Danielle Decatur
Danielle leads the Microsoft datacenter environmental justice strategy towards a measurable, positive impact on the climate resilience and capacities of under-resourced communities. She has also launched the zero waste, supplier sustainability and embodied carbon reduction programs for Microsoft datacenters as part of the company’s carbon negative, zero waste, waster positive and ecosystems protection goals. Danielle […]
Samaila Zubairu
A champion for African value capture, job creation and industrialisation, Mr. Zubairu has corralled billions of dollars into transformative infrastructure over three decades of leadership. In his five years as President & CEO of the Africa Finance Corporation, Africa’s leading infrastructure solutions provider has almost tripled investments to $11.5 billion—including the biggest renewable energy acquisition […]
Kaveh Zahedi
Mr. Kaveh Zahedi is the Director of the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). He is responsible for overseeing the implementation of FAO’s climate change and biodiversity mainstreaming strategies, including through partnerships with the climate and biodiversity conventions, as well as for coordinating […]
The Hon. Kandeh Yumkella
Dr. Kandeh Yumkella is Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security in Sierra Leone. A distinguished development economist and an expert in agricultural economics with over 30 years of experience, he founded The Energy Nexus Network (TENN), a regional ecosystem hub for sustainable energy solutions and served as a […]
H.E. Godfred Yeboah Dame
Godfred Yeboah Dame was sworn in as Ghana’s youngest Attorney-General and Minister for Justice by H.E Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana on 5th March, 2021. Before assuming that office, he previously served as Deputy Attorney-General and Deputy Minister for Justice from 2017 – 2021. He is a member of the […]
Jennifer Davis
Jennifer Davis is an executive communications coach, a strategic storyteller and a content provider who helps high performers and organizations better share and communicate their stories, improve their messaging, expand their impact, and elevate their thought leadership. She currently serves as COO of Laura Evans Media, a progressive publicity company based in Washington, D.C., and […]
Katie Dain
Katie Dain is Chief Executive Officer of the NCD Alliance, a global network of civil society organisations dedicated to transforming the fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Katie has worked with the NCD Alliance since its founding in 2009. Katie is widely recognised as a leading advocate and expert on NCDs. Katie co-chairs the WHO Civil […]
Céline Cousteau
Céline Cousteau is an environmental activist, international speaker, documentary filmmaker, workshop facilitator, and author committed to sharing the vital message of interconnectivity between humans and the natural world. With a degree in Psychology & a Masters in Intercultural Relations, Céline weaves storytelling and experiential practices to help people reconnect to self, community, and Nature. Founder […]
Dr. Cecilia Conrad
Cecilia A. Conrad, Ph.D. is CEO of Lever for Change, a member of the Board of Directors – Ex Officio, and a Senior Advisor at the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. Dr. Conrad was formerly a Managing Director at the Foundation, where she led the MacArthur Fellows program and steered the cross-Foundation team […]
Fatoumata Cisse
Her interest to drive change only grew after her time as a Junior Ambassador in 2017. She began her journey learning about the impacts of climate change and health. Her class performed extensive research on environmental racism and its links to young Bronx residents that suffer with asthma. Since then, she gained a plethora of […]
Angela Churie-Kallhauge
Angela Churie Kallhauge is the Executive Vice President for Impact at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF). She joined EDF from the World Bank where she headed the Secretariat of the Carbon Pricing Leadership Coalition (CPLC). Before that she was at the Swedish Energy Agency where she worked for 14 years on climate change, energy, and development […]