The Netherlands
Anna Goede, Waternet and Rainproof Amsterdam. Planning advisor.
Marjan Minnesma, Urgenda. Founder and CEO, studied law and philosophy at the University of Utrecht, The Netherlands and MBA at Henley Management Collage UK; worked at Shell, NOVUM – Agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, GreenPeace, The Institute for Environmental Studies – Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Centre DRIFT at the Erasmus University Rotterdam before founding Urgenda in 2007.
Dennis van Berkel, Urgenda. Climate lawyer.
Tracy Metz. Journalist and author about urban issues. Writes for NRC, De Groene Amsterdammer and Architectural Record and is a correspondent for the Radio1 talkshow De Ochtend; director of the John Adams Institute, the center of American culture in the Netherlands; author of Sweet & Salt: Water and the Dutch.
Wynand Dassan, City of Rotterdam. Project Manager of the Resilience Team. Rotterdam is a partner in the 100 Resilient Cities Project funded by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Hans Brouwer, Rijkswaterstaat. Room for River Project Manager.
Mark Wagenbuur, Bicycle Dutch. Bicycling culture expert, blogs and vlogs about cycling in the Netherlands; appointed Dutch Cycling Ambassador in 2016.
Henk Ovink, Ministry of Environment and Infrastructure. Special Envoy for International Water Affairs in the Netherlands; Principal of Rebuild by Design and Senior Advisor to the former US Presidential Hurricane Sandy Rebuilding Task Force.
Peter van Wingerden, Beladon. CEO, designer of iconic, innovative, sustainable buildings and landscapes on water. Developer of the Rotterdam floating dairy farm.
Bregje van Wesenbeeck, Deltares. Senior Researcher, expert on ecosystem assessment and ecological data analysis with a focus on coastal and wetland ecosystems.
Germany
Karin Franzen, Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German International Development Agency). Senior Advisor in Bilateral Energy Partnerships (China and Mexio) at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs.
Michael la Fond, ID 22 Institute for Creative Sustainability. Community developer, founder and director of ID 22, a non-profit focused on CoHousing, CoWorking and community gardening in the context of post-growth, democratic urban development.
Charlotte Lorek, Öko-Institut. Senior researcher. Formerly worked in the Section Sustainable Energy Supply at the Federal Environment Agency in Dessau. Author of numerous papers on Germany’s nuclear phase-out and the proposed coal phase-out.
Paul Hockenos. Author and political analyst, who has written about European affairs since 1989, with an emphasis on the environment and environmental movements. His articles have appeared in World Policy Journal, Newsweek, the New York Times, The Nation, and many more. Author of Joschka Fischer and the Making of the Berlin Republic.
Christoph Nowicki, Eberwalde University for Sustainable Development. Curriculum coordinator and developer for degree paths in Global Change Management, International Forest Ecosystem Management, and Forestry.
Pierre Ibisch, Eberwalde University for Sustainable Development. Professor for Nature Conservation, Center for Econics and Ecosystem Management.
Inka Thunecke, Heinrich Böll Foundation Brandenburg. Director.
Petra Stibane, Administrative Department Head of the City of Eberswalde.
Kerstin Meyer, Agora Verkehrswende. Senior Associate, transportation specialist with many years of experience in Brussels with Transport & Environment and the European Environmental Bureau.
Martha Otwinowski, Clean Energy Wire. Journalism Network Manager.
Benjamin Wehrmann, Clean Energy Wire. Staff Correspondent.
Claudia Kemfert, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW). Professor of Energy Economics and Sustainability at the Hertie School of Governance and Head of the Department of Energy, Transportation, Environment at the DIW. Member of the German Advisory Council on the Environment and an external expert for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Jobst Heitzig, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. Senior Researcher, mathematician, game theorist, and specialist in dynamic power grids.