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Speakers


Monday 22 September, 2025

Lorena Lourido Gomez

Global Food Manager, Ingka Group, IKEA

Action speaks: From Waste to Wisdom

4:30-6:00 PM
Place: Workshop room 409, Floor 4

Sara Burnett

Executive Director, ReFED

Action speaks: From Waste to Wisdom

4:30-6:00 PM
Place: Workshop room 409, Floor 4

Karen Pflug

CSO, Ingka Group, IKEA

Action Speaks reception

6:00-7:30 PM
Place: Workshop room 409, Floor 4


Tuesday 23 September, 2025

Jesper Brodin

CEO, Ingka Group, IKEA

Action speaks: Climate Smart is Business Smart

11:15 AM -12:00 PM
Place: Main Stage, Floor 3

Leah Seligmann 

Chief Change Catalyst & CEO, The B team

Action speaks: Climate Smart is Business Smart

11:15 AM -12:00 PM
Place: Main Stage, Floor 3

Ryan Gellert

CEO, Patagonia

Action speaks: Climate Smart is Business Smart

11:15 AM -12:00 PM
Place: Main Stage, Floor 3


Mardi Ditze 

Country Sustainability Manager, IKEA U.S.

Moderator


ONE HOME ONE PLANET US: Thinking Outside the Box: How Well-Designed EPR Powers a Circular Future

1:00-3:00 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Serena McIlwain

Maryland Secretary of the Environment


ONE HOME ONE PLANET US: Thinking Outside the Box: How Well-Designed EPR Powers a Circular Future

1:00-3:00 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Jeffrey Fielkow

President & CEO

Circular Action Alliance


ONE HOME ONE PLANET US: Thinking Outside the Box: How Well-Designed EPR Powers a Circular Future

1:00-3:00 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Doug Murray

Public Affairs Leader

IKEA U.S.

Moderator


ONE HOME ONE PLANET US: Thinking Outside the Box: How Well-Designed EPR Powers a Circular Future

1:00-3:00 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Erin Simon

VP, Plastic Waste and Business, WWF


ONE HOME ONE PLANET US: Thinking Outside the Box: How Well-Designed EPR Powers a Circular Future

1:00-3:00 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Jennie Romer

Director of Policy,

Ellen MacArthur Foundation


ONE HOME ONE PLANET US: Thinking Outside the Box: How Well-Designed EPR Powers a Circular Future

1:00-3:00 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Anders Perssson

Regulatory Affairs Leader, EPR

Inter IKEA Group


ONE HOME ONE PLANET US: Thinking Outside the Box: How Well-Designed EPR Powers a Circular Future

1:00-3:00 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Javier Quinones

Country Retail Manager & CSO, US, Ingka Group, IKEA

ONE HOME ONE PLANET US: Thinking Outside the Box: How Well-Designed EPR Powers a Circular Future

1:00-3:00 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4


Yana Garcia

California Secretary for Environmental Protection

ONE HOME ONE PLANET US: Thinking Outside the Box: How Well-Designed EPR Powers a Circular Future

1:00-3:00 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4



Wednesday 24 September, 2025


Amanda Sturgeon

CEO, The Biomimicry Institute

Genius of Place: Central Park Nature Walk

7:00-8:30 AM
Place: Central Park

Andrew Howley

Chief Editor, asknature.org

Genius of Place: Central Park Nature Walk

7:00-8:30 AM
Place: Central Park





Amanda Sturgeon

CEO, The Biomimicry Institute

Nature Speaks! When Nature Leads, Business Follows

12:30-1:00 PM
Place: Main Stage

Joanne Rodriguez

Founder and CEO, Mycocycle

Nature Speaks! When Nature Leads, Business Follows

12:30-1:00 PM
Place: Main Stage

Dr. Amaël Cohades

CEO, CompPair text text

Nature Speaks! When Nature Leads, Business Follows

12:30-1:00 PM
Place: Main Stage


Chris Allen

Global Principal, Nature positive solutions, Jacobs

Nature Speaks! When Nature Leads, Business Follows

12:30-1:00 PM
Place: Main Stage


Amanda Sturgeon

CEO, The Biomimicry Institute 


Building the Case for Nature-Based Solutions

2:00-3:30 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Simon Henzell-Thomas

Global Director for Clmate & Nature, Ingka Group, IKEA

Building the Case for Nature-Based Solutions

2:00-3:30 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Dimple Patel

CEO, NatureMetrics 

Building the Case for Nature-Based Solutions

2:00-3:30 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Erin Zoller

Associate Vice President of Research & Innovation, L'Oréal

Building the Case for Nature-Based Solutions

2:00-3:30 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4



Thursday 25 September, 2025




Åsa Skogström Feldt

Managing Director, IKEA Social Entrepreneurship

Climate Smart is Community Smart

11:10-11:40 AM
Place: Main stage 

Vaishali Sinha

Co-Founder, ReNew and Chairperson Sustainability, ReNew Power

Climate Smart is Community Smart

11:10-11:40 AM
Place: Main stage


Renata Piazzon

Executive Director, Instituto Arapyaú

Climate Smart is Community Smart

11:10-11:40 AM
Place: Main stage 

Yasmin Zaidman

Chief of Development and Partnerships, Acumen

Climate Smart is Community Smart

11:10-11:40 AM
Place: Main stage


Sameera Chukkapalli

Founder, Needlab

Social Smart, Climate Smart: New Pathways to Scaling Climate Action

2:00-3:30 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Omar Bawa

Co-Founder, Goodwall

Social Smart, Climate Smart: New Pathways to Scaling Climate Action

2:00-3:30 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Andrew Lala

CEO, Ignitia

Social Smart, Climate Smart: New Pathways to Scaling Climate Action

2:00-3:30 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4

Kris Broekaert

Programme Curator, Action Speaks

Social Smart, Climate Smart: New Pathways to Scaling Climate Action

2:00-3:30 PM
Place: Workshop room 401, Floor 4