Supreme Advisory Board

Pedro Martins has more than 10 years in experience city command and control centers, as he played different roles within Rio de Janeiro Municipality Operations Center (COR). For Rio’s 2016 Olympic Games, he leaded COR’s operational preparations, including the implementation of municipal integrated transportation control center, ensuring urban mobility full-range coordination. In COR, Pedro was also responsible for the integration of city plans for the annual heavy rain seasons, and for the pioneer innovation program which immersed startups within the control center to co-develop smart resilience solutions. Currently, Pedro is involved in smart city projects within GCC region, as Engagement Manager at RMA Advisory.

Ivar has over two decades of experience in master planning and architecture, creating large complex projects totalling millions of square meters, including multiple LEED Platinum buildings, Estidama 4 pearl buildings, and Net Zero Architecture. He is Design Director and Sustainability Advocate at Q / Modon.

Deepthy is a professionally qualified Architect, LEED Accredited Professional (BD+C) and has an ALM Master’s in Sustainability and Environmental Management from Harvard University. She is a sustainability professional with over 15 years of experience in the built environment sector, as an Architect, Management Consultant and Sustainability advisor. She was instrumental in establishing the US Green Building Council and GBCI HQ for Middle East & North Africa and leads the region as GBCI's Regional Director, based out of Dubai. Her work experience includes advisory services for clients within the real estate, utilities, oil and gas, financial institutions, retail and hospitality sectors, federal and local governments as well as not-for-profits to guide them through sustainable best practices to transform into tangible, impactful outcomes for the future. She has been a speaker at various events hosted by Federal Governments, Not-for-profits, green building councils and other sustainability event organizers across MENA. She believes that one small step towards sustainability is a giant leap for mankind.