Kirsten Dunlop

Kirsten Dunlop

Chief Executive Officer, Climate KIC

Dr. Kirsten Dunlop is Chief Executive Officer at Climate KIC, Europe’s foremost climate innovation agency and community. Climate KIC leads NetZeroCities, enabling implementation of the European Union’s Mission on Climate Neutral and Smart Cities. She brings to her role a deep conviction in our capacity to learn and evolve into a climate-resilient society, and her over 30 years of experience catalyzing systemic transformations in a career spanning academia, consulting, banking, and the insurance industry, across three continents. Kirsten serves on various Advisory Boards and is recognized as a leader at the European Commission Economic and Societal Impact of Research and Innovation (ESIR) expert group. A specialist in experiential learning and cross-disciplinary practice, she holds a Ph.D. in Cultural History from the University of East Anglia and a BA Hons in Art History from the University of Sydney.



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Paul Myler

Former Deputy Chief of Mission, Australian Embassy to the United States


Irina Bokova

Former Director, General of UNESCO


Wei Zhang

Assistant Resident Representative, Communications, Innovation, and Partnership, UNDP


Wenxuan Li

Chairman, PCG Power


Frank Phuan

CEO, Equatore Renewables Asia


Julie Nie

Chairwoman, Treelion Foundation (Hong Kong)


Weichun Jin

Founder, Business Weekly Media Group


Alice Ho

Chief Youth Officer, Global Alliance of Universities on Climate (GAUC)