Speakers engaged with us
Here are all of the 2,700+ speakers who have appeared at the GLF’s events since its inception in 2013. From top scientists, economists and Indigenous leaders to entrepreneurs, filmmakers and grassroots activists, discover the diverse array of global voices that have taken to the stage at the world’s leading platform on sustainable land use.
Head of Division
Rural Development, Land Rights and Forests of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Rural Development, Land Rights and Forests of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
Lead
Sahel Initiatives and the Great Green Wall Accelerator (GGW), Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
Sahel Initiatives and the Great Green Wall Accelerator (GGW), Global Mechanism of the UNCCD
Senior Scientist and Project Leader
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)
UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the Food and Agriculture Organization
UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the Food and Agriculture Organization
UN Convention on Biological Diversity and the Food and Agriculture Organization
Assistant Professor of Geography, African Studies, and Anthropology (courtesy)
Penn State
Penn State
Student majoring in Pre-Veterinary Microbiology and Animal Systems Biotechnology at Montana State University (MSU)
Director General, The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)