Hailing from Oman and India, Svanika Balasubramanian is the Co-Founder & CEO of rePurpose Global, the world’s leading Plastic Action Platform dedicated to making environmental action accessible to people and companies around the world. Her platform accomplishes this by empowering anybody to go Plastic Neutral today by financing innovators on the frontlines of fighting the plastic waste crisis. rePurpose Global is creating environmental impact for people across 26 countries and 200+ purposeful brands, ranging from up-and-coming SMEs to global Fortune 500s. On behalf of their global coalition, rePurpose now recovers over 14 million pounds of plastic waste every year, and in doing so, positively impacts 9,500+ marginalized waste workers across Asia, Africa, and South America. Svanika is a Forbes 30 under 30 honoree, World Economic Forum SDG Champion, One Young World Lead2030 Champion, Halcyon Fellow, and graduate of The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She is a frequent commentator on social entrepreneurship and sustainability with appearances on diverse platforms including the Nobel Prize Summit, United Nations, World Economic Forum, Sustainable Brands, and SOCAP. Svanika is fueled by two passions: pushing ahead the charge for our future circular economy and finding new ways to integrate podcasts into her day.

Yeeli is a business leader who brings a unique blend of international, technical, and commercial experience anchored in insights and consumer behavior. She has worked at public (Amazon), PE-backed and private (The Boston Consulting Group) firms. She has advised executive leadership teams at technology, consumer goods and luxury companies on innovative go-to-market strategies on how to better capitalize on shifting omni-channel consumer behavior. She is passionate about social and environmental advocacy and believes organizations can unlock the most value when they look at triple bottom line impact (profit, people, planet). Her current startup BHuman has been recognized by YCombinator, Australia investment group Investible, China largest startup competition OTEC and Alibaba Entrepreneur Fund. BHuman was also featured by Harper’s Bazaar on The Power List 2021. Born in Asia, raised in the US, Yeeli been a deep-water diver since 1995. Her two teenagers were recently PADI certified, and she enjoys exploring the underwater world with them.

Emma Lewisham has packed a lot into her 36 years. She’s studied business in Barcelona, sits on the board of a charitable trust and has been actively involved in women’s advocacy for over a decade across organisations including Zonta International and Global Women. Emma is a member of Global Women, which is a collaboration of New Zealand’s most influential women leaders promoting inclusivity and diversity for improved societal and economic growth. Emma founded Emma Lewisham skincare in 2019. Today, Emma Lewisham proudly rivals the most recognised luxury brands in the world while being a global leader towards a circular and carbon positive beauty model. Emma works with a leading team of scientists who collectively have over 100 years of extensive multinational experience in the design and development of Emma Lewisham products.

Chris brings 25+ years of experience in sustainable productsand packaging design and innovation. He leads sustainability work in PA Design after running his own sustainable innovation consultancy, plus holding sustainability position in creative agencies Seymourpowell, Dragon Rouge and Interbrand. Chris has also worked on the client-side for Philips Electronics and Electrolux too. Over the year Chris has helped design and develop a number of world-first or worlds-greenest products, including the award-winning Fairphone 2: a long-lasting mobile phone that repairable, upgradeable and ethically sourced; Winnow Vision: an AI-enabled smart bin that cuts food waste and costs in commercial kitchens, and most recently a Zero Waste reusable packaging system for ethical grocery e-tailer Good Club. Chris is a recognised thought leader on sustainability, design and innovation who regularly writes and speaks on these issues, judges’ international competition, plus has PhD in sustainable design from Cranfield University

Amanda is the editor of Cosmetics Design Asia and reports on news across the beauty industry in the Asia-Pacific region. Since graduating from Ngee Ann Polytechnic’s School of Film & Media Studies with a specialisation in journalism, she has written women’s lifestyle pieces for both print and digital publications, covering a diverse range of topics including culture, music, food and beauty.