Valerie Langer has been engaged in forest conservation initiatives for over 30 years. She has worked with non-profit, Canopy (www.canopyplanet.org) to accelerate globally availability of Next Generation alternatives to tree fibre pulp for manufacturing paper, packaging and Man Made Cellulosic Fibres. Valerie’s focus now is on leveraging markets, investments and innovation to rise to the existential challenge of the climate and biodiversity crisis.