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Christine Bader, Author, The Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil
Christine Bader is a lecturer at Columbia University, where she co-teaches a course on Human
Rights and Business, and a Human Rights Advisor to BSR. After earning her MBA from Yale in 2000,
Christine joined BP and proceeded to work in Indonesia, China, and the U.K., managing the social
impacts of some of the company’s largest projects in the developing world. In 2006 she created a
part-time pro bono role as advisor to the U.N. special representative for business and human
rights, a role she took up full-time in 2008 until the U.N. mandate ended in 2011. Christine has
published numerous op-eds and articles and given talks to conferences, companies, and
universities around the world, including a TEDx talk entitled “Manifesto for the Corporate Idealist.” She lives in her native
New York City.
Arjun Bhalla, Operations Officer, IFC
Arjun Bhalla is responsible for environment and social risk management for private sector
development projects as part of IFC’s Sustainable Business Advisory department. Arjun manages
several community development projects aimed at integrated local economic development to
affected communities impacted by the extractives industry, forestry and agribusiness sectors in
Africa, East Asia and Pacific, and South Asia. He has co-authored an IFC publication on ProjectInduced In-Migration and Managing Project Impacts on Fishing Based Livelihoods. Prior to this
assignment, Mr. Bhalla worked as a legal analyst in the Office of the Prosecutor for the
International Criminal Court in The Hague where he focused on human rights investigations in the Sudan, Uganda, and
Democratic Republic of Congo. Mr. Bhalla received his BA with honors from Queen’s University in Canada and a duel MA
with distinction in International Law and International Relations from the London School of Economics, United Kingdom.
Richard Borden, Copper Environmental Manager, Rio Tinto
Rich Borden is an environmental scientist and manager with more than 25 years of experience in
the consulting and mining industries. His areas of expertise include geochemistry, hydrogeology,
rehabilitation and strategic environmental mine planning, permitting and closure. He worked as an
oceanographer, exploration geologist and consulting environmental geologist at a variety of
companies before joining Rio Tinto in 1996. He has held several corporate and business unit
environmental roles at Rio Tinto and is currently General Manager Environment for the Copper
Group. This position is responsible for improving environmental performance, strengthening
organization capacity and responding to strategic environmental issues at six large copper mines and projects on three
continents. Mr. Borden has been travelling to Mongolia regularly since 2006 to support the planning, development and
operation of the Oyu Togoi mine, with a focus on water management, water quality protection and mineral waste issues.
He currently lives in Salt Lake City, Utah with his wife and two children.
Tom Butler, Global Head, Mining, IFC
Tom Butler joined IFC in 1997. Since joining, he has worked primarily on the financing of oil, gas
and mining projects, mainly in Africa and Latin America. He also spent five years in IFC’s
infrastructure department, financing projects such as airports, shipping, and power companies,
again with a focus on Africa, where he was based for three years between 2006 and 2009. He was
appointed IFC’s Global Head, Mining, in March 2011. Tom has a degree in engineering from
Cambridge University, England, and an MBA from INSEAD, France. He is based in Washington, DC.
Gustavo Cabrera, CSR Regional Director, Central and South America, Latin America,
Goldcorp
Gustavo is Peruvian and has an Economics Degree and Masters in Business Administration at
Fullerton-California and San Ignacio de Loyola University, Management and Public Policies at the
New York University (NYU) and high specialization Corporate Social Responsibility studies from
Harvard Business School at Harvard University. Gustavo has more than 17 years of experience
working on development and CSR issues for the public and private sector. He has managed funds
of socioeconomic development and development projects financing by public, private and
international cooperation. Gustavo has accumulated experience designing and implementing comprehensive CSR
strategies in the extractive industry in Latin America. He joined Goldcorp Inc. in 2012 as a CSR Regional Director.
Paulo Castellari-Porchia, Chief Executive, Iron Ore Brazil, Anglo American
Paulo was appointed chief executive in January 2012 and reports directly to Mark Cutifani, chief
executive of Anglo American plc. He was previously CEO of Anglo American’s Phosphates and
Niobium businesses in Brazil and served in Anglo American’s former Base Metals division. His 20
year career with the Group included positions at AngloGold Ashanti and Minorco in a number of
corporate finance and capital project roles both in Brazil and abroad. Paulo has an MBA in
Marketing from London Business School.
Claudine Chavee, Senior Societal Coordinator, Total E&P
Ms Chavee contributes to the elaboration and implementation of Total’s societal policies and
procedures in the E&P branch and in particular in the subsidiaries of the Asia Pacific zone and the
Middle East. She is also in charge of training for the societal discipline in Total E&P. She has a
Master’s degree in physics from the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) and started her
career in the oil and gas industry as a reservoir engineer with Shell in the Netherlands, Brunei and
the UK. She has worked for Total for the past 22 years where she held positions in reservoir
engineering, economics and corporate planning in the UK, France, Oman and Nigeria. She became
involved in the societal discipline in Yemen, where she held the position of Community Relations and Sustainable
Development Manager on the Yemen LNG project (2006 to 2009). There she gained hands on experience in deploying a
societal strategy in line with IFC standards in a complex societal and security context. She has been in her current position
as Societal Coordinator in Total’s headquarters in Paris since November 2009.
Andrew Cheatle, President & CEO, Unigold Inc.
Andrew Cheatle is a mining executive and professional geoscientist with over 25 years of
international mineral exploration, extraction, development and consulting experience in the gold
sector. He is President and CEO of Unigold Inc. which is exploring and developing gold deposits in
the Dominican Republic. Andrew has previously held numerous senior management positions with
Anglo American Corporation and JCI Limited. As Chief Geologist with Goldcorp Inc./Placer Dome
Inc. he successfully led a team that significantly expanded the Musselwhite Mine's mineral
reserves and resources leading to strategic mine development and expansion. Recently, Mr.
Cheatle has held senior and executive positions in the junior gold exploration sector and as a Principal Geologist with
AMEC plc. Mr. Cheatle holds a MBA from Capella University (USA) and a B.Sc. (Hons) in Geology from the Royal School of
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Mines, Imperial College, University of London. He is also President of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of
Ontario and a Fellow of the Geological Society of London.
Garry Corcoran, E-Learning Specialist, IFC
Garry has a background in training and ICT. He has spent a number of years working in the Middle
East, Africa and Europe and worked for organizations such as Emirates Airlines and Microsoft. In
moving into the development sector he has been engaged in designing capacity building
interventions for a number of organizations including British Council and Save the Children
International. Garry's focus is on the role technology can play in learning and how we develop new
blended learning solutions using e-learning, social media, mobility to integrate with traditional
forms of learning practice.
Daniel Cordova, President, Invertir Institute
Daniel Cordova is Managing Partner of Newlink Peru and President of Invertir Institute. Prior to this
experience, he served as CEO of the Peruvian Association for External Trade (Comexperu), CFO of
Milpo Mining, and was Dean of the School of Economics at the Peruvian University of Applied
Science (UPC) and Dean of the Business School at the Universidad del Pacifico. Cordova's areas of
expertise include economic development, entrepreneurship, public affairs and corporate
governance, and communications. He created the concept of AGROMINAS, a program for
agriculture and mining convergence as a private public partnership. Cordova holds a PhD in
International Economics and is the author of several papers and books around Peruvian economic issues.
Joel Corona, Senior Economist, Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Joel Corona serves as a senior economist to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA)
Assistant Administrator for Water, where he manages projects such as The Importance of Water to
the U.S. Economy, the Hydrologic and Water Quality System (HAWQS), the National Ecosystem
Services Classification System (NESCS), and in general leads efforts to improve water-related
economics and benefits analysis within EPA. In addition to his work on economics, Corona also
helped launch EPA’s WaterSense program, and was deeply involved in EPA’s water-climate
activities, including the development of EPA’s National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to
Climate Change. Corona holds a bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York at Geneseo, a master’s degree
from Northwestern University, and a doctorate in environmental economics from the University of Connecticut.
Nick Cotts, Group Executive-Sustainability and External Relations, Newmont Mining
Corporation
Nick joined Newmont Mining Corporation in 1994 as the environmental manager for the
Yanacocha mine located in Peru. During his 11 year tenure in Peru his role evolved into a social
environmental focus including community relations, external relations, sustainable development
and communications. Nick transitioned to the corporate offices in Denver, Colorado as the Director
for Social Responsibility and Sustainability prior to relocating to Ghana, West Africa from 20062010 in the role of Regional Vice President, Environment and Social Responsibility. Following his
Ghana assignment, Nick transitioned to the Newmont Corporate offices in Denver, Colorado where he initially focused on
supporting North America regional business activities, sustainability and leading a number of global initiates including
development institutional relations, biodiversity, and community development foundations. Nick is currently the Group
Executive-Sustainability and External Relations working in support of global operations with a specific focus on external
relations. Nick received his Bachelor of Science degree from Colorado State University in Agronomy-Soil Conservation in
1988. He then went on to complete a Master of Science degree in Range Management-Restoration Ecology in 1991 from
Colorado State University.
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Lance Crist, Global Head, Oil & Gas, IFC
Lance Crist leads IFC’s investments in equity, mezzanine and senior debt, for exploration &
production, pipelines, LNG export and regasification, gas distribution, oilfield services and related
sectors. IFC’s $2 billion portfolio in these sectors includes companies in over 20 countries. Mr. Crist
joined IFC in 1992 and has managed advisory mandates, project and corporate finance, and private
equity transactions in the areas of general manufacturing and telecommunications prior to his
current role. He earned a B.A. from Cornell University, and an MBA from the Wharton School.
Rebecca Darling, Social Development Specialist, IFC
Rebecca’s work focuses on meaningful multi-stakeholder participation in social and economic
development decision-making. In her work with the IFC’s Sustainable Business Advisory and with
junior exploration firms, Rebecca develops and implements early and ongoing engagement
strategies that include strengthening capacities for engagement, and culturally relevant
communications strategies to build relationships based on trust and transparency. In the last six
years, her work has focused on extractive industries, though Rebecca has an eclectic professional
background that has taken her around the world working in the social justice arena, including
Indonesia, India, Egypt and Lebanon. Rebecca also worked extensively in California’s political arena in campaigns,
fundraising and environmental policy. She also serves on the Advisory Committee for Community Relations at the
University of Queensland, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining. Rebecca has a Masters of Public Administration from
Cornell University as well as a Bachelor of Arts in Government from California State University. In 2010, she received
Mongolia’s Outstanding Service in Environmental Protection Medal, awarded by the Minister of Nature, Environment and
Tourism. She has also served on the Business Council of Mongolia Legislative Committee, Artisanal Mining Task Force, and
Responsible Mining Initiative Supervisory Board.
Sarantuya Dashdavaa, Senior Environmental Specialist, Mongolian Alt Corporation
(MAK)
Sarantuya Dashdavaa has 11 years of experience working in mining projects and 5 years of
experience working as an environmental specialist. Mrs. Dashdavaa coordinates all site
environmental specialists assisting them to plan and manage site environmental activities. She
conducts consultation meetings with government officials who are in charge of securing annual
water permits and licenses. Prior to joining MAK, Mrs. Dashdavaa worked for Southgobi Sands LLC,
located in the South Gobi province of Mongolia where she focused on the mine planning, including
design and construction of a mine dewatering water pond. Mrs. Dashdavaa also worked at Oyu Tolgoi copper mine project
and assisted in implementation of the first relocation project of herder families. A key component of these efforts
included water supply issues for resettled herders and their families.
