Speakers
Allison Robertshaw
Head of Climate Justice, Comic Relief
This speaker will present present during session 5B Philanthropic strategies: tactics for philanthropics for a resilient world.
Animesh Kumar
Head of Office, UNDRR
This speaker will present during session 6A Grounding the GGA in local realities post COP30.
Arghya Sinha Roy
Director, Climate Change Adaptation, Asian Development Bank
LinkedIn - Arghya Sinha Roy
This speaker will present during session 3A Adaptation finance in uncertain times.
Evans Banana
Programmes Coordinator, Dialogue on Shelters
This speaker will present during session 5B Philanthropic strategies: tactics for philanthropics for a resilient world.
Gerard Howe
Deputy Director, Climate Resilience Department, Energy, Climate and Environment Directorate; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
This speaker will present during session 3A Adaptation finance in uncertain times.
Jorge Martin
Graphic recorder and illustrator
This speaker will present during plenary sessions 1, 4 and 7.
Justine Audrain
LoCAL Regional Specialist for Eastern and Southern Africa, UNCDF/ LoCAL
This speaker will present during session 2A Real world decentralisation: national mechanisms enabling LLA.
Leah Muthoni Kimotho
Assistant Programme Manager, National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK)
LinkedIn - Leah Muthoni Kimotho
This speaker will present during session 3B Advancing models for efficient and effective adaptation finance.
Malgorzata Cwiek
Statistician, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
This speaker will present during session 6A Grounding the GGA in local realities post COP30.
Marcia Toledo
Director Adaptation & Resilience, High Level Climate Champions Team
This speaker will present during plenary session 4.
Margaret Arnold
Senior Social Development Specialist, World Bank
This speaker will present during session 2A Real world decentralisation: national mechanisms enabling LLA.
Nega Emiru
PlanAdapt Fellow, International Platform for Adaptation Metrics
This speaker will present during session 6A Grounding the GGA in local realities post COP30.
Nfamara K Dampha
Program Director & Lead Scientist, University of Minnesota
This speaker will present during plenary session 4.
Nigar Arpadarai
COP29 High-Level Champion
This speaker will present during plenary session 4.
Omaira Bolanos
Director of the Gender Justice Program, Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI)
This speaker will present during session 3B Advancing models for efficient and effective adaptation finance.
Prakash Lama
Program Coordinator, Clean Energy Nepal
This speaker will present during session 3B Advancing models for efficient and effective adaptation finance.
Ramona Calin
Locally-led Climate Action Specialist, Green Climate Fund
This speaker will present during session 3A Adaptation finance in uncertain times.
Saliha Dobardzic
Lead, Programming and Innovation Unit, Adaptation Fund
This speaker will present during session 3A Adaptation finance in uncertain times.
Sasha Jattansingh
Deputy Director, Climate Analytics Caribbean
This speaker will present during session 6A Grounding the GGA in local realities post COP30.
Scovia Akot
Climate Change Adaptation Officer, LIFE-AR Uganda
This speaker will present present during session 2A Real world decentralisation: national mechanisms enabling LLA.
Sostina Takure
Regional Programme Officer, DanChurchAid and ACT Alliance, Zimbabwe
This speaker will present during plenary session 4.
Suranjana Gupta
Senior Advisor, Huairou Commission
This speaker will present during plenary session 4.
Tracy Kajumba
LIFE-AR/ IIED, Director, LIFE-AR interim secretariat
This speaker will present during session 2A Real world decentralisation: national mechanisms enabling LLA.
Vanita Suneja
Programme Lead, Pragati- Simavi
This speaker will present during session 5A What does trust-based grant giving look like?.
Victoria Matusevich
Program Coordinator, Fundacion Avina
LinkedIn - Vicotria Matusevich
This speaker will present present during session 5B Philanthropic strategies: tactics for philanthropics for a resilient world.
Yamikani Idris
Principle Envrionmental Officer, LIFE-AR Malawi
This speaker will present during session 2A Real world decentralisation: national mechanisms enabling LLA.