Ban Ki-Moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations and Co-chair of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens

Ban Ki-moon is a South Korean diplomat who was the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations (UNSG) from January 2007 to December 2016. Before becoming UNSG, Mr. Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. As the eighth UNSG, Ban Ki-moon's priorities were to mobilize world leaders around a set of new global challenges, from climate change and economic upheaval to pandemics and increasing pressures involving food, energy, and water. He led the efforts for the landmark Paris Climate Agreement and, under his leadership, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda were created. Ban Ki-moon currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens which seeks to empower youth and women to become active global citizens in creating a sustainable future for all. In addition, he currently holds over 20 positions, including the Presidency and the Chairmanship of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), and Chairmanships of the Global Commission on Adaptation, the Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee, and the BOAO Forum in Asia.

Dr. Tim Gregory

Nuclear Scientist, Speaker and Author of Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the Word

Dr Tim Gregory is a nuclear chemist working in the heart of the British nuclear industry. His work takes him to the forefront of nuclear energy, net zero, nuclear medicine, and space power. Tim is also an author, TV presenter, and prolific public speaker. His books Going Nuclear: How the Atom Will Save the World and Meteorite: How Stones from Outer Space Made Our World were published to critical acclaim. In 2017, Tim surpassed thousands of applicants for a place in the six-part BBC2 series Astronauts: Do You Have What It Takes? where he was put through the full rigours of astronaut selection and reached the final three. Since then, he has gone on to present on BBC4’s The Sky at Night and has made appearances on Steph’s Packed Lunch, BBC Bitesize, BBC Breakfast, BBC Look North, BBC Points West, Sky News Australia, Channel 4 News, and the Norwegian Broadcast Corporation. He frequently features on local and national radio. Tim loves nothing more than sharing his love of science. He frequently speaks to audiences of all sizes and ages – from schools, to corporates, to lecturing at the Royal Institution - on topics including nuclear science, chemistry, planetary science, and the importance of science in society. His enthusiasm is infectious and his deep knowledge shines through.

Christiana Figueres

Founding Partner of Global Optimism

Christiana Figueres is a Costa Rican citizen and was the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 2010 - 2016. During her tenure, Ms. Figueres brought together national and sub-national governments, corporations and activists, women’s groups, scientists and spiritual communities, financial institutions and NGOs to jointly deliver the historic 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change. Under this Agreement, 195 sovereign governments decided on a collaborative path to limit future global warming to well below 2°C, and strive for 1.5°C in order to protect the most vulnerable in every nation. For this achievement Ms. Figueres has been credited with forging a new brand of collaborative diplomacy and received multiple awards. Since then Ms. Figueres has continued to foster rapid action on climate change. She is the co-author of The Future We Choose, The Stubborn Optimist's Guide to the Climate Crisis (Penguin Random House 2019) and co-host of the popular podcast Outrage and Optimism. She is a graduate of Swarthmore College and the London School of Economics and has been awarded multiple honorary doctorate degrees from academic institutions such as Yale, University of Massachusetts, Georgetown and University of Edinburgh. After decades of living and working abroad, she has moved back to her beloved Costa Rica. She has two fantastic daughters, Naima and Yihana, fountains of much joy.

Nick Luff

Chief Financial Officer, RELX plc

Nick is Chief Financial Officer of RELX plc, the FTSE100 data and analytics company. Prior to joining RELX in 2014, he had been Group Finance Director of Centrica plc and CFO of P&O Princess Cruises plc. Nick is a qualified chartered accountant, having begun his career at KPMG. He is a non-executive director, and chair of the audit committee, of Rolls Royce Holdings plc.

Dr. Richard Horton

Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet

Richard Horton is Editor-in-Chief of The Lancet. He qualified in physiology and medicine with honours from the University of Birmingham in 1986. He joined The Lancet in 1990, moving to New York as North American Editor in 1993. In 2016, he chaired the Expert Group for the High Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth, convened by Presidents Hollande of France and Zuma of South Africa. From 2011 to 2015, he was co-chair of the UN's independent Expert Review Group on Information and Accountability for Women's and Children's Health. In 2011, he was elected a Foreign Associate of the US Institute of Medicine and, in 2015, he received the Friendship Award from the Government of China. In 2019, he was awarded the WHO Director-General’s Health Leaders Award for outstanding leadership in global health and the Roux Prize in recognition of innovation in the application of global health evidence. In 2021, he received the Physicians for Human Rights Award in recognition of extraordinary leadership in advancing health and human rights. He now works to develop the idea of planetary health – the health of human civilizations and the ecosystems on which they depend. In 2020, he published The COVID-19 Catastrophe: What’s Gone Wrong and How to Stop It Happening Again. A revised, updated, and expanded second edition was published in 2021. As part of the UK’s 2023 Honours, Dr Horton was awarded the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in recognition for services to Health and Medical Journalism.

Esther Stanhope

Keynote and TEDx Speaker, Author, Personal Impact Expert

Keynote and TEDx Speaker, known as “The Impact Guru,’ Esther Stanhope has interviewed and worked with Hollywood stars (Madonna, George Clooney) and other ‘big’ personalities (three British Prime Ministers) and knows exactly how to get the best performance out of talent. A former “Live” BBC producer, she knows how to help you shine on camera and in person. She uses her 28 years of ‘personal impact’ expertise to help global organisations (Deloitte, Barclays, A & Shearman, Allianz, the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge & Harvard USA) communicate better in business, win pitches, to increase their presence & impact. From London, she’s a mum of 2, (a cat) and married to feature film producer Adam Stanhope and plays the alto saxophone!

Elizabeth Corse

Founder, Discom

Elizabeth Corse is an event producer, facilitator, moderator and host specialising in cross-sector stakeholder engagement. Known as a super connector in climate and impact circles, she brings energy, enthusiasm and expertise to organisations of all sizes and sectors as they navigate a changing business landscape where resilience and sustainability increasingly take centre stage. With 15+ years in climate, startups and tech, including five years at Tech Nation at the heart of the UK climate tech ecosystem, Elizabeth has built a curated network of 3,000+ innovators, change champions, and business leaders, and has made 700+ professional introductions as a trusted super connector. She produces 50+ events annually across the UK and internationally, working with organisations from startups to corporates across multiple sectors. She founded DisCom in 2023 as a stakeholder engagement consultancy to help leadership teams secure buy-in for their business goals through facilitation and event production. While the business goal may not be related to sustainability, she leans on it as a universal bridge to connect different departments within organisations and bring together stakeholders across sectors. Her approach combines strategic thinking with hands-on implementation, delivering experiences that are accessible, entertaining and relevant.

Erica Gerretsen

Director of DG INTPA's Directorate F, European Commission

Erica Gerretsen holds a Master of Business Administration from Université Paris Dauphine and a Master of Urban Planning and Local Administration from Sciences Po, Paris. Since 1995, she has worked in various roles at the European Commission, focusing on external relations. She is a French and Dutch national. Her career includes postings in the EU Delegations in Slovenia before its accession and in Benin as an Economic Advisor. In 2003, she joined the Directorate General for International Development Cooperation (DG DEVCO), where she specialized in African affairs and was appointed Head of Unit in 2013. In 2016, she became Head of Unit for "Budget Support, Public Finance Management, and Domestic Revenue Mobilization" within DG DEVCO. As of 2021, she was the Acting Director for a newly established Directorate focusing on “Sustainable Finance, Jobs and Growth, and an Economy that Works for the People” in DG INTPA. From 2023 to 2026, she has been the Director of DG INTPA's Directorate G, overseeing Human Development, Migration, Governance, and Peace. She is currently Director of DG INTPA's Directorate F, responsible for the Green Deal and the Digital Agenda.

