DLD Nature

Dirk Rossmann is the founder of ROSSMANN, one of Europe’s largest drugstore chains. He opened Germany’s first self-service drugstore in 1972. Today, his company employs more than 60,000 people and operates some 4,500 branches. Dirk Rossmann considers addressing climate change and its impacts on our planet as the most urgent issue of our time.

Dr. Eckart von Hirschhausen is a physician and founder of the NGO “Healthy Planet – Healthy People” (Stiftung Gesunde Erde – Gesunde Menschen). An expert on climate and planetary health communication, he has sold more than 5 million books and is a prominent TV personality in Germany.

Eleanor O’Keeffe is Senior Director, Corporate Sustainability, EMEA at Edelman where she heads up strategic communications advisory services for clients around sustainability and climate. Previously she worked in the UK Government’s COP26 Unit.

Felix Neureuther is the most successful German alpine skier in World Cup history. He created the Felix Neureuther Foundation to encourage children to be active and address deficits in brain development through special training programs. In 2024, Felix was appointed UN Ambassador for “Plastic Waste in the Mountains.”

Ferdinand Ludwig is Professor for Green Technologies in Landscape Architecture at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and founding partner of OLA – Office for Living Architecture in Stuttgart. He is also the author of the book “Growing Architecture – How to Design and Build with Trees”. His focus lies on architectural concepts in which plants play a central role.

As Director of Studies for Peace and Development at SIPRI and Acting Director of the institute’s Climate Change and Risk Programme, Dr. Florian Krampe bridges research with actionable policy insights. He collaborates closely with the UN, national governments, and NGOs globally to address security issues exacerbated by environmental pressures.

Florian Rödiger is an educator, bee keeper and urban gardener at Campus di Monaco, an international Montessori school located in Munich. The focus of his work lies on giving children and young adults an understanding of a sustainable lifestyle and its benefits for their own future.

Dr. Frank Glaw is a zoologist and specializes in the biodiversity of amphibians and reptiles of Madagascar. He leads the Department of Vertebrates at the Bavarian State Collection of Zoology, has authored numerous publications and is actively involved in assessments for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.