Speaker Beate van Loo-Born

Beate van Loo-Born is a seasoned executive in financial services and data with over 20 years of experience in European, Asian and US financial centres.

Throughout her career, she has held leadership roles at top-tier organizations, including serving as COO of the Swiss Stock Exchange’s data business (SIX), as Head Strategic Programs at UBS and COO at Climate Arc. Beate van Loo-Born is currently CFO at Physik Instruments.

Driven by a relentless pursuit of creating global positive impact for organizations, people and the planet, she has integrated her deep expertise in sustainability, finance and data to consistently deliver strategic solutions driving global transformation in both large corporations and emerging startups.

Beate van Loo-Born: “Data, AI and the Human Element: The Myths, Risks and Responsibilities sourrounding the Data Professional.”

Believing in the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration, Beate van Loo-Born is a strong ecosystem builder bringing together diverse groups across teams, geographies and industries. As a successful triathlete she benefits from mental and physical resilience in sports as well as in her professional career.

Beate van Loo-Born Lecture topics

- Sustainability: Understanding your own levers
Companies and individuals are often unsure how to meet societal and legal sustainability expectations, how to make an impact or how to make trade-offs. Once the different impact systems are better understood, clarity on the best levers is created and more relevant impact is achieved.

- Athletics: Winning is always a team effort
Sport teaches us resilience, teamwork, humility and how to deal with failure. These insights help leaders and teams achieve their goals together and understand what real teamwork is all about. Behind every athlete is a successful team.

- The Future: Leaning into the future together
Doomsday scenarios are omnipresent and fuel collective fear and pessimism. But once we understand that we can realize ourselves in AI, technology and the fourth industrial revolution, we will not only advance our careers, but also find solutions to the world's “wicked” or complex problems, such as climate change and social inequality.

Finance & Data: Capitalist evil?
Financial markets have caused us much suffering throughout history, but have changed for the better in recent years, not least through regulation. Can we use financial services to our advantage?

Beate van Loo-Born: “Embody the change you want to see in the world.”

In her quest for clarity, Beate van Loo-Born has earned several postgraduate degrees, including a Master in Sustainability Leadership from the University of Cambridge, an MBA from the Sorbonne and an Executive MBA from the Swiss Finance Institute. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Antwerp, researching the levers that financial services can use to mobilize private capital for climate finance.

As a successful triathlete, Beate van Loo-Born embodies the values of strength, resilience and humility. Her mindset, characterized by mental strength, focus and unwavering determination, has propelled her career and established her as a leading voice in finance, data, climate and leadership.

Focused on creating a positive impact rather than seeking personal recognition, female speaker Beate van Loo-Born is committed to the next generation of entrepreneurs and financial professionals. Beate van Loo-Born leads various industry groups that promote women and sustainability data professionals in particular (Women Data Professionals, ESG Enterprise Data Management Council) and sits on the board of a domestic violence charity in the UK (FirstLight).

By leading with clarity, empathy and mental strength, Beate van Loo-Born continually strives to empower herself and her teams to make a lasting, meaningful impact for people, organizations and the planet.

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