Previously with the Times Newspaper London, the U.N. Environment, and the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, Nick was the Director of Communications and Spokesperson for the Paris Agreement of 2015. More recently, he has served as the Director of Communications for the Global Climate Action Summit that took place in San Francisco in September 2018.

Sean Maguire builds global partnerships to speed up the transition to clean air everywhere. His focus is on driving concerted international action on air pollution, establishing and working towards international targets for clean air, and increasing the flow of international funding towards clean air projects. He has led policy, advocacy, campaigns and communications work across the climate, development, and humanitarian sectors.

Orlando Cabrera-Rivera is the Head of the Environmental Quality Unit at the Secretariat of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) of North America. Mr. Cabrera-Rivera oversees the development, planning, and implementation of North America-wide environmental quality projects and initiatives under the CEC’s cooperative work program in the areas of air quality, climate, chemical management, pollutant releases and transfers, environmental health, and geospatial environmental information.

Mohamed is a development professional with over 15 years of experience in driving economic, social, and justice initiatives. He currently serves as the Africa Lead at the Global Methane Hub, he advises and coordinates the strategic development of the organization’s Africa portfolio, overseeing impactful projects at the intersection of development and mitigation efforts within the energy, waste, and agricultural sectors.

Sheila is the Director of the Economy Division at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Sheila was previously the Director of the Green Climate Fund and Global Environment Facility operations at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Sheila has served as an Environmental Specialist at a U.S. State Department of Environmental Protection, the Environment Liaison Centre International and the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. At UNEP, she held positions ranging from Senior Advisor in the organization’s Strategic Implementation Team, to Acting Director of the Policy and Programme Division and Deputy Director of the GEF Division. She also served as external advisor in UNDP reviewing its business model in one of its global fund operations. She authored The Policy Process in International Environmental Governance and Promoting Coherence: Towards an Effective Global Environment Facility. Sheila holds a doctorate in Development Studies from the University of East Anglia.

Malick Haidara is a Senior Energy and Climate Advisor at USAID’s Center for Energy, Infrastructure, and Cities in Washington, DC, leading efforts to assist partner countries in reducing methane emissions from agriculture, waste, and oil and gas sectors. With over a decade of international development experience, he has served in various roles across regions such as Honduras, South Sudan, Rwanda, Pakistan, and Washington, DC. Previously, as Institutional Support Managing Director at the USAID Private Sector Engagement Hub, he facilitated USAID’s engagement with the private sector. His tenure as Deputy Director of the Economic Growth and Agriculture Office at USAID/Pakistan focused on improving farmers' access to irrigation and production technologies, while as Director of the Economic Growth Office at USAID/Rwanda, he oversaw climate-smart agriculture and electricity access initiatives. Prior to joining USAID, Malick worked in the financial sector as a Financial Research Analyst for Standards and Poor’s in Denver, CO, and as a Corporate Credit Analyst for E-trade Financials in Arlington, VA.