Earth Guardians

Emmy Scott (she/they) is a bold, values-driven leader and Executive Director of Earth Guardians, where they lead global youth-powered solutions for climate justice, equity, and systems change. At 25, Emmy has scaled international programs and designed regenerative infrastructure, blending storytelling with strategic action to reimagine possibilities and take meaningful action.

Global Alliance of Territorial Commnities

Juan Carlos Jintiach is the current Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities (GATC) and is an Indigenous leader belonging to the Shuar people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. His life's work revolves around the fierce defense of indigenous rights and territories, spanning from confronting oil companies and mining operations to representing indigenous voices on the global stage in the fight against climate change.

Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance

Atossa Soltani is Director of Global Strategy for the Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance, supporting a coalition of 30 Indigenous nations in Ecuador and Peru that aims to protect 35 million hectares of tropical rainforest. Atossa is also the Founder and Board President of Amazon Watch, where she served as the first Executive Director for nearly two decades.

American Sustainable Business Network

Liza LaManna leads agriculture and water policy at the American Sustainable Business Network, building coalitions to advance regenerative agriculture, protect water resources, and influence federal and state policy, empowering businesses to act as catalysts for sustainable change.

Dashboard.Earth

Gayatri Roshan is the co-founder and CEO of Dashboard.Earth, with 20+ years of experience in ecology and environmental work. A producer and director, she uses film and communications to highlight solutions spanning climate, water, agriculture, architecture, and mass extinction.

Nia Tero

Margarita Mora is the Chief Programs Officer at Nia Tero, shaping its approach to building partnerships with Indigenous Peoples around the globe with a mission to secure indigenous guardianship of vital ecosystems. She was Managing Director of the Conservation Stewards Program of Conservation International (CI), involved in conservation agreement initiatives in 19 countries around the world.

Regen Network

Gregory Landua is co-founder of Regen Network, a community owned and operated eco-credit registry and marketplace. Regen Network is designed to support living carbon and biodiversity markets with verification, asset issuance, and community standards governance. Gregory co-founded and grew Terra Genesis International, currently hosts the Planetary Regeneration Podcast, and is the CEO of Regen Network Development PBC.

Nature Tech Collective

Teal serves as a Strategic Advisor to Nature Tech Collective, with a focus on nature technologies to drive biodiversity valuation and market-based approaches to landscape regeneration. She is the Executive Director of the Lab to Land Institute, working to to unlock biotechnological solutions to deliver accelerated climate resilience.

Open TEAM

Dr. Dorn Cox is farmer, researcher, founder and director of OpenTEAM (Open Technology Ecosystem for Agricultural Management). As a co-founder of the FarmOS software platform, the GOAT (Gathering for Open Ag Tech) and Farm Hack community, he is passionate about sharing open source agricultural tools, ideas information and inspiration to accelerate innovation and quantify environmental services from regenerative agriculture.

Milken Institute

Sarah Ortner is a Senior Associate of Finance at the Milken Institute, where she leads work in the Pathways to Capital portfolio to expand funding access for underserved, rural, tribal, and urban communities. She focuses on blending public, private, and philanthropic capital to advance projects in climate resilience, community infrastructure, and inclusive economic development. She serves as a Development Finance Fellow with the Council of Development Finance Agencies,

Cerulean Ventures

Jahed Momand is co-founder and General Partner at Cerulean Ventures, backing pre-seed and seed stage founders building climate and nature tech companies to create energy and nature markets for planetary-scale regeneration and climate impact. Jahed was co-founder of Magalix, a machine-learning platform for developer operations

Regenerosity

360 Program Lead for Regenerosity, a nonprofit that resources grassroots leaders and community-rooted organizations who are restoring ecosystems, regenerating food systems, and revitalizing ancestral knowledge, providing trust-based funding and connecting them with aligned funders, peer organizations, and platforms for shared learning and storytelling. Faith led the Buckminster Fuller Institute as the as the Interim Executive Director and Operations Director for 6 years,

NDN Collective

Kim Pate is of Eastern Band Cherokee, Mississippi Choctaw and Black descent. Pate is the Managing Director of NDN Fund, the lending and investing arm of NDN Collective. NDN Fund, an emerging Native Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) provides integrated capital solutions and capacity for Native Nations, Indigenous changemakers, community developers, and enterprises.

Cisco Impact

Jocelyn Matyas serves as the Climate Impact Investing Lead within Cisco's Sustainability Office and Managing Partner for the Cisco Foundation's Regenerative Future Fund. She brings a powerful combination of 10+ years in impact investing, systems thinking, and specialized expertise in climate and sustainable supply chains to design, source, support, and evaluate a $50M early-stage climate tech portfolio, focusing on environmental protection, community resilience, and inclusive economic growth.

Enduring Planet

Dimitry is the co-founder and CEO of Enduring Planet, which provides working capital financing and financial advisory services to climate startups and SMBs. Dimitry has over 15 years of experience in climate, impact investing, and startup operations.

Bio-Fi Project

Félix de Rosen is a strategist and designer with the BioFi Project, supporting bioregions to design, build, and implement bioregional fianance facilities. Félix utilizes his experience living and working across multiple worldviews and frameworks as a pathway to inspire others, find common ground, and honor the human experience on Earth.