Stanford Sustainability Summit

The Stanford Sustainability Summit brings together global sustainability changemakers and the Stanford community for cross-sector dialogue and collaboration on campus.

Hosted by Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, this event series fosters connection across the full spectrum of sustainability issues—from land use, agriculture, and food security to climate, energy, environmental justice, and beyond.

2025 Event Coverage

2025 Stanford Sustainability Summit Panel Discussion: Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability, with Bill Barnett, Chris Field, Minister Keiichiro Asao, Honorable Maria Antonia Yulo Loyzaga, and Mbong Akiy Fokwa Tsafack.

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Explore the Stanford Sustainability Summit

Each year, this event series brings together 40 global changemakers for two days of dialogue and collaboration. Participants represent five key areas: entrepreneurs, innovative firms, NGOs, policymakers, and leaders in health and education.

Their work spans technical climate solutions, behavioral change, and environmental justice—but all share a commitment to tackling the world’s most urgent sustainability challenges, particularly in the poorest and most underserved regions.

Mbong Akiy Fokwa Tsafack, Human Rights Watch

Meet the Sustainability Changemakers

Organization / Individual Representative(s)
Bay Conservation and Development Commission Jessica Fain, Director of Planning
CelerateX Jason Cheng, Founder and CEO
Connect Earth UK Josh Couchman, Head of Data
Cyprus Research and Educational Foundation (CREF) Prof. Costas N. Papanicolas, President Emeritus, CEO of CREF
Earthrights International Shannon Young, Deputy Executive Director
Elephantech Shinya Shimizu, Co-Founder and CEO
Enomad Hyerin Park, Founder and CEO
Foundation for Innovations in Health Dr. Satadal Saha, Founder and President
GOONJ Anshu Gupta, Founder
Green Grid Mr. Chinmoy Saha, Co-Founder and CEO
Haley Rains UC President’s Postdoctoral Fellow (UC Santa Cruz, Film & Digital Media)
Ho’Okua’Aina Dean Wilhelm, Executive Co-Director
Michele Wilhelm, Co-Director
Mahie Wilhelm, Executive Administrative Assistant
J-Impact Fund Eran Sandhaus, Managing Partner
JP II Foundation for the Sahel Fr. Prosper Kiema, Executive Director
Kwangu Kwako Limited Winnie Gitau, Co-Founder
Lightrock Hanaan Marwah, Executive Director of Energy Access Value Creation
Lojas Bemol Denis Minev, Director President
Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas) Ryo Tateishi, Director of Business Development
Natura Angela Pinhati, Chief Sustainability Officer
New Nomad Institute Badruun Gardi, Co-Founder
Niparaja Laura Martinez, Executive Director
Parlamento Latino Americano y Caribeno Yosep Lee, Senior Aid to Alternate President of the Latin American Parliament
PermitPal Emily Tench, Founder
Pravah Mohak Mangal, Co-Founder
Dhruv Suri, Co-Founder
Aman Gupta, Co-Founder
Prof. Jonathan Anticamara Professor, Institute of Biology, University of the Philippines-Diliman
rrreefs Dr. Ulrike Pfreundt, Co-Founder, Co-CEO & Head of Science and Development
Silva Daniel Jimenez, Founder and CEO
Plinio Ribeiro, Co-Founder
Social Alpha Manoj Kumar, Founder
Vidya Phalke, CEO
Spottswoode Winery Molly Sheppard, Director of Winery Strategy
Startup Nation Central Gary Soleiman, Manager, Global Partnerships
Tabah Asia Norita Ja’afar, Founding Partner, Certified Sustainable Practitioner & Climate Change Officer
The Economist Edward Glanville, Senior Program Editor and Head of Sustainability Events Programming
Yong-Geun Kim, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Management, Hallym University
Zero Cow Factory Sohil Kapadia, Co-Founder and CEO
Parini Kapadia, Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer

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