All Speakers

Ryo SEKIGUCHI

Senior Stakeholder Engagement and Communications Officer

IUCN

Ryo is a stakeholder engagement and communications professional with over 15 years of international experience across environmental, humanitarian and corporate sectors.Ryo currently serves as Senior…

Alison Ormsby

Associate Director of Design/ Forest Specialist

Adventure Scientists

Alison Ormsby has a PhD in Environmental Studies and was a professor of Environmental Studies for 20 years. Dr. Ormsby has taught human ecology and policy courses and published about topics that…

Lucas JOPPA

Musonda MUMBA

Secretary General

Ramsar Convention on Wetlands

Dr Mumba is a Zambian-born environmentalist with over 25 years of global experience in environmental management and sustainable development. She joins the Convention on Wetlands from the United…

Nessrine ALZAHLAWI

Expert Marine Biodiversity Assessment and Conservation

Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi

Nessrine Alzahlawi is an aquatic ecologist and environmental policy professional , currently leading the set up and implementation of the Abu Dhabi Mangrove Initiative within the Environment Agency…

VINCENT OLUOCH

Senior Program Officer – Private Sector Engagement

Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association

Vincent Oluoch specializes on tourism product development, conservation financing, conservation governance and institutions and partnerships development and management and has over a decade of…

amir ISLAM

Veterinarian

Al Ain Zoo

I am a passionate Veterinarian. Being on dynamic roles in veterinary medicine, I have been empowered to serve the majestic jewels of nature by upholding the highest standards in animal healthcare,…

Nurul WINARNI

Biologist

Research Center for Climate Change-Universitas Indonesia

Prior to joining RCCC-UI, Nurul Winarni has been worked as a field biologist for years and has worked in various field research projects, from observing game animal to bird, primates, and butterflies…

carolina HAZIN

Senior Policy Advisor, area-based conservation measures

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

I'm a Brazilian biologist with postgraduate studies in ecology, public policy and international relations. I have more than 20 years of experience in marine and wetlands conservation and protection.…

Luís IZQUIERDO MORA

Chair of the Global Board of Directors (ICCA Consortium)

ICCA Consortium

Luis Guillermo is an Arhuaco Indigenous person, one of the four Indigenous groups of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in the department of Cesar, Colombia. He holds a degree in Sociology and a…

Laurence PESSEZ

Global Chief Sustainability Officer

BNP Paribas

As creator of the Sustainability function within the group, Laurence is managing BNP Paribas related policy and contributed to obtaining several awards such as the “World Best Bank for Sustainable…

Barkha MOSSAE

Regenerative Blue Economy Manager

IUCN Secretariat

Kyra Lunderstedt

Chairperson

Botanical Society of South Africa and Sustainable Finance Coalition

Kyra Lunderstedt is the youngest Chairperson of the Botanical Society of South Africa and the Strategic Lead for Finance Solution Discovery at the Sustainable Finance Coalition. Kyra has more than 10…

Jane COTTON-HALL

Hugh DOULTON

Co-Director

Dahari

Hugh Doulton is Co-Director at Dahari. He has lived on the island of Anjouan for the past 18 years, playing a key role in Dahari’s creation and strategic development. Hugh was a Kinship…

Dorothy ABADE

African Natural Capital Alliance

Dorothy is the Head of the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) Secretariat and Africa Lead for Nature Finance & TNFD at FSD Africa, where she leads efforts to drive systemic change in nature…

Mingwen DENG

Charles DOUMENGE

Researcher

CIRAD

Trained in botany and tropical forest ecology at the University of Montpellier (France), I have been a researcher at CIRAD since 1999. I began my career in 1983 as manager of the Ipassa-Makokou…

Mrinalini Rai

Director

Women4Biodiversity

Mrinalini is a passionate advocate for women's rights and environmental justice. She specializes in policy, advocacy, and research that addresses the intersectionality of human rights, gender…

Amr ABDELMEGUID

Programme Manager

CEDARE

Kim GRUETZMACHER

Head of Division International Nature Conservation

BfN

Dr. Kim Gruetzmacher is Head of the Division for International Nature Conservation at the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, where she works with a dedicated team on a wide range of…

Abigael SUM

Communications & Outreach Specialist

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Qingyuan LI

Executive Vice President of Chery Subsidiary UAE

Chery Automobile Co. Ltd

Previously served as Chery Automobile Country Managing Director for multiple European markets, and currently serve as Executive Vice President of Chery Subsidiary UAE

Genevieve CAMPBELL

Senior Associate

Re:wild

Dr. Genevieve Campbell is a primatologist by training, with extensive knowledge of African biodiversity and conservation issues. She is leading the activities of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group…

Tariq AL-OLAIMY

G20 Global Land Initiative / UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Tariq Al-Olaimy is Managing Director of 3BL Associates, a people + planet systems transformation consultancy. Through 3BL Tariq co-leads initiatives including Public-Planet Partnerships, Diversity on…

Lena MAGHRAOUI

Programme Associate for Research and Development

IUCN

Lena Maghraoui is a Programme Associate at the IUCN North America Regional Office in Washington, D.C. Her work combines nature-based solutions with a focus on human rights in climate adaptation. Lena…

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…

Kevin CORREIA

Junior Project Officer

BIOFUND

Kevin Correia (born 2000) is a Mozambican-Portuguese Environmental Engineer passionate about biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, and innovative finance. Currently works as a Junior Project…