Stephanie Lvovich is the founder and Managing Director of Shared Planet. Before founding Shared Planet, Stephanie served as the global chair of public affairs at Edelman public relations.  She has nearly 30 years of public affairs and stakeholder engagement experience with a particular specialisation in reputation management, policy advocacy and thought leadership. Stephanie leads the Nature Restoration practice at Shared Planet and oversees all client projects. Her client work focuses on issues relating to ecological restoration, deforestation and landscape approaches, human wildlife conflict and the relationship with indigenous community stakeholders, shifting the global financial architecture towards a nature positive economy, cultural heritage and archaeology issues, and environmental awareness campaigning and behaviour change. Prior to joining Edelman, Stephanie worked for APCO Worldwide in London for nearly nine years where she built and managed APCO Worldwide's global Food & Consumer Products practice internationally as well as the firm's new business function for Europe, Middle East, Africa and India. Stephanie has authored articles in the field of international public affairs and corporate reputation and was recognised by HRH Queen Elizabeth in 2003 as a Pioneer to the Life of the Nation.