Alexander Garcia Kapeller is CEO of KALO Earth, where sustainable solutions for the agricultural sector and the climate are advanced. He works in interdisciplinary teams to create a meaningful and lasting impact.

Dr. Svitlana Mykolenko is the founder and CEO of Olexir and ETH Zurich Pioneer Fellow, developing a plant-protein platform that transforms botanical oils into elegant, high-performance biomaterials.

Stefan Kaspar is Co-Founder & CEO of BCHAR, a Swiss climate tech startup turning agricultural residues into biochar, carbon removal and renewable energy. He has a background in Business Innovation, entrepreneurship and Managing Climate Solutions at the University of St. Gallen (HSG).

Eduard Karaqi has a business background from the University of St. Gallen with 2 years of VC experience at an impact-focused deep-tech fund. He is leading business development at BCHAR, driving commercial partnerships, go-to-market strategy, and fundraising.

Aniruddhan Balakrishnan is Chief of Staff at Biosimo Chemicals, where he leads strategic initiatives, business development, partnerships, and fundraising efforts. He works closely with the founding team to commercialize sustainable technologies and grow the company.

Nadja Batista has over 15 years of international experience at the intersection of business development, strategic partnerships, and sustainability. She joined Picterra in June 2026 as Director of Sustainability Strategy and Business Development.

Christopher Hempel is CTO of SimplexDNA. Passionate about biodiversity and the potential of technology to address environmental challenges, he combines scientific innovation with a deep commitment to protecting life on Earth.

Fabiane De Almeida is CEO and Co-founder of Aqua Viridi, where her professional and personal journey as an Amazonian has been guided by a deep commitment to the region’s balanced development and the pursuit of sustainable, culturally aligned solutions.

Bruna Freitas is an Amazonian entrepreneur and CEO of Yara Couro, a Brazilian startup turning discarded fish skins into high-performance luxury leather, proving waste can be the finest raw material.

Hauke Schlesier is an environmental engineer and organizer of the Solarcamp for Future Initiative in Germany. He currently is researching the sustainability of energy transitions as a fourth-year PhD student at Empa and ETH Zurich.

Paula Palermo is a Brazilian practitioner-researcher and MSc Finance candidate at Università della Svizzera italiana (USI) in Lugano, with a background in financial innovation and venture ecosystems, building CLARA to connect Swiss institutional capital to Amazon bioeconomy projects.

Dr. Diego Silva is a Forest Engineer and Professor at the Federal Institute of Amapá (IFAP), with a specialization in sustainable forest management, bioeconomy, and Amazon innovation. He leads research on giant trees, community forestry, and technologies that promote conservation and sustainablity.

Juliano Bicas is an Associate Professor at the School of Food Engineering (FEA) at the University of Campinas (UNICAMP). Trained as a Food Engineer, he holds a PhD in Food Science and completed postdoctoral research at Wageningen University in the Netherlands and Justus Liebig University Giessen in Germany. He is a specialist in fermentations.

Leandro Pereira is a biologist, professor at the Federal Institute of Paraná (IFPR), and partner at PixMaq. He develops innovation-driven solutions that connect biodiversity, climate adaptation, and technology, fostering sustainable development through research and entrepreneurship.

Taciana Carvalho Coutinho is Professor and Researcher at the Federal University of Amazonas and coordinator of PaCTAS, where she has worked for more than 17 years in Alto Solimões with bioeconomy, innovation, territorial governance and sustainable development, integrating science, traditional knowledge and technologies for the Amazon.

Leonardo Agapito is a Professor of Environmental Law at the São Paulo State University (UNESP). He holds a PhD in Latin American Integration and is currently conducting research on the regulation of agrarian and mineral supply chains, disaster reparation processes, rural and urban development, and sociobioeconomy.

Mateus Andeatta Callegari is a Chemical Engineer, researcher and doctoral student at the Federal University of Parana. He conducts research in biomass valorization, bioprocesses and bioenergy, focusing on sustainable biorefineries, circular bioeconomy and innovation from renewable biological resources.

Gabriel Martins is a pharmacist with an M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Natural Products Chemistry from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). He is currently a Professor at the School of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of São Paulo (FCF-USP), where his research focuses on pharmacognosy, natural products chemistry, the bioeconomy, and the sustainable valorization of Brazilian biodiversity.