Speaker Announcement: Michael Charton
Michael Charton is the founder of Inherit South Africa, an enterprise aiming to shine light on the untold stories which bind human beings together.
Speaker Announcement: Whitney Rencountre II
Whitney Rencountre II is Crow Creek Hunkpati Dakota and is the CEO of Crazy Horse Memorial. He is also the co-founder of Social Distance Powwow.
Speaker Announcement: Andrea Carmen
Andrea Carmen, Yaqui Nation, became a staff member of the International Indian Treaty Council in 1983 and its Executive Director in 1992.
Speaker Announcement: Staffan Widstrand
Staffan Widstrand is a multiple-award-winning professional nature photographer and author of 19 books, based in Sweden. He is a National Geographic Explorer and a Sony Imaging Ambassador.
Speaker Announcement: Pedro Gamboa
Pedro Gamboa is currently Director of Conservation and Social Articulation of the UNACEM Association, and among his various duties, he manages the Amancay Sanctuary Private Conservation Area.
Speaker Announcement: Ariel Clark
Ariel Clark, JD is a human being who is practicing law and leaning into post-activism. For over a decade, she co-led a women-steered and values-driven business, corporate and regulatory law firm.
Speaker Announcement: Ian Michler
Ian Michler has spent over 33 years working across Africa as a tourism operator, environmental photojournalist, wilderness guide and ecotourism consultant.
Speaker Announcement: Boyd Norton
Boyd Norton is the author and photographer of 18 books on topics ranging from African elephants to mountain gorillas and from Serengeti’s ecosystem to Siberia’s Lake Baikal.
Speaker Announcement: Kevin Chang
“What I hope for this gathering is we can connect to support Indigenous People and Local Community place-based efforts to mālama (care for) their places.”
Speaker Announcement: Tatewin Means
Tatewin is the Executive Director of an Indigenous grassroots organization in Oglala Territory, seeking liberation for Lakota people through language, lifeways and spirituality.