Gillian Davidson, Head of Mining & Metals, World Economic Forum
Prior to joining WEF, Gillian was Director of Social Responsibility at Teck Resources, where she led
the company’s commitments to communities, human rights and sustainable development. Gillian
had also worked in areas related to social justice and community development within government,
consultancy and the NGO-sector. She holds a PhD in Social Geography and International
Development from the University of Liverpool, UK, and is a 2012 alumni of the Governor General of
Canada's Leadership Study Group on sustainable communities.
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Alan Davies, Chief Executive, Diamonds and Minerals, Rio Tinto
Alan Davies has accountability for Richards Bay Minerals, Rio Tinto Fer et Titane, QIT Madagascar
Minerals, Rio Tinto Minerals, Rio Tinto Diamonds, Dampier Salt and the Simandou Iron Ore project
in Guinea. His responsibilities will also cover Rio Tinto’s Saskatchewan exploration joint venture
and Jadar lithium-borate project. Prior to taking up this role, Alan had been the President
International Operations for Rio Tinto's Iron Ore business since January 2011 with global
accountability for operations and projects outside of the Pilbara. From 2007 to 2011 Alan held
dual roles as chief financial officer for the Iron Ore group, as well as managing director of Global
Development. Before rejoining the Iron Ore group in 2007, Alan held the position of chief financial officer of Rio Tinto
Energy America Inc. Alan holds a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) and a Bachelor of Laws from Queensland University
of Technology in Brisbane, and a Master of Laws from the University of Sydney. Alan is a member of the Institute of
Chartered Accountants in Australia and until April 2012 was a director of the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Paulo de Sa, Sector Manager, Sustainable Energy Department, Oil, Gas and Mining Unit,
World Bank
Paulo de Sa coordinates and leads the Bank’s oil, gas, and mining lending activities and technical
assistance in more than 50 countries. He also heads three global programs and partnerships in the
oil, gas and mineral sectors including: the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), the
Global Gas Flaring Reduction (GGFR), and the Extractive Industries Technical Advisory Services (EITAF). Prior to that he was a Lead Operations Officer for the Latin America region of the World Bank
and also a Lead Industrial Economist. Before joining the World Bank, he worked in Strategy and
Operations for Usinor-Sacilor, a leading steel producer in France. He holds a Doctorate in Mineral Economics from the
Paris School of Mines.
James Dobbin, President and CEO, Dobbin International
James Dobbin is a pioneer and established global leader in strategic spatial development planning
of land, coast, and ocean environments. Propelled by visionary original research while attending
Harvard in the mid-70s, James has worked in over 105 countries and is sought out when different,
sustainable outcomes are a priority and fresh, deep thinking is a prerequisite. He is President and
CEO of DI, (Dobbin International), based in the Washington, DC area and holds a bachelor’s degree
(landscape architecture-regional planning) from the University of Toronto and a master’s degree
(landscape architecture-regional planning) from Harvard. Clients include government, private
sector (mining, oil and gas, agriculture, forestry, tourism, infrastructure), IFIs (World Bank, IFC), UN Organizations, and
NGOs. He is a member of the IUCN’s World Commission on Protected Areas, the American Society of Landscape Architects
(ASLA) and the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects (CSLA). Mr. Dobbin also guest lectures in the planning schools at
Harvard, MIT, University of Virginia, and the University of Toronto.
Elaine Dorward-King, Executive Vice President, Sustainability & External Relations,
Newmont Mining Corporation
Prior to joining Newmont in March 2013, Dr. Dorward-King served as Managing Director of
Richards Bay Minerals in South Africa from December 2010 through February 2013. Dr. DorwardKing previously served as the Global Head of Health, Safety and Environment at Rio Tinto from
2002 through 2010 and also held leadership positions with Rio Tinto's copper and borates
businesses. Prior to that, she worked for Ebasco Environmental and for Monsanto Company as a
chemist, research specialist and product manager. Dr. Dorward-King brings twenty-five years of
leadership experience in developing and implementing sustainable development, safety, health and environmental
strategy and programs in the mining, chemical and engineering consulting sectors. She holds a Bachelor of Science magna
cum laude from Maryville College and a Ph.D. in Analytical Chemistry from the Colorado State University. Dr. DorwardKing serves on the Boards of two non-profit organizations, Resources for the Future and Project WET.
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Nicholas Elliott, Managing Director, Skyward App Company
Nicholas Elliott has an extensive career in software development. He began at a small agricultural
and weather-based development studio in State College, PA and graduated to working with
companies like Microsoft and Cisco in Seattle. After ten years working in Washington State, he
returned to the Washington, DC area to found Skyward along with investment from AgIntegrated,
Inc. with the mission of addressing the extreme need for useful software in less technologically
advanced industries.
Andrea Fava, Senior Manager of Global Public Policy, Intel Corporation
Andrea Fava works with policymakers in D.C. and around the world to craft environmental, human
rights and supply chain policies that advance sustainability while preserving Intel’s ability to
operate and innovate. Andrea joined Intel in 2008. Previously, she was the Director of
Environmental Affairs at the United States Council for International Business and worked for the
United Nations Environment Programme’s Division for Technology, Industry and Economics in
Paris. She has a master’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin.
Dieter Fisher, Senior Operations Officer, IFC
Dieter Fischer works in Sustainable Business Advisory at IFC. Currently, this work involves
development of a publication entitled "Working with Smallholders: A Handbook for Firms Building
Sustainable Supply Chains." Born in the United States, Dieter holds a Masters degree from Rutgers
University in Agricultural Engineering. He began his career in agriculture as an aqua cultural
extension agent for the Peace Corps in Senegal. Over the past 18 years, he has lived in Africa and
Asia and worked on a wide variety of programs supporting smallholder farmers. These have
included planting seed production, increasing access to inputs, manufacture and marketing of
agricultural technologies, outgrower programs, extension system design, farming in wildlife buffer zones, farmer training,
oilseed processing, trade association development and results measurement. Sectoral expertise includes fresh water
aquaculture, maize, groundnuts, rice, sesame, sunflower, bio-fuels, horticulture and coffee. He is a certified Q-Grader for
Arabica coffee quality evaluation.
Dennis Flemming, Executive Director, Niger Delta Partnership Initiative, NDPI
Foundation
Dennis Flemming has 27 years of experience in the design and implementation of community
programs in developing countries including Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Angola and Nigeria. He has
worked on a broad range of development projects and initiatives as a consultant, trainer and
program manager within both the private sector and public sector. In 2000, Dennis headed the
establishment of the Community Development Initiatives (CDI) Foundation, designed to implement
rural development programs in Papua New Guinea, and managed it for four years. Afterwards, he
worked as Corporate Responsibility Manager for Chevron in Angola, managing Chevron’s Angola Partnership Initiative, a
program pairing Chevron with other donors to support the reconstruction and development of Angola after 27 years of
civil war. Dennis arrived in Nigeria in 2008 to assist Chevron in evaluating social investment initiatives and negotiating
with community groups. In 2010, Dennis managed the establishment of the Niger Delta Partnership Initiative (NDPI), a
corporate social enterprise created by Chevron to develop multi-stakeholder partnerships that generate socio-economic
development in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.
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Joanne Freeze, Chief Executive Officer, Candente Copper
Joanne (Joey) C. Freeze is a geologist, and since entering the mineral exploration business in 1979,
Ms. Freeze has managed exploration programs and evaluated projects for both junior and senior
international mining companies. After living in Peru from 1994 to 1997, Ms. Freeze co-founded
Candente Resource Corp., which operated privately from 1997 until going public on May 15, 2000.
Since then Candente Resource Corp. has spun-out various assets to form another company,
Candente Gold Corp. Both companies are listed on the TSX and Candente Copper Corp is co-listed
on the Lima stock exchange. Ms. Freeze is CEO of both companies and President of Candente Gold
Corp. Ms. Freeze has been a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for the Study of
International Development at McGill University since 2011.
Amber Frugte, Manager, Social Responsibility, Egyptian Refining Company
Amber D. Frugte is a Dutch social management expert working with the finance and industry
sectors. She currently works as the Social Responsibility Manager for the Egyptian Refining
Company in Cairo, Egypt. As Social Responsibility Manager and reporting to the Chief Executive
Officer, she ensures and oversees project compliance with the IFC Performance Standards and
drives the social responsibility strategy for the project. Previously, she held a Sr. Social Specialist
position at FMO, the Dutch development bank, and worked as an independent consultant
consecutively. Having worked in development aid and for the private sector for over 20 years, she
offers broad professional experience and a balanced view of development issues. Her work is focused on the social
assessment of investments and on augmenting private sector capacity to manage social issues in their activities in
emerging markets. She holds a masters degree in Cultural Anthropology and Environmental Science. Additionally, she is a
certified SA8000 auditor and she received formal training in Intercultural Management and the IFC Social and
Environmental Performance Standards.
Rikin Gandhi, CEO, Digital Green
Rikin Gandhi’s interests include sustainable agriculture and technology for socioeconomic
development. Rikin received a master's in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from MIT
and a bachelor's in computer science from Carnegie Mellon University. Rikin is a licensed private
pilot and received patents for linguistic search algorithms that he helped develop at Oracle. Born
and raised in the U.S., Rikin ventured to rural India to start up a social enterprise to develop
biofuels. He then joined Microsoft Research in Bangalore, India as a researcher in the Technology
for Emerging Markets team that incubated Digital Green. Digital Green is now an independent,
not-for-profit organization with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the UK's Department for International
Development (DFID), Google, and others.
Janina Gawler, Global Practice Leader for Communities and Social Performance, Rio
Tinto
Over the past fifteen years Janina has been involved in the development and implementation of
the social performance programs across Rio Tinto operations. Most recently she has been Director
of Environment and Communities on the Simandou project, which is a large infrastructure and
mining project in Guinea developed in partnership with Government of Guinea, Chalco and the IFC.
Janina and her team of specialized practitioners provide advice and business support on
resettlement, land acquisition, community engagement programs and partnerships to ensure the
long term social licence to operate for Rio Tinto.
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Anita George, Director, Infrastructure and Natural Resources, Asia Pacific, IFC
Anita Marangoly George joined the World Bank in 1991 as a Young Professional and worked on
infrastructure in Europe and Central Asia. In 1997 she joined Siemens Financial Services (SFS) and
helped to set up SFS in India. Anita joined the Global Infrastructure Department of IFC in
Washington, DC as Principal Investment Officer in 2000. Ms. George has implemented
infrastructure transactions in Latin America, Africa and Asia, and she has a dual Master’s in
Business Administration and Economic Policy from Boston University, US.
Noa Gimelli, Director, Women's Economic Opportunity Initiative, ExxonMobil
Noa Gimelli oversees a global portfolio of investments that help women fulfill their economic
potential and drive economic and social change in their communities. Most recently, Noa has
managed a research collaboration with the United Nations Foundation on a study of the most
effective programs to improve women’s economic status through investments in
entrepreneurship, agriculture, wage employment and young women’s employment. Prior to her
current role, Noa served as ExxonMobil’s Corporate Citizenship Manager. Her responsibilities
included managing corporate-level engagement with socially responsible investors, academics and
NGOs on the oil and gas industry’s social and environmental impacts and overseeing the production of the annual
Corporate Citizenship Report. Previously, Noa has done work for several think tanks including the Council on Foreign
Relations, Catalyst and the World Economic Forum. Noa holds an M.A. from the Harvard Kennedy School and a B.A. from
Barnard College, and she is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations.
