Dipl.-Ing. Maria Ximena Michemberg Conti

Leader of the environmental and sustainability pillar. The first dialogue was held at the residence of the Australia Ambassador where 13 young emerging leaders gathered to discuss challenges and opportunities for the future of Australia-Latin America relations.

Effectively promote and manage sustainability projects for Argentinean and African social organizations and Argentinean National Government. Develop National strategy for the Ministry of Social Development to improve livelihood of rural communities in the northern part of Argentina by creating and training local health promoters in domestic water treatments. Designing adaptation measures in Argentina's sectors of tourism, resilient infrastructure, and industry.

Assistant professor of the subject Introduction to Engineering, covering the sustainable development module.

Coordinating volunteer work at local slums. In Villa 21 the project consisted in promoting education. In average I had coordinated twenty volunteers from different backgrounds and ages. In Rodrigo Bueno I mentored twelve young adults to create a local youth group in the slum.

Selected for an international program aiming to elevate young leaders in the climate change issues. The program is a MIT Colab prize winner. Forty days immersion in Paris and Kenya: meetings with international organization and different stakeholders related to climate change issue. Worked with hands-on projects with other young people from different cultures and backgrounds developing a project regarding sustainable primary school model in Meru.

Leadership of the Environmental Pillar in World Class Manufacturing and multi-discipline groups to improve employees’ participation in solving environmental issues of the Site. Developing and following Legal Matrix and Monitoring Program of supplier and the site’s effluents, water, emissions, and waste. Coaching and development of environmental department interns including performance assessment.

Successfully coordination of the wastewater treatment plants and monitoring program for overall country-based stores. Generating hazardous waste and wastewater procedures for all the stores and auditing stores and supplier in the ISO 14000 framework.

Developing and implementing an English language teaching program based on both formal and non-formal learning methods.

Developing environmental legal documentation for Oil&Gas companies so as to be presented to the local authorities and comply with legislation.

MSc in Environmental Science with specialization in Soil, Water and Biodiversity. The home University is UCPH, where I will study Ecosystems and Biodiversity. The second year I will assist to University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences in Vienna, where I will specialise in Water Resources.

Successfully implemented a water distribution and sanitation system in a local slum engaging the community and local authorities. I was awarded with two recognitions for my bachelor’s degree thesis in a local slum: “Social Commitment” and “Pastoral Dedication”.