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David is the co-originator of the permaculture concept following publication of Permaculture One, co-authored with Bill Mollison in 1978. David is globally recognised as a leading ecological thinker, teacher, writer and speaker promoting permaculture as a realistic, attractive and powerful alternative to dependent consumerism. Other key publications include Permaculture: Principles and Pathways Beyond Sustainability (2002) and Future Scenarios: How Communities Can Adapt To Peak Oil and Climate Change (2009) and RetroSuburbia: The Downshifter’s Guide to a Resilient Future (2018).

Rita is the founder - director of Dusty Foot Production and the Green Hub Project (a Dusty Foot Foundation initiative), a network which looks at leveraging the power of youth in conservation action and social change through the visual medium. She has been one of the leading environment filmmakers in India, having been part of three Green Oscar award winning films. In 2017, she was also awarded the National Geographic – CMS Prithvi Ratna Award for contribution to the environment through cinema.

Satyajit is a communicator for social change. His award winning films include ‘Chale Chalo’, ‘Bombay Lawyers’, ‘Zokkomon’, and the critically acclaimed TV talk show ‘Satyamev Jayate’, anchored by Aamir Khan. The massive response to the show led to Paani Foundation - set up by Aamir Khan & Kiran Rao and headed by Satyajit, with the mission of using the power of communication to create a people’s movement to make rural Maharashtra drought-free and prosperous. Paani Foundation works with thousands of villages on soil & water conservation and builds awareness on climate change amongst farmers and students.

Kartiki is an Academy Award winning Director & filmmaker. She is the first Indian Film Director to have ever won an Academy Award in the history of India, with 2023 The Elephant Whisperers. She is also one of the first women chosen as a Sony Alpha Artisan of Imagery in India and also associated with brands like Peak Design, Swarovski Optik Nature Explorer 2021. She is shuttles between the Nilgiri mountains in the Western Ghats of Southern India and the Pacific Northwest of North America. Gonsalves is the founder of Earth Spectrum, an organisation founded in 2018 which uses the power of storytelling to raise awareness about biodiversity and cultural life.

Dr. Pandey is India’s most revered and decorated environmental filmmaker. In his career, he has won 3 Green Oscars, won the UN ‘Son of the Earth’ award, and directly inspired 5 legislative changes in conservation with his documentary films, alongside 300+ other awards. His 2000 film Shores of Silence is responsible for banning the killing of whale sharks in India and internationally, saving them from extinction. Dr. Pandey presents ‘Earth Matters’, chairs Earth Watch Institute and Earth Matters Foundation and is the director at Riverbank Studios.

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Kiran Rao is a film director and producer at Aamir Khan Productions, whose work has been well received globally. For 4 years, she was the acting Chairperson of the board of trustees at the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI). She is also Co-Founder of Paani Foundation, which works with rural communities in Maharashtra.

Pradip Krishen is an Indian filmmaker, author, naturalist and environmentalist. He has directed three films, Massey Sahib, In Which Annie Gives It Those Ones and Electric Moon for Channel 4, UK. He subsequently gave up filmmaking, and since 1995, has worked as a naturalist and environmentalist.

Amit Masurkar is the director of SHERNI (2021), NEWTON (2017) and SULEMANI KEEDA (2014). NEWTON traveled to more than 70 film festivals globally and won several awards including the National Award. It was India's official entry to the Oscars in 2017.
His latest film SHERNI is about tiger conservation and the climate crisis. It was released on Amazon Prime Video and will be screened in November at ALT EFF 2022.

Dr. Anish Andheria is the President and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Trust, a not-for-profit working in and around 160 national parks and sanctuaries in 23 states of India. He has co-authored two books on Indian wildlife and is part of the India Climate Collaborative, as well as the governing council of the 'Bombay Natural History Society'.

Lindsay is the Climate Program Director at a film and impact company called Exposure Labs, where she oversees the development and implementation of all climate work. She has spent 2 decades running local to global campaign offices for several organisations, developing dozens of digital and field campaigns for a variety of clients, working for community and transformational change. Lindsay leads with her values and grounds her work in the Jemez Principles of Democratic Organising, with particular emphasis on gender, climate, racial, and economic justice. She prioritises the knowledge, stories, lived experience, and solutions of those most harmed by injustice, and is committed to building capacity directly for communities carving towards a more just future.

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Michael is a photojournalist and filmmaker who uses his combined knowledge of visual storytelling and conservation to create narratives that drive social change. Through his production company, Interdependent Pictures, he has directed films in the Arctic, the Amazon, the Himalayas, and East Africa. His journalism work has been featured by outlets such as National Geographic, The Guardian, The Washington Post, VOX, BBC, and more.

Film Director, script writer, actor and film producer. Best known for his role as ‘Bagha’ in the Bollywood film ‘Lagaan’, Amin has co-written over a dozen full length feature films, including ‘Swades’, ‘Haunted’, ‘1920 - Evil Returns’, ‘Dangerous Ishq’ and ‘Ankur Arora Murder Case’ - to name a few.

Akanksha is among India's premiere award winning natural history filmmakers. With two decades of work experience that covers the range and breadth of film production, her work has been televised across the globe and she is one of the jurors for the International Emmy ® Awards – Documentary category.

​​Social Anthropologist, filmmaker, film producer, mother and lover of the outdoors, Charlotte was part of the film ‘Black Mountain’, which talks about some of the syncretic religious traditions in India, and was awarded a commendation at the Royal Anthropological Ethnographic Film Festival.

Political scientist, climate activist, and filmmaker Sarah Fretwell focuses on the intersection of the environment, people, and business with one question: What if the new bottom line was love? Her award-winning work offers individuals a voice for justice, insight for solutions, and the awareness needed for international engagement.

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Anand Patwardhan has been making political documentaries for over four decades, pursuing diverse and controversial issues that are at the crux of social and political life in India.

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Sourav Sarangi is an award-winning filmmaker from India. Currently, Sourav is in the early stage of making a feature documentary titled ‘The Sinking Island’ set in the Sundarbans delta of India and Bangladesh. Sourav studied editing at FTII, a reputed film school in India. He has also conducted many workshops and served as part of a variety of international juries.

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Satyanshu is a filmmaker, writer and professor of cinema. He started his journey by writing poems for Udaan and directing the National Award-winning short film Tamaash. His debut feature film Chintu Ka Birthday was released to critical acclaim.

Monika is an experienced storyteller, with training in social sciences, scriptwriting, project management, and diversity and inclusion. She founded LUMA, a story-design studio that specialises in projects of social and environmental value.

Sudheer is a cinematographer with over 30 years experience filming for both Indian and international production houses. His works range from feature films like The Clay Bird (FIPRESCI prize, Cannes Film festival 2002) to M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story directed by Neeraj Pandey.

David has been the Producer of London’s Raindance Film Festival since 2015 and promotes Mexican and Latin American Cinema in the UK. He has participated in the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Glastonbury Festival and the London MexFest.

Akanksha is among India's premiere award winning natural history filmmakers. With two decades of work experience that covers the range and breadth of film production, her work has been televised across the globe and she is one of the jurors for the International Emmy ® Awards – Documentary category.

Sophy is the Co-founder and Chief Executive of the Indian Documentary Foundation. She leads the Good Pitch program in India and has created a Climate Justice Lab called Eco Lens. Sophy is an advisory board member of Dhai Akshar, a non-profit that uses art and culture to educate street kids.