Speakers

CEO
CIFOR-ICRAF

Director General, CIFOR; Director of Science
CIFOR-ICRAF

CEO
COP 30

Director for Sustainable Supply Chains, agriculture and food systems
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)

Co-founder & CEO
Vambo AI

Co-Founder & CEO
FarmWorks

Resident Representative, UNDP South Africa, Director of the UNDP Africa Sustainable Finance Hub
UNDP

Executive Director of Sustain Africa
International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC)

Founder and Managing Partner
Barka Fund

Director for Africa & Global Coordinator
CIFOR-ICRAF

Co-Founder and CEO
Jacob’s Ladder Africa

Coordinator & President
Rights and Resources Initiative

Climate Journalist and a Storyteller

Youth in Landscape Intern for Africa
Global Landscapes Forum

Venture Building Lead
Catalyst Fund

Head of project
GIZ Forests for Future (F4F) project,

Nature Finance Lead, FSD Africa and Head of African Natural Capital Alliance Secretariat

Senior Agricultural Technician and Knowledge Coordinator
Youth Development Organization (YODO)

Focal Point
GLFx Moyen-Chari

Youth Program Coordinator
Global Landscapes Forum/Youth in Landscapes Initiative

2025 Oceans Restoration Steward

2025 Dryalnds Restoration Steward

Coordinator
Sierra Leone Environment Matters(SLEM) / GLFx Kenema.

GLFx LAC hub Officer
Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)

Gender Inclusion Officer
GLFx Harare chapter

Chapter Coordinator
GLFx Yaounde

South Africa
CDKN/ SouthSouthNorth

Forest Governance Advisor
Tree Aid

Founder
Indigenous Women and Girls Initiative

Co-founder
Tanzania Conservation and Community Empowerment Initiative (TACCEI) & GLFx Maasai Steppe

Head of Policy, Advocacy and Communications
Pan African Climate Justice Alliance (PACJA)

Head of Programmes
African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA)

Co-Founder School Food Forest Initiative and 2025 Forests Restoration Steward

Executive Director
Survivor Aid and GLFx Juba

Senior Officer, Environmental Management
Safaricom PLC

Policy and technical engagement specialist for the Sahel
CIFOR-ICRAF, Burkina Faso

Co-Founder & Director of Women Concern, Coordinator of GLFx Kivu

GLFx Network Intern
Global Landscapes Forum

Coordinator
GLFx Banjul

Advisor for Forestry and Biodiversity
GIZ Forests for Future (F4F) project

Core Associate
Wocan

Community and Action Communications Officer
GLF

Youth Programme Officer
Global Landscapes Forum

Senior Lecturer
Southeastern Kenya University

Programs Coordinator and Stakeholder Engagement Officer
CIFOR-ICRAF

Poet and Writer

Associate Editor and Reporter
ThinkLandscape, Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)

Project Manager
Greater Regeneration for Evergreen Environment (GREEN), World Vision Kenya

Trumpeter, Multi-Instrumentalist & Music Producer

INUKA project Coordinator
Youth4Nature

Executive Director
Fandroakando Maroantsetra Madagascar (GLFx Farankaraina)

Geospatial Developer
Kenya Space Agency

Consultant, Environment and Development
CIFOR-ICRAF

2024 Dryland Restoration Steward,
Founder of Forest for Life Project and Forest Restoration Steward 2024

Director
AI & STEM Partnerships Hub

Africa Capital Hub Director
The Investment Bank for Earth

Programmes Officer for East Africa
Futurelect

Indigenous Community Leader, Executive Director, NourishAfrica and Coordinator, GLFx Mwanza

Senior Policy Officer, Directorate of Sustainable Environment and Blue Economy
African Union Commission

Chief of Staff to CEO
CIFOR-ICRAF

Biodiversity Conservator & Volunteer
Biodiversity Rescue Club (BRC), Nigeria.

Agronomist and Sustainability Analyst, Ripple Heights Development Initiative, and GLFx Ibadan chapter
Ripple Heights Development Initiative

National FMNR Scaling Lead
World Vision Kenya

Marine Scientist
Bagamoyo Seaweed Farming Initiative

Director
Youth Pawa

IT and Media Director, GLFx Nyanza
Dufatanye Organization

Regional Partnerships Strategist & Resource Mobilisation Officer
International Land Coalition (ILC)

Advisor for FAIR Forward: Artificial Intelligence for All Intitiatives
GIZ