IAGF CEO / IAGF Global Founding Member  | R Evolution Global Founding Director, Creative Advisory Director: 

Official Advisory Board Member of Sea Shepherd  (inclusive of 'Direct Action' campaign work) - 9 yrs

Artist Development Exec for Sea Shepherd Global - 5yrs

Official Advisory Board Member Captain Paul Watson Foundation  - Present

A background in the Arts, Events and Conservation at Exec & CEO level; an award winning artist, an Animal Advocate / Conservation lecturer (inc Oxford), Published Writer.

In addition to working and collaborating with notable NGOs such as Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, WDC (Whale & Dolphin Conservation) and many Sea Shepherd Chapters across the globe from UK to US to Germany to Italy etc & Respect For Animals

As renowned artist designer (known as ‘The Poet Goldsmith’); collaborated with the likes of The World Gold Council, Sir Paul Smith, Selfridges, Gemfields/Faberge & was also made an official Ambassador of her Field.

IAGF Global Founding Member &  R Evolution Global Founding Director: 

Paul is also Co-Founder of Greenpeace (worldwide), Founder of Sea Shepherd (worldwide) and Founder of Captain Paul Watson Foundation (an international ocean conservation org with a growing fleet and international presence). He has myriad achievements, awards and prestigious accolades to his name ranging from the Jules Verne Award to the Amazon Peace Prize, with Time magazine citing him of of the Conservation Heroes of the 20th Century... he was more recently the recipient of the 2025 The Perfect World Foundation Award, previous awardees, including e.g. Sir David Attenborough, Dr. Jane Goodall, HSH Prince Albe.rt II of Monaco, and Dr. Sylvia Earle

Honorary IAGF Global Founding Member | R Evolution Global Founding Director:

As one the original Founding Members of IAGF and R Evolution, Steve's vision and passion helped shape and steer IAGF's conservation directions and non human ethics

In 2024 IAGF and the World lost this hero and champion for non human species... but his vision and voice remains with IAGF and with his organisation NhRP, that now occupies his seat as a Founding Member and NED Director of IAGF

Steve was Founder and President of globally esteemed Org 'Nonhuman Rights Project', an acclaimed lawyer teaching at Institutions such as Harvard, Stanford, Tel Aviv and Vermont. 

Steve lectures on Animal Law and Animal Ethics at notable scholarly institutions across the world.

Yale Law Journal cites him 'one of the piston of the Animal Rights Movement'. 

He is also authour of multiple key books in the field; both he and his Org NhRP are also the subject of globally acclaimed documentary 'Unlocking the Cage'.

IAGF Official Supporting Ally :  

The (Animal) Save Movement is an Official Partner of IAGF;

Anita is the Founder and Ceo of 'The Animal Save Movement' and somewhat of an icon in the animal rights movement.

Her organisation ASM was launched in 2012 and has seen it amass approx 700 chapters in 55+ countries.

Anita and ASM are also the Founders of THe Planet Based Treaty, a significant Global Treaty now endorsed by 20 Cities, 1000+ organizations, 1000+ Businesses, Universities and 72,000 individuals including Nobel Laureates, Scientists, Celebrities, Politicians, and athletes

Anita herself came to the world's attention when she was taken to court for giving a suffering animal water during live export at a 'bearing witness vigil'. Anita won the court case against her and found international acclaim for her commitment to justice and equality.

IAGF | R Evolution Legal Director:  

Martin Dacre is a notable solicitor working internationally.

With a long and notable history spanning decades he was a Partner at the internationally eminent law firm Eaton & Co Solicitors, working alongside Michael Eaton.

Martin is now Eric Clapton's solicitor dealing with his numerous music business affairs, his media footage and film affairs and also Eric's internationally acclaimed 'Crossroads Festival' in the United States.

IAGF Director: 

Courtney is a Government relations professional with a legal background and significant experience in grrassroots advocacy, legislative policy and regulatory compliance.

