Xiomara Acevedo is an internationalist and climate change activist from Colombia. She is the founder and director of Barranquilla +20, a youth-led N.G.O. with a mission to empower children and youth in climate change, biodiversity and water in Colombia and throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. She coordinates the Global Youth Biodiversity Network in Colombia and the Women for Climate Justice project. She has received qualifications in climate finance from the Frankfurt School of Management and Finance. a Gates Foundation Generation Equality youth grantee and One Young World ambassador.

Iain Anderson is an expert in public policy and complex corporate communications issues. He has also worked for a range of U.K. politicians and was part of the founding team at Cicero/AMO. Current clients include FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 companies across a range of industry sectors. He regularly contributes to Sky News and the BBC. He was appointed as the U.K. government's first LGBT business champion in 2021. He is a nonexecutive director of fintech body Innovate Finance and was named among the Financial Times/OUTstanding list of 100 global LGBT+ executives.

Therese Andrews is director of curriculum innovation at the new Thomas’s Battersea Senior School in London. She is leading the development of a forward-thinking and outward-looking curriculum with a strong set of values, having previously held leadership roles in international schools in Boston and Shanghai. She trained as a geography teacher, has a master’s degree in learning and teaching from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and is currently studying for a doctorate in education from the University of Bath.

Anthony Bennett is C.E.O. of Reboot the Future, a not-for-profit co-founded by Kim Polman on its own version of the Golden Rule: “Treat others, and the planet, as you would treat yourself.” Reboot’s vision is one where the 17 Sustainable Development Goals are achieved through amplifying cultural, educational and spiritual values. Throughout COP26, Reboot will be partnering with Marks and Spencer, Unilever and numerous young climate activists.

Tom Bennett is the U.K. Department for Education’s school behavior advisor. He is also the founder of researchED, an international research advocacy nonprofit for educators that seeks to raise research literacy in education and slay so-called edumyths. He is the author of the best-selling “Running the Room: The Teacher’s Guide to Behaviour.”

Aaron Cohen is co-founder and chairman of Therma°, a company that combats climate change by eliminating food and energy waste from the global refrigeration system. For the last decade, he has been an adjunct professor at New York University, where he teaches internet media history, culture and policy. Prior to N.Y.U., he was C.E.O. of three digital media companies that were sold to Oxygen and New York Magazine, but today he focuses on climate technology as he believes that climate is the new internet.

Pedro De Bruyckere is a Flemish educational scientist at Artevelde University of Applied Sciences in Ghent, Belgium, and Leiden University in the Netherlands. He is the co-author of several books on youth and education and is an international public speaker on education. One of his strongest points is that he is funny when explaining serious stuff. He co-wrote the popular “Urban Myths About Learning and Education” books with Paul Kirschner and Casper Hulshof. He is also an avid blogger on new research in education.

Lynda Dunlop is a senior lecturer in science education in the University of York Science Education Group. With a background in teaching in schools in the U.K. and internationally, her research focuses on the philosophical, political and environmental dimensions of science education, as well as on public engagement with new science. She is co-lead of the 2021 British Educational Research Association Research Commission, which takes a participatory and inclusive approach to understanding youth and teacher perspectives on education for environmental sustainability.

Molly Fannon is C.E.O. of UN Live, a new global museum aiming to empower people everywhere to take positive global action. Previously, she was director of Smithsonian Global’s Office of International Relations and global program. Prior to that, she designed large-scale international development programs, funded by institutions such as U.S.A.I.D. and the World Bank. She has worked at the intersection of development and culture in more than 40 countries on six continents, including as a Fulbright scholar in Argentina. She is the mother of three young daughters.

Barry Fisher has extensive experience in the youth sector. He joined Keep Scotland Beautiful from the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award, where latterly he held the role of Scotland director. Prior to this, he worked with the Ocean Youth Trust Scotland. The environment has always played a massive part in all his past employment roles as he sought to engage young people with activities dependent on clean, healthy environments. He has an honors degree in management and tourism from the University of Glasgow. He currently sits on the boards of Ocean Youth Trust Scotland and Remembering Srebrenica Scotland.

David Hope-Jones OBE is the chief executive of the Scotland-Malawi Partnership, the national network which coordinates, represents and supports the many civic links between these two nations. This is arguably now one of the strongest north-south people-to-people links anywhere in the world. Within this network of 1,200 civic connections there are over 250 school members; primary and secondary schools in Scotland, many with active, dignified, two-way partnerships with schools in Malawi.

