DLD Circular 2023

Joel Tasche is Co-founder and CEO of CleanHub, a Berlin-based company dedicated to stopping plastic from entering our oceans. The company addresses the waste management gap in developing countries and promotes circular business practices by offering plastic credits to eco-conscious businesses.

As Head of Sustainability & Environment at Deutsche Bahn AG, Katrin Habenschaden is responsible for the company’s green transformation. Her focus lies on achieving climate neutrality by 2040 and advancing issues like biodiversity and the circular economy. Before joining Germany’s largest mobility company, Katrin Habenschaden served as the mayor of Munich.

Katrin Ley is the Managing Director of Fashion for Good, a global platform for collaborative innovation in the fashion industry. An industry veteran with more than 25 years of experience, Katrin drives the transition towards a circular textile industry by harnessing the power of innovation, practical action and collaboration.

Laura Santucci is Co-Founder of the Future Economy Forum. She is a seasoned leader in politics and public policy having served at the highest levels of government including as Chief of Staff in President Barack Obama’s White House Office of Political Affairs.

Luis Cilimingras is a partner at IDEO Europe, leading the agency’s global transformation programs. His work has placed him at the core of some of IDEO’s most ambitious global partnerships with Ford, Mars, and Intercorp. An engineer by training, he was Fiat’s brand manager before coming to IDEO.

Marcus Behrendt is Managing Partner at BMW i Ventures. He brings over 25 years of expertise in the automotive industry to this leadership position. Previously, he worked in different management functions in research and development of the BMW Group and as a managing director Europe for a U.S. market research company.

Martijn Lopes Cardozo is CEO of Circle Economy, a Dutch organization that empowers businesses, cities and nations with practical and scalable solutions for a circular economy. Previously, Martijn Lopes Cardozo built a number of successful companies in software, mobile and digital media in California.

Martin Puchner is the Byron and Anita Wien Professor at Harvard University and a global fellow at Queen Mary University of London. His prize-winning books range from philosophy to technology and the arts and include Literature for a Changing Planet, which draws lessons from world literature for addressing climate change.