Courtney began her impressive career trajectory as a legal NRDC legal fellow, was the California State Director for the Humane Society of the United States and is now Director of Government Relations for the NhRP.

Courtney was also on the Advisory Board for the California Science Centre.

IAGF Official Supporting Ally:

Peter is the CEO of WILDAID, globally...

Wildaid are one of the world's leading and most significant NGOs  protecting innumerable vulnerable and close to extinction species...

While working across Asia, Peter created the first international program aimed at reducing demand for endangered species products. He received an Associate Laureate of the Rolex Award for Enterprise for this work

In 2000, Peter co-founded WildAid as has served as Executive Director and now CEO. In 2017, the organization works in 12 countries, has over 45 full time staff, a US$10 million budget leveraging over $289 million in donated media, and was recently given 100 out of 100 by Charity Navigator for transparency and efficiency

Advisor to IAGF CEO: 

Michael is a veritable international luminary in the field of Law and The Arts:

In 1965 Michael joined Stephenson Harwood and Tatham where he remained  a Partner until 1977 dealing as much with the corporate world of mergers and acquisitions as with the music industry.

In 1977 he joined Dick James Music Limited, Managers of the Lennon & McCartney Publishing Company, Northern Songs with a roster of recording artists including Elton John and on the publishing side an extensive list of the leading songwriters of the day.

Michael subsequently formed his own firm of Solicitors, Eaton & Burley, whose clients included the Bee Gees, Eric Clapton and Sting and many other household names.

In 1990 Michael ceased to practice as a Solicitor and focused on business management for various artists who had been former clients.

Michael is a Trustee of the Crossroads Antigua Foundation which owns the Crossroads Alcohol and Drug Rehabilitation Centre founded by Eric Clapton in Antigua, in connection with which Michael has been a key organiser of 5 multi-artist Guitar Festivals in Dallas, Chicago, and New York to benefit the Centre.

Michael has been awarded a BASCA Gold Badge for services to the UK Music Industry and is lauded as one of the first British lawyers successfully to represent British Artists in their dealings in the United States which had previously been the exclusive province of US lawyers.

IAGF Exec Event Producer | R Evolution Event Director

Robert’s prowess as an Exec Event Producer is impeccable and spans across 25yrs at highest level:

With an impressive historical roster of prestigious clients across Commercial, Entertainment, Corporate and Govt National and International Events & Conferences ranging from:

Universal Studios, U.A.E Govt Expo’s, U.A.E Ministry of Interior, U.K Royal Navy, U.K Royal Air Force, Samsung Global, GLA NYE Fireworks, Formula One / Abu Dhabi, UEFA Europa League, U.K Foreign Office / Buckingham Palace, Africa Cup of Nations, Dubai World Cup & numerous International Environmental and Conservation Conferences for UK, UAE, Commonwealth etc

IAGF Scientific Advisory Board.

Rob is an Environmental Scientist (honours) that has devoted his life to earth / ocean conservancy.

Working for a major UK University as a lecturer for 13yrs Rob has working experience in fieldwork, surveying, chemical & physical analytical techniques, water quality and affects of contaminants on habitats and species. Rob also has a Masters degree in ‘Archaeology and Heritage’ and researches the historical and cultural aspects of Human settlements including their effects on the environment.

Rob then took up the position of COO of Sea Shepherd UK, working in tandem with the Sea Shepherd global NGO at large for 9yrs and counting.