Peter Higgins is professor of outdoor, environmental and sustainability education at University of Edinburgh, and was recently awarded the university’s highest award for teaching. He is director of Learning for Sustainability Scotland, which is recognized by the United Nations University. He has advised Scottish and other governments on sustainability education, and chaired the Scottish government's committees between 2012 and 2016, which introduced learning for sustainability as an entitlement of all learners. He chairs the board of trustees of the Field Studies Council, as well as the Scientific Advisory Committee of NatureScot, the Scottish government’s natural heritage agency.

A winner of the Teacher of the Year and Anne Frank Inspirational Educator awards, Samantha Hunt MBE has dedicated her career to inspiring students to “be the change” they want to see in the world. The Quality Mark assessment of her work in genocide education described her program as “European-Leading”. She spearheads a groundbreaking active citizenship curriculum called Reaching Rwanda, and is chairwoman of Survivors Fund, academic advisor to Remembering Srebrenica and a volunteer for the Holocaust Educational Trust.

Lauren Hyams is head of the Urban Nature Program (UNP) at the Natural History Museum , working to transform the museum’s outdoor space into an exemplar of urban wildlife research, conservation and awareness. Leading a coalition of museums and wildlife organisations, the UNP will create an urban nature movement through a U.K.-wide learning program for young people, families and schools. She has designed a range of high-impact learning programs for the Raspberry Pi Foundation, the Imperial War Museum, the Prince’s Trust and the Houses of Parliament.

Sophia Kianni is a 19-year-old climate activist studying climate science and public policy at Stanford University. She is the founder and executive director of Climate Cardinals, an international nonprofit with 8,000 volunteers in 41 countries working to translate climate information into 100 languages. She represents the U.S. as the youngest member of the inaugural United Nations Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change.

Zubeda Limbada is a founding director of ConnectFutures, an organization that delivers training and research around tackling extremism and exploitation. She previously worked for over 15 years in the public sector as a senior member in a wide variety of local, national and pan-European policy-orientated projects on topics such as extremism, inequalities and leadership innovation. She developed an operational accredited mentoring program on behalf of statutory agencies and partners for individuals vulnerable to violent extremism during a two-year assignment with West Midlands Police Counter Terrorism Unit.

Rosemary Luckin is professor of Learner Centered Design at UCL Knowledge Lab. She was named one of the 20 most influential people in British education in the Seldon List, 2017. She is the founder of EDUCATE Ventures Research, a London hub for start-ups, researchers and educators developing evidence-based educational technology. She is a former president and the current treasurer of the International Artificial Intelligence in Education Society and co-founder of the Institute for Ethical AI in Education. Her 2018 book, “Machine Learning and Human Intelligence: The Future of Education for the 21st Century,” describes how A.I. supports teaching and learning.

Jane Lunnon became the first female head of Alleyn’s School in Dulwich, London in January 2021. The school is currently developing its carbon strategy with a vision to be carbon-neutral as soon as possible. Previously at Wimbledon College, Prior’s Field School and Wellington College, she is chair of the Teenage Mental Health Commission, a governor of the London Academy of Excellence Tottenham, a trustee of the Royal National Children’s SpringBoard Foundation and a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company Education Committee. Her first book, “The State of Independence: Key Challenges Facing Private Schools Today,” was published in 2019.

Robin Macpherson F.R.S.A. is head of college at Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen. He is an internationally published author, and curates content for education events and festivals. He is a board member of the educational charity Remembering Srebrenica Scotland.

Alan Mahon is the co-founder and chief purpose officer of Brewgooder, the ‘people positive’ beer brand that empowers communities at home and abroad. Since 2016 Brewgooder has unlocked over a hundred million liters of water for communities in developing countries and pioneered movements for kindness and inclusion within the brewing industry. Mr. Mahon was named as one of the 100 changemakers in the U.K. in 2019 by The Big Issue in recognition of his work in inspiring social change through entrepreneurship.

Donald Martin is an award-winning editor, with more than 30 years' experience editing national, regional, Sunday, daily and weekly titles across the U.K. He is currently editor in chief of Newsquest's Scottish titles and editor of The Herald and the Herald on Sunday. Previously, he was head of publishing for DC Thomson's magazines, editor in chief of DC Thomson Newspapers and editor of The Sunday Post and Weekly News. He won his first editorship at the age of 24, launching the Edinburgh and Lothians Post before going on to become group editor at Thames Valley Free Newspapers.

