Energy & Sustainability

ICSD 2026 : 14th International Conference on Sustainable Development

The European Center of Sustainable Development (ECSDEV), in collaboration with CIT University, is organizing ICSD 2026 under the theme “Creating a Unified Foundation for Sustainable Development: Research, Practice and Education”. The conference will address environmental, economic and socio-cultural sustainability, fostering interdisciplinary dialogue and re…

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28Speakers
45Sponsors
3Exhibitors
4On the bill · sessions
75Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at ICSD, in alphabetical order.
Alec Baldwin
Alue Dohong
Vice Minister · Ministry Environment and Forestry, Republic of Indonesia
Ameenah Gurib Fakim
President · Republic of Mauritius
Andrew Steer
Head of Bezos Earth Fund · WRI
Andy White
Coordinator · Rights and Resources Initiative
Anna van Paddenburg
Head of Sustainable Landscapes · GGGI - Investment and Policy Solutions Division
Barbara Hendricks
Federal Minister · German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB)
Daniel Ole Sapit
Executive Director · Indigenous Peoples Hub Africa
Erik Solheim
Executive Director · UN Environment
Frank Martin Seifert
Focal point for land and forest services · European Space Agency
Franziska Tanneberger
Head · Greifswald Mire Centre
Hannes Böttcher
Senior Researcher and Head of the Land Use Group in the Energy and Climate Division · Oeko-Institut
Hans Joosten
Secretary-General · International Mire Conservation Group
Janene Yazzie
Co-founder and CEO · Sixth World Solutions
Joan Carling
Co-convenor · Indigenous Peoples Major Group for the SDGs
Juan Pablo Sarmiento Barletti
Scientist/Científico · Governance, Equity & Wellbeing
Julia Naime
PhD Candidate · Norwegian School of Life Sciences
Karin Kemper
Global Director for the Environment, Natural Resources and Blue Economy Global Practice · World Bank
Lera Miles
Team Lead · UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) UN-REDD Programme
Martin Herold
Professor of Geo-information Science and Remote Sensing · Wageningen University
Naoko Ishii
CEO and Chairperson · Global Environment Facility
Robert Nasi
Director General; Director of Science · CIFOR; CIFOR-ICRAF
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Sponsors

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Amazonia Impact Ventures
Bank of America
Bayer
BlueOrchard
BMUV (German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection)Funding Partner
BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)Funding Partner
BNP Paribas
Calvert Impact Capital
Carrefour
Citi
Crédit Agricole
Credit Suisse
Danone
ESA (European Space Agency)
ETH Zurich
FOLUR (Food Systems, Land Use and Restoration Impact Program)Funding Partner
GEF (Global Environment Facility)Funding Partner
Government of CanadaFunding Partner
Government of LuxembourgFunding Partner
HSBC
IKEA
IKI (International Climate Initiative)Funding Partner
IMFN (International Model Forest Network)Funding Partner
Impossible Foods
Kenya Bankers Association
Kingfisher
Klabin
Lavazza
Lestari Capital
Lush
McKinsey & Company
Mirova
NASA
National Geographic
Natura &Co
Nestlé
Oatly
Patagonia
Pollination Group
Procter & Gamble
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Agenda

Selected from 4 sessions on the bill.
  • Tuesday, 19 December 09:00-10:30

    Policies on conservation and land use and development: Ensuring rights are respected and achieving sustainable development for all

    Panel on rights and equitable development for conservation, land use, and sustainable development with indigenous perspectives.

    Discussion Forum
  • Tuesday, 19 December 09:00-10:30

    Smoke on water – Countering global threats from peatland loss and degradation

    Forum addressing global risks related to peatland loss, with perspectives on restoration and conservation.

    Discussion Forum
  • Tuesday, 19 December 09:00-10:30

    Transparent monitoring for climate and development goals

    Discussion on measuring progress towards climate and development goals with transparent monitoring systems.

    Discussion Forum
  • Tuesday, 19 December 11:00-12:30

    Opening plenary: The future of the Global Landscapes Forum

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 75 companies, parsed from the program.

75 companies in attendance.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
45Sponsoringsponsor only
3Exhibitingexhibitor only
27Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

43% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite311%
  • Director / Head of932%
  • Manager / Lead14%
  • Research / Science27%
  • Marketing / Brand27%
  • Other roles1139%

Of 28 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01Amazonia Impact VenturesSp
  2. 02Bank of AmericaSp
  3. 03BayerSp
  4. 04BlueOrchardSp
  5. 05BMUV (German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection)Sp·F
  6. 06BMZ (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development)Sp·F
  7. 07BNP ParibasSp
  8. 08Calvert Impact CapitalSp
  9. 09CarrefourSp
  10. 10CitiSp
  11. 11Crédit AgricoleSp
  12. 12Credit SuisseSp
  13. 13DanoneSp
  14. 14ESA (European Space Agency)Sp
Sponsors by tier
funding partner9
20% of 45
unspecified36
80% of 45
At peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

Related events · by shared sponsors