Mike Godfrey, Vice President, Sustainable Agriculture, Rainforest Alliance
Mike Godfrey is an international development professional with 30 years of experience
successfully managing programs in Africa, Latin America, Europe and the Caribbean. His career has
involved work across the development spectrum – from emergency relief to long-term economic
development in the areas of health, education, agriculture, natural resources and the
environment. He has worked with NGOs and industry, both in the US and extensively abroad. Mr.
Godfrey served previously at the Word Cocoa Foundation as its International Programs Director,
and for 10 years with DAI where he provided home office leadership and technical supervision for
its overseas development programs, including a position of Project Director in Haiti. Before joining DAI, Mr. Godfrey had
an 18-year career with CARE International, directing programs in multiple countries as well as in its US headquarters. He
began his career as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Niger working as an agriculture advisor to that government.
M.C. Goel, Head-Business Development, JK Paper Ltd.
JK Paper Ltd. has two paper plants: one located in Jaykaypur, Rayagada, Orissa state and the other
in Songurh, Gujrat state of India. Mr. Goel is an Engineering Graduate from I.I.T., Roorkee, India,
Post Graduate from I.I.T., New Delhi, India and holds a Management Degree in Project
Management. Mr. Goel has experience working with various leading organizations in different
senior executive positions and has worked at the national and international levels with various
companies in India and abroad such as Thailand and Nigeria. He has widely traveled around the
world to absorb and adopt the latest world class technologies. Mr. Goel is closely associated with
the Farm Forestry program of JK Paper and has worked very closely with small and marginal farmers, and the society of
the tribal area around their Rayagada plant. Mr. Goel is closely associated with CSR activities and has worked on
development through livelihood, health & hygiene, and education initiatives.
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Pamela Gómez Upegui, Sustainability Coordinator, Pacific Rubiales
Miss Gomez is a political science and international studies graduate from American University in
Washington, DC, specializing in comparative politics and development. In her time at PRE her work
has concentrated on the accountability of the company towards internal and external
stakeholders, specifically with investors interested in the company’s ESG performance. In the last
year she has led the process of integral management of the company´s assets, guaranteeing that
the sustainability perspective is reflected in the entire chain of processes that compile the
production of a barrel. She has contributed to the entrance of Pacific Rubiales into the DJSI North
America in 2013 and the construction of sustainability reports such as the 2013 report, which was elaborated according to
GRI4 guidelines and obtained the materiality check. In addition, Ms. Gomez has implemented corporate projects in the
issues of human rights, gender equity and corporate volunteering, among others that have generated a positive impact
within Pacific’s areas of influence. Finally, her work is key in the migration of the company towards a solid shared value
strategy in which the interests of the company’s surroundings align to those of the business. Before her work at Pacific,
Pamela co-wrote a book on strategies for extreme poverty alleviation with prestigious national economists.
Steve Gretzinger, Senior Forestry Specialist, IFC
Steve Gretzinger is based in Nicaragua with IFC. Steve has developed and provided technical
support to IFC clients in the forestry and wood products sectors in 10 countries. With 30 years of
sector experience, he has managed private forestry operations in the Amazon, evaluated timber
investments, assisted manufacturers to build wood procurement and outsourcing strategies, and
logged and exported wood products with his own company. Steve understands the operational
complexities of running a business under difficult conditions, having lived and worked in
Guatemala, Peru, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica. Steve holds a BSc in Geography (Land Use Planning)
from Oregon State University and an MSc in Forest Management (Tropical Forestry) from North Carolina State University.
Mehnaz Haider, Senior Operations Officer, IFC
Mehnaz Haider is Senior Operations Officer for IFC Advisory Services and works on sustainable
supply chains and smallholder engagement. She is leading the effort on developing farmer groups
and cooperative benchmarking, farmer aggregation and capacity building tools. Prior to joining IFC
a year ago, she worked with the ILO, FAO and IFAD on green jobs, community and livelihoods
development and conducted several value chain analyses to develop financial and non-financial
services for farmers. She ran an award-winning social enterprise in Pakistan employing over 800
poor women entrepreneurs.
Ross Hamilton, Director, Environment and Climate Change, International Council on
Mining and Metals (ICMM)
Ross joined ICMM in August 2013. He is responsible for providing strategic and operational
leadership to the Environment and Climate Change work program including developing effective
alliances around principle-based approaches to associated policy and action. Recently Ross
launched the ICMM water stewardship framework at the CEO Water Mandate Conference in Lima,
Peru. Over the past 15 years, Ross has had a broad range of experience both inside and outside of
the mining industry related to environment, climate change and sustainability. Prior to his current
role with ICMM, he spent five years at BHP Billiton in Perth, Australia where he held senior roles in Sustainability Strategy,
Community Development and Government Relations. He also holds a science-based First Class Honours degree and a
Master’s degree in sustainability management.
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Graeme Hancock, President and Chief Representative, Anglo American, Mongolia
Dr. Hancock’s experience in the mining sector includes exploration and mining geology as well as
financial analysis and valuations of mining and exploration projects. He also has significant
experience in mining policy and regulation in a range of countries throughout Asia and the Pacific.
He worked for 16 years in Papua New Guinea including a period as Director of Mines for the
Government of Papua New Guinea, during which time he led a number of initiatives related to the
sustainable development of mining impacted communities. Prior to joining Anglo American Dr.
Hancock was Chief Operating Officer at Erdenes Tavan Tolgoi JSC, a large state-owned coal mining
company in Mongolia. His prior experience also includes being Director for Strategy and Business Development at Rio
Tinto in Mongolia, a senior mining sector specialist at the World Bank, a senior civil servant, an academic and consultant.
He holds a Masters Degree in Earth Sciences from New Zealand, and a PhD in Mineral Economics from the University of
Queensland, Australia.
Keila Hand, Senior Program Officer, World Wildlife Fund
Keila is Senior Program Officer at WWF's Global Forest & Trade Network-North America program
(GFTN-NA). In her role, Keila engages with leading North American companies, as they develop and
implement their responsible paper, tissue and paper-based packaging sourcing commitments.
Along with other GFTN technical experts she helps companies understand the forest sources of the
fiber they use to produce their paper and packaging products, implement responsible sourcing
policies, engage with fiber suppliers, avoid risks associated with illegal and unsustainable forest
sources, and increase the amount of credibly certified and recycled products in their supply chains.
Keila has a Masters of Environmental Management as a Fulbright Scholar from the Duke University School of Environment,
and she also earned a Post-Graduate degree in Environmental Engineering from the State University of Campinas in Brazil.
John Heller, Senior Director, Synergos Institute
John Heller is a Senior Director at the Synergos Institute, a global non-profit dedicated to
addressing issues of poverty and social justice around the world. Over the past fourteen years with
Synergos, Heller has developed a portfolio of initiatives to bring communities, governments,
companies, and civil society together to address complex societal challenges. Examples include the
African Public Health Leadership & Systems Innovation Initiative in Namibia, the Aboriginal MultiStakeholder Leadership Initiative in Canada (Ahp-Cii-Uk), and the State-Level Agricultural
Transformation Agenda in Nigeria. Heller created and now leads an innovative mission-driven
consulting practice within Synergos that advises global companies on how to build sustainable businesses and achieve
social impact in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Middle East.
Krista Hendry, Executive Director, Fund for Peace
Krista Hendry has worked with the extractive industry for the past twelve years. From 2004 to
2012, she served as Director of the Fund for Peace’s Human Rights & Business Roundtable, a
sustained dialogue with representatives of the extractive industry and human rights and
humanitarian organizations, which continues strong today. She also has on-the-ground experience
guiding companies in numerous countries to assess risk, develop appropriate policies and
procedures, and to develop programs in the areas of security and human rights, community
development, community engagement, and the development of grievance mechanisms. She brings
the experiences of her large network of extractive companies who operate all over the world.
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Witold Henisz, Professor of Management, Wharton Business School
Witold J. Henisz is the Deloitte & Touche Professor of Management in Honor of Russell E. Palmer,
former Managing Director at The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania. His research
examines the impact of political hazards on international investment strategy including efforts by
multinational corporations to engage in corporate diplomacy to win the hearts and minds of
external stakeholders. His research has been published in top-ranked journals in international
business, management, international studies and sociology and he is the author of the book
“Corporate Diplomacy: Building Reputations and Relationships with External Stakeholders.” Witold
has won multiple teaching awards at the graduate and undergraduate levels and also teaches extensively on the topic of
Corporate Diplomacy in open enrollment and custom executive education. He is currently a principal in the political risk
management consultancy PRIMA LLC, whose clients include Anglo Gold Ashanti, Rio Tinto, Shell Corporation, Maritime
Financial Group, The World Bank, The Inter-American Development Bank, The Conference Board, Eurasia Group, and
Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT). For more information see http://www.corporatediplomacy.com.
Tracey Henry, Chief Executive Officer, Thsikululu
Tracey Henry is the CEO of Tshikululu Social Investments, South Africa’s leading advisors and
managers in social investment. Tshikululu manages social investment programmes for a number
of blue-chip companies including Anglo American, De Beers, FirstRand (including FNB, Wesbank,
Rand Merchant Bank, and Momentum), Discovery, and UTi. Having completed an MA in the social
sciences, Tracey joined the Chamber of Mines before moving to the Anglo American Corporation
in 1995. Tracey has 24 years’ experience in the development sector, with a particular focus on
leveraging partnerships between government, business, and civil society that result in socioeconomic transformation (see www.tshikululu.org.za). Tracey is a Council Member of the National Education
Collaboration Trust, a Governing Body Member of the African Children’s Feeding Scheme, a member of the judging panel
of the prestigious annual Mail & Guardian’s Investing in the future Awards, a Trustee of the FirstRand Empowerment
Foundation, and lectures as part of the University of Pretoria’s Gordon Institute of Business Leadership Programme on the
role of business in society.
Alejandro Hermoza, Vice President Sustainability, Buenaventura
A Mechanical Engineer who graduated from the University of Maryland, Mr. Hermoza also holds an
MSc in Engineering from the same university and an MBA from the Universidad de Ciencias
Aplicadas – UPC. He worked as Development Manager for the Confederación Nacional de
Instituciones Empresariales Privadas – CONFIEP, and later joined Compañía de Minas
Buenaventura in 2003, where he began as Deputy Manager for Administration and Human
Resources. In 2011, Mr. Hermoza completed the Advance Management Program at Harvard
Business School.
Christopher Howell, Vice President, Mining and Primary Metals, Veolia Environnement
Christopher Howell has global responsibility to promote Veolia’s solutions in the mining and metal
markets. Veolia operates in over 40 countries with 220,000 employees providing environmental,
water, and energy solutions. Chris has held many different positions within Veolia Water and
Veolia during the last 21 years. Chris has been in the water and environmental business for 30
years and has held positions ranging from business development management to the senior
chemist at the Davis Besse Nuclear Power Station. Chris served honorably in the US Navy nuclear
power program.
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Rebecca Hummel, Senior Corporate Responsibility Advisor, Chevron
Rebecca Hummel manages a portfolio of emerging issues, external standards, and stakeholder
engagements related to the oil/gas industry, including security and human rights and economic
development. Prior to joining Chevron, Rebecca Hummel worked as a Senior Advisor in the State
Department’s Office of the Special Representative for Afghanistan & Pakistan, where she was a
member of the political team focusing on transition and a political settlement for Afghanistan.
