Amy Bowers Cordalis (Yurok Tribe member whose ceremony family is from Rek-woi at the mouth of the Klamath River), a devoted advocate for Indigenous rights and environmental restoration as well as a fisherwoman, attorney, and mother deeply rooted in the traditions of her people, is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Ridges to Riffles Indigenous Conservation Group and leads efforts to support tribes in protecting their sovereignty, lands, and waters, including the historic Klamath Dam Removal project. A former general counsel for the Yurok Tribe and an attorney at the Native American Rights Fund, Amy has won many awards and honors, including as a UN Champion of the Earth and Time 100 climate leader. Her book, THE WATER REMEMBERS published on October 28, 2025.

Pete McBride has spent two decades studying the world with a camera. An award-winning photographer, filmmaker, writer, and public speaker, he is a Sony Artisan of Light and has traveled on assignment to more than 75 countries for the National Geographic Society, Smithsonian, Google, The Nature Conservancy, and many others. He has spoken on stages for TEDx, The World Economic Forum, Pixar, Nat Geo Live, and more. His feature documentary, Into the Canyon, was nominated for an Emmy in 2020, and his book The Grand Canyon: Between River and Rim won a National Outdoor Book Award, Banff Book Competition Best Mountain Book, and the Public Lands Alliance National Park Book of the Year. His book Seeing Silence was named Book of the Year by Smithsonian Magazine and won the National Outdoor Book Award in 2022. His latest book with Rizzoli, The Colorado River: Chasing Water, was released in March 2024 and won a National Outdoor Book Award.

Kate Williams is CEO of 1% for the Planet, a global movement that inspires action and commitment so our planet and future generations thrive. In more than a decade of leadership, Kate has scaled 1% for the Planet’s impact to more than $846 million in certified giving to environmental solutions. A dedicated changemaker, Kate is a 2026 MO 100 Top Impact CEO and 2026 Real Leaders Top Impact Speaker, and received Chief’s 2024 New Era of Leadership Award. She’s also a mom to two grown children and an avid trail runner, living in Vermont with her husband and their dog.