Digitization and technology development are rapidly changing our world. How can technology and innovation within ICT contribute to fighting climate change and resource scarcity. How and where do we need to create more scale to benefit from the potential of ICT? Can technology grow sustainably? - A discussion with top corporate leaders and dedicated senior technology experts on the do's and dont's of technology development.   

Bertrand Piccard is a psychiatrist and serial explorer who made history by accomplishing two aeronautical firsts – flying around the world non-stop in a balloon, and more recently in a solar-powered airplane. Pioneering a view of ecology through the lens of profitability, he has been promoting renewable energies and clean technologies as Chairman of the Solar Impulse Foundation since the early 2000s, successfully selecting 1000 profitable solutions that protect the environment and support clean growth.

Bertrand Piccard 2021

Bertrand Piccard

Serial explorer, psychiatrist and ambassador for clean technologies

Claudia Nemat is member of the Deutsche Telekom Board of Management and responsible for the Board area Technology and Innovation. She is a physicist, thinker, and your Telekom MWC 21 host. She is convinced that the human being must stand at the center of technology. In her view, technology innovations should always solve human problems and provide both a more convenient and sustainable life for people - and the whole planet. Meet Claudia Nemat virtually or on stage at the MWC 21 and explore human-centered technology innovations. 

Claudia Nemat 

Member of the Board of Management Technology & Innovation Deutsche Telekom AG

Melanie Kubin-Hardewig is Vice President, Group Sustainability Management at Deutsche Telekom. In her role she is responsible for a wide range of sustainability topics from environmental to social aspects, including sustainable supply chains and finance as well as the development of DT’s targets and KPIs. She is also helming DT’s #greenmagenta initiative. Melanie has previously held various management roles at different entities of Deutsche Telekom. She is a trained lawyer and holds an MBA.

Melanie Kubin-Hardewig 2022

Melanie Kubin-Hardewig

VP Group Sustainability Management Deutsche Telekom AG

Donya Amer is CEO at Bosch Climate Solutions. Having joined Bosch in 2017, she was responsible for the internal business interface as part of the Bosch IT management team before taking over as CEO of the Bosch Climate Solutions start-up in 2020. After earning a degree in business administration, Donya started her career with IBM in Frankfurt. In her 17 years with the company, she held customer-facing and consulting-related positions in various areas of business.

Panel „No sustainability without sustainable technology“

Speakersin Session: Panel „No sustainability without sustainable technology“

Bertrand Piccard

Claudia Nemat

Donya Amer

Melanie Kubin-Hardewig