SPEAKERS
September 23, Harvard Club, 9am - 4:30pm
9am OPENING PLENARY THE REGENERATION GENERATION
Convenor Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri Futurist, Filmmaker, Founder, Shakti Regeneration Institute & Open Origin
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Keynote Susana Muhamed, President of COP16, Minister of Environment, Colombia “On Peace with Nature”
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Xiye Bastida and Geraldine Encina on "The Eagle and the Condor, Intergenerational Indigenous Knowledge and Innovation for Planetary Solutions"
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Message by Christiana Figueres “On the Way Forward" approaching the 10th anniversary of her historic Paris Agreement, and Beatrice Fihn, Nobel Peace Prize winner ICAN, "On Collaboration to Protect the Planet"
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Carlos Nobre, Nobel Prize-winning IPCC Climate Scientist
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Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, Co-Chair International Indigenous People's Forum on Climate Change, Founder Indigenous Women & Peoples of Chad
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Mere Takako (Ngāti Porou, Te Whānau a Apanui, Rongowhakaata), Māori Conservationist and CEO Pacific Whale Fund on "The Legal Personhood of Nature"
CONSCIOUS CAPITAL ACCELERATING THE GREEN TRANSITION
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Henk Rogers, Founder of Tetris and Blue Planet Alliance “Hawaii 2045: Business, Indigenous Kids and Politicians Lead the Green Energy Transition”
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Wes Powell, Founder and CEO of Open Origin, "Fueling the Future with Green AI," former-World Bank
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Lekeisha French, Founder of The Future in Color Global Initiative, CEO PRENEURology
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Jonathan Granoff, President of the Global Security Institute, United Nations Representative for Nobel Laureates "On Global Security & the Legal Case for Nature"
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Jason Petralia, CEO, Anthropogenic, TEDx Speaker, impact investor
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Declan Kirane, Chairman of The Science Summit at the United Nations, Founder ISC
AWAKENING POP CULTURE WITH INDIGENOUS WISDOM AND INVESTMENT INNOVATION
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Mamo Luis, Spiritual Leader of the Kogi People, 100+ year old Elder
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Tom Desanto, producer of huge superhero film franchises XMEN and Transformers
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Julia Jackson, founder of Grounded and Keystone Species Alliance, vintner Jackson Family Wines
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David Ewing Duncan, Vanity Fair & New York Times writer and award-winning author on "Planetary Microbiome"
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Michael Sheldrick, Co-founder Global Citizen, with his bestselling book launch on "From Ideas to Impact"
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Jose Maria Gualinga, a Leader of the Kichwa People
1-2pm BREAK (VIP / SPEAKERS LUNCH)
2pm - 3pm CULTIVATING COLLABORATION AND POLICY FOR PEACE WITH NATURE
Moderated by Andrea Soccorso, Co-Convenor
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Dr. Emre Korkmaz, Founder and Director, Oxford University Center for Technology and Development
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Ashish Saraf, Industrialist, Philanthropist, Diplomat, Chairman & CEO FACOR Global, Consul of the Commonwealth of Bahamas & Maldives in India
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Robert White Mountain, Lakota Elder, Great Sioux Nation Elders Council, Medicine Bundle Keeper
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Maria Jose "Chochi" Iturralde, Ecuadorian Executive Director of Humans for Abundance and Pachaysana
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Marc Buckley, CEO Alohas Eco-Center, futur/io institute, Regenerative Futurist, Impact Circle World Economic Forum
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Dror Benshetrit, founder Supernature Labs and Bioplanning Institute regenerative design and tech stopping urban sprawl
3pm - 4:30pm DATA COOPERATIVES AND DIGITAL COMMONS
Moderated by Gael Van Weyenbergh, Co-Convenor
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Mei Lin Fung, Chair of People-Centered Internet, Cofounder ImpactX, Chair IEEE’s Technical Committee on Sustainability
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Amir Banifatemi, Tech strategist and investor; Co-Founder and Director AI Commons at AI for Good 2024; former lead at X-Prize AI
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Kedi Aphane, South African Government, Dpt Science and Technology
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Lina Zuluaga, Vice-chair of the Americas' Women Network at the ITU and chair of the ITU-T SG5 Regional Group for LATAM
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Yannis Ioannidis, President of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM); award-winning advancements in data science
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Gurvinder Ahluwalia, Founder & CEO of Digital Twin Labs and previously CTO of IBM North America, Blockchain pioneer
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Raphael de Ry, Founder of ALLCOT IO; pioneer in sustainability, carbon markets, and zero-waste initiatives
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Anastasia Kalinina, Co-Founder and CEO of reState Foundation; former Head of Regional Agenda at WEF; Senior Advisor to UNECE
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Wes Geisenberger, VP of Sustainability & ESG at HBAR Foundation; leads climate and biodiversity initiatives; co-chair of GBBC's Carbon Emissions Task Force
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Ted Hewitt, President of the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council; awarded Grand Officer of the Order of Rio Branco.
