Melissa Jun Rowley is a serial media and tech entrepreneur and climate justice & gender equity advocate, building ecosystems and campaigns to reimagine the climate narrative and drive decarbonization. She's currently the founder and CEO of the mission-driven consulting firm and production house, Warrior Love Productions, and a go-to expert for the United Nations Climate Change Global Innovation Hub. She recently led communications and business development for the World Bank's Low Carbon City program, which helps cities in the Global South optimize international carbon markets. She has also developed and executed communications strategy and thought leadership for organizations such as the Catalina Island Conservancy, William Morris Endeavor, Grounded.org, MasterCard, Cisco, Silicon Valley Bank, Lexus, and a number of startups. On the production side, Melissa directed and produced the video series, Border Breakers, spotlighting local founders from the Middle East and Puerto Rico, and exploring how entrepreneurship can bridge cultural divides. She also founded the Mintworthy Film Project, which provided grants and blockchain education to independent filmmakers creating climate-themed movies. Previously, she built The Toolbox, a traveling tech startup accelerator for entrepreneurs in developing economies. Cofounded by musician and activist Peter Gabriel, this platform and Melissa's insatiable, journalistic curiosity led her to traveling to 70+ countries. During this time, she wrote about diverse and remarkable founders and worked with them to implement sustainability into their operations and services. An active speaker, Melissa has keynoted international conferences and moderated panels for global organizations and events, such as UN Global Compact, Web Summit, World Economic Forum, and the Climate Leadership Conference. In another life, she covered the Oscars, Golden Globes, Emmys, Grammys, and several movie premieres and film junkets for CNN and Associated Press Television News. She also produced business news from the New York Stock Exchange for CNN, and served as a tech expert for BBC News. Her written work has appeared in Forbes, TechCrunch, Rolling Stone, Fast Company, The Guardian, Business Insider, and Reuters. Melissa is a graduate of the Founder Institute, and has been honored as a recipient of the United Nations Media for Impact Award and the Visionary Award from the Business Center for New Americans for her published work on refugees and entrepreneurs across the Middle East and North Africa.