The Samuele Tini Show - where business, innovation, and sustainability converge

Innovation, Women Entrepreneurship and Emerging Markets | S.1. E 67. with Alisa Sydow

Alisa Sydow is Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship & Innovation - ESCP Business School and the CEO and co-founder of Nampelka. 
In the episode she discusses innovation, the role of technology and her experience with Nampelka fostering entrepreneurship in Kenya. In addition, she offers some tips for innovators and entrepreneurs in the emerging markets! You do not want to miss her episode! 
More on Nampelka. Nampelka is an ecosystem of Chamas.A Chama is a match between a Kenyan and European woman who work on a business idea.A Chama is a place that enables two women to know each other and grow both economically and in terms of expertise. "Chama" derive from the Kiswahili word for "group" or "body". A Chama is an informal cooperative society that is used to pool and invest savings in East Africa.

Putting people and planet over profit | S.1 E. 66 with Kate Williams CEO 1% for the Planet

How can we use philanthropy to save our planet? Meet Kate Williams, CEO of 1% for the Planet.
In 2002, Yvon Chouinard, founder of Patagonia, and Craig Mathews, founder of Blue Ribbon Flies, created 1% for the Planet and started a global movement.
Today hundreds of companies have pledged the 1% of their annual revenues to environmental causes.
Learn more about the model, the impact stories and the future of giving in our first episode of 2023!
Stay tuned for more!

Sustainability and Innovation in aerospace | S.1.E.65 with Dr. Susanne Svensdotter

Aerospace, innovation and sustainability with Dr. Susanne Svensdotter Top 100 LinkedIn women in aerospace and space.
Susanne is a scientist and innovator, and in the episode, she discusses the future of aerospace and the innovative solutions she is working on!
And It is a great pleasure to close the year hosting another changemaker from Warwick Business School!
Stay tuned!

Supplier engagement for sustainability | S.1 E.64 with Caitlyn Lewis

How can firms engage their supplier for sustainability?  Caitlyn Lewis has founded Supplier Day to respond to the challenge.
It is always a pleasure and honour to give voice to talented changemakers from Warwick Business School and their solutions to address sustainability!
She shares her success stories and 5 tips for engaging your suppliers to align them with your sustainability goals!

Climate Justice-B Corp Climate Collective| S1 E.63 with Kylie Nealis B Lab US&Canada

Climate justice and the role of business.
Listen to Kylie Nealis from B Lab Us & Canada in our latest episode!
She discusses the importance of climate justice, the role of business, and the  B Corp Climate Collective, and she shares key and actionable insights from the Climate Justice Playbook.
Share your views and follow the Journey!

The outcomes of COP27 and the importance of food systems| S.1 E.62 with Brent Loken

"What I think is so amazing about food is food gives us that agency to be able to make those choices"
Brent Loken, Global Food Lead Scientist - WWF, gives us a comprehensive review of the results of COP27, a in depth analysis of the importance of food systems and an actionable way forward.
A fantastic episode, full of insights you do not want to miss!
Follow our channels and comment with your key takeaway!

