Lulu Zhou is Director of Strategic Partnerships for Climate Resilience, Asia Pacific. Prior to this, she was TNC’s Director, Strategic Partnerships (Asia Pacific) and Hong Kong Program Lead. Before joining TNC, Ms. Zhou worked at the UN Foundation. She holds a BA in Tourism Management MS in Conservation Social Sciences.

Zahid is program manager at Uttaran, a grassroot organisation in Bangladesh, and leads the CLARE SURF-IT project, with Action Against Hunger and North-South University. Zahid has a MSc in Environmental Change and Management, Oxford University, was a Weidenfeld and Hoffman Scholar, and is Governing Board member, Climate Justice Resilience Fund.

Laura Whitford oversees TNC’s global adaptation finance and partnerships efforts. She has worked in Asia Pacific for over 20 years on partnerships, policies and programs focused on sustainable resource management, climate adaptation, equity and economic development. She has graduate degrees in Environmental Management and International Development, Communication and Psychology. Lulu Zhou is Director of Strategic Partnerships for Climate Resilience, Asia Pacific. Prior to this, she was TNC’s Director, Strategic Partnerships (Asia Pacific) and Hong Kong Program Lead. Before joining TNC, Ms. Zhou worked at the UN Foundation. She holds a BA in Tourism Management MS in Conservation Social Sciences. Olya is a Nature-based Solutions Project Manager overseeing the delivery of the blue carbon and teal carbon workstreams. Olya’s primary focus is working with TNC’s iwi-hapū partners, local communities, researchers and government to showcase Aotearoa’s first coastal wetland and peatland restoration projects, supported by carbon and nature markets.