Lyla JuneKeynote Lecture: Indigenous Food Systems and Human Beings as a Keystone Speciese

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Dr. Lyla June (Diné/Tsétsêhéstâhese) specializes in Indigenous Regenerative Ecosystem Design. Through the survey and study of hundreds of case studies of successful Indigenous food systems, she has developed an understanding of some of the physical and moral attributes of these land management strategies.

She has traveled nationally and internationally lecturing on how humanity can learn and apply these lessons today. Lyla June graduated from Stanford University with honors with a degree in environmental anthropology. She also holds a masters degree in Indigenous Teaching Methods from the University of New Mexico. Lyla June also integrates the traditional teachings she grew up with to inform her perspectives and solutions. Her PhD research focused on the ways in which pre-colonial Indigenous Nations shaped large regions of Turtle Island (aka the Americas) to produce abundant food systems for humans and non-humans. She teaches alongside a beautiful network of guest speakers, elders, practitioners, and knowledge keepers.

Affiliations: Cultural Survival, Board Member, ReHuman School, Founder, Dream Warriors Management, Public Figure

Lyla JuneKeynote Lecture: Indigenous Food Systems and Human Beings as a Keystone Speciese

www.lylajune.com

Dr. Lyla June (Diné/Tsétsêhéstâhese) specializes in Indigenous Regenerative Ecosystem Design. Through the survey and study of hundreds of case studies of successful Indigenous food systems, she has developed an understanding of some of the physical and moral attributes of these land management strategies.

She has traveled nationally and internationally lecturing on how humanity can learn and apply these lessons today. Lyla June graduated from Stanford University with honors with a degree in environmental anthropology. She also holds a masters degree in Indigenous Teaching Methods from the University of New Mexico. Lyla June also integrates the traditional teachings she grew up with to inform her perspectives and solutions. Her PhD research focused on the ways in which pre-colonial Indigenous Nations shaped large regions of Turtle Island (aka the Americas) to produce abundant food systems for humans and non-humans. She teaches alongside a beautiful network of guest speakers, elders, practitioners, and knowledge keepers.

Affiliations: Cultural Survival, Board Member, ReHuman School, Founder, Dream Warriors Management, Public Figure

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Sandra WaddockKeynote Lecture: Imagining and Catalyzing System Transformation: Stewarding Eco-Social Narratives and Strategies

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Boston College Carroll School of Management

Sandra Waddock is Galligan Chair of Strategy, Carroll School Scholar of Corporate Responsibility, Professor of Management at Boston College's Carroll School of Management, BC Schiller Institute for Integrated Sciences Faculty Affiliate, and Fellow of the Academy of Management. Waddock has published over 200 papers and 16 books, including Catalyzing Transformation, and received multiple lifetime achievement awards. Waddock was one of the lead authors of Chapter 2 of the 2025 IPBES Transformative Change Assessment.

Sandra WaddockKeynote Lecture: Imagining and Catalyzing System Transformation: Stewarding Eco-Social Narratives and Strategies

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Boston College Carroll School of Management

Sandra Waddock is Galligan Chair of Strategy, Carroll School Scholar of Corporate Responsibility, Professor of Management at Boston College's Carroll School of Management, BC Schiller Institute for Integrated Sciences Faculty Affiliate, and Fellow of the Academy of Management. Waddock has published over 200 papers and 16 books, including Catalyzing Transformation, and received multiple lifetime achievement awards. Waddock was one of the lead authors of Chapter 2 of the 2025 IPBES Transformative Change Assessment.

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David R. BoydKeynote Lecture: The Transformative Potential of Rights-based Approaches to Conserving Biodiversity

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David R. Boyd is a professor at the University of British Columbia. From 2018-2024, Boyd was the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, writing dozens of reports, filing amicus briefs in 15 landmark cases, and making 500+ speeches to advance the recognition of the right to a healthy environment. He received an honorary doctorate from Nelson Mandela University and the Elisabeth Haub Award for law and environmental diplomacy. His 10 books include The Rights of Nature, The Optimistic Environmentalist, and The Environmental Rights Revolution.

