Expert Advisors

Monique is the Global Africa Lead at NatureFinance, where she is currently leading on South African G20 knowledge partner support.

She managed the Taskforce on Nature Markets, hosted by NatureFinance and led its work on African biodiversity credits. She is a writer and researcher who specialises in conflict resolution, consensus-building, multi-stakeholder relations and policy. She led and coordinated the African Leadership Initiative’s Project Pakati, which advocated for the continent’s leaders to address the governance gap with greater urgency.

Prior to this, Monique worked as a Policy Analyst at the Centre for Development and Enterprise, South Africa’s leading developmental think tank. Monique is completing her Masters in Organisational and Institutional Studies (Wits), has a BA Honours (with distinction) in Justice and Transformation (UCT) and a BA Undergraduate in Economic History, Political Science and English Literary Studies (UCT).

Silvana Baldovino is a Peruvian environmental lawyer with more than 20 years of experience. She has led important processes related to the establishment of national protected areas in the Peruvian Amazon, land securing for Indigenous Peoples in the Peruvian Amazon, and international and national campaigns for environmental defenders.

She is director of the Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples Program in the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law. In this role, she has led a multiactor strategy that has allowed to secure over 3 million hectares of indigenous territories in the Peruvian Amazon. Silvana has also led the legal strategies that have allowed the creation of more than 10 national and regional protected areas.

Currently, Silvana is focused on strengthening the legal framework for the protection of isolated indigenous peoples and environmental defenders, as well as providing legal advisory to indigenous organizations and the Peruvian environmental agencies.

In 2023, she was awarded as Top Manager, within the APEC Business Efficiency and Success Target (BEST) Award.

Claire Bergkamp is the CEO of Textile Exchange. Since joining in 2020, Claire has helped the organization to drive forward a collective climate strategy for the industry, grounded in holistic systems thinking on the interconnected impacts of climate, soil health, water, and biodiversity.

Prior to Textile Exchange, Claire was the Worldwide Sustainability and Innovation Director at Stella McCartney, leading the global environmental, human rights, and innovation strategy for the brand. Beyond helping to secure Stella McCartney’s place at the forefront of sustainable luxury, she played a leadership role in a range of industry initiatives too.

Emelyne Cheney is an environmental finance professional with a passion for finding new finance vehicles for climate and nature.

As a Senior Director for Lestari Capital, she leads the development of innovative natural capital solutions for corporate sustainability in various sectors.

Prior, she held management roles in the United Nations, focusing on forest and climate finance across Africa and Asia.

George Cusworth is an interdisciplinary social scientist working on sustainable and just food system transitions.

He studies the way different cultural, scientific, and ideological forces interact in food system governance, with a particular focus on proteins, livestock agriculture, and alternative approaches to farm management.

Amy is the Kaplan Senior Research Fellow in Felid Conservation and Professor of Wildlife Conservation at Oxford University, and has over 25 years experience working on large carnivores in Africa, specialising in human-carnivore conflict. She has an MSc from Oxford University and a PhD from University College London, and has published over 80 scientific papers and book chapters on large carnivore ecology and conservation.

She is a member of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group, the Human-Wildlife Conflict Collaboration, the African Lion Working Group, the IUCN Human-Wildlife Conflict task Force, and is a National Geographic Explorer. She has received multiple awards for her work, including the Rabinowitz-Kaplan Prize for the Next Generation in Wild Cat Conservation and the St Louis Zoo Conservation Award.

Adriana Dinu is an expert with 39 years of experience world-wide working at the interface of biodiversity conservation, climate change and sustainable development. She held senior management positions in United Nations Development Program at the global level as Deputy Director for the Bureau for Policy and Program and Director of Environment, supervising a portfolio of USD 6 billion in grant financing operational in 142 countries.

Prior to joining UNDP she worked with the World Bank as biodiversity expert, Fauna and Flora International in Central America and Southern Africa and IUCN in Eastern Europe, designing and implementing biodiversity conservation projects.

Joanna Elliott is Global Conservation Director at Fauna & Flora, where she co-leads a large programme of practical conservation projects across 40 countries, including teams of technical experts on biodiversity conservation, climate change and business engagement.

Joanna is a business and environmental economist by background, with an economics degree from Cambridge University and an MBA from the London Business School. Based in Indonesia and then Kenya for more than 20 years, she has worked extensively with local partners across Africa and Asia to design and deliver locally-led nature and climate projects that directly improve livelihoods.

Joanna represents Fauna & Flora on multiple Boards and Steering Committees and is a member of the UK government’s Darwin Expert Committee.

Dr Abigail Entwistle is currently Senior Conservation Director at Fauna & Flora, jointly leading the organisation’s Conservation Programme. She holds a degree in Zoology from Oxford University, and her PhD research focused on bat ecology and conservation.

Over the last 25 years she has worked in conservation and community livelihood development from field site to head office, spanning four continents. She has a particular interest in community-led conservation and in conservation impact assessment, including approaches to this that are inclusive and capture bottom-up, partner and project driven impacts.

Laí­s Fleury has twenty years of experience as a social entrepreneur and has been a Fellow of Ashoka Social Entrepreneurs since 2003. She co-founded the NGO Associação Vaga Lume, dedicated to promoting reading in rural communities in the Amazon region.

Over the last 8 years, Laí­s has been working for Alana, advocating for the right of every child to connect and have access to nature. She has coordinated Instituto Alana’s Children and Nature program for 6 years and currently serves as the Head of Partnerships at the Alana Foundation. Laí­s is credited as the signatory of the argument for the film “The Beginning of Life 2: Outside”, holds the position of Co-chair US for the global movement #Natureforall, is part of the executive council of ISGA and is part of the Expert Advisory Panel of the Earthshot Prize.

She also holds a postgraduate degree in the theme “The Time and Voice of Children: Anthropological and Poetic Listening to Childhood.”

Sophy’s expertise spans international climate policy, nature-based solutions and disaster management. She has delivered high impact climate initiatives for governments, business and multilateral organisations such as the European Commission and UN.

Previously, Sophy was Director at an international business association, promoting global environmental integrity in the voluntary carbon markets & Global Director of nature-based policy at the International Emissions Trading Association.

Currently, she is based at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment & Society looking at cutting edge solutions to wildfire risk.

Pedro Hartung is the CEO of Alana Foundation, a Brazil-rooted global organization committed to advancing the rights of children and protecting Nature. With a deep belief in the interdependence between childhood and Nature, Pedro leads Alana’s efforts to foster systemic and narrative change and impact in how children relate to Nature — from promoting nature-based education and child-friendly green cities to advocating for children’s rights in climate negotiations, including at the UN Climate COPs.

