Jessica Wan has over ten years of experience translating international norms and regulatory requirements on human rights due diligence into practical actions for businesses across roles in the United Nations, consulting, and research. Currently, Jessica is the Head of Human Rights and Social Research Lead at Redwheel, an independent investment organisation managing $21 billion globally. Jessica is responsible for leading the social research agenda providing internal independent human rights research and advisory services for fund managers throughout financial product lifecycles. Before joining Redwheel, Jessica was a Manager at EY in London, where she co-developed their global methodology on ESG due diligence for private equity clients. For five years, Jessica was a gender specialist at the International Labour Organisation in Geneva and Bangkok (Better Work). As an Associate at BSR in Hong Kong, Jessica spent most of her time travelling across Asia working with buyers and their suppliers to strengthen human rights due diligence systems.

Daniel de Haro Moraes is the Head of Emerging Technologies at Venturus, a private non-profit R&D institute, where he conducts research on blockchain and quantum computing. He graduated in Computer Engineering from UNICAMP in 2006 and has since been developing technological projects that bridge innovation and applied research. His recent work includes the article “Applying Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms to a DLT-Based CBDC Infrastructure: Comparative and Feasibility Analysis,” the creation of Eagle Audit, a web application for smart contract quality control, and the Venturus Quantum Readiness framework — a program designed to help institutions prepare for the quantum era. In addition to coordinating research initiatives in emerging technologies, Daniel investigates the adoption of quantum technologies across institutions, the development of quantum computers, and the application of quantum algorithms in bioinformatics.

Marieke Hood is the Executive Director Impact Translator of GESDA. She joined the foundation at its inception in 2019. Her role is to implement the most advanced science diplomacy solutions ideated by GESDA, working towards their spin-off as independent institutions. This involves prototyping real-world activities, framing their governance and securing their funding. Marieke Hood led the incubation of the Open Quantum Institute, culminating with its launch in March 2024 as part of CERN with the support of UBS. Marieke Hood’s expertise covers emerging science and technology, futures and foresight studies, practice-led multilateral governance, start-up and corporate innovation. Before joining GESDA, she worked for 10 years for the Swiss Department of Foreign Affairs. In her latest position, she headed the business section of the Embassy of Switzerland in London, where her projects focused on artificial intelligence and data-driven technology with applications in the financial sector, life sciences, and performance engineering. Marieke Hood holds Master’s Degrees in Business and in Dynamics and Economic Policy from the Sorbonne University and EMLyon Business School.