Birací Jr. “Isku Kua” Yawanawá, Chief of Nova Esperanca Village, leader of Isku VakehUhu Center of Traditional Studies and Yawanawá language., Board Member of Children of the Rainforest, leader of Isku Vakehuhu, and represents the future of the Yawanawá culture.

A visionary young leader creating the future while learning from the past. He is initiated into the highest spiritual practices in the Yawanawá tradition. As chief of Nova Esperança Village, He is responsible for over 300 people but influences millions with his message.

Isku’s goal is to unite the different nations of the indigenous peoples of the Brazilian Amazon to protect their sacred land, preserve their culture and past, while embracing what the future has in store for the Amazon on the horizon.

Paul brings over 35 years’ experience in entrepreneurial pursuits in the industrial space, construction project management, and industrial process optimization. As an engineer Paul learned the industrial maintenance craft at Midland Malting’s (Guinness supplier) in Ireland.

Paul founded Mtell to deliver breakthrough Prescriptive Maintenance software using embedded AI. This award winning software transformed old maintenance practices to prescriptions of precise maintenance intervention.

Paul’s goal is to bring his prescriptive approach to problem solving to stopping deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon.

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Neko DC is a wellness expert and an Indigenous consultant specializing in fostering strategic collaborations with Indigenous leaders and local communities (IPLCs). He is the co-founder and project manager of the New Hope Project (NHP), where he leads initiatives in partnership with Indigenous leaders to develop tailored frameworks for engaging IPLCs.

Neko’s work is driven by a commitment to creating positive, lasting impacts within Indigenous communities. Through the implementation of NHP, he collaborates with the CTR Foundation, its Indigenous Advisory Committee, private investors, public sector agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and other stakeholders involved in Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) projects.