Under his leadership, Alana supported the global Rainforest XPrize, a groundbreaking award that accelerated the development of technologies for rapid biodiversity assessment in tropical forests. The initiative reflects Alana’s mission to combine innovation and environmental justice in service of a thriving planet for present and future generations.

Pedro is also a strong advocate for ensuring that the voices of children from the Global South — especially Indigenous children — are heard and centered in global conversations. He works to inspire and enable a transition toward an interspecies democracy, where all forms of life are respected and protected.

Alexander Held is a Senior Expert at the European Forest Institute (EFI), holding an MSc in Forest Science from Freiburg University, Germany. He began his career as a fire ecologist with the Fire Ecology working group of the Max-Planck Society, obtaining operational qualifications in the US and South Africa. Transitioning from fire ecology to fire management, he worked in Europe and Southern Africa. He also contributed to the South African Working on Fire Program until 2012, when he joined EFI.

At EFI, Alexander focuses on the Waldbrand-Klima-Resilienz project, promoting expertise exchange, mutual assistance, and cooperation across Europe to develop resilient landscapes and enhance fire management. His expertise encompasses fire management, silviculture, continuous cover forestry, wildlife management, hunting, nature conservation, and forest biodiversity.

Beyond EFI, Alexander serves on the Hunting Advisory Board of the Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald district, representing the Ecological Hunting Association (ÖJV), and coordinates hunting education for the Freiburg Hunting Association where he serves as vice-president.

Hiba is a Principal and leads on nature investment activities. She has 17 years of international experience in finance.

She has lived and worked in Stockholm, London, Sydney, and Abu Dhabi, where she held the post of COO Middle East at Respira International, an impact-finance business, was CEO and co-founder of Bydand Ag Partners and managed an initial portfolio of AUD $50 million and held posts as Director at New Hope Group and UBS. She has held a number of Advisory and Board roles.

As Senior Director, Global Policy and Advocacy, WWF International, Dr. Lin Li coordinates and leads cross-cutting policy and advocacy, represents WWF in multilateral fora and other policy dialogues, leads WWF International policy and advocacy team.

Her work focuses on elevating nature agenda to the highest-level attention and commitments and landing these leader’s commitments in multilateral fora decisions such as that of the CBD and SDGs. Her expertise covers areas such as biodiversity conservation on the ground, climate changes and technologies, policy advocacy at the highest-level, multiple stakeholder engagement and partnership mobilization, fundraising, program management and impact delivery.

Jane is an ecologist and author with 30 years of experience of working internationally on natural resource management, with a special focus on water and wetlands. She became the first Executive Director of the Global Commons Alliance in May 2023.

Previously Jane worked for Wetlands International, as well as WWF in Europe and Australia. As CEO of Wetlands International, she enabled multi-stakeholder coalitions to conserve and restore wetland landscapes for biodiversity, human well-being and reduced climate risks and to bring the values of wetlands into the global agenda. Jane is committed to enable urgent action for an environmentally safe and socially just future.

Described by Sir David Attenborough as “a world authority from the frontline”, Dr Niall McCann is a National Geographic Explorer, conservationist and award-winning broadcaster, with a particular interest in humankind’s relationship with nature.

In a career spanning over 20 years, Niall has spearheaded anti-poaching operations in some of the most dangerous countries on earth, led biological research expeditions to several un-surveyed parts of the planet, and achieved massive wins for nature conservation on three continents. Niall is the Executive Director of Defend, a direct-action conservation organisation protecting some of the most threatened national parks in Africa.

Sara is the director of Duke’s Master of Engineering in Climate & Sustainability where she empowers engineering leaders of the future with the technical knowledge and skills needed to innovate, design, and scale solutions to climate challenges.

Sara has led teams in design and construction of infrastructure and risk reduction projects – including the Governor Cuomo Bridge and the World Trade Center Flood Resiliency Program. Most recently, she was the Deputy Program Director for the FEMA Community Engagement and Risk Communications contract, working with communities to educate them about their risk and motivate them to take action to protect themselves.

A career diplomat, Bruno Pozzi has over 25 years of experience in international relations, diplomacy and global policy. His career spans three continents, where he held important roles in political, environmental and economic affairs.

Mr. Bruno Pozzi has recently been appointed Chef de Cabinet of the International Seabed Authority and will assume his new duties end of April 2025. He joins the Authority from the United Nations Environment Programme, where he currently serves as the Deputy Director of the Ecosystems Division. Previously, he was UNEP’s Regional Director for Europe, based in Geneva, overseeing the pan-European region and the European Union. Prior to joining the United Nations, Bruno held senior positions with the European Union in Kenya and Cote d’Ivoire, as well as Belgium in South Africa, China and Japan.

Bruno’s approach to multilateralism is shaped by three core convictions. First, political and technical expertise are at the heart of multilateralism. Second, sustainable development, peace and prosperity cannot be achieved without a holistic approach that brings socioeconomic and environmental considerations into development policies. Third, economic transformation and innovation can and must be leveraged as key drivers of a sustainable future for all.

Dr Dilys Roe is a principal researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) – a UK-based sustainable development think-tank.

Dilys leads IIED’s work on biodiversity and conservation and has over 25 years experience working on human dimensions of conservation – including understanding and supporting the necessary conditions for effective community-based conservation and enhancing community voices in conservation policymaking.

In addition to her role at IIED, Dilys is chair of the IUCN Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group and Vice-Chair of the Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management. She is also a member of the UK government Darwin Expert Committee and the Scottish First Minister’s Environment Council.

An author, changemaker, and social entrepreneur, Carry’s work connects the worlds of fashion, nature, and creativity.

She co-founded Fashion Revolution, the world’s largest fashion activism movement, and founded Pachacuti, the world’s first Fair Trade certified company and a pioneer of supply chain transparency. Her work has influenced industries worldwide, from championing artisans to investigating microfibre pollution to exploring the future of plant fibres and dyes as a Churchill Fellow.

Her book The Nature of Fashion (Sep 25) explores the entwined histories of plants and textiles, uncovering the threads that have shaped our world and the choices defining our material future

Wesley Spindler is a catalyst for change, working with organizations around the world to reimagine the global economy into a circular, regenerative, and equitable one. As Managing Director and member of the Global Sustainability Leadership Team at Accenture, Wesley leads the firm’s global Circular Economy and Nature & Biodiversity agendas.

