Janene is a Dine entrepreneur, community organizer and human rights advocate from the Navajo Nation. She works on climate change, water security, food security, energy development, and nation building with indigenous communities. She is program manager of Sustainable Community Development with the International Indian Treaty Council (IITC). She also represents IITC as the co-convener of the Indigenous Peoples Major Group (IPMG) to the United Nations High Level Political Forum on the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. Co- founder of Sixth World Solutions LLP., and co-founder of the Navajo Nation Little Colorado River Watershed Chapters Association (LCRWCA), she has built expertise in infrastructure policy, integrated land and water management, and restoration and protection of traditional ecological knowledge (TEK).

In 2006, Juan Pablo completed his AcroYoga Teacher Training, becoming one of the first teachers of this discipline. He has taught extensively in Latin America, and founded the School of Interpersonal Yoga, which provides a relational perspective on Yoga in the form of training, classes and workshops, and frequently teaches yogic philosophy for yoga teacher training programs throughout Argentina. The motivational force behind Juan Pablo’s educational offerings are to bring people into conscious relationship with each other and the natural environment.

Born in Uganda, Nabayinda Racheal works to protect indigenous cultural rights, and the rights of Nature in the Mityana district of her home country. She is passionate about making a positive impact on fighting poverty and supporting women and young people in Uganda.

Venerable VY Sovechea is from a traditional Cambodian rice farming family. He was born at the end of the Khmer Rouge Regime in 1979. Growing up in a country at war, he became a Buddhist monk at the age of 14. While living as a monk, he continued his formal education and received his bachelor’s degree in Education Science and Teaching English. He also holds a master’s degree in General Management.

Her parents named her, Artimis, after the Greek goddess of the moon, who is the protector of animals, plants and children. Artimis has felt a deep love and appreciation for Nature since her childhood.

“Pi” Ramphai was born and raised in Thailand, “The Land of Smiles”. At birth, she was given a name meaning, “The sunshine after the rain is gone” which, to all who know her, is rather appropriate. She grew up in a small rural village near the Thai-Laos border. As her grandparents migrated from Laos, she grew up with a unique cultural blend that has greatly influenced her language, way of living, farming, preparing food and interacting with the world.

Bria Morton-Lane is a Junior Biology major at Howard University. She serves as the Treasurer and Lead Junior Farmer for The Plantation Park Heights Urban Farm and Garden in Baltimore City. Bria has helped The Plantation cultivate over 45,000 pounds of food during the COVID-19 pandemic, which helped feed over 4,000 families throughout Baltimore city this past year.