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Speaker: Yolanda Kakabadse, Minister of the Environment, Ecuador (1998-2000), President, WWF (2010-2017) and President, International Union for the Conservation of Nature (1996-2004)
Moderator: Rand Wentworth, Louis Bacon Senior Fellow in Environmental Leadership, Center for Public Leadership
About the session: Please join us for a discussion with Ecuadorian conservationist and former President of WWF, Yolanda Kakabadse. Ms. Kakabadse will join CPL Louis Bacon Senior Fellow in Environmental Leadership Rand Wentworth in conversation about her expansive cross-sector career in environmental policy and conservation. Ms. Kakabadse will also discuss her experience leading in conflict, particularly in Latin America, where she served as Ecuador's Minister of the Environment from 1998-2000. This lunch discussion will be an excellent opportunity to hear about Ms. Kakabadse's experiences as an environmental entrepreneur, policy maker, and non-profit leader on the global stage.
This event is part of CPL's Environmental Speaker Series and is co-sponsored by the Center for International Development at Harvard University. Lunch will be served.
About the Speaker: Yolanda Kakabadse is an Ecuadorian conservationist who most recently served as President of WWF International (2010-2017). Ms. Kakabadse also founded Foundacion Futuro Latinoamercano in 1993, serving as Executive President until 2007, and now acting as Senior Adviser. Ms. Kakabadse was Minister of Environment for Ecuador from 1998 – 2000 and served as NGO Liaison Officer for the United Nations Conference for Environment and Development (the Rio Earth Summit) in 1992. Additionally, Ms. Kakabadse served as President of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) from 1996 - 2004 and Executive Director of Fundacion Natura in Quito from 1979 to 1990. Ms. Kakabadse now Chairs the Independent Science and Technology Advisory Panel to the Renova Foundation in Brazil. She is a member of the Stakeholder Advisory Group of AXA, and a Board Member of Sistema B (Latin America), Grupo Faro (Ecuador), and the Ford Foundation.