Ibrahim Thiaw has been working within the UN for many years. He’s a specialist in forestry, forestry product techniques and has about 40 years of experience in sustainable development, environmental governance and natural resource management. Alarmed by his own land footprint and whether current products will be affordable for future generations, this year he is on an global awareness-raising campaign about the sustainable consumption and production of food, fibre (fashion), and animal feed.

Pär is an award winner in communication, social sustainability, and intrapreneurship, listed multiple times by Trust Across America as one of the Top Thought Leaders in Trust. He is the current appointed expert for setting environmental targets for sea and coastal regions in Sweden and for the coalition group for climate-neutral Swedish industry by 2045.

Dr. Mamta Mehra is an environmental professional with more than ten years of expertise in climate change, agriculture, and natural resource management. Passionate for natural climate solutions, an application-based researcher working on the translation of research into action and a strong advocator for women empowerment and their role in reversing global warming. Currently, she is working with Project Drawdown as a Senior Fellow, where she is focusing on Drawdown solutions in the Land Use and Food sectors.

Ole Kristian Sivertsen was appointed President & Group Chief Executive Officer of Desert Control in August 2019 to drive the transition of the present start-up with a scale-up model. Ole advocates solutions to foster the prosperity of life on earth by regenerating soil and green ecosystems, enabling adaptive climate-smart agriculture, and preserving our natural resources.

Taylor C. Wallace, PhD, CFS, FACN, is Principal and CEO at the Think Healthy Group and an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at George Mason University. Dr. Wallace’s background includes a PhD in Food Science and Nutrition from The Ohio State University. In his free time, Dr. Wallace manages and operates a large food and nutrition blog, is co-host of the mainstream weekly radio show, Risky Behavior™️. He is a fellow of the American College of Nutrition, author of over 50 peer-reviewed manuscripts and book chapters, and author of the popular cookbook, Sizzling Science.

Co-founder and CEO of the green chemical and material technology company Organoclick AB founded in 2006. Have been part of taking OrganoClick from a University spinoff to an industrial company which got listed at NASDAQ First North in 2015. Holds a M. Sc in Molecular bioengineering from Uppsala University and a B.A. in Business Administration. Previously 12 years member of the Swedish white water canoe slalom team and a passionate outdoor enthusiast.

Dan started Steward in 2017 to accelerate the positive impact that regenerative agriculture will have on our health and environment. By financing and servicing farmers who use regenerative practices, Steward not only improves our soil, water, and air, but also increases access to fresh, healthy food for the 23 million Americans currently living in food deserts.

Dan is the Associate Director of The Breakthrough Institute's Food & Agriculture program. He identifies and promotes ways that technological innovation and public policy can decarbonize agriculture. His work has been published and quoted in Forbes, Scientific American, and Grist among other outlets. "In most countries, farmers and food and beverage companies are not required to reduce emissions. Therefore, the private sector has little incentive and reason to invest in breeding crops and animals in ways that reduce greenhouse gas emissions." says Dan.

Dr. Belisle works in the Global Growth and Opportunity Program at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, where she focuses on the role of technology in helping small-scale producers adapt to climate change. She works to help vulnerable communities adapt to climate change. In particular the 122 million more people who may live in extreme poverty by 2030 as a result of climate change on it’s repercussions on low income farmers. "We are not necessarily only evaluating new and unique solutions as we hope to use the full suite of options available to help farmers adapt to climate change." says Dr. Belisle.

Alexsandra is an entrepreneur and cofounder of Nori, a new carbon removal marketplace. While growing up in Miami FL, she learned of the real impacts that climate change would have on our lives. Driven by a deep sense of urgency to prevent the pending disasters of sea-level rise on the place she loved and called home, Alexsandra explored carbon removal, thermodynamics, sustainable energy, and smart grid technology throughout my career. She worked on clean energy projects at Southern California Edison before pursuing her entrepreneurial nature and joining the founding team at Nori with the joint mission of reversing climate change through enabling global-scale carbon removal and storage.

Kaj Török is Chief Sustainability Officer at MAX Burgers since 2016. In 2008 MAX created the world's first climate-labeled menu and started capturing emissions through reforestation in Africa. In 2019 MAX received UN Global Climate Action Award for the world’s first climate-positive menu. Swedes say that MAX has the tastiest burgers. MAX is also the company in Sweden that is most well-known for taking climate action. Kaj has worked with sustainability since the mid-90s and was awarded Sweden's best sustainability officer in 2020. Kaj is a popular international keynote speaker.

Anna hold a degree in horticulture from the Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences (SLU), and has been working with different aspects of sustainable food systems all my professional life. Recent works include a climate certification for food in Sweden through Svenskt Sigill, a meat guide at WWF Sweden and participation in the WWF international Food Practice. “Be the change you want to see.” Anna Richert

Chad is a co-author and the lead researcher of the New York Times best-seller Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming. In collaboration with a global team of researchers, he designed integrated global models to assess the world’s most effective climate solutions and determine if, when, and how the world can reach “drawdown,” the point in time when the concentration of atmospheric greenhouse gases begins to decline on a year-to-year basis. Chad works as a systems strategist to build a new, regenerative future with cascading benefits to the environment and to human well-being.

15 years experience working with the environmental issues of Swedish farming. M.Sc. in Agriculture and Biology from The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SLU. Communication manager for Svenskt Sigill for 2,5 years. "A climate certification through Svenskt Sigill lead to a reduction in green house gas emissions on the farm. The label help consumers find food with a lower impact on the climate." says Josefin this about her organisations' solution.

At Too Good To Go Philippe builds public and private sector partnerships to further his mission of a planet with no food waste. Researching his Master Thesis for Supply Chain Management at Copenhagen Business School, Philippe discovered how much food waste occurred in the fresh potato supply chain alone, and, after graduating, joined LightBlue Environmental Consulting, where he helped hotels, resorts, and restaurants combat their food waste in Thailand and the Maldives. Philippe joined Too Good To Go in March 2019, is based in Copenhagen, and conducts ongoing research into food loss in global supply chains for The Cool Chain Association.

Avit is the Lead Modeller of the Exponential Roadmap initiative, which consolidates solutions and model their exponential implementation strategies to halve global greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. His current work focuses on social tipping points. He is an author of the Exponential Climate Action Roadmap reports and also authored the 'World in 2050' report. Avit encounters food and agriculture sector as the dark horse in the fight against climate change. He believes while it may be the hardest to rapidly transform our dietary patterns, the largest opportunity of greenhouse gas sequestration lies underneath if we succeed.

Jack Bobo is the CEO of Futurity, a food foresight company that explores the future of food and consumer trends. Jack previously served as the Chief Communications Officer at Intrexon Corporation. In 2015, Scientific American named him one of the one hundred most influential people in biotechnology. For 13 years, Jack served as the senior adviser for global food policy at the U.S. Department of State. Jack has degrees in biology, chemistry, psychology, environmental science and law.