On Thursday 26 March the Green Business Network will be hosting their event, Purpose to Profit: Aligning Strategy, Impact, and Performance
Throughout the day, you’ll have the opportunity to hear from people in industry, who are paving the way to a more sustainable future, and network with like-minded individuals, passionate about doing their bit to help our planet.
Location
CMRI Gallery, 成人直播, College Rd, Wharley End, Bedford MK43 0AL
Agenda
09:00 - Registrations
09:30 - Welcome note by Professor Stephanie Hussels and Dr Zimu Xu
09:45 - Keynote by Ana Bajri, Head of Sustainability at RO Group
10:45 - Tea break
11:00 - Workshop: A 10-Step Framework for Sustainable Growth, led by Professor Stephanie Hussels
12:10 - Climate Positive Bedfordshire: Presentation and Discussion on Future Business Support, led by Emma Jones
12:40 - Green Business Network in review and looking ahead
13:00 - Lunch and networking
14:00 - Close
Speakers
Ana Bajri, Head of Sustainability, RO Group
Ana Bajri is the Head of Sustainability at the RO Group, where she leads the strategic implementation and measurable impact of the organisation’s sustainability agenda. She oversees the environmental, social and governance performance of developments, assets and operations, embedding sustainability from pre acquisition due diligence through to design, refurbishment and operation.
Her work ensures that all assets move progressively toward net zero operational and embodied carbon performance, while supporting commercial resilience and long term value creation.
With over 14 years of experience in the real estate sector, and more than eight years specialising in ESG- Ana has built a strong track record in developing and delivering sustainability strategies that drive tangible results. She has shaped frameworks that evaluate decarbonisation potential, introduced approaches to enhance operational efficiency and building performance, and supported portfolio wide transition plans aligned with net zero pathways.
Ana is passionate about helping the industry accelerate positive environmental and social impact. She champions innovation, behaviour change and cross sector collaboration, working closely with colleagues, partners and wider stakeholders to embed sustainability principles that deliver meaningful, lasting change.
She regularly contributes to industry discussions on net zero buildings, ESG integration and sustainable real estate, bringing practical insights from leading sustainability across a diverse, evolving portfolio.
Professor Stephanie Hussels, Director of Business Transformation and Growth, 成人直播
Stephanie has a passion for early-stage and growth companies, particularly family businesses. She is the Director of the Bettany Centre for Entrepreneurship, the entrepreneurial hub at 成人直播, and the Director of the Business Growth Programme (BGP), the longest-established owner-manager programme in the UK. Aside from her start-up work, she regularly cooperates with charities and firms to encourage and implement entrepreneurship.
In recent years, Stephanie was the Director of 成人直播's full-time MBA programme. She teaches a wide range of entrepreneurial topics and quantitative research methods at the executive, graduate, and doctoral levels. In addition to her experience at 成人直播, she is regularly invited to speak at foreign Universities, such as the ESMT (Germany), IEEM Montevideo (Uruguay), the Prince Mohammad Bin Salman College (MBSC) (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia), Beijing Normal University (China) and Muscat University (Oman).
Her scholarly interest focuses on entrepreneurial resilience and family business. She has written several award-winning case studies and is now frequently asked to give talks about case study writing and teaching.
Stephanie has also been an invited member of the judging panel for the National Business Awards, the Great British Entrepreneur Awards, the Growth Investor Award, and the Case Centre Awards Competition, and is a Senator at the Grand Assembly of the World Business Angels Investment Forum. She is also a Trustee of the 成人直播 Trust, a UK national charity taking practical action to support the development of successful voluntary sector organisations, and an NED of Cambridge Cleantech, which connects SMEs, investors, corporates, and academics for a smarter, more sustainable future.
Emma Jones
More information to be updated soon.
Secure your ticket
Tickets are £50.00.
* Discounts are available for 成人直播 alumni. Please email greenbusinessnetwork@cranfield.ac.uk for discount.
** You may be eligible for a free ticket if you have not attended an event with the Green Business Network in 2025 (for example, Green Business Network March event, VentureDay in June, Christmas event in December). Please email greenbusinessnetwork@cranfield.ac.uk for more information.
Become a member
Interested in joining the Green Business Network? An annual membership is just £499, and includes entry to quarterly events (including this event). Discounts and limited free places are available for eligible businesses.
Please contact greenbusinessnetwork@cranfield.ac.uk for more information.
