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Sonalie Figueiras (Founder & CEO of Green Queen & Ekowarehouse)

Sonalie Figueiras

Founder & CEO of Green Queen & Ekowarehouse

Serial social entrepreneur Sonalie Figueiras is the founder & editor-in-chief of Green Queen, an award-winning impact media platform advocating for social & environmental change in Hong Kong with a mission to shift consumer behaviour through inspiring & empowering original content.

She is also the founder & CEO of Ekowarehouse, the global sourcing platform for certified organic products, with a mission to make safe, quality food accessible & affordable for the whole planet. With over a decade of experience in publishing, digital marketing, organic trade and health & sustainability, she is an eco wellness industry veteran with a keen eye for market trends and a sought-after international speaker and moderator, sharing her expertise on stages across Asia and beyond, including TEDx and Harvard Business School.

Karine Hirn (Partner at East Capital)

Karine Hirn

Partner at East Capital

Karine Hirn is a partner and co-founder of East Capital Group, as well as Chief Sustainability Officer. Founded in Sweden in 1997, East Capital Group is an independent asset management group that comprises several strategies and specialisations to offer active management solutions in equities, bonds and real estate assets with a clear ESG framework and manages a total of USD 5.5 billion for a broad range of international investors. Established in Sweden in 1997, East Capital has expanded its reach from being a pioneer investor in Eastern Europe, and one of the largest investors in this region, to offering global emerging and frontier market strategies. The firm also offers innovative products in the field of sustainable investing, such as East Capital Global Emerging Markets Sustainable. Karine is the vice Chair of the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Board Director of the European Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, an advisor to Northeastern University Center for Emerging Markets and a French Trade Advisor.

Daniel Skaven Ruben (Head of Strategy and Special Projects at Stockeld Dreamery)

Daniel Skaven Ruben

Head of Strategy and Special Projects at Stockeld Dreamery

Daniel Skaven Ruben is Head of Strategy and Special Projects for Stockeld Dreamery.
Prior to this role, Daniel was a consultant to The Rockefeller Foundation Food Initiative, supporting the Foundation’s work to advance a more nourishing and sustainable food system. He was part of the process of refreshing the Foundation’s food and agriculture strategy, focusing in particular on leveraging innovative breakthroughs in science and technology.
Before that, Daniel worked as an expert for the World Bank in Washington D.C. on issues around technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship. He also served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark in various roles in Stockholm and New York for more than half a decade, helping Danish tech companies to internationalize.
Daniel is a mentor for several FoodTech accelerators, an operating expert to three foodtech VC firms, and is an advisor to a number of AgTech and FoodTech startups in Europe, North America, and Africa.
Daniel holds a BSc in International Business (Copenhagen Business School), an LLM in Public International Law (Stockholm University), and an MSc in Foreign Service (Georgetown University).