Tagged: SwissECS

Interviews / Magazine / Social Responsibility / Sustainability / Water / Word from the Team

29 Sep, 2016

Protecting the oceans with Sylvia Earle

At the 2016 Swiss Energy and Climate Summit in Bern, oceanographer and National Geographic Society explorer Sylvia Earle enthralled the audience with her passion for the oceans and a sustainable future. In a private...

Climate Change / Energy & Renewable / Innovation / Magazine / Sustainability

15 Sep, 2016

Focus on innovation at the Swiss Energy and Climate Summit

The 10th instalment of the Swiss Energy and Climate Summit cast its eyes to the future: “Building Tomorrow” was the theme of this year’s event, where participants visited two days of lectures, discussions, and...

Energy / Energy & Renewable / Innovation

9 Oct, 2015

Swiss Energy and Climate Summit 2015

On the opening day of the SwissECS, keynote speaker Tony Blair emphasised the importance of a globally coordinated climate policy. “Unlock the Potential” was the theme of this year’s event, where around 700 participants...

Our Advisory Board

Peter E. Merian used to be Director of the Basler Börse and CEO Bank Sarasin, Board Member of National Zeitung and Basler Nachrichten AG and founding member of the Global Environmental Society.

Lord Anthony St John of Bletso is a qualified solicitor and Member of Board, Rados International. Former Vice President of Business Development of OCRA, consultant to Merrill Lynch, director of WMRC plc and Pecaso Ltd. and Non-Executive Director of Regal Petroleum, Lord Anthony is currently an extra Lord-in-Waiting to HM The Queen. Since 1997 to the present he has sat on the Member of Lords EU Select Committee A. He is a spokesman on African affairs, deregulation, financial services and information technology. President of Friends of South Africaand used to be Iegal advisor for Shell in South Africa.

Dr. Betrand Piccard is wellknown for the first ever non-stop balloon flight around the world. Doctor of psychiatry and psychotherapy, President of Solar Impulse, which aims to fly around the world in a solar driven aircraft without producing any polluting emissions, Bertrand hopes to draw the public’s attention to the inevitable changes needed to ensure our planet’s future energy resources and ecology and to give environmental protection a positive and stimulating image.

Dr. Marcelo Cavalho de Andrade is Doctor of Medicine and non-executive Chairman of Pró-Natura international, the first international environmental organization that manages sustainable development and conservation projects funded by international organizations, governments and the private sector in South and Central America, Africa and Asia. Marcelo has been appointed President of ECA –Earth Counsil Alliance a non-profit organization, created by Maurice Strong.