Zeid is the President and CEO of the International Peace Institute. Previously, Zeid served as the UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights after a long career as a Jordanian diplomat, including as his country’s Permanent Representative to the UN and Ambassador to the United States. He served on the UN Security Council, was a configuration chair for the UN Peace-Building Commission, and began his career as a UN Peacekeeper in the former Yugoslavia. A key figure in the creation of the International Criminal Court, he also authored the first strategy to combat sexual exploitation in UN Peacekeeping. Zeid is a member of The Elders, an independent group of global leaders founded by Nelson Mandela. Zeid is currently a Professor of Practice at the University of Pennsylvania.

Johan Rockström is Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, Professor at the Institute of Earth and Environmental Science at Potsdam University, and Professor in Water Systems and Global Sustainability at Stockholm University. Rockström gained international recognition with the development of the Planetary Boundaries framework, which has since become a standard of sustainability science. He is deeply involved in research activities related to the Earth System and global sustainability, with the overarching research question: “What is the safe operating space for Humanity’s future on Earth, and which sustainable transformations that can take us there?”

Mrs. Berner's career is deeply rooted in Vallila Interior AB, a family-owned interior design company. She became CEO and Chairwoman of the Board in 1989, steering its growth until 2012. Mrs. Berner holds Board roles of Kühne + Nagel AG, a global transport and logistics company, SEB AB, a public Nordic financial services group, Medicover AB, focusing on healthcare and diagnostic services in Central and Eastern Europe. Since 2022, she chairs the Advisory Board of Getec EnergieHolding GmbH, a player in energy services. She is Chairwoman of the Foundation for Children's trauma hospital and institution Nadija sr, in Helsinki and served as a Member of the Finnish Parliament and Minister for Transport and Communications from 2015 to 2019.

Veronika is CEO of Amnesty International Ukraine, leading its re-establishment since April 2024. Previously, she was Senior Advocacy Director at a public affairs firm in Washington, D.C. A Ukraine native, she holds a PhD in International Relations and specializes in Ukrainian and Russian politics. Veronika has vast experience in public affairs, human rights, and political campaigns, advising on national security, privacy, and advocacy. Before moving to the U.S., she led fair election communications in Ukraine and co-founded “Follow the Money,” promoting political finance reform. She earned a Master’s from George Washington University and the Mark and Debbie Kennedy Freedom Award.

Johan is the owner and chair of Ferd, a Norwegian family investment company. In 2007 he launched NMI-Nordic Microfinance Initiative together with the government of Norway. The same year Ferd started “investing” in social entrepreneurs and have since then scaled 26 of them through the business unit Ferd Social Entrepreneurs. Ferd initiated the accelerator Impact Start-Up which is active in Norway and Sweden. Ferd has recently used “soft loans” to save the migration between Masai Mara and Serengeti and “social bonds” to engage municipalities in creating effective initiatives.

Per is the former CEO of the IKEA Foundation, the philanthropic arm of INGKA Foundation, the owner of the IKEA Group of companies. As the Foundation’s first CEO in 2009, Per presided over the Foundation’s evolution into a global, grant-making philanthropy funding programs in more than 35 countries. In 2012, Per was appointed to the UN Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children.

Stig is the founder of the Carbon Technology Research Foundation (CTRF) in Oxford, UK. His career spans energy research, offshore oil and gas, and finance. Over the past two decades, Stig has worked as an entrepreneur in the finance sector, establishing several successful business ventures.He founded CTRF to pursue carbon removal solutions that use recent advances in biotech to turbocharge the carbon capture processes found in nature. Stig holds a PhD in physics from the University of Oslo and an MBA from the Norwegian School of Management (BI).

Jens is an investor and climate activist. He is chair and founder of Umoe a producer of renewable energy in Brazil, Norway and China. Global warming in his view is our principal challenge as humanity. Consequently he founded Klimastiftelsen Umoe, and is chair of Cicero, the climate research organization of Oslo University, as well as chair of the climate festival Varmere Våtere Villere.  He is on the board of Skift, the organization for Norwegian CEOs for climate ,Ruter and EDF, the Environmental Defence Fund for Europe.  He is a former president of NHO and Rederiforbundet.

Ingrid is the Executive Chair of Laerdal Global Health, a not-for-profit focused on helping save lives at birth and from time-critical emergencies in low-resource settings. She is also Assisting General Director of Laerdal Foundation, and Chief Impact Officer and among the 3rd generation owners of the Laerdal family companies. Combining this, she has a key role in supporting Laerdal’s 80-year-old mission of helping save lives by strengthening emergency care systems and the goal set towards 2030 of helping save one million more lives, every year.  Ingrid holds a Master’s in Business Performance Management from Aarhus School of Business.

