Nigel Topping, CMG is the cofounder of Ambition Loop, an NGO working to facilitate systemic change through radical collaboration between businesses and governments. He served as the UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP26, launching global initiatives like Race To Zero, Race To Resilience and GFANZ.  He is a Non-Executive Director of the UK Infrastructure Bank, Chair of the UK Climate Change Committee, Senior Fellow and MPP, and strategic advisor to the Breakthrough Agenda. Prior to this he was CEO of the We Mean Business Coalition. Nigel was awarded a CMG in 2022 in Queen Elizabeth II's final honors list for his contribution to accelerating action on climate change and is Honorary Professor of Economics at Exeter University.