Previously the Undersecretary of State at the Office of the Council of Ministers of the Royal Government of Cambodia and the co-founder of the Cambodian Institute for Strategic Studies, H.E. Kung Phoak also worked on foreign policy in the Office of the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

Drg. Primadi also served as the  Head of the Communication and Community Service Bureau of the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Health.

A wildlife veterinarian by profession, Dr. Lim served as the former Director of the Philippines Biodiversity Management Bureau. She was the Chair of the Convention on Biological Diversity Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice from 2017 to 2018.

Prof. Zakri was the first Asian elected as Chair of the Convention on Biological Diversity Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice. He was one of the recipients of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity in 2018. This year, he has been appointed ambassador and science adviser to the global Campaign for Nature.

Dr. Unni is an expert in a wide range of topics; from public health, to medicinal plants, to traditional knowledge. He has been sharing his knowledge and expertise to support the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity in its efforts to mainstream biodiversity in the health sector.

Dr. Delos Angeles is a resource economics and environmental valuation expert who currently works with the ACB in its project with the European Union called, Biodiversity Conservation and Management of Protected Areas in ASEAN.

An award-winning actress, singer, and TV host in the Philippines, she is also an environment conservation advocate who is the founder of CORA, a non-profit organisation that is dedicated to help solve global issues centered on hunger, poverty, inequality, and climate change.