All Speakers

Daouda SEMBENE

Founder and CEO

AfriCatalyst

Daouda Sembene is the CEO of AfriCatalyst, a global development advisory firm headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. He also serves as a Distinguished Non-resident Fellow at the Washington-based Center for…

Cristina CHAMINADE

Professor

Spanish ational Research Council and Unearthodox

Refined English version:I am a Research Professor at INGENIO (CSIC-UPV), Spanish National Research Council and Unearthodox consultant. With a background spanning unorthodox economics, ecology, and…

Salama ALMANSOORI

Specialist Plant Conservation

Environment Agency- Abu Dhabi

I’m Salama Al-Mansoori, a Plant Conservation Specialist in the Plant Genetic Resource Center Division at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD). For the past four years, I’ve been at the forefront…

ludovic BRANLANT

NbS Mainstreaming Adviser

Pacific Community (SPC)

Ludovic Branlant is an experienced climate change and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) specialist with over a decade of expertise in project design, management, and policy integration across the Pacific…

KATHARINE HAYHOE

Chief Scientist

The Nature Conservancy

Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding what climate change means for people and the places where we live. She is the Chief Scientist for The Nature…

Patricia RICARD

Présidente

Institut Océanographique Paul Ricard

Patricia Ricard has been actively engaged in environmental protection for over 30 years and is President of the Oceanographic Institute Paul Ricard. Founded in 1966, the Institute operates as a…

Todd Miller

Director of Conservation Programs

The Nature Conservancy

As the Director of Conservation Programs for The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia, Todd oversees the land protection, stewardship, forest carbon, ecosystem restoration and conservation planning…

Anita TZEC

Senior Program Manager on Indigenous Peoples & Con

IUCN Secretariat

Enrico SORATO

Enrico Sorato is an Italian behavioural ecologist. He graduated in Biology from the University of Padova, Italy, and earned a PhD in Animal Behaviour and Evolution from Macquarie University,…

Sami ULLAH MAJEED

Terrestrial Biodiversity Inspector

Fujairah Environment Authority

Sami Ullah Majeed has been a Park Ranger at Wadi Wurayah National Park in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, since 2014. The 220 km² reserve is internationally recognized as a Ramsar Wetland, UNESCO…

Helen SENN

Head of Conservation And Science

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland

Helen manages the RZSS Conservation department. She has worked at RZSS since 2011, including managing the RZSS WildGenes lab. She is a specialist in conservation genetics. She also works on species…

Jon Paul RODRIGUEZ

Presidente

PROVITA

Jon Paul Rodríguez has been working for the conservation of Venezuelan species and ecosystems since he was a biology undergraduate at Universidad Central of Venezuela (UCV) in the late eighties. With…

mayed ALBLOOSHI

Animal Care Supervisor

Al Ain Zoo

Emirati zoo professional with over 13 years of hands-on and leadership experience in wildlife management. Specialized in the care and supervision of great apes and other primates, with experience in…

Ahmed Al Maliki

General Manager

King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Royal Natural Reserve Authority

Dr. Ahmed M Almalki PhD in Ecology and PollutionMaster in Environmental Science Board Member of AlSalam rescue Association Over 18 years of experience in nature conservation started…

Cathrine ARMOUR

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…

Pauline KALUNDA

Executive Director

The Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda

Pauline Nantongo Kalunda is the Executive Director of ECOTRUST - the Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda, a local conservation financing organisation. Pauline is an expert in establishing…

Marie-Laure VERCAMBRE

Director General

French Water Partnership

Marie-Laure Vercambre has been Director-General of the French Water Partnership since July 2019.

Édith LECLERC

Environmental Program Coordinator, Protected Areas

Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada

Laureen Calcat

Biodiversity Policy Officer

France - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs

Jesús BELLIDO

Technical Office Coordinador

IUCN Spanish Committee

Biologist and conservation professional with over 25 years of experience dedicated to reversing biodiversity loss and tackling climate change. I have authored more than 100 publications, including 22…

Tommaso DEMOZZI

Biodiversity Policy Officer

IUCN

Tommaso Demozzi works as Biodiversity Policy Officer for the IUCN EU Representative Office and for the IUCN Centre for Policy and Law. He follows key international policy processes both at the…

Aleksei ZAVARZIN

Director of AI in agrobiotechnology center / Biodiveristy projects leader

ITMO University / All_Russian Scoeity for Nature Protection

Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Vice Chair Dr. Alex Zavarzin is currently director of the AI in Agrobiotechnolgy center of the ITMO University (https://en.itmo.ru) combining this…

Sheherazade SHEHERAZADE

Co-Executive Director

PROGRES

I am the Co-Director of PROGRES, a conservation NGO based on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, my home. We combine knowledge-based and people-centered approaches to build a network of empowered…

Marta Maria MOLINA AYALA

Directora de Proyectos

Marta Molina

Ibrahim N. AL ZUBI

Group Chief Sustainability & ESG Officer

ADNOC - Abu Dhabi National Oil Company

Ibrahim N. Al Zu’bi oversees ADNOC’s sustainability strategy and performance and provides strategic direction for its environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures and reporting.…

Aurélie SPADONE

Senior Programme Manager, Ocean Governance

IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature

Aurélie studied oceanography in France from 2000 to 2009. She spent two years in Bordeaux (University of Bordeaux I), three in Marseille (University of the Mediterranean Sea) and four in Paris where…

Prescilia KAPUPU

Indigenous Expert

ANAPAC – DRC

Role: Community Facilitator and Program Officer, ANAPAC – DRC andFacilitator, COSPAB SecretariatFields of experience: Nature conservation and biodiversityPrescillia is an Indigenous woman from…