Chair: Zoe Sprigings (she/her), chief executive officer, Oxforshire Community Foundation
The Oxfordshire Community Foundation is a charity that builds thriving communities through effective philanthropy. It gives around £2 million of grants annually to grassroots charitable organisations across the county. Before joining OCF, Zoe was director of business planning and reporting at C40 Cities, a global charity that supports 100 major cities across the world to take climate action that builds healthy, equitable and resilient communities. Zoe was responsible for developing and implementing C40’s four-year strategic plan. Previously she held roles as a senior policy advisor and team leader in various UK government departments, working on international climate finance and putting domestic energy legislation through parliament. She holds an undergraduate Master’s degree in Modern History from Oxford University and a Master’s degree in Disasters, Adaptation and Development from King’s College London.
Roger Harding (he/him), director, Round Our Way
Round Our Way is an innovative campaign focusing attention on those of us paying the price for climate change in the UK and getting more working class voices into the debate. Roger was previously CEO of working class youth charity RECLAIM and director of communications, policy and campaigns at Shelter. He has also worked at the JRF, NatCen on the British Social Attitudes report, and a communications agency. He’s also chair of the Economic Change Unit, on the board of the Future Governance Forum, and was previously vice-chair of Victim Support.
Dominique Palmer (she/her), climate justice activist and speaker
Dominique is a climate justice activist, writer and graduate of Political Science and International Relations in the UK. She is part of Climate Live and a founding member of the Youth Climate Justice Fund. Her work focuses on intersectional and equitable climate action, making environmentalism inclusive, slow fashion, harnessing creative means to communicate the climate crisis, and finding joy through uniting. She is a winner of the prestigious Planetary Health Award, and in 2023, was honoured as a ‘Young Leader’ at the Green Carpet Fashion Awards. She was also named in Forbes 2020 Top UK Environmentalists List for her work. Dominique was named one of the UK’s most high profile youth activists on Sky News, and has featured in major publications including British Vogue, DAZED, the Sunday Times Style, and Global Citizen.
Kamran Shezad, director, Islamic Foundation for Ecology & Environmental Sciences
Kamran has been recognised by The ENDS Report Power List as one of the top 100 most impactful and influential environmental professionals in the UK. He is a qualified environmental specialist with practical field and managerial experience in the sustainable development sector. He is a strong advocate of using faith-inspired approach in promoting the message of environment and guiding behavioural change. Kamran is a grassroots environmental activist and social justice campaigner, he has worked with a diverse range of faith groups and has produced toolkits, practical guides and mobilised communities for climate action. He sits on the Multi-Faith Advisory Council to the United Nations Interagency Task Force on Religion and Sustainable Development (UN IATF) and previously served on the Civil Society & Youth Advisory Council to the Presidency of COP26. Kamran holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Sustainability (Strategy & Management), he has been awarded ‘Chartered Environmentalist’ status by the Society for the Environment and is a full member of the Institute for Environmental Management and Assessment.
Kamran also holds the following portfolios: Co-chair - Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust - Sustainable Futures Committee, advisor to the Faith for Earth Initiative - United Nations Environment Programme, has 'consultative' status with the United Nation's Environment Assembly (UNEP) and with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the UN Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD); scholar’s team member of Al Mizan – a Covenant for the Earth charter launched by UNEP.