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Experts Participating in the Belo Horizonte
State of the World Forum,
a Working Conference to Launch the
Global 2020 Climate Leadership Campaign
and Brazil 2020 Campaign

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The Conference is Co-Sponsored by the Central Energy Company of Minas Gerais (CEMIG), the City of Belo Horizonte, the Gas Company of Minas Gerais (GASMIG), and the Electric Companies of Brazil (ELECTROBRAS)


Emad Adly,
Egypt, National Coordinator - Small Grants Programme - Egypt General Coordinator - Arab Network for Environment and Development (RAED) www.sgpgefegypt.org & www.raednetwork.org

Esperide Ananas, International Coordinator, Federation of Damanhur, Italy   www.damanhur.org

 

Helen Titchen Beeth, Facilitator of Collaborative Processes



Lawrence Bloom, Chairman, World Economic Forum, Global Agenda Council on Urban Management www.lawrencebloom.com

 

Kelly Blynn, Coordinator, Latin America and the Caribbean www.350.org

 

Bill Becker, Executive Director, Presidential Climate Action Project; Project Director and Senior Consultant,. www.natcapsolutions.org

 

Lučka KAJFEŽ BOGATAJ, Committee member of the Global Climate Observation System (GCOS)

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Lester Brown, Founder, Earth Policy Institute, World Watch Institute. www.earth-policy.org

 

Connie Buffalo, President, Global Legacy Project; jeanhouston.org

 

Beth Schaefer Caniglia, Environmental Associate Professor of Environmental Sociology & International Studies. http://sociology.okstate.edu/faculty/BethCaniglia.html

Kathleen Callahan, Consultant on Energy Efficiency and Homeland Security.

 

Anne Caspari, Environmental Planner on international sustainability projects using the integral framework


Nikhil Chandavarkar, Chief, Communications and Outreach Branch, Division for Sustainable Development (COB/DSD), Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)

Michael Cox, Chair, Executive Committee, California Student Sustainability Coalition. www.sustainabilitycoalition.org

 

Harriett Crosby, Vice Chairman, Friends of the Earth, www.foe.org



Stephen Davies, Canada, principal consultant Symmetry Systems www.symmetrysystems.ca

 

Sean Esbjorn-Hargens, Chair, Integral Theory Department, John F. Kennedy University; Executive Editor, Journal of Integral Theory and Practice; co-author, Integral Ecology. www.integralinstitute.org

Angela Espinosa, educator and researcher on complexity and sustainability - Hull Business School (UK) - http://www.hull.ac.uk/ hubs/people/staff/espinosa_a.html

Lorena Ferreyra, Economist, Mechanical Engineer, National Services for Sustainability of Basic Services (SENSBA), Bolivian Water and Environment Ministry; Chief of Research Unity and Technological Development.

Morel Fourman, Founder, Gaiasoft. www.mindofmany.com

 

Sharon Franquemont, Board member of the Life Science Foundation; co-founder of Washington, DC's annual Prayer Vigil for the Earth;
www.lifesciencefoundation.org, www.oneprayer. org

Robert Freling, Executive Director of the Solar Electric Light Fund (SELF), Freling is the recipient of the 2008 King Hussein Leadership Prize. www.self.org

Paulo Froes, MD, MPH, Senior Child Survival Specialist UNICEF The Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean - www.unicef.org

 

Jim Garrison, President Wisdom University, President State of the World Forum


Nicky Gavron, Global Urban Development and former Deputy Mayor of London, http://www.globalurban.org/

 

Donna Goodman, Founder and Executive Director of the Earth Child Institutewww.earthchildinstitute.org


Richard Hames, Distinguished University Professor, Founding Director, Asian Foresight Institute, Dhurakij Pundit University, Bangkok, Thailand www.richardhames.com

Michael Hann, CEO Alternative Futures Project.

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Kevin Hansen, filmmaker and geophysicist who produces media for a sustainable future www.PierreTerre.com

 

James Hanusa, Founder Change SF; Global Urban Development Fellow focused on sustainable development in cities. www.changesf.net

Frank Hartvelt, former Director of Water, Waste Management and the Aquatic Environment, United Nations Development Program.

 

Randy Hayes, Climate Policy Officer at the World Future Council and Founder of Rainforest Action Network. www.worldfuturecouncil.org.

 

Nicole Henderson, Senior Researcher and Executive Aide to the CEO Green for All www.greenforall.org

 

Jim Hickman, Treasurer and Member of the Board, State of the World Forum.

 

Jean Houston, mythologist, philosopher and researcher in human capacities, long regarded as one of the principal founders of the human potential movement; author of 19 published books. www.jeanhouston.org

Jan Inglis, Director, Integrative Learning Institute. www.integrativelearninginstitute.com


Sean Kidney, Convener, Climate Bonds Committee; co chair, Network for Sustainable Financial Markets' climate change working group; Europe Manager for Climate Risk Ltd. www.climaterisk.net

Giuseppe LaManna, Columbia, Environmental Advocate, Green Electrical Engineer Entrepreneur www.ecologix.ws

 

Janet Larsen, USA, Director of Research, Earth Policy Institute, www.earthpolicy.org

 

Bremley Lyngdoh, UK, Founder, CEO Worldview Impact; Director, External Relations, Humanitad Foundation www.worldviewimpact.com, www.humanitad.org

 

Roy Madron, www.gaiandemocracy.net



Dr. Christine McDougall, International advisor and mentor to CEOs and senior leaders on sustainability issues. www.positive-deviant.com


Cynthia McEwen, Practice Leader, Sustainability & Leadership, Avastone Consulting - www.avastoneconsulting.com

 

Peter Merry, Peter Merry, Director of the Hague Center for Global Governance, Innovation and Emergence. Author "Evolutionary Leadership". www.engagency.nl, www.thehaguecenter.org and www.humanemergence.nl

Aubrey Meyer, Co-founder Global Commons Institute www.gci.org.uk/kite/Carbon_Countdown.pdf, http://www.tangentfilms.com/GCIEAC.pdf

Sylvia Muylaert, DSc. Energy & Planning Program of the Coordination of Post-graduation Programs in Engineering - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (PPE/COPPE/UFRJ) - www.ppe.ufrj.br

Milton Nogueira da Silva, Executive Secretary, Climate Change Forum of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

 

James Nixon, Co-Founder and Chair of the Board of Sustainable Systems.