Charlotte Muller-Stuart is an 18-year-old climate activist who has been very proactive in the youth climate movement in Scotland. She has been invited to several meetings with and by the country’s first minister to discuss the climate crisis and the inaction of the government. Elsewhere, she has appeared before the Scottish Parliament, the Scottish Trade Union Congress and as a speaker at the annual Youth Climate Summit at Beyond Borders International Festival. During the summer of 2021, before starting a degree in sustainable development at St Andrews University, she worked at Beyond Borders Scotland to develop ideas and workshops for the second Youth Climate Summit, which was held at its Festival in August.She is also part of the Generation Climate Initiative.

Professor Dave Reay is chair in carbon management and education at the University of Edinburgh and executive director of the Edinburgh Climate Change Institute. He is also the policy director at ClimateXChange, chairs the Scottish government’s Climate Emergency Skills Implementation Group and was a member of the U.K. government's Green Jobs Taskforce. He recently led the development of a suite of open-access courses on climate change aimed at young people around the world.

Dr. Elizabeth Rushton is lecturer in geography education at King’s College London, where she leads the Initial Teacher Education Geography program. She is also managing editor of Routes – The Journal for Student Geographers. Her research interests focus on geography and science education, specifically the professional development of teachers and student participation in research, alongside environmental education. Recent research on education for environmental sustainability has been funded by the British Educational Research Association, while the Economic and Social Research Council has funded an 18-month project to support teachers who trained during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Tom Sherrington is an education consultant and author. He writes the popular blog teacherhead.com and his books include “The Learning Rainforest: Great Teaching in Real Classrooms” and best seller “Rosenshine’s Principles in Action.” He recently co-authored “Teaching WalkThrus: Visual Step-by_Step Guides to Essential Teaching Techniques” with Oliver Caviglioli. With 30 years' experience as a physics and math teacher and school leader, including 11 years as a headteacher, Mr. Sherrington is frequently invited by schools around the world to deliver continuing professional development for teachers and leadership teams. He works with several schools and colleges providing consultancy support on curriculum and improving the quality of teaching. He is a regular keynote speaker and contributor to conferences and education festivals.

Laura Soul is manager of National Learning Programs at the Natural History Museum, London. She works with the museum’s network of partners across the U.K. to develop and deliver joined-up activity that connects people to their local nature, such as “Dippy on Tour,” and the “Explore: Urban Nature” national schools program. As a scientist and educator, she works with museums in the U.S. and U.K. to develop exhibitions, learning programs and participatory science projects to support public understanding of climate science, ecology and evolution.

Isabella Stuart Grey is the co-founder of the organisation Scottish Eco Clubs Unite and an environmental sustainability graduate. Her dissertation focused on the information behavior of high school environmentalists.

Anish Subramaniam is a sixth-year pupil at Robert Gordon’s College in Aberdeen. He is head boy of the college and runs the pupil-led sustainability group ROAR. He is an ambassador for ONE, the charity that aims to eradicate extreme poverty and preventable diseases globally. He is the youth representative for Aberdeen Interfaith, which explores different religious perspectives toward nature and the environment. He is also the Lord Lieutenant’s Cadet for the City of Aberdeen.

Hannah Testa is a sustainability advocate, international speaker, author, TEDx speaker and founder of Hannah4Change, a nonprofit dedicated to fighting issues that impact the planet. She is a vegan who enjoys healthy living and loves to share her passion with others. She excels at partnering with businesses and government to influence them to develop more sustainable practices.

Saku Tuominen is a Finnish entrepreneur, author and keynote speaker. Currently, he concentrates mainly on improving K12 education globally through education nonprofit HundrED. He has also been teaching creativity and innovation at Aalto University in Helsinki and has written 15 books. In 2021, he received the nonfiction author of the year award.
He shares his time between Helsinki, Finland and Paterno, Italy.

Chris van der Kuyl is one of Scotland’s leading entrepreneurs working across the technology, media, gaming and entertainment sectors. He is co-founder and chairman of award-winning games developer 4J Studios, best known for developing Minecraft for Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo games consoles. He and fellow co-founder Paddy Burns launched Chroma Ventures, the investment arm of 4J Studios, in 2021.