Justin Webb

Journalist & Broadcaster; Host of the BBC’s Today show

JUSTIN WEBB is the longest serving presenter of BBC Radio 4's flagship news and current affairs programme 'Today.' For the best part of four decades, he has been a voice on the airwaves or a presence on our TV screens. He joined the BBC in 1984 as a trainee, and has reported from around the world, as a war correspondent in the Gulf and in Bosnia, on the break-up of the former Soviet Union and the first democratic elections in South Africa. He was Europe Correspondent when the Euro was introduced, and for eight years he was the chief correspondent in Washington DC. Among his awards is Political Journalist of the Year, which he won for his coverage of the Obama presidential campaign. He's a regular columnist in The Times and presents the popular ‘Americast’ podcast.

Hugh Jones

Chief Executive Officer, RX

Every executive has to place bets in order for the value propositions to remain relevant to the customers, but not every bet has to work. That philosophy has served Hugh Jones IV well over the years since joining RELX in 2011, following the purchase of Accuity where he was Chief Executive Officer. In addition to leading Accuity to become one of the world’s largest and most significant companies in the payment routing and Anti Money Laundering sectors, Hugh has also led Fircosoft, NRS, I.C.I.S, Estates Gazette (EG) and Cirium; and before joining RX he was Global Managing Director within the Risk and Business Analytics Division.

Justin Worland

Senior Correspondent, TIME and Founder of Future Proof

Justin Worland is TIME’s senior correspondent covering energy and climate and the founder of Future Proof, TIME’s platform for navigating the new energy and climate economy. His reporting examines how the forces reshaping the planet are also reshaping business, markets, politics, and daily life. Over more than a decade on the climate beat, he has reported from global summits, corporate boardrooms, and communities on the front lines of a changing world. His weekly column reaches nearly half a million subscribers. In 2022, Worland was named the inaugural Climate Journalist of the Year by Covering Climate Now. He has served as journalism fellow at the University of Chicago’s Energy Policy Institute and is the Outrider Foundation fellow at TIME. Worland is a term member at the Council on Foreign Relations and was a founding steering committee member of the Uproot Project, a nonprofit working to diversify environmental journalism.

Luke Howell

Strategic Sustainability Lead (Coldplay, Glastonbury Festival)

Luke has made a significant contribution to climate action and sustainability, particularly within the live events, music, media and entertainment sectors. He has shaped the environmental strategies of many high-profile projects and programmes within the wider industry. He leads Coldplay’s Music of the Spheres tour sustainability programme - achieving a 59% reduction in emissions to date (an achievement recognised by MIT and the World Economic Forum) - and worked on major events such as the The Earthshot Prize, Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee and King Charles III Coronation Concert. A Chartered Environmentalist, Fellow of IEMA and the RSA, Luke advises multiple organisations, such as Glastonbury Festival, Netflix, Warner Music Group, Spotify, and Live Nation’s global Green Nation programme.

Guðný Nielsen

Founder and CEO, Katla Carbon

Hailing from Iceland, industrial engineer Guðný Nielsen founded Katla Carbon drawing on years working with the Red Cross Movement across Sub-Saharan Africa, with the aim of amplifying one of the world’s most overlooked climate solutions: Girls’ education. Katla Carbon generates the world’s first carbon credits of their kind through a scientific methodology that quantifies the long-term emissions reductions associated with girls staying longer in school. The model enables corporations to compensate for unavoidable emissions while simultaneously advancing multiple Sustainable Development Goals, human rights, and climate justice.

Dr. Gabrielle Walker

Chief Scientist and Co-Founder, CUR8

Gabrielle has spent more than 30 years working on climate change. She co-founded CUR8 with the view to build science-led, commercially scalable solutions for the planet. She has been Climate Change editor at Nature and New Scientist, taught at Cambridge and Princeton, and Gabrielle is one of the world’s foremost experts, writers and speakers on climate change and carbon removals. She also served on the Jet Zero Taskforce Task and Finish Group on carbon removals, which advised the UK government on the role removals should play in aviation. Alongside CUR8, Gabrielle runs the non-profit Rethinking Removals, which works with SBTi, ICVCM, VCMI and other key actors to drive growth and development of both the voluntary and compliance carbon removal markets.