Her focus in all her work is to drive genuine sustainability transformation “ from strategy to delivery” with partners and companies across industries to achieve outcomes at the intersection of growth and sustainable innovation. She is a frequent public speaker, lead co-author of The Circular Economy Handbook (Palgrave, 2020), and Program Director of The Circulars Acceleration Network. Wesley has also been named as a 2024 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum.

Finally, she is active in her regional community, supporting critical environmental initiatives on the livelihoods and well-being of individuals and positive outcomes for nature.

Adrien Vincent is the founder and president of Albatros Advisory, an advisory boutique specialised in the ocean sustainability space. Adrien is currently advising the European Commission and the UN Global Compact on their seaweed programs, respectively EU4Algae and the Global Seaweed Coalition.

Adrien also works with the International Panel for Ocean Sustainability (IPOS). He regularly works with ocean investment funds and start-ups on their impact journey towards a healthy ocean. Besides, Adrien is working with RespectOcean to set up a blue SME sustainability transition program. Finally, he is a Mentor at and .

Charlotte is an experienced sustainability and business professional, deeply committed to work that delivers positive and lasting impact on people’s lives, communities and the environment.

With experience advising private sector, government and non-profit organisations, Charlotte is experienced in shaping business strategy, scaling businesses, sustainability reporting, and corporate governance. Charlotte is passionate about protecting and restoring nature, in the UK and globally, and sustainable food and farming systems. She is a Board Trustee for the Royal Countryside Fund, supporting farm businesses and rural communities.

From December 2021 to December 2023, Charlotte was seconded from EY to the Sustainable Markets Initiative, joining the Executive Team as Chief Governance and Reporting Officer, working with a network of 200+ global CEOs and 20 Task Forces driving action and impact across a range of high focus sustainability areas including Agribusiness and Natural Capital Investment.

Ioannis Binietoglou is an atmospheric scientist currently working as a remote sensing policy manager at Clean Air Task Force (CATF), a non-profit organization that promotes policies and technologies that reduce the impact of climate change.

His work focuses on supporting government and civil society to understand methane measuring technologies and thus support data-driven policies and emission mitigation action. Before joining CATF, Ioannis worked as a remote sensing scientist at public research institutes and the industry, developing ground-based remote sensing systems for atmospheric monitoring.

Christian is Professor of Transport, Energy and Climate Change at the University of Oxford and Co-Director of the UK Energy Research Centre. His research aims to understand (1) the role of active travel (walking, cycling, micromobility) in meeting climate change and public health goals, (2) the role of lifestyle, technological and social change in reducing mobility-related energy demand and mitigating climate change, and (3) the design and evaluation of transport policy and interventions to meet net zero ambitions.

He has established an international reputation for his work on measuring and evaluating personal travel behaviour and its impacts on energy use, climate change and health.

Larissa Lockwood is Global Action Plan’s Director of Policy and Campaigns, an environmental charity working on issues at the nexus of environment and health.

With practical programmes and public engagement providing rooted insights, GAP advocates for wider, systemic change for cleaner air, a safe, well-regulated online info ecosystem and generations of children equipped to act collectively for people and planet. She was previously GAP’s Director of Clean Air for five years, working to phase out the burning of forest and fossil fuels in urban areas, with a focus on public engagement, healthcare, schools, community action, and policy change on domestic burning and gas cooking. Global Action Plan runs the UK’s Clean Air Day and Clean Air Night campaigns.

Larissa has 25 years’ experience in the sustainability sector. She has advised government, helped establish the NHS Sustainable Development Unit, drafted the first NHS Carbon Reduction Strategy, and also led The Carbon Trust’s flagship public sector carbon management programmes. She has an academic background in Behavioural Science (BSc) and Sustainable Development (MProf).

Shirley Rodrigues has headed world-leading initiatives to tackle the climate emergency, reduce air pollution and restore nature in London and globally. Most recently this included the Ultra Low Emission Zone, the world’s largest clean air zone of its kind as well as programmes and inclusive policies to make London a net zero carbon city by 2030 and more resilient to climate impacts.

Previously she oversaw a global climate change grants portfolio at the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF), developing their first cities strategy and making grants to support climate action in China and Brazil and by international co-operation networks. She has held various executive positions in government in the UK.

She currently holds various roles including on the Our Common Air Commission, Breathe Cities Advisory Committee, and C40 Cities Board.

As Marine Director, Sophie Benbow leads Fauna & Flora’s marine programme, supporting implementation of the organisation’s marine portfolio globally across 19 countries. Sophie supports knowledge exchange and communication between Fauna & Flora’s marine projects and partners, and promotes external collaboration.

She has worked for Fauna & Flora for over ten years supporting marine project delivery and development across Asia, Africa and Eurasia, and previously led coral reef research and sustainable small scale fisheries management focussed in Madagascar.

Sara is a Director at The Audacious Project, where she manages the breakthrough science, ocean, and climate projects. Prior to Audacious, Sara supported research and discovery as a Program Officer at the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

She pivoted to philanthropy after a postdoctoral fellowship in geochemistry at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Sara holds a Master’s and Ph.D. in oceanography from the University of Washington and a B.A. in life sciences from Rutgers University. At the core of Sara’s professional and personal life is curiosity, a passion for exploration, and deep appreciation for the natural world.

David Booth is Professor of Marine Ecology at University of Technology Sydney, and Research Associate at Sydney Institute of Marine Science.

He researches how reef-fish ecology and fisheries respond to climate change and other anthropogenic impacts, in the Caribbean, Hawaii, Great Barrier Reef, including a 22 year dataset on tropical fish travelling down the East Australian Current past Sydney.

He studies seahorses and seadragons, and is global seadragon focus person and a member of IUCN Special Species Group for Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragons. He also researches the impacts and values of artificial reefs, from small reef enhancements adjacent to Sydney Opera House to global offshore oil and gas structures. He is a strong advocate for marine protection and a technical advisor to Plastic Oceans Australia.

Peter Bryant is a Program Director at Builders Initiative, where he leads environmental grantmaking, impact investing and strategic partnerships for the Builders Initiative Ocean Initiative. He collaborates with both internal and external stakeholders when crafting grants and impact investments that reflect key ocean themes, including sustainable fisheries, seaweed and shellfish aquaculture, ocean conservation, and climate resilience.

