BONN 2018 SPEAKERS

Founder and Chief Executive, Agrolay Ventures

Jochen Flasbarth

State Secretary, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), Germany

Durreen Shahnaz

Founder and CEO, IIX (Impact Investment Exchange)

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Christian Kroll

Founder & CEO, Ecosia GmbH

Fe Cortez

Founder, Menos 1 Lixo

Christopher Knowles

Advisory Council Member, Climate Bonds Initiative, OECD Centre for Green Finance Investment

Jyotsna Puri

Head of the Independent Evaluation Unit, Green Climate Fund

Inger Andersen

Director General, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

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DATE 01 - 02 Dec 2018
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LOCATION Bonn, Germany

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