All Speakers
Raul FONTOURA
Head of the International Affairs Division
ICMBio
Raul Fontoura is Head of the Division of International Affairs at ICMBio, where he advises senior leadership on foreign affairs and explores opportunities for international partnerships. A career…
Prachi JADHAV
Regional Manager
WWF
Prachi Jadhav is the Regional Programme Manager with WWF, leading Mekong in BALANCE (MiB), a Sida-funded initiative that aims to deliver inclusive and equitable biodiversity governance across…
Marisol CASTILLO
Secretaria Ejecutiva de la CCAD
Comisión Centroamericana de Ambiente y Desarrollo
Dr. Castillo is a lawyer specialized in Administrative, Environmental, International Law, and Water Law.She holds a Doctorate in Law, a Master’s degree in State Administration Law, a Master’s in…
Alejandra MORALES ARCHILA
Project Coordinator
IUCN
Environmental engineer from Rafael Landívar University (Guatemala), with a master’s degree in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management, specializing in Climate Change, obtained from the University of…
Alex Bowmer
Director of Natural History
On the Edge
Dr Alex Bowmer is Director of Natural History at On the Edge (OtE), a media and conservation organisation, whose vision it is to bring nature back into our everyday lives. They do this by using pop…
Francisca Solari
Francisca Solari
Alain FRECHETTE
Director - Rights, Climate & Conservation
Rights and Resources Initiative
Alain Frechette, PhD, is Director of Rights, Climate, and Conservation and Strategic Analysis at RRI. He’s worked for nearly three decades in areas related to natural resource management,…
Warwick MOSTERT
Biodiversity and Business Lead
Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool
Warwick is the IBAT Biodiversity and Business Lead and brings over 25 years of biodiversity and conservation management experience across the corporate and private sector. Warwick's focus is on how…
Toni CHALAH
Head of Capability and Competency Development Division
Ekthar
Toni Chalah is an animal physiology specialist with a focus on avian biology and reproductive physiology. With over 25 years of experience in bird conservation and breeding, he has actively…
yu liang LIU
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
I am a reproductive biologist of giant pandas from Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China. I have been engaged in research on giant panda breeding for more than 20 years and have made…
Demba MARICO
Coordonnateur de Programme E2SL
Partenariat Régional pour la Conservation des zones côtières
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…
MATAURI NGATAMARIKI MIRIA
Marwa ALAWADHI
Head of Awareness and Conservation Section
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
Marwa Alawadhi is Head of the Awareness and Rationalization of consumption section within the Productivity and Demand Management Department at the Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure. She is also…
Mary BLAIR
Associate Director
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History
Mary E. Blair, Ph.D. is the Associate Director of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History. She leads an interdisciplinary research program on…
María José AMOR
Marina KOSMUS
Head of Competence Centre Biodiversity, Forests and Agriculture
GIZ
Marina Kosmus is Head of the Competence Centre for Biodiversity, Forests, and Agriculture at GIZ HQ (German Agency for International Cooperation). She brings over 20 years of professional experience…
edward perry
biodiversity policy analyst
OECD
Edward Perry is a Biodiversity Policy Analyst at the OECD Environment Directorate. His work focuses on biodiversity finance, the design of policy instruments – particularly economic incentives – and…
Wai Kit TING
Youth Programme Coordinator
Mandai Nature
Wai Kit is the Youth Programme Coordinator at Mandai Nature, leading initiatives to engage young people in conservation across Singapore and Southeast Asia. He cofounded the CITES Global Youth…
Isaac ROUNDS
Protected Areas Officer
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Isaac Rounds is the Protected Areas Officer at SPREP, where he leads biodiversity conservation across the Pacific, including managing the Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal. He holds a Bachelor’s…
Cynthia BARZUNA
Deputy Director
WRI
Cynthia Barzuna Gutiérrez is the Global Deputy Director of the Ocean Program at the World Resources Institute (WRI), where she provides strategic leadership across a global portfolio that connects…
Khuloud ALNUWAIS
Chief Sustainability Officer
Emirates Foundation
Khuloud has close to 28 years of experience in the private sector & philanthropy. Khuloud leads the development of new initiatives including establishing the Emirates Foundation in 2005, she…
Nigel DUDLEY
Consultant
Equilibrium Research
Nigel Dudley is a consultant ecologist. His work focuses particularly on ecosystem services, broad-scale approaches to conservation, planning and management of protected and conserved areas and…
ROWELY YEN PARICO
Executive Officer
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas
Yen Parico is currently serving as the Temporary Executive Officer of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). A firm believer in the power of young people to shape a better future for…
André Hoffmann
Vice-Chairman
Roche
André Hoffmann is a businessman, environmentalist, and a passionate advocate for business as a force for good. André is Vice Chairman of Roche Holding AG, the family business and co-chair of the…
Elise MARQUIS
Senior Director
The Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue Center
Elise is a marine ecologist with a deep passion for studying coastal and pelagic ecosystems, as well as the dynamics of marine food web, with a particular focus on planktonic communities. For more…
Craig TRIBOLET
Deputy Director Sustainability
APRIL
Craig Tribolet is Director of Sustainability at APRIL Group, a member of RGE. APRIL Group is one of the world’s largest producers of pulp and paper products used by millions of people every day. Its…
Willow MCGRATH
Student
Center for Global Education
I’ve represented Canadian youth on matters of environmental education, human rights and the SDGs at; the National Forum for Environmental Learning, the AP Nature Ed conference, the CCUNESCO…