Jim is a social entrepreneur and environmental, social, and governance executive. He previously served as Global Vice President of Sustainability Strategy and Engagement at AstraZeneca, a global, science-led biopharmaceutical company that focuses on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription medicines.

 

As part of Unilever's Global team, Alex puts sustainability front of mind for all that they do. A key part of this is Unilever’s Partner with Purpose (UPWP) programme that is taking purpose-led partnerships to a new level to protect and regenerate nature, fuel market-leading innovations and make sustainable living commonplace. Through the Partner with Purpose programme, Alex works with partners to innovate responsibly and transparently to deliver their ambitious sustainability commitments.

As part of Heineken's supply chain leadership, Arjen is passionate about building not only the brightest possible future for his business, but for the planet and its people as well. Key to the future business direction of Heineken is ensuring that their own goals for Brewing a Better World also contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

 

Mark Smith is the current VP Digital Talent & Supply for BP, after joining bp in 2012 and holding a number of strategic and transformational leadership roles across the company’s Procurement organisation. He is currently accountable for category leadership of corporate services and technology third party spend.

 

Lazar has been spearheading the development of EcoVadis in EMEA for the last four years, supporting public and private sector organisations to achieve their sustainability objectives. He has over 14 years of international experience in sustainability and responsible procurement with a focus on business development across all major industry sectors, including financial services, telecoms and manufacturing. He gained his extensive expertise during his time at CEB (now Gartner), the Carbon Trust and thinkstep (now Sphera).

 

As founder and CEO of Vizibl, Mark is helping companies build and scale their innovation and supplier ecosystems. Previously, Mark founded Procurement Leaders, the world’s largest procurement network. He is extremely passionate about the ability of procurement organisations to drive positive change in the world, and is currently writing a book on this movement: ‘Procurement with Purpose’.