All Speakers

Erika KOROSI

Senior Director Nature Markets

Conservation International

Erika is leading Conservation International’s global efforts in the innovative space of nature and biodiversity markets. Erika joined CI with a background spanning over two decades in corporate,…

Gregg CASAD

Ocean Policy Advisor

Allen Institute for AI

Mr. Gregg Casad serves as the Monitoring, Control, and Surveillance (MCS) Advisor for Skylight, where for over four years he has supported governments and conservation partners in strengthening…

Dominic REGESTER

Director Education

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Dominic Regester is Director of Education and Director of the Center for Education Transformation at Salzburg Global, where he is responsible for designing, developing and implementing programs on…

Anand Punja

Director of Stakeholder Relations

Forest Stewardship Council International

Anand has worked on sustainability through its different core lenses (Social, Environmental and Economic) for 25+ years now at varying scales from local level to international. Anand has held…

Shahad ZUHAIR

Technical and Administrative Assistant

IUCN ROWA

Shahad Zuhair is an environmentalist conservationist and climate-justice advocate currently working with IUCN ROWA. With over six years of experience supporting environmental project management, she…

Raymond KLAASSEN

Researcher

University of Groningen

Katalin CZIPPAN

nature education expert

Blue Planet Foundation

Strategic Advisor & Nature Education for Sustainability Co-Chair Katalin Czippan is an educator with experience in the field of environmental and sustainability education and communication…

Pragyan Raj POKHREL

Senior Programme Officer

IUCN

Pragyan Raj Pokhrel is an ecosystem restoration and socio-economics expert with over a decade of experience at the intersection of community-based conservation, land degradation, and sustainable…

Yasmin QUINTANA

Manager of the Center for Species Survival: Freshwater

Shedd Aquarium

Dr. Yasmin Quintana is a fisheries scientist, ecologist, and conservation biologist with over a decade of experience working across academic, governmental, non-governmental, and international…

Isabella MAZZEI

GCELS Staff Intern

Center for Environmental Legal Studies

I am Italian and Guatemalan, and I grew up in Switzerland. I studied Environmental Law at the Elizabeth Haub School of Law, where I drafted a motion that will be voted at the assembly on the…

Addison MARRY-CHOW

Content Development & Communications Coordinator

Families In Nature

Giacomo MONTEREALE GAVAZZI

Science for Policy Researcher/European Commission Contract Agent

European Commission Joint Research Centre

Giacomo Montereale Gavazzi (BSc Animal Biology and Behaviour, MSc Conservation Ecology, PhD hydroacoustics for seabed mapping) is an ecologist working at the European Commission’s Knowledge Centre…

Aleksander TRAJCE

Executive Director

PPNEA

Aleksandër Trajçe is the Executive Director of PPNEA, the oldest and largest nature conservation organisation in Albania. Active in nature conservation since 2004, he combines a strong scientific…

Atanasio Gabriel HUENUN HUEITRA

Indigenous Expert

Koyagtun Koz Koz Mapu Mapuche Association

I am Atanasio Gabriel Huenun Hueitra, 46 years old, Mapuche, and I participate in the work of the Koyagtun Koz Koz Mapu Mapuche Association of Panguipulli and the ICI Futa Mawiza. I am a farmer and…

Olivier STAEHLI

CEO and Co-Founder

Synature

Olivier Staehli (26, Zurich, Switzerland) is the co-founder and CEO of Synature, a startup using AI and sound to revolutionize animal monitoring across agriculture, aquaculture, and nature. Devoted…

Jes LEFCOURT

Senior Director, Conservation Technology

Ai2 / EarthRanger

Caitlin Eschmann

Executive Director

Conservation Allies

Dr. Caitlin Eschmann brings over 20 years of dedicated experience in primate behavioral ecology, conservation research, science education, animal welfare, and project management to her role as…

Christi LINARDICH

Senior Researcher/Manager

IUCN Marine Biodiversity Unit

Christi is a manager of the IUCN Marine Biodiversity Unit where she evaluates extinction risk of marine species, including corals and fishes. She has contributed to thousands of IUCN Red List…

Rabab AL LAWATI

Conservation Outreach Coordinator

Environment Society of Oman

Rabab Al Lawati is an early-career wildlife and conservation biologist and, until June 2025, served as the Conservation Outreach Coordinator at the Environment Society of Oman (ESO), Oman's first and…

Jamie MCCALLUM

CEO

Force For Nature

I started my career with six years in sports sponsorship and marketing communications (Williams F1, Damon Hill and IMG), before running a sustainability consultancy for fifteen years (sample clients…

Christine Dragisic

Managing Director, Global Policy

National Audubon Society

Chris Dragisic is an experienced conservation and climate policy professional with significant experience in government, multilateral development banks, and civil society. She is currently Managing…

Rahul Chand

Protected and Conserved Areas Coordinator

IUCN Secretariat

Puyr TEMBE

Co-founder

FEPIPA and ANMIGA

Puyr Tembé is a leader and the first indigenous woman to head a state secretariat in Pará, connecting the experience of territories threatened by deforestation with international coordination for the…

Manuel PULGAR-VIDAL

Climate Crisis Commission Chairman

Council 2021-2025

Manuel Pulgar-Vidal has been appointed by the IUCN Council as the Interim Chair of IUCN’s recently established Climate Crisis Commission (CCC). IUCN Members decided to create the new expert…

Gemma PARKES

Head of Communications

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

With over 20 years’ experience as a global strategic communications leader across the non-profit, public and private sectors in organizations both large and small, Gemma is Head of Communications…

Ahmed GHEDIRA

Président de l'association Notre Grand Bleu

comité UICN Tunisie

Ahmed GHEDIRA is the President of the IUCN Tunisia National Committee and an emeritus senior secondary school teacher at Bourguiba High School in Monastir. He holds a Master’s degree in Technical…

Arlie ENDONILA

Chief Operating Officer

Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources, Inc.

PARANY LILIANE

Program Coordinator

Madagascar National Parks

Liliane Parany is Head of the Department of Quality, Resource Mobilization, and Monitoring & Evaluation at Madagascar National Parks, the institution responsible for managing 43 protected areas…