Emma Benameur, MBA

Experience

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  World Economic Forum

  Sept 1999 - Aug 2023

  Stakeholder Engagement: Responsible for design and delivery of the Centre for Nature and Climate’s flagship events and stakeholder engagement activities, including #WEF Annual Meeting in Davos, Sustainable Development Impact Summit/UNGA, Annual Meeting of the New Champions in China, COP27/28, Stockholm+50, UN Water ConferencePartnerships: Oversight of Centre for Nature and Climate’s private sector partnerships, comprising 180+ active global companiesCommunications & Special Programmes: Lead for Centre's strategic communications and year-round engagement activities, as well as Hoffmann Fellowship Programme Recent achievements include:- Launch of global Chief Sustainability Officers Community – 80 of the world’s sustainability/ESG leaders from Fortune 500 companies- Two major multi-year grants to scale impact for nature and climate- New value stream in business sustainability leadership and capability-building for executives to unlock partnership opportunities with leading universities, international institutions and experts Show less Talent Strategy & Excellence: Responsible for Forum’s global talent strategy and HR practices to achieve cohesive employee experience and increase talent engagement across full employee lifecycleDE&I Implementation: Developed DE&I strategy and framework in line with organizational strategy and employee engagementDigital Engagement: Led HR digital transformation with implementation of a global and mobile HCM system bringing greater transparency and empowering employeesLearning & Development: Supervised Global Leadership Fellows cohort and Systems Leadership programme (The Forum Way)Key achievements include:- Launch of Employee Resource Groups (Women’s Inclusion Network (WIN), OUT Forum+Allies), code of conduct and D&I training, mentorship programme, Forum Certification in Equal Salary (PwC)- Redesign of performance, promotion and reward structures to fit fast-paced, dynamic and entrepreneurial culture and strategy of the Forum- Championed launch and adoption of internal communications and employee engagement platform Show less Led design, development and delivery of official programme for the World Economic Forum Annual Meetings in Davos and Annual Meetings of the New Champions in the People’s Republic of ChinaStakeholder engagement: Extensive experience in design and facilitation of public and private sector workshopsTeam leadership: Strategic objective setting & KPIs, performance evaluations, mentoring & recruitmentCapacity building: Developing event design and facilitation capabilities throughout the organization through internal training and team consultation. Show less Partnership engagement: Established community of 120 partners worldwide (top academic and research organizations) in effort to help economies stimulate and achieve sustained economic growth by benchmarking and monitoring progress, extending coverage to developing economiesMonitoring & funding: Designed and implemented self-funding business model for Global Competitiveness Programme.Project management: Managed compilation and production of annual Global Competitiveness Report and other publications in the series, including the Global Information Technology Report. Show less

  • Head of Impact and Engagement, Centre for Nature and Climate; Member of Executive Committee

    Sept 2021 - Aug 2023

  • Head of People & Culture, Member of the Managing Board; Head of Global Leadership Institute

    Mar 2018 - Sept 2021

  • Head of Programme Design, Member of the Executive Committee

    Jul 2013 - Feb 2018

  • Director and Senior Director, Global Programming

    Jan 2007 - Jul 2013

  • Senior Manager, Global Competitiveness Programme

    Jun 2003 - Dec 2006

  • Editor, Media and Communications

    Sept 1999 - Jun 2003
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  The Villars Institute

  Sept 2023 - now

  Head of Programming