Meet our speakers
and jurors

Caleb is a filmmaker, fashion photographer and graphic designer. He has filmed stories ranging from child abuse to climate change for various developmental organisations and seen the need to continually produce visual storytelling that highlights social justice and environmental protection. Currently curates a short film festival in Accra, Ghana and NL, Canada.

A three time Sundance alumni, Mark’s first feature, Dopamine won the Alfred P. Sloan Prize. Raised by an immigrant single mother, Decena’s documentary work focuses on social and climate. He wrote and directed the Redford Center film, Watershed, and was a writer and producer on Stand Up Planet, a Gates funded project that aired on Participant Media’s channel, Pivot and KCET. His latest film, Not Without Us, premiered as the closing night film at the S.F. Green Film Festival and aired nationally on PBS. Mark is also the founder of Kontent Activism - a media studio for the movements.

Carver is the Founder and Managing Director of Sustain T&T, a not-for-profit focusing on environmental and economic sustainability education. He is also the Founder and Director of Green Screen Environmental Film Festival, the only environmental film festival in the Caribbean. He served on the Board of Directors of the world-renowned Asa Wright Nature Centre (Trinidad) from 2012 to 2015. He is also a member of the NextGen Board, constituted by the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) Trinidad and Tobago office in 2018. A first of its kind for the IADB, this group of cross-sectoral change-makers was assembled to take action on the sustainable development agenda in Trinidad and Tobago.

Jade Begay, Climate Justice Campaign Director, is Diné and Tesuque Pueblo of New Mexico. Begay leads NDN Collective’s climate justice campaign work and brings extensive experience working in climate justice movement spaces throughout Turtle Island and within Indigenous communities across the globe. She has also worked as a multimedia producer, filmmaker and communications professional working in non-profit and Indigenous organizations. She has a Bachelor’s degree in Film and Video and a Master of Arts degree in Environmental Leadership.

Max holds a masters in Urban Planning from MIT. Future Earth Catalog, a thesis project published online as a book, documents her journey through the ways climate change is mediated, the psychology of inaction, and a personal reflection on individual agency. Max leads energy efficiency at The Moinian Group, her family’s real estate company, and founded an affordable art shop, For Your Guestroom.

Isaias Hernandez is an environmental educator and content creator of QueerBrownVegan. His work is focused through an environmental justice lens providing introductory forms of environmentalism through posts, illustrations, and videos. After experiencing environmental racism growing up, he became passionate to learn more about his environment which led him to earn his Bachelors of Science in Environmental Science at the University of California Berkeley.

Txai Suruí, from the Paiter Suruí people, in Rondônia, is the founder of the Indigenous Youth movement in the state. A law student, she also works in the legal nucleus of the Ethno-environmental Defense Association - Kanindé, an organization considered a reference in matters of the indigenous cause and a historical partner of WWF-Brazil in Rondônia. In her role as an activist against climate change, as a volunteer for Engajamundo, Txai was one of the young women who signed the popular action that sues the government for climate 'pedalade' and asks for the annulment of the Brazilian target in the Paris Agreement. Txai is also Alternate Adviser at the State Council for the Rights of Children and Adolescents of Rondônia and Adviser for the Global Alliance “Amplifying Voices for Fair Climate Action”.

International Indigenous business leader, speaker, advisor, facilitator and author. Carol Anne Hilton is committed to increasing the visibility and inclusion of Indigenous business and economic growth globally. With over 20 years of experience in community, business development and economic design, Carol Anne is focused on multi-generational Indigenous wealth creation. Carol Anne is now focusing her expertise, skills and strategic insights across a broad range of social, ecological and economic projects driving multi-generational impact nationally and globally.

Jeremy Jones is an award-winning American professional snowboarder known for big mountain freeriding. Jeremy is widely regarded as one of the most accomplished action sports athletes of all time. He is the founder of the global nonprofit Protect Our Winters, uniting the winter sports community against climate change, and the snowboard brand, Jones Snowboards. Jeremy was named a ’Champion of Change’ by President Barack Obama in 2013 for his work with the Protect Our Winters.

Nadia Nazar is a 19-year-old artist and climate justice organizer located in Baltimore, Maryland. Nadia is the Co-Founder, Former Co-Executive Director, and Art Director of the youth led Climate Organization Zero Hour. Nadia works creatively around climate to imagine a livable world for everyone and hold corporations and elected officials accountable.

