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.

Catarina Rolfsdotter-Jansson is an expert moderator, lecturer, and devoted workshop leader in facilitating sustainable development. Catarina moderates for the EU Commission, the Swedish Government, corporations, local municipalities, and universities. She is also content director at A Sustainable Tomorrow and co-founder of the global climate NGO Our Kids´Climate.

Henrik Tegnér is EVP Strategy and Sustainability at AFRY, where he is part of the executive team to lead the strategic efforts towards accelerating the transition to a sustainable society. Previously, Henrik served as the head of AFRY Management Consulting in Sweden. With over 20 years of experience at Accenture, he specialized in management consulting for the Nordic energy sector. AFRY provides engineering, design, digital and advisory services within industry, energy and infrastructure sectors and is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm.

Sarah Woodfield is an Active Ownership Manager at Schroders and is responsible for engagement with issuers on biodiversity, natural capital and sovereign engagement. She joined the firm in 2022 and is based in London. Prior to joining Schroders, Sarah worked at the Investment Association where she was responsible for Stewardship and Corporate Governance Policy.

Andy Howard is Global Head of Sustainable Investment at Schroders and a member of the firm’s Group Management Committee. He has been at Schroders since 2016 and is responsible for the firm’s sustainability strategy. He oversees the firm’s sustainability thought leadership, ESG integration and stewardship.

Ingmar is serial entrepreneur within financial communication and nominated for a DI Gasell Award, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of The Year, Sweden’s Environmental Influencer 2018, and International Gamechanger of the Year 2020, and Green Warrior 2021. Ingmar Rentzhog has been the chairman of the environmental think tank Global Challenge. He is on the board of Naventus Corporate Finance. He’s a member of Al Gore’s Climate Reality and European Climate Policy Task Force and he was in 2022 appointed a European Climate Pact Ambassador by the European Commission.

Berliana Yusuf is a Senior Analyst at Climate Policy Initiative, based in Jakarta. At CPI, her current work primarily focuses on just energy transition and methane abatement finance. She has a combined of around 20 years of experience in bank, consulting, and development projects. Prior to joining CPI, Berliana had worked for various projects in energy and finance from international donor organizations, such as Global Green Growth Institute, Asian Development Bank, GIZ, the World Bank, and USAID projects. She also had experience as a credit analyst in a state-owned bank and corporate finance analyst in a private equity investor. She holds Master of Science degree in Development Finance from the University of Manchester, Master of Commerce from Australian National University, and Bachelor of Industrial Engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology.

Mariel Vilella is currently leading GAIA’s Global Climate Program, which includes GAIA’s global campaigns and strategies around climate change, with focus on methane and organics management, zero waste solutions to climate change, carbon markets or other international sources of climate finance, engaging in policy advocacy at the UNFCCC and other key international climate policy spaces in collaboration with the wide GAIA network and regional offices.

I am a climate activist and an impact leader with over 20 years of experience in development, sustainability, and climate change. My mission is to help businesses go beyond standard sustainability practices toward regeneration that restore natural capital while also leveraging their broader influence to drive meaningful societal change. At Oatly, I work as a sustainable eating and public affairs manager focusing on climate issues.

A practising lawyer for 10 years, Charlotte Morton studied for her MBA at London Business School before setting up a car club business. Asked to establish the business side of the Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) in 2009, she saw the potential of an industry that can deliver huge potential and value to the UK. Given the even bigger global potential, which must be achieved if the Paris Climate Change targets and UN Sustainable Development Goals are to be met, Charlotte played a pivotal role in establishing the World Biogas Association (WBA) in 2016 to promote and increase the rate of uptake of biogas globally. Charlotte was awarded an OBE in the 2022 Queen’s Birthday Honours for her services to the biogas industry.

