Dr. Barbara Buchner is Global Managing Director of the widely renowned Climate Finance program at Climate Policy Initiative. She is the lead author on CPI's 'Global Landscape of Climate Finance' analyses, which has set the benchmark for climate finance tracking, and 'Climate Finance in 2013-14 and the USD 100 billion Goal' - a joint report with the OECD that played a seminal role in the lead up to the Paris Agreement. Specializing in climate finance, energy finance, energy, climate policy, multilateral finance, international negotiations and innovative finance, Buchner advises high-level leaders on climate, energy, and sustainable investments around the world. Media includes: Reuters, Bloomberg News, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, New York Times.

Kathy Jetnil-Kijiner, who is also in Glasgow for COP26, is a Marshall Islander poet, spoken word artist, and teacher. She has used her poetry to highlight the struggles of her people including social justice issues such as the threat of climate change for her islands, the American legacy of nuclear testing in her country, and racism against Micronesians in Hawaii. She received international acclaim after performing at the United Nations Climate Summit where she performed a poem to her daughter entitled, “Dear Matafele Peinam” which moved hundreds of world leaders to tears and has since launched her into global conversations on climate change. She also co-founded the youth environmentalist ngo Jo-Jikum based in the Marshall Islands, and is currently the climate envoy for the Marshall Islands government. Media includes: Al Jazeera, Huffington Post, The Guardian, CNN.

Dr. Achala Abeysinghe is the Country Representative for Papua New Guinea (PNG), leading GGGI country programme on green growth and climate resilience. Dr. Abeysinghe has over 16 years of managerial, advisory and research experience in leading high-performing teams to deliver complex, innovative and results oriented strategies and programmes. Prior to joining GGGI, Dr. Abeysinghe was the Head of the Global Climate Law, Policy and Governance Team at International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED-UK) as well as Head of the European Capacity Building Initiative (ecbi) Training and Support Programme for nearly 12 years. Media includes: The Conversation, Dhaka Tribune, Inside Climate News.

Tiffany Yap is a senior scientist and a wildlife corridor advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. As a conservation scientist, Yap is passionate about protecting biodiversity and environmental health, especially in the wildland urban interface. She is an expert on mountain lions, amphibians, wildlife connectivity, and wildfire. Her research includes how human activities and land use impact sensitive species and habitats. Media includes: Los Angeles Times, Christian Science Monitor, San Francisco Chronicle, NPR.

Dr. Jessica Blunden is a climate scientist, working in the Center for Weather and Climate at NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information in Asheville, North Carolina. She holds Masters and Doctorate degrees in Atmospheric Science from North Carolina State University and has co-authored more than a dozen peer reviewed publications. Blunden serves as a lead editor for the State of the Climate report, an annual peer reviewed report published by the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society that examines climate and climate change across the globe, with more than 400 authors from about 50 countries across the globe, and has served as the lead scientific consultant for the Statement on the Status of the Global Climate in 2013 report published by the United Nation’s World Meteorological Organization. Media includes: The New York Times, The Washington Post, USA Today, The Associated Press.

Kimberly Duong is the co-founder and Executive Board member for Climatepedia, a climate communications nonprofit. They created the Tyndall Petition, a statement that says climate change is real, urgent, and requires immediate attention. Over 600 U.S. climate change experts have signed. Climatepedia creates a personal profile for every expert in an effort to inform the public of the scientific consensus around climate change. Duong also created and administered a 12-week Climate Literacy Certificate Program, featuring interdisciplinary curriculum for small cohorts of undergraduate students. Media includes: The Next Web, Take Two, Sierra Club Magazine.

Brenda Ekwurzel is a senior climate scientist and the director of climate science for the Climate & Energy Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). In her role, she ensures that program analyses reflect robust and relevant climate science, and researches the influence of major carbon producers on rising global average temperatures and sea level. Dr. Ekwurzel is a co-author of the fourth National Climate Assessment (NCA4) Volume II. She presents frequently to a range of audiences on climate science, educating the public on practical, achievable solutions for climate change. Media includes: Good Morning America, USA Today, CNN, NPR.

Betsy López-Wagner has worked alongside attorneys, lobbyists, and coalition partners to safeguard the health of communities, protect clean air and water, fight arctic drilling, and protect the ocean’s resources. López-Wagner is committed to supporting the growth of an inclusive conservation movement to strengthen state, national and international-level priorities to protect our environment, democracy, and above all, people—especially those on the frontlines of an increasingly warming planet, rising ocean, and climate and social injustices. She is Principal and Chief Strategist at López-Wagner Strategies, an equitable communications agency comprised of a multilingual team of visionaries, strategists and climate justice advocates. Media includes: Univision, Telemundo, Associated Press.

Cecilia Bitz, Professor and Chair of the Atmospheric Sciences Department at the University of Washington, is also faculty in the university's Program on Climate Change and the Future of Ice Initiative, with a research focus on ice and climate interactions, especially involving sea ice. She co-leads the Sea Ice Prediction Network, which manages the SEARCH Sea Ice Outlook, and she also co-leads the Polar Climate Prediction Initiative of the World Climate Research Program. She testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on Arctic climate change. She is an active volunteer and science advisor to Polar Bears International. Media includes: Associated Press, Los Angeles Times, Science Magazine, BBC, NPR.

