WAFA Ambassadors
With their resources, expertise and high profile, Ambassadors support WAFA’s mission to promote solutions to global water, air and food security challenges.
Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal
Artist, producer, Guns N’ Roses lead guitarist.
“I am proud to be part of WAFA in supporting those making strides to improve our world.
Drinkable water, breathable air, edible food – these things aren’t meant to be a luxury, they’re a necessity. Imagine your life without it – this is the reality for people all over the world, and they need our help. WAFA is awarding the best sustainable projects, and your support is making it possible to take action and make our planet and our children healthy”.
Reinhard Wagner
Managing Director of Tiba Managementberatung GmbH
Reinhard Wagner has been active for more than 30 years in the field of project-related leadership, in public service, industry, and not-for-profit organizations. As a Certified Projects Director, he has proven experience in managing projects, programs, and project portfolios in complex and dynamic contexts. He is Managing Director of Tiba Managementberatung GmbH and supports senior executives in developing and improving their organizational competence in managing projects. Reinhard Wagner is Past President of IPMA and Chairman of the Council, Honorary Chairman of GPM (the German Project Management Association), and Member of the BoD of WAFA.
Adam Koniuszewski
Adam is an expert on business and global sustainability challenges and finance. An Executive in Residence at the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP), he is a Fellow of the Quebec Order of Chartered Professional Accountants (FCPA, FCA), an Associate Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). During his international business career (North America, Europe, North Africa) he gained a great deal of experience in strategy and business development, planning, and risk management, and corporate and government affairs. He is an international speaker on the business and financial angles of global sustainability challenges and is involved with several philanthropic and social and charitable programs. Formerly he was the Executive Director of the global environmental organization of Mikhail Gorbachev that addressed the challenges of security, economic development, and the environment, and he led the Gorbachev Climate Change Task Force.
WAFA is honored to have Adam on the selection committee for several years.
