Derrick Ofosu Boateng is an award winning fine art photographer and founder of the African Art movement ‘Hueism’. Inspired by the wisdom of African proverbs and the richness of the continent, he creates vibrant images that veer between visual poetry and color therapy.

Boateng employs his unique chromatic language, stark silhouettes, which translate as lessons learned from proverbial storytelling to challenge negative and limited perceptions of African culture. Since the beginning of Derrick’s artistic journey, his photography and post-production have been entirely iPhone-based. Boateng’s work brims with energy, color and meaning, which are also the leading principles of Hueism.

Dr Robin Moore is a renowned conservationist, photographer, and storyteller, dedicated to protecting the world’s most threatened species and ecosystems. As the Chief Communications Officer for Re:wild, he leads groundbreaking efforts to restore and rewild nature on a global scale, working with partners to protect biodiversity and large-scale environmental action. With a PhD in Biodiversity Conservation and a background in biology, storytelling, and visual advocacy, Robin has worked at the intersection of science and communication, using powerful imagery and narratives to inspire conservation action. His work has been featured in National Geographic, the Guardian, and BBC, making him a leading voice in the fight for a wilder, more by diverse planet.

Dr Mumba is the Secretary General of the Convention on Wetlands and is a Zambian-born environmentalist with 30 years of global experience in environmental management and Sustainable Development. 

She joined the Convention on Wetlands the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), where she served as the Director for the Rome Centre for Sustainable Development with a focus on climate change, sustainable development and nature protection and the agency lead for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, leading UNDP’s engagement as a Strategic Collaborating Partner in the Decade, and she supported the Italian Government with G20 Process during the Italy Presidency and also COP26 Co-Presidency with the United Kingdom.

Prior to joining UNDP, Dr Mumba worked at the global headquarters of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) for 12 years in different functions, including as Head of the UNEP Terrestrial Ecosystems Programme for the agency. While in this role she also served as the Chair of the Global Partnership on Forests and Landscape Restoration- GPFLR – (a network of many global partners hosted by IUCN and FAO).

She is the founder of the Network of African Women Environmentalists (NAWE) and she has received numerous accolades for her work, including being named one the 100 most influential African women.

Since 1992, Art Partner co-founder Giovanni Testino has led the agency known for its roster of fashion creatives and productions. With nearly 30 years at the helm, Testino has grown the agency from a core focus on fashion photography to include styling and creative direction as well as hair and makeup divisions — ultimately becoming an important source of creative talent and content development across fashion, luxury, and beauty.

Marina Testino is Director of Strategic Partnerships at Earth Partner, Sustainability Editor at Beyond Noise, contributor at Vogue Mexico, Advisory Council at The Climate Museum. She brings a multidimensional approach to climate-conscious storytelling and brand transformation.

Hans Ulrich Obrist is the Artistic Director of the Serpentine and a pioneer in shaping the role of the curator today, with longstanding focus on the relationship between ecology and culture. He is a frequent collaborator of the Venice Biennale and the President of this year’s jury.

Ferdinando Verderi was creative director of Vogue Italia. His unique, concept driven process has shaped in-depth strategic and creative partnerships with Louis Vuitton, Prada, Versace, and Adidas Originals, each time tasked with the complete re-positioning of the house’s voice and image.

Ati Marcela Villafaña Izquierdo is the first indigenous woman filmmaker from the Arhuaco people of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, and a winner of the Film Development Fund (FDC) of Colombia. She has also co-directed various national audiovisual materials such as Kunzamu zaku along with Amado Villafaña. Currently, she supports community conservation processes.

Shaway Yeh is one of China’s key opinion leaders in Fashion and Culture. Under Yeh’s editorial direction Modern Weekly reached China’s elite readers with the latest international news, trends, and cultural discussion and became China’s most influential lifestyle publication.

In 2026, she was appointed editor-at-large of the Chinese edition of T Magazine, The New York Times’ style magazine. Yeh helps widen the group’s footprint beyond China, particularly in Europe and Southeast Asia through creative and purpose-led content projects. Additionally, Yeh is an advisor to Copenhagen Fashion Summit and Green Carpet Fashion Award and has been using her media outreach to advocate issues related to sustainability and innovation.

She founded the consultancy agency yehyehyeh to push forward the sustainability agenda among Chinese brands and designers, bringing together sustainability, creativity and innovation to instigate value-based change.