Tiza Mafira is a law and public policy expert specializing in environmental policy. She leads the Indonesia Plastic Bag Diet Movement (Gerakan Indonesia Diet Kantong Plastik), whose advocacy has influenced 50+ cities in Indonesia to ban plastic bags. She is featured in two documentaries: Emmy Award Winning “The Story of Plastic” (2019), and “Pulau Plastik” (2021). She also leads Climate Policy Initiative Indonesia, a non-profit think tank and advisory organization focused on climate change finance.

Mitzi Jonelle Tan is a full-time climate justice activist based in Metro Manila, Philippines. She is the convenor and international spokesperson of Youth Advocates for Climate Action Philippines (YACAP), the Fridays For Future (FFF) of the Philippines. She is also an organizer with FFF International and FFF MAPA (Most Affected Peoples and Areas) making sure that voices from the Global South especially are heard, amplified, and given space.

Brianna Craft started in the UN climate negotiations in 2011, and witnessed the adoption of the Paris Agreement first hand. She works to further equity in this forum for the world’s poorest countries, which have done the least to cause climate change but are the most vulnerable to its impacts.

Grammy-nominated musician, renowned Hang (handpan) player, composer and environmentalist from Austria. Manu recorded the film ‘Parasol Peak’ in the Alps, toured around central Europe with his band by bicycle, and recently release a new album with an environmental message, Environ Me. Manu has performed in 50+ countries in venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, Roundhouse, Royal Festival Hall and Barbican in London, Carnegie Hall in New York, the Sydney Opera House and Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. He has collaborated with artists such as Björk, Anoushka Shankar, Ólafur Arnalds, and The Cinematic Orchestra.

Josephine is an organiser, activist, researcher dedicated to climate justice, feminism, anti-racist and anti-capitalist community building. Her Ph.D. research focuses on post-growth and grassroots organisations. On her blog @treesnpeace, and as the co-host of the YIKES Podcast, she expands on these topics.

Joycelyn Longdon is first year PhD student at Cambridge University combining machine learning, bioacoustics, forest ecology, indigenous knowledge and sociology to investigate the role of technology in forest conservation. She is also the founder of ClimateInColour, an online education platform and community for the climate curious, making climate conversation more accessible and diverse.

Nasreen is an environmental sustainability practitioner with years of experience in development and communications sectors. She works with local and international institutions to develop tailored programs and interventions that address Africa’s development needs. She’s the founder of Surge Africa, a nonprofit organization that works closely with governments and stakeholders to situate climate resilient policies and practices in Nigeria and Africa at large. Her recent work is in climate media where she launched the platform Surge X Media to address the data gaps on climate change in Africa. The platform incorporates visual data and storytelling as instruments to create awareness, educate and build movements. It uses media technology to generate new set of visual data that can be used as information to drive constructive conversations, and as evidence to influence policy change and climate governance.

Jessie Chisi is a Zambian documentary filmmaker, who holds a Bachelor in Arts in Development Studies. She is also an environmental activist. She is founder of Young Cinema in Zambia where she trains young people and women in filmmaking skills to become agents of change. Known for her 2015 feature “Between Rings” and the 2021 documentary “Shimulala: Extracted” and the 2016 award winning short film “Imagination”, she believes that women should be at the center of telling their own stories.

Kandi White (Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara) has emerged as a leading voice in the fight to bring visibility to the impacts that climate change and environmental injustice are having on Indigenous communities across North America. Upon completion of her Master’s Degree in Environmental Management, Kandi began her work with the Indigenous Environmental Network as the Tribal Campus Climate Challenge Coordinator, engaging with more than 30 tribal colleges to instate community based environmental programs, discuss issues of socio-ecologic injustice, and connect indigenous youth with green jobs. She is currently IEN’s Lead Organizer on the Extreme Energy & Just Transition Campaign, focusing at present on creating awareness about the environmentally & socially devastating effects of hydraulic fracturing on tribal lands and working towards a Just Transition away from the fossil fuel industry. Her local work is complemented by international advocacy work, including participation in several United Nation Forums and a testimony before the U.S. Congress on the climate issue and its links to issues of health, identity, and well being on tribal lands.

