Elaine Weidman-Grunewald is Vice President of Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility for the Ericsson Group. She has worked for Ericsson in the US and Sweden for over 16 years. Since 2005 her work has focused exclusively on driving Ericsson’s sustainability and CR initiatives, and today she is part of the Global Leadership Team reporting to the CEO. She is also the head of Ericsson Response, the company’s humanitarian and disaster response programme. Her focus is on the role that ICT can play in addressing global challenges in areas such as poverty, development, humanitarian response, climate change, human rights, and peace.