Speakers

Check out the bios and profiles of all the exciting speakers below!

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Our keynote speakers

Romina Pourmokhtari (Video) Swedish Minister for Climate and the Environment (Video) View profile
Virginijus Sinkevičius (Video) European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries View profile

Our speakers and panellists

Anne-Sofie Bäckar Executive Director - ChemSec View profile
Bonolo Madibe External Relations Officer - Youth and Environment Europe (YEE)  View profile
Charles Berkow Policy Analyst - Baltic Sea Centre, Stockholm University View profile
Chiara Martinelli Director - CAN Europe View profile
Christina Rudén Professor in Regulatory toxicology and ecotoxicology - Stockholm University View profile
Didrik de Schaetzen ALDE Deputy Secretary General, 2024 Campaign Director View profile
Elli Chrysanthakopoulou S&D Adviser Green Deal, Environment and Climate Change   View profile
Johanna Sandahl President - EEB View profile
Karin Lexén Secretary General - Swedish society for Nature Conservation View profile
Luke Haywood Policy Manager for Climate and Energy - EEB View profile
Maria Åkerfeldt Chemical Regulatory and Strategy Lead - H&M Group View profile
Matti Blind-Berg Chairman - Svenska Samernas Riksförbund/The Swedish Sámi Association and reindeer hearder. View profile
Mikael Leyi Secretary General - SOLIDAR View profile
Nina Ekelund Executive Director - Haga Initiative View profile
Patrick ten Brink Secretary General - EEB View profile
Sergiy Moroz Policy Manager for Water and Biodiversity - EEB View profile
Thomas Waitz Co-Chair of the European Green Party (EGP) View profile
Tatiana Santos Head of Chemicals Policy - EEB View profile
Walter Baier President of the Party of the European Left View profile

Our moderators and rapporteurs

Annelie Andersson Head of Policy Coordination - SSNC View profile
Patrizia Heidegger Deputy Secretary General and Director for EU Governance, Sustainability and Global Policies - EEB View profile