After a nine-year tenure, Peter transitioned from the Walton Family Foundation’s (WFF) Environment Program to Builders Initiative. At WFF, he managed grantmaking for ocean and fisheries focused on international locations, including Indonesia, Chile, Mexico, and Costa Rica. For over 20 years, Peter spearheaded partnerships, had oversight of marketing and communications, and directed freshwater and marine conservation programs for organizations like The Nature Conservancy and World Wildlife Fund.

Dr. Naomi Doak has worked in international biodiversity conservation, specializing in efforts to combat illegal wildlife trade and protected area management, for over 20 years.

She has held positions with IUCN, TRAFFIC and The Royal Foundation of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge. At The Royal Foundation Naomi was key to the development and coordination of United for Wildlife and led the establishment of the Transport and Financial Taskforces, two of the largest private sector led initiatives focused on combatting illegal wildlife trade along with the development of the Earthshot Prize.

She is currently the Regional Coordinator for Counter Wildlife Trafficking for WCS, for the Greater Mekong and South Asia.

Dr Hart has over 40 years’ experience in aquaculture working in a variety of positions in the commercial sector, government, research, lecturing, consultancy and the eNGO sector in both Australia and the United Kingdom. He has a BSc in Fishery Science and a PhD in flatfish larval rearing from the University of Tasmania and has been involved in salmonid, marine fish, abalone and rock lobster farming recirculation systems, development of aquaculture teaching courses and certification of sustainable and organic aquaculture in Australia and the UK.

He has published numerous papers on a diverse range of aquaculture issues and research. He was also a Director of SARF and the IFFO RS TAG and was on the Steering Group for the ASC Feed Dialogue.
Dr Hart has been working for the WWF since 2009 and was the Global Aquaculture Lead until 2017. His most recent work is focussed on impacts of fish and livestock feed ingredients within the global Food System and seaweed production.

Ernesto Jardim, a fisheries science expert, is the Fisheries Standard Director at the Marine Stewardship Council in London, UK. With over two decades of experience, he oversees a global team of 20 staff members, managing standard setting, project management, and scientific research.

Formerly a Senior Research Fellow at the European Commission Joint Research Center, his work influenced stock assessment methods and management strategies in European waters. Ernesto’s career spans roles at IPMA in Portugal, where he coordinated fisheries programs and chaired international working groups. Holding a Ph.D. in Fisheries Science, he’s authored several scientific papers and served as an editor. Fluent in multiple languages, he contributes significantly to sustainable fisheries management globally.

For the past five years, Daniel Schaeffer has lead Pew’s work on enforcement and technology as part of the efforts to end illegal fishing and joined the Trusts after 27 years in United States Coast Guard.

He served as the head of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Fisheries and Marine Protected Enforcement guiding the Coast Guard’s efforts to protect living marine resources through law enforcement activities. His experience spanned the full range of fisheries enforcement actions including over 350 at sea and dockside boardings, operational planning and oversight, policy development, drafting of regulations and intergovernmental cooperation.

For over three decades he has been intimately involved with international fisheries enforcement in nearly every corner of the globe including multilateral meetings, treaty negotiations, as a member of United States delegations to various regional fisheries management organizations, U.S. Coast Guard representative to enforcement meetings, bilateral enforcement agreements, operational discussions and planning assessments and development of enforcement capacity.

Terry Tamminen is President/CEO of the non-profit “blue economy” hub AltaSea. In 2003, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed him Secretary of California’s Environmental Protection Agency. He cofounded the Catalytic Finance Foundation, which works globally to deploy climate solutions at scale, and provides policy advice to 7th Generation Advisors, the Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation, Pegasus Capital Advisors, and the UN Green Climate Fund.

Terry’s books include “Watercolors: How JJ the Whale Saved Us” and “Cracking the Carbon Code: The Keys to Sustainable Profits in the New Economy”. The Guardian ranked Terry No. 1 in its “Top 50 People Who Can Save the Planet.

Siyasanga M Tyali is a Professor of Media and Communication Studies and Director: School of Arts at College of Human Sciences, the University of South Africa (UNISA) in Pretoria.

Previously, he served two terms as Chair of Department of Communication Science at the same university. Prof Tyali was the Ford Foundation International Fellow at Johns Hopkins University and the University of KwaZulu-Natal. He currently serves on various boards, as well as on national and international expert and specialist committees.

Tyali graduated from the University of the Witwatersrand with a Doctor of Philosophy as well as an Executive Development Program from the Wits Business School.

Beyond his contributions to the business world, Mr. Uribe is deeply committed to environmental conservation. He currently serves as the President of the Friends of Cocos Island Foundation (FAICO) and has been actively involved with the Forever Costa Rica Association’s Board. As one of the founding members of the Marviva chapter in Costa Rica, he has played a pivotal role in advancing marine conservation efforts. Additionally, Mr. Uribe leads various other environmental initiatives aimed at promoting sustainable development.

Mr. Uribe’s academic background includes a degree in business administration from Mc Gill University in Canada and graduated from Germain School of Photography in New York. He has also shared his expertise as a photography professor at the Faculty of Fine Arts, Universidad de Costa Rica.

Outside of his professional endeavors, Mr. Uribe is recognized for his diverse interests and accomplishments. He has been honored as “CRUSAder of the Year” (2019) by CRUSA Foundation, and Athlete of the Year by the Journalist Circle in Costa Rica. He is an avid photographer, helicopter pilot and scuba diver, reflecting his adventurous spirit and passion for exploration.

Laura is a circular economy expert with experience in strategy, advisory and high-impact project delivery.

As Network Strategy and Operations Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Laura works on thought leadership to inform organisational circular economy goals and actionable strategies. Prior to her current role, Laura led the Foundation’s Make Fashion Circular Initiative, aiming to transform the fashion industry’s linear model into a circular one.

She was a key author of the report “A New Textiles Economy: Redesigning Fashion’s Future,” and managed projects such as #WearNext and The Jeans Redesign, which established design criteria for circular jeans.

Robinson Ejilah, a Nigerian professor of energy studies with a strong background in engineering and climate advocacy, dedicates himself to fostering international cooperation and inclusivity within the engineering field. His passion for sustainability extends beyond academia, as evidenced by his volunteer work with Academics Without Borders as a research advisor, on the board of directors of Engineers Without Borders-International, and his involvement on the prestigious Expert Advisory Panel for the 2024 Earthshot Prize.

His commitment to building a better future is evident in his efforts to strengthen research capabilities in developing nations, promoting responsible global engineering practices, and addressing environmental challenges.

Ms. Bezawit Eshetu is a Circular Economy Specialist and a strong advocate of creating synergies and forging partnerships to maximize impact.

