Speakers

State Secretary
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany

Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)

Director General, CIFOR; Director of Science
CIFOR-ICRAF

Director General, World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Executive Director, CIFOR-ICRAF

Musician
International Artist and Humanitarian

Director for Africa & Global Coordinator
CIFOR-ICRAF

Head of EIB Regional Representation for West Africa
European Investment Bank (EIB)

Senior lecturer
Centre for Applied Systems Analysis, Malawi

Research Associate
TMG Research

Agripreneur
Youth in Agribusiness

Gender and Youth portifolio
UNEP-Africa

Head of Financial Sector
Aceli Africa

Cocoa Agroforestry Head
Olam Cocoa

Professor of Environmental and Ecological Economics
Aberystwyth University, IPBES Europe and Central Asia assessment-Lead author and Values assessment-Chair

Climate Activist
Rise Up Movement

Business Developer
Boomitra

Research Associate, West and Central Africa Lead
World Resources Institute (WRI)

Coordinator
GLFx Ouagadougou

Directeur du Réseau/President of the network
SOA (Syndicat des organisations agricoles)/ SOA (Agricultural organizations’ Union), Madagascar

Photographer
Tshwane University of Technology

SWM Programme Site Coordinator, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS)

Forestry Consultant
Madagascar

Policy Advisor
German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV)

Communication Advisor, Sustainable Wildlife Management (SWM) Programme
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Researcher
CLAWS and Herding for Health Botswana

Co-founder
Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO)

Founder
OKO Forests

Director and Regional Representative
UNEP Africa Office

Présidente/President
PNFDDSA (Plateforme Nationale Femme, Développement Durable et Sécurité Alimentaire) / PNFDDSA (National Platform for Women, Sustainable Development and Food Security), Madagascar

Co-Founder
Nueden Bio

Special Adviser on Africa to the United Nations Secretary-General
United Nations

Professional Officer
ICLEI Africa

Founder & CEO
Hatch Ideas Worldwide Ltd

Team Leader
Linkages for Economic Advancement for the Disadvantaged (LEAD)

Advocate
Green Africa Youth Organization

SNV Netherlands Development Organization

Researcher at Right Livelihood College at the Center for Development Research
University of Bonn, Germany

Coordinator
Loss and Damage Youth Coalition

Chapter Secretariat
GLFx Cape Town

President
Cameroon Traditional Rulers against Climate Change (CAMTRACC)

Chapter Coordinator
GLFx Bawku, Ghana

Mayor
Yoko, central region, Cameroon

Photojournalist and documentary Photographer

Moi University, Kenya

Youth Employment and Participation Officer
International Labour Organization (ILO)

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Skin Gourmet Limited

PhD candidate in Environmental Economics and Management
University of Agriculture Makurdi Benue State, Nigeria

IPCC-Vice Chair and Special Advisor for Sustainable Development
IPCC and South Centre

Project Manager Water Sanitation and Hygiene
Viva con Agua South Africa

Chapter facilitator
GLFx Nkambe, Cameroon

Farmer
Ghana

Coordinator
GLFx Nkambe

Chapter member
GLFx Yaounde

Associate Professor
University of Energy and Natural Resources, Ghana

Environmentalist

Head of Global Programme Responsible Land Policy
GIZ

Founder, Head of Research
Walinda Lingo

Honorary Professor and WRI Board Member Director
University of Cape Town; African Union

Land Ambassador
UNCCD

Founder
Oceaneers

Program Manager
GLFx Nkambe

Farmer
Ghana

President
International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)

Founder, Permaculture Designer, Trainer and Consultant on Agroecology and Regenerative Agriculture Practices
Hillside Organic Garden Kabete

College of Conservation and Environmental Management, Rwanda

Activist

Co-founder, Regional Director for Africa
Kenya Environmental Action Network (KEAN), Youth4Nature

Global Coordinator
GEF-7 Impact Program on Dryland Sustainable Landscapes, FAO

Fiction writer

COO and co-founder
Mzansi Meat

Ruler, farmer
Saah village in Nkambe Central, Cameroon

Farmer
Ghana

Executive Director
CAYAT

Global Communications Coordinator
CIFOR-ICRAF

University of Dschang, Cameroon

Communication & Community Engagement
GLF

Head of capacity development & education
CIFOR-ICRAF

Senior Scientist
ILRI, Italy and Ethiopia

Facilitator
National Multi Stakeholder Platform on land governance in Malawi (NES MALAWI)

Chef
Fulani Kitchen Projects

Carbon Project Manager, Programme lead
Climate Neutral Group, AgriCarbon programme

Country Director
Namati Sierra Leone

Student
Ghana

Lecturer
University of Ibadan, Nigeria

Scientist and Country Representative, Uganda
CIFOR-ICRAF

University of Nairobi, Kenya

Researcher
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Department of Environmental Politics, Green Value Initiative

Chief of Staff to CEO
CIFOR-ICRAF

Director of Vital Landscapes
World Resources Institute (WRI)

Reader
University of Ibadan, Nigeria

President
Pan-African Farmers’ Organization (PAFO)

Poet, Climate change project developer, Video creator

Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
Akwaaba Feeds Ltd

Student
Ghana

President of the sustainability management committee of the tourist destination
Asociación de Autoridades Indígenas (ATICOYA), Puerto Nariño, Amazonas, Colombia

Tropical Forest Ecologist & Conservation Biologist
CIFOR-ICRAF

Kenya
Fellow
Young African Landscape Leadership Program

Co-Founder & Managing Director
AfricaCentric Entertainment (ACE)

Senior Advisor, Private Sector & Markets, Resilient Landscapes
Distinguished Senior Fellow, World Agroforestry (ICRAF)

GRASP Programme Manager and GRASP Coordinator
United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP)