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Barak Ekshtein

Founder and CEO, TONTOTON

For the past 15 years, Barak has been developing initiatives to reduce disposable plastics, promote public awareness of environmentally friendly products and services, and build a certified plastic credit system that treats non-recyclable plastics in the ocean-bound. Through these ventures, he has…

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

Chris Gorell Barnes

Founding Partner, Ocean 14

Chris Gorell Barnes is a social entrepreneur. He is Founding partner of Ocean 14 capital a 150M Euro leading impact fund focused on ensuring a healthy ocean for everyone through a sustainable & regenerative blue economy and Co-founder of the Blue marine foundation a world-leading marine charity…

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

Daniela Fernandez

Founder and CEO, Sustainable Ocean Alliance

At the age of 19, Daniela founded Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA) as a college-room idea at Georgetown University. Six years later, she has built SOA into a global organization that is cultivating and accelerating innovative solutions to protect and sustain the health of the ocean. With phenomenal…

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

Dennis Fritsch

Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Principles, UNEP FI

Dr. Dennis Fritsch leads the United Nations’ Sustainable Blue Economy Finance Initiative, part of UNEP FI, focused on bringing banks, insurers and investors together to develop guidance and tools to enable financial institutions to align their activities with a sustainable ocean economy. The…

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

Domenico Grandoni

Head of Big Data, Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Competence Centre, e-GEOS S.p.A.

Technical responsible of the 24/7 e-GEOS Emergency Team, active more than 75 times since 2009 to provide fast satellite based response to Civil Protection / Humanitarian Aid Authorities in case of natural / man made disasters. GIO Emergency Mapping Service in RUSH mode - Technical Manager (2012 -…

   Topic(s): ICT, Transport
   SDG: Goal 15: Life on Land

Dorothee Herr

Manager for Oceans and Climate Change, International Union for Conservation of Nature

Dorothée Herr is the Manager for Ocean and Climate Change at the Global Marine and Polar Programme (GMPP) at IUCN – the International Union for Conservation of Nature. She joined IUCN in 2009 and is now leading the IUCN’s international policy and private finance engagement on coastal and marine…

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

Haixia Zheng

Professor, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS); International Poverty Reduction Center in China

Zheng Haixia is a professor at the Agricultural Information Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), and a researcher at the Centre for International Agricultural Research (CIAR), CAAS. She is also senior advisor to the International Poverty Reduction Center in China (IRPCC). Dr…

   Topic(s): Agriculture and Natural Resources, Environment, Poverty
   SDG: Goal 1: No Poverty, Goal 2: Zero Hunger, Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities, Goal 14: Life Below Water, Goal 15: Life on Land, Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities

Jeffrey Smith

Vice President, Sustainability, Six Senses

Based in Bangkok, Jeff has led sustainable tourism with the Six Senses group since 2016. He holds a Master’s degree in Sustainability and has a background in Environmental Engineering with consulting experience in the USA and his native Canada. His experience includes ecosystem risk management,…

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

Kate Vyborny

Associate Director, Duke University

Kate Vyborny is a Postdoctoral Associate in the Department of Economics at Duke University. She holds a D.Phil. (Ph.D.) in Economics from the University of Oxford. Previously, she worked on research and policy outreach on foreign aid, trade and development at the Center for Global Development and…

   Topic(s): Economics, Gender Equality, Poverty, Transport
   SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education, Goal 5: Gender Equality, Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth, Goal 15: Life on Land

Keli Yu

Secretary General, China National Resources Recycling Association

Mr. Keli Yu is the Secretary-General of China National Resources Recycling Association (CRRA). He is a senior engineer and has sound experience in solid waste management, e-waste recycling and management, plastics recycling, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), Multilateral Environmental…

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