Speakers & Panelists
Maria Alexiou - ESG Advisor, Founding Partner, ALMA
Senior ESG advisor; Founding partner of ALMA, Legal and Sustainability Advisory and Networking Company; Founding member of KOSMOS - Green Political Party (2024); Founding member of CSR Hellas (2000) and Chair of the Board of Directors (2014 - 2024)
Justine Baldacchino - Head Sustainability & Analytics, Malta International Airport
Marie Briguglio - Associate Professor, University of Malta
Marie Briguglio is a resident academic at the University of Malta (UM) lecturing mainly in Behavioural Economics and Environmental Economics, and expert on themes of economics of wellbeing, environmental cooperation, political preferences, cultural participation and market failure. She is also the principal investigator of the Malta well-being INDEX project.
Tiziana Bugeja - Chief Risk Officer, BNF Bank
Tiziana has occupied roles in areas of treasury and risk management and has experience in liquidity management, derivatives, hedging and proprietary and bond trading, regulatory requirements, SREP reporting, risk assessments, governance and overall risk management. She currently leads a risk team at BNF Bank covering all aspects of risks and reporting to the Bank's Chief Risk Officer.
Claire Cordina Borg - Deputy Director Environment & Resources, Environment & Resources Authority (ERA)
Claire is Deputy Director at Malta’s Environment & Resources Authority (ERA), overseeing teams on ambient quality, waste, biodiversity and water and leading policy, monitoring and reporting across national, EU and multilateral processes. Over two decades, she helped establish the Environment Protection Directorate, served as EU & Multilateral Affairs Coordinator, and headed the National Affairs Unit. She led Malta’s National Strategy for the Environment 2050 Vision — based on beyond-GDP and quality-of-life metrics—and in 2023 chaired the UNEP/MAP SPA/BD Focal Points. She applies systems thinking to turn evidence into deliverable policy and believes in environment–economy alignment. She holds a B.Sc. and Master’s, and is a mother of three.
Michael Dingli - Manager, PwC Malta
Michael leads the firm’s sustainability practice. With a background in banking audit and advisory, he has extensive experience supporting financial institutions in managing climate and environmental risks. Michael now advises companies across sectors on implementing the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, greenhouse gas accounting, and EU taxonomy reporting, including sustainability assurance. His work bridges regulatory compliance with strategic sustainability, helping organisations navigate the evolving ESG landscape.
Antonello Gauci - ESG Advisor
Passionate about leadership, sustainability and driving meaningful change, Antonello is a dynamic and results-orientated leader with a proven track record in team management. He holds a Masters degree in Leadership and Sustainability from the University of Cumbria and is a fellow of the Institute of Leadership (UK). With over 25 years of management experience, he has spent the past 8 years as the CEO of the Inspire Foundation. He is also a board member of several other organisations. Antonello actively supports companies in addressing their ESG and CSRD requirements, underscoring his dedication to sustainable and responsible business practices.
Dr Roberta Lepre - Founder & Managing Director at Weave Consulting
A lawyer by profession, Roberta spent the first years of her career working in the public and non-profit sectors, driven by a passion to create positive change. She engages, and works with, the business community, business leaders and entrepreneurs to implement projects which have a positive impact.
Mathias Mingazzini - Technical Manager in the Sustainability Reporting Pillar, EFRAG
Mathias is part of the SME team within EFRAG. He joined EFRAG in 2023 and worked on the drafting of the VSME Standard and all related materials. He is currently working on the VSME Ecosystem to support SMEs in their sustainability reporting experience. Mathias holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics and Management obtained from Bocconi University, Italy. He continued his studies with a Masters in Transformative Sustainability, a joint degree between Bocconi University and Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Within his studies, he had the opportunity to master sustainability reporting aspects both from an economic and engineering perspective.
Matteo Privitelli - Assistant Director (Environmental Sustainability)
Sustainable Development
Matteo currently holds the position of Assistant Director within the Sustainable Development Directorate, Office of the Permanent Secretary, Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Public Cleanliness. Matteo is very passionate about sustainable development and works to promote the principles of sustainability across all sectors and among all stakeholders. He is also the main focal point of the recently launched ESG Platform. Prior to joining the Public Service, Matteo worked with CORE Platform and played a key role in promoting the value and importance of ethical business practices. Through his work, Matteo contributed to fostering stronger partnerships between the private sector, civil society, and government, with the aim of embedding CSR principles into everyday business strategies. Matteo graduated from the University of Malta with a B.A. (Hons) in International Relations in 2011 and a M.A. in Diplomatic Studies in 2013. He also holds an M.A. in Hospitaller Studies. Apart from this, in 2013, he also graduated from the Institute for Tourism Studies as a Professional Tour Guide of the Maltese Islands.
Donal Quinn - Founder, at ENSO
Donal is the founder of ENSO, a B Corp certified sustainability platform built for SMEs. He started ENSO with a clear purpose: to help SMEs have a positive environmental impact and make a real difference in their communities. Having seen the same problem repeatedly, SMEs losing tenders, struggling to respond to supply chain data requests and managing sustainability questions with no structured support in place, he built a purpose built solution for them. His background in marketing and branding shapes how ENSO approaches sustainability, not as a reporting obligation but as something that actively helps businesses win work
Matthew Swain - Head of Sustainability at APS Bank plc
Matthew Swain is Head of Sustainability at APS Bank plc. Prior to this, Matthew spent over a decade in London working with a major global bank. He specialised in renewable energy lending for corporates, eventually managing and implementing global sustainability risk policies. He is experienced at assessing ESG impacts of large scale financing projects as well as developing climate strategies for the banking sector. In his time at APS he has lead the development of an ESG Strategy Framework and setting up the banks Medium term ESG commitments. He is now working to implement a wider Sustainability strategy ensuring alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as overall responsibility for Emissions Accounting and ESG reporting.
Norbert Vella - Partner, PwC
Norbert has over 17 years of experience in the finance sector including assurance and consulting services and local banking. He leads a diverse team of experts as the Sustainability Leader at PwC Malta to support large organisations in preparing for the implementation of CSRD, as well as emissions reporting and strategy setting. Norbert's expertise includes ESRS reporting, GHG accounting, Taxonomy reporting, and the respective assurance.
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