From 2009 to 2011, Rebecca worked in Afghanistan for USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives,
managing program implementation for the Afghanistan Stabilization Initiative. She was based in
Regional Command East, and embedded with an infantry Army battalion in Kunar Province implementing development
programs in three border districts east of the Kunar River. She also spent time in Nangarhar Province at the Brigade and
Company levels. Prior to USAID, Rebecca served as a Foreign Affairs Officer at the State Department’s Office of Iranian
Affairs from 2007-2009, focusing on counter-terrorism and non-proliferation. Rebecca completed her Master in Public
Policy at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government in June 2007. She is a graduate of Pomona College and a native of
Pasadena, California.
Amar Inamdar, Environment & Social Performance Manager, New Business &
Exploration, Shell International
Amar works with people to kindle creative solutions for a complex, unpredictable, and changing
world. He has spent his professional life crossing boundaries; between local communities, the
public sector and private corporations. Early in his career, he founded a successful business that
continues to focus on corporate responsibility in emerging markets today. He subsequently spent 9
years at the World Bank, where he led organizational innovations in risk management across its
global $40bn portfolio – as Principal to the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman at IFC and then as a
senior manager in IBRD. Throughout this work, he has remained a ‘projects person’ at heart - working with communities
and emerging-market business leaders to create practical, collaborative solutions on transformative initiatives, primarily in
mining, infrastructure, agribusiness, and climate change. He currently works with Shell’s new business and exploration
team, focusing on natural resource development in east Africa – the region where he was born and that continues to
inspire his sense of curiosity and commitment to sustainability.
Michael Jarvis, Program Leader, Governance for Extractive Industries and Open
Contracting, World Bank Institute
Michael Jarvis specializes in private sector roles in development, strengthening ethical global
business practices, and collaborative governance initiatives. Michael leads a program to promote
transparency and accountability of extractive industries, including a focus on issues of contract
disclosure issues. Building on this work, he is overseeing coordination of a new global initiative on
Open Contracting to promote better outcomes from the estimated $9.5 trillion in public-private
contracts globally. Author of The Investment Climate in Brazil, India and South Africa and numerous
articles, Michael is also founding editor of WBI’s Business and Development Discussion Papers. Michael previously worked
on industry codes of conduct and as a consultant on historical corporate responsibility issues. Michael has advanced
degrees from the University of Cambridge and Johns Hopkins University.
Chris Jochnick, Director, Private Sector Department, Oxfam America
Chris Jochnick co-founded and led two human rights organizations, the Center for Economic and
Social Rights (NY) and the Centro de Derechos Economicos y Sociales (Ecuador). He has worked for
two decades on issues of human rights, development and corporate accountability, including seven
years in Latin America. At Oxfam, he has managed both partnerships and adversarial campaigns
targeting Fortune 500 companies and has actively participated in standard-setting processes with
the United Nations and other global bodies. Prior to joining Oxfam, Mr. Jochnick worked as an
attorney with the Wall Street law firm of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton and Garrison. Mr. Jochnick
is a graduate of Harvard Law School and a former fellow of the MacArthur Foundation and Echoing Green. He teaches a
course on business and human rights at Harvard Law School.
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Alan Johnson, Global Practice Lead, Sustainable Business Advisory, IFC
Alan Johnson is the Global Product Lead for "Farmer and SME Training" (FAST) in the Sustainable
Business Advisory Department (CSB) of the IFC based in Washington, DC. Alan has over 20 years of
experience in private sector development and extensive field experience in South East Asia and
Africa. Alan previously worked in the IFC’s Investment Climate Business Line, where he was a
Senior Private Sector Development Advisor. Prior to joining IFC, Alan worked for the UK
Department for International Development (DFID) where he led DFID’s global program “Making
Markets work for the Poor” aimed at improving the lives of the poor through the growth of
successful, inclusive private enterprises in developing countries. He is the main author of DFID’s 1999 Private Sector
Strategy, “Prosperity for All: Making Markets Work”. Alan was previously the head of DFID’s Vietnam country office. In
addition to DFID, Alan has work experience with the Asian Development Bank, UNDP, the Agriculture Bank of PNG (as an
Overseas Development Institute fellow) and private sector consulting. He has a Masters Degree in Economics from the
University of New England in Australia where he was a Commonwealth Scholar. In his spare time Alan enjoys hiking and
photography but is more often found driving children to and from football (soccer) games.
Daniel Kaufmann, President, Revenue Watch Institute
An economist, Daniel Kaufmann has pioneered innovative approaches to measure and analyze
governance and corruption, and has deep practical experience in helping countries formulate and
carry out governance reforms. His research has extended to economic development, investment,
privatization and urban and labor economics. Kaufmann served as a senior fellow in the Global
Economy and Development Program at the Brookings Institution. He previously served as a
director of the World Bank Institute. He held senior management positions focused on
governance, finance and anti-corruption, and was lead economist is the World Bank’s research
department. He was first Chief of Mission of the World Bank to Ukraine, worked on capacity building in Latin America and
on economic reforms in Africa. Kaufmann, a Chilean, received an M.A. and Ph.D. in economics at Harvard, and a B.A. in
economics and statistics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He has authored hundreds of scholarly articles,
presentations and policy briefs on governance, corruption, trade, labor and economic reform.
John Kellenberg, Global Manager, Sustainable Business Advisory, IFC
John Kellenberg is Global Manager in the Sustainable Business Advisory Department, covering
topics ranging from agribusiness supply chains to clean energy and resource efficiency. Likewise,
he represents Advisory Services on IFC's Climate Business Department Management Team. John
has over 20 years of experience working on issues relating to environment and climate change and
extensive in-country experience in Latin America, where he lived for more than a decade. Prior to
joining the IFC in 2011, he worked as Sector Manager for Environment and Natural Resource
Management in the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Region where he has worked
issues ranging from climate change adaptation and mitigation, pollution management, natural resources management and
land administration. In addition, John worked in the World Bank’s Latin America and the Caribbean Region for more than a
decade where he oversaw investment operations programs, amongst others, focusing on clean energy generation
financed by small hydropower, wind, and landfill gas project sponsors. John has a Ph.D. in Environmental Economics from
the Johns Hopkins University and an M.A. in International Relations from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced
International Studies.
Chief Wilfred King, Kiashke Zaaging Anishinaabek First Nation
Wilfred King, a member of the Kingfisher Clan, was born in Sioux Lookout as the second youngest
of ten children, and was raised in Armstrong and Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. Engrained with a
sense of responsibility to First Nations politics and social activism, his commitment to serve First
Nation people in a movement toward greater self-determination was solidified after the
completion of his post-secondary education in Criminal and Aboriginal law, in Alternative Dispute
Resolution, and in environmental studies / community infrastructure planning. Wilfred N. King has
been elected five times as Chief of KZA – GB FN and has also been previously elected as Regional
Grand Chief of the Northern Superior Region for the Union of Ontario Indians – Anishinabek Nation. He was also the key
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negotiator in the multi-billion dollar gaming revenue agreements between the Ontario government and 133 First Nation
Communities in Ontario. Wilfred was a founding member of the Nokiiwin Tribal Council and was instrumental in the
creation of WZI Corporation - a group of FN communities that fostered the exploration of economic growth through
resource development partnerships. Most recently, King represented Canada at the 2013 United Nations – World
Indigenous Peoples Conference in Alta Norway.
Henriette Kolb, Head, Gender Secretariat, IFC
Henriette serves as a spokesperson on gender equality issues in the private sector. Henriette works
across IFC's investment and advisory service to include both women and men as entrepreneurs,
employees, consumers and leaders into the private sector. Prior to joining IFC in September 2013,
Henriette was the Chief Executive of the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women. Henriette also served
as a sub-committee member of Secretary Hillary Clinton's International Council on Women's
Business Leadership. Devex selected Henriette as one of the “top 40 under 40” international
development leaders in 2011. Earlier in her career, Henriette served as the UN Representative
advising Quartet Representative Tony Blair in Jerusalem and worked for the Office of the UN Special Coordinator for the
Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO). She has also held positions as governance advisor with the European Commission
Delegation to Tanzania, the German Technical Cooperation in Germany and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Tanzania.
She graduated with an MSc in Development Studies from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London and
received her MA from Freiburg University, Germany.
Ian Kyle, CSR Director, Global Chevron Portfolio, Compass Group
Based in Central Asia. Head of People and Organizational Development. Responsible for Corporate
Social Responsibility & Local Content initiatives for ESS Global Chevron. Senior level corporate
experience as Head of Learning and Development for Compass Group plc (Central Asia, Middle East
& Africa) - Established and implemented people development strategy including leading L&D
teams across multiple global sites; talent management; leadership and management development;
succession planning; evaluating effectiveness of interventions; building professional partnerships;
managing budget and ROI; coaching and mentoring national staff into senior roles. Responsible for
developing and procuring sustainable local supplies of goods and materials; as well as developing local business and
community projects particularly those providing opportunities for indigenous disadvantaged people. Previous assignments
in Indonesia for Group MD of Compass Group. Also delivery of programs for Cardiff Metropolitan University Management
School MBA international students.
Barbara Lamb, Principal, Bankers Petroleum
Barbara Lamb, B.E.S., M.Sc. is a co-owner of Blackstone Corporation Resource Management
Consultants, created in 1991 to bring a people-centered focus to development planning. With a
background in economics and international planning, Barbara has worked in over 40 countries
worldwide on behalf of the IFC, World Bank, national and local governments and the private sector
on community development-related assignments spanning many sectors (extractives;
transportation; water; cadastre, etc.). She has worked widely throughout post-Soviet and Balkan
countries as well as Latin America and the Caribbean. Three years ago, while attending the IFC’s
Sustainability Exchange she and her business partner met a VP of the Canadian-owned Bankers Petroleum Albania, a
company that operates in Europe’s largest oilfield. Based on discussions at the Exchange, he asked them to re-build the
company’s Community Relations Department in the capacity of joint Community Relations Managers. In the challenging
environment of Albania, Barbara and her co-manager have created a highly respected and productive Albanian CR
Department, which has gone from zero to an annual budget of $2 million over the past two years. In recent years, apart
from her work in Albania, she has contributed to both the IFC and World Bank’s global review of their performance
standards and social safeguards.
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Scott Landis, Founder & Executive Director, GreenWood
Scott Landis is the President and Executive Director of GreenWood, a US-based nonprofit that
trains artisans and sawyers in forest management, high-quality woodworking production,
sustainable business practices, marketing and sales. In February 2014 GreenWood and its
Honduras counterpart, Fundación Madera Verde, were the recipients of the first-ever Innovation
Prize for Forest Finance awarded by the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Scott is
also a writer and former woodworker, who has been covering woodworking and sustainable
forestry for more than 25 years. He is the author of The Workbench Book [1987] and The Workshop
Book [1991], and the editor of Conservation by Design [1993]. The Woodworkers Alliance for Rainforest Protection
(WARP), which Scott founded in the early 1990s, inspired the forest certification movement and led to the establishment
of the Forest Stewardship Council.
Morgan Landy, Director, Environment, Social and Governance Department, IFC
Morgan Landy helps lead the corporation in fulfilling its strategic commitments to sustainable
development. IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is the largest global development
institution focused exclusively on the private sector. Prior to assuming his current position in
December 2013, Mr. Landy held a series of other senior positions at IFC, most recently as the
Global Head for Power and Renewable Energy. Before joining IFC, Mr. Landy worked in the
investment banking team at Credit Suisse First Boston in New York. Mr. Landy holds a B.A. from
Amherst College and an M.A. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International
Studies. Mr. Landy is based at IFC headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Liane Asta Lohde, Senior Economist, IFC
Liane Asta Lohde focuses on economic analysis of IFC's investments in extractive industries
globally. Significant transactions include Simandou in Guinea, Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia and Jubilee
in Ghana. She also leads IFC's initiatives on transparency in the extractives sector. Prior to joining
IFC, Liane worked on poverty and social impact analysis at the World Bank. She holds both a BA
and MSc in Economics from the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics,
respectively.
