All Speakers
Johanne Nordby Fremstad
Senior Adviser
Norad
Johanne is a Senior Adviser with the Oceans Team at the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), where she has worked for over four years on advancing sustainable and equitable ocean and…
Nicolas LAARMAN
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David Millar
Vice President, Real Property and Assests
Parks Canada
David Millar is Vice-President of Real Property and Assets at Parks Canada, where he oversees a $30 billion infrastructure portfolio that includes bridges, highways, heritage buildings, dams,…
Arabella WILLING
Head of Conservation Outreach
Emirates Nature-WWF
Arabella heads up the Conservation Outreach & Citizen Science team at Emirates Nature-WWF, the local environmental charity that works in association with WWF, the global conservation organization…
Giulia COSTA I DOMINGO
Programme Associate
IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Giulia Costa Domingo is part of the Ecosystem Resilience and Spatial Planning Programme at the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, based in Málaga, Spain. In her role as a Programme Associate…
Charles OLUCHINA
Regional Programme Coordinator
IUCN Secretariat
Mr. Charles Oluchina is a natural resource management, sustainable development, corporate management, community empowerment and business development specialist with over 23 years of professional…
Jacob MARTIN-MALUS
Assistant Deputy Minister
Gouverrnement du Québec
Assistant deputy minister for biodiversity, wildlife, and parks, Mr. Martin-Malus has been with the the Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et…
Shakeel AHMED
Specialist
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Manal ALNAQBI
GIS Technician
Ekthar
Manal Alnaqbi is an Emirati GIS and Remote Sensing Technician with a Master of Science in Remote Sensing and GIS. She works in the wildlife conservation field, focusing on spatial analysis, habitat…
Boyoung KANG
Director
Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea
Kaija LAURILA
Taha GHAZNAVI
Chief Product Officer
Nabat
Leading product development for Nabat. Previously Global SVP Product for CropX, SVP Product at Infarm, Head of Product at Zalando.
Janet SCOTT
Programme Officer (Red List)
IUCN
I have worked in the IUCN Red List Unit since 2012. My key responsibilities include processing assessments for Red List updates and contributing to other activities associated with Red List update…
David FORMAN
David M. Forman is a Professor of Law and Co-Director of the Environmental Law Program, in addition to serving as Affiliated Faculty for both the Ka Huli Ao Center for Excellence in Native Hawaiian…
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).
Prajna PANDA
Programme Manager
IUCN SSC AsESG
Prajna Paramita Panda is a conservation professional currently serving as the Program Manager for the IUCN Species Survival Commission's Asian Elephant Specialist Group (AsESG). Working earlier for…
Jenny GRAY
Chief Executive Officer
Zoos Victoria
Jenny Gray has been Chief Executive Officer of Zoos Victoria since 2007, leading its transformation into one of the world’s most respected zoo-based conservation organisations. Under her leadership,…
Helena ATKINSON
Senior Programme Manager
Peace Parks Foundation
VIVEK SAXENA
IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025
I am member of Indian Forest Service with about 30 years of experience in Natural Resource Management and Environmental issues including Conservation issues, Protected areas related policy and…
Christopher WILCOX
Senior Director
WildAid
Over a 30-year career as a quantitative biologist, Dr. Chris Wilcox has worked with NGOs, philanthropic donors, government and private enterprise to develop cost effective solutions to natural…
Eden SCHMITT
Business and Biodiversity Officer
IUCN French Committee
Dhun DAVAR
Deputy CEO and Chief of Programs
AVPN
Dhun is Chief of Programmes and Deputy CEO. She leads AVPN’s Thematic Platforms (Climate, Gender, Health and Nutrition) and Capital Mobilisation functions providing strategic and operational…
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,…
Fanny CORNEJO
Executive Director
Yunkawasi
Fanny M. Cornejo is a Peruvian conservation biologist and anthropologist with over 18 years of experience in biodiversity research, protected area governance, and community-based conservation in the…
Matthew COLLIS
Senior Director, Policy
IFAW
Matt Collis is IFAW’s Senior Director for Policy. Matt has been with IFAW for 20 years in a number of different roles, first joining IFAW’s London office to lead IFAW’s engagement with the UK…
Menelaos MEGARIOTIS
Principal
Strategy&
●Bio SummaryMenelaos Megariotis is a Principal at Strategy& in Dubai. He is an experienced strategy consultant with a focus on the topics of Energy, Sustainability, and Innovation. He has worked…
Paula HARRISON
Professor
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Paula Harrison is Principal Natural Capital Scientist and Professor of Land and Water Modelling at the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. Paula serves as Co-Chair of the IPBES Nexus Assessment on…
Rym DEKAR
Multi-Faceted performance manager
VEOLIA Near Middle East