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kyu House put down stakes in its hometown for the very first time for Climate Week NYC.
Over the course of three days (September 23-25, 2024), more than a thousand guests braved diplomatic and presidential gridlock to check out kyu House dialogues, workshops, and debates from BEworks, C2, Gehl, IDEO, IDEO.org, Kepler, and SYPartners, along with partners like Kite Insights, BSR, World Resources Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, the Aspen Institute, LinkedIn, and others.
Creativity in action was on full display as kyu House took on: gender x climate; what motivates sustainable lifestyle decisions; the space between climate and AI; the importance of cities in the climate fight; the importance of empowering next-generation leaders; whether climate action needs American political leadership; and more.
Ms. Arpadarai is an independent Member of Parliament for Azerbaijan, representing one of the central constituencies of Baku city since 2020. She was elected to parliament after 15 years of professional experience in international organizations, sports and telecommunications. She is a member of two parliamentary committees – the Foreign and Inter-Parliamentary Relations Committee and Family, Women and Children Committee. Nigar is also the Chairperson of the Working Group of Azerbaijan-Portugal Inter-Parliamentary Relations in the Parliament of Azerbaijan. Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Ms. Arpadarai was the Director of the Marketing and Communications Department and the official spokesperson of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix since its inception in 2016. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in law and international relations from Baku State University. On January, 2024 Nigar Arpadarai has been appointed as UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29 Azerbaijan.
Ms. Arpadarai is an independent Member of Parliament for Azerbaijan, representing one of the central constituencies of Baku city since 2020. She was elected to parliament after 15 years of professional experience in international organizations, sports and telecommunications. She is a member of two parliamentary committees – the Foreign and Inter-Parliamentary Relations Committee and Family, Women and Children Committee. Nigar is also the Chairperson of the Working Group of Azerbaijan-Portugal Inter-Parliamentary Relations in the Parliament of Azerbaijan. Prior to becoming a Member of Parliament, Ms. Arpadarai was the Director of the Marketing and Communications Department and the official spokesperson of the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix since its inception in 2016. She holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in law and international relations from Baku State University. On January, 2024 Nigar Arpadarai has been appointed as UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29 Azerbaijan.
Wanjira Mathai is a formidable force in climate, development & environmental advocacy. She spearheads transformative initiatives that promote sustainable economic development. With over two decades of strategic leadership, she has inspired environmental and social change across Africa, particularly among the youth.
As Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships at the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Africa advisor to the Bezos Earth Fund (BEF), she is shaping NGO and philanthropic work on the continent, directing attention, research, and funding to helping the most climate-vulnerable places and local communities. She has led the iconic Green Belt Movement (GBM) in Kenya as the former Chair- the organization her mother, Wangari Maathai (2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate) founded in 1977-, pioneered investment in women entrepreneurs in renewable energy, and is driving a movement to restore 100 million hectares of African land. She has raised the prominence and visibility of global issues such as climate change, youth leadership, sustainable energy and landscape restoration.
Wanjira currently serves as Chair of the Wangari Maathai Foundation (WMF), is a Leadership Council member of the Clean Cooking Alliance. She is a member of the High-Level Group of the Africa-Europe Foundation and the European Climate Foundation Advisory Council. Wanjira is one of a few Six Seconds EQ Practitioners in Kenya and was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential African Women in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2023.
Wanjira Mathai is a formidable force in climate, development & environmental advocacy. She spearheads transformative initiatives that promote sustainable economic development. With over two decades of strategic leadership, she has inspired environmental and social change across Africa, particularly among the youth.
As Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships at the World Resources Institute (WRI) and Africa advisor to the Bezos Earth Fund (BEF), she is shaping NGO and philanthropic work on the continent, directing attention, research, and funding to helping the most climate-vulnerable places and local communities. She has led the iconic Green Belt Movement (GBM) in Kenya as the former Chair- the organization her mother, Wangari Maathai (2004 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate) founded in 1977-, pioneered investment in women entrepreneurs in renewable energy, and is driving a movement to restore 100 million hectares of African land. She has raised the prominence and visibility of global issues such as climate change, youth leadership, sustainable energy and landscape restoration.
Wanjira currently serves as Chair of the Wangari Maathai Foundation (WMF), is a Leadership Council member of the Clean Cooking Alliance. She is a member of the High-Level Group of the Africa-Europe Foundation and the European Climate Foundation Advisory Council. Wanjira is one of a few Six Seconds EQ Practitioners in Kenya and was named one of Time’s 100 Most Influential African Women in 2018, 2020, 2021 and 2023.
Ivan Marovic is Executive Director of ICNC. He was one of the leaders of Otpor, the student resistance movement that played an important role in the downfall of Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia. After the successful democratic transition in Serbia, Marovic began consulting with various prodemocracy groups worldwide and became one of the leading practitioners in the field of strategic nonviolent conflict. He is the author of The Path of Most Resistance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Nonviolent Campaigns (ICNC Press 2018), which is available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan.
Ivan Marovic is Executive Director of ICNC. He was one of the leaders of Otpor, the student resistance movement that played an important role in the downfall of Slobodan Milosevic in Serbia. After the successful democratic transition in Serbia, Marovic began consulting with various prodemocracy groups worldwide and became one of the leading practitioners in the field of strategic nonviolent conflict. He is the author of The Path of Most Resistance: A Step-by-Step Guide to Planning Nonviolent Campaigns (ICNC Press 2018), which is available in English, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan.
Wangui is a Partner at ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna and a member of the Corporate department. Her practice primarily focuses on corporate law, where she advises acquiring firms and targets in commercial transactions, including structuring joint ventures in multiple jurisdictions, asset purchase acquisitions, disposals of businesses, share purchase acquisitions which require due diligence investigations and group restructurings in regulated and unregulated industries. She has also advises on telecommunications and data protection matters.
Prior to working at ALN Kenya and ALN, an alliance of independent top tier African law firms, she worked as an Associate at Clifford Chance in the New York Office.
Wangui also co-authored the 2015 Kenya chapter on mergers and acquisitions for publicly listed companies published by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), touching on national and regional capital markets trends and issues.
She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Member of the New York State Bar.
Wangui is a Partner at ALN Kenya | Anjarwalla & Khanna and a member of the Corporate department. Her practice primarily focuses on corporate law, where she advises acquiring firms and targets in commercial transactions, including structuring joint ventures in multiple jurisdictions, asset purchase acquisitions, disposals of businesses, share purchase acquisitions which require due diligence investigations and group restructurings in regulated and unregulated industries. She has also advises on telecommunications and data protection matters.
Prior to working at ALN Kenya and ALN, an alliance of independent top tier African law firms, she worked as an Associate at Clifford Chance in the New York Office.
Wangui also co-authored the 2015 Kenya chapter on mergers and acquisitions for publicly listed companies published by the International Financial Law Review (IFLR), touching on national and regional capital markets trends and issues.
She is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya and a Member of the New York State Bar.