Dr. Simon Lord, Group Director for Sustainability, New Britain Palm Oil Ltd.
Simon Lord has 28 years’ experience in the agriculture sector. He started his career with Unilever
where he stayed 10 years before moving to PNG to take up the position of Head of Research with
New Britain Palm Oil Ltd (NBPOL). He has been the Group Director for Sustainability for the last 8
years, giving purpose and direction to all the Groups initiatives in sustainability. He is one of the
vice presidents of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (a multi Stakeholder initiative) where he
represents palm oil producers in Latin America, Africa and the Pacific. He is also co-chair of the
Smallholder working Group, a member of the GHG task force and one of the architects of the
global standard for sustainable palm oil. He is the Director of the NBPOL Foundation, which seeks to improve Health and
Education provision in rural Communities within PNG. He is a trustee of the Orangutan Land Trust, the Director of Global
Sustainability Associates (a consultancy assisting companies to put sustainability principles into practice) and is a member
of the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Biodiversity and Natural Capital. He is currently based in
Singapore.
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Reg Manhas, Senior Vice President, External Affairs, Kosmos Energy
Reg Manhas leads Kosmos’ government affairs, social performance and corporate communications
functions, and has over 20 years of experience in the international oil and gas industry. Prior to
joining Kosmos in June 2012, Manhas spent more than 15 years at Calgary-based Talisman Energy,
including serving as Vice President Corporate Affairs, where he established and built the company’s
corporate affairs function and was responsible for above ground risk management across
Talisman’s global operations, including Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the Americas.
Prior to establishing the corporate affairs function, Manhas was an attorney with Talisman as well
as with the law firm McCarthy Tetrault. Earlier in his career, Manhas worked as an engineer in the upstream oil industry
with Petro-Canada. He earned both his law degree and his chemical engineering degree from the University of British
Columbia. He is member of the Association of Professional Engineers of Alberta, the International Bar Association and the
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators. Manhas was appointed in 2012 by the Government of Canada to the
Board of Trustees of the Canadian Museum of Nature.
Jamie McAuliffe, President and CEO, Education for Employment (EFE)
Jamie McAuliffe has worked for many years to advance effective, scalable solutions for vulnerable
youth. He has over two decades of experience in leadership roles in both the non-profit and
business sectors. Before joining EFE, Jamie served as Portfolio Manager at the Edna McConnell
Clark Foundation, a NY-based foundation that pioneered a “scaling what works” grant-making
strategy to support leading youth development non-profits in the United States. At the OTF Group,
a spin-off of Monitor Consulting Group, Jamie provided strategic consulting services to spur
exports and competitiveness in the small and medium business sector in Brazil. Early in his career,
Jamie launched new programs and markets at Ashoka, a global organization that selects and invests in leading social
entrepreneurs. Between receiving his BA in Philosophy from Georgetown University and his MA in International Studies
from John Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, Jamie served as an inner-city schoolteacher for Teach for
America. Jamie joined EFE in 2010. At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Tianjin in 2012, Jamie was named a Schwab
Foundation Global Social Entrepreneur for the transformative impact that EFE is driving in youth employment. In the fall of
2012, Jamie became the Chairman of the WEF Global Agenda Council on Youth Unemployment.
Nathan Monash, Vice President, Sustainability, AngloGold Ashanti Americas
Nathan joined AngloGold Ashanti in 2010 and is presently Vice President, Sustainability, Americas.
In his current role, Nathan works directly with the mines and projects in the region (Argentina,
Brazil, Colombia and USA) to ensure compliance with internal and international standards, to
mitigate sustainability risks, and to provide strategic guidance on issues of engagement,
community relations and investment, and communications. This includes resettlement activities,
addressing artisanal mining challenges, and coordinating internal and external reporting within the
region. Before joining AngloGold Ashanti, Nathan was a consultant to the International Finance
Corporation focusing upon the financial valuation of corporate sustainability investments. Additional experience includes
his time as Manager, Sustainable Development and International Affairs at Rio Tinto Alcan in Canada. Prior to joining Rio
Tinto Alcan, Nathan led the mining and metals industry practice of the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland.
Nathan has also served as an advisor to the Canadian Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade CSR
Counsellor. Nathan’s academic background is in biological sciences, environmental policy and international relations. He
holds a B.Sc. from McGill University, a M.A. from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy (Tufts University), and a
graduate certificate from the University of Cambridge.
Bastiaan Mohrmann, Head, Water South Asia, Sustainable Business Advisory, IFC
Bastiaan Mohrmann joined the International Finance Corporation in 1992. During the last 20 years
he has held a wide range of responsibilities, first as Investment Officer in Agribusiness and
Manufacturing, followed by a 2-year stint in South Africa as Head of Business Development. In
2004, Bastiaan moved to Advisory Services where he grew IFC’s Supply Chain Linkages program,
and subsequently headed the IFC SME team. In parallel, he championed the emerging field of
water footprint. In January 2011, Bas assumed his current position in India. He presently also
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serves as the India Representative for 2030 Water Resources Group. Prior to IFC, Bas Mohrmann worked for the European
Commission in Brussels and HVA from The Netherlands. He has an MSc from Wageningen University, The Netherlands, in
Agricultural Engineering, specialized in irrigation, hydrology and management science, and an MBA from INSEAD, France.
Veronica Nyhan Jones, Global Practice Lead, Strategic Community Investment, IFC
Veronica Nyhan Jones is Global Practice Lead for Strategic Community Investment and Extractives
in IFC's Advisory Services. Veronica's team advises natural resource companies operating in
emerging markets on how to value returns on sustainability investments, implement participatory
planning processes, effectively communicate with stakeholders and manage risk via shared value
development. She spearheads work on water and community concerns in the mining sector and
leads the incubation of IFC's Financial Valuation Tool for Sustainability. Prior to IFC, Veronica spent
eight years with the World Bank on community empowerment and social accountability. She has
worked for the International Youth Foundation, the White House, and the US Department for Health & Human Services on
crime prevention and health care reform. Veronica has co-authored articles on valuing sustainability, strategic
communications, water and communities, and measuring social capital using quantitative and qualitative methods. She
holds a Masters from Harvard University's Kennedy School.
Jane Nelson, Director, Harvard Kennedy School’s Corporate Social Responsibility
Initiative
Jane Nelson is Director of the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative at Harvard Kennedy School,
a nonresident senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, and a senior associate at the Programme
for Sustainability Leadership at Cambridge University. She was a director and then adviser at the
Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum from 1993 to 2012. In 2009, she was one of
the track leaders for the Clinton Global Initiative, coordinating the track on human capital. In 2001,
she worked with the United Nations Global Compact in the office of the UN Secretary-General
preparing a report for the General Assembly on cooperation between the UN and the private sector. Prior to 1993, Nelson
worked for the Business Council for Sustainable Development in Africa, for FUNDES in Latin America, and as a Vice
President at Citibank working for the bank's Financial Institutions Group in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. She has coauthored five books and over 70 publications on the role of business in society, as well as five of the World Economic
Forum's Global Corporate Citizenship reports. She has a degree in Agricultural Economics from the University of Natal in
South Africa and an MA from Oxford University, and is a former Rhodes Scholar and recipient of the Keystone Center's
2005 Leadership in Education Award.
Hege Marie Norheim, Senior Vice President, Sustainability Global Strategy and Business
Development, Statoil
Hege Marie Norheim is Senior Vice President for Statoil’s Corporate Sustainability Unit, which
provides strategic direction and drives the company’s social, environmental and climate policy and
performance. She has more than 23 years of experience in business development, strategy,
communications, sustainability and Norwegian politics and governance. During her 7 years at
Statoil Hege Marie has held numerous leadership roles including: senior vice president for
business development on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, senior vice president for arctic and
sub-arctic business development activities, and senior vice president for the corporate climate unit. At Norsk Hydro, Hege
served first as communications vice president for the oil and gas division, and later as vice president for partner operated
licenses. Prior to joining Norsk Hydro, Hege worked for several years in the Norwegian government as advisor for the
Norwegian Prime Minister's Office. She served as state secretary to the Prime Minister in 2000 and to the Minister of
Finance in 2001. Hege was elected as the first female vice president in the Word Petroleum Congress executive committee
in 2005, a position she held until 2007. Hege holds an MSc in Economics from the Norwegian School of Economics with
major in finance from Hochshule St.Gallen, Switzerland.
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Emily Nunn, Manager, Corporate Social Responsibility, Prospectors & Developers
Association of Canada (PDAC))
Emily joined the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) in 2011. Emily holds an
M.A. in Human Rights and Democratization and a B.A. in Political Science and International
Development. Before joining the PDAC, Emily worked with the Coady International Institute and
Oxfam Canada in Ethiopia on community-driven development programs. As a trained practitioner
in asset-based community development and participatory monitoring and evaluation, Emily brings
a range of experience in international community development to the PDAC. As the Manager of
Corporate Social Responsibility, Emily works to promote the improvement of social and environmental performance by
mineral exploration companies and manages the PDAC’s framework for responsible exploration, e3 Plus.
Stuart Orr, Head of Water Stewardship, World Wide Fund for Nature
I have a background in the private sector and academic research and joined WWF in 2006. My
work explores the role of the private sector with regard to development and specifically waterrelated issues. I have published mainly on water measurement, agricultural policy and waterrelated risk with some specific work on food, water and energy in relation to biofuels and dam
development. As well as supporting water and business related fora such as the UN CEO Water
Mandate and the World Economic Forum, I sit on a number of sustainability boards and initiatives.
I oversee a growing team within WWF dedicated to implementing water stewardship projects with
the private sector in a number of key river basins. I hold an MSc in Environment and Development from the School of
International Development at the University of East Anglia. I am currently based in Switzerland.
Mary Porter Peschka, Acting Director, Sustainable Business Advisory, IFC
Mary Porter Peschka is currently serving as both Regional Head for IFC’s Advisory Services in Latin
America & the Caribbean and as Global Acting Director, Sustainable Business Advisory. Prior to
assuming these roles, she was responsible for IFC’s Sustainable Business Advisory work in the
Middle East & North Africa as well as led a task force on IFC’s operations in fragile and conflictaffected countries. Before joining IFC, Mary held various positions in the public and private
sectors, including serving as a Partner in Market Access International, Inc., a women-owned
consulting firm; as Investor Relations Manager for the St. Genevieve Group, a group of
international mining companies; and as a Trade & Investment Advisor for the US Agency for International Development.
