Professor Blackmore was the 15th Regius Keeper of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh and was appointed Her Majesty’s Botanist in Scotland in 2010. In 2011 he was appointed a CBE for “services to plant conservation”.

HRH Princess Basma bint Ali is an advocate of biodiversity conservation and has a strong connection with the environment. She is the Founder of the Royal Botanic Garden of Jordan.

Telleen/Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens, The Huntington

Mr. Clenaghan is a Senior Fellow at the Climate Bonds Initiative and focuses on bonds and forest protection measures. He is also principal at Eco System Services Limited.

Jon is an author and a specialist in public understanding of science, with a background in technology, television documentaries and large-scale online services. Previously, he has been a Board member of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and The Eden Project.

Martin is an experienced small business accountant and advisor with a deep interest in active conservation. He chairs the Finance Committee. He is a trustee of several other charities where he looks for robust financial management and strong governance.

Dr. Grezo is a member of Global Sustainable Capital Management Limited’s Investment & Risk Committee and heads their Sustainability work. She is on the Board of Fauna and Flora International and a member of the BBC Sustainability Advisory Group.

Director at South China Botanical Garden, China

Carmel Mbizvo has over 20 years’ experience in conservation at community, national and regional levels. For the past 15 years, she has held senior management positions in various government and non-governmental organizations.

Kirtida is an established environmentalist, educator, businesswoman and artist. Kirtida is an active supporter of urban greening, tree planting, biomimicry and biodiversity. Kirtida was bestowed with the President’s Award for the Environment – Singapore in 2015 for her contributions to nature.

Michael is the Chief Development Officer at The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. He has extensive international experience in advancement, fundraising, marketing, management, strategic planning, and communications.

Maricela is founder and former Director of the Herbarium and Botanical Garden of the Benemérita University of Puebla, Mexico. She served as President of the Mexican Association of Botanic Gardens and as Vice President of the Association of Latin American and Caribbean Botanic Gardens. She is currently Coordinator of Global Conservation Consortium for Oak in Mexico and Central America

Peter Wyse Jackson is the Director of Missouri Botanical Garden and George Englemann Professor of Botany, Washington University in St. Louis. In 1987, he joined IUCN where he helped to establish the international network organization for botanic gardens that became BGCI.