Diana Mbogo

Founder and MD, Millennium Engineers

Diana Mbogo is the Founder and managing director of Millennium Engineers, a 100 percent women-founded and led social enterprise that specializes in renewable energy. Their primary focus is identifying untapped energy poverty markets across various sectors. They excel in creating tailored and innovative business solutions by analyzing the requirements of specific industries, communities, or business value chains. Currently, Millennium Engineers is implementing the “Sardine Fishing Industry” business project which aims to transition the low-income sardine fishing industry in Lake Victoria, away from pressurized kerosene/LED lead acid-powered batteries lamps and conventional methods of sardine drying towards more sustainability-friendly solar drying facilities to ensure sustainable fishing practices in the region.

Dr. Jessica Jacob

Founder & CEO, SURECO & Partners

Jessica Jacob is an economist from Sorbonne University and holds a Master’s in Economics and International Policy from the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva, along with an Executive Master in Digital Business from ESADE. She is the CEO of SURECO & Partners, a consultancy firm specializing in ESG and climate finance. Jessica won the global WE Empower UN SDG Challenge as the best female CEO representing Latin America and the Caribbean. Previously, she worked for over six years at the Green Climate Fund and as a consultant for international organizations like UNEP, UNESCO, FAO, IDB, and World Bank, leading climate finance initiatives in LAC.

Michael Sheldrick

Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact and Government Affairs Officer at Global Citizen

MICHAEL SHELDRICK is a policy entrepreneur and a driving force behind the efforts of Global Citizen to end extreme poverty. As a Co-Founder and Chief Policy, Impact, and Government Affairs Officer, he leads the organization's campaigns to mobilize support from governments, businesses, and foundations. He is the author of the Amazon best-selling book, From Ideas to Impact: A Playbook for Influencing and Implementing Change in a Divided World (Wiley: April 2024). With a career that spans the world of pop and policy, Michael has worked with an impressive roster of international artists such as Beyoncé, Coldplay, Idris and Sabrina Elba, Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Priyanka Chopra, Rihanna and Usher, as well as prominent political leaders including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Barbados’ Prime Minister Mia Mottley, former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and former Australian Prime Ministers Julia Gillard and Kevin Rudd. He has co-produced some of the world's most impactful social campaigns and events, including the annual Global Citizen Festival in New York, the Guinness World Record-winning virtual concert One World: Together At Home, and the Nelson Mandela 2018 centennial celebration, Mandela 100. These initiatives have reached millions of people in over 150 countries and helped secure over $40 billion in support for local and regional organizations working to provide access to essential resources such as healthcare, education, and climate resilience. A sought-after speaker and author on policy advocacy, sustainable development, and corporate responsibility, Michael has shared his insights at conferences and summits worldwide. His insights have also featured in leading outlets including Forbes, The Guardian, The Hill, HuffPost, Nikkei and Fairfax Media, and his voice heard on major news networks such as ABC, BBC, France 24, Sky News and CNN. He has been recognized as a finalist for the 2017 Young Commonwealth Person of the Year and serves on: the board of the Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global citizens; the Benjamin Franklin House in London; the Steering Committee of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty; and the Advisory Board of the Nigerian Solidarity Support Fund. He is also a co-host of the Global Town Hall, a North-South, East-West meeting featuring world leaders and leading minds to connect with global citizens.

Youngsuk Chi

Director of Corporate Affairs, RELX and Chair, Elsevier

Youngsuk ‘YS’ Chi is an international businessman and a global thought leader in the publishing, education and information solutions industries. As Chairman of Elsevier, he works directly with key stakeholders in government, academia and industry to support over 30 million scientists, students and health information professionals. In his role as Director of Corporate Affairs for RELX, Elsevier’s parent company, he is responsible for government affairs, corporate communications and corporate responsibility across all four of the group’s market segments. Based in London and New York, Chi travels extensively to engage with scientific research communities, deliver thought leadership on key trends and advise stakeholders, boards and groups across industries. Chi serves as Distinguished Visiting Professor at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST). Chi is also an independent director of Ingram Industries Inc. (Nashville, USA), CFI Education (Vancouver, Canada) and Educational Testing Service ETS (Princeton, NJ), and is involved in numerous educational, artistic and charitable organizations including Princeton University, the Ban Ki-Moon Foundation and the Korea Society.

