FIRST 2020 SPEAKERS

Meet successful changemakers and thought leaders, gathered at ChangeNOW to share their visions,
their experiences and support game-changing solutions.

Suzy Amis Cameron

Red Carpet Green Dress, One Meal a Day, Muse School, Founder #ChangingBehaviours #SustainableFashion #PlantBasedFood #Education

Ambassador Peter Thomson

United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean #Ocean #SDG14

Christian Kroll

Ecosia, CEO and Founder #ChangingBehaviours #Reforestation

Julie Chapon

Yuka, Co-founder #Traceability #ChangingBehaviours

Captain Paul Watson

Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, Founder #Ocean #EnvironmentalHeroe #Adventurer

Sofia Hmich

Future Positive Capital, Founder #ImpactFinance

Bertrand Badré

Blue like an Orange Sustainable Capital, CEO and Founder #ImpactFinance

Marian Goodell

Burning Man Project, Founding Board Member and CEO #BuildingAnImpactCulture

Guillaume Néry

World Champion Freediver, Film maker, Photographer #Ocean #Explorer

Julie Gautier

Underwater Artist, Film Director #FilmFestival #Ocean

Tom Szaky

TerraCycle, Founder and CEO #CircularEconomy #TowardsZeroWaste

Elmy Bermejo

City of San Francisco, President of the San Francisco Commission on the Environment #SustainableCities

Amit Bouri

GIIN, Global Impact Investing Network, Co-founder and CEO #ImpactInvestment

Tracy Palandjian

Social Finance, CEO and Co-Founder #ImpactFinance

Admir Lukacevic

Sport Without Borders IUG, Founder #SportsForGood

Isabelle Giordano

Pass Culture, President of Cinéma pour Tous #FilmFestival #ImpactCulture

Michèle Sabban

R20 Regions of Climate Action, President of the R20 Green Fund for Women #SustainableRegions #ImpactWomen

Christian Courtin-Clarins

Clarins Group, President of the Supervisory Board #SustainableBeauty

Thomas Nowak

European Heat Pump Association, Secretary General #HeatPumps #RenewableEnergy

Bert van Son

MUD Jeans, CEO and Founder #SustainableFashion

Jérôme Delafosse

Energy Observer, Expedition leader #Ocean #Hydrogen #Explorer

Victorien Erussard

Energy Observer, Founder and Captain #Ocean #Hydrogen #Explorer

Maren Hjorth Bauer

Katapult Ocean, Co-founder and CEO #Ocean #ImpactInvestment

Cliff Prior

Big Society Capital, CEO #ImpactFinance

Romain Pilliard

Skipper of the Ellen MacArthur’s legendary 23m trimaran #CircularEconomy #Ocean

Shu Zhang

Pandobac, Co-founder #CircularEconomy #TowardsZeroWaste

Sophie Faujour

European Venture Philanthropy Association - EVPA, France Country Representative & European Corporate Coordination #ImpactInvestment

Jonathan Zrihen

Clarins Group, CEO #SustainableBeauty

Katharina Paoli

A Win Win World, Co-Founder & Managing Director #Nudge

Pascal Morand

Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode, Executive President #SustainableFashion

Princess Zatashah from Selangor, Malaysia

Say No 2 Plastics & Zero Food Wastage, Founder #TowardsZeroWaste #PlasticPollution

Tom Rippin

On Purpose, Founder and CEO #ImpactJob

Ryan Gellert

Patagonia, EMEA #SustainableFashion

​Jonne Hellgren

RePack, CEO and Co-Founder #CircularEconomy #TowardsZeroWaste

James Thornton

ClientEarth, Founding CEO #EmpoweringCitizens  

Marc Barra

Agence régionale de la biodiversité Île de France, Ecologist #UrbanBiodiversity

Milan Bihlmann

Independent Filmmaker and Adventurer #OptimisticTraveler

Johé Bruneau

Precious Plastic, France #PlasticPollution #Ocean #Art

Christian Lim

Blue Oceans Partners, Co-Founder and Managing Partner #Ocean #ImpactInvestment

Muammer Yilmaz

Adventurer, Film Director, Author #OptimisticTraveler  

Fiore Longo

Survival International, Director #HumanRights #Education #TribalPeoples  

Nicolas de Brabandere

Urban Forests, Founder #UrbanBiodiversity

Jeff Kirschner

Litterati, Founder & CEO #ChangingBehaviours #Waste

Sebastien Maire

City of Paris, Chief Officer for Ecological Transition and Resilience #Resilience #SustainableCities