Karen O'Brien, Chair, Global Environmental Change and Human Security Project Professor, Department of Sociology and Human Geography, University of Oslo  http://www.iss.uio.no/instituttet/ansatte/karenob.xml

Marcela Olivera, Latin American coordinator, Water for All campaign at Food and Water Watch www.foodandwaterwatch.org, www.laredvida.org

 

Mary Otto-Chang, Consultant, UNICEF Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, Children and Climate Change; UN Secretariat for the International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (2003-2007); UN Development Program, Bureau for Crisis Prevention and Recovery (2000-2003).  UNICEF and UNICEF in Latin America and the Caribbean 

Martin Pfiffner, Switzerland, Malik, Partner & Member, Managing Board, http://www.malik-mzsg.ch

 

James Quilligan, Economic development policy advisor and writer for many international politicians and leaders. 
www.global-negotiations.org

Sally Ranney, CEO, StillWater Preservation LLC.
www.stillwaterpreservation.com

 

Paul Ray, Sociologist; Director, Institute of the Emerging Wisdom Culture, Wisdom University.  www.wisdomuniversity.org

Chris Riedy, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney. http://datasearch.uts.edu.au/isf/about/details.cfm?StaffId=2442

Nancy Roof, Founder Kosmos Associates | Kosmos Journal: An Integral Approach to Global Awakening, Media Ambassador World Wisdom Council, Consultative Status with UN, Partner, Coalition for the Global Commons www.kosmosjournal.org

Jerome Ringo, Chairman, Apollo Alliance; Associate Research Scholar “ Yale University; former Chairman, World Wildlife Fund.  www.jeromeringo.com

Alexis Ringwald, USA, co-founder of Valence Energy; Fulbright Scholar to India http://www.valenceenergy.com/

 

Sara Nora Ross, founder and president of ARINA, Inc., and inventor of The Integral Process for Working on Complex Issues http://global-arina.org

 

Elisabet Sahtouris, Evolution Biologist, Futurist, Author www.sahtouris.com

 

Gustavo Schiavo, MSc international relations & international negotiation, diplomat, professor & investigator on social global issues.


Lisette Schuitemaker, Board Member of the Center for Human Emergence NL and a Trustee of the Findhorn Foundation, Scotland. www.humanemergence.nl

Jasper Sky, Climate Bonds Initiative, Network for Sustainable Financial Markets Climate Change Working Group

 

Robb Smith, CEO, Integral Institute; Chairman, CEO and co-founder, Integral Life. www.integrallife.com



Raimundo Soares, Director, Cultural Academy; Director, Orior Institute - Bio-system Research; Coordinator, Reference Center, Responsible Management for Sustainability of Fundao Dom Cabral; www.institutoorior.com.br

David Solomon, Director, Global Initiatives, Malik MZSG http://www.malik-mzsg.ch

 

Mary Beth Steisslinger, MS, Integral Systems Biologist, Urban Ecology Collaborative, www.serviceforearth.org and Commons Governance group,  www.wiserearth.org/group/commonsgroup


Philip Sutton
, Convener, Greenleap Strategic Institute; Director, Strategy, Green Innovations Inc. http://www.green-innovations.asn.au/

 

Samantha Sweetwater, USA, Founder of Dancing Freedom, www.dancingfreedom.com


Mounir Tabet, United Nations Development Country Director for Egypt, www.undp.org.eg

 

Jessy Tolkan, Executive Director of Programs, Energy Action Coalition www.energyactioncoalition.org

 

Renata Vilhena, Secretary of State for Planning and Management



Anne Marie Voorhoeve, Center for Human Emergence, Netherlands & the Hague Center for Global Governance, Innovation & Emergence www.humanemergence.nl; www.thehaguecenter.nl

Daniel Christian Wahl, PhD, MSc, BSc (Hons), is an educator, and consultant in design for sustainability and systemic resilience, currently working for the Findhorn College, Gaia Education, the University of Dundee, and the UNITAR affiliated training centre CIFAL Findhorn.

Tom Weis, President of Wind Power Solutions, Strategic Advisor to the President of the American Wind Energy Association and co-created the American Wind Wildlife Institute. www.windpowersolutions.com/

Marc Weiss, Founder and CEO of Global Urban Development.
www.globalurban.org

 

Claudia Welss, Founder, NextNow Collaboratory www.nextnow.org



Giselle Wilkinson, President Sustainable Living Foundation http://www.safeclimateaustralia.org/


Robertson Work, Founder/Director, The Hillside Institute; NYU Adjunct Professor; Local Governance consultant to the UN, East-West Center and the Prince Salman Center for Local Governance; Former UNDP Principal Policy Advisor on Decentralised Governance; Former Executive Director, the Institute of Cultural Affairs.