A global sustainability leader delivers a powerful message on the urgency of scaling
regenerative agriculture and what’s needed to accelerate progress.
NGOs
Karen Petersburg
VP, Data Center Development & Construction
PowerHouse Data Centers
Karen oversees the planning and execution large scale data center projects for AREP’s PowerHouse Data Center platform.
Karen brings almost two decades of design, sustainability, and project management experience in the mission-critical sector, having successfully managed complex sustainable data center design and engineering projects, including campus developments, hyperscale built-to-suits, and major infrastructure renovations. As a sustainability SME, Karen was recently honored by the Green Building Initiative (GBI) as its 2024 Member of the Year for her exceptional dedication to improving the built environment.
Ryan Mallory
President & COO
Flexential
Ryan Mallory is President and COO at Flexential, and has 25+ years’ experience leading global infrastructure operations across network, platform, and customer-facing functions for top-tier data center providers.
At Flexential, Ryan leads day-to-day operations across all company functions—scaling the company’s national platform of 40+ data centers and a 100Gbps+ private network backbone to meet the demands of today’s high-density compute environments. Since joining in 2020, Ryan has helped advance the FlexAnywhere® platform, unifying colocation, interconnection, cloud, and managed services into a scalable solution for enterprises navigating AI, digital transformation, and compliance complexity.
Before Flexential, Ryan held leadership roles at Equinix, Digital Realty, XO Communications, SAVVIS, and UUNET.
A global sustainability leader delivers a powerful message on the urgency of scaling
regenerative agriculture and what’s needed to accelerate progress.
NGOs
A global sustainability leader delivers a powerful message on the urgency of scaling
regenerative agriculture and what’s needed to accelerate progress.
NGOs
A global sustainability leader delivers a powerful message on the urgency of scaling
regenerative agriculture and what’s needed to accelerate progress.
Academics
Christine Muller
Head of Competence Centre on Modelling CC-MOD
European Commission
Academics
Victor Dagnelie
Senior Innovation Manager – Better Environment
IDH
Simon Kraemer
Executive Director, Lead Strategy, Policy and Operations Steward
European Alliance for Regenerative Agriculture
The shortage of skilled regenerative agronomists is slowing Europe’s transition to regenerative farming. This roundtable explores how education and industry can bridge the gap.
• How can universities and industry create better learning pathways?
• What policies and funding can attract more talent?
Academics
Philippe Birker
Co-Founder & COO
Climate Farmers