Alice Klein is co-founder and editor/CEO of Toronto's fiercely independent weekly, NOW Magazine and its daily multimedia website nowtoronto.com. Klein's passion for environmental transformation has helped shape NOW's editorial and business leadership in this important area. She also writes regularly about the Canadian and global economy and politics, often from an ecological perspective. She is also a documentary filmmaker (Call of the Hummingbird), on the board of the Centre for Social Innovation (CSI), one of the co-creators of VoteforEnvironment.ca, a founding member of Green Enterprise Ontario (GEO), and on the boards of the Toronto Arts Council (TAC) and Canadian Journalists for Free Expression (CJFE).

Nicole Rycroft is the founder and executive director of Canopy, a North American non-profit that safeguards forests, species and the climate by harnessing the power of the marketplace and changing business practices. Best known for the greening of Harry Potter, Canopy brokers innovative solutions and works closely with the North American newspaper, print, book and magazine industries. Canopy was one of the lead organizations responsible for securing the world's largest conservation agreement alongide eight other environmental organizations and 21 forestry companies. Covering a massive 70 million hectares, the Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement was largely driven by green shifts in the marketplace created by the work of Canopy and its market allies with large corporate paper consumers. Nicole leads the strategic direction of Canopy. A firm believer that we could be doing things in a better way, Nicole is committed to ensuring that the power and influence the North American market leverages tangible eco-solutions and on the ground conservation gains for the world's forests, species and climate. Nicole is the recipient of an Ashoka Fellowship, a Canadian Environment Award Gold Medal and numerous print and publishing industry awards. Named one of Canada's 50 Most Influential People in Graphic Communication for the past four years, Nicole sits on numerous boards.