Abena is a lawyer, writer and an artistic activist whose Advocacy work focuses on energy, climate and the roles women play in sociopolitical power dynamics.

Climate Activist from Papua New Guinea involved in programs addressing the importance of climate action, resilience in communities, mitigation efforts and focused on ocean health and its vitality in climate action.

Amrita is a public health professional with specializations in maternal and reproductive health, global health, and public health in disasters. Amrita has a PhD in Health Sciences from the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, where her research focused on addressing the unmet need for contraception in Uganda. Prior to her PhD, Amrita worked for the Health Promotion Board in Singapore, addressing substance abuse among youth and adults. She has experience working as a medical writer, and has evaluated health programs in a variety of contexts, including a maternal health program in Uganda and a Maori health initiative in New Zealand. At present, she runs her own public health consultancy, and works as an independent researcher on a variety of health-related projects.

June Mills is traditional owner on Larrakia land in Darwin, Australia. She has lived a lifetime of activism fighting for Indigenous rights, land rights and the protection of land and water from mining projects in the Northern Territory of Australia.

As Gomeroi Traditional Custodian from Narrabri, Karra represents the Narrabri community in the fight to stop coal and coal seam gas extraction on Country. Sharing learned knowledge from Traditional Owners and scientists to educate people on the risks to climate.

Drawing upon her five years of experience with Earth Guardians, Marlow Baines (she/hers) weaves together the narrative of why every voice matters in creating a more just and regenerative world. While serving as Youth Director, she worked to elevate the voices of her BIPOC peers, discovering when to step up and when to step back as a white women of European descent. Marlow speaks about the importance of deep listening, and that the key to solving the climate crisis lies in our connection to self, others, and the Earth.

Kevin Lionga Aipopo (all pronouns) is a community advocate, storyteller, and student leader based in traditional Kalupuya, Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde, and Atfalati lands (Beaverton, Oregon). Their work centers around the intersections between their ethnic identity as a Black American and Samoan person and their gender fluidity. Kevin uses their platforms to interrogate systems of power, challenge normalcy, and uplift voices within their communities. Through interpersonal connection, community organizing, poetry, and education, they have found space as an emerging voice for Black, Indigenous, Queer, Trans, and Climate liberation

First Nations person of the Alawa people of the Northern Territory.

Swati has been a conservation Journalist for 25 years. She was the Environment Editor at NDTV, and had her own show on NDTV called Born Wild. Swati was Associate Producer of My Octopus Teacher and co-directed a film, The Animal Communicator with Craig Foster, which is available on Amazon Prime US and has over 8 million views online. At present, Swati works with the Sea Change Project, an NPO for the long term conservation of the Great African Seaforest. She specialises in understanding “shared spaces” between humans and non-human animals. She believes that we need to re-imagine and forge a deep connection with the natural world to bring about organic change.

Douglas is a senior Jiman man and Woorabinda Aboriginal community member. He is the Indigenous Knowledge Learning Centre Coordinator in Woorabinda Aboriginal Community in Central Queensland, and has been a leading voice in the campaign to stop the proposed Baralaba South coal mine, planned by Liberty Mutual and to protect his community’s drinking water supplies.

Dr. Robert Strand is an expert in sustainability, varieties of capitalism, and comparisons between the Nordic countries and US. Robert believes “the Nordics can save the world” and is currently finishing the book Sustainable Vikings: What the Nordics Can Teach Us about Reimagining American Capitalism. Alongside being the Founding Director of the Nordic Center at University of California Berkeley, he also leads the Center for Responsible Business at UC Berkeley as Executive Director. He is also Associate Professor of Leadership & Sustainability, Copenhagen Business School.

Nicole works at the intersection of culture and climate change — a Chinese social and environmental impact strategist and coalition-builder, with 10+ years of experience driving impact initiatives, campaigns, research, projects and collaborations that have reached millions of people around the world. Her work is focused on building the multi-stakeholder collaborations and strategic partnerships necessary to precipitate systems change.

Alwyn walked from Bamaga Cape York to Canberra over a period of a year, to deliver three Message Sticks to the Prime Minister about sovereignty, colonisation and healing.

