All Speakers
Jamil Uddin
General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme
Jamil Uddin is a seasoned development leader with over 25 years of experience across Asia and Africa. As CEO/GM of AKRSP Pakistan, he provides strategic direction to programmes in Gilgit-...
Wadima ALDHAHERI
Lead Veterinary - Animal Conservation & Reintroduction
Environment Agency Abu Dhabi
Dr. Wadima is an Emirati veterinarian that is currently working with wildlife and recognized with the Animal Welfare Award by the World Veterinary Association 2022. As a pioneer from the first batch...
Andrea CROSTA
Founder and Executive Director
Earth League International (ELI)
He is the Founder and Executive Director of Earth League International (ELI), a Los Angeles–based NGO specializing in investigating environmental organized crime. For over 15 years, he has been...
Ramón PEREZ-GIL
President
FAUNAM
RamonCVin360 A Mexican wildlife biologist graduated from the School of Sciences, UNAM, graduate studies in natural resources management, ecology, fisheries and wildlife from the University of...
Topiltzin CONTRERAS MACBEATH
Researcher
Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos
PhD from Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU), United Kingdom. For the past 40 years, has been a researcher at the Center for Biological Research of the Autonomous University of the State of...
Musonda MUMBA
Secretary General
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Dr Mumba is a Zambian-born environmentalist with over 25 years of global experience in environmental management and sustainable development. She joins the Convention on Wetlands from the United...
Lucile RICHOMME
Head of Nature
SUEZ
As Nature Head at SUEZ Group's Sustainable Development team, my main responsibilities revolve around the following areas:Rolling out the Nature pillar, a central element of the Group's sustainable...
Fatima ABDULRAB ALI ALHEMEIRI
I work at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi in the outreach team, leading programs that connect communities with nature through education, technology, and citizen science. I manage initiatives such...
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...
Mercedes MUÑOZ CAÑAS
Nature conservation and food systems/ Marine Biodiversity and Blue Economy
International Union for Conservation of Nature- Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN Med)
Biologist and Environmental Scientist with over 20 years of experience in creating, developing, and monitoring projects related to international cooperation and environmental protection at both...
STEPHANE PERRIER
Global Lead, Resilient Landscapes
CIFOR-ICRAF
Stephane Perrier has been involved in natural resource protection and management for the last 25 years, at the interface between science and business. He graduated as a veterinarian specialized in...
Kirstie RUPPERT
Kirstie Ruppert, Ph.D. is an Associate Director of Conservation Science, Community Engagement at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, where her work focuses on social science to understand the human...
Alfred KUKE
Governance and Engagement Manager
Tree Kangaroo Conservation Program
Alfred Kuke is a social worker by profession. Alfred worked in number of development NGOs in Papua New Guinea for over a decade. However, his passion for rural development, inclusive governance...
Daniele BAISERO
Data Scientist
KBA Secretariat
Daniele Baisero is a Data Scientist at the Key Biodiversity Areas Secretariat, specialising in systematic spatial approaches and habitat modelling. He developed the “Scoping Tool,” a scalable...
Chantal VAN HAM
Landscape Partnerships Lead - Europe
Commonland
Chantal van Ham works at Commonland to bring people together to restore landscapes and regenerate the Earth: our common land. With Commonland's holistic approach to landscape restoration - the 4...
Facundo ODRIOZOLA
Agriculture Officer
IUCN
Policy Officer with over seven years of experience at the intersection of environmental law, governance, and public policy. Skilled in regulatory analysis, comparative research, and drafting policy...
Joseph Holway
Assistant Director
Spring Stewardship Institute
Dr. Joseph Holway is Assistant Director at the Springs Stewardship Institute (SSI), where he leads efforts to advance the scientific understanding and global stewardship of spring ecosystems. He...
Pacifique MUKUMBA ISUMBISHO
Directeur exécutif
Centre d'Accompagnement des Autochtones Pygmees et Minoritaires Vulnerables
Dr. Pacifique Mukumba Isumbisho is a socio-environmentalist who has been working for over 30 years on issues relating to indigenous communities in the sustainable management of natural resources in...
Léa GLâTRE
Programme manager
Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco
I work at the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, where I coordinate two donor-led initiatives: the Donors’ Initiative for Mediterranean Freshwater Ecosystems (DIMFE) and the Pelagos Initiative. I...
Lukasz CZERWINSKI
David CARRERA BONET
Head of Biodiversity Conservation, Natural Parks Net of the Barcelona Provincial
Diputació de Barcelona
A naturalist by vocation since childhood. He holds a degree in Environmental Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Early in his career, he worked in communication about protected...
Kedar Girish GORE
Director
The Corbett Foundation
Kedar Gore has been actively engaged in wildlife conservation and environmental protection work for over two decades. A passionate bird-watcher since the age of 10, Kedar was drawn into the full-time...
Alexis GROSSKOPF
Director and Founder
African Hub for Ocean Impact (t/a OceanHub Africa)
Alexis Grosskopf is the Founder and CEO of African Hub for Ocean Impact (trading as OceanHub Africa), an ocean-impact entrepreneurship support organisation focusing on strengthening the...
Iliana MENDOZA
MC
Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza
I hold a degree in Biology with a specialization in Agroecology from the Technological Institute of the Valley of Oaxaca and a Master's degree in Social Economy Business Management from the...
Ana Marta TREMOCEIRO
Red List Programme Officer
IUCN
Red List professional at the IUCN Red List Unit, specializing in Portuguese and Spanish language assessments.
Rima JABADO
Founder and lead scientist
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Deputy Chair
Dr Rima Jabado is the Deputy Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) and Chair of the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. As a scientist and conservationist, she has spent...
Joseph NJUE
GIS Officer, Forest Landscape Restoration
IUCN Secretariat
Mr. Joseph Njiru holds a Bsc. Degree in Surveying and mapping and a Msc. in Computer Systems from University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)respectively...
Andrea CARMEN
Executive Director
International Indian Treaty Council
Andrea Carmen, Yaqui Nation, became a staff member of the International Indian Treaty Council in 1983 and its Executive Director in 1992. Andrea was IITC’s team leader for work on the UN Declaration...