Theme: WALK IT BACK

Personal carbon foot print and projects for carbon removal

Sofia Ring Mall
214, The Ring Road
Sofia, Sofia-Grad, 1434
Bulgaria

Craig Cohon

Accidental Ultra Endurance Athlete

He has played key roles in major companies such as Coca-Cola and Cirque du Soleil in Russia, helping to transform businesses across the country since 2000. Today he is committed to reducing his personal carbon footprint as well as promoting a lifestyle that is environmentally friendly and with minimal carbon emissions. In early 2023, he began executing his epic campaign called "Walk It Back" to show by personal example how he can remove thousands of tons of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Over the course of five months - from January to June 2023 - Craig will walk more than 4,100 km - from London to Istanbul. Along the way, he meets mayors of the towns and villages he passes through. CEOs of major companies - from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Serbia, Bulgaria and Turkey - are joining him on his walks. At the same time, Craig's own 'walk' is open to all enthusiastic people who share his mission to restore their personal carbon footprint.

Sasha Bezuhanova

Sustainability Investor , Philanthropist

She is the founder of MOVE.BG - a non-partisan platform for collaboration in finding sustainable solutions for the state, economy and society via innovation, participation and co-creation. She is the initiator of Green Restart Coalition – a collaborative network for green innovation and policy agenda, EDIT.BG – open network initiative for digital innovation, and The Change Makers – a multidisciplinary community engagement initiative bridging digital, green and art innovators together; Chair of the Board of Bulgarian Center of Women in Technologies and WWF CEE, She is also a mentor and angel investor in a number of technological and sustainability startups. Named as Digital Woman of Europe for 2013 and one of the Top 100 Challengers in New Europe for 2015. She is also an Honorary Consul of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg to Bulgaria.