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.

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Vera Fenske

Senior Investment Manager, Sustainability Department
DEG Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH

Vera Reis

Executive Director
SEMA-ACRE

Vera Songwe

Chair and Founder
Liquidity and Sustainability Facility

@SongweVera

Veronica Agodoa Kitti

Chief Executive Officer
Alternative Sets of Assistance Initiative, Ghana

Veronica Galmez

Forest and Climate Team
Green Climate Fund

@theGCF

Veronica Inmunda

Ecuador
Confederación de Nacionalidades Indígenas de la Amazonía Ecuatorianal (CONFENIAE)

Veronica Inmunda

Youth, Culture and Sports Coordinator
CONFENIAE

Veronica Ndetu

Head of the Climate Change Unit
Ministry of Agriculture, Kenya

Vianny Ahimbisibwe

Research Scientist
Thünen Institute of International Forestry and Forest Economics

@ahimbibwe

Victor Nikijuluw

Senior Director
Conservation International-Indonesia

Victoria Adongo

Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana

Victoria Gutierrez

Commonland
Commonland

Victoria Tauli-Corpuz

UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

Vijay Kumar

Senior Special Chief Secretary
India

Vikram Widge

Global Head, Climate Finance & Policy
International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Viktorija Mickute

Senior Producer
Al Jazeera

@VikVicariously

Vinamra Mathur

Regional Director for Asia-Pacific
Youth4Nature

Vincent Gitz

Director of the Programme and Platforms Focal Point, Latin America
Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)

Vinod Mathur

Chairman
National Biodiversity Authority

Violaine Berger

head of Mitigation of Deforestation Impact Theme
Sustainable Trade Initiative, IDH

Violaine Berger

Mitigation of Deforestation Impact Theme Lead
IDH

Violet Amoabeng

Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Skin Gourmet Limited

@SkinGourmet

Violet Shivutse

CEO
Shibuye Community Health Workers

@VioletShivutse

Virgílio Vianna

Virginia Young

Member of the World Commission on Protected Areas and the IUCN Task force on Primary forests and Intact forest landscapes

Virni Arifanti

Senior Researcher
National Research and Innovation Agency Republic of Indonesia (BRIN)

@brin_indonesia

Vivian Onyango

Agricultural Officer and Policy advisor
FAO

Vivienne Yeda

Director General
East African Development Bank

@EADBDG @EADBank

Voahangiarivelona Hanitriniaina Razafindrahanta

Director of Reforestation, Landscape and Forest Management
Ministry of the Environment and Sustainable Development, Madagascar

Voahangy Ramaromisa

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