Hotel Yearbook Foresight and innovation in
the global hotel industry
Diane Binder

Diane Binder

Founder & CEO

Diane is a business executive and social entrepreneur with 20+ years of international experience across corporate, development, and non-profit sectors in the Global South. She founded Regenopolis to support place-based solutions at the intersection of climate action, nature regeneration, and social well-being, and co-founded 700’000 heures Impact to pioneer regenerative travel.

She is Head of Global Accelerators Program at the World Sustainable Hospitality Alliance. A former Senior VP at SUEZ, advisor to President Macron on urbanization and nature-based economies in Africa and consultant for several Development Financial Institutions such as the World Bank, Diane has structured major public-private partnerships and mobilized billions for impact projects.

Diane is a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.

Articles

When Hospitality shapes places, not just stays
The Hotel Yearbook 2026 - Sustainability Edition