Confirmed Speakers
Raschad Al-Khafaji
Director of Brussels Liaison Office
UN Food & Agriculture Organization
Liz Barrow
Climate Resilience Lead
European Space Agency
Camilla Brückner
Director of the UN/UNDP Office in Brussels and Representative of the UN System in the EU
Michelle Cauchick
CEO
Amazonia Revive
Cécile Gallet
Agricultural Consultant
Carbon Trust
Susanna Gionfra
Policy Officer, Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions
DG RTD, European Commission
Marte Greefs
Co-founder & CEO
Go Ocean
Marie-Noëlle Keijzer
Co-Founder & CEO
WeForest
Vadim Kononenko
EU Institutional Relations and Strategic Foresight Expert
European Environment Agency
Yu-Chun Liao
Councillor
City of Leuven
Zuzana Lukacova
Senior Officer – Nature Based Solutions
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Laurence Modrego
Senior Policy Officer – Sustainable Agriculture and Food
WWF European Policy Office
Céline Mortier
CEO
Bogerd Martin
Oliver Orlik
Europe Engagement Manager
Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)
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
Herwig Ranner
Team Leader for Climate Change & Agriculture, DG AGRI
European Commission
Luisa Rodrigues
Circularity Manager
Ahold Delhaize
María Isabel Salinas
Communications Officer
Waste Free Oceans
Fiorella Sanchez
Biodiversity Lead / COO Centre of Excellence BE
KPMG
Renaud Schmitt
Senior Managing Consultant
South Pole
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
Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT
Koen Stuyck
Policy Officer – Finance and Economy
WWF Belgium
Brian Tippens
Senior Vice President and Chief Social Impact & Sustainability Officer
Cisco
Tobias Troll
Coordinator, EU Food Policy Coalition
Nature Day Host
Dr. Ir. Steven Vanonckelen
Coordinator
Brabantse Wouden National Park
Partners
Host City
Founding Partner
Strategic Partners
Theme Partners
Agenda
Draft agenda — final speakers and timings to be confirmed.
Welcome and Setting the Scene
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Keynote Interview: Nature in Focus
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Session 1: Biodiversity and Nature Restoration
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Session 2: Innovative & Circular Solutions for Nature
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Fireside Discussion: Unlocking Nature Finance
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Session 3: Agriculture, Land & Food Systems
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From Partnership to Impact: Reviving the Brazilian Amazon Together
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Session 4: The Power of Blue — Ocean Health for a Thriving Planet
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