Previously with the Times Newspaper London, the U.N. Environment, and the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, Nick was the Director of Communications and Spokesperson for the Paris Agreement of 2015. More recently, he has served as the Director of Communications for the Global Climate Action Summit that took place in San Francisco in September 2018.

Boaz Paldi is the United Nations Development Programme Chief Creative Officer. In this role, Boaz oversees UNDP’s advocacy, flagship campaigns, events and partnerships. Most recently Paldi managed the design, rollout and launch of the #dontchooseextinction campaign. Before being appointed to his current role, Paldi led UNDP’s advocacy and communication as well as implementing UNDP’s multimedia strategy and co-founding the Social Good Summit. Prior to joining UNDP, Boaz worked as a TV journalist for 17 years covering conflicts, natural disasters and human-interest stories in Africa, the Middle East, Asia and the Balkans first for the BBC then the Associated Press and finally joining Reuters where he worked as a TV News Executive Producer for over 12 years.

Lourdes is Senior Policy Advisor and Lead, Indonesia, working in IISD's Energy program. Her research focuses on the analysis of energy subsidies (electricity and fossil fuels), the evaluation and design of sustainable energy policies, and on developing communication strategies for energy subsidy reforms. She has worked on projects in Mexico, Guinea, Indonesia, China, and India. Prior to arriving at IISD, Lourdes with energy utilities developed pricing and supply-side support mechanisms for renewables and energy efficiency. She also has international consulting experience, working toward the definition of support mechanisms for renewable energy.

Nathalie Girouard is the Head of Division for Environmental Performance and Information in the OECD Environment Directorate since 2015. She oversees the Environmental Performance Review programme, the development of environmental information and indicators work, and co-lead the OECD Fossil Fuel Support Intelligence Unit. In 2021, she was appointed Senior Manager for the OECD International Programme for Action on Climate (IPAC). Between 2009 and 2014, Nathalie coordinated OECD work on green growth and sustainable development and oversaw the mainstreaming of green growth across the Organisation. She was responsible for the delivery of the Green Growth Strategy’s Synthesis Report to the 2011 Ministerial Council Meeting.