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Explore our lineup of speakers for World Biodiversity Summit - Cali COP16:

  

Our Speakers in Cali 2024:

Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action & Constituency Empowerment, St. Kitts and Nevis

Minister Joyelle Clarke

Ministry of Sustainable Development, Environment, Climate Action & Constituency Empowerment, St. Kitts and Nevis

CEO, PRI

David Atkin

CEO, PRI

Director of Science, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Alexandre Antonelli

Director of Science, Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

Director of Global Strategy, Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance

Atossa Soltani

Director of Global Strategy, Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance

CEO and Founder, Sustainable Finance Coalition and Co-Chair of the IUCN WCPA Sustainable Finance Specialist Group

Candice Stevens

CEO and Founder, Sustainable Finance Coalition and Co-Chair of the IUCN WCPA Sustainable Finance Specialist Group

Sustainability Manager, Banco de Occidente

Daniel Felipe Lopez Sierra

Sustainability Manager, Banco de Occidente

BD LATAM, The Landbanking Group

Felipe Villela

BD LATAM, The Landbanking Group

Policy Director, Crowther Labs and SEED

Ian Brettell

Policy Director, Crowther Labs and SEED

Global Leader, Food & Agriculture Practice, WWF International

Joao Campari

Global Leader, Food & Agriculture Practice, WWF International

Deputy Director, OECD Environment Directorate

Kumi Kitamori

Deputy Director, OECD Environment Directorate

Principal, Ramboll

Lis Castillo Nelis, PhD

Principal, Ramboll

Program Director, Food and Forests, Ceres

Meryl Richards

Program Director, Food and Forests, Ceres

Global Director of Policy, Birdlife International

Nina Mikander

Global Director of Policy, Birdlife International

Corporate Programme Director, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)

Peter Taylor

Corporate Programme Director, Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC)

VP, Sustainability & Stakeholder Relations, Nutrien

Tim Faveri

VP, Sustainability & Stakeholder Relations, Nutrien

President of the Governing Board, Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance

Uyunkar Domingo Nampichkai

President of the Governing Board, Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance

Mayor of Bogotá, City of Bogotá

Carlos Fernando Galán

Mayor of Bogotá, City of Bogotá

Senior Advisor to Chief Investment Officer, FinDev Canada

Agathe Gouot

Senior Advisor to Chief Investment Officer, FinDev Canada

Chief Engagement and Partnerships Officer, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) International

Anand Punja

Chief Engagement and Partnerships Officer, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) International

VP and UK Country Head, Ørsted

Benj Sykes

VP and UK Country Head, Ørsted

Executive Manager, Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forests and Agriculture

Carolle Alarcon

Executive Manager, Brazilian Coalition on Climate, Forests and Agriculture

Board Member for Latin America, World Farmers' Organisation

Eloisa Frederking

Board Member for Latin America, World Farmers' Organisation

Vice Chair for Nature Positive, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and Y2Y

Dr Harvey Locke

Vice Chair for Nature Positive, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and Y2Y

Ocean and Coastal Zones Lead, Climate Champions

Ignace Beguin Billecocq

Ocean and Coastal Zones Lead, Climate Champions

CEO / Executive Director, Rainforest Connection / The International Ecotourism Society

Jon Bruno

CEO / Executive Director, Rainforest Connection / The International Ecotourism Society

International Nature Markets Lead, Green Finance Institute

Laurene Aubert

International Nature Markets Lead, Green Finance Institute

Head of Climate and Nature, Danske Bank Asset Management

Mads Steinmüller

Head of Climate and Nature, Danske Bank Asset Management

Group Executive: Finance Operations, Development Bank of Southern Africa

Michael Hillary

Group Executive: Finance Operations, Development Bank of Southern Africa

Europe Director Global Policy and Institutional Partnerships, The Nature Conservancy

Noor Yafai

Europe Director Global Policy and Institutional Partnerships, The Nature Conservancy

Head of  Policy Americas, CDP

Raíssa Saré

Head of Policy Americas, CDP

Manager Sustainable Finance Advisory, FMO

Thelma Brenes

Manager Sustainable Finance Advisory, FMO

Head of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)

Vuyisile Hobololo

Head of Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Technology Innovation Agency (TIA)

National Secretary of Indigenous Environmental and Territorial Management, Ministry of Indigenous Peoples

Ceiça Pitaguary

National Secretary of Indigenous Environmental and Territorial Management, Ministry of Indigenous Peoples

CEO, Qarlbo Biodiversity

Aleksandra Holmlund

CEO, Qarlbo Biodiversity

Directora Ejecutiva - CEO, Consejo Colombiano de Construcción Sostenible (Colombia GBC)

Angélica Ospina

Directora Ejecutiva - CEO, Consejo Colombiano de Construcción Sostenible (Colombia GBC)

Head of Sustainability, CPDQ

Bertrand Millot

Head of Sustainability, CPDQ

Partner, Finance & Risk, Climate and Sustainability, Oliver Wyman

Cornelia Neumann

Partner, Finance & Risk, Climate and Sustainability, Oliver Wyman

Director of the Forestry Department, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

Fabíola Marono Zerbini

Director of the Forestry Department, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

Counsellor on Global Strategy, TNFD Taskforce member, Norinchukin Bank

Hirotaka Hideshima

Counsellor on Global Strategy, TNFD Taskforce member, Norinchukin Bank

Nature Lead, UNEP Finance Initiative

Jessica Smith

Nature Lead, UNEP Finance Initiative

Director of International Relations & Partnerships, Rainforest Foundation US

Kim Chaix

Director of International Relations & Partnerships, Rainforest Foundation US

Director Business and Nature, Fauna and Flora

Libby Sandbrook

Director Business and Nature, Fauna and Flora

Convenor, Nature Positivie Initiative

Marco Lambertini

Convenor, Nature Positivie Initiative

Manager, Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability, Nutrien

Mike Nemeth

Manager, Agriculture and Environmental Sustainability, Nutrien

Resident Fellow, Yale Center for Business and the Environment

Peter Boyd

Resident Fellow, Yale Center for Business and the Environment

Vice President & Chief Impact Officer, FinDev Canada

Stéphanie Émond

Vice President & Chief Impact Officer, FinDev Canada

Executive Director, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Tony Goldner

Executive Director, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

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Bridging Dialogue and Action for Nature

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