Dr. Istvan Pesti-Farkas, PhD is a regional sourcing leader in the telecom industry pioneer, Ericsson Group. Besides being responsible for European energy sourcing, he is managing a global sustainability program, with attention to the indirect partners of the group, making them committed to the net zero targets of the company. In his previous positions, he worked for GE Healthcare as EMEA Electronics category sourcing manager and for Vodafone as SAP Fieldglass support team leader. Istvan, a certified green finance expert, holds an MSc degree in Logistics Management and a PhD degree in Business Economics, his researches about SME competitiveness within supply chains of multinational companies.