Malungelo is an anti-coal activist involved in the Mfolozi Community Environmental Justice Organization (MCEJO). Her mother, Fikile, was a leading member of MCEJO, which is taking legal action to prevent the expansion of an open-cast coal mine at Somkhele, South Africa. She was killed at her home by four gunmen.

Mac is an international speaker, writer and change-maker. Mentored by indigenous people over many years, he has acquired profound and original insights into questions preoccupying many contemporary leaders. Mac seeks to inspire the emergence of the leader in each of us, the leader who will take courageous action for a better world. Championing A New Story of Sustainability lies at the heart of this.

Miguel is a social & Greentech expert, certified accountant, green sports enthusiast, film-maker, and climate advocate known for initiating eco-friendly ideas, projects and advocating for sustainable climate solutions across Africa. Miguel has been privileged to work with some of the most incredible people, companies, and organizations in the world who are passionate about building a unique sustainability movement for our climate and planet. He is a Climate Reality Leader trained by former US President Al Gore, and a certified Young African Leader - awarded as one of the best Greentech entrepreneurs in West Africa by YALI.

Richard (Perk) Edem Pomeyie is a graphic designer and climate activist. Currently, Perk leads a team at Ghana Youth Environmental Movement GYEM to train and empower the next generation of grassroots environmentalists and activists through the Ghana Young Environmentalist Programme (GYEP). A CIVICUS Youth Action Lab 2020 participant and a graduate of the Ghana Institute of Journalism with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, Public Relations.

Activist, writer, playwright, and Broadcast journalist. Author of the book PostCapitalism: A Guide to Our Future.

Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute (JGI) and UN Messenger of Peace, is a world-renowned ethologist and activist inspiring greater understanding and action on behalf of the natural world. Dr. Goodall is known for groundbreaking studies of wild chimpanzees in Gombe Stream National Park, Tanzania, which forever changed our understanding of our relationship to the rest of the animal kingdom. This transformative research continues today as the longest running wild chimpanzee study in the world. Jane’s work builds on scientific innovations, growing a lifetime of advocacy including trailblazing efforts through her international organization the Jane Goodall Institute which advances community-led conservation, animal welfare, science, and youth empowerment through JGI’s Roots & Shoots program. Today, Jane continues to connect with worldwide audiences, despite the challenges of the pandemic, through ‘Virtual Jane’ including remote lectures, recordings, and her podcast, the “Jane Goodall Hopecast.” In 2021, Jane was the recipient of the Templeton Prize, and her newest book, “The Book of Hope: A Survival Guide for Trying Times,” will be published October 19. Jane is a global icon spreading hope and turning it into meaningful positive impact to create a better world for people, other animals, and the planet we share. Headshot by © Stuart Clarke

Award-winning filmmaker, photographer, musician and artivism projects developer based in Guatemala City. He has worked in various art and activism initiatives with youth in Central America, Africa, South Asia and the Middle East.

Eric Morgen Moyo is a Climate Justice Activist and a Researcher with experience in Africa Youth Organising and Research

Will is no stranger to working in sustainability-focused businesses, with experience in product development, eco products and renewable energy, including the development of an atomically thin solar cell for his engineering thesis. With a Masters in Management from London Business School, at the age of 25, he was recently awarded Forbes 30 under 30 and selected as one of Norway’s top 10 leaders under 30 for his work pursuing sustainable development goals.

Jessie is a youth climate activist passionate about getting the youth voice into the media particularly on the subject of the climate crisis and also the decision making that surrounds it. She is also campaigning to change and develop the education system to have a greater emphasis on the climate emergency. Alongside founding People Pedal Power, she is also an honorary founding member of the National Eco Committee.

A designer, entrepreneur, and theoretician specializing in sustainable mobility solutions. A published author, and ad hoc expert blogger for The Huffington Post, Harvard Business Review, Børsen and Fast Company. He has founded Biomega and helped found a host of design consultancies incl. Skibsted Ideation, KiBiSi and Manyone. He is on the board of the Danfoss Foundation, Biomega, and Manyone. He is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Mobility Transitions. Formerly Chairman of the Danish Design Council, Vice-Chair of the Danish design cluster, Design2Innovate, Co-Chair of the GFC on Entrepreneurship, Vice-Chair of the GFC on Design & innovation, board member of the Danish Design Center, advisor to Mindlab and the INDEX awards.