Tharald is a Norwegian serial entrepreneur and investor specialising in tech and impact startups. He is the founder of Nordic Impact, which incubates and invests in social and environmental tech ventures. Tharald co-founded Katapult Future Fest, Katapult Accelerator, and Katapult Ocean, focusing on impact investing and technology for social good. Active in the Nordic impact ecosystem, he collaborates with Ashoka to support social entrepreneurs and is a member of Toniic, a global impact investing network. He also co-chairs Nexus’s impact investing group and works with Mallin, a family office investing in impact-driven real estate developments.

Together with 25 female cousins Maria co-founded The Eva Ahlström Foundation that supports underprivileged women and children. Maria initiated Ahlström Collective Impact, a unique collaboration to make strategic investments in support of the United Nation’s SDGs. Maria is the inaugural Chair of UNICEF International Council, a global community of philanthropists who want to bring together their funding, leadership and expertise to advance children’s rights in partnership with UNICEF.

As Director of the Community Arts Lab at the Porticus Foundation, Werner focuses on arts initiatives with social impact and building an international network. He chairs the Community Arts Network and serves on the Board of Trustees of the Wiener Konzerthaus. Previously, Werner was CEO of Caritas Vienna and held academic roles at Vienna Business University. Passionate about community arts, he launched Tanz die Toleranz, superar, and brunnen.passage. Werner works with globally renowned artists, artivists, and institutions, including Gustavo Dudamel, Kumi Naidoo, Carnegie Hall, and initiatives across the Middle East, Latin America, and Africa.

Sagal is an art and cultural heritage professional specialising in arts and heritage in post- conflict contexts. Her work examines the role of art in rebuilding identities and fostering belonging after conflict. In 2020, she founded the Somali Arts Foundation (SAF), Somalia’s first independent contemporary arts institution, to nurture contemporary art and spark critical conversations on identity, trauma, and healing. Sagal views art and heritage not merely as objects or monuments but as integral to reimagining identities and community resilience. Her efforts highlight the transformative power of the arts in post-conflict reconstruction and cultural regeneration.

Mabel is a serial entrepreneur for social change and an experienced movement-builder, committed to advancing equality, freedom, and justice. She has founded and led numerous network organisations, campaigns, and initiatives promoting international human rights and development, including the global movement to end child marriage. Mabel is a board member of Fondation Chanel, More in Common and the European Council on Foreign Relations and an advisor to to Apolitical Academy Global, Co-Impact’s Gender Fund and Global Witness.

Eirik is the chairman of Gi Effektivt, a foundation providing information about and facilitating easy philanthropic giving to some of the most cost-effective charities in the world. They advise several philanthropists on their giving strategy and portfolio. In addition, he is the Managing Director ofthe think tank Langsikt— Center for Long-Term Policy.  Eirik has previously worked as a policy director at Norad, the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation, and as an advisor on finance and economics to the Conservative Party in Norway. 

Marcus is the Managing Director of Wilstar, the non-profit social impact investing arm of Aweco AS, owned by the Arne Wilhelmsen family. He focuses on financing social entrepreneurs and driving sustainable change. With a passion for social and environmental impact, Marcus also advises on climate change and social advocacy. He has collaborated with the Cambridge Institute of Sustainability Leadership on innovative climate solutions. As a leading documentary photographer, he contributes to National Geographic and uses his work to influence policymakers and his photography on human rights and conflict has been exhibited globally.

Mikebecame CEO of Global Witness in February 2020. Under his leadership, Global Witness has embarked on a new strategic direction: shifting the balance of power from big polluters profiting most from climate breakdown to the people most adversely affected. Mike has led Global Witness’s engagement in China; exposed systemic corruption in Myanmar’s multi-billion dollar jade businesswork; worked on forest protection and land rights across Africa, Asia, and Latin America and campaigns on blood diamonds, conflict minerals and war economies in sub-Saharan Africa. 

Edward is a sixth-generation family member of Cofra Holdings AG. He began his career in C&A, the family retail business, where he worked in marketing and operations roles in Germany and Brazil before working in several investment roles across the group. He currently serves as the Chief Investment Officer of Amesto, and serves on several boards, including the Investment Committee of Constanter, the family's endowment. Edward and his wife have three young children and love spending time outdoors. They live just outside London.

Henrik is the Chairman and founder of Dalberg, focusing on innovation and new business. Previously, he was Dalberg’s Global Managing Partner and a strategy consultant specializing in corporate strategy and organizational reforms. He has led institutional reviews in the development sector and helped launch global commissions and thought leadership initiatives. Before Dalberg, Henrik worked at McKinsey & Company, focusing on financial and public institutions, and at the UNDP in project management and strategic positioning.

