Engaging Audiences Worldwide

As a sought-after speaker, I deliver keynote addresses and participate in panel discussions at leading conferences, corporate events, and academic forums around the world. My presentations combine rigorous research insights with practical implications for business leaders navigating the sustainability transition.

I am exclusively represented by Stern Speakers & Advisors for speaking engagements.

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Professor Ioannou speaking at London Business School

Speaking Topics

Corporate Sustainability Strategy

How to integrate sustainability into core business strategy for competitive advantage and long-term value creation.

Responsible Investment

The relationship between sustainability performance and financial markets, and what it means for corporate leaders and investors.

Aligned Capitalism

Redesigning economic systems so that market incentives support rather than undermine sustainable development.

Avoiding Greenwashing

Building authentic sustainability credentials and avoiding the reputational risks of perceived greenwashing.

Trapped Competencies

Understanding strategic advantages that current markets fail to reward—and how to unlock their value.

The Sustainability Backlash

Navigating the sustainability counter-revolution and thriving in an increasingly polarized landscape.

Advisory Roles

Current Advisory Boards

  • Sustainability Advisory Panel, Co-ChairMerck KGaA (Aug 2021 – present)
  • Strategic AdvisorSustainGRC (Jul 2025 – present)
  • Senior Academic AdvisorEvolution Ltd.
  • Advisory CouncilEuropean Institute of Management and Finance (May 2023 – present)
  • Expert Network – Sustainable DevelopmentWorld Economic Forum (Sept 2018 – present)

Institutional Engagement

  • FASTtrack to 2050 TaskforceAccounting for Sustainability (A4S) — Behavioral shifts in finance professionals
  • Value Creation Working GroupUN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) — Quantifying sustainability outcomes in private markets
  • Academic Advisory PanelUN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

Past Advisory Roles

  • ESG Advisory BoardDWS Group – €900bn AUM (Nov 2020 – Dec 2024)
  • Stakeholder Working GroupUK Treasury's Asset Management Taskforce (2020)
  • External Transparency Challenge PanelUK Network Rail
  • Prosperity PanelAdvising Minister of Environment, Northern Ireland
  • Advisory BoardSustainable Risk Assessment Framework (SRAF)
  • Advisory BoardEthical Corporation

Selected Past Engagements