The Ecofeminist on social media, eco-reporter, and advocate for the restoration of Lake Chad and a green democracy.

Director, Policy Research in Macroeconomics (PRIME) a network of macroeconomists majoring on the monetary theories and policies of John Maynard Keynes. Ann’s work is concentrated on the international financial system and the role the world’s globalised financial architecture plays in fuelling greenhouse gas emissions. Ann’s contention is that to save the planet, we have to transform the financial system.

Rod Campbell is the research director at the Australia Institute. An economist by background, Rod’s work focuses on the economics of fossil fuel industries, he has published numerous landmark reports, as well as articles in peer-reviewed journals and he has appeared as an expert witness in major court cases and planning processes.

Stephanie is a Gomeroi Traditional Custodian from the Pilliga Forest. She holds and shares knowledge regarding cultural heritage protection of the Gomeroi people. Stephanie's aim is to protect the Pilliga Forest and Great Artesian Basin from climate change and coal and coal seam gas industries.

Khadija Khokhar is pursuing her BA at the Elliott School of International Affairs with a concentration in sustainable development. She hopes to work on environmental policy, and help find just solutions to the climate crisis through practical implementation of climate policy on the local level. Khadija has experience in national and international climate organizing and is currently the director of communications at the grassroots climate justice organization This Is Zero Hour. Khadija hopes to be a part of concrete, legislative change on the national level.

Amali has extensive global experience in refugee protection, refugee resettlement and forced migration and displacement contexts, having worked for numerous NGOs, the UN Refugee Agency and the US Refugee Admissions Program. She has conducted country and regional visits, case studies and research in climate-induced displacement contexts, including in urban and camp settings. Her research on climate, conflict and displacement in the Lake Chad Basin in the African Sahel has been selected as evidence of loss and damage to be presented at COP 26 in Glasgow. She is a member of the World Economic Forum Expert Network in Migration, Human Rights and Humanitarian Response.

Climate Change & Environment Studio Lead in Deloitte Ventures, working with clients, alliance partners and internal teams to explore new ways of using emerging technologies to reduce their impact on the climate, meet net zero carbon goals and solve sustainable business challenges.

Norma Alvares is an advocate and an activist and campaigner on social and environmental issues of public concern. She has argued over three hundred Public Interest Litigation (PIL) cases in the Bombay High Court, the National Green Tribunal and in the Supreme Court on environment issues, gender equality, animal welfare etc. for Goa's NGOs and citizens groups. For her publicly acknowledged work in relation to the protection of the environment, women’s empowerment and animal welfare she has received several accolades, including the Padma Shri from the Government of India and the Yashadamini Puraskar from the Government of Goa.

Des Spicer Orak is a mixed queer Palauan poet, currently occupying the homelands of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, colonially known as Portland Oregon. Des takes pride in their roles as a daughter and granddaughter, community organizer, artist, friend, scholar, and mentor. Their work dives into themes of grief, reclamation, and power, and uplifts reciprocity as the most crucial task of our collective existence.

Nicole Granados is a photographer and environmental communicator with a passion for the natural world we inhabit and the people on it. She has dedicated her work to capturing the environments she visits by admiring their beauty but also the ways these public spaces and vulnerable communities have been impacted by our ever-evolving climate. With a background in international human rights and environmental communication, she actively works to share the global impacts of the current climate crisis through her photos and writings.

Bill McKibben is a founder of the environmental organization 350.org and was among the first to have warned of the dangers of global warming. He is the author of the bestsellers The End of Nature, Eaarth, and Deep Economy. He is the Schumann Distinguished Scholar in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College and the winner of the Gandhi Prize, the Thomas Merton Prize, and the Right Livelihood Prize. He lives in Vermont, USA.

Nina is 14 year old girl who live near industrial area of Gresik and Mojokerto. She is student of State Junior High School 12 Gresik. She fight against foreign plastic waste dumping by paper mills in East Java that import paper scrap waste that smuggled with dirty nonrecyclable plastics. She wrote letters and held protest at the embassy or consular office of exporting countries, demanding the country leader to stop exporting plastic trash to Indonesia, and to clean up foreign plastic waste dumps at villages near the paper mills, to take back the trash that leaked or burned that polluting rivers and air in surrounding area.

