Michael Braungart
Founder, Cradle to Cradle Design Concept
Leuphana University Lüneburg, Braungart EPEA – Internationale Umweltforschung Hamburg. Michael Braungart is professor at the Leuphana University Lüneburg and founder of EPEA, Environmental Protection and Encouragement Agency in Hamburg (Germany), ‘The cradle of Cradle to Cradle’. He is also co-founder of McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry (MBDC) in Charlottesville, Virginia and founder of the Hamburger Environmental Institute (HUI). For decades, Prof. Dr. Michael Braungart has pioneered the Cradle to Cradle design concept. He has worked with a number of organizations and companies across a range of industries, and has developed tools for designing eco-effective products, business systems and intelligent materials pooling. In 2019 Michael Braungart was awarded the Goldene Blume von Rheydt (Golden Flower of Rheydt), the oldest environmental protection award in Germany, for his work.
Frank Spikker
CEO, Royal MOSA
An experienced CEO with competences in marketing, operations, and design in both B2B and B2C, Frank joined MOSA as CEO in 2018. He studied Business Administration/International Marketing at Radboud University Nijmegen and started his career at Philips Lighting. Here he worked in various positions within Marketing and General Management in Europe and Asia until 2011. In his last position at Philips, Frank Spikker was responsible for the Business Unit Professional Lighting Asia Pacific as CEO. Since January 2011 he was Group CEO of Halo Creative & Design Ltd. This English company with brands such as Timothy Oulton has built a global distribution network for handmade, luxurious furniture and lighting with a focus on style and design.
Patrick Speck
Leader, LIXIL Global Design, EMENA
Patrick Speck juntou-se à GROHE em 2006 e ocupou vários cargos seniores no departamento de design. Tornando-se vice-presidente de transformação de design em 2018, garantiu que a visão de design da LIXIL fosse globalmente alinhada em todo o portfólio da marca. Em 2020, Patrick foi nomeado Leader LIXIL Global Design EMENA, com o objetivo de fornecer soluções de produtos significativas e orientadas por insights e garantir que os designs agreguem valor real à vida do consumidor. Antes da sua carreira na LIXIL, trabalhou para marcas globais como Electrolux, Zanussi, Rex e AEG.