David R. BoydKeynote Lecture: The Transformative Potential of Rights-based Approaches to Conserving Biodiversity

https://ires.ubc.ca

David R. Boyd is a professor at the University of British Columbia. From 2018-2024, Boyd was the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment, writing dozens of reports, filing amicus briefs in 15 landmark cases, and making 500+ speeches to advance the recognition of the right to a healthy environment. He received an honorary doctorate from Nelson Mandela University and the Elisabeth Haub Award for law and environmental diplomacy. His 10 books include The Rights of Nature, The Optimistic Environmentalist, and The Environmental Rights Revolution.

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Andrea S. WinklerKeynote Lecture: (title to follow)

neurologie.mri.tum.de

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Prof. Andrea Sylvia Winkler, MD, Dr. med., PhD, Dr. med. habil., is a neuroscientist and a specialist neurologist, at the Department of Neurology, TUM University Hospital, and the co(joint)-Director of the Center for Global Health at the School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany. She is the Founding Director of the Centre for Global Health at the University of Oslo, where she holds a professorship in Global One Health. She was also a visiting Professor for Global Brain Health at the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School 2023-2025. Prof. Winkler’s special academic interests lie with Global Health, Global Brain Health and One Health and their application to different fields: communicable (neglected tropical diseases), non-communicable (e.g. epilepsy), and zoonotic (e.g. neurocysticercosis) diseases. Together with Prof. Amuasi she has been chairing The Lancet One Health Commission since 2019. She is also chairing The Lancet Global Brain Health Commission together with Prof. Bassetti.

Andrea S. WinklerKeynote Lecture: (title to follow)

neurologie.mri.tum.de

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Prof. Andrea Sylvia Winkler, MD, Dr. med., PhD, Dr. med. habil., is a neuroscientist and a specialist neurologist, at the Department of Neurology, TUM University Hospital, and the co(joint)-Director of the Center for Global Health at the School of Medicine and Health, Technical University of Munich (TUM), Germany. She is the Founding Director of the Centre for Global Health at the University of Oslo, where she holds a professorship in Global One Health. She was also a visiting Professor for Global Brain Health at the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School 2023-2025. Prof. Winkler’s special academic interests lie with Global Health, Global Brain Health and One Health and their application to different fields: communicable (neglected tropical diseases), non-communicable (e.g. epilepsy), and zoonotic (e.g. neurocysticercosis) diseases. Together with Prof. Amuasi she has been chairing The Lancet One Health Commission since 2019. She is also chairing The Lancet Global Brain Health Commission together with Prof. Bassetti.

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Tanya Berger-WolfKeynote Lecture: (title to follow)
Tanya Berger-WolfKeynote Lecture: (title to follow)
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Becky Chaplin KramerKeynote lecture: (title to follow)

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Becky Chaplin-Kramer is Global Biodiversity Lead Scientist at WWF, working across network and with external partners to advance the science and implementation of conservation strategies to support biodiversity and its myriad contributions to people's well-being. Throughout her career, Becky has led research on global ecosystem service assessment, linking earth observations and ecosystem service modeling, and accelerating the development of products and tools to support integrating the values of nature into decision-making from local to global scales. She was a Coordinating Lead Author on the Values Assessment for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), a Lead Author on the IPBES Nexus Assessment, and is now the Co-Chair of the upcoming IPBES Global Assessment.

Becky Chaplin KramerKeynote lecture: (title to follow)

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www.linkedin.com/becky-chaplin-kramer

Becky Chaplin-Kramer is Global Biodiversity Lead Scientist at WWF, working across network and with external partners to advance the science and implementation of conservation strategies to support biodiversity and its myriad contributions to people's well-being. Throughout her career, Becky has led research on global ecosystem service assessment, linking earth observations and ecosystem service modeling, and accelerating the development of products and tools to support integrating the values of nature into decision-making from local to global scales. She was a Coordinating Lead Author on the Values Assessment for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), a Lead Author on the IPBES Nexus Assessment, and is now the Co-Chair of the upcoming IPBES Global Assessment.

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