Speakers

Restoration Expert

Senior Scientist
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Secretary General
Convention on Wetlands

Political Advisor
German Federal Ministries for the Environment (BMU)

The Nnabagereka (Queen)
Kingdom of Buganda, Uganda

Musician
International Artist and Humanitarian

King of Akyem Abuakwa

Chairperson
Osukuru United Women’s Network (OWN)

CEO
Upcycle Africa

Co-founder and CEO
Tanasuk Africa

Erica Armah Bra-Bulu Tandoh

Chief of Staff
Seat of Government in Ghana (Jubilee House)

Joselyn Canfor-Dumas Foundation

Founder
NAAM Festival

Convenor and Founder
The Green Republic

National Coordinator
350.org (Ghana Reducing Our Carbon)

Director of Climate Change, Forestry Commission, Ghana
Country Representative UN-REDD Executive board

Managing Director
GLF

Researcher and Climate Change Practitioner
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology

Executive Director & Founder
COLANDEF

TV Host and Actress

Founder and President
African Women's Network for Community Management of Forests

Executive Director
Ghana Bamboo Bikes

Forestry Officer
FAO

Africa Managing Director and Global Partnerships
World Resources Institute (WRI)

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Skin Gourmet Limited

Chief Executive Officer
Alternative Sets of Assistance Initiative, Ghana

Environmental Economist
Economics of Land Degradation Initiative

Programme Advisor
FAO

Assistant Manager
National REDD+ Secretariat/Climate Change Directorate of the Forestry Commission, Ghana

Partners for Resilience

Principal Forestry Officer (AFR 100 National Focal Point)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Associate Professional Officer
FAO

Global Director, Nature Based Solutions Group
IUCN

Senior Associate
Center for International Forestry Research Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Chief
Goziri community

Programme Management Officer
UN Environment

Board Treasurer
The Network for Natural Gums and Resins in Africa (NGARA)

Director of a Knowledge Management and Media Consultancy
Africa Knows

Travel Photographer and Blogger

Associate Professional
International Renewable Energy Agency

Queen Mother of Damongo

Associate Researcher
Greifswald Mire Centre

National Coordinator
GREAD/WOCAT

Country Coordinator
IUCN Ghana Project Office

In-Country Lead
Kenya Women’s Climate Center’s International

Environmental Conservationist and Sustainability Expert

CEO and Consultant
iAgriBizAfrica Company

United Nation Environment Program (UNEP) Supporter for the Creative Economy

Senior Scientist and Hub Leader
CIFOR

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

Analyst in the Earth and Space Sciences Schedule
National Commission for Science and Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI)

Postdoctoral Researcher
World Agroforestry Center

Senior Advisor on Forest and Climate Change
UNEP WCMC

Researcher
Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WILDCRU)

Professor
University of Antananarivo

Young Maasai Leader
SORALO

Senior Forestry Officer
FAO

CEO
Coalition of Farmers Ghana (COFAG)

Chairman
Achichire Sureso Pebaseman CREMA

Director of Africa Regional Programmes
Proforest

Queenmother of Offinso- Kayera
The Ashanti Kingdom

ROAJELF

Managing Director
The Afrolutionist

Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Ghana

Director of Regional Development in the Boeny Region, Madagascar

Senior Manager of the Sustainable Land and Water Management
NEPAD

PhD Candidate
University of Amsterdam, Institute of Social Science Research (AISSR)

Regional Wetlands Expert
Nile Basin Initiative (NBI)

Technical Advisor
Conservation and Sustainable Use of Natural Resources Program, Madagascar

Director of Reforestation and Forest and Landscapes Management
Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, Madagascar

Agricultural Engineer

Researcher
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Principal Project Manager
Proforest Ghana

Secretary-Murugu-Mognori
CREMA

Natural Resource Management Advisor
Mercy Corps Kenya

Forestry Officer
Zambian Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Forestry Department

Pastoralist
AREN

Researcher
ESSA (University of Antananarivo)

Northern Sector Manager
A Rocha Ghana

Women's Major Group of the UN
Women and Gender Constituency of the UNFCCC

Senior Scientist
CIFOR

Principal Extension Officer
COCOBUD

Forest Officer
Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Zambia

Program Officer
Traditional Knowledge Division of WIPO

COCOBOD

PhD Candidate
University of Amsterdam and CIFOR

Senior Program Officer
Environmental Agency, Ghana

Resident Representative
United Nations Development Programme Uganda

Technical Manager
HCV Network Secretariat

Founder
Center for Women and Food Security in Ghana

Landscape Representative
National REDD+ Gender Sub-Working Group (GSWG)

Project Assistant
IUCN Ghana Project Office

Co-founder
Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO)

Deputy Director of Operations
A Rocha Ghana

Head of capacity development & education
CIFOR-ICRAF

Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) for FAO Projects funded by Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI): NFMS and the integrated programme of REDD+ in Equateur Province (PIREDD Equateur) in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Project Coordinator, Ghana
German Agency for International Cooperation

Director
IUCN Centre for Economy and Finance

International Development Opportunities Manager
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH); The Borders Institute (TBI), Africa; GeoData Institute, University of Southampton

Herpetologist

Senior Policy Advisor, Division Rural Development, Land Rights, Forests and Animal Husbandry
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

IPMG

Technical Advisor, Programmes
Solidaridad Sierra Leone

Musician and Green Republic Project Ambassador

Executive Director
Savannah Women Integrated Development Agency

Senior Researcher
Greifswald University

Forest Economist
International Climate Initiative (IKI) – BMU

Lead Partner
Farmideas Nigeria