John Faraci, Chairman and CEO, International Paper and Chairman, American Forest & Paper Association, spoke about the important conservation work being accomplished by partnerships between forest products industry companies.

Dr. Karen Ross of the Wilderness Foundation, South Africa and The WILD Foundation and Dr. Aline Kuhl Convention on Migratory Species and Saiga Conservation Alliance spoke about the Okavango Delta and the declining saiga population, respectively.

Tensie Whelan, Executive Director of the Rainforest Alliance and Chad Trewick, Senior Director of Coffee and Tea for Caribou Coffee spoke about the Rainforest Alliance Certification and Caribou's commitment to sustainable sourcing.

Dr. Helen Gichohi, President of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF), spoke about AWF's African Heartlands Program, through which AWF practices conservation in large landscapes that are both ecologically and economically viable

Dr. William Karesh, Director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's Wildlife Health Sciences Program, spoke about “One World, One Health,” a broad understanding of health and disease through a consilience of human, domestic and wildlife health.

His Excellency Jocelyn Radifera, Madagascar’s Ambassador to the United States, and a delegation of officials from Madagascar discussed the "Madagascar Action Plan," a multi-year plan for development in accordance with the UN Millennium Development Goals.