She has over 15 years of experience, specializing in environmental management, sustainable development, climate change mitigation and adaptation solutions, green growth, Circular economy solutions, policy dialogues, program design, and implementation. Working with different bilateral and multilateral partners like UN agencies, government entities, and private sectors has given her a whole rounded understanding of how to create inclusive fair, and sustainable solutions.

Bezawit holds a Master of Science in Botany/Plant Biology and a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Chemistry, both from Addis Ababa University. She is an Ellen MacArthur Foundation Circular Economy Pioneer, FLTC Africa program 2020 batch, executive team member at African Circular Economy Network, currently working as Regional coordinator at ACEN Foundation and founder at Circular Alternatives.

Judy Ledlee, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of Duke University’s Design Climate program. Design Climate is a student climate tech incubator where future leaders create innovative triple bottom line organizations that generate positive environmental and societal benefits alongside financial returns.

Judy developed her passion for cleantech innovation during her doctoral studies at Duke University where she researched emerging water treatment technologies. From her work, she co-founded a startup for hydraulic fracturing wastewater recycling. After graduating, she continued her cleantech career in the water industry working for Evoqua (now Dupont and Xylem), Black & Veatch, and ZwitterCo.

Throughout her career, she’s continued working on entrepreneurial and intrapreneurial activities, and she enjoys passing on the entrepreneurial bug to new generations of students.

Jolene is a seasoned entrepreneur and Agrifood industry expert residing in Singapore. She was the Founder & former Group CEO of Urban Tiller, an agribusiness startup looking at fresh supply chains and farmer innovation, and assisted in Co-Founding operations of another Black Soldier Fly ingredients company, and mycelium ingredients platform in Asia.

She was also Head of Business Development and founding executive of Nurasa (f.k.a Asia Sustainable Foods Platform), a wholly-owned Temasek subsidiary focused on innovation and scale-up of sustainable nutrition across the Asia region- where she helped to build up the Food Tech Innovation Centre in Biopolis Singapore.

Jolene is currently a VC Investor in Southeast Asia at Cento Ventures.

Thomas is currently Senior Managing Director (CEO’s Office) of Keppel Ltd., a leading mainboard listed company in Singapore. Keppel is a global asset manager with deep operating capabilities in Connectivity, Infrastructure and Real Estate. It currently has US$55 billion of asset-under-management.

He was previously Division CEO of Keppel’s Data Centres & Networks Division. The Division is part of the Connectivity Platform within Keppel Ltd. Thomas’ career in Keppel group spanned across its offshore & marine, infrastructure, telecommunications and logistics businesses since 2002.

Prior to Keppel, he was an Investment Manager with Vertex Management (United Kingdom), the venture capital arm of Singapore Technologies. Thomas started his career in the Economic Development Board and Singapore Tourism Board which are both economic agencies within Singapore Government.

A chartered materials engineer working at Arup, Emily has a wealth of materials sustainability expertise, from embodied carbon and life cycle assessments through to ecotoxicity and biomaterials.

Supporting clients around the world, across sectors, Emily’s work focuses on supporting client and project teams in understanding the holistic impacts associated with their work, and co-creating strategies to reduce this impact, for people and the planet.

Xiomara Acevedo Navarro is a Colombian climate and nature leader serving as the founder and director of Barranquilla+20 Foundation, an NGO focused on educating and mobilizing youth and women to drive climate and biodiversity action in Colombia and in LAC. Recognized for her impactful work around the globe, Barranquilla+20 Foundation has reached over 32,000 people.

Notable achievements include coordinating climate policies at subnational levels, such as Nariño’s Comprehensive Plan for Climate Change Management and Atlántico’s Climate Emergency Declaration. Xiomara also founded the Women for Climate Justice network, amplifying women’s voices in climate advocacy. Xiomara has been named one of the 50 “rising stars” in ESG and as a One Young World Ambassador. Additionally, she received the National Youth Volunteer Award.

Currently, she was selected as a big bet climate fellow by the Rockefeller Foundation. Engaging actively in the Global Youth Biodiversity Network since 2014, she coordinates the Colombian Chapter, advocating for youth engagement in global scenarios like COPs. Within the Loss and Damage Youth Coalition, she facilitates regional capacity building and is part of their pioneer Loss and Damage Youth Grantmaking Council, while also advising the Earthshot Prize by H. R Prince William.

Xiomara holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations, a specialization in climate change, and cities, and a master’s degree in Conservation Leadership.

Bernadette Blom is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of FOUNT (fount.eu) an impact investment firm she established in 2011. She has around 30 years structured finance and strategic advisory experience of which more than 20 years experience in impact investing.

FOUNT is the Fund Manager of 4 impact funds in emerging markets: Good Fashion Fund (sustainable fashion), BIX Capital (clean cooking) , Agri3 (sustainable agriculture) and organic development finance (organic and regenerative agriculture). In addition to setting up these impact investment funds Bernadette has been leading many strategic advisory assignments focusing on designing, implementing and evaluating various impact investment initiatives in different sectors and geographies.

Bernadette has governance positions in GFF, BIX and ODF. Bernadette was selected as one of the ‘Top 50 women in sustainable finance in the Netherlands’ in 2022 and 2023. She has worked with different type of clients and investors in various countries in Africa, Asia, CEE and Latin America. Before establishing FOUNT, Bernadette co-founded Corporate Connect, a financial advisory firm with a focus on impact investing in emerging markets, and worked at Accenture, BTMU investment banking (London) and ABN AMRO Bank’s investment banking division (Amsterdam).

Bernadette is Board member at Stichting Anne-Bo and Koornzaayer foundation.

Dr. Boscolo has over twenty years of experience in climate services, focusing on the Water-Energy-Food nexus in regions including Africa, South America, the Pacific, and Southeast Asia. She develops to support energy resilience and renewable energy.

Her role includes membership on the scientific advisory board for several European Commission projects. Dr. Boscolo’s work bridges climate science with socioeconomic sectors, especially energy. She partners with stakeholders such as international organizations, public and private sectors, academia, civil society, and media.

Cindi Bough is Managing Director at Climate Investment (CI), a specialist decarbonization investor, and leads the London-based Investment team.

Cindi has Board representation at LuxWall, 44.01, Zum, Urbint, Gradient Comfort, and Metron. Cindi is a climate investor blending entrepreneurial and corporate operational experiences with a global track record investing in Cleantech-Climatetech for nearly two decades.