Professor of Economics, formerly with Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India for 35 years, and now with University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA. Author of several books, incl. Never Done and Poorly Paid: Women’s Work in Globalising India and Alternative Theories of Economic Development.

Joshua Amponsem is a Ghanaian environmental and climate activist. He is the founder of Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) and currently serving as the Climate Programme Specialist to the Office of the UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth. Joshua focuses on the role of youth in Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Resilience Building. He is the lead author of the first-ever background paper on youth and climate change adaptation which provides a pathway for youth engagement in global adaptation efforts.

Nikhil is an ecological economist who works in youth movements for climate action. He is currently working for Economists for Future International who pressure the economic academia to improve it’s engagement with the ecological crisis.

Born and bred in rural Australia and now raising her own family on a grass fed beef farm, Sal is passionate about protecting communities, our water and our climate from more coal and gas projects. Frustrated by the snails pace of transition in Australia, she was inspired to create new ways to empower local people, businesses and farms to benefit from renewable energy.

Joshua Amponsem is a Ghanaian environmental and climate activist. He is the founder of Green Africa Youth Organization (GAYO) and currently serving as the Climate Programme Specialist to the Office of the UN Secretary General’s Envoy on Youth. Joshua focuses on the role of youth in Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, and Resilience Building. He is the lead author of the first-ever background paper on youth and climate change adaptation which provides a pathway for youth engagement in global adaptation efforts.

Jenny Price is the author of Stop Saving the Planet: An Environmentalist Manifesto. A public writer, artist, and historian, she works passionately on environmental justice, and is a Research Fellow at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University-St. Louis.

Adam Mahoney is a reporter at Grist, a U.S.-based climate magazine, focused on environmental justice and investigations. He is currently a data fellow at the University of Southern California’s Annenberg School for communication and Journalism.

Cyndi is West Papuan and a Pacific Climate Warriors activist based from in Wurndjeri Woi Wurrung (Melbourne), Australia. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Law at Victoria University and is part of the Free West Papua movement.

Climate and environmental activist, mental health champion and equality activist, member of ActionAid and Activista Kenya under Ecovista, Wellness and Gender pillars.

Will is no stranger to working in sustainability-focused businesses, with experience in product development, eco products and renewable energy, including the development of an atomically thin solar cell for his engineering thesis. With a Masters in Management from London Business School, at the age of 25, he was recently awarded Forbes 30 under 30 and selected as one of Norway’s top 10 leaders under 30 for his work pursuing sustainable development goals.

Catherine joined ShareAction as Chief Executive in 2008. ShareAction coordinates civil society to campaign for responsible investment across Europe, with a focus on mobilising Europe’s largest investors to drive accelerated action by companies on climate change, loss of biodiversity, gender issues, public health and food system risks. She is a member of the UK Treasury’s asset management taskforce. She is a board member of the Scott Trust, owner of The Guardian media group, serving on the investment committee. Catherine was recognised by the World Economic Forum as a Young Global Leader in 2014.

Podcast and Radio Host, Farmer, Student, Marketing, Horse Trainer.

I’ve been involved in water, coal and gas campaigns in Australia over the past 15 years. I’m a great believer in the power of good people working together for the common good to prevent the destructive expansion of the global fossil fuel industry…project by project.

Dr. Mayesha Alam is a Senior Fellow at United Nations University Centre for Policy Research. Her research interests relate to the causes, consequences, and legacies of armed conflict. She is the author of, Women and Transitional Justice: Progress and Persistent Challenges in Retributive and Restorative Processes (Palgrave Macmillan, 2014) and, with Dr. Robert Egnell, Women and Gender Perspectives in the Military: An International Comparison (Georgetown University Press, 2019) as well as numerous policy-oriented research reports, book chapters, and articles on topics such as climate change, human rights, displacement and disaster risk reduction, countering violent extremism, and democracy. She holds a Ph.D. in political science from Yale University.

