Speakers engaged with us
Here are thousands of 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.
German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
Senior Researcher
Senior Researcher
President and board member, Amazon Conservation Team
Amazon Conservation Team
Amazon Conservation Team
Chief Sustainability Officer and Head
Landscape Capital at BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group
Landscape Capital at BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group
Professor of Tropical Silviculture, Director of Viikki Natural Resources Institute
University of Helsinki
University of Helsinki
Senior Scientist-Multifunctional Landscapes
Alliance and Gender Research Coordinator for the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry, Biodiversity-CIAT
Alliance and Gender Research Coordinator for the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry, Biodiversity-CIAT
Institute of Tropical Ecology and Environmental Management at Visayas State University (VSU)
Former Director of the Institute of Tropical Ecology and Environmental Management at Visayas State University (VSU)
Former Director of the Institute of Tropical Ecology and Environmental Management at Visayas State University (VSU)
Coffee producer
Owner of Finca Bethania in Nicaragua, final borrower of the eco.business Fund
Owner of Finca Bethania in Nicaragua, final borrower of the eco.business Fund
Environmental Engineer of the Rural University of Guatemala
Specialist of Management of Protected Areas and Development of Sustainable Tourism of the Colorado State University, USA
Specialist of Management of Protected Areas and Development of Sustainable Tourism of the Colorado State University, USA
Global Director, Agriculture and Food Global Practice
World Bank
World Bank
Deputy Head
Frankfurt School – UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance
Frankfurt School – UNEP Collaborating Centre for Climate & Sustainable Energy Finance
Programme Manager, Manager
Climate Finance Unit at UN Environment, Restoration Seed Capital Facility
Climate Finance Unit at UN Environment, Restoration Seed Capital Facility
Head of Division Food and Nutrition Security, Global Food Policy, Fisheries
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)