Mary holds an MSc in Anthropology & Development from the London School of Economics & Political Science, an MBA
from the University of Oxford, and a BA in International Affairs from the George Washington University. She is a member
of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Kyle Peterson, Managing Director, FSG
Kyle Peterson is a thought leader in shared value, corporate philanthropy, and global health and
development issues. He has worked with the world's leading companies and funders, including
the Shell Oil Company, Aetna, Eli Lilly & Company, Pfizer, Verizon, Merck, Abbott Labs, Novartis,
the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, PATH, and the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. Kyle
has led many of FSG's global health development engagements and has been a key contributor to
the firm's shared value, catalytic philanthropy, and collective impact frameworks. He speaks
frequently at social sector and industry conferences and roundtable events. Prior to joining FSG,
Kyle served as a strategy consultant at the Monitor Group where he wrote a major regional economic study with Professor
Michael Porter and led a competitiveness consulting project for President Paul Kagame and his cabinet on Rwanda’s
economic strategy. Kyle was also a country director in Zimbabwe and Rwanda for Population Services International, where
he managed a $20 million program and launched a number of health product "firsts" on the African continent, including
mass marketed insecticide treated mosquito nets, female condoms, and a novel network of HIV/AIDS voluntary counseling
and testing centers.
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Roger Pineda, Director, Banking and Corporate Relations, Dinant Corporation
Roger Pineda has been Corporate & Banking Relations Director for Corporacion Dinant of
Honduras since June 2013. He joined the company in 1998 as the Financial Resources Manager for
Honduras and was appointed Corporate Treasurer in 2000. Mr. Pineda is responsible for all
activities related to Dinant's banking and financing relations. He also heads up Dinant's corporate
relations team, managing the company's engagement with private and government stakeholders.
In addition, Mr. Pineda is responsible for the company's extensive work in corporate social
responsibility, environmental protection, community engagement, internal communications and
media relations. Mr. Pineda earned an Agronomist degree from the prestigious Agricultural University “El Zamorano”
(Escuela Agricola Panamericana), a B.Sc. degree in Horticultures from Kansas State University, and an MBA from
Universidad Catolica de Honduras.
Carla Pires, Sustainability Director, Odebrecht Agroindustrial
Carla Pires, a chemical engineer, is the Sustainability Director of Odebrecht Agroindustrial (the
second largest ethanol producer in Brazil) responsible for the company's sustainability policies and
guidelines. She also serves on the board of the sustainability council of Odebrecht S.A., the
Brazilian conglomerate consisting of diversified businesses in construction, chemicals and
petrochemicals, bioenergy, real estate, and more. Prior to her work at Odebrecht Agroindustrial,
Carla spent more than 20 years in the petrochemical industry – including at Braskem (Latin
America's largest petrochemical company and one of the largest in the world), where she was
responsible for human resource management, safety, health and the environment. The highlights of Carla's achievements
at Odebrecht Agroindustrial include the creation and development of the "Social Energy for Local Sustainability Program"
(Energia Social) which is known for its innovative participatory approach to community investment in all nine Brazilian
municipalities where the company operates. Notable has been her leadership on climate change, the company's
international and national environmental certifications, and biodiversity conservation. Carla also is a Senior Advisor on
Sustainability to the Fundação Dom Cabral; she serves on the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development as
well as the Sustainability Committee of the Brazilian Sugarcane Industry Association (UNICA).
Ted Pollett, Principal Social Development Specialist, IFC
Ted Pollett served as a Principal Social Development Specialist and Team Leader of social
development and environmental specialists working on oil and gas projects globally, before retiring
from the IFC in June 2011 after nearly 12 years service. He has continued to work as a consultant
for IFC’s Sustainable Business Advisory Department and as an independent International Social
Development Advisor. Recent clients have included the World Bank, Tullow Oil, China National
Offshore Corporation Uganda (CNOOC), Lake Albert Development Planning Group in Uganda, and
Africa Atlantic Farms in Ghana. Prior to retirement from the IFC Ted primarily worked on oil, gas
and mining projects globally. Prior to joining the IFC, Ted was a Director of the Institute of Natural Resources (INR),
University of Natal, South Africa and was also a Program Manager of the INR’s Integrated Development Processes
Program, which focused on the issues and means of sustainable development and utilization of resources in sub-Saharan
Africa. He was a member of the INR for 12 years, and was previously a Partner and Senior Land Use Planning and Rural
Development Consultant at Loxton, Venn and Associates (a major Southern African agricultural and rural development
consultancy) for ten years.
David Reading, President and CEO, Aureus Mining
Mr. Reading has significant expertise in the global mining industry with over 35 years’ experience
across the fields of exploration, feasibility, project development and mining. Mr. Reading has an
MSc in Economic Geology and has held senior positions with leading mining companies. He is the
former CEO of European Goldfields and the former General Manager of African exploration for
Randgold Resources. In addition, he has held senior exploration and project development positions
for Anglo American and Phelps Dodge.
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Carolina Rouillon, General Director, Sodexo Association for Sustainable Development
Lawyer, of Pontificia Universidad Católica de Perú and Master of Public Administration at the
Instituto Ortega y Gasset, attached to the Universidad Complutense, España with more than 30
years of professional activity and wide experience in the preparation, management and execution
of projects of public investment, in special programs for land management, strategic planning and
implementation of sustainable community development projects. Since May 2011, she served as
General Manager of Sodexo Foundation for Sustainable Development, is Director of Stop Hunger
Program, to fight hunger and malnutrition in the Central and South American region and is
responsible to coordinate the corporate sustainability policy: "The Better Tomorrow Plan" of Sodexo Group with the
region. Previously, she served as board member and various management positions in the mining company Anglo
American, has been National Coordinator of Land Title Agency of Peru-COFOPRI, Director of two World Bank Projects and
board member of several public and private institutions.
Anne Roulin, Vice President, Research and Development Sustainability Manager, Nestlé
Anne Roulin is based in Nestlé’s global headquarters in Switzerland. In this role she works across
Nestlé’s R&D organization in over 30 centers around the world, to embed sustainability at the
earliest phase of the product development cycle. The approach is holistic, encompassing the
entire value chain from agriculture through the choice of ingredients, packaging, processing and
distribution including addressing the important issue of food waste. Her current focus area
involves building a platform and a product pipeline in the area of Sustainable Nutrition. Previously
she was Global Head of Packaging for Nestlé and prior to Nestlé she founded and built up a
company specialized in Package Development, after spending 10 years with Tetra Pak in Switzerland, the USA & Italy.
Henry Saint Bris, Senior Vice President, International Institutional Relations and
Marketing, Suez Environnement
Henry Saint Bris was appointed Senior Vice President of International Institutional Relations and
Marketing of Suez Environnement on June 1st, 2013. Henry Saint Bris joined the Suez Group in
1996, serving as Vice President of Strategy and Development at Sita and, as of 2003, posted in the
US as Senior Vice President of Suez Environnement North America, managing water and waste
assets across the US and Canada. From 2009 to 2013, he was Senior Vice President Strategy of
Suez Environnement and member of the Strategic Committee. Prior to joining Suez, Henry Saint
Bris spent seven years with Ernst & Young where he was a founder of the E&Y Environment Group
in France and a Senior Manager for the Strategy Consulting Group. Saint Bris also spent two years with Aerospatiale/EADS
in India where he gained marketing and sales experience. He holds a diploma from Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Paris
(economy and finance) and a Masters Degree in Business Administration from Université Paris IX Dauphine. Saint Bris also
holds a post-graduate degree in Environment Management and Engineering from Ecole des Mines de Paris. He is a coauthor of the Guide to Corporate Social Responsibility (Dunod), and currently acts as chairman of the US based
Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF).
Valeria Santos Benedetti, Corporate Sustainability Manager, Pacific Rubiales
Mrs. Santos is a lawyer from the University of Los Andes with emphasis on public law and
experience in criminal law. She has done further studies in sustainability and corporate social
responsibility from the Instituto Empresa in Madrid. During her time in the Vice Presidency of
corporate affairs she has been responsible for strengthening and expanding the company´s
sustainability strategy, extending the scope of compliance to every asset in all countries of
operation, and currently exercises the role of Corporate Sustainability Manager. Through Mrs.
Santos’ leadership, the company has emitted three corporate sustainability reports, both have
obtained the highest score (A+), and the latest in 2013 reported according to GRI4 which obtained the materiality check as
accredited by the Global Reporting Initiative. Under Mrs. Santos’ management, the sustainability department led the
entrance of Pacific Rubiales into the DJSI North America in 2013 in its first try. Additionally, she has implemented CSR,
environmental and shared value projects that have generated a positive impact within Pacific’s areas of influence and
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contributed to the reduction of Colombia´s extreme poverty targets. Most recently, World Finance, a London firm,
recognized Pacific Rubiales as the most sustainable Oil and Gas Company in Latin America.
Sunrita Sarkar, Operations Officer, IFC
Sunrita Sarkar has a background in community development and experience in planning,
management and execution of projects related to social impact assessment, resettlement &
rehabilitation, social audits, social risks, community engagement and natural resources. She is a
resettlement specialist and has undertaken poverty and livelihood assessments, land rights and
indigenous people's assessments and formulation of Resettlement Action Plans (RAPs). She also
has extensive experience in labor and human rights issues and is a certified SA 8000 lead auditor.
She is part of the Strategic Community Investment global team that helps the private sector
enhance benefits to communities. Her responsibilities include leading complex projects in agribusiness, forestry and
extractives, interfacing with clients to provide advisory services on social/community issues like land rights, livelihood
development, gender and financial valuation of social impact investments. Sunrita has more than 14 years’ experience and
has worked in Central Asia and South Asia, Africa, and Latin America and Caribbean regions.
Debra Sequeira, Head, Policy Team, Environment, Social and Governance Department,
IFC
Debra Sequeira coordinates policy issues and analytical work on aspects related to Performance
Standards implementation. Debra has over 25 years of experience in the field of social
development, with a focus on private sector operations.
Kate Sharum, Group Head, Corporate Responsibility, The New Forests Company
Kate Sharum is a development professional with 10 years of non-profit and private sector
experience throughout South and East Africa. Her focus is on social and environmental
sustainability issues and GRI reporting, investor relations and social due diligence, private-sector
led development program design & management, IFC Performance Standards and various donor
reporting frameworks. A native of California, Kate has lived and studied in Northern California,
South Africa, Italy and Ireland; and she has worked in South Africa, Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania,
Mozambique, Zambia, Lesotho and Botswana. Kate spent the first three years of her career in
South Africa working in the rural Dennilton township of Mpumalanga Province, mobilizing women's groups and creating
community care structures for Orphans and Vulnerable Children of HIV/AIDS, under a UNICEF-funded grant. Subsequently,
she spent two years providing technical advice and program design for housing projects aimed at vulnerable children
across East and South Africa with Habitat for Humanity International. Kate now focuses on corporate social investment
and risk mitigation for The New Forests Company, a pan-African forestry and value added timber products company.
Today, Kate’s efforts are divided between building and nurturing relationships with national / local government officials
and investing time in communities structuring sustainable livelihoods stimulation programs.
Bernie Sheahan, Global Director, Infrastructure and Natural Resources, IFC
Bernard Sheahan is responsible for IFC’s investments in power, transport, utilities, and extractive
industries. He joined IFC in 1986, and has previously served as Director of IFC’s Infrastructure
Advisory Department and IFC’s Director of Strategy. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree from Dartmouth
College and an MBA from Harvard University.
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Chris Sheldon, Sector Manager, Oil, Gas and Mining Unit, World Bank
Christopher Sheldon is the Sector Manager of the Oil, Gas and Mining Unit, Sustainable Energy
Department of the World Bank with responsibility for the unit’s operations in Africa, Middle East,
Europe, Central Asia, East Asia and the Pacific. His goal is to support countries to develop and
manage responsible oil, gas and mining industries that contribute to inclusive economic growth
and poverty reduction. Christopher worked in mines and lived with communities in Papua New
Guinea and the Philippines before joining the Bank in 1999.
