SSF Annual Conference 2023: How to accelerate the transition

Daniela Stoffel has headed the State Secretariat for International Financial Matters SIF in the Federal Department of Finance as State Secretary since 2019. She has broad international experience as a diplomat, including in Washington and Berlin.

Christoph Aeschlimann has been Head of Swisscom and Chairman of the Group Executive Board since June 2022. He has a degree in computer science from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne and an MBA from McGill University, Canada.

Dr Tony Rooke is Executive Director and Head of Transition Finance at GFANZ. He leads technical lead work in transition planning and transition finance, real economy and energy transition. Prior to GFANZ, Tony was Senior Director for Transition Risk at WTW.

Stephanie joined GAM Investments in January 2021 from HSBC Global Asset Management. Prior to that, she spent seven years at Aviva Investors, and was formerly Head of Research for EIRIS, an ESG research and consultancy firm.

Ruben Feldman joined Zürcher Kantonalbank in June 2020 to lead sustainability improvements in the bank's asset management product offering. Ruben is a graduate of Trinity College Dublin and the University of California, Berkeley. and holds an EMBA from IMD.

After holding various positions in academia and the private sector, Reto Burkard has been working in the federal administration for 17 years, 13 of them in a management position at the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN. He has headed the Climate Division since May 2022.

For a decade (since 2012), Peter has led WBCSD. Peter is a distinguished business leader who, until June 2011, served as CFO and then CEO of TNT NV. He has been recipient of the Clinton Global Citizen Award (2009) and the Sustainability Leadership Award (2010).

Patrick Odier is the president of Swiss Sustainable Finance, elected in June 2021. He has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Bank Lombard Odier & Co Ltd. since January 1st, 2014, and he has been Senior Managing Partner of the Lombard Odier Group since July 1st, 2008.

Hannah is an international journalist (formerly BBC, France24, CNNMoney Switzerland) and professional moderator. During her 20 years of experience in front of the camera, she has covered major global news and hosted numerous economic panels and debates.

Sabine Döbeli has worked in the field of sustainable finance for 25 years in different roles. She established SSF and took over the role as CEO in 2014. She is a member of advisory councils, for various organisations such as the Swiss Federal Council and the FOEN.