Mateusz Ciasnocha - a farmer from Poland on the mission of building a farmer-centric bridge between agricultural and climate policy. He lives his call to action through two businesses: the European Carbon Farmers, particularly through the MIDAS Project, and the Farm of Francesco, as well as through service in various Supervisory and Advisory Boards: Foundation of the Economy of Francesco, as well as Laudato Si Action Platform at the Holy See and the EU Soil Mission Board at the European Commission.

Educated at Hult International Business School, ESCP Europe Business School, the University of Oxford, the University of Edinburgh, and Columbia University. The U.S. Department of State recognized Mateusz for his leadership in the areas of farmer representation and climate action as the YTILI – the Young Transatlantic Innovation Leaders Initiative – Fellow. Mateusz was the only Polish participant in the first cohort of the Fratelli Tutti Political School – the Political School of Pope Francis. For his leadership in the food systems arena, Mateusz has been invited to join the Champions Network of the UN Food Systems Summit.