Panelist

Mattias Åhrén originates from Ohredahke Sámi, an Indigenous reindeer herding community in northern Sweden.

Selina Leem is a climate warrior and a poet from the large ocean nation of Aelōn̄ Kein Ad, the Marshall Islands.

Mercedes García Pérez is the head of global issues and innovation at the Delegation of the European Union to the USA.

Julieta Martinez is a climate justice and gender equity youth activist. Her work focuses on girls’ education as a climate solution, since the climate crisis is not gender neutral.

Tia Kennedy is an Indigenous rights activist and youth leader in her community.

Michael Kotutwa Johnson is a member of the Hopi Tribe in Northern Arizona.

Florina Lopez is an Indigenous woman from Panama, a co-founder and coordinator of the Indigenous Women's Biodiversity Network, and an Indigenous activist.

Stephanie Lamma Ewi obtained a master’s degree in natural resource and environmental management from the University of Buea, spearheading research and development for 9 years as an environmental and climate justice advocate in rural communities of Cameroon.

Roberto Sánchez-Rodríguez is a professor at the Department of Urban and Environmental Studies of El Colegio de la Frontera Norte, a research institute of Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology.