OurHeartBeats is more than a DJ crew – it’s a movement. Rooted in the belief that music has the power to unite, empower and challenge narratives, OurHeartBeats creates spaces where culture, migration and identity collide on the dance floor. Championing DJs from displaced and underrepresented backgrounds, the collective curates line-ups that transcend borders, blending sounds from home with the sonic influences of London’s ever-evolving music scene.

Alastair manages the Climate Visuals project at Climate Outreach. With a background in photojournalism, he is particularly interested in how you tell effective stories with photography, and how viewers interact and engage with photographs. Prior to this, Alastair was the Deputy News Picture Editor of The Times & The Sunday Times newspapers and an agency news photographer.

Karl Astbury works at the intersection of climate resilience, health, and equity, serving as Lead for Climate & Health at the Resilient Cities Network. Based in Greater Manchester, he collaborates with cities around the world to address the interconnected challenges of climate change, public health, and inequality - from reducing extreme heat risks to supporting community-led adaptation in flood-prone neighbourhoods. Karl oversees key global initiatives, including Resilient Cities: Reimagining Health and Urban Pulse, which bring together city leaders, researchers, and private sector partners to integrate health into climate strategies and develop practical, evidence-based solutions. He has also designed and is delivering the Resilience for Communities programme, embedding local action and community voices into policy change whilst unlocking investment for community resilience and wellbeing. His work spans strategic partnerships with the Rockefeller Foundation, Yale University, the Sustainable Markets Initiative, the Z Zurich Foundation and other partners committed to advancing whole-of-society resilience. Previously, he led Greater Manchester’s first Resilience Strategy and oversaw regional emergency planning, bringing together diverse sectors to prepare for and adapt to complex urban shocks and stresses. He is a regular contributor to global discussions on climate, health, and equity, advocating for approaches that ensure resilience benefits those who face the greatest barriers.

 Eileen Higgins made history as the first female Mayor of the City of Miami, following years of dedicated public service as the Miami-Dade County Commissioner for District 5, a seat she was first elected to in 2018. Representing one of Miami-Dade’s most diverse districts—with communities facing stark inequalities—she became a leading voice for closing equity gaps by expanding transportation to underserved neighborhoods, championing affordable housing, supporting small minority-owned businesses, defending low-wage workers, seniors, and LGBTQ allies, and protecting the waters that surround Miami-Dade County.

Mayor Kate Gallego is the second elected female Mayor in Phoenix’s history and one of the youngest big city mayors in the United States. She holds an environmental studies degree from Harvard University and earned an MBA from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania. Mayor Gallego’s priority is to build the Phoenix of the future—a prosperous and resilient city where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Under her leadership, Phoenix is becoming a global leader in bioscience, technology, research, advanced manufacturing, and climate resiliency. Her climate resiliency achievements include creating Phoenix’s Office of Heat Response and Mitigation in 2021, the first publicly-funded local government office focused on extreme heat in the United States. Mayor Gallego is Chair Emeritus of Climate Mayors and serves as North American Vice Chair of C40 Cities.

Amanda is at the forefront of the sustainability movement, helping organisations to build an impact economy that respects both people and planet. An experienced leader with a background in strategic communications, she works directly with senior teams and holds a range of specialist and advisory roles. She heads Forster Communications, a founding UK B Corp, and was awarded the SDG Pioneer award for SMEs by the UN Global Compact Network UK in 2024.

Dr. Fabrice DeClerck is an ecologist and geographer. He specializes in biodiversity and environmental function with a focus on food systems. In his current role as EAT’s Chief Science Officer, his focus and leadership has broadened to food systems and their impacts on human health, environmental sustainability and social justice. In this role, Dr. DeClerck leads the development of EAT’s research and synthesis science including the EAT-Lancet Commission (both 1 and 2). He holds a joint position with the Alliance of Bioversity and CIAT of the CGIAR where he is a Principal Scientist. Fabrice is a member of the Earth Commission which proposed safe and just Earth System boundaries, is an author on multiple IPBES Assessments, notably leading the food chapter of the IPBES Nexus Assessment, and is a member of the French Academy of Agricultural Science. He works closely with EAT’s partners and programs as the interface between science and practice. Fabrice feel fortunate to have been able to work with individuals across food systems, and across the world on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems. He strongly believes that food is a key nexus solution to address these challenges.

James Thompson is Professor of Applied Theatre at the University of Manchester and co-Director of The Care Lab. He was one of the founders of the TiPP Centre (tipp.org.uk) and founder of In Place of War (inplaceofwar.net). As an arts practitioner he has worked in international war zones and places of humanitarian disaster. He has written widely on the socially engaged arts and now researches care aesthetics – exploring ‘artful care’ in different areas of health and social care. He is editor of the Routledge Studies in Care Aesthetics series, is one of the editors of ‘Care Aesthetics and the Arts (2025) and ‘Care Aesthetics and Dementia Studies' (2026). His book Care Aesthetics: for Artful Care and Careful Art was published in 2022.

Matt Juden-Bloomfield is the Head of Corporate Sustainability and CSR Strategy for Lidl GB, where he connects commercial operations with social impact. By embedding responsibility across the full value chain - from suppliers to stores - he drives practical, measurable sustainability through robust corporate governance. Matt holds an MSt in Sustainability Leadership from Cambridge University and spent the first decade of his career in various UK and global roles at Deloitte.

OneDa is a Manchester rapper, poet, producer, and performer known for blending hip hop, drum ’n’ bass, dancehall, and afrobeats into a bold, bass-driven sound rooted in her British-Nigerian heritage. An AIM Awards ‘One To Watch’ winner, she has built an international reputation through explosive live performances, self-produced releases, and fearless genre-crossing creativity.

VALDIS is an Icelandic singer-songwriter from Sauðárkrókur, a small coastal town in northern Iceland. She has steadily carved out her place in modern Scandinavian pop through strong toplines, bright vocals and emotionally resonant songwriting. Since 2020 she has built momentum through radio success and playlist support. Her music balances commercial pop with emotional depth, positioning her strongly for Nordic and European markets as both an artist and a songwriter.

Keila was born and raised on the outskirts of Belém, in the Brazilian Amazon. A singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress, she began her artistic journey in her church choir before rising to national recognition as the lead vocalist of Gang do Eletro, one of the pioneers of Amazonian electronic music. With the group, she performed at major international festivals such as SXSW (USA) and Transmusicales (France), as well as the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympics. In her solo career, she released the EP Keila and the album Malaka, blending technobrega, pop, and Amazonian peripheral sounds into a powerful and vibrant musical identity.