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Laura Benns

Director of Programs, SecondMuse

Laura is the Director of Programs at SecondMuse for The Incubation Network. Laura oversees the Ventures, Network Development, and Inclusive Market Systems programs, working with incubators and accelerators, entrepreneurs and innovators,  investors, NGOs, and government leaders from across the…

   Topic(s): Environment, ICT
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Laura Whitford

Director of Conservation Partnerships, The Nature Conservancy's Asia Pacific Program

Laura Whitford is the Director of Conservation Partnerships for The Nature Conservancy's Asia Pacific Program. She leads a regional team focused on public and corporate partnerships, as well as TNC’s engagement with the Asian Development Bank. She has worked in the Asia Pacific region for over 15…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance, ICT
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Mani Kishore Vajipeyajula

Co-Founder and CEO, Banyan Nation

Mani Vajipey is the Co-Founder and CEO of Banyan Nation, a technology-driven recycling company. Banyan’s clients and partners include Unilever, Reckitt, L’Oreal, Tata Motors, Shell, and other multi-national companies. Banyan’s recycled plastic for mainstream product manufacturing such as shampoo…

   Topic(s): Environment, ICT
   SDG: Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals

Martyn Tickner

Chief Advisor , Circular Solutions Alliance to End Plastic Waste

He joined the Alliance to End Plastic Waste two years ago, intrigued by the huge challenge of addressing plastic waste, the opportunity for transformation to a plastics circular economy, and bringing together in quite a unique way the full plastics upstream and downstream value chain from brand…

   Topic(s): Environment, ICT
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Maryam Al Mansoori

General Manager, Rebound

Maryam Al Mansoori is the General Manager of Rebound, an alternative supply chain model facilitating the global trade of used plastic for recycling. The UAE government supports the company’s innovative and sustainable solution and is backed by the IHC (International Holding Company) of Abu Dhabi.…

   Topic(s): Environment, ICT
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land

Matteo Chiampo

Director of Operations, SecondMuse

Matteo is the Director of Operations at SecondMuse based in Singapore. He supports the development and implementation of The Incubation Network initiative. He provides technical input to identify and accelerate solutions to prevent ocean plastic pollution in South and Southeast Asia and contributes…

   Topic(s): Environment, ICT
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Melanie King

International Development Project Specialist, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP)

Melanie is an international development project specialist currently based with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in Samoa. Her work involves partnering with Pacific Island Countries, donors, and stakeholders to meet climate change priorities across a range of…

   Topic(s): Environment, ICT
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Melissa Garvey

Global Director of Ocean Protection, The Nature Conservancy

Melissa is an experienced conservation leader, responsible for developing and executing strategies, managing teams and ensuring results to address the world’s most pressing challenges to people and nature. Melissa began working with The Nature Conservancy in 2006. She has served as the Deputy State…

   Topic(s): Environment, Finance, ICT
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Rashid Sumaila

University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair, Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics, Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia

Dr. Rashid Sumaila is a University Killam Professor and Canada Research Chair (Tier 1) in Interdisciplinary Ocean and Fisheries Economics at the Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, and the School of Public Policy and Global Affairs, University of British Columbia. His research focuses on…

   Topic(s): Environment, ICT
   SDG: Goal 13: Climate Action, Goal 15: Life on Land

Richard Jones

Senior Scientific Officer, Met Office Hadley Centre

Prof. Richard Jones holds a PhD in Numerical Analysis (1984-1988) and a BSc in Mathematics (1980-1983) from Imperial College, United Kingdom. He was a post-doctoral research scientist at Oxford University from 1987 to 1990. Richard has been working at the Met Office since 1990. He has been a…

   Topic(s): ICT, Knowledge Management
   SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 15: Life on Land