Prior to CI, Cindi led Ventures at the corporate venture capital arm of TotalEnergies in Paris (NYSE: TTE), was a Senior Director at SunPower (NASDAQ: SPWR) a hyper-growth startup, was a founder & CEO of a vehicle electrification startup, and an investment banker at JPMorgan and Stephens. An alumni of Harvard Business School, University of Queensland and Rice University, Cindi is a Silicon Valley native who relocated to London in 2023.

Mark Bowers is an Associate Director and the Materials Skills Leader at Arup based in London, a multi-disciplinary consultancy operating across the built environment.

Mark is a chartered engineer and materials scientist working on the application of materials in the built environment. As part of his role, he looks to understand how new technologies and innovations can be successfully applied in, and scaled up for application in, the built environment. Mark has worked across 5 continents through his career, leading teams in New York and London and delivered projects of all scales from domestic housing through to large infrastructure projects.

Paige Brocidiacono is Spark Climate Solutions’ Atmospheric Methane Research project manager, supporting grantmaking, scientific roadmapping, community building, and stakeholder engagement across the methane removal field.

Prior to joining Spark, Paige co-founded WindBorne, which offers improved weather forecasts and atmospheric data access powered by global constellations of smart weather balloons, enabling improved adaptation to climate change. As WindBorne’s CEO, she was selected for the Thiel fellowship and Forbes 30 under 30, and managed research collaborations with NOAA, NCAR, the US Office of Naval Research, and the US Air Force.

She holds a BSc in Materials Science from Stanford University.

Ross has held roles as Head of Ventures at the Carbon Trust and Principal for Smart Energy for Europe at Frost & Sullivan. He holds over sixteen years’ experience in implementing large-scale innovation programmes and advising technology start-ups, corporates and governments on transformation and growth strategies.

The programmes Ross has designed and led have supported over four-hundred impact innovators across global markets to commercialise and scale their businesses. These include the UK’s largest climate tech accelerator for the government’s £1 billion Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, and Innovate UK’s Energy Catalyst Accelerator, one of the world’s largest accelerators for energy access technologies.

Caroline de Bossart (Lester) is a Director representing the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, an organisation founded by Jeremy and Hanne Grantham, where she advises on grants and investments into neglected climate solutions. She has a particular interest in carbon removal and geothermal, and is a board director for C-Trees, a non-profit organisation that tracks carbon for every tree on the planet; and Project Innerspace, a non-profit advancing next-generation geothermal technologies.

Prior to the Grantham Foundation, she was a growth-stage climate investor at CPP Investments, the C$500B investment arm of the Canadian pension plan, and a strategy consultant at Bain & Company. Caroline lives in the Canadian Rockies with her husband and husky.

PhD Candidate in Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Alberta, and part of Future Energy Systems. His research aims to improve methodologies for assessing the impacts of environmental regulations and enhance survey instruments, especially those implemented in developing countries.

He has collaborated with interdisciplinary groups in Latin America and Europe to design and evaluate public policies affecting natural areas and non-human animals by providing insights into their effects and society acceptance. Currently, his research focuses on understanding the barriers faced by consumers in developing countries to adopt plant-based diets, as well as their support for a sustainable food system.

As Director of Investments for Old Mutual Investments, Hywel provides investment oversight across our five Affiliate asset management businesses, partnering with them to help further develop their investment business and succeed in their chosen market. These Affiliates comprise Old Mutual Investment Group, Futuregrowth, Marriott, Old Mutual Alternative Investments, and Old Mutual Specialised Finance, in total managing over R800 bn in assets.

Hywel provides investment thought leadership at the Old Mutual Investments level, working with stakeholders across the Old Mutual Group to bring leading investment thinking to our broad and varied client base.

As a member of the Old Mutual Investments Executive Committee, Hywel plays a leading role in the strategic development of our investment business, helping to ensure its ongoing success, growth, and delivery of outstanding investment products to all our clients.

Bronwyn Hayward is a Professor in Political Science at the University of Canterbury NZ. She served on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Cities Scoping Report (2024), and co-led the IPCC Cities and Infrastructure chapter (2022).

She leads a 7-nation study identifying ways to support children’s low-carbon, wellbeing in cities with the University of Surrey UK and co-leads a New Zealand National Science challenge on Indigenous youth leadership in climate. A Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit and Fellow of the NZ Royal Society, she won the Supreme New Zealand Women of Influence Award in 2022.

Lindsey Higgins is a climate scientist and communications specialist based in Sweden. She received her PhD in Physical Geography from Stockholm University, where her research focused on human-environment interactions related to climate change and freshwater resources.

Lindsey transitioned from academia because she was inspired to bridge the gap between scientific research and meaningful societal change, and today, she specializes in transforming complex information into clear, compelling narratives that resonate with diverse audiences.

Ted is a Vice President in Group Sustainability at CapitaLand Investment leading the Environmental Management & Innovation team. He is a registered Professional Engineer (Civil; Massachusetts, USA) and Singapore Permanent Resident holding both Masters’ and Bachelors’ degrees in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.

Ted has twenty-four years of experience (eighteen in Singapore) in sustainability, development, project management, and environmental engineering. Previously he has led innovation, certification (Green Mark, LEAF, SITES), and Operational Environmental Monitoring & Management Plan implementations, in addition to being a Subject Matter Expert in ventilation & thermal comfort, water treatment, water recycling, and wastewater treatment.

Ulka Kelkar is Executive Director, Climate, WRI India. She is an economist with 25 years’ experience in climate change research, outreach and capacity building. She works on low-carbon development pathways, sub-national climate action, and just transition in small industry.

Kelkar is a co-chair of the fair share, equity, and justice working group of the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign. She was co-chair of the Think20 taskforce on clean energy and green transitions, an official engagement group of India’s G20 presidency. She has served on the Government of India’s long term low emissions development strategy task group on transport, national committee for carbon neutral village awards, and science technology and innovation policy thematic group on energy, environment and climate change.

She previously worked as a consultant climate assessment specialist for the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and fellow at The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). Her research has been published in international journals and edited books, and she is a frequent commentator in the media on climate policy developments.

Ke-Vin is the Head of Group Innovation at City Developments Ltd (CDL), a globally respected real estate firm known for its innovative and pioneering sustainability initiatives.

In this role, he spearheads innovation and venture capital strategies, driving part of CDL’s transformation roadmap. Ke-Vin leads CDL’s Enterprise Innovation Committee and multiple initiatives in Digital- and Customer-centric solutions.

