All Speakers
Kate Brown
Executive DIrector
Global Island Partnership
With over 25 years dedicated to building partnerships that advance resilience and sustainability, I work across sectors and regions to create practical solutions for island communities facing...
Joan Carling
Executive Director
Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI)
Joan Carling is a Filipino Indigenous activist who has been defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples for more than 30 years. Her work spans grassroots and international levels, focusing on human...
Yue FEI
Yue FEI
Ministry of Natural Resources of China
Joseph KIESECKER
Lead Scientist
The Nature Conservancy
Joseph Kiesecker is Lead Scientist for The Nature Conservancy, the world’s largest environmental organization. He is a recognized scientific leader in energy siting and mitigation and his work has...
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...
James ALLEN
Executive Director
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
James Allen is director and co-founder of Olab, a Brazilian organization seeking to address climate challenges linked to forests and food systems. Olab has been leading the facilitation of multi...
Monica ESPINOZA MIRALLES
Head of Latin America
Global Fishing Watch
As Head of Global Fishing Watch’s programmatic work in Latin America, Mónica Espinoza Miralles leads engagement with governments and other vital partners across the region to advance ocean governance...
Achim STEINER
Achim Steiner is a recognised leader in sustainable development, environmental policy and climate policy. He served as Director General of IUCN from 2001-2006. Since then he has led several...
Mercy MULENGA
Journalist
BBC MEDIA ACTION
Mercy is a Zambian and seasoned journalist working for Yar FM radio, with over five years of experience. Driven by the passion to uncover untold stories, Mercy is committed to amplifying marginalized...
mayed ALBLOOSHI
Animal Care Supervisor
Al Ain Zoo
Emirati zoo professional with over 13 years of hands-on and leadership experience in wildlife management. Specialized in the care and supervision of great apes and other primates, with experience in...
Abdul Rahman MOHAMMED ALSHAYEB
Acting Director General
Environment Protection & Development Authority
Dr. Abdulrahman Al Shayeb Al Naqbi Dr. Al Naqbi currently serves as the Director General for Ras Al Khaimah Economic Development Department, Acting as Director General for RAK...
Dame Amelia FAWCETT
Co-Chair
International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits
Dame Amelia is a Non-Executive Director (formerly Lead Director 2019-2025) of State Street Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a Non-Executive Director and then Chair of Kinnevik AB in...
Manuel Steffen WIDMANN
Megan Jungwiwattanaporn
Officer, Environment
Pew Charitable Trusts
Megan Jungwiwattanaporn supports Pew’s crosscutting environmental policy team, providing expertise and coordination to advance Pew’s engagement in multilateral forums, including the United Nations,...
Niladri GUPTA
Regional Coordinator Water and Wetlands Asia
International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
I work as the Regional Coordinator Water and Wetlands, IUCN-Asia Regional Office. My professional journey includes design and implementation of climate resilient water resources project in South Asia...
Mirja STOLDT
Junior Professional Officer in Programme Management
UNCCD
Mirja Stoldt is a Junior Professional Officer in Programme Management with the Global Policy, Advocacy, and Regional Cooperation (GPARC) unit at the United Nations Convention to Combat...
Fernanda CARVALHO
Head of Policy for climate and energy
WWF International
Head of Policy for Climate and Energy at WWF, with 25 years of experience in global environmental politics and policy. Holds a PhD in International Relations from the Universidade de Brasília and an...
Neeshad SHAFI
Manager- Engagement
Offset8 Capital Limited
Neeshad Shafi is an award-winning environmentalist with over eight years of experience in global climate policy analysis and decarbonization strategy, with a particular focus on the Gulf and Middle...
Siobhan MCQUAID
Director
Trinity College Dublin / Horizon Nua
Siobhan McQuaid, PhD, is Associate Director of Innovation in the Centre for Social Innovation in Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She manages a portfolio of 'Working with...
Khuloud ALNUWAIS
Chief Sustainability Officer
Emirates Foundation
Khuloud has close to 28 years of experience in the private sector & philanthropy. Khuloud leads the development of new initiatives including establishing the Emirates Foundation in 2005, she...
Alex Bowmer
Director of Natural History
On the Edge
Dr Alex Bowmer is Director of Natural History at On the Edge (OtE), a media and conservation organisation, whose vision it is to bring nature back into our everyday lives. They do this by using pop...
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...
Frank HAWKINS
Science and Policy Advisor
IUCN
Frank Hawkins is a conservation biologist and policy advisor with many years of experience working with governments, civil society and local communities in Africa and around the world. His main focus...
Ayman SULEIMAN
minister
ministry of Environment
Aiman A. A. Soleiman OKLAT, Ph.D.MINISTER OF ENVIRONMNET With experience over 23 years covered many topics related to Environment.
Chloe HANS-BARRIENTOS
Senior Director
Conservation International
Chloe Hans-Barrientos is Senior Director at Conservation International and Project Director for the GEF-7 Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI). She leads a global partnership with Indigenous...
Marian Helen DA SILVA GOMES RODRIGUES
Chefe de Unidade de Conservação
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade - ICMBio
Marian Helen da Silva Gomes Rodrigues holds a PhD in Quaternary, Materials and Cultures and a Master’s degree in Prehistoric Archaeology and Rock Art from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto...
Sally WREN
Co-Chair
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group
Sally joined the ASG as a Programme Officer in 2013, and had roles as Conservation Planning Officer, then Deputy Chair, before becoming Co-Chair in 2024. One of Sally’s main roles to date was leading...
Marianne HAAHR
Executive Director
International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB)
Marianne is the Executive Director of the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB), with the objective to scale high integrity nature credit markets. Prior to that Marianne was...