Yaron Shenhav

SolCold, CEO & Co-Founder #AvoidingRefrigerants #Mitigation

Richard Vevers

Glowing Glowing Gone Campain, The Ocean Agency, Founder & CEO #Ocean #CoralReefs

Djoann Fal

GetLinks, CEO & Co-founder #TechForGood

Matina Razafimahefa

Sayna, Founder & CEO #Inclusion

Vincent Ricordeau

KissKissBankBank, Founder and CEO #Crowndfunding

Stephan Wrage

SkySails Group, CEO & Managing Partner #WindPower #MaritimeTransport

Mark van Baal

Follow This, Founder #EmpoweringCitizens

Marie-Hélène Gramatikoff

Lactips, Founder & CEO #CircularEconomy #NewPackaging

Alberto Alemanno

The Good Lobby, Founder #EmpoweringCitizens

Simon Bernard

Plastic Odyssey, Expedition Leader #Ocean #Explorer

Laura Foglia

The Shift Project, Mobility Expert #Mobility #SustainableCities

Allard van Hoeken

Oceans of Energy, Founder & CEO #RenewableEnergy

Cédric François

Equium, Founder & CEO #AvoidingRefrigerants #OffGrideCooling

Adam Woodhall

Extinction Rebellion UK spokesperson, Inspiring Sustainability founder #EmpoweringCitizens #StrategyStoryteller

Corentin de Chatelperron

Gold of Bengal, Founder #LowTech

Jean Moreau

Phenix, Co-founder and CEO #FoodWaste

Isabella Burczak

Union Cycliste Internationale, Mass Event Manager #SportForGood #SustainableCities

Joséphine Goube

Techfugees, CEO #Refugees

Alexander Piutti

Sprk.global, Founder & CEO #ImpactInvestment

Prince Constantijn van Oranje

Techleap, Special Envoy #TechForGood

Alexandre Terrien

Future Positive Capital, Co-Founder #ImpactFinance

Sophie Danlos

Fermes d'Avenir, Director #AgricultureTransition


SOLUTIONS

ChangeNOW praises changemakers and innovations answering to the most urgent Global Issues of the XXIst century,
with practical, high-potential and sustainable solutions.

New World Wind

The first biomimetic wind turbine, combining Aeroleaf and Photovoltaic Petals, proximity and design, for perfect acceptability

TIPA

The compostable packaging that is just as transparent, durable and impermeable as conventional plastic packaging

Blueturn

The unique, intimate and interactive experience of the Whole Earth in rotation captured from outer space

Néréo

The affordable, evolutive and 100% renewable deep sea desalination solution

UBQ Materials

Converting household waste into sustainable bio-based materials

Supraways

A totally automated urban transport system for people and goods, running on a dedicated aerial infrastructure

The Infinited Fiber Company

The process technology that can turn cotton rich textile waste into new fibers for the textile industry, infinitely

Zéphyr et Borée

The modern freight that combines cutting-edge technologies and wind energy to reach cost effective and sustainable transport solutions

Seaweed Bioplastic

The seaweed cultivation in developing countries to produce sustainable biomass for bioplastics

Planet Care

The simple yet efficient filter for removing microfibres from washing machine wastewater

Bayes Impact

The tech nonprofit building the social services of the future through software and data science

SolarLab

Solar Energy Converging With Architecture

Worn again

Recapturing raw materials from end use polyester and cotton to provide inputs into new clothing, replacing virgin resources.

Urban Canopee

The self-supporting structures with an autonomous and connected irrigation system to fight pollution, heat islands and biodiversity loss

Les Alchimistes

The collecting and composting of food waste within the city in short cycle

Piipee

Eliminating 100% water usage when urinating, with a 1ml solution, cheaper than water

DoEat

Edible and compostable packaging, made of potato and water, natural and gluten free

Airponix

Smart soil-less agricultural system to grow staple food crops almost anywhere globally with minimum grower risk & environmental impact

Isahit

The digital platform transforming the externalization of tasks in a socially responsible way in Africa

Hydrao

This smart demand-management solution drives significant water and energy savings to empower users through Behavioral Efficency "nudge" technology

Fairphone

The phone making a change in the electronics industry by using fairer materials, good working conditions, reusing and recycling

Meet My Mama

Detect, valorize and release the cooking talents of housewives from migrations or refugees to empower them

IMPAK FINANCE

The marketplace for responsible consumption

Forest Finance

The sustainable forests created with a unique economic system with social impact

MaaS

The world's first mobility ecosystem that combines all journeys with public transport, taxi, car, bikes and more in one service

Cycloponics

The agriculture company transforming unused underground locations in cities into productive & sustainable farms

Bioglitz

The shiny dash of color that brings awareness to the environmental cost of glitter

Agraloop

The company transforming food crop waste into high-value natural fiber products
MANY  MORE TO COME SOON!