All Speakers

AIITA JOSHUA APAMAKU

Conservation Associate

WILD Foundation

Aiita is a Wildlife Biologist and National Geographic Explorer from Uganda, passionate about protected areas and how they're managed and governed. He holds an MSc. in Biodiversity, Conservation…

Leonie MEIER

Global Lead Ecosystem Restoration and Grasslands and Savannahs

WWF Germany

Leonie Meier is the Global Lead for Ecosystem Restoration and Grasslands & Savannahs at WWF, where she drives initiatives to restore degraded ecosystems and protect biodiversity. With over a…

Akbar JOHN

Associate Professor

University of Khorfakkan

Byambadorj ENKHUUN

Co-Founder & Director of Operations

Breathe Mongolia - Clean Air Coalition

Enkhuun Byambadorj is an environmental rights advocate. Witnessing her loved ones suffer from air pollution, she co-founded Breathe Mongolia at 18, a nonprofit working to transform policies,…

Tatiana ANTONELLI

Yuting LIU

IUCN Secretariat

Lakeshia ANDERSON

Executive Director

Bahamas National Trust

Ariane LAPORTE-BISQUIT

Senior Manager, Risk Filter Suite

WWF Deutschland

With 10 years of work experience as a sustainability professional, Ariane Laporte‑Bisquit is Senior Manager for the WWF Risk Filter Suite, which includes two leading online tools (Biodiversity Risk…

Jin Seok KIM

Assistant Manager

Korea National Park Service

I studied Biology as an undergraduate and earned a Master’s degree focused on coastal ecosystems. I have completed coursework for a Ph.D. in Geography. From 2013 to 2017, I joined the long-term…

Tariq AL-OLAIMY

G20 Global Land Initiative / UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Tariq Al-Olaimy is Managing Director of 3BL Associates, a people + planet systems transformation consultancy. Through 3BL Tariq co-leads initiatives including Public-Planet Partnerships, Diversity on…

Emanuella FERNANDES DOUGHERTY

Senior Learning Officer

The Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Emanuella (Manu) Fernandes DoughertySenior Learning Officer, Global Environment Facility (GEF)Emanuella (Manu) Fernandes Dougherty is the Senior Learning Officer at the Global Environment Facility,…

Silole MALIH

Program Manager

IMPACT Kenya

Silole Malih is an Ilaikipiak Maasai from Laikipia North, Kenya, with a background in Range Ecology, Environmental Conservation, and Natural Resources Management. She has an unwavering passion for…

Lorena Arce

Program Coordinator

Observatorio Ciudadano

Lorena Arce Letelier is coordinator of the Biodiversity and Development Alternatives Program at the Observatorio Ciudadano in Chile. She is also member of Council in the ICCA Consortium and president…

Nigel DUDLEY

Consultant

Equilibrium Research

Nigel Dudley is a consultant ecologist. His work focuses particularly on ecosystem services, broad-scale approaches to conservation, planning and management of protected and conserved areas and…

Syed Ainul HUSSAIN

Subject Matter Specialist - Wildlife

Wildlife institute of India

Educational Background • Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Wildlife Science. Aligarh Muslim University, India. • Ph. D. in Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, India • M. Phil. in Wildlife…

Ruth SPENCER

Rinawati FITRIA

Rights and Communities Program Manager

Wildlife Conservation Society Indonesia Program

Fitria is the Program Manager for Rights + Communities at WCS-Indonesia, where she leads the integration of human rights, gender equality, and social inclusion into conservation strategies across…

Michelle ROSE

Program Leader Social Science and Visitor Research

Parks Victoria

Michelle Rose is a Social Scientist with Parks Victoria, based on Gunaikurnai Country in the Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria, Australia. With a background in psychology and the social sciences, Michelle…

Jamie LEE

NRDC

Jamie Lee focuses on issues including energy, renewables, and climate policy at the international level. Prior to NRDC, Lee worked at a boutique international arbitration law firm and qualified as an…

David AINSWORTH

Senior External Relations Officer

Global Environment Facility

David has over two decades of work in communications management, marketing and campaign development in the field of biodiversity and sustainable development. He has worked as head of…

Mosese Bulitavu

Honourable Minister

Fiji Department of Environment

Byron Luciano RAMIREZ CAYETANO

Student

Asociación Ak' Tenamit

Byron Luciano Ramirez Cayetano is a young student at the educational center operated by the Ak'Tenamit Association, a grassroots Indigenous organization in Guatemala and a member of the IUCN.Byron is…

Busheska ANGELA

Founder

EnRoute

Angela Busheska, 24, is a climate-tech innovator and AI researcher based in New York City. Motivated by losing her aunt to toxic air pollution in North Macedonia, she combines engineering, research,…

Matteo GIUSTI

Researcher in Regenerative Sustainability

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Matteo is a researcher and innovator in transformative sustainability. His work aims to promote sustainable and healthy societies by regenerating our relationship with nature. He has authored more…

Hla Shing NUE

Executive Director

Bolipara Nari Kalyan Somity (BNKS)

Hla Shing Nue born on January 01, 1974 in Bandarban, Bangladesh. She has obtained Master of Social Science from Eden Women’s College and University, Dhaka in 1997. She is dynamic Indigenous…

Lucas BLANCHARD SULTAN

Policy Officer

French Ministry of Agriculture

Policy Officer - International Environment French Ministry of Agriculture

Hao JIANG

Dr. JIANG Hao, Assistant Director General, Chief Technical Expert of China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute. He has long been dedicated to environmental protection and international…

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…