Hugh joined IIGCC in June 2022 with responsibility for leading IIGCC’s real assets work. Working in the Investor Strategies directorate, he supports IIGCC members on decarbonising their real estate and infrastructure portfolios developing framework and guidance, alongside supporting their implementation. He represents IIGCC on a number of industry bodies, including the CRREM Global Scientific Investors Committee and the Green Property Alliance. He previously worked as a Senior Policy Specialist at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors, where he led on a range of policy and regulatory issues in the built environment.

Johan Falk is a leader and entrepreneur in exponential strategies for climate and business. Falk is the CEO and Co-founder of Exponential Roadmap Initiative, with the mission to accelerate exponential climate action. Falk is the co-lead author of Exponential Roadmap and 1.5°C Business Playbook. Falk is a former Senior Innovation Fellow at Stockholm Resilience Centre and Future Earth. Falk was one of the initiators of the Global Carbon Law idea, together with Owen Gaffney and Johan Rockström, inspired by Moore's Law. Further, Falk was part of Intel Corporation 2006-2018, responsible for Intel IoT Ignition Lab and heading up the Intel Edge Cloud Game Changer program for 5G networks. Falk received the Intel Global Design Win of the Year 2010 for accelerating the telecom business exponentially to a multi-billion dollar business.

Malin Baltzar is a passionate ecosystem engineer currently leading the sustainability team at the Swedish startup Stegra, where she works to decarbonise the steel industry. With her previous 11 years of experience in the recycling sector, Malin has spent most of her career driving circular economy initiatives and promoting climate goals.

Sofie Ohlsson is the International Coordinator for the youth organization PUSH Sverige. In her work she leads PUSH’s international work related to the EU and UNFCCC. Furthermore, Sofie is a M.Sc. Industrial Ecology student and is currently conducting her master thesis, where she is looking at Arctic climate change and methane fluxes in Icelandic dry tundra.

I am a climate advocate and SciencesPo Master’s candidate specializing in Human Rights, migration and Latin America having represented Climate Cardinals in Chile and the Paris You-CAN network to foster global climate coalitions. In addition to my work on migration, I am deeply committed to climate action. As Project Coordinator for Climate Cardinals, I’m developing a climate opportunity platform designed to engage and connect young climate leaders across the globe.

Jessika Trancik is a professor in the Institute for Data, Systems, and Society at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Her research examines the costs, performance, and environmental impacts of energy systems to inform technology development and climate policy. This work focuses on all energy services including electricity, transportation, heating, and industrial processes. Her work is published in journals such as Nature Climate Change, Nature, Energy Policy, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Environmental Science and Technology, and shared with broader audiences through news outlets such as the New York Times, Financial Times, Washington Post, and NPR.

Responsible for Alfa Laval's activities in North East Asia.

With more than 15 years experience in environmental field, I focus on solve environmental problems in a systematic and life cycle based way.

As an expert on energy, sustainability, and economic master planning, Lola has advised national and local governments in Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas on topics including improving the foreign investment environment, energy policy, and economic development. Based in China since 1986, she has conducted more than 60 projects for local governments throughout China to support economic development and transformation. Lola works in the private sector as well, serving clients most often on topics related to corporate strategy, operations, and organization. She has extensive experience in real estate, particularly affordable housing and commercial revitalization, and has advised on sustainable energy investment strategies among other topics. As a Director of the McKinsey Global Institute [MGI] she led MGI research on productivity, urbanization, infrastructure, inequality and regional economies. Dr. Woetzel holds a B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Southern California. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and actively participates in international forums including the World Economic Forum and the Bloomberg New Economy Forum. She is a recipient of the Silver Magnolia Award from the Shanghai City Government and of Consulting Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Consultants award. She has guest lectured at Peking University’s Guanghua School ofBusiness, Tsinghua University’s Schwarzman College, and the China-Europe International Business School since 2008. She is a member of the Board of Project Drawdown and of Delterra, and an Advisor to the Tianjin Juilliard School. She is fluent in Mandarin,Spanish and German and has written five books on China including Capitalist China: Strategies for a Revolutionized Economy; Operation China; 1 Hour China and No Ordinary Disruption.