Kevin Sherlock, Mining Development Officer, Nokiiwin Tribal Council
Kevin Sherlock has worked with First Nations in northern Ontario, Canada for over twenty-five
years. His initial involvement was in education, where he worked in several isolated communities
as both teacher and principal, later taking administrative roles with innovative distance education
and urban educational projects. In 2002 he took on a more technical role working with First
Nations across Ontario, and later with industry, on a number of capacity development initiatives
involving the water and wastewater and mining sectors. Kevin is currently with Nokiiwin Tribal
Council as Mining Development Coordinator. In this capacity he works with member communities
as they seek a balance between traditional and cultural values, economic pressures and resource development
opportunities.
Josef Skoldeberg, Head of Communications for Infrastructure & Natural Resources, IFC
Josef Skoldeberg oversees external and internal communications for IFC's investments in the oil,
gas, mining, telecoms and infrastructure sectors. Josef covers a $13 billion loan and equity
portfolio with projects in Africa, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East and Eastern Europe. He has
worked on a number of large IFC projects including the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia, Minera
Yanacocha in Peru, Ghana's offshore Jubilee oil field and the Simandou Iron Ore project in
Guinea. In addition to representing IFC, he provides counsel to IFC clients on stakeholder
relations and strategic communications. Prior to joining IFC, Josef was a research associate at the
Center for Strategy and Competitiveness in Stockholm where he focused on the economies of the Baltic Sea Region. Josef
holds a masters degree from the Stockholm School of Economics and undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas
at Austin.
Aldo Souza, Jr., Head of Social Projects, Anglo American Iron Ore Brazil
Aldo Souza is responsible for the Minas-Rio Local Stakeholder Engagement Programme which
includes 2500+ local stakeholders across 35 municipalities and local communities in Minas Gerais
and Rio de Janeiro states in Brazil. He also responds to the 390 BRL million institutional investment
portfolio for Minas-Rio project implementation, including social investments, sponsorships,
donations and other partnerships. Aldo’s past experience includes leading the Minas-Rio PMO and
Business Development functions, in Anglo American as well as strategy consulting positions at
Accenture and an internship position at IFC. Aldo holds a BSc Mining Eng (Honors) from the
Universidade de São Paulo and an M.B.A. in Finance & Accounting from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern
University.
Christian Spano, Group Manager, Socio-economic Development, Anglo American
Christian has worked for more than ten years in extractive industries including the forestry
industry (strategy), power generation (commercial) and mining (economic development) in South,
Central, North America, US, Europe, Africa and some exposure to Asia. Currently, at Anglo
American he is in charge of designing and supporting the implementation of socio-economic
development strategies including enterprise development programs and has recently been in
charge of building the business case for the corporate level sustainability strategy. Christian
studied economics with a specialization in microeconomics and market failures (Magna Cum
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Laude). He was awarded a Foreign and Commonwealth Office Chevening scholarship to study development at the London
School of Economics and also studied a postgraduate degree in Strategy at Oxford University, Exeter College.
Aaron Steeghs, Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility, IAMGOLD Corporation
Aaron has been the Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility at IAMGOLD Corporation since
2009. He is responsible for the company’s strategy on issues relating to Aboriginal, community and
civil society engagement, as well as human rights, reporting and partnership development.
Previous to joining IAMGOLD, Aaron worked in the sector for Breakwater Resources and Canadian
Business for Social Responsibility. He has also worked for several Canadian and Peruvian-based
development NGOs including the Stephen Lewis Foundation and the Coady International Institute.
Aaron holds a BA in Anthropology from St. Francis Xavier University, an MA in International
Development from Dalhousie University and an International MBA from the Schulich School of Business.
Larry Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at MIT; Director,
MIT Science Impact Collaborative; Vice Chair, Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law
School and Founder and Chief Knowledge Officer at the Consensus Building Institute
Lawrence Susskind is Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at MIT where he heads
the MIT Science Impact Collaborative and teaches courses on international environmental treaty
negotiation, water diplomacy, public dispute mediation and environmental planning practice. He is
Vice-Chair of the inter-university Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School
(www.pon.harvard.edu), which he helped to create in 1983 and founder of the not-for-profit
Consensus Building Institute through which he provides mediation services in complicated public disputes around the
world (www.cbuilding.org). Professor Susskind's latest book (with Shafiqul Islam) is Water Diplomacy: A Negotiated
Approach to Managing Complex Water Networks (Resources for the Future, 2012). At present, he is also working with
university partners at Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh) to enhance public engagement in hydro-development decisions
in Patagonia and with colleagues at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) to document sustainable city development
efforts in Malaysia.
Simon Thompson, Chairman, Tullow Oil
Simon Thompson is chairman of Tullow Oil and a non-executive director of Amec, Rio Tinto and
Sandvik. Simon held investment banking roles with N M Rothschild and S G Warburg before joining
the Anglo American group in 1995, where he held a number of senior positions including executive
director. He has previously served as a non-executive director of AngloGold Ashanti, Newmont
Mining Corporation and Rusal.
Javier Velarde, Vice President, General Manager and Corporate Affairs, South America,
Newmont Mining Corporation
Javier Velarde Zapater’s main focus and responsibility is to incorporate the social and political
aspects of Newmont activities into the business plans and long-term strategy. Mr. Velarde leads
the company stakeholder engagement and communication strategy as well as the government
affairs and legal compliance aspects of the company. Mr. Velarde was responsible for the Legal
Affairs of Newmont Corporation internationally, based in Denver, Colorado (USA). Previously, Mr.
Velarde was responsible for Yanacocha’s legal, regulatory and corporate affairs since 2006 as
Regional Vice President and Legal Counsel of Newmont Peru Ltd. Mr. Velarde is a member of the Executive Committee of
Minera Yanacocha and Vice President of Los Andes de Cajamarca Association (Corporate Association of Minera
Yanacocha). He is a graduate of the University of Lima (1990), and earned a Masters Degree in Environmental and
Resource Law from the University of Utah (1997).
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Liz Wall, Social Development Specialist, Shared Resources Ltd .
Liz Wall is a social development specialist with over 15 years of global experience assessing and
addressing social, environmental and health risks associated with extractive and other sector
investments in developing countries. She has extensive experience in Africa, Central Asia, Asia
Pacific, Europe and South America. After working in the private sector and for the International
Finance Corporation, she set up a consulting firm, Shared Resources Pty Ltd, over five years ago.
She continues to work with extractive companies large and small on issues relating to the delivery
of development benefits through the extraction of natural resources.
Mark Wall, Vice President, Security & Crisis Management, Barrick Gold Corporation
Mark Wall has worked in the risk and security areas for 28 years, the last 18 years in the global
mining sector for Barrick, Placer Dome and Western Mining Corporation (Now BHP Billiton), and
several years as a specialist consultant focused on the mining sector, where, as the principal of a
risk and security consultancy Mark led non-technical risk assessments, security reviews and audits
of more than ten operations and projects in complex environments around the world. Previously,
Mark worked for 10 years within the Australian government in the areas of tactical/counter
terrorist operations and criminal investigations. Mark has completed business and leadership
programs at Harvard Business School in the United States and Oxford Business School in the United Kingdom, he holds a
Masters Degree in Security from the faculty of Health, Engineering and Science at Edith Cowan University in Australia, an
Advanced Diploma in Risk Management and a Diploma in Project Management. He is a past member of the Board of
Directors of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, based in The Hague, The Netherlands and is also a
member of the Steering Committee of the United Nations Business for Peace platform.
Travis Walsh, Senior Financial Analyst, Ecom Agroindustrial Corp. Ltd
Travis Walsh has a unique background that includes applying treasury and risk management
functions to contribute to sustainable business growth. He works to create sustainable solutions to
address global challenges including: developing supply chains, addressing poverty, climate change
and other inequalities in his role as Senior Financial Analyst, Sustainability at ECOM Trading. He
holds a Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance from Texas Tech University, a CSM/SAI
Platform Sustainability Master Class from IMD Business School and a Certified Treasury
Professional (CTP) designation.
Monika Weber-Fahr, Chief Knowledge Officer and Senior Manager of the Independent
Evaluation Group, Communication and Strategy Unit (IEGCS) and Chair of the Regional
Centers for Learning on Evaluation and Results (CLEAR) Board
Monika Weber-Fahr has worked for nineteen years in a variety of relevant functions across the
WBG. Formerly, as Director of the Sustainable Development Network, she spearheaded efforts to
build analytical and advisory services provided by Network staff into a cohesive, effective and
client-responsive portfolio. Prior to SDN, Monika worked with the IFC where she set up the
Sustainable Business Advisory practice, serving as its Global Business Line Leader, working with
firms towards the adoption of environmental, social and governance practices and technologies. Before joining IFC,
Monika built and led the Global Development Learning Network and Multimedia Division at the World Bank Institute. Prior
to this, Monika served as a Senior Economist at the joint IFC/Bank Mining Department; worked with the Bank's Corporate
Strategy Group, setting up the first Development Marketplace, a high profile innovation management effort, and
supporting a variety of corporate initiatives; and worked as a TTL of urban sector and energy efficiency projects in the
World Bank’s Eastern Europe department. Monika brings private sector experience from working for a number of years
with the Boston Consulting Group. She holds a PhD in business economics and has pursued undergraduate and graduate
studies in economics, international relations and business administration in Germany, Italy and the UK.
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Jan Wehebrink, Manager, Global Portfolio, Infrastructure and Natural Resources, IFC
Jan Wehebrink has been working in structured and project finance as well as treasury operations
since 1990. Since joining IFC in the Oil and Gas team in January 2007, Jan has led and overseen a
number of debt and equity investments in North Africa, Central Asia and South America, including
Peru LNG. From November 2011, Jan has managed IFC’s Global Portfolio, Natural Resources and
Infrastructure department, responsible for a range of investments, primarily in oil gas and mining,
as well as contributing to IFCs internal portfolio strategy and reporting functions. Prior to joining
IFC, Jan worked for Woodside Petroleum and Australia LNG as Assistant Treasurer and Project
Finance Manager. Prior to that, Jan spent eight years at the EBRD in London and Budapest. Jan started his career at
Midland Montagu in London and Milan. Jan was educated in the UK, with a BSc(hons) in Economics from the University of
Kent at Canterbury.
Marielle Canter Weikel, Senior Director, Responsible Mining and Energy, Conservation
International
Marielle leads CI’s Responsible Mining & Energy program and CI’s strategy for engaging
multinational mining and energy companies in developing more sustainable environmental
policies and strategies. In that capacity she serves as a senior technical advisor for the program
and in support of CI’s field programs, working across all sector partnerships. Marielle’s areas of
expertise include application of the mitigation hierarchy, biodiversity offset design, performance
standards, impact assessment, water management strategies, and government policy. Marielle
previously led CI’s strategy to engage companies on freshwater conservation and is trained in the Water Footprint
Network methodology. She also served as manager for the Energy & Biodiversity Initiative. Over her CI tenure, Marielle
has managed and advised on complex relationships between CI and dozens of large multinational companies across a
variety of sectors. Prior to joining CI, Marielle worked as an environmental, health and safety consultant, and held
numerous positions in the public policy and government arenas. Her Masters’ research focused on the implementation
effectiveness of mining companies’ environmental policies and strategies, and undergraduate research included field
investigation of environmental conflict in the Lake Victoria region of East Africa and the connections between water
availability and urban sprawl in the southwestern US.
