All Speakers
Patricio Roberto ROBLES GIL MESTRE
Artist in Residence
The WILD Foundation
Artist, conservationist, activist. Founder of two Mexican conservation organizations, thatworked with endanger species and securing biodiversity wild lands. In the last forty years, heproduces, and…
Sebastien TURBOT
Director
Earthna - Qatar Foundation
Sebastien guides governments, cities, businesses, and civil society in creating content and community-driven platforms that turn ideas into action. In his Earthna role, he develops the center’s…
Leigh Morris
Chief Executive Officer
The Wildlife Trusts
Leigh’s career began in horticulture, working and managing in plant nurseries, then teaching in land-based colleges, before 10 years at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, where he managed education…
Cheryl CHARLES
President and CEO Emeritus
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025
#NatureForAll Co-Chair
Cheryl Charles is an innovator, entrepreneur, educator, author and organizational executive. Throughout her career, Cheryl has focused on the well-being of children, families…
José Luis Chicoma
Program Chair of The Future of Food
THE NEW INSTITUTE
José Luis Chicoma is the Program Chair of The Future of Food at THE NEW INSTITUTE. He has served as Minister of Production in Peru, overseeing the fishing, aquaculture, and food market sectors. He…
Johannes ELS
Operations Manager
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Johannes Els is a herpetologist specialising in Arabian reptiles and amphibians with a strong focus on conservation. He is Operations Manager of the Arabia’s Wildlife Centre and regional chair of the…
Evan FREUND
Senior Director, Sustainable Infrastructure
WWF
Evan Freund is a senior director for sustainable infrastructure and finance on the WWF-US Forest team. In this role, he manages programming around infrastructure design, finance, and development,…
Jennifer SKENE
Global Forest Policy Manager, Int'l Program
Natural Resources Defense Council
Global Forest Policy Director, NRDCClinical Lecturer, Yale Law School
VAN MANH LAI
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Economics
ISPAE
Dr. Lai Van Manh is the Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Economics, Institute of Strategy and Policy on Agriculture and and Environment (ISPAE).He has several research…
Sean BREYER
Director, ArcGIS Living Atlas
Esri Inc.
Sean Breyer is the Director for ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World at Esri, where he leads the development of the world’s most comprehensive collection of global geographic information. With a degree…
Sara Magdalena PINEDA TORRES
Biol.
IUCN WCPA
Sara Pineda is a Mexican biologist and National Geographic Explorer dedicated to biodiversity conservation through community-based initiatives, collaborative networks, and environmental education in…
David NDEEREH
Deputy Director Research, Wildlife Research & Training Institute
Wildlife Research and Training Institute
I am a veterinary surgeon with more than 25 years successful background in wildlife veterinary practice and research. My goal is to accept new challenges as an avenue of enhancing my career and…
Fatima EL-AARABY
Phd student
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
Fatima El-Aaraby is a Moroccan researcher, biodiversity advocate, and PhD candidate at Abdelmalek Essaadi University in Tetouan. Her doctoral research focuses on the distribution and conservation…
Erik MEIJAARD
Managing Director
Borneo Futures Sdn Bhd
Erik Meijaard is a conservation scientist best known for his work on orangutans, tropical land-use, and the sustainability of vegetable oils. He is Managing Director of Borneo Futures, a science-…
Shaikha AL ZAABI
Wasit Wetland Center Guide
ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTED AREAS AUTHORITY
Mrs. Shaikha Alzaabi serves as a distinguished tour guide at Wasit Wetland Centre, where she combines deep environmental knowledge with exceptional interpretive skills to enrich visitor experiences.…
Iman EBRAHIMI
Conservationist
AvayeBoom Bird Conservation Society
Bird conservationist and environmental educator with 12 years of experience in bird rehabilitation, bird-watching field training, research related to human-bird connection, and management of 9…
Nirmal SHAH
Chief Executive
Nature Seychelles
Dr. Shah is a Seychellois fisheries, environmental and sustainable development expert with 43 years of experience in public, governmental, private and NGO sectors. He has also worked for IUCN and…
Mingwen DENG
Mingwen DENG
Martin STUCHTEY
CEO and Co-Founder
The Landbanking Group GmbH
Prof. Dr. Martin Stuchtey is a geologist and economist who has dedicated himself to the renewal of the economic system in the sense of a natural capital approach. Together with Dr. Sonja Stuchtey, he…
Ibrahim N. AL ZUBI
Group Chief Sustainability & ESG Officer
ADNOC - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company
Ibrahim N. Al Zu’bi oversees ADNOC’s sustainability strategy and performance and provides strategic direction for its environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures and reporting.…
Sarah Amy WYATT
Sr. Biodiversity Specialist
GEF (Global Environment Facility)
Sarah Wyatt is a Senior Biodiversity Specialist at the Global Environment Facility (GEF). At the GEF, she leads work with Latin American and Pacific island countries to develop biodiversity…
Juan Carlos NAVARRO
Ministro de Medio Ambiente
Panama
BA in Geography and Government, Dartmouth College; Master's in Public Administration, Harvard University. 1985, Member of the Board of Trustees and Founding Director, Ancon Foundation, an…
Roberta BARBOSA
Coordenadora
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade
A social worker with a degree from the University of Brasília (UnB), she has been a federal government employee for eleven years at the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).…
Fayaz ANWAR
Project Officer
Emirates Nature-WWF
Passionate about conservation, community engagement and data. My work as a Project Officer at Emirates Nature-WWF combines technical expertise with outreach, to lead citizen science initiatives that…
Sara AL MABRUK
General Director
Marine biology in Libya Society
Marine biologist and biodiversity conservation researcher with extensive expertise in Mediterranean marine ecosystems, particularly focused on endangered species conservation and biodiversity…
Willem FERWERDA
Founder
Commonland
Willem Ferwerda studied biology, tropical ecology and agriculture at the University of Amsterdam and Universidad Nacional Colombia. In Colombia he lived and worked with poor farmers on the…
Arthur BISPO
Professor
Goias Federal University (UFG)
I am biologist who seeks to become involved in actions that promote nature conservation throughout his career. Specializing in ornithology and landscape ecology, he has developed research that seeks…
Lucy APLIN
I currently hold joint positions as a SERI Professorial Fellow at the University of Zurich and an Associate Professor at the Australian National University. Previously, I held a Max Planck Research…