Hurray - our new book is out!Alice Schmidt and Claudia Winkler explore how looking at the bigger picture first before zooming in on climate action, circularity and social transformation can improve health, wealth and wellbeing for all.
The coronavirus crisis has drawn attention to the complexity and importance of the challenges humanity is facing. We’ve reached a turning point, and the stakes are high. Will we succeed in halting climate change and biodiversity loss, and in finally securing health, wealth and wellbeing for all? Or will we continue to dig our collective grave by producing and consuming more and more goods while wasting and polluting as if there were no tomorrow? |
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Alice Schmidt is a policy advisor, business consultant, author and speaker working at the intersection of social, environmental and economic issues around the globe. With more than 20 years of experience working in 30 countries with over 70 organisations she is able to see the bigger picture and quickly understand what different stakeholders need. At the same time, she has an eye for detail and always look for tailor-made solutions that make sense in a given context.
Above all, Alice is concerned about societal progress and sustainable development that creates opportunities across the social, ecological and economic spheres. She wants to help ensure that stakeholders across the globe work together in ways that prioritise social and environmental goals as much as economic objectives. To rephrase Lord Baden Powell, founder of the Scout Movement, she aims to leave the world a bit better than she found it.
Alice enjoys working with businesses, governments, international organisations and civil society on complex issues and challenging projects that make a positive impact across the socio-economic and environmental domain. Her consulting offer ranges from giving speeches at conferences and seminars to conducting assessments, evaluating projects, developing strategies and publications, and training teams.
In addition to directing her consulting firm, Alice Schmidt is an MIT Climate Ambassador. She also chairs the Board of the not-for-profit arm of Berlin-based research and consulting firm Endeva, acts as a member of climate & sustainability juries and is a senior university lecturer for BA and MBA students on Sustainable Business and Management for the Future at Vienna University of Economics and Business.
Above all, Alice is concerned about societal progress and sustainable development that creates opportunities across the social, ecological and economic spheres. She wants to help ensure that stakeholders across the globe work together in ways that prioritise social and environmental goals as much as economic objectives. To rephrase Lord Baden Powell, founder of the Scout Movement, she aims to leave the world a bit better than she found it.
Alice enjoys working with businesses, governments, international organisations and civil society on complex issues and challenging projects that make a positive impact across the socio-economic and environmental domain. Her consulting offer ranges from giving speeches at conferences and seminars to conducting assessments, evaluating projects, developing strategies and publications, and training teams.
In addition to directing her consulting firm, Alice Schmidt is an MIT Climate Ambassador. She also chairs the Board of the not-for-profit arm of Berlin-based research and consulting firm Endeva, acts as a member of climate & sustainability juries and is a senior university lecturer for BA and MBA students on Sustainable Business and Management for the Future at Vienna University of Economics and Business.
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More speaking topics
- Sustainable Business in a post-COVID World: Let's not Waste this Crisis
- Greening the economy: creating double opportunities and triple wins across the social, environmental and economic spheres
- Climate change and system dynamics: understanding the global impact of #climateaction using the En-ROADS simulator
- Planetary Health: how climate change makes us sick and how climate action can pay for itself
- Social Impact: maximising societal impact by integrating micro and macro perspectives
- Sustainable Development: SDG trade-offs and how public & private actors can address them
- Happiness: Beyond GDP - real measures for societal progress and wellbeing
- Corporate Sustainability & Responsibility: managing for tomorrow by addressing global challenges of today
- Africa: doing business in Africa through inclusive innovation and meaningful stakeholder engagement
- Global Health: multisectoral risks in need of multisectoral collaboration and health in all policies
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“Not only is Alice technically and analytically excellent, producing high quality deliverables, she is also extremely thorough in ensuring she is on the same page as the client from the get go, offering dependable, timely and appropriate schedules that you can rely on, and is always professional and pleasant to work with.” Naomi Woods, Malaria Consortium
“I wish all consultants could be as analytical and results-driven as Alice. She is exceptionally well organised and skilled to quickly adapt to different contexts. She sets realistic deadlines that she successfully meets and produces high quality outputs. She has an amazing writing style too!” Caroline Vanderick, Tropical Health
“Alice has been a rare pleasure to work with – knowledgeable, pro-active and reliable, she delivered high-quality and timely analytical outputs." Yael Vellmann, WaterAid
"I have not met a consultant before who managed to combine pragmatism with rigour as well as Alice does. Her end products were brilliant and it is also a lot of fun to work with her!” Claudia Knobloch, endeva
"Due to her innate intelligence and hard work, Alice is a quick learner, who is rapidly able to pick up both content and context. She is an excellent communicator. Alice is never shy to ask the right questions and, without fail, consistently delivers a high-quality product on time." Jeffrey Mecaskey, Health Partners International
"Alice is extremely effective in blending her business background with her NGO and UN work to the utmost benefit of her clients. She is not only a strong professional with a broad spectrum of expertise and cross-cultural experience, but also an excellent communicator and speaker."
Prof. Barbara Stöttinger, Vienna University of Economics and Business
"Student evaluations have been extremely positive, highlighting Ms. Schmidt’s excellent teaching skills and her high level of commitment." Prof. Wolfgang Obenaus, Vienna University of Economics and Business
“I wish all consultants could be as analytical and results-driven as Alice. She is exceptionally well organised and skilled to quickly adapt to different contexts. She sets realistic deadlines that she successfully meets and produces high quality outputs. She has an amazing writing style too!” Caroline Vanderick, Tropical Health
“Alice has been a rare pleasure to work with – knowledgeable, pro-active and reliable, she delivered high-quality and timely analytical outputs." Yael Vellmann, WaterAid
"I have not met a consultant before who managed to combine pragmatism with rigour as well as Alice does. Her end products were brilliant and it is also a lot of fun to work with her!” Claudia Knobloch, endeva
"Due to her innate intelligence and hard work, Alice is a quick learner, who is rapidly able to pick up both content and context. She is an excellent communicator. Alice is never shy to ask the right questions and, without fail, consistently delivers a high-quality product on time." Jeffrey Mecaskey, Health Partners International
"Alice is extremely effective in blending her business background with her NGO and UN work to the utmost benefit of her clients. She is not only a strong professional with a broad spectrum of expertise and cross-cultural experience, but also an excellent communicator and speaker."
Prof. Barbara Stöttinger, Vienna University of Economics and Business
"Student evaluations have been extremely positive, highlighting Ms. Schmidt’s excellent teaching skills and her high level of commitment." Prof. Wolfgang Obenaus, Vienna University of Economics and Business
