All Speakers

Marianne HAAHR

Executive Director

International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB)

Marianne is the Executive Director of the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB), with the objective to scale high integrity nature credit markets. Prior to that Marianne was…

Camille LAU

Young Professional, Protected and Conserved Areas Team

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Chanthasone PHOMMACHANH

Lao Programs Director

Saola Foundation

I am a biodiversity survey specialist and Lao national with extensive experience in leading field-based biological monitoring teams in the forests of the Annamite range. I am the Laos…

Gregory MUELLER

Chief Scientist Emeritus

Chicago Botanic Garden

Gregory Mueller is Chief Scientist Emeritus at the Chicago Botanic Garden. He is also a Research Associate at Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago and an Adjunct Professor at Southern…

Benjamin JONES

Chief Conservation Officer

Project Seagrass

I am the Chief Conservation Officer at Project Seagrass, an organisation I co-founded in 2013 after seeing need for greater science-based conservation action for seagrass meadows globally. I am ex-…

John SCANLON

Executive President

International Council of Environmental Law

Seasoned leader in the fields of environment, nature and sustainable development, with a unique range of experience gained across multiple continents, disciplines and organisations, and the recipient…

Tinne VAN DER STRAETEN

Member of Parliament

Belgian Federal Parliament

Tinne Van der Straeten is a member of the Belgian Federal Parliament. She served as Federal Energy Minister between October 2020 and January 2025. During her term, she accelerated the energy…

Dawn CARR

Director, Strategic Conservation

Nature Conservancy of Canada

Dawn Carr, Director of Strategic Conservation, accelerates conservation impact at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) by integrating and expanding conservation partnerships to create landscape…

Joaquín Humberto GUTIéRREZ SáNCHEZ

Loreley Picourt

Directrice Générale

Ocean and Climate Platform

Loreley Picourt is the Executive Director of the Ocean & Climate Platform (OCP) – an international network from civil society mobilised for “a healthy ocean, a protected climate”. As a strong…

Camilla THAM

Head of International Partnerships

Natural History Museum

Camilla is Head of International Partnerships at the Natural History Museum. She is responsible for building collaborative relationships with organisations and individuals across the world to extend…

Razingrim OUEDRAOGO

Senior Programme Coordinator, Economics Team

IUCN

I’m Razingrim Arthur Jean Emmanuel OUEDRAOGO. I’m engaged in nature’s and human’s resilience to global environmental changes. I’m focusing my carrier work on the field of natural resource management…

Sylvia Gan

Sylvia is the Learning Manager at the Youth Climate Justice Fund (YCJF), where she leads the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems that generate evidence-based insights to…

Anna-Julia MCVEIGH

Head of Strategic Engagement

Nature Positive Initiative

Anna-Julia is a passionate advocate for climate and nature within business and NGO settings. Her mixed heritage from Brazil and the UK are ever present in her interactions, both personal and…

Ksenia Chernaya Scanlon

Chief, Communications, External Relations and Partnerships

United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD)

Xenya Scanlon is the Chief of Communications, External Relations and Partnerships at the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). She brings 20 years of experience on…

Monika BOHM

Freshwater Conservation Coordinator

Global Center for Species Survival, Indianapolis Zoo

I am the Freshwater Conservation Coordinator at the Global Center for Species Survival at the Indianapolis Zoo, supporting the freshwater work of the IUCN Species Survival Commission across the…

Ralf SEPPELT

Director

Luxembourg Centre fro Socio-Environmental Systems

Ralf Seppelt is a German mathematician, academic and author. He is a professor of Landscape Ecology and Renewable Resource Economics at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, and was heading of…

William RIDGEON

Senior Producer / Director

BBC Studios, Natural History Unit

Will is an award-winning Senior producer and director, at the BBC’s Natural History Unit – producing a wide range of natural history series and specialising in creating landmark, blue-chip films. As…

Giuseppe VILLALAZ

Directivo

Alianza Mesoamericano de Pueblos y Bosques - FTM

Originally from Usdub, Gunayala Comarca (Panama), he holds a degree in Business Administration and is the founder of TV Indígena, a platform that highlights the voices and realities of Indigenous…

Helena ATKINSON

Senior Programme Manager

Peace Parks Foundation

Silvia ALVAREZ-CLARE

Director of Global Tree Conservation Program

The Morton Arboretum

Dr. Silvia Alvarez-Clare is the Director of the Center for Species Survival: Trees, hosted at The Morton Arboretum near Chicago, IL, USA. and a member of the steering committee for the IUCN SSC…

Tim BADMAN

Director, World Heritage

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Tim Badman is Head of the World Heritage Programme at IUCN. He joined IUCN in August 2007, and was previously based in Dorset County Council (UK) as Environment Policy Manager. Between 2000-2006 he…

Nelly Naserian NARUPA

Indigenous Information Network

I am Naserian Narupa, a psychologist and a young leader,passionate about empowering women and indigenous communities. I love reading, building connections, and using my work to create positive change.

Barbara CHESIRE

Managing Director

AB Entheos

Barbara has been in the insurance industry for 18 years and is passionate to see insurance play a role in increasing financial resilience across the continent. She co-founded AB Entheos in 2014 and…

EDWIN ARRIGUI TORRES

Biólogo - Coordinador de conservación

Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre

Originally from El Pital, Huila, he has dedicated his academic and professional life to building bridges between continents—America, Europe, Africa, and Asia—in the constant pursuit of knowledge and…

Manal ALNAQBI

GIS Technician

Ekthar

Manal Alnaqbi is an Emirati GIS and Remote Sensing Technician with a Master of Science in Remote Sensing and GIS. She works in the wildlife conservation field, focusing on spatial analysis, habitat…

Baerbel VOGEL

Secretary

IUCN/WCPA GSG Caves and Karst Working Group

Over 30 years I am an engaged speleologist with a special focus on cave and karst protection and policy. I serve as president for the German Speleological Federation VdHK for almost 20 years now. In…

Christina VOIGT

Professor

University of Oslo

Commission Chair. Dr. Christina Voigt is a renowned expert in international environmental law and professor at the University of Oslo. She is passionate about legal issues of climate change,…