Addressing the urgent need for a circular economy, our panel explores how the ICT sector, together with partners and suppliers, can work to accelerate implementation. Industry leaders will discuss successful initiatives, roadblocks, and collaborative strategies, focusing on the interconnected goals like climate protection and achieving net zero targets. Join us for a dialogue on actionable steps towards a sustainable, circular future.

The Role of Circularity to Manage Telco’s Path to Net Zero - Panel Discussion

Subho is a global leader with broad experience in strategy, technology and innovation 
management, organizational impact & transformation and leadership positioning at large
multinational companies which have long history of impact at scale on society through 
technology.

At Nokia, Subho is the Vice President of Sustainability and leads the company’s global 
sustainability strategy, programs, and initiatives, including its overall Environmental, Social & 
Governance (ESG) responsibilities. In his previous roles at Nokia, Subho has led strategic 
initiatives across corporate strategy, technology strategy, research, partnerships, and venture 
capital investments, led global communications for group CEO, as well as led communications, 
marketing and business development across markets and business groups.

Subho Mukherjee

Vice President, Global Head of Sustainability, Nokia

As a partner in PwC Germany's sustainability practice, Emanuel Chibesakunda is driving the net zero transformation agenda and circular economy.
Together with his team, he supports companies in achieving their sustainability and climate goals and helps them to understand their material flows and supply chains for circular economy strategies. In his 25 years of experience EU regulations on sustainability e.g. CSRD are part of his daily DNA and "Nobody is perfect but a team can be" is his mindset to drive climate change actions.

Partner Circular Economy, Sustainability Services, PwC Germany

Emanuel Chibesakunda 2024

Emanuel Chibesakunda

Born in Seoul, educated in both Korea and the UK, Inhee is a seasoned environmental, climate and sustainability specialist, with an interdisciplinary academic background covering science, engineering, environmental economics and policy. 

Over the past 20+ years, Inhee has gained multidirectional insights and perspectives on climate action and sustainability issues thanks to her professional experience with a global sustainability consulting firm (ERM), international organizations (UNEP and GGGI), a global chemical company (LG Chem), and currently with the Corporate Sustainability Center at Samsung Electronics. 

Vice President, Corporate Sustainability Center, Samsung Electronics

InheeChung

Inhee Chung

Melanie Kubin-Hardewig is Vice President, Group Corporate Responsibility at Deutsche Telekom. She is responsible for the group-wide design and execution of Deutsche Telekom's Corporate Responsibility Strategy. This covers a wide range of from environmental to social aspects, including sustainable supply chains and finance as well as the development of DT's targets and KPIs. She also leads DT's top sustainability initiatives. 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

Vice President, Group Corporate Responsibility, Deutsche Telekom AG

The Role of Circularity to Manage Telco’s Path to Net Zero

Speakersin Session: The Role of Circularity to Manage Telco’s Path to Net Zero

Emanuel Chibesakunda

Inhee Chung

Melanie Kubin-Hardewig

Subho Mukherjee