and the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

Previously, he co-founded and led Shibolet ESG, a consultancy focused on ESG strategy and implementation, and served as Head of the Israeli CSR Institute. His work encompassed ESG reporting aligned with frameworks like ESRS, ISSB, GRI, SDGs, and ECOVADIS, alongside carbon footprinting, Net-Zero strategies, and ESG risk analysis. Dr. Ortar also advised on sustainable supply chains and green finance, helping financial institutions tackle carbon accounting for financial assets.

Dr. Ortar holds a Ph.D. in Gerontology, an M.A. in Environmental Studies, and multiple certifications in ESG assurance, humanitarian law, and environmental risk analysis.

A published scholar, Dr. Ortar’s research explores corporate gerontology, CSR transitions, and philanthropy. His work bridges academic insight and practical application, advancing sustainability and circularity in corporate and financial ecosystems.

Daniel Schönfelder is a German lawyer specialized on business and human rights, with a particular focus on the German Supply Chain Act (LkSG), the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and other sustainability due diligence laws. He is the Lead European Legal Advisor for the Responsible Contracting Project, an initiative that promotes responsible contracting practices to improve human rights and environmental outcomes in global supply chains. In his private practice and as an in-house expert, he works advising companies, business associations, public bodies, and NGOs on implementing sustainability due diligence laws. He regularly lectures at universities and gives trainings to businesses on sustainability due diligence in many countries and regularly publishes academic and practical analysis on that field.

Ana Struna Bregar is CEO of the business association CER Sustainable Business Network since 2017. She graduated in architecture and has twice received the highest state Plečnik Award. She gained knowledge in the field of sustainable management at the University of Cambridge and Yale School of Management.

In 2022, CER developed the tool and certificate for the implementation of sustainable principles in business – Green Star. With the Green Star project, CER became national winners of the European Commission's competition for promoting sustainable entrepreneurship and qualified for the European international final. CER has twice received the award for promoting energy efficiency by magazine Finance.

Ana is a member of the Women Climate Network at the European Investment Bank and the EU Commission's Team Direct Europe network of experts. She is also a member of the Commission for Sustainability in Sport at the Olympic Committee of Slovenia, the Urban Beekeepers Association, and the Ikenobo School of Japanese Ikebana Art, combining her love of nature and art.

Ekonomistica je i znanstvena savjetnica u trajnom zvanju i predstojnica Odjela za resursnu ekonomiju, zaštitu okoliša i regionalni razvoj u Institutu za razvoj i međunarodne odnose (IRMO) u Zagrebu. Od 1989. godine gradi akademsku karijeru u području održivog razvoja, ekonomije okoliša te strateškog planiranja i upravljanja razvojem, a od 2009. do 2025. obnašala je dužnost ravnateljice IRMO-a. Njezina istraživanja usmjerena su na održivi razvoj, dobro upravljanje, politike zaštite okoliša i prirode te strateško planiranje javnih politika, a u posljednjih nekoliko godina i na povezanost umjetne inteligencije i održivog poslovanja. Autorica je jedanaest knjiga, među kojima se ističu Klimatska kuharica (Ljevak, 2024.), Economics, Ecology, and Policy for the Bioeconomy: A Holistic Approach (Routledge, 2022.), Green Jobs for Sustainable Development (Routledge, 2016.) i Environmental Finance and Development (Routledge, 2012.). Kroz vodstvo i sudjelovanje u brojnim međunarodnim projektima financiranim od strane Europske komisije, Svjetske banke, UNDP-a i UNESCO-a, značajno je doprinijela oblikovanju javnih politika u području zaštite okoliša, održivog razvoja i strateškog planiranja i upravljanja. Predaje na Ekonomskom fakultetu, Pravnom fakultetu i Geotehničkom fakultetu Sveučilišta u Zagrebu. Osim toga, aktivna je članica više međunarodnih stručnih mreža i organizacija.