Dr. Ibarretxe is a Sustainability & Innovation Executive, academic, and consultant, leading the co-creation of sustainability strategies, climate finance solutions, and embedding innovation into organizational DNA. Her career spans private, public, and non-profit sectors, including leadership roles at Kuwait Petroleum International, EIT-Climate-KIC, C&A, International Water Association, and Abengoa-Schneider Electric. She is Professor of Sustainable Business at UIBS Amsterdam and Visiting Professor at University Monaco and ITESO Jesuit University Mexico. Founder of Ibarretxe Associates, Maite is a speaker at global forums and contributing author to Harvard Journals. She holds a PhD in Business Law and an MBI in Business Innovation.