Pre-Summit Optional Excursion - November 4th

For those who arrive early, we offer an opportunity to join an extraordinary experience in the lead up to the Summit, connecting with other participants from the Sekem Regenerative Leadership Retreat & Future Economy Solutions Summit.

Summit Agenda: November 5-6th

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2022

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Summit Opening Plenary at SEKEM’s Heliopolis University
  • Helmy Abouleish, Co-founder of the Future Economy Forum and CEO of Sekem, one of the world’s most inspiring examples of regenerative business and education. 
  • Walter Link, Co-founder and CEO of Future Economy Forum and NOW Partners who co-founded the first sustainable business alliances across Americas and Europe. 
     
  • Gonzalo Muñoz Abogabir, UNFCCC, chair of the advisory body of the climate champions: why is it so important to include business
  • Mrs. Heba El Serafi, Vice Chair of the Egyptian stock exchange
  • Prof. Mahmoud Sakr, President of Academy of Science & Technology
  • Prof. Hani Sewilam, Minister of Water Resources and irrigation
     
  • Dr. Ahmed El Shazly, Heliopolis University
  • Renske van Grinsven, Program Director, Future Economy Forum
     
  • Hunter Lovins, NOW Managing Partner, rancher, corporate advisor, Sustainable MBA founder, professor, author of 16 books
     
  • Michael Otto, Board Member of the Climate Economy Foundation
  • Vijay Kumar, Natural Farming pioneer, leader of Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming
  • Marilou van Golstein Brouwers, Pioneer in ESG, Impact, Values Banking, Micro-Finance and business innovation, formerly Triodos Investment Management.
  • Peter Blom, Co-founder and former CEO, Triodos Bank; Founder, Global Alliance for Banking on Values; Dutch Central Bank supervisory board member
  • Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President of the Club of Rome, advisor 
 Amphitheatre
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Break for informal dialogues inspired by Arabian coffee, tea and treats   

Breakout Session

Full Plenary Session Amphitheatre
Break for informal dialogues inspired by Arabian coffee, tea and treats  
Next Steps Sessions: Framing + Action Initiative Pitches Amphitheatre
01. Action Initiative

TBD

B 206
02. Action Initiative

Agriculture Carbon Credits

B 205
03. Action Initiative

Sekem's UNDP Offset Carbon Footprint Project

B 204
04. Action Initiative

Biodiversity Credits

Hoda Shaarawy Theater
05. Action Initiative

Culture Credits

 

B 202
06. Action Initiative

EndPandemics & One Health

 

B 111
07. Action Initiative

Future Economy Forum Leadership Network + Executive MBA Heliopolis University & NOW Partners

 

Ibn Rushd Hall
08. Action Initiative

Innovation Labs of Key Challenges & Opportunities

 

B 110
09. Action Initiative

Future of Agriculture Dialogue

 

B 109
10. Action Initiative

COP Solution Dialogues

 

B 107
11. Action Initiative

Climate Governance Comission

 

Meeting Room 2nd Floor
12. Action Initiative

TBD

 

B 106
13. Action Initiative

TBD

 

B 108
14. Action Initiative

TBD

B 105
15. Action Initiative

TBD

B 201
Break for informal dialogues inspired by Arabian coffee, tea and treats  
Closing Plenary Session Amphitheatre
Transport to Dinner Location  
Dinner on the Nile

One of the world’s most economically important and legendary rivers. Threatened, yet beautiful it is since more than 5000 years the source of human civilization and a reminder of our opportunity to co-create economies that integrate business success with the regeneration of life.

 
Capital: Real ESG Investing & Finance
Capital: Finance including Impact & ESG banking, finance, investment. What is nature worth?
  • Katrien Buys, Director Strategy, Innovation & Sustainability Grupo Ageas insurance
  • Prof. Martin Stuchtey, Founder of The Landbanking Group – the first depository for natural capital accounts.
  • Felipe Villela, CEO, reNature, supporting multinationals and farmers with regenerative agriculture
  • Fritz Lietsch, Publisher of Forum, Germany’s leading magazine for regenerative and sustainable business
  • Fridah Kiboori, The Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A)

Facilitated by Laura Santucci, Co-founder Future Economy Forum, Former UN WFP and Obama White House

B 108
C1. Alternative Funding for Climate Change (2)
  • Cairo stock exchange
  • Prof. Martin Stuchtey, Founder of The Landbanking Group, the first depository for natural capital accounts
  • Dr. Christoph Grobbel, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, South Pole
B 106
C2. Impact Investment and Micro-Finance and Business Innovation (2)
  • Marilou van Golstein Brouwers, formerly chair of Triodos Invetment Management
  • Shiva Dustdar, Director and EIBI head at the European Investment Bank
  • Hatem El Shafie, Ecofinance, Sekem’s micro finance
B 108
C3. ESG & Ethical Banking (2)
  • Peter Blom, former CEO, Triodos Bank; Founder, Global Alliance for Banking on Values
  • Tamer Bader, Director of financing programs and partnerships for small projects, National Bank Egypt
B 105
C4. Financing and Empowering Start ups and Social Entrepreneurs (2)
  • Dr. Bryan Scheler, Head of Sustainable Finance, BMW Foundation
  • Maya Volwahsen, Insights Lead, RESPOND | BMW Foundation
  • Dr. Omar Ramzy, HU Entrepreneurship Center
  • Adam Kahane, Director Reos Partners
B 201
Future of Agriculture
Agriculture: The Future of Agriculture as Solution for Climate and Other Key Challenges
  • Max Abouleish-Boes, sustainable development lead Sekem holding 
  • Ueli Hurter, farmer, entrepreneur and the co-leader of the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum,
  • Alexandra Wandel, Chair, Management Board World Future Council
  • Federico Bellone, UNFCCC Climate Champions, Lead Food & Agriculture
  • Paul Newnham, CEO of Chefs' Manifest, a network of 1200 sustainability-oriented chefs
  • Dan Kittredge, Founder Bionutrient Food Association

