Paula Alves da Silva is a journalist, a proud Portuguese from the North, a sun and sea lover and a passionate traveler. Over time Paula had the chance to experience enriching professional and personal opportunities, in different countries and realities. Presently, at Connect4Climate, working as a journalist and social media coordinator, Paula has the great
Director of Navdanya International, based in Rome, Italy, which is the international arm of Navdanya, an organisation headquartered in India that has been working for over 30 year towards the conservation and rejuvenation of agro-biodiversity, traditional knowledge and a transition towards a food system that ensures ecological sustainability, climate resilience, health and nutrition, equity and
Paul Watson is the founder of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society – a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting marine wildlife worldwide. Over the years, Captain Watson has exhibited a remarkable diversity in his activism, including: Co-founder of Greenpeace in 1972 and Greenpeace International in 1979 Founder of Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1977 Field Correspondent for Defenders
Entrepreneur, advisor, and expert on social innovation, impact investing, systemic approach, SDGs (United Nations Sustainable Development Goals), and ethics as resources for a sustainable development. I work together with companies, family offices, foundations, social enterprises, start-ups, profit and non-profit organisations. I’m also Research Director of “Investing for Global Impact”, a global research on philanthropy and
I grew up in a small town in the North of Italy, but I love traveling and I’m always ready to leave. I studied languages and international relations, then my passion for writing led me to the London School of Journalism. I like spending my time in the countryside and I’m keen on horse-riding, which
Dr. Vandana Shiva, scientist, ecologist, activist, and author, is one of the world’s most dynamic and provocative thinkers on agricultural systems and the environment, women’s issues, and global systems. She is founder and director of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology, and Natural Resource Policy in India, Navdanya and more recently of Europe-based Navdanya International
Being able to act as a bridge between two people who otherwise could never have communicated is why I chose to be a translator. Whether it is in the form of a written document or an oral translation, seeing people understand each other without speaking the same language is something that has always made me
Contentious, bipolar and peevish. I’m pretty similar to Beirut, or maybe I just want to be. I was born in Tuscany in 1989. High school, university, underpaid collaborations with local papers and a one-way ticket to Lebanon. I work like a freelance and live like a freelance. I decide what to write and what to
Expert in media communication, I worked in the areas of marketing, events and institutional communication for MTV Italy. I was a project manager for Elita Milano and worked on many international events. For the past few years I’ve been working as a content editor for Red Bull Italy, as well as an editorial coordinator. As a music
Born in Milan, Italy in 1990, I’ve always showed a great interest in the world. While growing up, I’ve started turning this interest into thoughts and words for the Università Statale di Milano’s newspaper – which I ran from 2012 to 2016 –, VICE Italia, WU Magazine, The Submarine and New Life Radio. I joined