Previously, he held engineering, project and asset management positions at Surbana-Jurong, CapitaLand, and Ascendas REIT. He holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Nanyang Technological University and is a certified Green Mark Advanced Accredited Professional from the Building and Construction Authority.

Frank Hiroshi Ling is Chief Scientist at the Anthropocene Institute. He is also a guest lecturer at the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Ibaraki University, and was previously a research fellow at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and University of Tokyo.

He was also a Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow at the National Academy of Science. His work has been cited in the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C. Dr. Ling received his PhD in Chemistry at the University of California at Berkeley and his BS in Chemical Engineering at Caltech and his MS at University of California at Santa Barbara.

Jie Liu is currently the George B Geller Professor of Chemistry at Duke University. He earned a B.S. in Chemistry from Shandong University in 1987 and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Harvard University in 1996. His research interests include synthesis and chemical functionalization of nanomaterials, nanoelectronic devices, scanning probe microscopy, and carbon nanomaterials.

As a faculty member, Professor Liu has received the DuPont Young Professor Award, Outstanding Oversea Young Investigator Award from NSF-China, Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award from Oak Ridge Associated Universities, and Bass Professorship from Duke University for excellence in teaching and research. He is elected as a Fellow in AAAS (2013), APS (2014) and RSC (2013). He also serves as an associate editor for RSC journal Nanoscale between 2012 and 2018. He is currently an associate editor for Nano Research since 2019.

Ivonne is a climate policy specialist based in Latin America with over a decade of experience in the civil and public sectors. She has worked in sustainable development programmes in Latin America and South-East Asia in close collaboration with youth and indigenous populations.

As Director for Climate Change and Environmental Policy for the British Government in Costa Rica and Nicaragua, she specialized in Climate Diplomacy and international mechanisms to address climate and biodiversity issues.
Ivonne currently works at the Secretariat of the National Adaptation Plan Global Network providing support and policy advice to countries of Latin America and the Caribbean on how to better adapt to the impacts of climate change.

Anjali Mahendra is the Director of Global Research at World Resources Institute’s Ross Center for Sustainable Cities. She is an internationally known expert on the relationship between inclusive urban development and climate change, experienced in leading innovative research to inform policy and practice.

She has developed knowledge resources for cities, taught courses, led policy studies for U.S. government agencies and international organizations, and authored several publications on urban transportation, land use, and climate policies, particularly in the global South. Anjali serves on the U.S. Climate Security Roundtable, she has been an evaluator for the Ashden Foundation’s Sustainable Mobility Award, and an Expert Advisor for The Earthshot Prize in 2023 and 2024.

She holds Masters degrees (City Planning, Transportation) and a PhD (Urban and Regional Planning) from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Nathanial Matthews is CEO of PlanetaryX, a nature tech social enterprise providing high-integrity solutions that enable businesses, consumers, and investors to value ecosystems, protect biodiversity, build resilience, and support community well-being.

With over 25 years of global experience managing water, ecosystems, agriculture, and resilience programmes, he previously held leadership roles with the Global Resilience Partnership, CGIAR, and in the water and private sector. Nate contributes to numerous global networks, boards, and advisory councils.

He is a Visiting Professor at King’s College London, holds a Ph.D. in Geography, certificates in finance from Yale and LBS, is a Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society and the Explorers Club, and has authored over 85 scientific publications and reports.

Jon is CEO of BloombergNEF taking on this role at the end of 2013. BloombergNEF (BNEF) is a strategic research provider covering global commodity markets and the disruptive technologies driving the transition to a low-carbon economy. BNEF assesses pathways for the power, transport, industry, buildings and agriculture sectors to adapt to the energy transition, helping commodity traders, corporate strategists, finance and policy professionals navigate change.

Jon joined New Energy Finance in 2008, which became BloombergNEF in 2010. Prior to 2008, Jon spent two decades in capital markets, the first decade at JPMorgan and then Accenture, the second decade as co-founder and CEO of a capital Markets management consulting firm, based in London and New York.

Shehnaaz is a Director at SouthSouthNorth where her portfolio includes oversight of finance, delivery, and operations hubs. Shehnaaz is Chair of the Global Resilience Partnership Board, a Global Innovation Fund Climate Advisory Board member, on the Global Transitions Programme Committee and on the Race to Resilience Measurement Advisory Group.

She has deep theoretical and practical expertise in delivering complex programmes within the African context. Social justice and equity are at the foundation of what informs Shehnaaz’s approach to programme design. Prior to joining SSN, Shehnaaz was a researcher and lecturer in the Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Cape Town.

She holds a BSc, MSc and PhD in Chemical Engineering. She has the dubious honour of being the first female of colour to obtain a doctorate in Chemical Engineering in South Africa.

Julie Newman, Ph.D. joined the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2013 as the inaugural Director of Sustainability for the institute, charged with launching the Office of Sustainability and she holds a lecturer appointment with the Department of Urban Studies and Planning.

Dr. Newman has been a pioneer in the field of campus sustainability and is responsible for founding the Office of Sustainability at Yale University and a founding member of the University of New Hampshire Sustainability Institute team. She works and lectures nationally and internationally seeking to find common ground and develop strategies to scale campus efforts.

Mandy Nyarko MBE is an investor in the intersection of climate change solutions and inequality. She is Managing Partner of Sahara Impact ventures an early stage VC fund investing in climate tech solutions in sub Saharan Africa, and Co- founder of UK based ESG innovation consultancy Startup Discovery School who design incubators, accelerators and open innovation programmes for public and private organisations in the U.K. and Africa, focused on building startups addressing environmental and social sustainability issues.

She also leads Sustainable women network, a community focused on Women innovators and investors tackling the climate change emergency.

Anthony Price is founder of Swanbarton Limited, which delivers sustainability solutions using energy storage, energy management and the integration of microgrids.

He initiated the Electricity Storage Network, the UK’s association for electricity storage, and also founded the International Flow Battery Forum. He is a chartered engineer, and worked with contractors, consultants and power companies. He was appointed OBE in 2021 for services to the energy storage industry.

Vijaya Ramachandran is the director for energy and development at the Breakthrough Institute, a board member of the Energy for Growth Hub, and a nonresident fellow of the Center for Global Development. She is an economist whose research focuses on access to energy and economic growth in Sub-Saharan Africa.

She has three decades of experience in public policy and academia, serving on the faculty of Duke University and Georgetown University, as well as working at the World Bank and in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General of the United Nations. Her work has been published in Foreign Policy, Nature, and other journals, and cited by over fifty media outlets including the Economist, the Financial Times, National Public Radio, and the Guardian. Vijaya has a PhD in Business Economics from Harvard University.

