Speakers

Gertrud Sahler

Gertrud Sahler

Director General, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Germany
Preventing a Toxic Legacy: Transforming the Chemicals Industry
Guido Schmidt-Traub

Guido Schmidt-Traub

Executive Director, UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network
Partnerships Agenda 2030
Food, Land Use and Restoration
Nik Sekhran

Nik Sekhran

Chief Conservation Officer, World Wildlife Foundation (WWF) US
Wildlife

Cyriaque Sendashonga

Global Director, Policy and Programme, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Sustainable Landscapes in the Amazon and Congo Basin
María Shaw-Barragan

María Shaw-Barragan

Director, Global Partner Lending Department, European Investment Bank (EIB)
Circular Economy

Kruskaia Sierra-Escalante

Manager, Blended Finance and Partnerships, International Finance Corporation
Conservation Finance
Rossana Silva-Repetto

Rossana Silva-Repetto

Executive Secretary, Minamata Convention
Preventing a Toxic Legacy: Transforming the Chemicals Industry
Erik Solheim

Erik Solheim

Executive Director, UN Environment
Marine Plastics
Plenary Assembly
Anna Spencely

Anna Spencely

Chair, IUCN Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group
Wildlife
Andrew Steer

Andrew Steer

President and CEO, World Resources Institute (WRI)
Science Based Targets for Earth
Blue Economy
Plenary Assembly
Achim Steiner

Achim Steiner

Administrator, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Partnerships Agenda 2030
Plenary Assembly
Emma Stokes

Emma Stokes

Director, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Central Africa Program
Sustainable Landscapes in the Amazon and Congo Basin
Martin Stuchtey

Martin Stuchtey

Partner, SYSTEMIQ
Marine Plastics

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