The people and organisations shaping WIL's shared mandate, regional legitimacy and long-term impact.
Leadership
Founder & EU Lead
Dr. Iwona Safi
Sustainable Global Impact
Strategist, evaluator, and international development leader with more than two decades of experience advancing governance, socio-economic development, institutional transformation, and sustainable development across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and Asia.
Transformation strategist, executive leader, and ecosystem builder with more than 22 years of experience across financial services, technology, education, government, and entrepreneurship.
An invitation-only network of senior leaders from government, business, diplomacy, academia, and international organizations supporting the vision and development of WIL EU–GCC
FOUNDING MEMBER
Joanna Pydo
Joanna is a capital markets, investor relations, and corporate foreign affairs executive with over two decades of experience advancing institutional investment, sustainable finance, and cross-border value creation across Europe, the Middle East, Southeast Asia, and the Americas. She specialises in bridging capital markets, economic diplomacy, and strategic partnerships between Europe and the GCC.
A strategy, governance and risk executive with more than 25 years of international experience across banking, energy, sovereign investment and transformation. Having held GRC leadership roles with JP Morgan, Standard Chartered, Saudi Aramco and PIF, she has advised senior leaders on governance, enterprise risk and organizational transformation. Today, as a Founding Member of La Boutique Executive KSA, she contributes to developing executive education and advisory services for the hospitality, tourism and entertainment sectors.
A futurist, psychologist, entrepreneur, and international thought impact leader dedicated to shaping a more sustainable, healthier, and human-centered future. She is CEO of Sustain Plus, GetYourWings and Lavivee, Founder of VYBE Future, President of the Club of Budapest Germany, Patron of UN World Cleanup Day, and a member of the Club of Rome, UN Women Germany, Atlantik-Brücke, and the UN Ocean Decade Committee Germany. A TEDx speaker, journalist, publisher, and TV/radio host, she has authored more than 55 books and 500 articles. Recognized by Forbes as a “Superwoman” and by HypoVereinsbank as one of Germany’s outstanding entrepreneurs, she has received over 60 international awards.