All Speakers
Clara NELTOFT
Climate Finance and Investment Analyst
ICIMOD
Clara Lindhard Neltoft is a Climate Finance and Investment Analyst and Intervention Manager with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), where she and her team work as...
Luis Francisco Hilton Guardado
Subgerente
Instituto Nacional de Bosques
Anastasiia Drapaliuk
expert on PAs
Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group
EDUCATION: 2009 – 2011 University of Klagenfurt, Austria, Master of Science in Management of Protected Areas, 1993 – 1998 West Ukrainian National University, Ukraine, Master of Science in Accounting...
Aizhong LIU
Secretary General
Centre for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge
Dr. Aizhong Liu, Professor at Southwest Forestry University in China, Secretary General at Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge. Engaged in researches in plant science and...
TORU SASAKI
Global Head, Senior Director, Sustainability
AZBIL CORPORATION
Mr. Sasaki graduated from the Keio University, majoring in International Trade and Country Risk Assessment. He began his career at Fuji Bank (presently known as Mizuho Bank) for a decade where he...
Aisha AL MIDFA
Wasit Wetland Center Manager
ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTED AREAS AUTHORITY
Aisha Al Midfa :AN Environmental Reserve Manager with 10 years of experience in taking care of wetland caring and running out the educational Center, Her job includes conducting scientific surveys;...
Soumaya AYADI
President
Association for Community and environment - ACE
Dr. Ayadi-Maasri, president and lead scientist/geologist at ACE-Association for Community and Environment (www.ace4ce.org), focuses in her work on the valorisation of geodiversity, protection of...
Patricia CLAVERIE
Vice President Environment & Social Performance
TotalEnergies SE
Patricia has carried out the larger part of her professional career in the Oil and Gas industry, in a variety of commercial and operational management roles. She also worked with the...
Humaid Abdulla KANJI
Head Environmental Economist
EAD
Humaid Kanji is the Head of Environmental Economics at Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi. He works on advancing climate policy, decarbonization, and the development of a carbon market, and holds a...
Ursula PARRILLA
Regional Director
IUCN Secretariat
Úrsula Parrilla, Directora Regional de la Oficina Regional de la UICN para México, América Central y el Caribe (UICN ORMACC). Máster en Política Pública Internacional de la Universidad de Tsukuba en...
Meg BECKEL
Founder
IUCN CEC Nature Communications
Margaret (Meg) Beckel is an accomplished leader in the education, post-secondary and arts & culture sectors. Her skills and experience include senior administration, fundraising, finance and...
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...
Vatosoa RAKOTONDRAZAFY
Regional Coastal and Ocean Governance Manager
IUCN
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy is a leading Malagasy conservationist and strong advocate for small-scale fishers and community-led resource management. From 2015 to 2020, she served as National Coordinator...
JiHyun KANG
Senior Researcher
National Institute of Ecology
I am a researcher at the National Institute of Ecology in Korea, specializing in geography education and geomorphology. My research focuses on riverine and coastal landforms, protected area...
Jon Paul RODRIGUEZ
Presidente
PROVITA
Jon Paul Rodríguez has been working for the conservation of Venezuelan species and ecosystems since he was a biology undergraduate at Universidad Central of Venezuela (UCV) in the late eighties. With...
Marc HOCKINGS
Emeritus Professor
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Marc Hockings is Emeritus Professor in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Queensland. He is a long-term member of the International Union for the Conservation of...
Moses EGARU
IUCN Secretariat
Ana Marta TREMOCEIRO
Red List Programme Officer
IUCN
Red List professional at the IUCN Red List Unit, specializing in Portuguese and Spanish language assessments.
Mathias ROCHELEAU-DUPLAIN
Directeur général
Mycosphaera
I am the Director of Mycosphaera, the first non-profit organization in Canada dedicated to mushroom conservation. Mycosphaera also works to promote mycology, fungal conservation, and scientific...
Sanjay Kumar SRIVASTAVA
Adjunct Faculty
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dr. Sanjay K. Srivastava brings over 25 years of strategic leadership in disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation across Asia and the Pacific. He has led high-impact initiatives at the...
Tessa WORGAN
Senior Producer
BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Tessa is a Senior Producer in BBC Studio’s Natural History Unit development team. She has developed several landmark natural history and conservation series including Blue Planet III, Hidden Planet,...
Mohammed ALNAAFA
Brief Introduction of Prof. Dr. Mohammad Abdulaziz Al Naafa,Prof. Mohammed AlNaafa holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals,...
David ROY
Executive Director, Workshops for Biodiversity
Workshops for Biodiversity
David Roy is the Executive Director of Workshops for Biodiversity, an organization he founded in 2023 to help integrate biodiversity into decision-making across sectors. He is fully committed to...
Franck COURCHAMP
Franck COURCHAMP
Jason SAWLE
Global Schools Manager
Esri
Jason has over twenty five years of experience working with schools and GIS. In 2000 he developed the first Anglo French schools GIS project, funded by the European Union, that focused on...
Lucía PRIETO FUSTES
Mediterranean and Ecosystems Programme Assistant
IUCN Secretariat
Lucía Prieto Fustes works in the Ecosystem Resilience and Spatial Planning Programme at the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, based in Málaga, Spain. As Mediterranean and Ecosystems...
Leigh WINOWIECKI
Global Research Lead of Soil and Land Health
CIFOR-ICRAF
Dr. Leigh Ann Winowiecki is the Global Research Lead for Soil and Land Health at CIFOR-ICRAF, based in Nairobi, Kenya. A soil scientist, her research focuses on scaling farmer-centered landscape...
Shane MAHONEY
President, Policy & Law Division
Conservation Visions
Shane Mahoney, President of Conservation Visions and Founder of the Wild Harvest Initiative®, is an internationally recognised conservationist and dedicated wildlife advocate, as well as a foremost...