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Jason Braganza – Executive Director of the African Forum and Network on Debt and Development (AFRODAD)

is the Executive Director of AFRODAD, a Pan-African organization that advocates for debt cancellation and addressing debt-related issues in Africa. He has also served as the Co-Head and Programme Director of Tax at the International Lawyers Project.

Helena Leurent – Director General of Consumers International

is the Director General of Consumers International, the membership organization for 200+ consumer advocacy groups in over 100 countries. Previously, she was a Managing Director at the World Economic Forum. She also has experience in diverse roles at McKinsey & Co and Tesco Plc.

Gladys Martínez – Executive Director of the Interamerican Association for Environmental Defense (AIDA)

is the Executive Director of AIDA, a non-profit organization that uses the law and science to protect the right to a healthy environment in Latin America. She has represented AIDA before international negotiating bodies and championed relationships with governments across the Americas.

Pradeep Mehta – Secretary General of CUTS International

is the founder Secretary General of the Jaipur-based Consumer Unity & Trust Society (CUTS International), a global economic policy research, advocacy and networking NGO established in 1983 in India, with centres in Accra, Geneva, Hanoi, Lusaka, Nairobi and Washington DC. He serves on the G20/B20’s Council on Africa’s Economic Integration.

Dr Kirsten Schuijt, Director-General of WWF International

joined WWF International in January 2023 to lead and coordinate the federated global conservation organization. Prior to joining WWF International, Kirsten was CEO of WWF-Netherlands for over 6 years transforming it into a highly influential, data-driven conservation organization with a strong focus on resilient landscapes and societal movement.

Kirsten has extensive experience in conservation and leading non-profit organizations, having worked in international conservation for twenty-five years, twenty of which were in various leadership positions in WWF. Prior to WWF, she worked in Kenya and Malawi with local communities on wetland conservation. Throughout her career, Kirsten has had a particular interest in the relationship between nature and socio-economic systems.

Shereen Talaat – Director of MenaFem Movement for Economic, Development and Ecological Justice

is the Director and Founder of MenaFem, a movement of local and regional organizations dedicated to achieving equitable development and fostering a just, ecologically sustainable feminist economy. In 2022, she was recognized as one of the most influencing voices on climate finance among 10 activists from around the global movement. She is also a distinguished film maker and has experience in media campaigning with various human rights organizations and networks.

Tania Te Whenua – Deputy Chair of Te Taumata Māori Trade Board

is Deputy Chair of the Te Taumata Māori Trade Board. She is also the principal of Te Whenua Law and Consulting, a firm which provides legal and consultancy services to enhance Māori social and economic development in New Zealand.

Luc Triangle – General Secretary of the International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

was appointed ITUC Acting General Secretary in April 2023 and was elected ITUC General Secretary at the 6th ITUC Extraordinary World Congress in October 2023. His trade union work began in 1982 in the young workers’ organization of the Confederation of Christian Trade Unions of Belgium (ACV-CSC). He was elected as Deputy General Secretary of IndustriAll European Trade Union in 2012, and then General Secretary in 2016, with a re-election in 2021.

Shannon Weekes – National Coordinator of the Caribbean Youth Environment Network

is a dedicated development practitioner with a BSc. in Environmental Science and Biology. She serves as the National Coordinator of the Caribbean Youth Environment Network (CYEN) in Barbados. Leading efforts to engage youth in environmental stewardship and sustainable development, she also coordinates the Barbados International Coastal Cleanup, mobilising citizens and collecting data to inform coastal policy. She represents CYEN on national committees and engages in consultations and international meetings, advocating for youth involvement in sustainable development.