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Sophie Rigg, Independent International Policy Adviser - UN advocacy, Climate, Humanitarian and the SDGs
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Ross Dixon, Development Director at Coast Fund, in service of First Nations to enable sustainable conservation finance for Indigenous stewardship and conservation
SUMMIT OBJECTIVES
1. Mobilize Collaboration and Investment for Regenerative Solutions
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Facilitate partnerships between global investors, governments, and grassroots organizations to secure financial commitments for scalable regenerative projects.
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Establish a framework for nature-based investments that prioritize biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and ecosystem restoration.
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Launch a Regenerative Investment Fund to support Indigenous-led and community-driven regeneration initiatives.
2. Foster Innovation in Regeneration
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Showcase cutting-edge technologies and innovative practices that support climate resilience, ecosystem restoration, and sustainable development.
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Develop pathways for the integration of Indigenous knowledge systems with modern science to drive innovation in regenerative agriculture, forestry, and land management.
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Encourage cross-sector collaboration (tech, finance, academia, and policy) to design and implement solutions that tackle climate change and biodiversity loss.
3. Elevate Ancient Wisdom & Indigenous Voices
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Ensure Indigenous leaders have a central role in decision-making processes and governance structures related to climate policy and land management.
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Create formal mechanisms to protect Indigenous land rights and traditional ecological knowledge within international policy frameworks.
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Promote partnerships between Indigenous communities and global stakeholders to co-create sustainable development strategies.
4. Advance Policy for a Just & Regenerative Future
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Advocate for the adoption of policies that support regenerative economic models, prioritizing ecosystem restoration and community resilience.
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Develop actionable policy recommendations for integrating regenerative practices into national development plans, focusing on climate, agriculture, and forest management.
Form more details please visit our website or view the event deck.
ABSTRACT: Humanity stands at a crossroads,
facing not only climate change but biodiversity destruction and imminent ecosystems collapse endangering 40% of human lives and destabilizing economies globally.* Despite unprecedented wealth, advanced technologies, green energy solutions, AI, and promising policies, resistance to necessary change persists.
This summit celebrates visionary leaders from business, investment, and policy-making who are driving systems change, in collaboration with Nobel Prize winning activists, scientists, and Indigenous stewards of the Earth, whose wisdom is deeply rooted in harmony with nature.
Through innovative financing and data-driven insights, this session seeks to ensure that the economic benefits of ecosystems regeneration are both recognized and realized. We will explore data cooperatives’ capabilities to counteract harmful economic incentives like logging and mining by recognizing the immense planetary value of living ecosystems, such as biodiversity, oxygen generation, and carbon capture.
Preparing for COP16, its President, Environment Minister of Colombia, and Indigenous leaders share case studies of collaboration, innovative policy, green tech, and ancient knowledge, as blueprints for green transition work worldwide.
This summit calls for bold leadership and cross-sector collaboration, aiming to result in real policy for inclusive partnerships, enhanced accountability, knowledge sharing, and sustainable funding mechanisms to empower Indigenous communities in climate and biodiversity efforts. Integrating green energy, advanced AI, data cooperatives, and ancestral knowledge we can catalyze transformative systems change for a resilient, sustainable, and thriving future in harmony with nature.
