Opening Panel

• Lord Zac Goldsmith, Minister of State for Pacific and the Environment of the United Kingdom

• Stéphane Hallaire, Founder and CEO of Reforest’Action

Moderator: Thomas Friang, Founder & CEO of the Open Diplomacy Institute

Panel 1: 2021 - The Momentum to accelerate Forest Protection and Restoration

Panel 1: Forests & Health

Keynote Speaker: Chief Ninawa, Leader of the Huni Kui people

• Pascal Canfin, Former Development Minister of France, Chair of the Environment Committee of the European Parliament

• John Paul DeJoria, Co-founder and Chairman of the board of JPMS

• Dr. Jo Puri, Director for Environment, Climate, Nutrition, Gender, Social Inclusion of the International Fund for Agriculture and Development

• Dr. Philippa Whitford, Member of the British House of Commons

• Dr. Naoko Yamamoto, Assistant Director-General of the World Health Organization

Moderator: Thomas Friang, Founder & CEO of the Open Diplomacy Institute

Panel 2: Forests & Biodiversity

Keynote Speaker: Louise Mabulo, Young Champion of the Earth 2019

• Chris Buss, Director of the Forest Conservation Programme of the International Union for Conservation of Nature

• Dr. Hans Bruyninckx, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency

• Virginie Helias, Chief Sustainability Officer of Procter & Gamble

• Dr. Maya Leroy, Professor at AgroParisTech, Chair of the Scientific Board of ECOFOR

• Fran Price, Global Forest Lead of the WWF

• Dr. Izabella Teixeira, Former Environment Minister of Brazil, Co-chair of the International Resource Panel

Moderator: Thomas Friang, Founder & CEO of the Open Diplomacy Institute

Panel 3: Forests & Climate

Keynote Speaker: Alexandria Villaseñor, Founder of Earth Uprising International

• Dr. Thelma Krug, Vice-chair of the IPCC

• Pape Sgna Mbaye, Member of the Parliament of Senegal, Chair of the Sustainable Development Committe

• Dr. Eva Müller, Head of the Division of Forests, Sustainability and Renewable Resources of the German Ministry for Nutrition and Agriculture

• Musonda Mumba, Director of the Rome Centre for Sustainable Development, Nature, Climate and Energy of the UNDP

• Max Scher, Head of Clean Energy and Carbon Program of Salesforce

• Céline Soubranne, Chief Sustainability Officer of AXA

Moderator: Thomas Friang, Founder & CEO of the Open Diplomacy Institute

Roundtable 4: Forests & Economy

Keynote Speaker: Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Founder of the Association of Peul Women and Autochthonous Peoples of Chad (AFPAT)

• Garo Batmanian, Global Lead for Forests, Landscapes and Biodiversity of the World Bank

• León Jorge Castaños, Director-General of the National Commission on Forests of Mexico, Chair of the Committee of Forests of the Food & Agriculture Organization

• Terry Hatton, Director-General of the Canadian Forest Service • Clarisse Magnin-Mallez, Senior Partner and Global Lead for Circular Economy of McKinsey

• Dr. Robert Nasi, Director-General of CIFOR

Moderator: Thomas Friang, Founder & CEO of the Open Diplomacy Institute

Closing Panel