Qinyi Xu is an Assistant Professor at Peking University's School of International Studies as well as Institute of Carbon Neutrality, specializing in non-traditional security studies, including environmental and energy security, as well as global environmental and climate governance. She has contributed to research on climate governance, security, and risk. Her work resonates with the urgent green transformation needs of countries and aligns with China's efforts to advance green development cooperation, highlighting her expertise in international political economy, gender and climate actions.

Mr. Yao Chenchen is the Head of ESG at Jinkosolar Co., LTD. In this role, he is responsible for leading overall group ESG topic including global ESG strategic, overseeing responsible supply chain procurement, and spearheading climate change response initiatives etc. As an esteemed ESG leader and industry expert within Jinkosolar Group, he has played a pivotal role in launching and implementing numerous sustainable development and climate change initiatives on behalf of the company. Mr. Yao possesses a profound international vision along with extensive practical and theoretical work experience. Prior to joining JinkoSolar, he held key positions as ESG leader in several Fortune 500 companies. Furthermore, Mr. Yao is an Asia scholar at the Swedish Institute and a TEDx speaker. He also holds bachelor and master degree in environmental Engineering, master degree in Business Administration, and is Doctor Candidate in Singapore Management University.

Former Vice President Al Gore is the cofounder and chairman of Generation Investment Management, and the founder and chairman of The Climate Reality Project, a nonprofit devoted to solving the climate crisis. He is also a senior partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers and a member of Apple Inc.’s board of directors. Gore was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1976, 1978, 1980, and 1982 and to the U.S. Senate in 1984 and 1990. He was inaugurated as the 45th vice president of the United States on January 20, 1993, and served eight years. He is the author of the #1 New York Times best-sellers "An Inconvenient Truth" and "The Assault on Reason," and the best-sellers “Earth in the Balance,” "Our Choice: A Plan To Solve the Climate Crisis," "The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change," and most recently, The New York Times best-seller "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.” He is the subject of the documentary movie “An Inconvenient Truth,” which won two Oscars in 2006 -- and a second documentary in 2017, “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power.” In 2007, Gore was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, along with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, for “informing the world of the dangers posed by climate change.”

Priya is the Founder and COO of Planboo, an end-to-end platform for biochar projects in the tropics, providing the tools, technology, and training to remove carbon from the atmosphere via biochar pyrolysis. Planboo shares the revenue from certified carbon removal credits with landowners, creating a collaborative approach to climate action. With an MSc in Environment and Sustainable Development from UCL, Priya brings over six years of experience in international development, having worked with NGOs and development organisations across London, Nepal, Peru, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia, and Zambia. Her passion for climate change and socio-environmental justice informs her leadership at Planboo. Priya finds joy in nature and thrives in moments of connection and community through music and mindfulness. She believes that as regenerative leaders pioneering innovative climate solutions, we must cultivate values of connection, community, and inner development.

Tiana Jakicevich a descendent Ngāti Kahungunu ki Te Wairoa, Whakatōhea, Ngāi Tai, and Ngāi Tūhoe is a dynamic advocate for environmental protection and climate action. With a deep connection to her iwi (tribes) and the natural world, she has dedicated her work to ensuring a sustainable future for all. Tiana's leadership spans Aotearoa and the Pacific, where she is at the forefront of efforts to phase out fossil fuels and revitalise Indigenous knowledge to tackle the global climate change and biodiversity loss crises. Her vision for a just, resilient future is driven by the belief that rangatahi (youth) can create lasting, positive change. Tiana is co-lead for the Fossil Fuel non proliferation Treaty Aotearoa campaign, the co-founder of pakiaka an indigenous climate justice think tank and is the taiohi representative on the New Zealand Climate Change Commission pou herenga.