Dana R. Fisher is a Professor of Sociology and the Director of the Program for Society and the Environment at the University of Maryland. Her research focuses on understanding the relationship between environmentalism and democracy—most recently studying activism and American climate politics. Fisher is the author of National Governance and the Global Climate Change Regime (Rowman and Littlefield Press 2004), Activism, Inc. (Stanford University Press 2006), the Practice of Research (with Shamus Khan, Oxford University Press 2013), and Urban Environmental Stewardship and Civic Engagement (with Erika S. Svendsen and James Connolly, Routledge Press 2015). Media includes: Today Show, USA Today, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, CNN, PBS, NPR.

Tamara Toles O'Laughlin is an environmentalist focused on equity, access, and community. She develops capacity building programs and creates multimedia campaigns to dismantle privilege and increase opportunities for vulnerable populations to access healthy air, clean energy, and a toxic free economy at the local, regional, and national level. O'Laughlin casts a wide net in service to the environmental community. Most recently she joined the Environmental Grantmakers Association (EGA) as its CEO and President. EGA represents over 200 foundations globally, holding approximately $200 billion in assets and giving more than $1.8 billion annually to environmental causes. Media includes: Real News Network, Chesapeake Bay Journal, Grist.

A.Tianna Scozzaro has more than 15 years experience at the intersection of gender and climate advocacy. At the Sierra Club, she designed and launched the first gender equity program at a national environmental organization. Under her leadership, the program grew to more than 100,000 activists mobilized on gender equity, climate justice and environmental health. She built a national coalition on women's health and environment, partnered with the Women's March, Planned Parenthood and led campaigns on issues such as access to paid family leave, reproductive rights, protection from gender based violence, and toxics-free products. Media includes: Al Jazeera English, Ms. Magazine, Los Angeles Times, Allure Magazine, Sierra Magazine.

Heather Mcteer Toney is the Vice President of Community Engagement at the Environmental Defense Fund. In 2014, she was appointed by President Barack Obama as Regional Administrator for Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Southeast Region. Known for her energetic and genuine commitment to people, her work has made her a national figure in the area of public service, environmental justice and community engagement. She was previously the National Field Director at Moms Clean Air Force, an organization of over 1 million moms and dads committed to fighting climate change and protecting children from the dangers of air pollution. Media includes: Essence Magazine, Marie Claire, The New York Times, CNN, Fox.

Kim Knowlton is a Senior Scientist and Deputy Director of the Science Center at the Natural Resources Defense Council. She focuses on the public-health impacts of climate change and advocates for strategies to prepare for—and prevent—these impacts, especially in vulnerable communities. As a result of her research into the links between climate change and health, NRDC has partnered with a number of city and state governments to strengthen health preparedness in their climate adaptation planning. She has also studied heat- and ozone-related mortality and illness as well as the connections among climate change, infectious illnesses, flooding, aeroallergens, and respiratory ailments such as allergies and asthma. Media includes: Reuters, Bloomberg News, NBC, NPR.

Jessica Jewell is an energy researcher at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, an independent institution located in Austria. Her research focuses on energy security and energy policy in relation to the challenge of climate change mitigation. She has a PhD in Environmental Sciences Policy from Central European University. Dr. Jewell was a contributing author in the IPCC WGIII fifth assessment report, a lead author in the Global Energy Assessment, and a lead author of a report by the UN Secretary General's Task Force on the Sustainable Energy for All renewables and efficiency targets. Media includes: The Conservation, Economist.

Ushma Pandya is co-founder and partner at Think Zero LLC, a waste reduction and diversion advisory firm. She has had a lifelong interest in waste reduction. Before the term "zero waste" was coined, she was raising awareness about consumption and waste with her schoolmates and work colleagues. She now works with companies on establishing their sustainability goals, related to waste and consumption, and implementing company wide programming to achieve their goals. Pandya is an expert on the topics of waste management, waste reduction, zero waste, climate and waste, consumption, consumer behavior change related to sustainability, single use plastic, recycling, composting, innovation in the waste space, reuse models, local and federal policy related to waste, recycling and composting. Media includes: Rutgers Business Review, Umbrex Podcast.

Hadia Sheerazi is a Research Associate at the Center on Global Energy Policy. Hadia’s research and advocacy work is focused on the intersections of sustainability, climate change, disaster risk reduction (DRR), gender, and peace and security. She is a former Net Impact Climate Fellow, United Nations SDSN Local Pathways Fellow, Youth Expert in the Commonwealth Youth Climate Change Network (CYCN), and Honorary Advisory to the NGO Committee on Sustainable Development at the United Nations. Sheerazi is the first winner of the United Nations Development Programme-administered King Hamad Youth Empowerment Award to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for contributions towards achieving targets of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Media includes: Huffington Post, Devex, NY1, BBC.