All Speakers

Nabegh GHAZAL ASSWAD

Programs Manager / Senior Scientific & Technical Advisor

Syrian Society for the Conservation of Wildlife

Dr. Nabegh Ghazal Asswad had a PhD. in Wildlife Ecology and Management. He works as a Programmes Manager at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) for the Middle East and North Africa…

OLE KAUNGA MALIH, J.N

Founder/Director

IMPACT - Kipok Fund

I am community and global leader who value collective action, relationships to drive transformational change that enables Indigenous peoples to be the fulcrum of their own visions and self-…

Leah BARCLAY

Discipline Lead of Design and Senior Lecturer

University of the Sunshine Coast

Dr Leah Barclay is an Australian sound artist, designer, and researcher working at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Her research and creative work investigate new approaches to…

Maya NEHME

Director

Lebanon National Committee of IUCN Members

Dr. Maya Nehme is the Director of the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI), a Lebanese NGO that started in 2010 as a project funded by USAID and implemented by the US Forest Service International…

Anita TZEC

Senior Program Manager on Indigenous Peoples & Con

IUCN Secretariat

Michael BROMBACHER

Michael Brombacher is a trained environmental scientist. From 2001 to 2011 he worked and lived (since 2004) in Central Asia where he developed the Important Bird Areas Programme in the region on…

Vance Martin

Board member, director

Union of Nature

Vance G. Martin created and built-out the WILD Foundation over 40 years as its President and on its board. In that capacity he served as International Director of the World Wilderness Congress…

Mark DIMECH

Marine Director

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Dr. Mark Dimech, obtained his Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences, at the University of Wales, Bangor, U.K. He has 25 years’ experience in Fisheries data collection, stock assessment and Fisheries…

Magdalena CYGAN

Junior Professional (Green Status of Species)

IUCN

Avoiding a sixth mass extinction is not enough – wildlife conservation must strive to restore thriving ecosystems and taxa. At IUCN, I am helping to spur this paradigm shift by coordinating a global…

Monika BOHM

Freshwater Conservation Coordinator

Global Center for Species Survival, Indianapolis Zoo

I am the Freshwater Conservation Coordinator at the Global Center for Species Survival at the Indianapolis Zoo, supporting the freshwater work of the IUCN Species Survival Commission across the…

Natalia GREENE

Politóloga

GARN - Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature

Natalia Greene - Ecuadorian activist and political scientist. Bachelor of Arts at Hampshire College, Massachusetts. Master’s degree in Social Sciences from FLACSO-Ecuador, Master’s degree in Climate…

Angela Andrade

Chair IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management

IUCN

Commission Chair. Anthropologist specialized in Human Geography and Land Evaluation, with an MSc in Land Ecology from ITC – University of Twente, the Netherlands. She brings more than 30 years…

Marc ROSIERS

Senior Advisor

European Landowners Organisation

Since 2016, Marc Rosiers is managing director of MR F&A Consult which serves its clients with independent, evidence-based and applicable advice on strategic management (strategy design, business…

Meena KADHIMI

Robertina Brajanoska

Director

Macedonian Ecological Society

Robertina BrajanoskaExecutive Director | Macedonian Ecological Society (MES)With over 24 years of experience in nature conservation at both national and trans-boundary levels, and a background in…

Hussein Alfa NAFO

Ambassador Seyni Nafo is an influential voice in global climate diplomacy and a driving force behind Africa’s climate and sustainable development efforts. Currently serving as Co-Chair…

JUN LIU

Senior Expert of the Department

China National Petroleum Corporation

Manesh LACOUL

Global Coordinator

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Mr. Manesh Lacoul is a professional with over twenty years of progressively responsible experience in managing programmes, projects, and initiatives designed to advocate innovation, sustainability…

Adolfo Ottoniel MONTERROSO RIVAS

National Project Coordinator

IUCN

I am a Guatemalan professional specialized in environmental and natural resource economics. I work at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN-Guatemala) coordinating the Project…

Abdrahmane WANE

Regional Director for West and Central Africa

ILRI

Dr. Abdrahmane Wane is Principal Scientist and Regional Director for West and Central Africa at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). A development and agricultural economist…

Sunhwa CHUNG

IUCN-Republic of Korea Senior Government Manager

IUCN Secretariat

Kaori YASUDA

Rwanda Country Rep/ESARO Partnerships Coordinator

IUCN

Kaori Yasuda, Rwanda Country Representative/Regional Strategic Partnerships & Programme Development Coordinator for Eastern and Southern Africa, IUCNKaori Yasuda has been the Country…

Karim HAGGAR

Senior Advisor (Conservation & Biodiversity)

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Dr. Karim Haggar, WCPA member and IUCN Congress ambassador, is a Senior Advisor at Roland Berger, where he focuses on nature conservation and biodiversity, with a broader emphasis on ESG,…

Thomas Andersson

President

IKED

President of the International Organisation of Knowledge Economy and Enterprise Devcelopment (IKED) Previously: Vice-Chancellor of Jönköping University, Sweden Deputy Director of Science Technology…

Rashed ALSUWAIDI

PUBLIC EVENTS SPECIALISTS

Department of culture and tourism

My name is Rashed Al Suwaidi, and I work as a Public Events Specialist at the Zayed National Museum. I’m also the Vice Chair of the Department of Culture and Tourism Youth Council, where I focus on…

Karen Westley

Karen Westley has a BS in Human Biology from Stanford University and an MSc from Yale University in Tropical Ecology. She spent her early career working for a large international humanitarian…

Axel HOCHKIRCH

Curator for Ecology

Musée national d'histoire naturelle Luxembourg

Axel Hochkirch is Head of Conservation Biology at the National Museum of Natural History in Luxembourg and associate professor in the Department of Biogeography at Trier University, Germany. He…

Ying LI

Ministry of Natural Resources of China