Rob has overseen and orchestrated 9 national and international major Sea Shepherd Campaign Operations:

- Operation GrindStop in the Faroe Islands 2014

- Seal Defence Campaign in Scotland (2014-2015)

- Operation Bloody Fjords in the Faroe Islands (2016-2022)

- Sea Shepherd UK 's Marine Debris Campaign

- Cove Guardians / Operation Infinite Patience in Japan (2016-2017)

- Operation 404 (2017-2018)

- Sea Shepherd UK's Ghostnet campaign (2018-2022)

- Reconnaissance work by boat and land around Orkney, Shetland and the Faroe Islands (2016-2019)

- Operation Mjolnir in Iceland at Hvalfjordur (2018)

- Sea Shepherd UK's Education Project (2020-2021)

- Founder member of the #StopTheGrind coalition

- Operation Northern Exposure, Iceland (2022)

IAGF Advisory Board:

CEO to one of the world’s leading ethical investment platforms ‘Beyond Investment’, based in Geneva, and a highly esteemed and renowned player in the realms of ethical business, conservation and animal advocacy at the very highest levels.

nb – ‘Beyond Investment’ is one of IAG Foundation’s Key Sponsorship Agent Partners

Claire’s financial background is as notable as it is extensive; previously a Partner and Shareholder at Albourne Partners (provides portfolio management and advisory services to institutional investors). In addition to a background in investing and finance, that included working with the most well-known and reputable investment houses and banks, she has done in-depth research regarding hedge funds, as well as acting as a structurer, broker, and marketer of derivatives + experience in credit analysis 

She has also put on a total of 7 galas which resulted in raising £1m for charity. She also put on approx. 93 further events that contributed. 

Claire / Beyond Investing recently received the accolade of 2022 Winner @investment Leader of the Year' at the global environmental Finance Sustainable Investment Awards.

Claire is also the founder of 100 Women in Finance, based in Geneva, which began in 2007. Since 2013 she has sat on the AVVEC board of directors, which is a Switzerland-based charity that provides resources and support to those who are victims of domestic violence

I Am Guardian Foundation Ambassador

Riana Scheepers lives in Wilderness, a small village in the indigenous forest of the Garden Route in the Western Cape Province of South Africa, where she dedicates her life to the protection of the critically endangered Knysna dwarf chameleon and writing.

Riana Scheepers is a bestselling author and was awarded numerous literary and coveted cultural awards in South Africa. 

She spent her childhood years in the rural town of Pongola in Zululand. This early (and later) contact with the Zulu people and their culture would have a profound influence on her writing, giving it that unique imprint that her work became famous for:  the fight for the underdog. The main themes of her literary work is the empowering of women and children, the eradication of illiteracy and, above all, nature conservation. She dedicates her life to excite and entice and educate through the ancient and provocative art of story-telling.

With a Ph.D in literature, she undertook several lecture tours in the Netherlands, Belgium, France and Poland. The Flemish Parliament invited her in 2002 to participate in its 30th anniversary celebrations, during which 24 poets from the Dutch speaking communities recited their poetry in Parliament. 

She is currently busy with a series of adventure books for children with the implicit message of appreciation and conservation of our magnificent creation. 

IAGF / R Evolution 'Head of Comms'

An award winning communications savant who has worked across the upper echelons of numerous international notable organisations such as Head of Government Relations Verchool Holdings UAE, Vice President Metco Global Middle East. 

Paul founded and is CEO of bespoke PR agency ‘Spearhead Creativity’ in Dubai which has supported and directed numerous esteemed professional global entities from MBI International & Partners, Kingdom Holding, Accor, Abu Dhabi Tourism, Emirates Airline, Emaar Hospitality, Zoya Wellness, Sharjah Media City (Shams), Kempinski Hotels, Abu Dhabi Executive office, Sharjah Film Festival, Sharjah Tourism, Expo 2020, acted as a catalyst for change for  household names such as Arabian Business (Arabic and English) and acting as a catalyst of change for the likes of Dubai Tourism, Marriott International, ADCB and Cartier amongst others & was cited  ‘100 most admired in media’. 

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WildAid is an Official Supporter of IAGF.

Since it's early conception through to inception Peter Knights and Wild have stood quietly behind IAGF as it followed its route to public launch...

