Melanie Ryan

Melanie Ryan

Chief Executive Officer, Unearthodox

Melanie Ryan is the founding CEO of Unearthodox, launched in 2023 as a ‘thinkubator’ dedicated to catalysing, connecting and partnering around the world so that innovation helps transform systems for nature (including people) and a healthier planet. She has worked for over two decades across Australia, South-East Asia, Europe, universities and global collaborations. Her experience spans private, public, not-for-profit sectors and academia. Her collaborative work on systems change, equity, regeneration, facilitation and innovation has been published internationally, including in Nature Sustainability. She has supported partnerships with WWF, UNEP-WCMC, DFAT, the private sector, and others. She grounds her leadership in motherhood, yoga, nature, travel, reading, podcasts and meeting inspiring people in everyday life.



Speaking at


The Speakers

Meet the thought leaders and innovators shaping the future of the well-being economy.



Gong Yao Min


Steven Soo


Johanna Zuleta

Founder, La Zuleta


Solla Zophoniasdottir

Learning Services Orchestrator, Climate-KIC


朱岩 Ian Zhu

Founding Member, NIO Capital


张乐 Zhang Le

President, MCM International Group China


Nakul Zaveri

Partner, LeapFrog Investments


Katy Yung

Chief Executive Officer, Sustainable Finance Initiative