Ambassador Odo Tevi was appointed Permanent Representative of the Republic of Vanuatu to the United Nations in 2014. Since then, Ambassador Tevi chaired amongst others, the Special Committee on the UN Charter & Strengthening the Organization, the UN Asia Pacific Group and was elected Vice-President of the UN Pledging Conference for Development Activities. He also engaged in the intergovernmental negotiation body on the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda.

HRH Princess Esmeralda of Belgium is a journalist, author, and documentary filmmaker specializing in human rights, gender equality, and environmental protection. She has worked internationally with Indigenous communities and climate initiatives, supporting governments, civil society, and global audiences to advance justice, sustainability, and collaborative solutions to pressing social and environmental challenges.

Jojo co-founded Stop Ecocide in 2017, alongside barrister and legal pioneer the late Polly Higgins, to support the establishment of ecocide as a crime at the International Criminal Court. She is Chair of the charitable Stop Ecocide Foundation and convenor of the Independent Expert Panel for the Legal Definition of Ecocide. She has overseen the remarkable growth of the movement while coordinating between legal developments, diplomatic traction and public narrative.