All Speakers

Barney LONG

Senior Director Conservation Strategies

Re:wild

Barney Long is the Senior Director of Conservation Strategies at Re:wild where he oversees the species conservation, protected area management, crime prevention, exploration and restoration and…

Fehmi SANAA

Business Development Manager

CLS

Dynamic business development and sales leader with over 20 years of experience driving growth across the telecommunications, public safety, and environmental technology sectors. Skilled in forging…

MARTA CECILIA DIAZ LEGUIZAMON

Deputy Director of Management and Administration

Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia

Biologist, specialist in remote sensing image interpretation applied to rural studies; with a Master’s degree in Biological Sciences (Biodiversity and Conservation focus) from the National University…

Lara Victoria SPIEGEL

Consultant for Water and Sustainable Value Chain

Heidelberg Materials

Caroline POLLOCK

Senior Programme Coordinator (Red List Unit)

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)

Senior Programme Coordinator for the IUCN Red List Unit, with 27 years’ experience of working in conservation science. My main focus is on extinction risk assessments for The IUCN Red List of…

Rija Ranaivoarison

Executive Director

Fondation des Aires Protégées et de la Biodiversité de Madagascar

Rija Ranaivoarison is the Executive Director of the Fondation pour les Aires Protégées et la Biodiversité de Madagascar (FAPBM), the largest environmental trust fund in Africa dedicated to…

Kimsreng KONG

Director

Ministry of Environment

Kong KimsrengMr. Kong Kimsreng is a conservation leader with over 25 years of experience in biodiversity research, protected area management, and natural resources governance in Cambodia and the…

Ana PEREZ DE VARGAS DE MESA

EKTHAR

Yann WEHRLING

Vice president in charge of Ecological transition, Climate and Biodiversity

Ile-de-France Region

Yann Wehrling is graduated from the University of Human Sciences of Strasbourg (Arts and History of Art) and from the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg.Yann Wehrling is involved in the…

Maeve NIGHTINGALE

Senior Programme Officer Coastal and Marine, Asia

IUCN Secretariat

Maeve Nightingale the Regional Coordinator for the IUCN Coastal and Marine Programme in IUCN Asia as well as the regional focal person for governance and rights specializing in gender equality and…

Philip ROCHE

Directeur de Recherche

INRAE

Philip Roche is currently Director of Research in Landscape Ecology and Ecosystem Services at INRAE. He is also Co-Director of the research programme on Nature-based Solutions (PEPR SoluBiod, France…

cora VAN OOSTEN

Director Capacity Development and Education

CIFOR-ICRAF

Dr. Cora van Oosten is a human geographer with over 30 years of international experience in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. As director of CIFOR-ICRAF’s Capacity Development and Education,…

Rocio Andrea BARRERO RAMÍREZ

Especialista Efectividad del Manejo

Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia

An economist and specialist in social project evaluation, he has 15 years of experience in planning and managing protected areas within the National Park System. He is a member of the Implementation…

Jillie Karl BASAN

Communications- Liaison Officer

Philippine ICCA Consortium

Jillie Karl Basan Ominga is a writer and communications specialist with a strong background in Indigenous Peoples’ rights advocacy, community conservation, and human rights. She currently serves as…

Andrew WETZLER

Senior Vice President, Nature Program

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

As senior vice president of NRDC's Nature Program, Andrew Wetzler oversees NRDC's oceans, lands, and food and agriculture teams, and is responsible for providing thought leadership, shaping strategy…

Jessica WALSH

Lecturer in Ecology

Queensland University of Technology

Dr Walsh is leading the development of the Green Status of Ecosystems, which measures recovery of ecosystem types and evaluates the impact restoration and conservation has had ecosystem integrity and…

Sean HOBAN

Researcher

The Morton Arboretum

After completing my PhD in 2010, on forest tree genetics and biogeography, my first post-doctoral position (2010-2013) was spent in France and Italy. I created, evaluated and improved methods for…

Taewoo YI

National Institute of Ecology

Sidney JANG

Festival Programmer

Seoul International Eco Film Festival

More than 20 year career in film festivals and cultural events including environmental film festivals and Yeosu Expo. Now, programmer of Seoul Int'l Eco Film Festival and Blue Planet Future…

Julian SANTIAGO

IPLC researcher

Instituto Juruá

Julian Monteiro Santiago is a researcher at Instituto Juruá and a Master’s student in Protected Areas Management in the Amazon. His work focuses on participatory governance, biodiversity conservation…

Leida BUGLASS

Coordinadora Comité Regional del Caribe Insular del Caribe

Centro para la Conservación y Ecodesarrollo de la Bahía de Samaná y su Entorno

Leida, a native of the Caribbean, has always been inspired by the vibrant colours and sounds of her homeland—from the chatter of tropical birds and frogs to the songs of humpback whales and the…

Sonigitu Asibong EKPE

Director (Scientific)

Cross River State Ministry of Environment

Sonigitu Asibong Ekpe, holds the following academic qualifications:National Diploma in Fisheries Technology from Ibrahim Babangida College of Agriculture, Obubra - Nigeria;B.Sc., (Hons)…

Shubash LOHANI

Director, Global Conservation Initiatives

The Pew Charitable Trusts

Emina KARALIC

Despite a medical background, I turned my strongest passion into a profession when I moved to Albania to dedicate myself full-time to research and conservation of threatened elasmobranchs, working…

Raymond KLAASSEN

Researcher

University of Groningen

Anabella PALACIOS

Senior Programme Manager Ocean

IUCN

Anabella is a Senior Programme Manager at IUCN, based in Washington DC, with over a decade of experience managing transformative climate initiatives, with a particular focus on addressing the…

Clara Ligia SOLANO GUTIERREZ

DIRECTORA EJECUTIVA

Fundación Natura Colombia

Andrew TILKER

Species Conservation Coordinator

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025