Joanes Atela, Executive Director of ARIN, specializes in evidence-based climate strategies supporting vulnerable communities, including the Science-Policy Interface in Africa. He founded the Grassroot Impact Centre which fosters community resilience and innovation. He is Lead Expert for African Union Green Innovation Framework and has served on several global advisory committees.

Marco Billi is a transdisciplinary researcher dedicated to qualitative and quantitative studies of climate risk, resilience, governance and science-policy interface. He is Professor at Universidad de Chile, Researcher at the Center for Climate and Resilience Research, Technical Lead at the Race to Resilience Campaign and co-founder of the NEST-R3.

Alain Bourque is the Executive Director of Ouranos, Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change. He is an expert on climate change and adaptation. He advises media, decision-makers, and sits on expert committees, including the Québec Government’s Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Canada’s National Adaptation Platform.

Alain Bourque is the Executive Director of Ouranos, Consortium on Regional Climatology and Adaptation to Climate Change. He is an expert on climate change and adaptation. He advises media, decision-makers, and sits on expert committees, including the Québec Government’s Advisory Committee on Climate Change and Canada’s National Adaptation Platform. Dr Marta Olazabal is an interdisciplinary scientist exploring progress on climate action in cities worldwide. She is an Ikerbasque Research Associate Professor and Ramon y Cajal Fellow at BC3 where she leads the Adaptation Research Group. She is the Principal Investigator of the European Research Council project IMAGINE Adaptation. Marco Billi is a transdisciplinary researcher dedicated to qualitative and quantitative studies of climate risk, resilience, governance and science-policy interface. He is Professor at Universidad de Chile, Researcher at the Center for Climate and Resilience Research, Technical Lead at the Race to Resilience Campaign and co-founder of the NEST-R3. Joanes Atela, Executive Director of ARIN, specializes in evidence-based climate strategies supporting vulnerable communities, including the Science-Policy Interface in Africa. He founded the Grassroot Impact Centre which fosters community resilience and innovation. He is Lead Expert for African Union Green Innovation Framework and has served on several global advisory committees.

Dr Marta Olazabal is an interdisciplinary scientist exploring progress on climate action in cities worldwide. She is an Ikerbasque Research Associate Professor and Ramon y Cajal Fellow at BC3 where she leads the Adaptation Research Group. She is the Principal Investigator of the European Research Council project IMAGINE Adaptation.

Mitch is CEO at Urban Intelligence. He specialises in climate risk assessment methodologies and infrastructure resilience. Mitchell has led numerous projects with local governments and infrastructure providers to implement digital tools for adaptation planning across New Zealand.

Paula has 20yrs+ experience in climate risk and adaptation. She specialises in systems thinking and participatory methodologies. Paula has led climate risk assessments at various scales across Aotearoa-NZ, published seminal work on cascading risks, and is currently pioneering research on identifying and applying cascading risk archetypes to enhance adaptation planning.

Tom is a Rutherford Discovery Fellow, Senior Lecturer Above the Barand CTO at Urban Intelligence. His research focuses on climate risk assessment and adaptation planning, with expertise in developing digital tools that support evidence-based decision-making. He leads a 3-year research project on cascading risks from climate change.