A Global Catalyst for a Sustainable Planet | S.1 E.61 with Satya S. Tripathi

Satya S. Tripathi is a global sustainability leader and a changemaker. He is now the Secretary General of GASP, the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet.
In the episode, we discuss how the Global Alliance catalyzes virtuous partnerships of governments, international organizations, entrepreneurs, earth champions, and global investors to tackle the world's most pressing challenges. 
We discuss innovative and regenerative projects that are changing lives and enabling regeneration at a large scale.
And stay tuned for his five tips for a sustainable planet!
GASP - https://gasp.world/
Bio - Satya S. Tripathi is Secretary-General of the Global Alliance for a Sustainable Planet. A development economist, lawyer and changemaker with over 40 years of varied experience, Mr. Tripathi is the Chancellor of Kalinga Institute of Social Sciences - the world's largest academic institution dedicated exclusively to indigenous people and cultures. He is also a Senior Distinguished Fellow on Innovative Finance at the World Agroforestry Centre. He has served with the UN for more than two decades in key positions across the planet and was most recently the UN Assistant Secretary-General, Head of New York Office at UN Environment and Secretary of the UN Environment Management Group. His other strategic engagements with the UN include: Head of Human Rights Investigations for the UN in post-war Bosnia (UNMIBH); Chair of the Committees on Laws, Treaties and Administrative matters for the UN-mediated Cyprus unification talks in 2004; UN Recovery Coordinator for Aceh and Nias where he facilitated international cooperation and funding of over US$ 7 billion for post-tsunami recovery efforts in support of the government and affected populations; and Executive Head of UNORCID, a UN System Office established by the UN Secretary General in 2011 to facilitate the implementation of a US$ 1 Billion REDD+ partnership between Indonesia, Norway and other stakeholders. 
 Mr. Tripathi was instrumental in establishing the Tropical Landscapes Finance Facility (TLFF) in Indonesia in 2016 and the Sustainable India Finance Facility (SIFF) in 2017 to leverage 'private finance for public good' at mega-scale to achieve transformative social and environmental impact for millions of people in developing countries. He previously served on the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on Forests.

Special Episode 3 Development cooperation. Italian expertise for restoration and climate smart agriculture | with Luigi Luminari

Special Episode 3 for the Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World in collaboration with Italian Institute of Culture in Nairobi.
Development cooperation. Italian expertise for restoration and climate smart agriculture
We discuss the role of the Italian Development Cooperation for a sustainable planet with Luigi Luminari. He is a widely experienced Rural Development and Food Security specialist with over 30 years of combined professional international experience across the fields of DRM, NRM, Integrated Rural Development, Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity Conservation, gained primarily across East Africa – Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.
Luigi is Team Leader for Agriculture at the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) in Nairobi.

Special Episode 2 Sustainable and healthy food production in space: innovation and connections on Earth| Prof. Fabio Santoni and Prof. Stefania De Pascale

Special Episode 2 for the Week of the Italian Cuisine in the World in collaboration with Italian Institute of Culture in Nairobi.
Sustainable and healthy food production in space: innovation and connections on Earth.  Fascinating lessons from agriculture in space!
We discuss the role of Italy and its academic excellence for a sustainable planet with professor Fabio Santoni Scientific attaché of the Embassy of Italy in Nairobi and Stefania De Pascale , University of Naples.
Fabio Santoni is Professor of Aerospace Systems (SSD ING-IND/05) and the Scientific Attaché of the Embassy of Italy in Nairobi. A TEDx speaker and has lead hundreds of innovative projects.
Prof. Stefania De Pascale is full Professor of Horticulture and Floriculture at the University of Naples Federico II. She led innovative projects in the space agriculture funded by several agencies and she is one of the leading experts in this developing and innovative field.
 
TED talks Prof. Fabio Santoni https://www.tedxpavia.com/speaker/fabio-santoni/
TED talk Prof. Stefania De Pascale https://www.ted.com/talks/stefania_de_pascale_il_verde_non_e_solo_un_colore

The whole world is a family- Global Innovation and Sustainability| S.1 E.60 with Erik Solheim

We discuss with Erik Solheim, a global leader, the expectations for COP27, the role of international organizations in the current climate crisis, and the innovative solutions Erik is fostering. We discuss the role of new emerging actors, especially India and China, and the need for collaboration in the spirit of Indian scriptures. The Whole world is a family,  “If we allow people to split us and create confrontation, everything is so much more difficult.”
Erik Solheim is a well-known global leader on environment and development and an experienced peace negotiator.
He served as Norwegian minister of Environment and International Development from 2005-2012. During that period, he initiated the global program for the conservation of rainforests. He brought through game-changing National legislation - among them the Biodiversity Act and legislation to protect Oslo city forests. He brought Norwegian development assistance to 1%, the highest in the world. He led the peace efforts in Sri Lanka from 1999-2009 as the main negotiator of the peace process and played a vital role in peace efforts in Nepal, Myanmar and Sudan. Erik was the Executive Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (the main body of world donors) from 2012-2016,  Executive Director of UN Environment, and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2016 to 2018.
Currently, he is senior adviser at the World Resources Institute and President of the Belt and Road Green Development Institute in Beijing.