Keynote: Thomas Vellacott, CEO WWF - Switzerland

Thomas Vellacott BA MBA MPhil FRSA is CEO of WWF Switzerland, the conservation organisation. WWF Switzerland has 260,000 supporters and forms part of WWF’s global network. WWF’s mission is to stop the degradation of the planet’s natural environment and to build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature.

Thomas holds degrees in Arabic and Islamic Studies from Durham, in International Relations from Cambridge and in Business Administration from IMD. Previously, he worked in private banking for Citibank and as an engagement manager for McKinsey & Co. Prior to taking on the role of CEO in 2012, Thomas spent 9 years heading up WWF Switzerland’s programme division and was responsible for the organisation’s national and international conservation projects. Thomas has been a member of WWF since he was 8 years old.

Mission of WWF: WWF's mission is to conserve nature and reduce the most pressing threats to the diversity of life on Earth.

More information in German: https://www.wwf.ch/de/