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Driving the Nature-Positive Discussion

World Biodiversity Summit Montreal convened high-level stakeholders from across the global biodiversity arena. Leaders from business, finance, industry, government, intergovernmental organisations and NGOs offered their insights on some of the most pressing issues in biodiversity.  

Speakers 2022

Anne Larigauderie

Anne Larigauderie

Executive Secretary,
IPBES

Paul Rosolie

Paul Rosolie

Founder, Junglekeepers

William Mason

William Mason

Director General, Guernsey Financial Services Comission

Maya Colombani

Maya Colombani

Chief Sustainability & Human Rights Officer, L'Oréal Canada

Éliane Ubalijoro

Éliane Ubalijoro

Executive Board Member,
Crop Trust

Tim Faveri

Tim Faveri

Vice President,
Sustainability & Stakeholder Relations, Nutrien

Jessica Smith

Jessica Smith

Nature Lead,
UNEP FI

Catherine Stewart

Catherine Stewart

Ambassador for Climate Change, Government of Canada

Leah Canning

Leah Canning

Director, Circular Economy, Environment and Climate Change Canada

Atossa Soltani

Atossa Soltani

Director of Global Strategy, Amazon Sacred Headwaters Initiative

Lasse Miettinen

Lasse Miettinen

Director, Sustainability Solutions, The Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra

Toby Croucher

Toby Croucher

Senior Vice President Climate and Nature, Stora Enso

France Brosseau

France Brosseau

Vice President International Organizations, Montreal International

Jonathan Jennings

Jonathan Jennings

Executive Director, Health in Harmony

Julie Nash

Julie Nash

Senior Program Director Food and Forests Program, Ceres

Katie Critchlow

Katie Critchlow

Chief Executive Officer, NatureMetrics

Florika Fink-Hooijer

Florika Fink-Hooijer

Director General, Environment Department, European Commission

Dax Dasilva

Dax Dasilva

Founder, Age of Union Alliance

Jane Ewing

Jane Ewing

Senior Vice President, Sustainability, Walmart

Owen Bethell

Owen Bethell

Environmental Impact Lead Global Public Affairs, Nestle

Noor Yafai-Stroband

Noor Yafai-Stroband

Europe Director Global Policy and Institutional Partnerships , The Nature Conservancy

Tanja Havemann

Tanja Havemann

Co-Founder and Director, Clarmondial, Food Securities Fund

Felipe Ortega Schlingmann

Felipe Ortega Schlingmann

Head of Division, Bioeconomy. Environment and Natural Resource Department, European Investment Bank

Domingo Peas Nampichkai

Domingo Peas Nampichkai

Territories Coordinator, Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of the Ecuadorian Amazon

Pietro Bertazzi

Pietro Bertazzi

Global Director for Policy Engagement and External Affairs, CDP

Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias

Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias

Science Officer, Science Panel for the Amazon (SPA), UNSDSN

Helena Gualinga

Helena Gualinga

Co-founder of Indigenous Youth Collective of Amazon Defenders

Elise Croll

Elise Croll

Director, Environmental Services, Hydro One

Sandrine Sommer

Sandrine Sommer

Chief Sustainability Officer, Moët Hennessy

Jens Nielsen

Jens Nielsen

CEO, World Climate Foundation

Marco Lambertini

Marco Lambertini

Director General, WWF

The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith

The Rt Hon Lord Goldsmith

Minister of State (Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment), Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, United Kingdom

Andre Fourie

Andre Fourie

Global VP: Sustainability, Ab InBev

Peter Boyd

Peter Boyd

Founder & CEO, Time4Good

Madiha Nawaz

Madiha Nawaz

Manager,
Environmental Markets Innovation,
Rainforest Alliance

Dr. Catherine Machalaba

Dr. Catherine Machalaba

Principal Scientist, Health and Policy, EcoHealth Alliance

Anne Arvola

Anne Arvola

Senior Development Impact Advisor, Finnfund

Emilio Tejedor

Emilio Tejedor

Head of Environment & Quality, Iberdrola

Anita de Horde

Anita de Horde

Co-founder, Finance for Biodiversity Foundation

Katia Karousakis

Katia Karousakis

Biodiversity Programme Lead, Environment, Transitions and Resilience Division, OECD

Kristian Ruby

Kristian Ruby

Secretary General, Eurelectric

Max Boucher

Max Boucher

Senior Manager, Research & Engagements, Biodiversity, The FAIRR Initiative

Cristina Romanelli

Cristina Romanelli

Programme Officer, Biodiversity, Climate Change and Health, World Health Organisation

Karl Burkart

Karl Burkart

Deputy Director, One Earth

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