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Speaker Alberto ALEJANDRO FARJE ORNA
Alberto ALEJANDRO FARJE ORNA
Ambassador Alberto Alejandro Farje Orna is serving as the first Ambassador of the Republic of Peru to the United Arab Emirates. He was assigned in August, and the Embassy was inaugurated on 28 April…
Speaker PAUL SAING'EU
PAUL SAING'EU

East Africa and Horn of Africa Regional Coordinator, ICCA Consortium

ICCA CONSORTIUM

Paul Saing’eu Regional Coordinator for East Africa and Horn of Africa Based in Tanzania. Paul Saing’eu is a Maasai pastoralist from Ngorongoro District in northern Tanzania. He is a co-founder of…
Speaker Anurag MOHANTY
Anurag MOHANTY

Senior Engineer

EGA

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering with over 18 years of experience in maintenance planning, plant maintenance (preventive and reactive), and operation readiness. Expertise includes plant maintenance,…
Speaker EDWIN ARRIGUI TORRES
EDWIN ARRIGUI TORRES

Biólogo - Coordinador de conservación

Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre

Originally from El Pital, Huila, he has dedicated his academic and professional life to building bridges between continents—America, Europe, Africa, and Asia—in the constant pursuit of knowledge and…
Speaker Jayant SARNAIK
Jayant SARNAIK

Joint Director

Applied Environmental Research Foundation(AERF)

A conservation and sustainability practitioner working on innovative solutions for biodiversity and freshwater ecosystems conservation in the Western Ghats of India. I am conservation entrepreneur…
Speaker Abrar AL MAHMOUD
Abrar AL MAHMOUD

Director Corporate Communications

Dolphin Energy

Abrar Al Mahmoud is the Director of Corporate Communications at Dolphin Energy with over 18 years of experience with the company.She is responsible for overseeing all communication with Dolphin…
Speaker Joseph NJUE
Joseph NJUE

GIS Officer, Forest Landscape Restoration

IUCN Secretariat

Mr. Joseph Njiru holds a Bsc. Degree in Surveying and mapping and a Msc. in Computer Systems from University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)respectively…
Speaker Julia MARTON-LEFÈVRE
Julia MARTON-LEFÈVRE

Chair of Board

Villars Institute Foundation

Julia Marton-Lefèvre is a member of a number of boards focused on environment, development, education and good governance. She Chairs the  Board of Trustees of the Vllars Institute Foundation,…
Robert CEIRIOG-HUGHES
Robert CEIRIOG-HUGHES
Speaker Henry PARKOLWA
Henry PARKOLWA

Technical Advisor

National Drought Management Authority

I am Henry Mustafa Parkolwa, a seasoned professional with over 30 years’ experience in drought risk management, climate change adaptation, and resilience building in Kenya’s arid and semi-arid lands…
Speaker Atef LIMAM
Atef LIMAM

Chargé de Projets Aires Marines Protégées

UNEP/MAP-SPA/RAC

Dr. Atef LIMAM has always been fascinated by marine biodiversity. Most of his career has been devoted to the conservation efforts and initiatives of the Mediterranean marine and coastal biodiversity…
Speaker Robertina Brajanoska
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…
Speaker Milica RADANOVIC
Milica RADANOVIC

NbS Officer

IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)

Milica Radanovic is a biologist by training and a nature conservationist by practice. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s studies in biology (botany) at the Faculty of Sciences, University of…
Speaker Helen SENN
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…
Speaker Marion ADENEY
Marion ADENEY

Director of Amazon and Fire Programs

Conservation X Labs

Marion Adeney is Director of Amazon and Fire Programs at Conservation X Labs (CXL). A conservation ecologist with over twenty years of experience in tropical forest conservation, she specializes in…
Speaker Dorothe Nett
Dorothe Nett

Planning Officer Biodiversity

GIZ

Biologist (PhD) with over 25 years of professional experience in international development cooperation, currently serving as Planning Officer for Biodiversity at GIZ in Germany. Extensive expertise…
Speaker Emmanuelle COHEN-SHACHAM
Emmanuelle COHEN-SHACHAM

IUCN CEM Nature-based Solutions Thematic Group Lead

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management

Emmanuelle is an independent consultant, researcher, project and group lead, working in fields related to Nature-based Solutions (NbS), environmental sciences and policy. She has 23 years of…
Speaker Emily RENN
Emily RENN

Graduate Research Assistant

Northern Arizona University

Emily is a Ph.D. student in the School of Earth and Sustainability at Northern Arizona University. Her research interests include seeking innovative, inclusive, and interdisciplinary approaches to…
Speaker Claudia SOARES MARTINS
Claudia SOARES MARTINS

Secretary Director

Podáali

Claudia Soares Baré, traditionally named Kirimbawa, is an Indigenous member of the Baré people of the Upper Rio Negro (Amazonas, Brazil). She is a sociologist and leader of the Amazonian Indigenous…
Speaker Arthur BRANT
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…
Speaker Alvin Lopez
Alvin Lopez

Principal Operations Coordination Specialist (Environment)

Asian Development Bank

Alvin Lopez currently serves as the Principal Operations Coordination Specialist (Environment) in the Climate Change and Sustainable Development Department at the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He…
Speaker Malgorzata BONNAVEIRA
Malgorzata BONNAVEIRA

Senior Global Communications Manager

IUCN

Goska Bonnaveira manages press relations and content at IUCN. She has over 15 years' experience in communications, with a background in environmental journalism. She holds Masters degrees in…
Speaker Sarah FLYNN
Sarah FLYNN

Executive Director

Centre for Global Education

Sarah Flynn is the Director of the Centre for Global Education. She has a BSc & MSc in Molecular Genetics, an MA in Sociology, and is completing a PhD in Sociology at the University of Alberta.…
Speaker Erica MCCREEDY
Erica MCCREEDY

Chief Operations Officer

North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd

Erica McCreedy, a Ngati Raukawa and Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti woman from Aotearoa, New Zealand, serves as the Chief Operations Officer for the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (…
Speaker Mark SCHAUER
Mark SCHAUER

Coordinator Resilient Landscapes

GIZ

Mark Schauer is the co-lead for the GIZ project Resilient Rural Areas and for the ELD Initiative. Mark has been with GIZ in different positions with activities in the context of economic valuation,…
Speaker Emmanuel Barde ELISHA
Emmanuel Barde ELISHA

Research Coordinator

Africa Nature Investors (ANI) Foundation

Emmanuel Barde Elisha is the Research Coordinator, Africa Nature Investors Foundation (ANI) Nigeria. As a researcher, I have devoted and spent about a decade in the field and laboratory building…
Speaker Jovana Dragic May
Jovana Dragic May

Project Officer

IUCN ECARO

Jovana Dragic May is a Conservation Action Project Officer at IUCN ECARO, where she contributes to advancing the Green Agenda for the Western Balkans and the implementation of the IUCN Green List in…