All Speakers

Joao SOUSA

Senior Programme Officer, Blue Natural Capital

IUCN Secretariat

Name : Joao Matos de Sousa Academic Background: Joao possesses a BA in Biotechnology, a MA in Biotechnology Engineering and a post graduation in Engineering Policy and Management of Technology.…

Jeff WORDEN

Global Director, People and Places Department, WWF International

WWF International

Jeff Worden is an ecologist and conservation leader with over 20 years of experience working at the interface of conservation and development. Jeff is dedicated to transforming the way we think about…

Mirta PEREIRA

Asesora Socio-Jurídica de la FAPI

Federación por la Autodeterminación de los Pueblos Indígenas

Mirta Pereira is the legal authority of the Federation for the Self-Determination of Indigenous Peoples (FAPI).

Russell MITTERMEIER

Chief Conservation Officer

Re;wild

Russell A. Mittermeier is currently Chief Conservation Officer of Re:wild (formerly Global Wildlife Conservation), a position he has occupied since 2017. Prior to this position, he served for three…

Ella GORDON-LATTY

Ella works at the intersection of markets, data and nature at Toha Network where she is build digital public infrastructure for equitable nature markets. With a background in human centred design and…

Tania AMMOUR

Member of 20y SV Team; Senior Advisor ORMACC RD

IUCN

Tania has an extensive experience in the design, implementation, technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as in other…

Rameez AL DAOUR

Educator/Food consultant

SEE Food

Rameez Al Daour is an educator, researcher, and active public speaker specializing in food security, safety, and community nutrition. She holds degrees in Clinical Nutrition and Food Safety…

Britta HACKENBERG

Senior Technical Associate

Namibia Nature Foundation

I am a passionate female conservationist with a Master’s degree in Sustainable Forestry and Land Use Management, an Engineer degree in Landscape Design and 18 years’ work experience in the field of…

Arthur BRANT

Coordenator

ICMBio

I am the National Coordinator for the Red List Assessment of Brazilian fauna by ICMBio, a Brazilian government institute. With experience in the conservation and monitoring of Brazilian…

Ljubica TIPSAREVIC

Mamadou DIOP

Green List Project Officer

IUCN Secretariat

Mamadou is a specialist in protected area management, having successfully completed several training courses and diplomas. He has benefited from IUCN scholarships on several occasions since the DU…

Haizea JIMENEZ

Head of Overseas programme

IUCN French Committee

Marine biologist specializing in the quantitative ecology of benthic communities across coastal temperate and tropical ecosystems. I bring extensive fieldwork expertise, strong taxonomic skills, and…

Maggie MCGRAW

Intelligence Research and Policy Advisor

Earth League International

Maggie is the Lead Intelligence Research and Policy Advisor at Earth League International where she coordinates the synthesis of intelligence to share with the public, government officials, and other…

Alejandro NASSAR

Biologo

Colegio Anglo Colombiano

A Biologist graduate from the Universidad de los Andes with an emphasis on tropical forest ecology. I am currently finishing my Master's degree in Ecological Restoration at the Pontificia Universidad…

Basile VAN HAVRE

Research Associate

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Basile van Havre is an expert in biodiversity and multilateral negotiations. He is senior advisor at IDDRI, a research Associate at UQO, a member of Ouranos Scientific advisory Committee and of the…

Barney LONG

Senior Director Conservation Strategies

Re:wild

Barney Long is the Senior Director of Conservation Strategies at Re:wild where he oversees the species conservation, protected area management, crime prevention, exploration and restoration and…

Kelly DE BIE

Manager Management Effectiveness

Parks Victoria

I lead the Management Effectiveness team for Parks Victoria. I was previously a Research Fellow in the School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, University of Melbourne, with expertise in the…

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…

Jessica CAMPESE

Part-time consultant

IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025

Jessica is a practioner and researcher with over 15 years' experience working on environmental governance and human rights-based conservation. Her work includes collaboration, advocacy, and learning…

Julia NEWTH

Ecosystem Health & Social Dimensions Manager

WWT

I’m a social ecologist leading WWT’s Ecosystem Health and Social Dimensions team, a dynamic group working at the intersection of social science and ecology. Our mission is to generate and apply…

Rhimou El Hamoumi

Présidente

Groupe de Recherche pour la protection des oiseaux au Maroc (GREPOM)

I am a biodiversity conservation expert and researcher specializing in wetlands in Morocco. I conduct scientific research on avian biodiversity, habitat structure, and ecological interactions,…

Alexandra SWANSON

Nature Tech & Innovation Director

Conservation International

Dr Alexandra (Ali) Swanson is a conservation ecologist with 20 years international experience at the intersection of community and population ecology, technology, and international policy. As the…

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…

Dakota KOENIG

Policy Associate, Biodiversity and Infrastructure

The Nature Conservancy

Dakota Koenig is a Policy Associate for Biodiversity & Infrastructure at The Nature Conservancy, where he supports global conservation policy efforts through strategic coordination, stakeholder…

Sushil RAJ

Executive Director, Rights and Communities

Wildlife Conservation Society

Sushil Raj is the Executive Director of the Rights and Communities Global Program at WCS, a board member and mediator with the New York Peace Institute, and former member of the Working Group of…

Nunia THOMAS

Director

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Nunia Thomas-Moko is a passionate advocate for the conservation of Fiji’s natural heritage and environmental sustainability. In 2007 Nunia joined the newly formed NatureFiji-MareqetiViti - Fiji’s…

Krista LYONS

Endangered species policy consultant and independent researcher

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

As a core member of the IUCN CEM Rewilding Thematic Group (RTG), I bring an interdisciplinary perspective to the group with a PhD in Public Policy Administration, Environmental and Natural Resources…

Sawsan GHARAIBEH

Sawsan Gharaibeh, PhD The Project Lead of FCDO funded Al-Murunah+, a gender-transformative climate change adaptation project in the MENA, Her portfolio spans over 18 years with international…