Rachel is an entrepreneur and former managing partner of Osprey Partners, an M&A boutique in Bucharest and founding President of the Alliance of International Corporate Advisors.
She is an active member of Slow Food Bucharest. She owned and managed a social enterprise restaurant in Bucharest. She writes a blog, I Think Therefore I Jam (www.ithinkthereforeijam.net). Rachel graduated from UCL London in Electronic Engineering and is a UK Chartered accountant.

James is a founding director of Vertis Environmental Finance, one of the largest independent emissions trading firms in Europe, and Avocet Holding, a company investing in businesses tackling climate and biodiversity loss. He is co-owner of Zsámboki Biokert an organic market garden, and founded of Danube Kids, a nature citizenship charity. James wrote Climate Change for Football Fans, a critique of contemporary climate change policy. He has a blog, The Bustard (www. thebustard.com).

Pierre has a BSc in Agriculture and then taught agriculture in his native Netherlands.
He has developed his consulting practice across Romania, Serbia, Bulgaria, Ukraine and Russia mainly but also Eritrea and Saudi Arabia over twenty years with the global leader Delphy. Pierre first and foremost focuses on soil health and has lectured and advised farmers on creating healthy soils.

Anton is a specialist in agri-ecological and organic farming with a further specialism in arable crops and vegetables for the past eight years. He spent eight years as product manager at Syngenta seeds specializing in onions and Brussel sprouts , has worked on soil improvement projects in the Netherlands and for the past two years has been head of organic farming for Western Europe at Delphy group.

Catalin graduated in mechanical engineering from Bucharest polytechnic university. Before 1989 he worked in the State agency for farmland improvements South East branch. After 1989 he became an entrepreneur creating his own companies Alo Montan and Land Forest (www.land-forest. ro) specialising in real estate valuation, technical due diligence, portfolio management, land registration, land swapping strategy, lease negotiation and GIS mapping.

Cristian holds degrees in environmental sciences and landscape ecology and a PhD in river ecology from the University of Bucharest. He has worked at the University of Bucharest, the Romanian Ministry of Environment, and WWF Romania. He has developed nature conservation, ecological restoration and protected areas management initiatives across the Danube basin.

Paul is owner and CEO of Xannat, a multinational mining and sustainable resources company. Paul graduated from the University of Durham in Philosophy and Theology, obtained an MBA from Oxford University, and degrees from Camborne School of Mines, Exeter University and the University of Helsinki. He has a long track record and deep interest in regeneration of industrial landscapes and sustainable farming. Paul will help BFFG in developing capabilities in landscape design to maximise resilience and mitigate land degradation

Magda has senior experience in strategy, marketing and innovation in consumer goods, working with the Mars group. Her insights into psychology and sociology and a sense of contributing to society gives her an edge in building communication strategies that are healthy and purpose driven. Magda has a Master of Finance & Business Administration (1994) and a Postgraduate Degree in International Business (1995) from Graduate school of Management, Grenoble and a B.Sc. from the University of Bucharest in Psychology.