Michelle spent the majority of her career working in tech for companies like Salesforce and DocuSign but pivoted to climate work in 2020. She is now a TEDx and SXSW speaker on the topic of carbon literacy. Michelle is also the founder of Women and Climate, a virtual and in-person community creating a joyful and safe space for more women to learn and talk about climate.

Catherine Banat is a financial services executive with over three decades of leadership experience in capital markets innovation, strategy, ESG, and risk oversight. A strategic thinker, she has been instrumental throughout her career in driving growth by recognizing new market opportunities, building strategy to capitalize on those opportunities, and collaborating with her teams to achieve and sustain revenue goals. Catherine is a recognized thought leader in sustainable investing and a passionate advocate for the economic value proposition of integrating ESG into investment and business decisions. Because of her training and experience in credit, finance, and capital markets, she believes that all decisions around sustainability must incorporate a deep commitment to financial performance. In recent years she has seen sustainability rise to the top of the Board agenda and become an essential part of good governance.

Sherri Goodman is the Secretary General of the International Military Council on Climate & Security and Senior Fellow at the Wilson Center’s Environmental Change and Security Program and Polar Institute. She is credited with educating a generation of U.S. military and government officials about the nexus between climate change and national security, using her famous coinage, “threat multiplier,” to fundamentally reshape the national discourse on the topic. A former first Deputy Undersecretary of Defense (Environmental Security) and staff member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, Goodman has founded, led, or advised nearly a dozen research organizations on environmental and energy matters, national security, and public policy. She currently serves on the National Academies Advisory Committee to the US Global Change Research Program, and is senior climate advisor to the US Government. She holds degrees from Harvard Law School, Harvard Kennedy School, and Amherst College.

Elaine is an entrepreneurial business builder and connector with 30+ years of experience in identifying and capitalizing on emerging trends, technology, marketing and business growth opportunities. She has spent her career as an executive at 1800flowers.com, iVillage, ibaby.com, Amazon, as a director on Moosejaw, Bluenile, Smart & Final, National Retail Federation, Destination XL boards, and as a trusted advisor to hundreds of companies, start-ups to enterprise, private to public, at all stages. Elaine is an active member of Extraordinary Women on Boards, grounded in today’s market challenges, committed to improving our future, and passionate about driving profitable outcomes while doing good for people and planet.

Lara works with green tech entrepreneurs as fractional CMO and consultant, and is a Non-Executive Director at Magna Housing and at Thomas Telford Ltd, the trading arm of the Institution of Civil Engineers, as well as serving on several advisory boards. She is a senior executive with over 20 years of experience at Microsoft and Salesforce, where she led international marketing, sales and operations teams. Having lived and worked in Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, the USA and now the UK, she is passionate about inclusion, creating opportunities and leveraging technology for good. Lara has an MBA from the UNC at Chapell Hill. She is also a graduate of the The Prince of Wales's Business & Sustainability Programme at Cambridge and qualified in ESG Investing by the CSA, and is an active speaker, trainer and advocate for sustainability and conservation.

Stacy Swann is the Founder of Resilient Earth Capital, and the former CEO and Founding Partner of Climate Finance Advisors, a benefit LLC based in Washington, DC. She has more than twenty-five years of experience in project finance, investment, climate change and climate investments, and sustainability. As CEO and Founder of Climate Finance Advisors, she led the firm through its early establishment in 2015, achieving more than 100% average annual growth since its founding, and in 2022 she shepherded the firm through a successful acquisition. During her career, Ms. Swann has held senior and executive positions with the private-sector arm of the World Bank Group, the International Finance Corporation (IFC), as well as with the US Department of Treasury, Enron Corporation, and other organizations. More recently she has worked with impact investors, financial institutions, corporations, and policymakers on issues at the nexus of climate change and investment. Key experience through her career includes project finance and transaction structuring, blended finance, impact investment, and fund management, as well as advising on financial policy and regulation that underpin and accelerate net-zero, climate-resilient investment.

A passionate advocate for purpose-led, financially sustainable, and outcome-focused businesses, Elaine has crafted a distinguished career blending strategic vision, operational prowess and an unwavering commitment to sustainability, spanning various industries from healthcare to consumer goods, food tech, aquaculture, and supply chain management. Her exceptional leadership skills have driven transformative change in various organizational landscapes, from complex MNCs to family businesses, and start-ups. Currently she is the Board Trustee of WWF International and INED and Chair of the Audit Committee for Novotech Health Holdings, majority owned by TPG Capital Asia Fund. Her extensive board experience over the past decade included Independent Oversight Committee at the UN World Food Programme (2020 Nobel Peace Laureate), Board Governor at American Chamber Commerce in Hong Kong, INED and Audit Committee Chair at Pacific Legend Group, listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange and Asian Development Bank nominated Director at Mountain Hazelnut Group, an organization promoting sustainable farming by smallholder farmers in Bhutan.

Jocelyn Wyatt is CEO of Alight, an organization serving displaced people and refugees in more than 20 countries with dignified, human-worthy services. In addition to these services, Alight provides humanitarian assistance and development programs that empower displaced and marginalized communities to build better futures. Key areas of focus include refugee and displacement assistance, education and skill-building, economic empowerment, emergency response and welcoming initiatives.

