Emilian is Founder of Cartis & Co Ltd, an Innovation, Design Thinking and Sustainability Business Consultancy based in London. He has been Executive Director at PepsiCo Design Innovation for 11+ years, in both Global role (New York City) and European role (London). He has been part of PEP+ PepsiCo’s Sustainability Extended Leadership board across Europe, and has completed an Executive MBA at Imperial Business School (with distinction) on Sustainability & Circular Economy.

Emil is a frequent speaker on the role of Humanity and Design Thinking in Innovation and Sustainability, and the societal impact of Entrepreneurship at many conferences (Unfinished 2018, Design Week 2022, Smart Diaspora 2025, Sustainability Conference 2025) and has engaged with major sustainability partners (Ellen McArthur Foundation, ‘Plastics in the Ocean Summit’ by ISU etc). He has been teaching design thinking for more than 7+ years as Visiting Professor/ Fulbright give back programs, as well as corporate PepsiCo programs (ie. Poli Milano, SPD, Domus).

He has lived in Finland (2002-2003), New York (2003-2017) and currently in London since 2017. With Cartis & Co he consults on business, design and sustainability across a variety of industries from landscaping and reintroducing nature in cities, to wellness and spa centers, as well as brand design, brand identity and experience.

He is an avid sailor and racer, having been a member and skipper with Manhattan Yacht Club for 10+ years, as well as sailing and racing in Europe (ie Cowes Week, St Tropez regatta etc) towards an RYA Yachtmaster.

“Design thinking and creative leadership have the power to transform organizational, technology and market challenges into new opportunities”

With any requests, please reach out via emilian@cartisco.com