Speaker Group: Sustainability Studio.

Prof. Richard Blackburn

Richard Blackburn is the Professor of Sustainable Materials at The University of Leeds. His key areas of research focus around the principles of sustainability and how these principles can be applied in the fields of materials science, coloration technology and cosmetics. His research is important in terms of the contribution to basic research, fundamental discoveries,… Read more »

Mehalah Beckett

Mehalah is a Certified Executive Coach to purpose-driven leaders and B Corp Consultant to Businesses wanting to be a force for good. An Economist by background she’s supported Governments and Businesses on Sustainable and Inclusive Growth and believes that business is the most sustainable force for good when great products are aligned to purpose and… Read more »

Laura Kirkbride

Laura is a fantastically talented chemist with a lifelong passion for Cosmetics and Personal Care and over 20 years of expertise in the industry. You’ve probably got one of her formulations in your bathroom. Laura graduated from Nottingham Trent University in 2001 with a BSC (Hons) in Chemistry. She then jumped into the Society of… Read more »

Chris Finnegan

I have been with Unilever for over 30 years, I started my career with our HomeCare R+D business before joining Unilever’s Safety and Environmental Assurance Centre (SEAC) function with whom I have been with for over 25 years. My core role for many years in SEAC has been in Environmental Risk Assessment but over the… Read more »