Nancy Metayer Bowen is an environmental scientist and long-time Coral Springs resident who was elected to City Commission in 2020 (re-elected 2024) and appointed Vice Mayor in December 2024. As Vice Mayor, she leads efforts to advance climate action, sustainability, and environmental justice, serving on the Environmental Sustainability Committee, helping shape the Coral Springs Sustainability Action Plan, and representing the city on the ICLEI USA Board to drive resilient, equitable local climate solutions.

Katja Dörner took office as Mayor of Bonn on 1 November 2020. Her priorities for Bonn are making the city climate neutral by 2035, advancing sustainable mobility – notably with more bike lanes and a car free inner city, fighting inequalities and promoting affordable housing. Since March 2021, Mayor Dörner has co-chaired the ICLEI Global Executive Committee 2021-2024 portfolio on Climate Action and Low Emission Development.

Dr. Jane Lomax‑Smith, an Australian politician and former pathologist, currently serves as the Lord Mayor of Adelaide, having first held the position from 1997 to 2000 and returning to office on 14 November 2022. As Lord Mayor, she has prioritized heritage-focused urban planning, sustainable development, and civic engagement, championing adaptive reuse housing, advocating for heritage protection, and supporting the city’s volunteers.

Dorah Marema, Head of the Municipal Sustainability Portfolio at the South African Local Government Association (SALGA) since September 2020, has decades of experience working across various sectors, including climate change, renewable energy, gender equity, land rights, and environmental management, through NGOs, government, and international initiatives. In her role at SALGA, she leads municipal-level sustainability by advocating for multilevel climate governance, including piloting “Town Hall COPs” to integrate community voices into national climate policy, promoting just-transition dialogues, green job creation, and capacity-building for local governments to drive equitable, climate-resilient development.

Antonio Francisco da Costa e Silva is Brazil’s Chief International Advisor at the Ministry of Cities, a seasoned diplomat and career Brazilian Foreign Service official educated at Instituto Rio Branco and the Graduate Institute in Geneva. In his current role, he champions multilevel urban climate governance—highlighted by his leadership in forming the LGMA National Coordination Group for COP 30 in Brazil, advocacy for embedding municipal voices in Brazil’s updated NDC, and contributions at global forums such as ICLEI and UN-Habitat to align national climate plans with city-level action.