Beyond Crisis: Why Sustainability Matters Most in Challenging Environments

Welcome to the inaugural session of our community-hosted webinar series, sparked by the energy of unDavos 2025. We’re continuing the conversation with bold topics—from AI and finance to sustainability, storytelling, and beyond.

​Each session is your chance to engage, contribute, and shape what’s next with the unDavos community.

​June 11th Session Overview: How can businesses thrive when everything around them is uncertain? In this session, we’ll explore how sustainability becomes a strategic lever — not just for resilience, but for innovation and growth — in regions affected by war, natural disasters, and political instability. Through powerful storytelling and practical insights, we’ll unpack how companies operating in crisis zones are navigating risk, maintaining impact, and rethinking long-term value creation. The discussion will touch on finance, digital tools, policy innovation, and leadership through uncertainty.

​Format: Panel

​Moderator: Viktoriia Savitska

​Chief of Sustainability & Strategic Engagement, Epicentr Group of Companies

​Viktoriia Savitska is Chief of Sustainability & Strategic Engagement at Epicentr Group. She leads global partnerships and sustainability strategy across retail, energy, and agriculture. With a background in law, international relations, and an MBA from Geneva, she has worked with the UN and tech startups, focusing on innovation in crisis contexts. Viktoriia is also a columnist and ambassador for Moneys Magazine, representing Ukraine at major global forums.

​Speakers:

​Benedetta Giugliano Business development manager, Studio Santi

​I’m an energy and infrastructure professional with 8+ years of experience developing renewable energy projects in fragile and complex environments. At Studio Santi, I work across Sub-Saharan Africa, mediating between community needs, investor goals, and government priorities to design projects that are locally supported, socially inclusive, and aligned with sustainability and development goals.

​Iryna Shynkarenko Deputy Chairman , EpicentrK

​am working on Epicent Group of Companies, a powerhouse in Ukrainian retail, agriculture, manufacturing, and energy. With over 38,000 employees and the largest network of shopping & entertainment centers in Ukraine, Epicentr plays a vital role in driving economic resilience and progress. I’m a Deputy Chairman of company and responsible for strategy in marketing, communications, partnerships, sustainability and GR. As a member of Board I have a great plan to drive sustainable development in our company and engage our partners.

​Tim Dee-McCullough Founder, Ancoram

​Tim Dee-McCullough is the founder of Ancoram, a boutique sustainability practice helping listed and large private groups turn ESG compliance into strategic resilience. He advises on double materiality, risk governance, and culture in complex settings - from conflict zones to fragile supply chains - with a focus on data, truth-telling, and controls as the infrastructure of trust.