It has stood as a marker for IAGF, an inspiration and guiding light... from tackling fights that the world didn't know needed fighting, its unwavering protection for one of the world's most precious, magical, gentle and vulnerable species;The Pangolin (a creature close to the heart of one of IAGFs founding Directors) to Wildaid's irrefutable and flawless transparency...

Lamya Essemlali is President of Sea Shepherd France - The largest and now most influential Chapter of Sea Shepherd internationally

Lamya, leading  Sea Shepherd France, works closely with Capt. Paul Watson. Both are conjointly in talks with the French Minister of the Sea and Biodiversity to proposing a sea pen sanctuary in France.

IAGF, initially working with Sea Shepherd Global, whose CEO stated

'Throughout our history, humanity has accomplished great things. Now is the time we show compassion and deepen our understanding of the natural world. Together we can change the future.  The 'I Am Guardian' Foundation and the 'R-Evolution Festival' is the catalyst of that change. A movement from all of us for everyone'

is thrilled to be moving forward and serving earth, ocean and species, with SSFrance and Capt. Paul Watson. 

CEO Statement: 

"Now more than ever, it's important that we neither take for granted our own human rights nor allow rights to arbitrarily stop with members of our own species. For this reason, we are thrilled to be part of 'I Am Guardian' Foundation and the 'R-Evolution Festival', which asks people around the world to imagine and work together to create a future in which we recognize nonhuman animal rights alongside human rights and in so doing strengthen the values and principles of justice that protect us all."

“The Nonhuman Rights Project is the only civil rights organization in the United States working through litigation, legislation, and education to secure fundamental rights for nonhuman animals” 

- Prof. Steven Wise: CEO & Founder of Nonhuman Rights Project (Scholar at Harvard, Barcelona, Miami & Stanford UCLs to name but a few)

Captain Paul Watson Foundation is an Official Founding Member of IAGF. 

Captain Paul Watson is an Official Founding Director.

Paul was an original founder of Greenpeace, the Founder of Sea Shepherd, Founder of the Captain paul Watson Foundation... and is also a Founding Director of IAGF.

One of the world's leading and most notable conservation who has changed the course of conservation and activism for ever and has sparked a global movement 

Captain Paul Watson Foundation UK, founded in 2005 as Sea Shepherd UK, is a direct action entity that followed in the footsteps of Capt. Paul Watson to continue as part of the New Movement and working closely with CPWF Global.

Now the closest and largest CPWF Chapter to CPWF Global it has itself developed and expanded in the last few years now with its own small fleet that, in tandem with CPWFs fleet, becoming the new formidable ocean presence, are patrolling the seas, protecting species internationally and documenting and bearing witness so that ocean and ocean species atrocities can be exposed, challenged and stopped.

CPWFUKs COO, Rob Read, is an Official Advisory Board Member of IAGF and IAGF is also an official ally to CPWFUK with two of our Founding Directors sitting on its exec and Advisory Board.

Animal Save Movement is an organisation that stands as one of modern days bravest, one of its most conscious and pioneering... not just recognising that animals deserve to be respected and their habitats protected but realising that all species, without exception, have a right to life... a life of freedom and without tyranny... without human tyranny and enslavement...

All beings deserve to live, breathe, love, play and exist free...

With chapters all over the world that hold vigils for species that lose their lives in their billions and in their millions daily, The Savement Movement has since launched it's global declaration The Plantbased Treaty that asks corporations, Towns, Cities and individuals alike to sign and declare their commitment to a peaceful, ethical and equal world for all non human species, in particular those enslaved by the agricultural industry

IAGFs Scientific Chair:

Grantham Institute: one of the world's leading Climate Change institutes.

It is also part of Imperial College London and Grantham Foundation (the largest sum of private funding given to climate change research in the U.K)

Grantham are the scientific body of 200+ world leading scientists that guide and drives the funding process to global flora & fauna / ocean & land NGOs from the IAG Foundation Fund.