All Speakers

Leah BARCLAY

Discipline Lead of Design and Senior Lecturer

University of the Sunshine Coast

Dr Leah Barclay is an Australian sound artist, designer, and researcher working at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Her research and creative work investigate new approaches to...

Lea más

Russell REED

Founder & Principal

Geographer

Russell Howell Reed is a conservationist, climate activist, and writer. He is the founder of Geographer, a forthcoming creative organization fostering cultural engagement in the environmental...

Lea más

Erika HARMS

Grupo Iberostar

With over a decade of experience in the field of responsible tourism and sustainable ocean economy, Erika holds a combined master's degree in business administration and natural resource management...

Lea más

Mohamed ALJABERI

Regional Customer Experience

IKEA - Al Futtaim

A logistic engineer and passionate Customer Experience Leader with regional expertise across UAE, Qatar, Oman, and Egypt.Throughout my career at IKEA Al Futtaim Group and multi sectors, I have been...

Lea más

Ada NATOLI

PhD

UAE Dolphin Project Initiative, Zayed University

Ada Natoli is assistant professor at Zayed University, founder and current director of the UAE Dolphin Project Initiative. Ada’s research focuses on whales and dolphins, species indicators of the...

Lea más

Laureen Calcat

Biodiversity Policy Officer

France - Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs

Lea más

Alexandra ZIMMERMANN

Chair, IUCN SSC HWCCSG

IUCN SSC & Oxford University

Lea más

Azzedine DOWNES

President and Chief Executive Officer

IFAW - International Fund for Animal Welfare

Azzedine T. Downes, President & CEO of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW)As President and CEO of the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) since 2012 and since joining the...

Lea más

Healy HAMILTON

Chief Scientist

Sustainable Forestry Initiative`

Dr. Healy Hamilton is Chief Scientist at the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI), a forest sustainability organization operating in the U.S. and Canada. She is a biodiversity scientist...

Lea más

Oscar Mora Altamirano

Regidor Propietario

Municipalidad de Curridabat

Regidor Propietario del Concejo Municipal, Curridabat Empresario y Director de EmpresasEs el Punto Focal en la UICN del Gobierno Subnacional de CurridabatMiembro de Urban Alliance IUCN...

Lea más

Pratyush P. MOHAPATRA

Scientist

Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

I am a Scientist at the Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. My research focuses on animal taxonomy, evolutionary biology, and wildlife...

Lea más

Nathan CARDINAL

Director, Indigenous Policy

Parks Canada

Nathan Cardinal is a member of the Métis Nation and comes from a line of trappers who stewarded their lands in northern Alberta, Canada. He is the director of Indigenous Policy for Parks Canada,...

Lea más

Julien Pierre

CEO of Fair Play For Planet

Play For Nature

My name is Julien Pierre, and I am 43 years old. For almost 20 years, I had the opportunity to pursue a career as a professional rugby union player, during which I experienced many memorable moments...

Lea más

Antonin VERGEZ

Senior expert for natural resources economics

IUCN

Antonin Vergez is a Senior Economist at IUCN, Centre for Science and Knowledge, Economy and Finance Team. He is an agricultural engineer and holds a PhD in Social Sciences with a major in...

Lea más

Helene WILLEM

Mubadarat IUCN CSO Programme Officer

IUCN Mediterranean Centre for Cooperation

Hélène Willem is a programme officer at the IUCN Mediterranean Centre for Cooperation, where she coordinates initiatives supporting civil society organisations in North Africa and across the...

Lea más

Karimah HUDDA

Founder and Chief Catalyst

illumine.earth

Karimah Hudda is the Founder and Chief Catalyst of illumine.earth. From roots in small-town India, Karimah became a global citizen, living, working, and traveling across nearly 50 countries.For over...

Lea más

Ana Marta TREMOCEIRO

Red List Programme Officer

IUCN

Red List professional at the IUCN Red List Unit, specializing in Portuguese and Spanish language assessments.

Lea más

Nicolas PILCHER

Executive Director

Marine Research Foundation

Dr. Nicolas Pilcher has spent the last 35 years working on marine research and conservation projects throughout the Indo-Pacific. He is the Founder and Director of the Marine Research Foundation, a...

Lea más

Lyraya SCHABLEIN

Events Manager

The Nature Conservancy

Lyraya works for The Nature Conservancy as an Events Manager on high visibility events. Her background spans work in marketing, fundraising, community engagement, project management, event management...

Lea más

Carla MANJATE ROMBE

Regional Gender Officer

IUCN

Carla Manjate Rombe is a Mozambican development professional with over 15 years of experience in program management, strategic planning, and gender equality in natural resource governance. She...

Lea más

Carlos del Ángel ESTRADA MARCOS

Ciencias de la Tierra

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Regional Vice President Mesoamerica of the Education and Communication Commission (CEC) I am a graduate of the University of Sciences and Arts of Chiapas with a degree in Earth Sciences, I...

Lea más

Sebastian BUCKUP

Managing Director

World Economic Forum

Managing Director, leading the Centre for Nature and Climate and the Forum’s Foundations (Global Shapers, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Young Global Leaders); previously Member of...

Lea más

Emily COFFEY

Vice President of Conservation and Research

Atlanta Botanical Garden

Dr. Emily E. D. Coffey is VP for Science and Conservation at the Atlanta Botanical Garden. Coffey joined the Garden in 2017 to lead the Conservation and Research Department where she leads and...

Lea más

Omaima AHMED

Education and CSR Senior Manager

Goumbook FZCO

Lea más

Nadine BITAR

Secretary General iflame

International Federation of Landscape Architects

Nadine Bitar Chahine, managing partner of Baladiya Catalyst and secretary general of IFLA Middle East , MENA native woman leader that was involved in the planning process of more than 45...

Lea más

Jordan JOLY

Program Manager

Families in Nature

As Program Manager for Families in Nature (FIN), Jo Joly brings her background in ecology, conservation psychology, and anthrozoology to create inclusive, immersive programs that connect people of...

Lea más

Brent MITCHELL

Senior Vice President (Also Vice Chair, IUCN WCPA)

Quebec-Labrador Foundation

Thematic Vice Chair, Scaling Natural Solutions. Brent A. Mitchell serves as a Vice Chair of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and is Senior Vice President of QLF Atlantic Center for the...

Lea más

Vinamra MATHUR

Director, Biodiversity Indicators Program

Colorado Natural Heritage Program

Vinamra is the Director for the Biodiversity Indicators Program at the Colorado Natural Heritage Program. He brings over a decade of professional experience working on issues at the intersection of...

Lea más