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Neelesh Kumar Sah leads the Indian government’s work on resource efficiency and the circular economy. He has been the focal point for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Global Environment Facility (GEF), Green Climate Fund (GCF), Adaptation fund and the Minamata Convention. Neelesh has a B Tech in mining engineering and a post graduate diploma in management. He has received the highest civil service award in India, the Prime Minister's Award for Excellence in Public Administration.

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Gari Renso Pascual Cucho has extensive experience in climate change, water resources and environmental management. He was coordinator at the Ministry of Agrarian Development and Irrigation (MIDAGRI), where he led the adaptation and mitigation policies aligned to Peru’s Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). He also worked at the National Institute for Water (ANA) as a specialist in discharge management, was an environmental consultant and headed the directorate of student affairs at UCV Piura.

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Susana Muhamad is former minister of environment and sustainable development of Colombia. She was the president of the Conference of Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP16). She is an environmentalist, activist and politician committed to biodiversity protection, climate justice and territorial transformation. In 2024 Susana Muhamad was named by TIME magazine as one of the 100 most influential leaders driving business to real climate action.

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Ricardo Estrada is a Peruvian engineer specialised in industrial hygiene and safety, with a master's in environmental management. He currently works as a specialist focused on promoting eco-efficiency and sustainability in public administration. He has lectured on the rational use of resources and solid waste management, contributing to strengthening institutional environmental management.

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Fany Kuiru Castro is an Indigenous leader of the Uitoto people, Jitomagaro clan, from the Predio Putumayo territory in Colombia’s Amazon. She is a lawyer, political advisor and the first woman to serve as general coordinator of COICA, which represents 511 Indigenous peoples across the Amazon Basin. Fany has led key initiatives in defense of Indigenous rights, land and climate justice, bridging ancestral knowledge with international advocacy. Under her leadership, the first Indigenous Economy Fund was launched in partnership with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). Her voice amplifies the struggles, visions and dignity of Amazonian women and nations.

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William Dominici leads business strategy for a division which generates over $40 billion annually. Under his leadership, Lenovo has maintained itself as the #1 PC manufacturer. William and his team developed and implemented a Device-as-a-Service programme and established the ESG Key Performance Indicators that support Lenovo's 2050 net-zero target. Previously, William worked in the bicycle and outdoor retail industry. A University of South Carolina graduate with education at MIT focusing on AI and digital business strategy, William is also a National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) Alaska alumnus. Outside the office, he competes in mountain biking and gravel cycling races.

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Rinaldo Mancin is an engineer with a master's in sustainable development from the University of Brasilia (UnB) and an MBA in economics, management and government relations from Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV). He has extensive experience in environment and sustainability topics, having collaborated with the federal government, international organisations and the private sector. He currently represents IBRAM at the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), based in London, where he sits on the board of directors.

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Jamie is responsible for IFC’s climate strategy and policies, targetting to make all investments Paris-aligned and 45% of its investments climate positive. Jamie joined the corporation in 2005 and has led and contributed to innovation and new business growth across IFC’s investment, advisory and support operations. Prior roles include chief investment officer leading IFC’s global renewable energy investment practice, director of environmental and social risk and policy, and director of strategic business development. Jamie has a BA and MA in zoology from Cambridge University, UK, and an MBA and a master’s in environmental economics and policy from Yale University, USA.

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Bernard Crabbé leads the work on circular economy, environment mainstreaming and natural resources at the Directorate General for International Partnerships. A bio-engineer by training, with a specialisation in tropical agronomy and environment, Bernard has worked for more than 25 years on international cooperation, including 17 years as project manager in Mali, Laos, Madagascar, Ecuador and Uganda. He has worked successively for the United Nations, as an adviser for the Belgian secretary of state for development cooperation, as counsellor for the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and, since 2008, for the European Commission.

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Manisha Anantharaman is an associate fellow at Chatham House’s Environment and Society Centre. Her critical and interdisciplinary research explores inequality and justice in sustainable transitions. She has published two books connecting environmental justice, sustainability and development, “Recycling Class: The contradictions of inclusion in urban sustainability” (MIT Press, 2024) and a co-edited the volume “The Circular Economy and the Global South” (Routledge, UK, 2019). Manisha holds a PhD from the University of California Berkeley’s department of environmental science policy and management.

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