Nick has been the CEO of the Freedom Fund since 2014, leading efforts to end modern slavery. Under his leadership, the Fund has worked with 128+ partners, freeing over 31,000 people and returning 192,000+ at-risk children to school, impacting over one million lives. He previously led the Walk Free Foundation and was Deputy President of the International Crisis Group. Nick has served on advisory councils for Global Witness and the McCain Institute. A lawyer by background, he was Chief of Staff to Australia’s Attorney-General. He holds a law degree from the University of Sydney and an MPP from Princeton.

Nina is the CEO of REV Ocean and former Secretary General of WWF Norway. REV leads the development of the world’s largest Research and Expedition Vessel to support ocean conservation. Passionate about marine conservation and sustainability, she holds a Master’s in Marine Biology from the University of Fishery Science in Tromsø and has a background in communications from Ogilvy & Mather. She serves on multiple advisory boards, including the Business for Peace Foundation. Born and raised in Oslo, she is an avid diver, fisher, skier, and outdoor enthusiast dedicated to protecting the ocean.

Sylvain is Associate Research Director at Carbon Gap, analyzing carbon removal growth to inform policy and scale deployment in Europe. An engineer with over a decade of R&D experience in agriculture across France, Latin America, and Africa, he has received multiple distinctions, including a UN Global Pulse Prize. Passionate about reversing climate change, he has researched carbon removal since 2017. He recently completed a PhD in geochemistry with CNRS and the CarbFix project in Iceland, exploring the potential of altered basalt rock for permanent carbon dioxide storage.

Jo is a philanthropy advisor, educator and coach. As CEO of Philanthropy Insight she works with philanthropists and their families globally to support their strategies and impact. Previously, Jo ran organisations working in child protection, health, education and climate and has worked with communities, non profit organisations and governments across 70 countries. She currently serves on the boards of several private family Foundations and works to strengthen the European philanthropy ecosystem, including curating the Nordic Philanthropy Summit and leading several philanthropic collective impact programmes.

Gudleik is the CEO of Laerdal AS, which coordinates the activities of Laerdal Medical, Laerdal Global Health, Laerdal Million Lives Fund and Lærdal Finans towards the goal of helping save a million lives annually by 2030.

Christina is driven by impact first, believing that bold investments drive real change—and that it’s just as important to invest ourselves. She believes our inner development and global awareness shape how courageous we are with our capital—and ultimately, the scale of the impact we create. Previously, she founded NEW, a pioneering leadership network for female executives, focusing on responsible leadership, sustainability, tech for good, and personal growth. Her mission then—and now—is to challenge existing structures, push for change, and inspire systemic transformation.

Anders is ED of Civil Rights Defenders, a human rights organisation based in Sweden with a core commitment to the belief that strong civil societies are vital to achieving a world of democratic societies. CRD partners with and supports human rights defenders working in some of the world’s most repressive regions. Anders has been leading teams working in difficult environments for three decades.

Annika is a social entrepreneur, investor and Co-Founder of The Inner Foundation, a global mission and impact-driven foundation, investing in innovative solutions, uniting public, private and non-profit efforts to improve inner health and promote diversity, equity and inclusion. Annika’s vision is to propel new ways of investing in the accelerating global mental health crisis to improve and sustain inner health.

Cristina is co-founder of The Case for Her, a blended-finance investment portfolio addressing the key women’s health issues of menstruation, women’s sexual health & pleasure including abortion access. Before The Case for Her, Cristina established the foundation Giving Wings in 2010. She is also an active board member for Acumen, focused on poverty alleviation through impact investing and leadership development

Chief Executive of CTRF, Dave has worked in the international development and environment sectors in a variety of leadership roles. He has a deep commitment to people and the environment and the scale of the climate crisis has driven his desire to seek and support solutions to climate change. He is a Trustee for the Lewa Wildlife Conservancy in Northern Kenya.

Gunnar is a philanthropist and chairman for Futura Green, a Stockholm-based foundation supporting scientific research in climate technologies with a special love for CO2 capture and transport. Sometimes we digress and stick our hands into interesting climate friendly startups

Executive Chairman of Dalberg Group, Henrik’s time is dedicated to industry innovation. He has led a series of institutional reviews in the development sector and has been involved in launching several global commissions and thought leadership initiatives.

Hugo is CEO at Leksell Social Ventures, a social investment company that invests to catalyze innovation and system change within society. With the belief that society is bigger than the state and with a background in international development, Hugo works daily with entrepreneurs as well as actors in the public sector to jointly build, test and scale more efficient and investable social functions - especially emphasizing the potential of outcomes models.

Ingrid (MSc, MBA) is the founder of Partnership for Change and is a pioneer in the Montessori community in Norway. With her business background, she has focused entirely on Impact investment and philanthropy for the past 30 + years. She is a long time director at of Search for Common Ground, the world’s largest peace building organization. as well as Norwegian boards, within education, DIE, social change, climate and culture.

Jo is a philanthropy advisor, educator and coach. As CEO of Pi she works with philanthropists and their families globally to support strategies and enhance impact. With a background in child protection, health, education and climate, she has worked across 70 countries in the global South. She serves on the boards of several family Foundations.

