Meet our Partners, Mentors & Coaches
We have had a diverse and inclusive ecosystem of partners including financial institutions, family offices, fund managers, academia, non-profit organizations, intermediaries to acknowledge the importance of different stakeholders to solve the challenges.
Coaches & Knowledge Partners
Subject matter experts and industry insiders provided focused coaching and critical stakeholder perspectives across strategic domains.
Meet some of the coaches and knowledge partners of past editions
Our cohort learned from the best in their fields, both within nature-tech, and outside of it.
Rethinking a sales strategy? Our market intelligence coach was there. Navigating the complexities of fundraising? Our financial modeling and branding experts stepped in. Deciphering the emerging nature credits landscape? We connected founders with knowledge partners
We designed a system that blended repeat 1:1 coaching, targeted group sessions, and high-value warm introductions, to make the most of the time for everyone involved.
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Julien Marquegnies
Pricing Strategy Coach
SENIOR DIRECTOR, SIMON-KUCHER & PARTNERS -
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Claire Rampen
Market Intelligence Coach
PRINCIPAL CONSULTANT, FIRST MATTER -
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Rigmor Berthier
Branding & Marketing Coach
CEO, LIME AGENCY -
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Lisa Kate Miller
Knowledge Partner
CEO & FOUNDER, WEDGETAIL -
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Tim Wieringa
People & Culture Coach
PEOPLE TRANSFORMATION DIRECTOR, HIVE 7 CONSULTING -
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Seamus Lombardo
Knowledge Partner
IMPACT METRIC ASSOCIATE, PLANET -
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Kevin Webb
Knowledge Partner
CO-FOUNDER & MANAGING DIRECTOR, SUPERORGANISM -
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Hui Ting Lee
Branding and Marketing Coach
CREATIVE DIRECTOR, LIME AGENCY -
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Dan Madhavan
Knowledge Partner
CO-FOUNDER, ECOTONE PARTNERS -
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Amy Rosenthal
Knowledge Partner
SENIOR GLOBAL DIRECTOR FOR CONSERVATION INTIATIVES, PLANET -
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Johanna Lepeu - El Iman
Impact Coach
IMPACT MANAGER, MANA IMPACT -
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George Darrah
Knowledge Partner
PRINCIPAL, SYSTEMIQ CAPITAL -
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Hiba Larrson
Knowledge Partner
PRINCIPAL, NATURE FINANCE -
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Tho Kit Hoong
Knowledge Partner
CEO, ARMOURZERO -
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Kat Bruce
Knowledge Partner
FOUNDER, NATURE METRICS -
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Gilad Goren
Knowledge Partner
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, NATURE TECH COLLECTIVE -
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Ericz Ezekiel Tay
Knowledge Partner
ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, LING LAW CORPORATION -
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Michael Rieser
Knowledge Partner
PROGRAMME DIRECTOR, SOCIAL FINANCE, UBS OPTIMUS FOUNDATION -
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Li Li
Knowledge Partner
SENIOR INVESTMENT MANAGER, BASF VENTURE CAPITAL -
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Ollie Wood
Knowledge Partner
CEO & FOUNDER, FOUNDATIONAL -
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Siti Maryam Yaakub
Knowledge Partner
SENIOR DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL BLUE CARBON INSTITUTE AT CONSERVATION INTERNATIONAL -
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Diarmuid McGann
Knowledge Partner
CFO, WEDGETAIL -
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Joost den Haan
Knowledge Partner
CEO & CO-FOUNDER, PLAN BLUE -
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Chik Wai Chiew
Knowledge Partner
CEO & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HERITAS CAPITAL
Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (EIRs)
Seasoned mentors who have “been there before” were paired with companies to help clarify strategic priorities.
Meet Past Entrepreneurs-in-Residence
The journey of entrepreneurship is often a lonely and challenging one. How do you know if you’re making the right decisions when you’re trying to break new ground? Where should they allocate their time given limited resources and mounting pressures? Our entrepreneurs-in-residence worked directly with cohort companies on a paired basis, to help talk through the ideas and insights being shared by various coaches and knowledge partners, provide a bouncing board to cut through the noise, and double down on the things that matters most.
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Gerald Tock
CEO, KOMMUNITY VENTURES
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Matt Bachle
CEO, GRADE
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Ebru Kaya
CEO, ATREYU INVESTMENTS
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Antony Yousefian
PARTNER, THE FIRST THIRTY
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Katrina Too
RESIDENT GTM COACH, 500 GLOBAL
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Jeremy Chan-Youker
HEAD OF VENTURE BUILDING, LONGSHIP PARTNERS
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Steve O'Connor
DIRECTOR, PIA VENTURES
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Kevin Moon
INVESTOR AND BOARD MEMBER
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Karin Del Rey
APAC DIRECTOR, BIG IDEA VENTURES
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Priscilla Han
VENTURE BUILDER, REAPRA
