THE BRAZILIAN WOMAN LEADER DRIVING GOVERNANCE, ESG, AND SUSTAINABLE IMPACT WORLDWIDE, 2026
Cintia Scafutto de Menezes represents this evolving model of leadership with remarkable clarity. Across more than three decades of work spanning governance, ESG, innovation, and international business transformation, she has consistently demonstrated that sustainable success is built through courage, adaptability, and long term vision.
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Cintia Scafutto de Menezes
Founder, Build2Thrive, President, Instituto MEO, Board Advisor, OSB-SP
Cintia’s career has been shaped by a specific kind of courage: the willingness to step away from stability when something more important was within reach. Her earliest demonstration of this came when she left a secure role to co-found one of the first internet service providers in Brazil.
Dr. Marcin Sołtysiak
CEO & Principal Investor | ELQ Group
In the complex landscape of European energy transformation, where geopolitical tensions intersect with climate imperatives, few leaders have demonstrated the rare fusion of financial acumen, engineering vision, and geopolitical insight that defines transformative leadership. Dr. Marcin Sołtysiak stands as a testament to what emerges when investor instinct converges with infrastructure reality and an unwavering commitment to energy sovereignty.
Martin Kussmann
PhD, CEO & Founder | Kussmann BioTech
In an era where scientific specialization often narrows focus to molecular minutiae, Martin Kussmann has spent three decades doing precisely the opposite: expanding his vision from proteins to planetary health, from mass spectrometry to meaningful impact, from academic discovery to real-world solutions that feed and heal humanity.