Simone Davidson

Head of Practical Guidance Environment & Head of the Built Environment Group, LexisNexis UK

Simone Davidson is Head of Practical Guidance Environment and Head of the Built Environment Group at LexisNexis UK, a leading global provider of legal, regulatory, and business information and analytics. A qualified solicitor, Simone previously worked in private practice at Clyde & Co, advising on a wide range of environmental issues, including regulatory, contentious, and non-contentious matters. At LexisNexis, she leads the development of practical guidance and legal insight on environmental law and the broader built environment, with expertise in areas such as climate change, ESG, waste, and nature protection. Simone is also actively engaged in exploring the intersection of law, technology, and AI, supporting legal professionals in navigating the evolving digital landscape. A long-standing member of the UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA), Simone is a trustee and Vice Chair and was the Chair of the 2025 UKELA Annual Conference.

Caroline Elliott-Grey

Senior Product Manager, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

Caroline Elliott-Grey is responsible for overseeing the business’s property data solutions for home and commercial insurance, from development to eventual roll out across the market. Before joining LexisNexis Risk Solutions as a product manager back in 2020, Caroline worked for E.ON Energy where she helped to refine several products as well improve all key digital channels to give customers a more positive experience and online journey. There are many synergies between the energy market and the insurance sector so it was a natural move to LexisNexis Risk Solutions. Caroline’s experience working in the energy sector for over fourteen years has also put her in a great position to understand more about the very real risks of climate change. She uses her knowledge to work alongside insurance providers to help them access the data that they need to make more informed home and commercial property decisions and support their customers in the face of these increasing risks.

Laura McGee

Founder and CEO, Arterra

Laura McGee is the Founder and CEO of Arterra, an AI-powered infrastructure intelligence platform helping investors, governments, and developers evaluate and finance complex projects more efficiently. Her work focuses on applying AI to investment analysis, risk assessment, and infrastructure development, with a particular emphasis on emerging markets and sustainable growth. A former McKinsey consultant and lawyer, Laura has advised organizations globally on strategy, performance, and innovation at the intersection of technology, finance, and public impact.

Bob Burgoyne

Associate Director and commercial lead, The Carbon Trust

Bob is an Associate Director in the Carbon Trust ICT practice, with a particular focus on the data centre industry. Bob has worked directly with data centres in developing decarbonisation strategies to align with climate targets and with places seeking to deliver a net positive (socially and for the environment) outcome from data centre developments. At present Bob is leading work with a group of media companies evaluating the climate impact of generative AI.

Laura Clarke

CEO, ClientEarth

Laura is the CEO of ClientEarth, a legal environmental NGO with 300 staff across Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia. She joined ClientEarth in September 2022 after two decades in public policy, including diplomatic roles across Africa, Asia and Europe. Her previous role was as British High Commissioner to New Zealand, and Governor of the Pitcairn Islands(2018 – 2022). As CEO she has overall leadership of ClientEarth’s programmatic strategy and growth in new markets. She manages an annual budget of £30m, spearheading fundraising efforts, and representing ClientEarth externally – with donors, partners and in the media. She is focused on leading a positive, collaborative culture, and ensuring organizational resilience in the face of external challenge. Laura featured in Time Magazine’s Climate 100, and Reuters Trailblazing Women in Climate (2024). She is married with three children.