Aisha has been actively pursuing positive social change within the non-profit media sector. While working at Doc Society, she co-created Climate Reframe, a project highlighting 100 BIPOC voices in the UK’s environmental movement. Climate Reframe was a project initiated by climate podcast, Mothers Invention, hosted by former Irish president, Mary Robinson. Aisha is now an Aziz Foundation scholar and researcher, currently an MA in Environment, Development and Policy with the aim to contribute to emerging discourse in environmental policy and the communities it seeks to serve.

Managed private game reserves in South Africa for 18 years. Aim was to preserve endangered species and restoration of the reserves to their prestine, natural state. Currently employed as Group Operations Manager for a number of cattle stations in the Beetaloo Basin, Northern Territory, Australia.

Arturo A. Massol-Deyá is the executive director of Casa Pueblo de Adjuntas, a community-based group with 38 years of services in natural resources conservation, education, and sustainable development. After the direct impact of Hurricane Maria over Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, Dr. Massol-Deyá, together with Casa Pueblo, has led a community aid response that aims to change the energy landscape of a country dependent on fossil fuels to one based on renewable energy sources.

Dr. Mamta Mehra is an environmental professional with more than twelve years of expertise in climate change, agriculture, and natural resource management. Currently, she is working with Project Drawdown as a Senior Fellow and Research Program officer, where she is focusing on Drawdown solutions in the Land Use and Food sectors and managing the research fellowship program. Dr. Mehra has authored many peer reviewed papers and is one of the contributors to the New York Times bestseller book, “Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming”.

A wildlife enthusiast who has travelled across the length and breadth of the country’s wildlife habitats. Feels duty bound to give back to Mother Nature, as part of the tuition fee for her teachings.

Micklo is an Australian First Nations person from the West Kimberley, Western Australia. He has been standing up against fracking companies since 2012. In that time, he has camped on country defending traditional peoples lands from Australian and overseas companies who give no thought to the legacy we leave behind for our future people. We as custodians inherit the role of looking after our land — the government and industry need to listen to First Nations people, help look after our plants and animals; and the world would be a better place.

John Paul Jose is a young environmental and climate activist from India. Hailing from an agricultural family that relies on the Earth and nature to survive, John has experienced first-hand the impacts of the climate crisis and ecological destruction. John’s love for nature and experiences since childhood led him to activism and conservation. He now has years of experience ranging from collaboration with NGOs, the UN Major Group for Children and Youth (UNMGCY), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the United Nations Convention on Combatting Desertification (UNCCD), research with The Energy Research Institute in India, and the TED Countdown Youth Council.

Marie Hélène is a trainer in Artistic Activism. She works closely with grassroots artists and activists using artistic activism as a tool to engage young people who are disengaged towards sociopolitical issues due to shrinking of civic and political spaces. Marie Hélène focuses on addressing issues that matter to Africans youth, including climate justice, corruption and impunity, and gender equality.

My daily work is with the worlds larges social media platform for climate reviews - We Don’t Have Time. 45.000 members from 140+ countries giving climate love and warnings pushing for change. You can become a member and add your voice, no cost, here wedonthavetime.org. Together with our partner companies, researches and thought leaders we do online broadcasts spreading positive solutions. Our last on circularity reached 10 million viewers. We will broadcast every day from COP26. You can watch it here wedonthavetime.org/COP26. I am also a Climate Reality Leader, trained by Al Gore and experts, delivering pro bono lectures on the climate crisis and it’s solutions in the business community, to schools and politicians - so far 80+ times. It all starts with awareness, understanding and an urge to act - because we don’t have time to wait.

Climate Justice creative, campaigner, researcher, lecturer and trainer, specialising in creative strategies for decolonisation.

Lily Cole is an environmental activist, model, actress, author and filmmaker. Her book and accompanying podcast, Who Cares Wins, explore a myriad of environmental solutions from tech-utopia to indigenous wisdom. Lily has directed multiple short films on topics including the refugee crisis, gender equality, living off-grid and Amazonian wild rubber.

Reecha Upadhyay is the Head of India Programme for the Clean Air Fund. Prior to this she was at Purpose, where she was the Campaigns Director for India. Reecha has developed strategy and programmes on climate and air quality since 2015. She has worked in New York, Geneva, South Sudan, and New Delhi, Reecha where she managed programmes on conflict and disaster prevention, developing and implementing global advocacy campaigns like Stop Rape Now and One Billion Rising. As well working directly in air quality, Reecha has developed campaigns for many relevant fields including human rights and labour rights, women and gender equality, and child protection. Reecha holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from the New School University in New York.