Katie thinks and works best in systems, drawing most from the natural systems that surround and provide for us. She brings diverse career experience to the great work happening at GreenBiz thanks to time and energy spent in marketing, communications, corporate sustainability and climate tech. She believes in the power of inclusivity, and aims to give everyone agency and energy to take positive action around the climate crisis.

Asha is a gender expert and social development specialist with a niche focus on climate change and social inclusion. As an international gender and development consultant, Asha's experience working with and for the Caribbean region positions her uniquely at the forefront of climate adaptation and resilience-building efforts. Applying a socio-economic lens to national and regional climate projects, she is practiced in identifying and assessing the unique vulnerabilities of small island developing states. She advocates for the inclusion of small island development states in global climate forums and facilitates representation for the under-represented in policy and grant writing.

Passionate about nurturing young negotiators, she bridges the gap between climate action and capacity building, fostering transformative dialogues at COP conferences over the past years. Simge first ignited her climate action journey by catalyzing corporate sustainability at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, transforming malls into hubs for responsible consumption. Her experience as a female founder in the climate tech space adds a unique perspective to her commitment to driving positive change and leveraging AI for sustainable practices in both private and public sectors.

Lisa Lang is the Director for EU Affairs & Policy Orchestrator for EIT Climate KIC and the Chair person for the Cultural & Creative Taskforce for UNFCCC United Nations Global Innovation Hub (UGIH). Lisa Lang has gained international recognition on Forbes Europe’s Top 50 Women in Tech, Sustainable Thought Leader by Vogue Business and has been listed as one of the 50 most important women for innovation & startups in the EU. She founded highly recognized companies like ElektroCouture, ThePowerHouse and FNDMT who are dedicated to push innovation within the creative and innovative industry eco systems. Lisa Lang is a direct adviser for creative industries, digitalisation and entrepreneurship for the European Commission on several high-level advisory boards, including Pact for Skills, Industrial Forum and the US/EU Trade & Technology Council.

Marie-Claire is a passionate advocate and public speaker dedicated to driving a just transition towards sustainable development and ambitious climate action. She is also the co-founder of the Youth Negotiators Academy and Climate Youth Negotiator Programme. Believing in the pivotal role of youth in shaping the future, she empowers young people to take meaningful actions, leading initiatives at local, national, and international levels. Her leadership has led her to chair the Youth Constituency YOUNGO of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and serve as the UN Food Systems Summit Vice-Chair on youth. Marie-Claire's commitment to global sustainability efforts has earned her recognition, including the title of United Nations Youth Climate Champion of Switzerland. Through her advocacy and leadership, she inspires and mobilizes youth to address the urgent challenges posed by the climate crisis and drive positive change worldwide

Frances Fuller is Climate Analytics’ Head of Global Offices and the Director of the North America office based in New York. She also sits within the Implementation Strategies Team as a Senior Implementation Specialist, focusing on supporting the delivery of adaptation and mitigation implementation projects and supporting developing countries access to climate finance. Frances has a strong background in supporting strategic national development planning including Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), environment and climate policy implementation, and stakeholder engagement in the Caribbean and the United Nations (UN). As a member of the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Change Support Team, she supported and executed the UNSG’s strategy on climate change toward the adoption, signature, and ratification of the Paris Agreement. Her experience at the UN also includes being the Special Assistant to the President of the 68th Session of the UN General Assembly, maintaining engagement and contact with high-level representatives, in particular in relation to major UN Conferences such as the Third International Conference on SIDS, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement. Prior to working in the UN, Fran worked for the Department of the Environment of the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, where she focused on natural resource management, ecosystem-based approaches to sustainable development, implementation of development projects, and multilateral environmental agreements, including the UNFCCC.

Homara Choudhary is a freelance multi-platform Presenter and Broadcast Journalist with experience of working in international television news, digital, radio and publishing. She is also a professional moderator for high profile international clients and is moderating at the first at Web Summit in Qatar this year. Homara has worked in some of the best newsrooms in the world, including the BBC, ITV network news in the UK and Al Jazeera English at its headquarters in Doha.

Dr. Leslie Field knew from a young age she was meant to be an inventor, despite the traditional role models of that time. She earned degrees from MIT in Chemical Engineering and from UC Berkeley in EECS, with an emphasis in micro-fabrication, sensors and actuators. Leslie works on slowing ice melt, because it is a key lever in climate change, and she teaches at Stanford how to identify important climate challenges, and how to innovate useful, ethical and inclusive climate solutions.

Jojo Mehta co-founded Stop Ecocide International in 2017, alongside legal pioneer the late Polly Higgins, to activate and develop global cross-sector support for an international crime of ecocide. As the organisation's Executive Director and key spokesperson, Jojo has overseen the remarkable growth of the global movement while coordinating legal developments, diplomatic traction and public narrative. She is also Chair of the charitable Stop Ecocide Foundation and convenor of the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide.