Former SVP and Chief Sustainability and Public Affairs Officer at Ericsson. Elaine has more than two decades of international executive experience with a focus on digitalization, sustainable development, public affairs and corporate development. Her advocacy for the private sector’s role in solving sustainability challenges has played out in multinational as well as startup environments.

She recently co-authored the book Sustainability Leadership. She is also the co-founder of the AI Sustainability Center.

Nils has a MSc from the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm combined with a MSc in Finance from the London School of Economics. He has spent his entire career in aviation, starting at the Ministry of Industry’s Department of Aviation and thereafter at SAAB AB. In 1984 he joined PK Airfinance in Luxembourg where in 1991 he became President of the bank, which was a position he held for 27 years. He is a board member of Rockton Partners AB and Novus Aviation Capital. Nils is a well-renowned lecturer on aircraft financing along with related financial modelling.

John is CEO of Rock Lake Advisors, a Swiss financial advisory firm he founded in 2009 following a successful career in senior positions with Security Pacific Merchant Bank, Merrill Lynch International, WJ Hopper and International Harvester. He serves on the boards or advisory boards of Travelx, Yfret, Viamagus, MR Access, Block Aero and Sanguine. John is an active member of the Swiss Private Equity Association, Horasis, Swiss AmCham; Swiss Swedish Chamber, Swiss Indian Chamber, Select USA Investment Summit and Thunderbird School of Global Management. John is founder and Chairman Emeritus of Thunderbird Private Equity Center, and received his education from Purdue University, University of Washington, Thunderbird School of Global Management and Oxford University

As a nationally renowned VC leader, Ulrika perfectly complements Rockton’s deep technical and commercial aviation experience. In parallel with CEO positions in the Bonnier Group she was part of the Executive Management Team of Bonnier AB for nine years, driving overall strategic projects while heading multiple business areas. During the last seven years she founded and headed the corporate VC company Bonnier Ventures with a total of EUR +130m assets under management. Ulrika has been actively engaged in venture portfolio companies, through full cycle.

Experience across the space of private equity investments, having worked as a private equity investor, corporate M&A lead of private equity owned businesses and management consultant serving the private equity industry. Currently serves as group M&A lead for a global US headquartered media services business. Holds a M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Royal Institute of Technology with a major in financial mathematics.

Associate Professor and Docent in the Management of Sustainable Energy Systems at KTH. She is currently Head of the Division Sustainability, Industrial Dynamics and Entrepreneurship (SIDE).

Earlier Reader (Associate Prof.) in Environment and Development at SOAS, University of London, UK, Research Fellow in Climate Change and Development at IDS, University of Sussex, UK, and Research Fellow in Energy, Environment and Development at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.

Founder/Principle of Ingenium Technologies Corporation a Rockford, Illinois based aerospace engineering organisation that service a multitude of OEM’s and suppliers. Duane and his team has experience from over 50 different aircraft programs

Previous work background Collins Aerospace/Sundstrand Corp. in various technical and management roles