The Committee
The CleanTech Challenge is a student competition hosted by London Business School, where students compete in cross-functional teams combining technical and business skills.
We Have One Goal
Reward innovative and sustainable
clean technology ideas
We seek ideas that have the potential to make a significant environmental impact. If your idea falls in this definition, it can be considered “clean tech”. Clean tech includes (but is not limited to) the energy, water, waste treatment and agriculture sectors.
The objective of the Challenge is to identify and reward innovative clean technology ideas that have been taken from a concept phase to a stage in which they would ideally attract Series A funding or otherwise be self-sustainable.
The Challenge is open to all current university students (undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral) at a recognised Higher Education Institution anywhere in the world. For more information, please see the rules.
The Committee
Dr Carina Kern
Chair (Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge)
Dr Kern is the CEO and Chief Scientific Officer of LinkGevity, an AI-driven drug discovery company. With a keen interest in the CleanTech potential of drug repurposing—a sustainable approach that reduces environmental impact by leveraging existing compounds—Dr Kern combines innovation with responsibility. She also serves as President of the London Evolutionary Research Network.
Elan Code
CTC Co-President (LBS)
Elan has 5 years of professional experience in management consulting at BCG and in energy and natural resources as an engineer. She is currently pursuing an MBA at LBS and is keen to gain experience in scaling low carbon technologies driven by her passion for climate & sustainability.
Ethan Musca
CTC Co-President (LBS)
A second year MBA at LBS, Ethan has 4 years experience as a Mining Engineer in the Australian natural resource industry. After spending time in the production side of mining, he joined the MBA at LBS to apply his expertise to sustainability in natural resources, with the aim of decarbonising mining operations.
Winston Logist
CTC Team Coordinator (LBS)
Currently pursuing a Master’s in Analytics and Management at LBS, Winston aims to build on his Business Engineering background and internship experiences in sustainability consulting and SaaS product management. In his professional career, he aspires to leverage his growing technical skills to contribute to scalable, data-driven solutions that address climate challenges.
Amélie Doumerc
VP Sponsorships (LBS)
Amélie, originally from France, has spent the past 5.5 years working in sales roles in Montreal, Canada. She began her career at Orange Business Services before moving to Hewlett Packard Enterprise, where she sold data center solutions. She now seeks to join a company where she can leverage her skills to make a positive impact.
Emma Parker
VP External Partnerships (LBS)
.
Emma has 4 years of professional experience in technology investment banking and private equity and is currently pursuing an MBA at LBS. She hopes to leverage her experiences and passion for climate & sustainability to contribute to the clean energy transition and to immerse herself in the Clean Tech sector.
Marco Iovino
VP External Partnerships (LBS)
Marco has spent the last five years across startups and specialised consultancies. Most recently, he has led sustainability and social impact projects for the UK Government. He is in his first year of his MBA at London Business School and is VP External Partnerships for the 2025 Clean Tech Challenge. He is looking forward to help assemble a professional community around Clean Tech at LBS.
Carl Strecker
VP Operations & Logistics (LBS)
Carl has more than 8 years of experience in the petrochemical and chemical industry. Now in his 2nd year of the MBA at LBS, he aims to leverage the MBA experience to find ways to merge industry expertise with innovative business strategies. Carl is excited to bring this unique perspective to the CleanTech Challenge, with a focus on driving sustainable solutions.
Carlos Ackerman
VP Operations & Logistics (LBS)
Carlos is currently pursuing an additional Masters in Analytics and Management at London Business School, building on his degree in electromechanical engineering from Ghent University. During his previous studies, he focused on mechanical energy technologies and completed an internship in private equity. With a long-term ambition to drive the green transition, Carlos aspires to leverage his technical knowledge and help ClimateTech start-ups grow.
Amy Zhang
VP Marketing & Communications (LBS)
Amy has 4 years of experience in Talent Strategy supporting Technology and Data Science teams in the Media Measurement industry. She is pursuing her MBA at LBS to explore careers in sustainability and aspires to contribute to Talent Strategy within CleanTech start-ups and scale-ups.
Faith Muna
VP Marketing & Communications (LBS)
Muna is an investment professional with over three years of experience in Asset Management, focused on renewable energy investments in emerging markets. She is passionate about the clean energy transition and the transformative role of finance in the global race to net-zero emissions. As a Masters in Finance student at LBS, Muna hopes to broaden her expertise in Climate Finance and actively contribute towards global decarbonisation efforts in the infrastructure sector and beyond.