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
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
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. 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.
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.
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.
neurologie.mri.tum.de
www.linkedin.com/AndreaWinkler
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.
neurologie.mri.tum.de
www.linkedin.com/AndreaWinkler
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.
Tanya Berger-Wolf is a Professor at The Ohio State University and Director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute. A pioneer in AI for ecology and conservation, she leads the Imageomics Institute and the AI and Biodiversity Change Global Center. She co-created Wildbook, recognized by UNESCO for advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She servers on the U.S. National Academies Biological Sciences Board and advises OECD/GPAI and The Nature Conservancy, among others. She is an elected Fellow of AAAI and AAAS.
Tanya Berger-Wolf is a Professor at The Ohio State University and Director of the Translational Data Analytics Institute. A pioneer in AI for ecology and conservation, she leads the Imageomics Institute and the AI and Biodiversity Change Global Center. She co-created Wildbook, recognized by UNESCO for advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals. She servers on the U.S. National Academies Biological Sciences Board and advises OECD/GPAI and The Nature Conservancy, among others. She is an elected Fellow of AAAI and AAAS.
www.worldwildlife.org
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.
www.worldwildlife.org
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.
How Siemens addresses biodiversity
How Siemens integrates biodiversity into own operations
How Siemens technologies reduce pressures on biodiversity
Klaus Lützenkirchen, born in 1968 in Cologne, is Corporate Vice President Environmental Protection at Siemens AG. He oversees industrial and product-related environmental governance and contributes to global green deal initiatives. He holds degrees in environmental engineering, environmental planning, circular economy, and insurance/finance. His career spans senior and environmental leadership roles across Germany and Asia. He is an accredited coach, founding member of the BDI Circular Economy Initiative, and author of environmental publications such as on biodiversity.
How Siemens addresses biodiversity
How Siemens integrates biodiversity into own operations
How Siemens technologies reduce pressures on biodiversity
Klaus Lützenkirchen, born in 1968 in Cologne, is Corporate Vice President Environmental Protection at Siemens AG. He oversees industrial and product-related environmental governance and contributes to global green deal initiatives. He holds degrees in environmental engineering, environmental planning, circular economy, and insurance/finance. His career spans senior and environmental leadership roles across Germany and Asia. He is an accredited coach, founding member of the BDI Circular Economy Initiative, and author of environmental publications such as on biodiversity.
Wendy K. Smith is a scholar, facilitator, educator, and keynote speaker who studies how people solve
their toughest problems. Her research explores paradox and both/and thinking, earning her
recognition as a Thinkers50 Top 50 Management Thinker. Her work appears in leading journals and
outlets like Harvard Business Review and has received multiple awards. Coauthor of Both/And
Thinking. Wendy holds degrees from Yale and Harvard and is a professor at the University of
Delaware,lives Philadelphia with family.
Wendy K. Smith is a scholar, facilitator, educator, and keynote speaker who studies how people solve
their toughest problems. Her research explores paradox and both/and thinking, earning her
recognition as a Thinkers50 Top 50 Management Thinker. Her work appears in leading journals and
outlets like Harvard Business Review and has received multiple awards. Coauthor of Both/And
Thinking. Wendy holds degrees from Yale and Harvard and is a professor at the University of
Delaware,lives Philadelphia with family.
accafrica.org
www.linkedin.com/in/henry-g-odhiambo/
Doctoral Researcher, University of Nairobi I Research Fellow, African Conservation Centre (ACC)
accafrica.org
www.linkedin.com/in/henry-g-odhiambo/
Doctoral Researcher, University of Nairobi I Research Fellow, African Conservation Centre (ACC)
California Global Biodiversity Alliance (CalGBA)
Rosalind Helfand is Co-founder of the California Global Biodiversity Alliance (CalGBA), a coalition
advancing subnational and local action across California and with US and global partners through
engagement with the CBD and Global Biodiversity Framework. An environmental policy consultant,
she’s led feminist climate justice work with UN-Women and co-authored reports on advancing
gender-responsive synergies across the Rio Conventions. Rosalind is a City of Los Angeles
Biodiversity Expert Council member. She holds degrees from Cambridge University and UC Santa
Cruz.
California Global Biodiversity Alliance (CalGBA)
Rosalind Helfand is Co-founder of the California Global Biodiversity Alliance (CalGBA), a coalition
advancing subnational and local action across California and with US and global partners through
engagement with the CBD and Global Biodiversity Framework. An environmental policy consultant,
she’s led feminist climate justice work with UN-Women and co-authored reports on advancing
gender-responsive synergies across the Rio Conventions. Rosalind is a City of Los Angeles
Biodiversity Expert Council member. She holds degrees from Cambridge University and UC Santa
Cruz.
Senior Policy Advisor, Forest Peoples Programme
Convenor, Centres of Distinction on Indigenous and Local Knowledge (COD-ILK)
Member, International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food (IPES-Food)
Joji is Ibaloi-Igorot from the Cordillera region, Philippines. Work experience spans 40 years of local-global policy engagement, research, publications and education on Indigenous Peoples human rights, addressing biological and cultural diversity, forests, water and energy options and development finance. Currently focused on community-based monitoring, assessments and reporting on contributions of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to implementation of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework through relevant traditional knowledge indicators and publication of Local Biodiversity Outlooks. Recipient of 2025 Frankfurt Conservation Prize (Research).
Senior Policy Advisor, Forest Peoples Programme
Convenor, Centres of Distinction on Indigenous and Local Knowledge (COD-ILK)
Member, International Panel of Experts on Sustainable Food (IPES-Food)
Joji is Ibaloi-Igorot from the Cordillera region, Philippines. Work experience spans 40 years of local-global policy engagement, research, publications and education on Indigenous Peoples human rights, addressing biological and cultural diversity, forests, water and energy options and development finance. Currently focused on community-based monitoring, assessments and reporting on contributions of Indigenous Peoples and local communities to implementation of Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework through relevant traditional knowledge indicators and publication of Local Biodiversity Outlooks. Recipient of 2025 Frankfurt Conservation Prize (Research).
