Speakers

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

Lead negotiator on agriculture
African Group of Negotiators Expert Support

Executive Director
Green Pot Enterprises Ltd.

Co-founder and CEO
Gratitude Farms

Senior Scientist
Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)

Forest Practice Leader
WWF

Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Mexico
Food and Agriculture Organization

Director General
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Senior Environmental Specialist
Global Environment Facility

Team Leader Forest Governance and Economics
Food and Agriculture Organization

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

Senior lecturer
Centre for Applied Systems Analysis, Malawi

Indigenous Chamorro, advocate for Guam’s landscapes

Director for Africa & Global Coordinator
CIFOR-ICRAF

Coordinator for the Great Green Wall Initiative (GGWSSI)
African Union Commission

Associate Director
Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program

Acting President and CEO
World Resources Institute

Research Associate
Newcastle University

Founder
The Cacao Project

Consultant
United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI)

Chair and Vice Chair
Society for Ecological Restoration and GPFLR

Consultant
UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the Food and Agriculture Organization

Forest Landscape Restoration Global Lead
WWF

Accelerator Manager
World Resources Institute

Head of Spatial Data Science and Applied Learning Lab (Spacial)
CIFOR-ICRAF

Senior Forest Restoration Scientist
The Nature Conservancy

Forestry Officer
Food and Agriculture Organization

Head of Global Policy
Commonland

President
WILD Foundation

Co-founder and Managing Director
African Agency for Arid Resources Limited (AGAR LTD)