All Speakers
Mark DAY
Head of Kazakh Steppe Programme
Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative
A biologist by training, my biodiversity conservation, strategic communications, and organisational development work since the 1990s have enabled me to lead the design and delivery of a range of…
Paul STEWART
Global Coffee Director
TechnoServe
Paul Stewart is TechnoServe’s Global Coffee Director, overseeing a portfolio of partnerships with the world’s leading coffee companies, foundations, and public sector agencies to increase the coffee…
Pär WILHELMSSON
Manutnay XAVONGXAY
Office Manager
Saola Foudation
My name is Manutnay XAVONGXAY. I work at the Saola Foundation as an Office Manager and Financial Officer based in Vientiane Capital. I feel honored to contribute to conservation, which I believe is…
Ella GORDON-LATTY
Ella works at the intersection of markets, data and nature at Toha Network where she is build digital public infrastructure for equitable nature markets. With a background in human centred design and…
Ayman SULEIMAN
minister
ministry of Environment
Aiman A. A. Soleiman OKLAT, Ph.D.MINISTER OF ENVIRONMNET With experience over 23 years covered many topics related to Environment.
Vinod MATHUR
IUCN Strategic Advisor ( Biodiversity) APAP
IUCN
After serving for 33 years at the prestigious Wildlife Institute of India (WII), a globally acclaimed scientific institution of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of…
Karimah HUDDA
Founder and Chief Catalyst
illumine.earth
Karimah Hudda is the Founder and Chief Catalyst of illumine.earth. From roots in small-town India, Karimah became a global citizen, living, working, and traveling across nearly 50 countries.For over…
Nujoud ALHAMMADI
Head of Environmental Awareness Section
Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority
Nujoud Alhammadi is the Head of the Environmental Awareness Section at the Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority (DECCA). With a background in Chemical Engineering and a Master’s degree in…
Jennifer George
Chief Executive
EAAFP
Jennifer George is an accomplished cross-sector leader with a background spanning government, law, education, Indigenous partnerships, corporate development, and the non-profit sector. As Chief…
Tazarf Shamirova
Conservation Officer
Tajikistan Nature Foundation
I am Tazarf Shamirova, a dedicated conservation practitioner with a background in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Since 2023, I have been actively involved in wildlife conservation and sustainable…
Tom WILLIAMS
Eric SCHOUMSKY
HEAD OF NATURAL CAPITAL SOLUTIONS
SOCIETE GENERALE
Eric has over 25 years of experience in asset management and sustainable finance. He currently heads the Natural Capital Solutions team and leads the Biodiversity and Nature-Based Solutions Shift…
Jean-Charles DJELALIAN
Chief Sustainability Officer
Solvay
Engineer by education, I started my career in the administration. The United Nations had just launched the Global Compact and I had to engage French industries on Sustainability. Later on, I joined…
Kolawolé Saïd HOUNKPONOU
Directeur Général de l'Eau
Direction Générale de l'Eau / Ministère de l'Energie, de l'Eau et des Mines
Mr. HOUNKPONOU Kolawolé Saïd, a Beninese national, began his professional career as a research assistant at the National Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in 2004 after obtaining his Agro-…
Megan SIM
IBAT Programme Officer
IBAT
Megan Sim is a Programme Officer on the IBAT team, where she supports businesses and financial institutions in integrating biodiversity into their decision-making. With previous experience in…
Tamir SANSAR
Analyst
Office of the COP17 National Committee
Javier ALMUNIA
Director
Loro Parque Fundación
Javier Almunia holds a PhD in Marine Science from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and a Master’s in Environmental Management from the Institute of Ecological Research. Since September…
Haseebullah BAKHTARY
Haseeb Bakhtary is a lead consultant at Climate Focus with 10 years of experience in policy research at the intersection of climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development. His work seeks to…
Eileen Delia Mairena Cunningham
Lider Indígena
CADPI
Eileen Mairena Cunningham is an Indigenous activist, climate justice advocate, and global researcher. A Miskitu woman from Waspam, on Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast, she has spent over two decades…
Alys YOUNG
Post-doctoral research fellow
James Cook University
I am a quantitative ecology researcher passionate about conserving biodiversity. I employ quantitative tools and data-driven approaches to understand and protect ecosystems and species at broad…
Bineesh KINATTUMKARA
Scientist E
Zoological Survey of India
Jeff WORDEN
Global Director, People and Places Department, WWF International
WWF International
Jeff Worden is an ecologist and conservation leader with over 20 years of experience working at the interface of conservation and development. Jeff is dedicated to transforming the way we think about…
Babafemi OYEWOLE
CEO
Panafrican Farmers Organisation
Babafemi Oyewole, PAFO CEO.Babafemi is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Panafrican Farmers Organisation (PAFO). In this role, Babafemi leads an organisation that represents over 80 million…
Anuradhi JAYASINGHE
PhD Candidate
Griffith University
Anuradhi Dulangi Jayasinghe is a doctoral candidate at the School of Environment, Griffith University, Australia. Her research interests include human-wildlife coexistence, community-based…
Elin THOMAS
Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative
Dr Elin Angharad Thomas is a deep-sea biologist and early-career researcher, currently working as Communications Manager for the Deep-Ocean Stewardship Initiative (DOSI). Her role with DOSI supports…
Issahaku Npoagne TAWANBU
Programme Officer, PANORAMA
IUCN
Sayuki MIZOKAMI
Technical Officer
Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Technical Officer, Biodiversity Strategy Office, Ministry of the Environment, Japan