Speakers

Check out the bios and profiles of all the exciting speakers below!

 

Our keynote speakers and faraway guests

Sunita Narain Director General, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), India View profile
Karmenu Vella EU Commissioner for the Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries View profile
Janez Potočnik Former EU Commissioner for the Environment View profile

Our speakers and panellists

Elisabeth Freytag-Rigler Head of Unit for EU-affairs, Austrian Ministry for Agriculture and Forestry, Environment and Water Management View profile
David Baldock Executive Director of IEEP View profile
Monica Frassoni President, European Alliance to Save Energy View profile
Kathleen van Brempt MEP, Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament - Vice-Chair View profile
Connie Hedegaard Former EU Commissioner for Climate Action View profile
Simon Upton Environment Director, Environment Directorate, OECD View profile
John Hontelez Chief Advocacy Officer at the Forest Stewardship Council View profile
Achim Steiner Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme View profile
Hans Bruyninckx Executive Director of the European Environment Agency View profile
Joachim Spangenberg Vice-Chair of the Sustainable Europe Research Institute Germany View profile
Michael Scoullos Professor of Environmental Chemistry at Athens University View profile
Józef Niemiec Deputy General Secretary of the European Trades Union Confederation View profile
Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director of Implementation, Governance and Semester, DG Envi, EC View profile
Ludwig Krämer Director of ClientEarth's European Union Aarhus Centre View profile
Gita Parihar Head of Legal, Friends of the Earth England, Wales and Northern Ireland View profile
Prisca Merz Initiator, End Ecocide in Europe View profile
Rainer Hinrichs-Rahlwes Vice-President of the European Renewable Energies Federation View profile
Francois Wakenhut Head of Unit for Biodiversity, Natural Capital Directorate, DG Environment, European Commission View profile
Monica Verbeek Executive Director, Seas at Risk View profile
Christer Ågren Director, Air pollution and Climate Secretariat (AirClim) View profile
Bernd Nilles Secretary General of CIDSE View profile
Michael Warhurst Executive Director of CHEM Trust View profile
Aniol Esteban Head of Environmental Economics, New Economics Foundation View profile
Jacqueline Cottrell Senior Policy Advisor, Green Budget Europe View profile
Thomas Becker Chief Executive Officer EWEA - The European Wind Energy Association View profile
Hubert David First Secretary General of the European Environmental Bureau (1974-82). View profile
Seamus Jeffreson Director, CONCORD View profile
Raymond van Ermen Executive Director of European Partners for the Environment, former EEB Secretary General View profile
Jagoda Munic Chair, Friends of the Earth International View profile
Monique Goyens Director General, BEUC – the European Consumer Organization View profile
Joanna Sullivan EEB Deputy Secretary General and Director of Communications View profile
Heather Roy President, Social Platform View profile
Christian Hey Secretary General, German Advisory Council on the Environment (SRU) View profile
Stefan Scheuer Director of Stefan Scheuer Consulting and former EEB Policy Director View profile
Hannah Mowat Forests and climate campaigner, FERN View profile
Kirsten Brosbøl Minister for the Environment, Denmark View profile
Maria Krautzberger President of the German Federal Environment Agency View profile
Francesco La Camera Director General, Italian Ministry for Environment and Protection of Land and Sea, on behalf of the Italian Presidency of the EU View profile
Hans Stielstra Deputy Head of Unit, Global Sustainability, Trade and Multilateral Agreements, European Commission View profile
Charlotte Christiaens Coordinator of CATAPA View profile
Mark Johnston Senior Adviser at the European Policy Centre View profile
Axel Singhofen Adviser on Health and Environment Policy for the Greens/EFA in the European Parliament View profile

Our moderators and rapporteurs

Jeremy Wates Secretary General of the European Environmental Bureau View profile
Leida Rijnhout Director for Global Policies & Sustainability at the EEB View profile
Pieter de Pous Policy Director of the EEB View profile
Mikael Karlsson Dr. Karlsson is President of the European Environmental Bureau View profile
Ariel Brunner Policy Director, Birdlife Europe View profile
Magda Stoczkiewicz Director, Friends of the Earth Europe View profile
Elizabeth Hiester Senior lawyer at Client Earth, EEB Vice-President View profile
Nina Renshaw Secretary General, European Public Health Alliance View profile
Génon K. Jensen Executive Director, Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL) View profile
Luc Bas Director of the EU Representative Office IUCN View profile
Déirdre de Búrca Director of Advocacy, World Vision's Brussels office View profile
Kitty van der Heijden Director for Europe at the World Resources Institute View profile
Tom Burke Founding Director and Chairman of E3G View profile
Ulf Björnholm Ottosson Head of Office, Brussels Liaison Office to the EU Institutions, Regional Office for Europe, United Nations Environment Programme View profile
Ralph Hallo Former EEB President View profile
Angelo Caserta Regional Director, BirdLife Europe, Chair of the Green 10 View profile