2014

Chairman of the IPCC Rajendra K. Pachauri and Executive Secretary of the UNFCCC Christiana Figueres outside the Global Sead Vault with Åslaug Haga. Photo: Monica Bjermeland
- Isabel Cavelier Adarve Leader of the Support Unit, Independent Association of Latin America and the Caribbean (AILAC), Colombia
- Marie-Hélène Aubert Adviser for international negotiations climate and environment, Presidency of the French Republic, France
- Jon Fredrik Baksaas President and CEO, Telenor ASA, Norway
- Alejandro Rivera Becerra Director, Ministry of Foreign Aggairs, Mexico
- Hanne Inger Bjurstrøm Special Envoy Climate Change, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Norway
- Aslak Brun Chief Negotiator for Climate Change, Ministry of Climate and Environment, Norway
- Georg Børsting Climate Director, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Norway
- Felipe Calderon Council leader, Global Commission on the Economy and Climate - The New Climate Economy and former President of Mexico
- Helen Campbell Ambassador and Head of Delegation, European Union Delegation to Norway
- Christa Clapp Senior Advisor, CICERO - Center for International Climate and Environmental Research – Oslo, Norway
- Zaheer Fakir Head, International Governance and Relations Department of Environmental Affairs, South Africa
- Christiana Figueres Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Costa Rica
- Burhan Gafoor Ambassador and Chief Negotiator for Climate Change, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Singapore
- Anne Glover Professor / Chief Scientific Advisor, European Commission
- Nik Gowing Main Presenter, BBC World, UK
- Arvid Hallén Director General, The Research Cuoncil of Norway - Chair at the Ny-Ålesund Symposium 2008
- Bård Harstad Professor, University of Oslo, Dept. of Economics, Norway
- Bjørn Haugland Executive Vice President and Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer, DNV GL, Norway
- Andrew Howard Founder Didas Research, UK
- Cecilie Hultmann Group Sustainability Risk Manager, DNV GL, Norway
- Anne Husebekk Principal, The Arctic University of Tromsø, Norway
- Pavel Kabat Director General and CEO, International Institute for Applied System Analysis, IIASA, Austria
- Siri Kalvig Founder, Storm Weather Center, Norway
- Sean Kidney Co-founder and CEO, Climate Bonds Initiative, UK
- Rachel Kyte Vice President and Special Envoy for Climate Change, World Bank, UK
- Sze Ping Lo CEO, WWF China
- Kjetil Lund Sherpa for UN's Special Envoy for Climate Change, Norway
- Ole Arve Misund Managing Director, The University Centre in Svalbard, Norway
- Knut M. Ore Chairman of Kings Bay AS and Ny-Ålesund Symposium Board, Norway.
- Rajendra Kumar Pachauri Chairman of the IPCC, India
- Stephen Yue Kuo Pan Chairman / Director, World-wide Shipping Agency Limited / Keppel Offshore & Marine, Singapore
- Franz Perrez Ambassador, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland
- Walter Qvam President and CEO, Kongsberg Group, Norway
- William K. Reilly Member of Global Development Council, US Government, USA
- Samantha Smith Leader, Global Climate & Energy Initiative, WWF Norway
- Laura Storm Executive Director, Sustainia, Denmark
- Tine Sundtoft Minister of Climate and Environment, Norway
- Jo Tyndall Climate Change Ambassador, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, New Zealand
- Jens Ulltveit-Moe President and CEO Umoe, Norway
- Arild Underdal Professor, University of Oslo and CICEP Director, Norway
- Simon Upton Environment Director, OECD Headquarters, New Zealand
- Paul Watkinson Chef de delegation adjoint, Ministry of Environment, France
- Jacob Werksman Principal Advisor EC, DG Climate Action, European Union
- Farhana Yamin Associate Fellow, Chatham House, UK