Stephane graduated as a veterinarian specialized in biodiversity conservation and holds an MBA in sustainability. He worked in grassroot organization for wildlife conservation, as an entrepreneur to create nature-based investments inside corporations, as a consultant for large businesses engaged in landscape restoration targets and in investment funds as a director for project and innovation teams.

Nevena brings 10 years of experience in partnerships, event coordination and resource mobilization, and previously worked for the United Nations (FAO, UNCCD, UNFPA) and for development agencies (USAID). She last worked for the UN-REDD Programme (FAO) as the Global Outreach and Knowledge Management Specialist.

Nitin is a sustainable finance expert with a focus on mainstreaming and de-risking nature-based solution investments. His professional experiences span development banking, green financial product innovation, impact investing and nature-related financial risk screening of multiple financial asset classes. Nitin also sits on the advisory boards of purpose driven organisations where he provides mentorship and strategic insights to management teams.

Ninon graduated as an environmental engineer with a master’s degree in Energies and a specialization in development. She lived in Laos, and Senegal working for development programs, worked for an investment fund on nature-based projects, and spent six years in Brazil as an entrepreneur.

Céline supports the design, financing and implementation of impactful nature-based projects (forestry, agriculture, agroforestry) whether they focus solely on landscape restoration or also contain a commercial component based on agricultural commodities or carbon. Working in sustainable development for 8 years, she has always been driven by the wish to generate a positive impact and impulse change through her professional activities.

Passionate about digital marketing and storytelling, Laetitia brings in more than 10 years of experience in the field. She founded her digital agency in 2013 in Paris, where she worked with many corporates and organizations such as the OECD, the European Union, SANOFI, VINCI, Estée Lauder and many more.

Christopher Knowles is an independent adviser specializing in the financing of different types of sustainable assets, often through innovative intermediary vehicles. He has been engaged in the finance of infrastructure, climate and environmental assets for over 40 years, much of this time with the European Investment Bank.

Ravi is a forester with 30 years of international experience, most of it in research for development. He also has experience in the private sector, academia, and the UN. He has been with World Agroforestry (ICRAF) since 2012. Since January 2020 he is the Director of Innovation, Investment and Impact at CIFOR-ICRAF.

Dr Leigh Ann Winowiecki is the CIFOR-ICRAF Soil and Land Health Global Research Lead. A soil scientist, her research focuses on scaling farmer-centered landscape restoration, understanding drivers of degradation and quantifying the impacts of land management on soil organic carbon. She is based in Nairobi, Kenya. Since 2009 she has co-developed and implemented the Land Degradation Surveillance Framework (LDSF) in over 40 countries.