The Amazon is losing 10,000 acres every day due to logging and other illegal activities. Deforestation is destabilizing the weather, displacing people, and endangering countless species. You have the power to save the beating heart of our planet as a Junglekeepers sponsor.
Join us at Jazz at Lincoln Center on January 22, 2026, for an inspiring program and evening of connection with others dedicated to defending the Amazon. We’ll also celebrate our founding donors who make our work possible.
Featuring Jungle Experiences and Indigenous Crafts with Lydia Fenet, Renowned Auctioneer
Keynote
by Junglekeepers Founder Paul Rosolie, Author & Amazon Conservationist
Remarks
by Junglekeepers Vice President & TIME100 Climate Leader Juan Julio Durand
Remarks
by Junglekeepers President Roy Riquelme, Chef & Conservationist
Event Honoree
Bronwyn Agrios & Eric Gundersen
Bronwyn Agrios and Eric Gundersen are builders. Bronwyn works where aerospace, data, and climate meet. As a startup founder, she built tools to work with satellite data — leading teams through rocket launches and explosions, designing product, and operating spacecraft. She has supported global environmental work through her National Geographic fellowship and work with Al Gore’s Climate TRACE coalition.
Eric began digitizing maps in Afghanistan with the U.S. State Department: needing better tools, he founded Mapbox and scaled it from an open-source project in a D.C. garage into a global mapping platform used by hundreds of millions. Eric is known as an operator and very hands on product guy.
Through their family office, they back founders solving hard problems— from high-tech global collaborations to grassroots efforts like Junglekeepers.
Event Honoree
Jay Jacobs
Jay Jacobs is Co-Founder and Chairman of Paperless Parts, a manufacturing technology company, and a passionate conservation philanthropist. In summer 2024, his visionary leadership and generous donation matching catalyzed Operation Ancient Forest, helping Junglekeepers raise $300,000 in just 72 hours to protect critical Amazon rainforest habitat. His strategic approach to philanthropy demonstrates how bold giving can inspire collective action and create immediate, measurable impact for our planet's most vital ecosystems.
Event Honoree
Vanessa Stephens
Vanessa Stephens is a physician, mother of three, and passionate conservationist who grew up exploring the forests of the Pacific Northwest. After discovering Junglekeepers through a podcast, she was immediately moved to support their mission, and her commitment deepened when she and her daughter witnessed firsthand the extraordinary beauty of the Amazon rainforest that Junglekeepers protects. Having returned multiple times to the Las Piedras, Vanessa continues her support with the vision of one day visiting a fully protected corridor—a living testament to what dedicated conservation can achieve.
Event Special Guest
Lex Fridman
Lex Fridman is an AI researcher at MIT and host of the Lex Fridman Podcast, where he conducts in-depth conversations with notable figures across science, technology, philosophy, and the arts. During an expedition to the Amazon with Paul Rosolie, Lex witnessed firsthand the urgent threat to ancient forest habitat, becoming a passionate advocate for Junglekeepers' mission. His podcast interviews with Paul have mobilized a global audience, inspiring donations both large and small and bringing unprecedented awareness to the fight to protect the Amazon rainforest.
Event Honoree
Dax Dasilva
Dax Dasilva is a visionary tech entrepreneur and pioneering environmental activist who founded the highly successful Lightspeed before launching Age of Union in 2021 with a transformative $40 million commitment to protect threatened ecosystems worldwide. As one of Junglekeepers' most crucial early champions, Dax via Age of Union has pledged $3.5 million over five years to protect the Las Piedras River corridor. His bold leadership and extraordinary generosity exemplify how one individual's vision can inspire global change and create lasting impact for our planet's future.
Your Presence Makes a World of Difference
88 cents of every dollar donated goes straight to on-the-ground action.
We’ve already safeguarded more than 130,000 acres of rainforest in Peru’s Las Piedras corridor. By attending our gala, becoming a sponsor, or making a donation, you can further our work to.
