PATRONS OF WSDF
H.E. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo
Former President of GuyanaPatron-In-Chief
HOST PATRON
H.E. Dr. José Rosas Aispuro Torres
Governor of DurangoHost Patron
BUSINESS ICONS AND CHAMPIONS (BICs)
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Name
Designation
WSDF Title
Dr. R. Seetharaman
Chief Executive Officer, Doha Bank
Business Icon and Champion
Mr. Zhang Yue
Chairman, Broad group of companies, China
Business Icon and Champion
Mr. Federico Bernaldo de Quirós
Director General, Grupo Gigante, Mexico
Business Icon and Champion
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS
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Name
Designation
WSDF Title
Mr. Erik Hohle
Managing Director, The Energy Farm Centre for Bioenergy
International Advisory Board Member
Ms. Peta Milan
CEO, Transcendent Media Capital; Co-Founder, Jade Eli Technologies
International Advisory Board Member
Mr. Shyam Nokta
Former Advisor to the President of Guyana
International Advisory Board Member
Ms. Ayami Gensei Ito
Member of Board of Directors, Special Representative for ASIA, Permanent Secretariat of the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates
International Advisory Board Member
Prof. Timothy G. Gregoire
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University
International Advisory Board Member
Dr. Charles K. Ebinger
Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center, Atlantic Council
International Advisory Board Member
MEMBERS OF THE BOARD
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Name
Designation
WSDF Title
Late Dr. R.K. Pachauri
Former Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
President
Mr. Terry Tamminen
Former Secretary of the California EPA
Vice President
Dr. Ash Pachauri
Senior Mentor, Protect Our Planet, Inc.
Secretary and Treasurer
Dr. Norma Patricia Muñoz Sevilla
Chairperson, Climate Change Council for the Presidency of the Mexican Republic
Member of The Board
Mr. Steven Smith
Corporate Advisor
Member of The Board
Mr. Anil Kakani
Managing Partner, Vikasa Holdings LLC
Member of The Board
Ms. Natasha Despotovic
Executive Director, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD); Director, Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF)
Member of The Board
Dr. Henrik Madsen
Sustainability Advisor
Member of The Board
Dr. Izarelly Rosillo Pantoja
Researcher on Climate Change and Human Rights, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México
Member of the Board
Mr. Richmond Mayo-Smith
Chairman, Climate Finance Partners
Member of The Board
Ms. Shailly Kedia
Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute
Member of The Board
Mr. Lars Jacobsson
Co-founder and member of the Board, The Perfect World Foundation
Member of The Board
Dr. Adrián Fernández
Chief Executive Officer, Mexican Climate Initiative
Member of The Board
Ms. Ana Dutra
CEO, Mandala Global Advisors
Member of The Board
Dr. Ritu Kumar
Director, Environment and Social Responsibility, CDC Group, plc, UK
Member of The Board
Prof. Richard B. Dasher
Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University
Member of The Board