After my climate change and social awakening, I changed careers to work directly to address these issues. Currently working to support purpose-driven businesses, with previous experience in the humanitarian and private sectors. I have lived and worked in the UK, Jordan and Rwanda. Stay positive. Do good.

Hunhak is from the Laugia Tribe in the Solomon Islands and is a Pacific Climate Warrior. Matt is currently working as a school teacher in very remote Aboriginal communities in the Northern Territories and is part of the Free West Papua movement.

Nadia Nazar is a 19-year-old artist and climate justice organizer located in Baltimore, Maryland. Nadia is the Co-Founder, Former Co-Executive Director, and Art Director of the youth led Climate Organization Zero Hour. Nadia works creatively around climate to imagine a livable world for everyone and hold corporations and elected officials accountable.

Margarita has worked in political analysis and communications for media outlets, as well as for public offices and private agencies. Currently, she coordinates the Communications area in the Mexican Center for Environmental Law (CEMDA), a Mexican non profit organization that provides legal advisory to communities in Mexico.

Karl Widerquist, of Georgetown University-Qatar, is a researcher, writer, and advocate for Universal Basic Income. He is the confounder of the U.S. Basic Income Guarantee Network, cofounder the academic journal Basic Income Studies, and former co-chair of the Basic Income Earth Network. He has appeared in many media outlets including the New York Times, and The Atlantic Monthly, which called him “a leader of the worldwide basic income movement.”

Johan Pihl is a Swedish creative director and entrepreneur with 25+ years of experience working in the advertising industry. Johan has since 2014 shifted focus towards purpose-driven service design and innovation. His work builds on exploring new business models at the intersection of design, technology, and business, resulting in tangible solutions aligning with both long-term business value and world-improving purpose. Johan has successfully developed and launched purpose-driven innovation projects such as; The Natalia Project 2014, Baltic Sea Project / Åland Index 2016, The Humanium Metal Initiative 2016, DO Black 2019, and The 2030 Calculator 2020. In 2018 Johan started Doconomy together with Mathias Wikström.

Alexandra Karnig is Doconomy’s Head of Business for Product Impact, working closely with the development of Doconomys 2030 Calculator - a tool created to help make climate impact actionable for manufacturers and brands. The 2030 Calculator has gained massive recognition in media, won multiple awards such as a Grand Prix at Cannes Lions and accumulated a large user base consisting of various brands around the world.

Sabine is an experienced media and communications professional with a passion for human rights on and offline. Sabine has worked with various development-focused organisations leading communications initiatives and is currently the Global Communications Advisor at Global Platforms and YCOI. She is also the founder of MARU, a sustainable clothing brand in Botswana. Both her professional and personal interests allow her to further unpack the meaning of true and sustainable development.

Mathias Wikström is a Sweden based renowned sustainability business leader and creative strategist who aim to innovate as well as making the complex communicate. He has founded Doconomy together with Johan Pihl and spearheaded other globally awarded forefront projects in Finance, Sustainability and Human Rights. He has received an EMBA with honors at Stockholm School of Economics with focus on Leading Innovation. Mathias has served on several awards juries and is a high scoring speaker at industry summits in Europe, USA, Asia and Latin America as well as with the UN and UNFCCC.

Dayne Pratzky, also known as "The Frackman," is an anti-Coal Seam Gas activist. He is the subject of the documentary, "Frackman," which chronicles his journey from pig shooting tradesman to accidental activist. "I'm the world's worst environmentalist," Dayne is often quoted as saying. "I'm more a roo shooting, pig hunting kind of bloke." Initially convinced that the Coal Seam Gas industry would bring much-needed employment and infrastructure to the small town of Chinchilla, Queensland, he faced growing concerns about noise, dust and contamination. After repeated attempts to communicate the urgency of the situation to authorities, Dayne took to wearing a white hazmat suit in protest and was nicknamed "The Frackman" by the media. Featured on shows like ABC Lateline, 2GB Alan Jones, 60 Minutes, The Project, Four Corners and SBS The Feed, Dayne currently tours Australia sharing his story and encouraging everyday people to take a stand by divesting their finances from dirty energy.