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.

Boaz Paldi is the United Nations Development Programme Chief Creative Officer. In this role, Boaz oversees UNDP’s advocacy, flagship campaigns, events and partnerships. Most recently Paldi managed the design, rollout and launch of the #dontchooseextinction campaign. Before being appointed to his current role, Paldi led UNDP’s advocacy and communication as well as implementing UNDP’s multimedia strategy and co-founding the Social Good Summit. Prior to joining UNDP, Boaz worked as a TV journalist for 17 years covering conflicts, natural disasters and human-interest stories in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Balkans first for the BBC then the Associated Press and finally joining Reuters where he worked as a TV News Executive Producer for over 12 years.

Ploy Achakulwisut is a Scientist at the US Center of the Stockholm Environment Institute whose research focuses on the climate, air pollution, and health impacts of fossil fuels. She serves as a lead author of the UNEP Production Gap Report series and a reviewer of the Lancet Countdown US Policy Brief series. She has also served as a SustainUS youth delegate to the 2014 United Nations climate negotiations, led campaigns to engage youth and academics in climate advocacy, and published op-eds in outlets including The Guardian, Mashable, and Scientific American. Her research and advocacy led to her being named in 2019 as one of the Grist 50 Fixers. Ploy holds BA and MSci degrees in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, and MA and PhD degrees in atmospheric and climate sciences from Harvard University.

Bolivian development practitioner with over 20 years of experience at the UN, government, and academia. Current research on global trends, green and just transitions, and finance for development. Dphil in public policy from Nuffield College, Oxford, MPP in public policy from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government, and a BA in Economics from Cornell University.