Vital Voices, with support from The Rockefeller Foundation, is proud to attend COP28 with a delegation of 15 women leaders who are experts in climate, sustainability, and environmental issues.
Meet the delegation below and click on their names to learn about their advocacy, activism and work to sustain our planet.
- Habiba Ali
Nigeria, Vice President, Renewable Energies Association of Nigeria - Janice Allen
Jamaica, Senator & Shadow Minister of Tourism in Jamaica - Denise Ayebare
Uganda, Activist and Prime Minister, National Youth Parliament - Gina Barbieri
South Africa, Specialist in Conflict Resolution and Inclusive Accountability - Andrea “Andy” Blair
New Zealand, Co-Founder, Upflow -
Susan Blanchet
Canada, CEO and Founder, Origen Air - Chante Harris
Climate Tech Operator, Investor & Advisor - Michelle Hong
China, Co-Founder, Rooftop Republic Urban Farming -
Vanessa Nakate
Uganda, Climate Activist - Nidhi Pant
India, Co-Founder, S4S Technologies - Karin Sempf
Panama, CEO and Founder, Innova Nation - Ayisha Siddiqa
Climate Advisor to the United Nations Secretary General - Lucy Waruingi
Kenya, Executive Director, African Conservation Centre -
Vinatoli Yeptho
India, Co-Founder and CLO at Hutah Industrie -
Patricia Zanella
Brazil, Cofounder and Marketing Director, EcoCiclo
Global Voices, Green Choices: Women Leading Climate Solutions
Watch as three experts from our COP 28 delegation speak to Peter Prengaman, director of climate news for the Associated Press, about climate solutions on The Rockefeller Foundation’s “RFBreakthrough” web series.