Merijn Dols, Managing Partner, NOW Partners

Hoda Shaarawy Theater
A1. Agricultural Carbon Credits and Climate Change (2)
  • Mrs. Heba El Serafi, Vice Chair of the Egyptian stock exchange
  • Naglaa Ahmed, EOL, EBDA
  • Patrik Holden, CBE, organic dairy farmer, co-founder The Sustainable Food (UK) Trust and Sustainable Food Alliance (US),
  • Thoraya Seada, Executive Director Carbon Footprint Center at HU
B 206
A2. One Health & Ending Pandemics (2)
  • Steven Galster, Co-chair End Pandemics which aims to eliminate pandemics via One Health strategies (facilitator)
  • 

Andrey Kushlin, Co-chair EndPandemics

  • Dan Exton, Head of Research at Operation Wallacea, a standard for biodiversity credits
  • 
Stefan Siemer, Head of Corporate Sustainability of Weleda cosmetics and pharmaceuticals 
  • Andreas Lenzen, Board member of the HU  integrative health center
B 205
A3. Food Systems (2)
  • Laura Santucci, Co-founder Future Economy Forum, Former UN WFP and Obama White House (facilitator) 
  • Ethan Soloviev, Chief Innovation Officer, HowGood 
  • Merijn Dols, NOW Managing Partner, formerly Danone’s Global Director of Open Innovation and Circular Economy
  • Felipe Villela, CEO, reNature, supporting multinationals and farmers with regenerative agriculture
B 204
A4. Large-scaling of Regenerative Agriculture (2)
  • Hunter Lovins, NOW Managing Partner, rancher, corporate advisor, MBA founder, author of 16 books (facilitator)
  • Vijay Kumar, Natural Farming pioneer, leader of Andhra Pradesh Community Managed Natural Farming (virtual)
  • Martin Frick - Director of the Global Office, World Food Program, former Director UNFCCC
  • Amr Sabahy, Greening the desert project manager 
Hoda Shaarawy Theater
A5. Organic Farming and Climate (2)
  • Karen Mapusua, President of IFOAM, the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (facilitator)
  • Ueli Hurter,  farmer, entrepreneur and the co-leader of the Section for Agriculture at the Goetheanum
  • Father Charles Chilufya, Justice & Ecology Director at the Jesuit Conference of Africa & Madagascar
B 202
Future of Business & Economy
Business: The Future of Business across Corporate Functions, Supply and Value Chains
  • Khaled Ibrahim, CEO of Amisol travel agency 
  • Stefan Siemer, Head of Corporate Sustainability of Weleda sustainable cosmetics and pharmaceuticals
  • Christian Felber, Initiator of the Economy for the Common Good
  • Tri Mumpuni, IBEKA 
  • Father Charles Chilufya, Justice & Ecology Director at the Jesuit Conference of Africa & Madagascar

Facilitated by Helmy Abouleish

Ibn Rushd Hall
B1. Sustainable business: True Cost Accounting and Source Transparency (2)
  • Volkert Engelsmann, Co-founder and CEO of Eosta
  • Max Abouleish-Boes, Sustainable Development Lead Sekem Holding
  • Jean-Pierre Caron
B 111
B2. Law & Frameworks (2)
  • Gamal Abou Ali, Chair of the Egyptian Junior Business Association
  • Maja Groff, International lawyer, leader of the Climate Governance Commission
  • Alexandra Wandel, Chair, Management Board World Future Council
Ibn Rushd Hall
B3. Fashion, Society & Climate (2)
  • Khaled Elmaghawry, NatureTex, Sekem Fashion Subsidiary
  • Mohamed Talaat Khalifa, CEO of Concrete, Egypt’s largest men’s wear & kids wear retailer, incl. A Demeter organic cotton line
  • Tri Mumpuni, IBEKA, Indonesia
B 110
B4. Renewable Energy
  • Hunter Lovins, Global Renewable Energy Expert, Author A Finer Future, Energy Entrepreneur
  • Kanaiya Bhadra, Managing Partner & Co-founder, Sunways Global, a Renewable Energy Company
  • Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Co-President of the Club of Rome
  • Dr. Ramy Ahmed, Project Manger Ecoenergy
B 109
B5. Eco-tourism, Hospitality and Food (2)
  • Maha Salem, Isis Brand Manager 
  • Mohamed Foad, Project Manager Eco Village (facilitator)
  • Khaled Ibrahim, CEO of Amisol travel agency
B 107
B6. Plastic and Waste Management (2)
  • Ahmed abd el Aleem, Operation and Supply Chain Manager of Plastic Bank
  • Ahmed Yassin, Co-founder Banlastic
  • Mohamed Anwer, Ex. Director of the Center of Education for Sustainable Development (CESD) at Heliopolis University
  • Merijn Dols, Danone’s Global Director of Open Innovation and Circular Economy
Meeting Room 2nd Floor