PATRONS OF WSDF

(English) H.E. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo

(English) H.E. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo

Former President of Guyana

Patron-In-Chief

(English) H.E. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo

Former President of Guyana

Patron-In-Chief

 
(English) Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

(English) Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Former President of Mauritius

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger

(English) H.E. Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Former Governor of California

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. Anote Tong

(English) H.E. Mr. Anote Tong

Former President of Kiribati
(English) H.E. Dr. Danilo Türk

(English) H.E. Dr. Danilo Türk

Former President of the Republic of Slovenia

Patron

(English) Dr. Erik Solheim

(English) Dr. Erik Solheim

Former Executive Director, UNEP

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn

(English) H.E. Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn

Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. Hamid Karzai

(English) H.E. Mr. Hamid Karzai

Former President of Afghanistan

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. James Alix Michel

(English) H.E. Mr. James Alix Michel

Former President of the Republic of Seychelles

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. Jean Charest

(English) H.E. Mr. Jean Charest

Former Premier of Quebec and Former Minister of Environment, Canada

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. Jean-Louis Borloo

(English) H.E. Mr. Jean-Louis Borloo

President of Energies for Africa, and Former Minister, France

Patron

(English) The Rt. Hon. The Lord John Prescott

(English) The Rt. Hon. The Lord John Prescott

London, United Kingdom

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

(English) H.E. Mr. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Former President of Spain

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. José Manuel Barroso

(English) H.E. Mr. José Manuel Barroso

Former President of European Commission

Patron

(English) H.E. Dr. José Ramos-Horta

(English) H.E. Dr. José Ramos-Horta

Former President of East Timor (Nobel Laureate)

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. Kevin Michael Rudd

(English) H.E. Mr. Kevin Michael Rudd

Former Prime Minister of Australia

Patron

(English) H.E. Dr. Lawrence Gonzi

(English) H.E. Dr. Lawrence Gonzi

Former Prime Minister of Malta

Patron

(English) H.E. Dr. Leonel Fernández

(English) H.E. Dr. Leonel Fernández

Former President of the Dominican Republic & President, FUNGLODE

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

(English) H.E. Mr. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

Former President of Maldives

Patron

(English) Prof. the Hon. Mike Rann

(English) Prof. the Hon. Mike Rann

Former Premier of South Australia

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. Ricardo Lagos

(English) H.E. Mr. Ricardo Lagos

Former President of Republic of Chile

Patron

(English) H.E. Ms. Rosalía Arteaga

(English) H.E. Ms. Rosalía Arteaga

Former Constitutional President of Ecuador

Patron

(English) H.E. Mr. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

(English) H.E. Mr. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Former President of Mongolia

Patron

(English) H.E. Ms. Vaira Vike-Freiberga

(English) H.E. Ms. Vaira Vike-Freiberga

Former President of Latvia

Patron

(English) H.E. Dr. Yukio Hatoyama

(English) H.E. Dr. Yukio Hatoyama

Former Prime Minister of Japan

Patron

HOST PATRON

(English) H.E. Dr. José Rosas Aispuro Torres

(English) H.E. Dr. José Rosas Aispuro Torres

Governor of Durango

Host Patron

(English) H.E. Dr. José Rosas Aispuro Torres

Governor of Durango

Host Patron

 

BUSINESS ICONS AND CHAMPIONS (BICs)

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Name
Designation
WSDF Title
(English) Dr. R. Seetharaman
(English) Dr. R. Seetharaman
Chief Executive Officer, Doha Bank

Business Icon and Champion

(English) Mr. Zhang Yue
(English) Mr. Zhang Yue
Chairman, Broad group of companies, China

Business Icon and Champion

(English) Mr. Federico Bernaldo de Quirós
(English) 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
(English) Mr. Erik Hohle
(English) Mr. Erik Hohle
Managing Director, The Energy Farm Centre for Bioenergy

International Advisory Board Member

(English) Ms. Peta Milan
(English) Ms. Peta Milan
CEO, Transcendent Media Capital; Co-Founder, Jade Eli Technologies

International Advisory Board Member

(English) Mr. Shyam Nokta
(English) Mr. Shyam Nokta
Former Advisor to the President of Guyana

International Advisory Board Member

(English) Ms. Ayami Gensei Ito
(English) 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

(English) Prof. Timothy G. Gregoire
(English) Prof. Timothy G. Gregoire
School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University

International Advisory Board Member

(English) Dr. Charles K. Ebinger
(English) 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
(English) Late Dr. R.K. Pachauri
(English) Late Dr. R.K. Pachauri
Former Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

President

(English) Mr. Terry Tamminen
(English) Mr. Terry Tamminen
Former Secretary of the California EPA

Vice President

(English) Dr. Ash Pachauri
(English) Dr. Ash Pachauri
Senior Mentor, Protect Our Planet, Inc.

Secretary and Treasurer

(English) Dr. Norma Patricia Muñoz Sevilla
(English) Dr. Norma Patricia Muñoz Sevilla
Chairperson, Climate Change Council for the Presidency of the Mexican Republic

Member of The Board

(English) Mr. Steven Smith
(English) Mr. Steven Smith
Corporate Advisor

Member of The Board

(English) Mr. Anil Kakani
(English) Mr. Anil Kakani
Managing Partner, Vikasa Holdings LLC

Member of The Board

(English) Ms. Natasha Despotovic
(English) Ms. Natasha Despotovic
Executive Director, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD); Director, Dominican Republic Environmental Film Festival (DREFF)

Member of The Board

(English) Dr. Henrik Madsen
(English) Dr. Henrik Madsen
Sustainability Advisor

Member of The Board

(English) Dr. Izarelly Rosillo Pantoja
(English) Dr. Izarelly Rosillo Pantoja
Researcher on Climate Change and Human Rights, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, México

Member of the Board

(English) Mr. Richmond Mayo-Smith
(English) Mr. Richmond Mayo-Smith
Chairman, Climate Finance Partners

Member of The Board

(English) Ms. Shailly Kedia
(English) Ms. Shailly Kedia
Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute

Member of The Board

(English) Mr. Lars Jacobsson
(English) Mr. Lars Jacobsson
Co-founder and member of the Board, The Perfect World Foundation

Member of The Board

(English) Dr. Adrián Fernández
(English) Dr. Adrián Fernández
Chief Executive Officer, Mexican Climate Initiative

Member of The Board

(English) Ms. Ana Dutra
(English) Ms. Ana Dutra
CEO, Mandala Global Advisors

Member of The Board

(English) Dr. Ritu Kumar
(English) Dr. Ritu Kumar
Director, Environment and Social Responsibility, CDC Group, plc, UK

Member of The Board

(English) Prof. Richard B. Dasher
(English) Prof. Richard B. Dasher
Director, US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University

Member of The Board