Her experience
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Her experience
Kotchakorn VORAAKHOM
Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom holds a master's from Harvard University and an honorary doctorate from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. She's the CEO and Founder of Landprocess and Porous City Network.
Her global recognition includes a UN Climate Action Award, a spot on the TIME 100 Next list, and features in BBC 100 Women and Bloomberg Green 30. As a TED Fellow and one of the 15 Global Commission of World Economic Forum on Nature Positive Cities, she shares her expertise on landscape architecture for urban adaptability globally. Voraakhom holds a master's from Harvard University and an honorary doctorate from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences. Her dedication reshapes urban landscapes to address both ecological survival and human dignity.
Her vision
Kotchakorn VORAAKHOM
A leading voice in global climate resilience design, Thai landscape architect Kotchakorn Voraakhom uses design to combat the climate crisis in Southeast Asia's dense urban context. She is the visionary behind LANDPROCESS and the Porous City Network, organizations dedicated to creating porous, water-absorbing public spaces that help cities adapt to extreme weather with vulnerable communities.
Her transformative work includes Bangkok's first climate-adaptive park, Chulalongkorn Centenary Park, the Thammasat Urban Rooftop Farm, Asia's largest organic rooftop farm, the innovative Chao Phraya Sky Park, and the transformation of Thailand's largest government complex with nature-based solutions.
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His experience
Peter BACH
Peter Bach has had a fascinating career journey centered on blue-green systems and sustainable urban water management. In hisown words, he is a consultant, researcher and educator, on a mission to help cities embrace the power of nature to create more liveable, resilient and sustainable urban environments.
Beginning his journey in Singapore, and then undertaking his PhD and postdoc at Monash University, Melbourne, Peter moved to ETH and Eawag (Switzerland), before starting his own company, EdenCT in 2025. Peter also hosts the The Grand Challengers Podcast, is chair of the International Blue-Green Infrastructures Working Group of the IWA NbS Cluster.
His vision
Peter BACH
Inspired by and having experienced the power of nature through his own personal journey, Peter now seeks, through his consulting, to envision cities that thrive in harmony with nature, for the resilience of both ecosystemsand humans who share them.
Peter’s work connects nature with the power of models, visualisation and digital tools to achieve his vision.
His experience
His experience
Rhys COLEMAN
Rhys Coleman has spent the last 30 years of his career working at the interface of research and practice. He works for Melbourne Water, an organisation which has an integrated responsibility across water supply, wastewater, stormwater and waterwaymanagement. Rhys is now Manager of Waterways and Wetlands Research, facilitating and coordinating a large portfolio of waterway and stormwater research programs, in collaboration with multiple universities, and with significant funding from the Australian Research Council. He completed his studies, including a PhD in freshwater science, in Melbourne. Rhys is ideally placedto bring together the « two worlds » of science and practice.