Global development expert with over 20 years of experience leading and implementing initiatives that foster inclusive growth, climate resilience, and public-private partnerships. I have a strong track record of managing development projects and multidisciplinary teams in Africa and Latin America, developing strategic partnerships, and driving business development efforts in finance, the green economy, and economic growth. I am deeply passionate about leveraging data-driven, socio-tech innovations to create inclusive and sustainable solutions that benefit underserved communities, with a particular focus on gender equity and protecting the planet. I excel in collaborative environments that inspire innovation and deliver long-term impact. As a community builder, I have grown several ecosystem initiatives for the past 15 years, collaborating with the public and private sector, think tanks, community groups, and others, operating at the intersection of finance and meaningful change.

As a Senior Climate Ecosystem and Innovation Architect at BFA Global, I spearhead strategy development for climate ecosystem and innovation initiatives. I also lead our climate-tech venture launching program in LATAM, creating and enhancing solutions that bolster the climate resilience of vulnerable communities, and Co-lead the Secretariat of the CIFAR Alliance, a global network of organizations in the private sector, financial institutions, and think tanks that advance innovative climate solutions for vulnerable people and the planet.

Mentor for impact-driven startups across LATAM, supporting innovation, scalability, and sustainable development goals. Alumni of the Global Shapers Community sponsored by the World Economic Forum. Ph.D. in Public Administration, with an MA in Political Science, a Law Degree, and a BA in International Relations—Professor of Digital Transformation and Social Innovation.

Dr. Gerhard Salge is the Chief Technology Officer of Hitachi Energy. He joined Hitachi Energy’s predecessor in 1999, working within Corporate Research. From 2005 to 2014, he had several roles within the Medium Voltage Products Business Unit. In 2015 he became Global Head of Technology for Power Products, then Business Chief Technology Officer – CTO for Power Grids in 2016.

Gerhard Salge holds a MSc and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University, Germany.

Bruno is the Executive Director of the AI for Earth nonprofit, where he focuses on making AI learn Earth with open-source, open-data and open for business. He co-founded and leads the project. Previously, Bruno co-founded and directed the at Microsoft. His past roles also include Vice President of Social Impact at Satellogic and Chief Scientist at Mapbox, emphasizing his extensive experience in data science and environmental technology.

Bruno’s authorship of “The science of getting to radical social and environmental breakthroughs” highlights his commitment to science for social good. Recognized as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum, Bruno’s contributions to science and policy have been widely acknowledged.

Chris is a results-driven, internationally experienced executive leader with a 25-years’ experience transforming SME and Fortune-500 companies. Bringing entrepreneurial and innovative energy as an Executive Director, Board Advisor and Chartered Director, outcomes include an AIM listing, 4 trade-sales and a number of SME Board Advisory roles.

Winner of the IoD Director of the Year in 2024 (International), Chris was also an Earthshot Prize Finalist Advisor for Roam in 2022, and has been an Expert Panellist since 2023. After eight years building global Digital and Advisory practices at Hitachi’s Digital businesses and incubating new Green-Digital ventures, Chris moved to Hitachi Europe as Chief Strategy Officer and ExCo Member.

He now leads Regional Strategy and Transformation, integrating Hitachi’s Green, Digital, Energy, and Transportation capabilities to advance Hitachi’s role as a Climate Change Innovator.

Associate Professor Stephen Tay, a faculty member in the National University of Singapore (NUS), obtained his PhD from Imperial College London under the National Research Foundation Overseas Scholarship.

For his significant contributions in the solar PV industry, he was awarded the “Young Green Building Advocate Award” in 2019 by Singapore’s Building and Construction Authority and Singapore Green Building Council (SGBC). Subsequently, he was elected to the SGBC Board in 2023 and 2025.

Beyond the industry, he was awarded the NUS Honour Roll in 2024 for attaining the NUS Annual Teaching Excellence Award for three consecutive years from AY19/20 to AY21/22.

Adam leads climate and energy efforts at Deep Science Ventures (DSV), with a focus on reversing global heating. DSV is a venture creator, combining available scientific knowledge and founder-type scientists into high-impact ventures. Current areas of focus include Negative Emissions Technologies, Decarbonising Transportation, Atmospheric Methane Reduction, Critical Minerals, Decarbonising Industrial Heating, Planet Positive Economics and Decarbonising Water.

Prior to DSV Adam has worked across multiple innovation-focused roles including Chief Commercial Officer at London-based, venture-backed start-up LabGenius, Portfolio Management at Cancer Research UK and Business Development and Innovation for Johnson Matthey. During these previous roles Adam focused on driving forward applied technologies in the fields of e.g. syngas conversion, energy storage, CCUS, machine-learning-enabled discovery and hydrogen generation.

Adam holds a PhD in Inorganic Chemistry and an MSci in Chemistry from the University of Oxford and Imperial College London, respectively.

Edgar Virgüez is an energy systems engineer and geographer investigating net-zero emissions energy systems. Currently, he works as a Research Engineer at Stanford University.

His research has resulted in 23 publications (cited >600 times). During his ~15 years of professional experience, he has participated in 19 research/consultancy projects, held several leadership positions (including being a Duke University Trustee), and has been awarded scholarships and fellowships for more than $795,000.

Edgar holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Sciences and Policy, an M.A. in Environment, an M.Sc. in Environmental Engineering, and B.Sc.’s in Chemical and Environmental Engineering.

Richard Washington is Professor of Climate Science at the University of Oxford.

He is an expert in aerosols, particularly in mineral aerosol emissions and transport. His work also involves mechanisms of climate change relating to both rainfall and temperature. He has run numerous large field campaigns aimed at collecting data from regions key to climate but for which existing data is particularly sparse.

Antha N. Williams leads Bloomberg Philanthropies’ environment program. Under Williams’ direction, Bloomberg Philanthropies supports climate and environment initiatives to accelerate the transition from coal to clean energy, improve air quality, advance city and local climate action, protect ocean ecosystems, and help unlock sustainable finance.

Previously, Antha has led philanthropic and advocacy efforts supporting climate action, clean energy, and health care and immigration reform. She currently sits on the Boards of Directors of C40 Cities, Climate Imperative, ClimateWorks Foundation, European Climate Foundation, League of Conservation Voters, Oceana, and Oceans 5. Antha earned her degree from Dartmouth College and resides in New York.