PATRONS OF WSDF

H.E. Dr. Bharrat Jagdeo

Former President of Guyana

Patron-In-Chief

Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim

Former President of Mauritius

Patron

H.E. Mr. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Former Governor of California

Patron

Anote Tong

H.E. Mr. Anote Tong

Former President of Kiribati

H.E. Dr. Danilo Türk

Former President of the Republic of Slovenia

Patron

Dr. Erik Solheim

Former Executive Director, UNEP

Patron

H.E. Mr. Hailemariam Desalegn

Former Prime Minister of Ethiopia

Patron

H.E. Mr. Hamid Karzai

Former President of Afghanistan

Patron

H.E. Mr. James Alix Michel

Former President of the Republic of Seychelles

Patron

H.E. Mr. Jean Charest

Former Premier of Quebec and Former Minister of Environment, Canada

Patron

H.E. Mr. Jean-Louis Borloo

President of Energies for Africa, and Former Minister, France

Patron

The Rt. Hon. The Lord John Prescott

London, United Kingdom

Patron

H.E. Mr. José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero

Former President of Spain

Patron

H.E. Mr. José Manuel Barroso

Former President of European Commission

Patron

H.E. Dr. José Ramos-Horta

Former President of East Timor (Nobel Laureate)

Patron

H.E. Mr. Kevin Michael Rudd

Former Prime Minister of Australia

Patron

H.E. Dr. Lawrence Gonzi

Former Prime Minister of Malta

Patron

H.E. Dr. Leonel Fernández

Former President of the Dominican Republic & President, FUNGLODE

Patron

H.E. Mr. Maumoon Abdul Gayoom

Former President of Maldives

Patron

Prof. the Hon. Mike Rann

Former Premier of South Australia

Patron

H.E. Mr. Ricardo Lagos

Former President of Republic of Chile

Patron

H.E. Ms. Rosalía Arteaga

Former Constitutional President of Ecuador

Patron

H.E. Mr. Tsakhiagiin Elbegdorj

Former President of Mongolia

Patron

H.E. Ms. Vaira Vike-Freiberga

Former President of Latvia

Patron

Dr. Yukio Hatoyama

H.E. Dr. Yukio Hatoyama

Former Prime Minister of Japan

Patron

HOST PATRON

Dr. José Rosas Aispuro Torres

H.E. Dr. José Rosas Aispuro Torres

Governor of Durango

Host Patron

BUSINESS ICONS AND CHAMPIONS (BICs)

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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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Mr. Erik Hohle
Managing Director, The Energy Farm Centre for Bioenergy

International Advisory Board Member

Ms. Peta Milan
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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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
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
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