Manishka De Mel Manishka has 18+ years of experience in climate change, biodiversity conservation, and environmental management. She leads the NbS Pillar at Columbia University's CCSR, based at NASA GISS. She holds an MA in Climate and Society (Columbia) and an MS in Biodiversity (Oxford), with certifications in Business Excellence and Sustainable Finance.

Dr. Paul Elsen, Director of Conservation Planning at WCS, has 15+ years of experience as an ecologist and conservation biologist. He uses geospatial data, climate projections, remote sensing, and statistical models to assess the impacts of climate and land use change and support decision-making across various scales.