Jason Clay is SVP, Markets and Executive Director, the Markets Institute at WWF-US. His focus is on spotting global issues and trends that affect WWF’s conservation mission and strategies with a particular focus on soft commodities, e.g. agriculture (plant based and livestock), seafood (aquaculture and wild caught), and forests. Over the course of his career he has worked on a family farm and in…
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John Prideaux joined The Economist as Political Correspondent in 2004. Prior to this he wrote for The Economist, the Financial Times and the New Statesman as a freelancer, and worked as a researcher in the House of Commons and the European Parliament. In addition to covering British politics, he has spent time as India Correspondent in Delhi and Finance Correspondent in London. In 2007 he was…
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Dr. Juan José Freijo, is the Global Head of Sustainability at Brambles. He has worldwide responsibility for the definition and implementation of the company’s sustainability strategy, based on its circular business model of continuously sharing and reusing assets. He also leads a global team focused on programs to reduce Brambles’ environmental impact, improve communities and develop sustainable…
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Johan is a Professor in Environmental Science with emphasis on water resources and global Sustainability at Stockholm University, and the Executive Director of Stockholm Resilience Centre. He is an internationally recognized scientist on global sustainability issues, where he, e.g., led the recent development of the new Planetary Boundaries framework for human development in the current era of…
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Zeinab was born in the Sudan - her family moved to London when she was two years old. Zeinab studied Philosophy, Politics and Economics at Oxford University and took a Master Degree (awarded with a distinction) on Middle East History and Anthropology at SOAS London University. In 2011 Zeinab was awarded an honorary doctorate by SOAS, London University for her services to international…
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In 1983, while still at university, Lilianne Ploumen became a community outreach worker in the Crooswijk area of Rotterdam. Two years later she joined the Institute of Psychological Market Research (IPM), working in the statistics department and as a research project leader. IPM focuses on research-based consultancy. From 1990 to 1992 she was a marketing and research manager for Foster Parents…
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Jean-Claude Juncker is a Luxembourger politician who has been President of the European Commission since 2014, tasked with an ambitious jobs growth package for Europe. Previously Juncker was Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013, as well as Minister of Finance from 1989 to 2009. He was the longest-serving head of any national government in the EU, and one of the longest-serving…
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Mauricio Cárdenas has been the Minister of Finance and Public Credit of the Republic of Colombia since September 2012. Minister Cárdenas has held numerous important positions in the public and private sectors in Colombia, as well as in international organizations and academia. He has been Minister of Mines and Energy, Minister of Economic Development, Minister of Transport and Director of the…
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Ségolène Royal est née le 22 septembre 1953 à Ouakam dans la région de Dakar (Sénégal). Elle etait Ministre de l’Environnement (d’avril 1992 à mars 1993), puis Ministre déléguée à l’Enseignement scolaire (de juin 1997 à mars 2000), Ministre déléguée à la Famille, à l’Enfance et aux Personnes handicapées (mars 2000 à mai 2002), vice-présidente et porte-parole de la Banque publique d'investissement…
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Catherine McKenna has practiced law at leading firms in both Canada and Indonesia, focusing on international trade, competition, investment and constitutional issues. She was senior counsel on the Right Honourable Antonio Lamer’s review of Canada’s military justice system. She was also senior negotiator with the UN mission in East Timor which culminated in the Timor Sea Treaty providing for the…
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