Catalina Valentino 🔥

ELIXR

ELIXR is a Global Smart City Group, transforming the way we live, work, and connect, via Planning, Energy, Data, Health, Education.

Under its Planet2030 vision, it delivers Smart City solutions, which together with its partners such as AECOM, Pinsent Masons and alongside Local Governments collaborate to improve National Infrastructure.

Elixr and its 30 Towns Framework is working with Government members to enable smarter regeneration nationally, including energy, planning and construction, retrofit and health. 

Elixr's mission is simple: improve existing cities — via technology, finance and data.
 
📍 UK | Middle East | US

Group CEO (& Co-Founder)

Una Terra Venture Capital Fund

Una Terra is a $200M early-growth venture capital fund scaling circular economy solutions with deep industry expertise, a powerful partner ecosystem, and a vision for systemic change. We invest in market-ready innovations that can drive measurable climate impact (2Gtons CO₂ reduction & 1Mtons plastic waste prevented by 2030) while delivering superior returns (25%+ IRR). By leveraging our network and experience, we accelerate growth, unlock capital, and create real, lasting change beyond financial gains.

Member of the Board of Advisors

Clean Energy Business Council MENA

The Clean Energy Business Council MENA is a non-profit, non-governmental membership organization that comprises leading local, regional, and international organizations committed to accelerating the development and deployment of clean energy in the MENA region.

Founded in 2012, the Council serves as a comprehensive clean energy platform aiming to foster a more coordinated, inclusive, and clean energy sector, encouraging collective approaches, and facilitating the development of forward-looking policies that reflect the needs and perspectives of the private sector and industry.

MetaConnex

Executive Board Member

Transforming how local councils urban plan, design and build developments through Digital Twins and Data.

An ELIXR technology.

Experience the future of urban planning with MetaConnex, where collaboration meets innovation, and sustainability to redefine what's possible in city development. MetaConnex is a groundbreaking technology platform that facilitates collaboration between public sector organisations and private industries in the field of sustainable urban planning and development. 

It offers a user friendly 3D model interface that integrates land and asset data, sustainability metrics, and construction industry standards to accelerate decision-making while adhering to national planning guidelines and environmental protection.

ArcLive

ArcLive is the world’s first data driven marketplace that uses real time energy data to underwrite products for assets across insurance, mortgages, carbon and energy.

Currently, ArcLive kits are being deployed across the UK, New York and the Middle East, in collaboration with major property owners, financial institutions, and regulators, including the NHS, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, Lloyds Bank, Barclays Bank, NYCHA (New York State Housing Authority) and many more.

ArcLive's mission is to bring growth to the clean energy sector through its real time data solutions.

Chief Sustainability Officer

Live Data Trust

The Live Data Trust is a Non-Profit Organisation, changing the way we share and use data by enabling real-time integration for performance and technology benchmarking.

The Live Data Trust is a Non-Profit Organisation, changing the way we share and use data by enabling real-time integration for performance and technology benchmarking. 

By connecting private and public sector data, it helps unlock valuable insights and improvements. 

Using advanced data security and storage methods, developed by NASA and MIT, it ensures that information is safe and well-organised. 

This is the first framework to integrate live data with a focus on ethics, AI, and crucial sectors like the built environment, energy, and infrastructure. 

Aligned with Sustainable Development Goal 17, this approach supports the development of smart cities, making our urban spaces more efficient and sustainable through global partnerships and collaboration.

COO & Founding Team

STEPS

STEPS is a smart city investment fund which provides municipalities and local regions with finance for regeneration and sustainable infrastructure projects. 

Its unique data-led blended finance approach includes green bonds, equity investments, and loans, to enable tailored solutions for local development with its primary goal to strengthen local economies and benefit entire communities and regions.

Founder

Generationally Yours

The #1 ESG Podcast focused on sustainability, real estate and tech across generations.

Guests Include: Sir Robert McAlpine, Lloyds Bank, Barratt Homes, OakNorth Bank, WGBCSD, NHS, Flight Story, UKRI, Channel 4 Project Home and more.

Co-Host

Waxelene

Waxelene is a sustainable natural skincare brand, which has received unsolicited endorsements from A-list celebrities like Hilaria Baldwin, Halle Berry, Zooey Deschanel, Victoria's Secret Angel Lily Aldridge, and Gigi Hadid.

And 1000s of 5-star reviews, 100 million social media impressions. 

It has a patented aeration process has been scientifically proven to be highly effective in addressing eczema and catering to the needs of sensitive skin. 

Approximately >$2M units sold & approx $5M sales to date.

Lead Investor

World Business Angels Investment Forum (WBAF)

The Smart Cities Board of the WBAF focuses on developing intelligent urban environments. It leverages advanced technologies and innovative financial solutions to enhance city efficiency, sustainability, and liveability. By collaborating with public, private, and academic sectors, the board aims to address urban challenges and promote interconnected systems for improved quality of life and economic growth.

Smart Cities Board

Senator For United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

CEO of ELIXR | MSc | Global Top 100 Women in Tech | Senator @ WBAF | Ft. Business Insider, Forbes etc. 🦄

Catalina Valentino (MSc) is the Group CEO of ELIXR, a global smart city group transforming cities through technology, finance, and data. She is also a Member of the Advisory Board for the €200m Climate Tech Fund Una Terra and the Clean Energy Business Council MENA.

ELIXR works with partners like the NHS, Lloyds Bank, UK & Saudi Governments and NYCHA to drive data-driven regeneration, unlocking £1bn in development value in the UK. 
Its ecosystem has also enabled the first-ever live data-linked loan and is building the world’s first fully digitised carbon credit market—redefining how cities grow, finance, and decarbonise.

