Senior Ambassadors (2019-2020)
The Urban Opportunity report was supported by a wide-ranging group of Senior Ambassadors from a range of fields including: economics, finance, academia, organised labour, diplomacy, national and city government and advocacy. All Ambassadors served in a personal capacity.
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Ángel Gurría
Secretary-General, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
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Christiana Figueres
Convenor, Mission 2020 and Vice Chair of the Global Covenant of Mayors
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Dr Debra Roberts
Head of the Sustainable and Resilient City Initiatives Unit, eThekwini Municipality & Co-Chair, Working Group II, IPCC
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Gregor Robertson
Former Mayor of Vancouver and Global Ambassador for the Global Covenant of Mayors
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Professor Jeffrey Sachs
Professor, Columbia University, Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network, and Co-Chair of the One NYC Advisory Board
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Laurence Tubiana
CEO, European Climate Foundation
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Maimunah Mohd Sharif
Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN-Habitat
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Manuel Pulgar Vidal
Global Leader, Climate & Energy, WWF-International
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Mpho Parks Tau
Member of the Executive Council, Economic Development for Gauteng Province, Republic of South Africa
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Naina Lal Kidwai
Chairman, Advent Private Equity India Advisory; Non-Executive Board Director, LafargeHolcim, Max Financial Services, CIPLA, Nayara Energy and Larsen and Toubro
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Naoko Ishii
CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility
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Nicholas Stern
Lord Stern of Brentford, CH, Kt, FBA, FRS
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Sharan Burrow
General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation
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Sheela Patel
Board Chair, Slum Dwellers International (SDI)
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Sir Suma Chakrabarti
President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development