Kristian is Associate Partner at Dalberg Media with core competencies within global development, social entrepreneurship, and communication. Kristian is also Head of Secretariat at UNLEASH – a global innovation program for the SDGs

Kristina is the Chair of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and Director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center. Kristina runs a large research group that focuses on medical abortion, mifepristone, and the prevention of breast and ovarian cancer. She is a member of the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet which selects the Nobel laureates in Physiology or Medicine.

Lennard is a businessman, philanthropist and artist. Based in Gothenburg and London. Since the 1980s his artistry has revolved around the fundamentals of our existence: On the one hand the logical and measurable aspects represented by e.g. time and mathematics, and on the other hand mankind and the limits of our humanity.

Mari is Co- Founder of Scope Impact, a social impact company founded in 2008 in Helsinki to promote and protect health in an unstable and changing climate. Mari has 25 years experience working in the global health and social innovation space for WHO, UNFPA, IPPF and AMREF and sits on the advisory boards of Ashoka and Design for Health.

Ph D Student in Art History at Åbo Akademi and in Business Administration at Stockholm School of Economics. Founder and Executive Chairman CFHILL and Rodebjer , Executive Chairman A Day’s March, former Board Member of Acne Studios, Stockholm School of Economics and Fidelio Capital AB. Former CEO of at auction house Bukowskis AB. Former columnist in largest business daily Dagens Industri.

Morten is head of Nordics at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and co-owner at Dalberg Media leading work on advocacy. Prior to joining Dalberg, Morten worked with the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Danish Embassy in Ramallah, the European Parliament, the University of Copenhagen, and the largest Danish public affairs consultancy, Rud Pedersen.

PJ is Co-Founder and Non-Executive Board member of The Inner Foundation, equal parts impact investor, grant giver, and thought leader. By engaging with powerful, scalable initiatives, we create connections between individuals and organizations that together build a healthier, more holistic society.

Rebecca is a Dutch physician and activist for women's rights, in particular abortion rights. She is the founder of Women on Waves and Women on Web, providing reproductive health services for women in countries where they are not available. In 2018, she founded Aid Access. A trained abortion specialist and activist, she is generally considered the first abortion rights activist to cross international borders. Gomperts was included in Time's 100 Most Influential People in 2020.

Rena is an award-winning social entrepreneur, philanthropy leader, and advocate for women and girls. She currently leads Experiential Philanthropy at PSI and is Managing Director of the Maverick Collective, a community of women philanthropists making catalytic investments in health and reproductive rights.

Sara CEO of Stenbecks Stiftelse and one of Sweden's most prominent social entrepreneurs. In 1997, she founded Friends, which today is the largest organization in Scandinavia that works against bullying. Since then, she has dedicated her life to fighting for children's rights. Sara has also led change projects within the public sector at national, regional and local level.

Sara has extensive experience working within and in collaboration with civil society. having previously worked with policy and advocacy, campaigning to strengthen human rights. Her interest in children's rights has followed her throughout her career, resulting in the Children's Think Tank and the cross-sector initiative "All children have the right to pass school”.

Sarah is an activist and organizer and co-director of Multitudes, a European Foundation supporting political changemakers working to make politics more inclusive, hopeful and human. Previously, Sarah launched and led the 13 million members mobilisation platform Change.org in France and helped millions of French people to change laws, business practices, and grow movements that changed the conversation in the country.

Sarah is Executive Director at the Impact Investing Institute, where she leads on sizing the impact investing market, place-based impact investing and encouraging charitable endowments to allocate for impact. Previously she worked at the intersection of social impact, sustainability and private capital

Stig is Founder of CTRF and CEO & Founder Fremr. For the past two decades Stig has worked within the finance sector, establishing several successful business ventures. Stig created CTRF to pursue brilliant scientific ideas that increase the chances of preserving a livable planet. Stig has a PhD in physics from the University of Oslo and an MBA from the Norwegian School of Management (BI).

Vilhelm runs Impact Academy, a non-profit organization aiming to equip young talent from around the world with the tools and resources they need to find careers contributing to the safe and beneficial development of AI. He is an affiliate of Longview Philanthropy, a leading grantmaker in the AI space, and consults several organizations on their AI safety strategies.

Philanthropist and CEO, FERD

Co-founder & CEO Global Impact Investing Network

Social Entrepreneur

Philanthropist and Founder, Indigo Trust

Author and CEO, Acumen

Partners & Co-Founders The Inner Foundation

Co-Director Multitudes Foundation

Founder & CEO 2030beyond, former Minister of Environment of Denmark

CEO Apolitical Foundation & Co-Founder Apolitical

CEO The Freedom Fund

CEO IKEA Foundation

Co-CEO Norrsken Foundation