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Francesca de Ga...

London, UK

Francesca de Ga...
London, UK

Francesca ran the Europe office of the Green Belt Movement (GBM) since its inception in 2005 after GBM founder Wangari Maathai was awarde

Yolanda Kakabadse

Gland, Switzerland

Yolanda Kakabadse
Gland, Switzerland

Yolanda Kakabadse is WWF’s International President and the former Ecuadorian Minister of Environment.

Bjorn Stigson

Sweden

Bjorn Stigson
Sweden

Bjorn Stigson, former president of the WBCSD and visiting professor at the Gothenburg School of Business, has extensive experience in int

Barbara Frost

London, UK

Barbara Frost
London, UK

Barbara Frost is Chief Executive of WaterAid in the UK.

Dominic Waughray

Geneva, Switzerland

Dominic Waughray
Geneva, Switzerland

Dominic Waughray is Senior Director and Head of Environment and Sustainability Initiatives for the World Economic Forum; responsible for

Rubens Born

Sao Paulo, Brazil

Rubens Born
Sao Paulo, Brazil

Rubens builds powerful networks and coalitions of civil society organizations addressing major issues of environmental protection and sus

Malcolm McIntosh

South Bank, Queensland,...

Malcolm McIntosh
South Bank, Queensland,...

Dr Malcolm McIntosh FRSA is Professor and Director of the Asia Pacific Centre for Sustainable Enterprise at Griffith University in Queens

Stephen Joseph

London, UK

Stephen Joseph
London, UK

Stephen Joseph has been executive director of Campaign for Better Transport since 1988.

Mark Halle

Geneva, Switzerland

Mark Halle
Geneva, Switzerland

Mark Halle is Executive Director of the International Institute for Sustainable Development, Europe.

Crispin Tickell

Crispin Tickell
UK

Sir Crispin Tickell has long been a pioneer in linking environmental and in particular climate change to the worlds of politics and busin

David Okali

Ibadan, Nigeria

David Okali
Ibadan, Nigeria

David Okali is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of NEST.

Dr Ranjendra Pa...

New Dehli, India

Dr Ranjendra Pa...
New Dehli, India

Dr. R.K.

Camilla Toulmin

London, UK

Camilla Toulmin
London, UK

Camilla Toulmin is Director of the International Institute for Environment and Development based in London (IIED).

Diane Diacon

Diane Diacon
UK

Diane Diacon is an independent researcher, focussing on scaling of successful housing practices.

Patti Whaley

London, UK

Patti Whaley
London, UK

Patti Whaley is Director of Resources at Forum for the Future and has 23 years’ experience in charity management. She has worked as Dire

Tony McMichael

Canberra, Australia

Tony McMichael
Canberra, Australia

Tony (AJ) McMichael is Professor Emeritus (Population Health) at the Australian National University, Canberra.

John Sauven

John Sauven is Executive Director of Greenpeace UK

Rupert Howes

London, UK

Rupert Howes
London, UK

Rupert Howes is Chief Executive of the Marine Stewardship Council.

Nick Robins

London, UK

Nick Robins
London, UK

Nick Robins joined HSBC in late 2007 to launch and direct its newly-established Climate Change Centre of Excellence, whose aim is to anal

Harriet Lamb

London, UK

Harriet Lamb
London, UK

Harriet Lamb is Chief Executive of Fairtrade International.

Walt Patterson

Buckinghamshire, UK

Walt Patterson
Buckinghamshire, UK

Walt Patterson is Associate Fellow in the Energy, Environment and Development Programme at Chatham House in London, UK, and a Visiting Fe

Jane Wilkinson

London, UK

Jane Wilkinson
London, UK

Jane Wilkonson is the Masters Course Director and Principal Sustainability Advisor at Forum for the Fugure.

Tim Smit

Cornwall, UK

Tim Smit
Cornwall, UK

Sir Tim Smit KBE is Executive Chairman, Eden Regeneration Ltd and Founding Director of the Award winning Eden Project near St Austell in

Jonathan Sincla...

Oxford, UK

Jonathan Sincla...
Oxford, UK

Jonathan Sinclair Wilson was Managing Director of Earthscan, the sustainability publisher, for 20 years.

Halina Ward

London, UK

Halina Ward
London, UK

From April 2009-May 2013 Halina Ward was Director of the Foundation for Democracy and Sustainable Development (FDSD).

Sara Parkin

London, UK

Sara Parkin
London, UK

Sara Parkin founded Forum for the Future, along with Jonathon Porritt and Paul Ekins (who is currently Professor of Energy and Environmen

Andy Dobson

Keele, UK

Andy Dobson
Keele, UK

Andrew Dobson is Professor of Politics at Keele University.

Jonathon Porritt

Cheltenham, UK

Jonathon Porritt
Cheltenham, UK

Jonathon Porritt, Co-Founder of Forum for the Future, is an eminent writer, broadcaster and commentator on sustainable d

Chandran Nair

Hong Kong

Chandran Nair
Hong Kong

Chandran Nair is the Founder and CEO of the Global Institute For Tomorrow (GIFT), an independent social venture think tank dedicated to a

Solitaire Townsend

London, UK

Solitaire Townsend
London, UK

Solitaire Townsend co-founded Futerra, the leading sustainable development communications agency, working with big brands, charities and

Ian Johnson

Switzerland

Ian Johnson
Switzerland

Ian Johnson is currently Chairman of the Commission for Land Use Change Ecosystems with GLOBE International and CEO of Idea Carbon, a Lon

Sunita Narain

New Dehli, India

Sunita Narain
New Dehli, India

Sunita Narain has been with the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) since 1982.

John Elkington

London, UK

John Elkington
London, UK

Founding Partner & Executive Chairman of Volans (2008 to date) also Co-Founder

Bill Adams

Cambridge, UK

Bill Adams
Cambridge, UK

Bill Adams holds the Moran Professor of Conservation and Development in the Department of Geography at the University of Cambridge.

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