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.
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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.
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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