Joyce Leveston

President and CEO of Javits Convention Center, New York

Joyce Leveston serves as President & Chief Executive Officer of the New York Convention Center Operating Corporation, which operates Javits Center – a world-class convention center and an economic engine for New York. Under her leadership, Javits Center is advancing a new era of excellence defined by operational performance, workforce empowerment, sustainability leadership, cutting-edge technology integration, and best-in-class security. Recognized for her authentic, people-centered leadership style, Leveston is known for building strong relationships across the industry and fostering a culture rooted in collaboration, accountability, and service excellence. She leads an organization of more than 3,000 employees, including administrative professionals and skilled labor staff, who power one of the most dynamic event venues in the nation. With more than 35 years of experience in the convention and hospitality industry, Leveston brings deep expertise in complex venue management and strategic growth. Prior to joining Javits Center, she served as Senior Vice President of Convention Centers at Oak View Group, where she oversaw strategy and operations for more than 60 convention and conference centers nationwide. Her distinguished career includes senior leadership roles at premier venues in major cities across the United States, including Boston, Washington DC, Miami, Houston and San Diego.

Sarah Kadouch-Chevalier

Senior Producer - Climate, Nature & Ocean, Project Everyone

Sarah is a Senior Producer at Project Everyone, a non-profit creative communications agency driving progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Blending a background in environmental geopolitics and law with a career rooted in climate communications, Sarah leads the organisation’s climate, nature, and ocean initiatives. She curates and produces high-profile events and multi-day thematic programmes, including Nature House, Ocean House, and Studio 5, at key moments such as the UN General Assembly, the World Economic Forum, and the UN Climate and Biodiversity COPs. She launched her career in the London charity sector, mobilising arts and culture to drive climate action.

Ian McDougall

LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation President

President of the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation. Responsibility for Professional Association relationships and Global Rule of Law development. Formerly LexisNexis Executive Vice President and General Counsel. Interim CEO for Asia Pacific Region, Interim Managing Director for New Zealand, interim regional HR Director. Professor at IE Law School, Madrid - teaching the Rule of Law and Artificial Intelligence and the legal profession. Member of the United Nations Global Compact Legal Council. Trustee/Board Member of the Civil Liberties Trust in the UK. Accomplished public speaker; Delivered speeches at the International Bar Association, UIA, Commonwealth Lawyers Association, General Assembly of the United Nations, UN Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty Organisation, Commonwealth Ministers of Justice conference, industry groups, ministers from various governments internationally, etc. Specialties: Rule of Law, Legal Profession/Industry, applied Artificial Intelligence thought leadership, experienced non-executive director/Trustee.

Antonia Gawel

Global Director of Sustainability Advocacy & Partnerships, Google

Antonia is Global Director of Sustainability Advocacy & Partnerships, where she works with teams across Google and with external partners to progress company-wide sustainability & climate goals with a focus on Climate & AI, Net Zero and scaling sustainability product solutions. Building partnerships is at the core of her work, recognizing that Google can only successfully achieve its goals in collaboration with governments, NGOs, think tanks and experts to jointly unlock the system-wide transformations required. In her 20 years of experience driving system change, she has worked globally with a range of leading international institutions including as Head of Climate Change and Deputy Director of the WEF Centre for Nature and Climate, Senior Analyst with the International Energy Agency and Deputy Director of Energy and Climate at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. She also spent two years working in Bhutan and across the region as an adviser on environment and clean energy. She holds a Master’s in Environmental Planning, Policy and Regulation from the London School of Economics and a BA in Environmental Economics from the University of Toronto. In 2005, she was nominated by the International Institute for Sustainable Development as a Young Global Leader for Sustainable Development. Outside work, she spends her time trail running, backcountry skiing, rock climbing and generally in nature with her two children and husband.

