Ali Abo Sena

Chief Executive Officer Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency

GEF Operational Focal Point and Assistant Minister of Environment for International Projects

Frédéric Achard

EU - Joint Research Centre

Scientific officer

Melanie Adamek

Institute for Forest Medicine and Forest Therapy Germany

Head

Francisco Xavier Aguilar Cabezas

Swedish University of Agricultural Science

Professor of Forest Economics

Olajide Joseph Alaba

BlackCamel Energy

Chairman

José Armando Alanis-de la Rosa

National Forestry Commission Mexico

Manager National Forest Monitoring System General Coordination of Planning and Information

H.R.H. Princess Basma bint Ali

Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

FAO Goodwill Ambassador

Amos Amanubo

FAO

Youth outreach

H.E. Dogeol An

Republic of Korea

Vice Minister of Economy and Finance

Arild Angelsen

Norwegian University of Life Sciences | Senior associate CIFOR

Professor of Economics

Jamal Annagylyjova

Convention on Biological Diversity

Forest Biodiversity Officer

David Antonioli

Verra

Chief Executive Officer

Fitrian Ardiansyah

The Sustainable Trade Initiative Indonesia

Country Director

Ramon Carrillo Arellano

International Tropical Timber Organization

Communications and Outreach Officer

Wendy Arenas

Alisos Colombia

Executive Director and co-founder

Marianela Arguello Leiva

CATIE Communication and Knowledge Management Officer

Latin America and the Caribbean Forest Communicators Network

Dolors Armenteras

National University of Columbia

Professor Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Science

Anne Arvola

Finnfund

Senior Development Impact Advisor

Faoud Assali

National Center for Forest Climate Risk Management, National Water and Forest Agency, Morocco

Head

Thomas Astell-Burt

University of Wollongong (UOW)

Professor and Founding Co-Director of the Population Wellbeing and Environment Research Lab...

James Astill

Moderator

The Economist Washington bureau chief & Lexington columnist

Erdogan Atmis

Bartın University

Prof Dr

Ma. Estrella Penunia Banzuela

Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)

Secretary General

H.E. Bat-erdene Bat-ulzii

Mongolia

Minister of Environment and Tourism

Garo Batmanian

World Bank

Global Lead for Forests, Landscapes, and Biodiversity

Tony Baumann

Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany

Senior Policy Officer

Francesco Riccardo Becheri

Pian dei Termini Forest Therapy Station, Italy

Founder and Scientific Director

Chris Beeko

Ghana Forestry Commission

Director

Elisabeth Bernhardt

UNEP

Deputy Freshwater Ecosystems Unit

Christophe Besacier

FAO

Team Leader, Forest and Landscape Restoration and Lead of the UN Decade Task Force on Best Practices

Dipayan Bhattacharyya

Senior Programme Manager World Food Programme

Team Manager Food Assistance for Asset

Richard Bin Mei

Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources University of Georgia

Hargreaves Professor of Forest Finance

Juergen Blaser

Bern University of Applied Sciences

Professor for International Forestry and Climate Change

Eron Bloomgarden

Emergent

Executive Director and Founder

Melissa Blue Sky

Center for International Environmental Law

Senior Attorney

Mario Bocucci

UN-REDD Programme Secretariat

Head

Henry Bonsu

Moderator

Journalist and broadcaster

Marco Boscolo

FAO

Forestry Officer

Paul Pinnock Bosu

Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Ghana

Director General

Alejandra Botero

National Planning Department, Colombia

David Brand

New Forests

Chief Executive Officer

Luke Brander

Institute for Environmental Studies

Senior Researcher

Esben Brandi

BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group

Head of Business Development

Gijs Breukink

World wide Fund for Nature

Sr Advisor Responsible Forestry

Heidi Brock

American Forest Paper Association

President and CEO

Alexander Buck

International Union of Forest Research Organizations IUFRO

Executive Director

Lyndall Bull

FAO

Forest Policy Officer

Rob Busink

Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality The Netherlands

Senior Policy Advisor Moderator

Chris Buss

IUCN

Director, Forest Programme

Anali Bustos

Monte Alegre Natural Reserve- University of Buenos Aires

Coordinator - PhD candidate

Malgorzata Buszko-Briggs

Food and Agriculture Organization

Senior Forestry Officer

Ricardo Calderon

Asian Forest Cooperation Organization

Executive Director

Felipe Carazo

Tropical Forest Alliance

Head Public Sector Engagement

Oswaldo Ismael Carrillo Negrete

SilvaCarbon

Latin America SilvaCarbon Greenhouse Gas Expert in Statistical Estimation

Kim Carstensen

FSC International

Director General

Mariano Castro Jimenez

Peace and Biodiversity Dialogue Initiative Convention on Biological Diversity

Consultant

Augusto Castro-Nuñez

Sustainable Food Systems Team, Decision and Policy Analysis Research Area

Climate and Land Use Scientist

Shambhu Chamarkar

Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

Researcher

Jim Chamberlain

USDA Forest Service

Research scientist

Shireen Chambers

Institute of Chartered Foresters UK

Executive Director

Maggie Charnley

International Forests Unit United Kingdom

Head

Emelyne Cheney

UNEP

Team leader and senior technical advisor on forest and climate finance in Asia Pacific

Cindy Yin Lee Cheng

Forest Stewardship Council

Asia Pacific Regional Director

Maria Chiarella

Project Learning Tree Canada

Mentorship and Youth Programs Manager

H.E. Byeong-Am Choi

Korea Forest Service

Minister

Susan Chomba

World Resources Institute

Director of Vital Landscapes

H.E. Óscar Zea Choquechambi

Republic of Peru

Minister of Agricultural Development and Irrigation

Angela Coleman

US Department of Agriculture Forest Service

Associate Chief

Martha Isabel Pati Ruiz Corzo

2014 Wangari Maathai Forest Champion Award winner

Annette Cowie

NSW Department of Primary Industries Australia

Senior Principal Research Scientist

Tom Crowther

Professor, Department of Environmental Systems Science at ETH Zurich

Chair of the Advisory Council for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration and founder of Restor

Earlene Cruz

Kitchen Connection

Director

Peter Csoka

FAO

Associate Secretary General

Myrna Cunningham

Fund for the Development of Indigenous Peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean

Vice-President

Rémi D'Annunzio

FAO

Forestry Officer

H.E. Ambassador José Carlos da Fonseca

Brazilian Tree Industry

Executive Director

Maria Margarida Ribeiro da Silva

2017 Wangari Maathai Forest Champion Award winner

Marcelo Gomes da Silva Pereira

Suzano

Sustainability Manager

H.E. Bianca Isabel Dager Jervis

Ministry of Environment Water and Ecological Transition, Ecuador

Vice Minister

Saah A. David Jr.

Forestry Development Authority Liberia

National REDD+ Coordinator