Net-zero by 2030

Carol Lewis

Property Editor, The Times and The Sunday Times

Carol Lewis is the property editor of The Times and The Sunday Times and winner of several awards including Columnist of the Year at the Property Press awards 2022. She has worked at The Times for more than 15 years on business, finance and property. Previously she was the editor of a weekly medical newspaper. She enjoys surfing and skiing, neither of which she has mastered — yet.

Twitter: @CarolLewis101

Instagram: @kagslewis

LinkedIn: CarolLewis

Jorn Verbeeck

Net Zero Urban Programme, Global Lead, KPMG, and Board Member, EU Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission

Jorn leads the Net Zero Urban Program and Innovation Exchange for KPMG’s Global Decarbonisation Hub, linking sustainability challenges to solutions and capital. He is also a Board Member for the European Union’s Climate Neutral and Smart Cities Mission. With 20 year sustainability expertise, in both public and private sector, at local and international level, politics and government administration, Jorn embraces complexity by combining the different agendas and perspectives of stakeholders involved and has year-long experience of turning them into ambitious and co-creative action plans. He brings on-the-ground expertise in innovation, energy transition, circular economy, public-private partnerships, theory of change and transition management. He has advised cities worldwide, large multinationals, small-scale start-ups, local, national, and international governments, global NGOs, and science and research institutes.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorn-verbeeck/

Iñaqui Carnicero

Secretary General of Urban Agenda, Housing and Architecture, Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Spain

Secretary General of Urban Agenda, Housing and Architecture, Ministry of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, Government of Spain.

PhD (cum laude) Architect Polytechnic University of Madrid, fellow of the Royal Academy of Spain in Rome.

Golden Lion 2016 Venice Biennale for Best National Pavilion, FAD Award for Architecture and Opinion 2012, COAM Award 2012, AIA New York Housing Award 2015, Emerging Architecture Award 2011, Hauser Award 2011 and Design Vanguard 2011.

Associate Professor at the University of Madrid, visiting professor at Cornell University, Columbia University, California College of the Arts, Cooper Union, Yale University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT.

Pete Daw

Head of Climate Change, Greater London Authority

Pete Daw is a specialist in urban and environmental policy and is currently Head of Climate Change with responsibility for London’s climate change mitigation, adaptation and green finance policy and programmes.

Previously Pete worked for Siemens as Director of Urban Development and Environment at the Global Centre for Cities where he worked with cities globally to help them understand the role technology can play in tackling their challenges. He worked extensively on Siemens smart city approach in China, India, Italy and Saudi Arabia.  He also headed the Siemens partnership with C40 cities where he has produced thought leadership pieces on topics ranging from connected and autonomous vehicles to climate financing. He also developed Johannesburg’s first ever greenhouse gas inventory as part of Siemens work with C40 cities. 

Previously Pete worked in London government for 12 years at the GLA and the London Development Agency on climate mitigation, energy, air quality and waste programmes.

Linkedin.com/in/pete-daw