Clover Hogan

Climate activist & Founder, Force of Nature

Clover Hogan is a climate activist and the founder of Force of Nature, the non-profit helping young people move from anxiety to action. She has worked alongside the world’s leading authorities on sustainability, advised within the boardrooms of Fortune 50 companies, and counselled heads of state. Her TED talk, '*What to do when climate change feels unstoppable*', has been viewed 2 million times. She serves on the Mayor of London’s Climate and Sustainability Commission, and her debut book, *The End of Pretending,* will be published by Chelsea Green in spring 2027. ### Long bio (<250 words) Clover Hogan is a climate activist and the founder of Force of Nature, the non-profit helping young people move from anxiety to action. She has worked alongside the world’s leading authorities on sustainability, advised within the boardrooms of Fortune 50 companies, and counselled heads of state. Clover has taken the stage with global change-makers such as Jane Goodall and Vandana Shiva, and interviewed the 14th Dalai Lama. Her TED talk, '*What to do when climate change feels unstoppable*', has been viewed 2 million times. At 22 she was recognised on the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, and has featured in outlets including The Guardian, the BBC, the New York Times, the FT, and Vogue. She is also a recipient of the Diana Award. At 19, she founded Force of Nature. The team has led global research on climate anxiety, and delivered programmes to young people in 50+ countries. They work with businesses, policy-makers and educators to place young people at the heart of decisions affecting their future. Clover is also host of the Force of Nature podcast. Season 2, *We need to talk about eco-anxiety*, explores the intersection of youth mental health and the climate crisis: from food, to fashion, and the role of media in driving climate doomism. Season 3, *Confessions of a Climate Activist,* pulls back the curtain on activism — from the rise of call-out culture, to navigating burnout. In 2025, Clover was appointed to the Mayor of London’s Climate and Sustainability Commission. Her debut book, *The End of Pretending,* will be published by Chelsea Green in spring 2027.

Dean Curtis

Chief Executive Officer of Data Services, LexisNexis Risk Solutions

ean Curtis is chief executive officer of Data Services for LexisNexis® Risk Solutions. Before being named to his current role, Dean previously served as CEO of ICIS, managing director of LexisNexis® Risk Solutions U.K., and was responsible for the international expansion and growth of the LexisNexis Risk Solutions business across the EMEA and Asia Pacific regions. Before joining RELX in January 2014, Dean was VP, Global Business Director at Thomson Reuters and Managing Director at Wolters Kluwer. In these roles he successfully established market leading businesses using next generation data, analytics and technology to address key business challenges and improve customer outcomes by making the best business decisions. Prior to this, Dean served as an executive in the Asset Management and Private Client businesses at Investec, HSBC Investment Bank and Rothschild & Co. Dean is currently based in London, sits on the board of charities and also has a background in professional sports.

Megi Marku

Global Focal Point, YOUNGO

Megi Marku is a climate expert and water engineer with degrees in Hydrotechnical Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Tirana. She currently works in the water utility sector and has contributed to international initiatives on water, climate, and sustainable development, including with the World Bank and the Global Commission on the Economics of Water. Megi serves as a Water Champion for the Protectol Water Initiative and is a founding member of Young Water Professionals Albania. She currently serves as Global Focal Point of YOUNGO, the official Children and Youth Constituency of the UNFCCC, advancing youth engagement in international climate policy processes.

Timothy Sitanya

Global Focal Point, YOUNGO

Timothy Sitanya is a passionate Youth Media Advocate with UNICEF Zambia and the Global Focal Point for YOUNGO, using storytelling to champion climate action. As the youngest partner of the Zambia Environmental Justice Coalition and Executive Director for Elevate Zambia, he is dedicated to empowering youth and driving sustainable development.

Anirudh Sistla

2026 Chairperson, JCI Sustainability Commission

Anirudh Sistla is the 2026 Chairperson of the JCI Sustainability Commission, leading global initiatives that empower young people to advance sustainable development through learning, advocacy and action. A sustainability advocate, entrepreneur and international trainer, he has worked with youth leaders and organizations worldwide to advance sustainability, strengthen youth engagement and accelerate action towards the Sustainable Development Goals. Anirudh previously served as 2025 Chairperson of the JCI ESG Committee and 2024 JCI Vice President. He currently serves as a member of the JCI Strategic Planning Committee, contributing to the organization's long-term vision and future direction. Through his work, he champions youth leadership, climate action and cross-sector collaboration, empowering the next generation of changemakers to drive sustainable impact from local communities to global platforms.

Henry Smith

RELX

RELX's Sustainability Systems and Data Manager and newest addition to the Corporate Responsibility Team. Responsible for managing ISO14001 certification and coordinating RELX's network of Green Teams!