Emily is the Director of the Centre for Climate Change Engagement at the University of Cambridge. She was previously Global Director, Low Carbon Economy Transition at Environmental Resources Management.
Prior to this Emily was the Head of Climate Initiatives at the World Economic Forum where she was involved in setting up the Climate Governance Initiative, the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders the Mission Possible Platform and the Natural Climate Solutions Alliance. She also Chairs the Advisory Committee of RE100 – an initiative that drives demand for renewable power.
Emily has over 25 years of experience working with businesses, government, and non-profit organisations to support the transition to a low-carbon economy. She has worked across multi-stakeholder groups and within specific industry sectors to collaborate on solutions to tackle climate change. She has led research, campaigns and communications strategies aimed at creating systemic change in the way businesses mange climate risk and decarbonize operations.

Tarcila Ursini is a pioneer in integrating sustainability into business strategy, management, innovation, and culture within corporate governance in Brazil, active since 2000. In 2022, she was selected by Russell Reynolds as one of the world’s most innovative purpose-driven board leaders, representing Brazil. In 2024, Forbes recognized her as one of the 16 most prominent women serving on boards in Brazil’s Agribusiness and Food sectors. Previously, she worked as a lawyer specializing in M&A and corporate law, with experience in top firms in Brazil and abroad.

Tarcila has significant experience serving on boards of major companies across various sectors in Brazil, including Sustainability, Innovation, Strategy, and People Committees for organizations like DexcoSA (Duratex), Santander Brasil SA, Grupo Baumgart, Agrogalaxy SA, and Vivara SA. She currently serves on the boards of Grupo Korin and Lwart Soluções Ambientais, is a member of the Board Committees at JSL/Vamos/Movida, and is an Operating Partner at Aqua Capital.

Deeply engaged in civil society, she is Co-Chair of the Board at Sistema B Brasil (B Corps), a Board Member at Instituto Ethos, and an ambassador for the Black Jaguar Foundation, which aims to restore the world’s largest ecological corridor along the Araguaia River (linking the Amazon and Cerrado). She also helped bring the Chapter Zero/Climate Governance initiative to Brazil, anchored at the IBGC.

Tarcila teaches ESG&Sustainability in Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance - IBGC’s Board Member programs and Sustainability Governance in FIA’s postgraduate program. She holds a Master's LL.M in Law and Development from the University of London, where she graduated with merit as a British Council scholar. She also has degrees in Economics from University of São Paulo (FEA/USP) and Law from Catholic University of São Paulo (PUC/SP)"

Pim is the Head of Climate Ambition Initiatives at the World Economic Forum. Prior to her current position she also worked in the Industry Decarbonization team and the European government team at the Forum. She has broad experience on climate, net zero action, public private cooperation and sustainable development and international security policy, having worked in the Executive Office of the UN Secretary General (2012-2015) and in the Office of the President of the UN General Assembly (2004-2005). Other experience includes working to develop policy recommendations and research related to climate security and peacekeeping affairs at the New York based think tank International Peace Institute. She also worked as a Special Adviser in the UN Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs during Sweden’s membership in the UN Security Council (2017-2018) where Sweden among other issues put climate on the agenda of the Council.
MA and BA in political science from Uppsala University and Institute d’Etudes de Science-Politiques in Paris. Worked and studied in Sweden, Australia, France, UK, US, Jordan, Switzerland.