Haverfordwest, Wales, United Kingdom
"Robin Daniels is a big picture thinker with superb interpersonal skills. His ability to build bridges across disciplines and sectors is absolutely first rate, and sorely needed to confront some of today's most pressing challenges." Amy C. Edmondson, Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management, Harvard Business School International Board, NED and C-suite business leader, strategist, entrepreneur and TEDx speaker working at the intersection of applied AI, climate, nature, energy, infrastructure finance and sustainable investment. My current focus is the environmentally sensitive application of AI, digital twins, investment intelligence and new business models to help accelerate capital into the global fight against climate change, social inequality and habitat loss. I am particularly interested in how AI can improve the way complex climate, nature, energy and infrastructure opportunities are assessed, structured, financed and scaled. Founder and CEO with experience across global heavy engineering, automotive, smart cities, energy, technology ventures, deep tech startups and innovation-led growth. My work has centred on rapid business growth, investment strategy and commercially practical opportunities that support the UN Sustainable Development Goals. I previously held senior teaching and research positions at the University of Cambridge, University College London, London Business School and Loughborough University. I currently sit on multiple corporate and not-for-profit Boards around the world in Non-Executive Director and CXO roles.
Creating a high-integrity market for nature and resilience. Providing an institutional on-ramp for investment in green and grey infrastructure, and advancing the Optimization Bond to finance wildfire resilience, water security, forests, oceans and resilient communities.
A spin-out from the University of Cambridge Centre for Carbon Credits (4C), Canopy PACT is focused on addressing the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss by developing pathways to impact for world-leading research in forest lifecycles, biodiversity, remote sensing technology, AI and planetary-scale computing. Led company start-up, closed first round funding and established Canopy PACT as a partner in a new international carbon markets innovation partnership.
As one of the 31 colleges in the University of Cambridge, Wolfson College is a leading academic research institution, with postgraduate students and mature students from throughout the world. https://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/people/dr-robin-daniels
Working across faculties and disciplines to harness the power of Cambridge in the global fight against climate change, social inequality and habitat loss.
Redpill Group is a mission-driven strategy and incubation platform working at the intersection of finance, ecology, technology and socio-economics. We bridge capital, science, and policy with the deep systems thinking needed to tackle 21st-century planetary challenges.