Her journey began at 11, when she earned her first A* GCSE, then started a BA at 16, and an MSc at 19—launching her corporate career along the way. She later founded “Pivot”, her first company; securing a six-figure investment, scaling to <20 team members, and winning several industry awards.

Since, she has been awarded Young Entrepreneur of the Year 2022 and Global Top 100 Women in Tech 2023 for her work with ELIXR. And is a globally recognised speaker for Forbes, the United Nations, LEAP, the World Economic Forum, and more. 🎤

CEO & Co-Founder

Building unicorns 🦄. 
Next-Gen Sustainable Tech Incubator/ VC.

Enrique Kalb

Cantey Tech Consulting

Cantey Tech isn’t just another managed IT provider we’re a full-service MSSP too. That means along with keeping your systems running smoothly, we’re also serious about cybersecurity. Whether you're a business owner, a doctor, a manufacturer, or working in the public sector, we’ve got your back.

We work with schools, medical practices, law firms, and yes even government agencies. We understand compliance inside and out, including CMMC, and we know what it takes to keep sensitive data locked down and protected.

Our job is to keep the tech stress off your plate. We secure your systems, fix what’s broken, and make sure your team can actually get work done without worrying about what’s lurking out there.

We’ve helped doctors stay HIPAA compliant, factory owners avoid costly downtime, and government contractors meet strict cybersecurity standards.

Sr. IT Cybersecurity Advisor

Continuous Networks, LLC

Continuous Networks, LLC is a locally owned IT company specializing in making IT Personal.
Continuous was started in 1997 as a web hosting company, providing organizations with Windows and Unix cloud hosting. Continuous became increasingly aware of the need for small businesses to offload their internal IT applications from in-house data closets to data centers with redundant power and networks and built their first datacenter in 2004. With the increasing reliance on hosted technologies now called the "cloud", Continuous expanded its services to include personal IT consulting, hardware procurement and provisioning, and MSP services built upon our advanced cloud technologies and expertise. For over 15 years, Continuous has helped companies expand past their IT closet with Cloud technologies, such as daily backups and high availability. Continuous has 20 employees and 24/7 monitoring.

Continuous manages over 1,000 servers, representing 1,000 companies across 100 countries worldwide.

Director of Cybersecurity Sales

SecureNinja Cybersecurity Training & Services

Fostered relationship with decision makers at Fortune 100 companies and government agencies, capturing $3.7 million in 10 months in commercial and government contracts.

Developed and created Sales Guideline Policies for SecureNinja to carry to streamline and have proper procedures for our marketing and sales functions.

Implemented an incentive compensation plan to reward performance, leading to increased
employee retention and employees surpassing quotas by an average of 30%.

Implemented comprehensive pipeline reporting tools through Salesforce, enabling tracking opportunities from lead generation to revenue realization/account development and enhancing data analysis capabilities.

Trained, mentored, and certified 90K+ security professionals in government and enterprises including vendor neutral organizations (ISC2, ISACA, Cisco, Microsoft, EC Council, PMI, CompTIA, Amazon, Python, and custom courses.

Vice President of Global Sales

Phoenix TS

Developed strategic sales plans for annual revenue growth and profitability, increased overall sales by $900K in 12 months overall paid collections by 25% percent in 11 months.

Improved Salesforce processes, policies, procedures, and automation within 90 days to provide key data metrics, delivering greater lead generation and customer satisfaction which resulted in 20% lead flow.

Leveraged and utilized Salesforce tools for opportunity and improved customer relationship
management.

Implemented a new commission structure, increase sales team productivity by 30%

Vice President of Sales

Managed and fostered relationships with client accounts, growing contracts from the Department of Defense, Intelligence Agencies, and Fortune 500 companies by 250% and exceeding quarterly company goals by 50%.

Won government contracts including MCNOSC, Lockheed Martin, DCOS, DIA, DISA, EY, and many more.

Increased sales team closing ratio by 25% through new training and coaching.

Converted qualified leads into clients from U.S. and global tradeshows by 15%.

Designed and implemented new training and coaching programs, increasing sales team closing ratio by 25%.

Networked/presented demos to prospects at 50+ US/global tradeshows, increasing qualified lead conversions by 15%.

Director of Global Sales

★ Compliance, IT Support, Cybersecurity ★ Stop the worry and get the Continuous Threat Check. ★ Business-focused IT ★ LinkedIn Cyber Ninja ★

Technology should work for you not against you.

You’re a professional committed to your work.

Whether you’re a lawyer managing sensitive cases, a doctor caring for patients, a manufacturer racing to meet deadlines, a government official serving the public, or an educator shaping the next generation. 

Your focus is on delivering results, not fighting technology.

But then your computer freezes. 

You lose access to vital files client notes, medical records, production timelines, or curriculum plans. 

Suddenly, your day veers off course. 

Security risks, compliance concerns, and relentless tech issues creep in, stealing your time, energy, and peace of mind.

I have seen this happen far too often.

As a technology leader with years of experience supporting professionals in high stakes, highly regulated environments. 

I understand both the urgency of your mission and the toll that unreliable tech can take. 

My work is centered on solving these problems before they disrupt your day securing your systems, streamlining operations, and giving you the confidence that your technology will simply work.

No stress. 

No surprises.

Just quiet, reliable IT that lets you stay focused on what really matters.

If you’re ready for a day where nothing sneaky gets in your way no crashes, no compliance headaches, no security risks send me a message at enrique.kalb@canteytech.com. 

Let’s make your tech feel invisible again in the best way possible.

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