Kevin Wilkins, Program Director, GrowCocoa
Kevin currently serves as the Program Director for GrowCocoa, the cocoa livelihoods and
sustainability partnership of US-based Blommer Chocolate Co., North America's largest cocoa
processor and ingredient chocolate supplier, and Singapore-based Olam International Ltd., a
leading global agri-business supplier. In this role, Kevin oversees program activities, global
communications, outreach and partnerships, and works with the Olam and Blommer teams to
improve programs and expand operations in West Africa and Southeast Asia. Prior to joining
GrowCocoa, Kevin was the Director of Operations and Africa Business Development for CG/LA
Infrastructure, a Washington, DC-based infrastructure advisory firm. He has previously worked in Senegal, Côte d'Ivoire,
and Ghana, where he focused on developing and implementing agricultural and educational programs in partnership with
local and regional governments and community-based groups. Prior to his work in West Africa, Kevin held two
appointments during the administration of President George W. Bush and served as a U.S. Marine. Independently, Kevin
serves as a co-chair to the Society for International Development’s Private Sector Development Workgroup and is an
active member within other international development and veterans associations.
Luc Zandvliet, Director, Triple R Alliance
Luc Zandvliet is the Director of Triple R Alliance Inc., a small collective of experts who support both
juniors as well as mayors operating in frontier markets with their social performance approaches.
He has conducted over 80 site visits with 25 companies – mainly in the oil and mining industries –
in 20 countries, in a variety of capacities from conducting conflict impact assessments to coaching
staff and implementing influx management plans, community engagement strategies and
grievance procedures. Before starting Triple R, together with Mary Anderson, Luc authored Getting
it Right; Making Company-Community Relations Work, documenting best practices with regard to
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company-community relations in contexts of social and political instability. The book is based on the lessons learned
through the Corporate Engagement Project, which Luc directed. Sixty companies participated in this effort to develop
practical management options for companies that want to ensure their presence has a positive, rather than negative,
impact on local stakeholders. Luc is also a Senior Associate with Shift, which is an independent, non-profit center for
business and human rights practice.
The Sustainability Exchange Team
Anna Akhalkatsi is a Global Product Specialist with the Supply Chain and Community Investments
practice area of the Sustainable Business Advisory Department at the IFC. In this capacity, she has
worked with several investment clients on SME development, linkages, farmer capacity building
and access to market issues. Anna brings 14 years of investment and advisory experience from
across the World Bank Group. As part of her career with IFC, Anna has served as country
representative for Georgia, portfolio officer for SME banking investments, business linkages
specialist. Before joining IFC, Anna worked as an economist at the World Bank focusing on private
sector development and structural reforms. Anna holds a Master’s degree in Economic Policy
Management from the University of Auvergne, France.
Maria Arsenova is an Operations Officer with IFC based in Washington, DC with over 8 years of
experience on social development issues. Her work is currently focused on assisting private sector
companies with challenges of designing sustainable programs in their communities, social risk
management, monitoring and evaluation, and sustainability reporting. In her career at IFC, Mrs.
Arsenova worked with project proponents to develop community participatory monitoring
programs in a number of large-scale oil and gas projects such as Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan and Peru LNG
pipeline projects. She worked with diverse companies that include Petrotesting oil and gas
exploration and production company in Colombia, Schahin Group in Brazil, and DSCL Group in India
to develop their sustainability strategies and produce sustainability reports. Since 2011, Mrs. Arsenova started focusing on
the needs of IFC clients in the forestry sector. She worked with forestry clients in Nicaragua, India, and Indonesia, assisting
them in developing stakeholder engagement and monitoring systems. Mrs. Arsenova co-authored IFC’s Handbook on
Strategic Community Investment and recently led a Global Survey on Best Practices in Community Relations in the palm oil
sector.
Karla Diaz Clarke is an Operations Officer at IFC’s Strategic Community Investment Department
where she designs, implements and supervises revenue management and community engagement
projects related to the extractive industries. She is also the Gender Champion for the Sustainable
Business Advisory area in LAC. Prior to joining IFC, she design, planned, and implemented projects
at two major international consulting firms: Ernst & Young and Deloitte Consulting in the retail and
telecommunications sectors in Peru and Brazil; did market research in the oil sector for
Euromonitor International in England and France; and was an advisor to the Minister of Foreign
Trade in Peru specializing in competitively and export development. She holds an MBA from the
Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales (HEC Paris) and a degree in Business Administration from the University of Lima.
Rodrigue Djahlin is currently the Regional Sector Leader for SBA in the extractive sector in Africa.
In his position, he managed projects with IFC client and is currently leading a team of three staff on
the implementation of IFC the local supplier development program with Rio Tinto in Guinea. He is
also responsible for advisory services business development in the region and is currently working
to finalize and launch new programs in Ghana, Mozambique and Liberia.
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Adriana Maria Eftimie is a Social Development Specialist with IFC Advisory Services. She is part
of the Strategic Community Investment global team that provides help to the private sector to
enhance benefits to communities. Her work focuses on extractive sectors and one of her roles is to
support IFC client companies in their efforts to develop and implement community engagement
and investments strategies. Adriana has more than 25 years' experience in the Mining, Oil and Gas
sectors and her expertise is on community sustainability related aspects, mining and petroleum
legal and regulatory regimes, and environmental management in more than 25 countries of Europe
and Central Asia, Africa, South Asia and East Asia and Pacific regions. Prior to this appointment,
Adriana worked with the World Bank for nine years as gender coordinator/mining specialist. In her previous work, she
advised governments and other stakeholders on good practice legal regulatory frameworks for mining sector and
community development aspects, including benefits sharing mechanisms and gender. She developed and led the World
Bank's Gender and Extractive Industries Program, which supports the development of approaches and operational tools to
address gender issues in extractive industries activities and raises awareness of these critical issues among World Bank
staff, governments, civil society, and major oil, gas and mining companies.
Sherry Goldberg is a consultant in IFC’s Sustainable Business Advisory department. She is part of
the Strategic Community Investment global team as well as IFC’s Gender Secretariat, where she
focuses on gender issues in the extractive industries as well as energy access for rural women.
Previously, Sherry has done research to develop proposed non-financial disclosure guidelines for
the Shanghai Stock Exchange's extractive industry companies to link social and environmental
performance to financial performance and investor confidence. She has also worked on issues of
extractive industries and sustainable development for the Vale Columbia Center on Sustainable
International Investment in New York and the Center for Human Rights and Environment in
Córdoba, Argentina, as well as served as a Climate Change and Sustainable Development Fellow at Women’s Environment
and Development Organization in New York. Sherry worked for four years at NGO Natural Resources Defense Council on
communications and environmental justice litigation. She has a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University
and a bachelor’s degree in International Environmental Studies and Political Science from the University of Washington.
Brian M Gurr is a consultant on IFC's Strategic Community Investment global team, where he
focuses on communications and the financial valuation of sustainability investments in the
plantation forestry and agribusiness sectors. He has over 15 years of applied experience in the
development of sustainable enterprises of all sizes, from micro-enterprises to large multinationals, in the agribusiness, forestry, and non-timber forest products sectors. His passion lies in
applying market-based solutions to environmental conservation and poverty alleviation challenges,
which he pursues through application of his technical skills in value chain analysis, corporate social
and environmental management, SME development and entrepreneurship. His career initially
focused on Central America, but has expanded in recent years to include Africa and Southeast Asia. Prior to IFC, Brian
worked at a major international conservation organization managing global and site-specific projects promoting the
sustainable production of palm oil. Brian holds a Masters in Business Administration from George Washington University,
and undergraduate degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Spanish from the University of Virginia.
Toniqua Hay is a Consultant with IFC's Sustainable Business Advisory Department. She has over
10 years of operations, consulting, training and project management experience. Her international
work consists of program design, monitoring transparency, fiscal accountability, service delivery
performance, and human resources management. Prior to her engagement with the IFC, she has
worked with USAID in Tanzania, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, The Home Depot, and a
boutique operations strategy consulting firm where she worked with energy and manufacturing
clients across North America. Toniqua holds a Masters of Public Administration from Cornell
University and Bachelors of Science in Management and Operations from Georgia Institute of
Technology.
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Felicity Kolp is a Policy Officer in IFC’s Environment, Social and Governance Department in
Washington, DC. She works on a range of issues related to human rights and social development
in the private-sector context. She has a PhD in Public Policy from the University of California,
Berkeley, master’s degrees in International Development Policy and International Human Rights
Law from Duke and Oxford Universities, and a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College.
Maria Iturralde MacDicken is a multi-skilled Knowledge Management and Learning professional
with more than 25 years of combined experience in project management, visual communications
and instructional design, with key emphasis on events, web, databases, publications, presentations
and trainings. She has been with IFC for 16 years and currently works as a Learning Analyst with
the Environment, Social and Governance Department, and the Sustainable Business Advisory
Group at IFC. Maria graduated with a B.S. degree in Tourism Management from the University of
the Philippines.
Gosia Nowakowska-Miller is a Local Procurement and Community Investment Specialist for
International Finance Corporation's Sustainable Business Advisory Department, Strategic
Community Investment unit devoted to ensuring the distribution of local benefits and community
engagement linked to the investments IFC makes around the world, in sectors ranging from
infrastructure and natural resources to agriculture. She advises private sector clients operating in
Africa, Asia and Latin America on designing and implementing local procurement strategies and
programs. Gosia has co-authored the Guide to Getting Started in Local Procurement. Ms.
Nowakowska-Miller has been with the IFC for over 10 years working on small and medium
enterprise (SME) capacity building and local procurement issues focusing on oil, gas and mining sectors. Prior to IFC she
worked at SCOR Reassurance in Paris developing new markets in Eastern Europe, and in Warsaw, Poland launching a
business management software for SMEs. She has a MBA and a Masters Degree in International Affairs from George
Washington University, and a B.A in International Relations from Boston University.
Fernando Ruiz-Mier is a Senior Operations Officer at IFC’s Community Investment Department
where he leads the design and supervises the implementation of the Revenue Management and
other Strategic Community Investment work in Latin America. Prior to IFC he headed two leading
consulting firms in Bolivia: Ruiz Mier Consulting and Research and KMPG Consulting, specializing in
public services regulation, local development and poverty. He has done extensive research and
consulting work in Bolivia, Venezuela, Mozambique, Angola, Guyana and Honduras for various
bilateral and multilateral organizations. He also held the position of Manager in the Andean
Development Corporation and served as Vice-Minister in Bolivia in three occasions in the Ministry
of Human Development, the Ministry of Planning and the Ministry of Finance. Fernando holds a Ph.D. degree in Economics
from Purdue University.
Debra Sequeira is head of the Policy Team in the Environmental, Social and Governance
Department of the IFC. She coordinates policy issues and analytical work on aspects related to
Performance Standards implementation. Debra has over 25 years of experience in the field of
social development, with a focus on private sector operations.
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Stephanie Sines is an Operations Officer with IFC's Sustainable Business Advisory team in Africa.
She has seven years of experience in local content development and mining community
investment. She is currently providing technical assistance to the Simandou Project through the
IFC-Rio Tinto Local Supplier Development Program in Guinea. Ms. Sines holds an MBA from
Georgetown University.
Anna Vorotniak has a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and a Master’s Degree in Audit and
Accounting. She has 3 years of experience working in the Supply Chain and Customer Development
departments for Unilever LLC in Ukraine and over the past 2 years has worked in IFC’s Washington,
DC office providing team support for the Financial Operations and Sustainable Business Advisory
departments.
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