Confirmed Speakers
Raschad Al-Khafaji
Director of Brussels Liaison Office
UN Food & Agriculture Organization
Liz Barrow
Climate Resilience Lead
European Space Agency
Cécile Gallet
Agricultural Consultant
Carbon Trust
Marie-Noëlle Keijzer
Co-Founder & CEO
WeForest
Céline Mortier
CEO
Bogerd Martin
Khristina Ots
Chief Curator
SPLACES.STUDIO
MEP Jutta Paulus
Group of the Greens, Member of ENVI Committee
European Parliament
Paul Préaux
Co-Founder & CEO
Bioflux
María Isabel Salinas
Communications Officer
Waste Free Oceans
Fiorella Sanchez
Biodiversity Lead / COO Centre of Excellence BE
KPMG
Andy Shibanov
Co-Founder, Creative Director & Lead Artist
SPLACES.STUDIO
Kristina Simonaitytė
Environmental Attaché
Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
Ahmad Slaibi
Global Lead – Climate & Nature
International Finance Corporation
Stephanie Speck
Global Director, Strategic Partnerships, Engagement & Communications
Bioversity International
Brian Tippens
Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact & Sustainability Officer
Cisco
Tobias Troll
Coordinator, EU Food Policy Coalition
Nature Day Host
Marius Wittman
Climate Compatible Urban Renewal and Biodiverse Cities
City of Bremen
Agenda
Draft agenda — final speakers and timings to be confirmed.
Welcome and Setting the Scene
Tobias Troll
Coordinator, EU Food Policy Coalition
Nature Day Host
Keynote Interview: Nature in Focus
Representative
European Environment Agency
Tobias Troll
Coordinator, EU Food Policy Coalition
Nature Day Host
Session 1: Biodiversity and Nature Restoration
MEP Jutta Paulus
Group of the Greens, Member of ENVI Committee
European Parliament
Marius Wittman
Climate Compatible Urban Renewal and Biodiverse Cities
City of Bremen
Marie-Noëlle Keijzer
Co-Founder & CEO
WeForest
Khristina Ots
Chief Curator
SPLACES.STUDIO
Andy Shibanov
Co-Founder, Creative Director & Lead Artist
SPLACES.STUDIO
Session 2: Innovative & Circular Solutions for Nature
Liz Barrow
Climate Resilience Lead
European Space Agency
Kristina Simonaitytė
Environmental Attaché
Permanent Representation of Lithuania to the EU
Fiorella Sanchez
Biodiversity Lead / COO Centre of Excellence BE
KPMG
Session 3: Agriculture, Land & Food Systems
Raschad Al-Khafaji
Director of Brussels Liaison Office
UN Food & Agriculture Organization
Ahmad Slaibi
Global Lead – Climate & Nature
International Finance Corporation
Stephanie Speck
Global Director, Strategic Partnerships, Engagement & Communications
Bioversity International
Paul Préaux
Co-Founder & CEO
Bioflux
Brian Tippens
Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact & Sustainability Officer
Cisco
Session 4: The Power of Blue — Ocean Health for a Thriving Planet
María Isabel Salinas
Communications Officer
Waste Free Oceans
Tobias Troll
Coordinator, EU Food Policy Coalition
Nature Day Host
Céline Mortier
CEO
Bogerd Martin
Representative
European Environment Agency
Tobias Troll
Coordinator, EU Food Policy Coalition
Nature Day Host