Julia Watson – Designer, Activist, Academic, and Author
Watson is dedicated to integrating indigenous knowledge into urban design and architecture to build a more sustainable and ethical future.
Environmental
Dr. Elizabeth Gray – CEO of The National Audubon Society
Trained as a scientist and ornithologist, Dr. Gray is the first woman to hold the title of CEO in the organization’s 117-year history.
Steven Peck – Green Roofs for Healthy Cities
Steven Peck is dedicated to creating greener, healthier & resilient cities with nature & urban agriculture.
Miranda Massie – Director of the Climate Museum in NYC
Miranda Massie, the director of the Climate Museum in NYC, strives to inspire action on the climate crisis through the arts and sciences.
AIRCO – Transforming CO2 Into Fuel
AIRCO is a technology and design start-up that strives to redefine how sustainability looks and feels, in part by transforming CO2 into fuel.
Christian Kroll – Founder of a Sustainable Search Engine
Ecosia, founded by Christian Kroll, is a sustainable search engine that turns searches into trees and is notably the first-ever German B-Corp.
Edith Meusnier – French Fiber Artist
As a French fiber artist, Edith Meusnier creates colorful installations with textiles that are exhibited in parks and forests around Europe.
Antti Laitinen – Finnish Visual Artist
As a Finnish multimedia artist, Antti Laitinen explores our relationship to the environment throughout his photography and performances.
Patrick Dougherty – Stick Sculpture Artist
As a sculpture artist, Patrick Dougherty combines sticks and saplings to create environmental monuments that are showcased around the world.
Coalition for Rainforest Nations-Protecting Our Rainforests
Executive Director Kevin Conrad is credited for his many initiatives through Coalition for Rainforest Nations that help unite and sustain rainforests around the world.
Global Greengrants Fund – Supporting Grassroots Causes
Global Greengrants Fund is a charitable foundation that supports grassroot causes to solve environmental harm and social injustice across the globe.
Farm.One – A NYC Sustainable Farming Business
Farm.One, a high-tech hydroponic sustainable farming business, started in NYC, growing to multiple cities across the globe. The company grows fresh microgreens, herbs & edible flowers.
Plenty – An Indoor Vertical Farming Company
Since its founding in 2013, Plenty’s high-tech indoor vertical farms have provided fresh, local produce to communities and with minimal environmental impact.
AeroFarms – A Mission-Driven Vertical Farm
AeroFarms – a New Jersey-based indoor agriculture company on a mission to increase access to flavorful and healthier food across the globe.
Chris Bray – Photographer and Conservationist
Chris Bray grew up sailing around the world then leading world-first expeditions across the arctic before becoming an award-winning Australian Geographic photographer.
Choice Humanitarian – Empowering Rural Communities to Create their Own Vision out of Poverty
Two men, one city, one shared passion – and, today, an impact spread wide across seven different countries.