All Speakers
Albert TAXONERA AMOROS
Executive Director
Project Biodiversity
Founder and Director of the Cabo Verdean Associação Projeto Biodiversidade. While volunteering for a marine turtle conservation project, I recognised the threats faced by marine turtles and their...
Tulshi Laxmi SUWAL
Founder and Program Coordinator
Small Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation
Dr. Tulshi Laxmi Suwal is one of the recipients of the prestigious "Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN)" Award 2023, which is referred to as the "Green Oscar" for conservation. She is a member of the IUCN...
Rouba ABOU ATIEH
Executive Coordinator
United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) - Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)
Rouba Abou-Atieh is the Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Office – Abu Dhabi. In this role, she heads the Office,...
Jacqueline NILES ARGUELLO
Intern
Families In Nature
Jacqueline Niles Arguello (Jaxie) is an International Studies, Communication, & Spanish triple major at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Jaxie has a passion for environmental...
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...
Linda KRUEGER
Director, Biodiversity & Infrastructure Policy
The Nature Conservancy
Linda Krueger is Director of Biodiversity & Infrastructure Policy at The Nature Conservancy, where she is responsible for promoting policies related to implementation of global biodiversity...
Midori PAXTON
Director - UNDP Nature Hub
United Nations Development Programme
Midori Paxton is the Director of the UNDP Nature Hub within the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support. Under the UNDP Nature Pledge for 2030, Midori leads UNDP’s work to support over 140...
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...
Erin EATON
Education Manager
Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue
Erin Eaton is an Education Manager at Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue and SeaWorld Yas Island Abu Dhabi. She has been working in education reform for twenty years. Erin holds a Masters...
Louise MAIR
Research Fellow
Newcastle University
I am a research fellow at Newcastle University, UK, working on global biodiversity conservation and policy. My research focuses on delivering the science required to inform and support the...
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...
Gabriela DELGADO MACìAS
IUCN Secretariat
Ecuadorian agricultural professional, beekeeper, and bamboo cultivator, specialized in agroecology and sustainable development. She combines extensive hands-on experience in the field with academic,...
Karen Westley
Karen Westley has a BS in Human Biology from Stanford University and an MSc from Yale University in Tropical Ecology. She spent her early career working for a large international humanitarian...
Philippe Mayaux
Senior expert
European Union
With a background in forest sciences (up to PhD level), I have dedicated 37 years of my career to the study and management of African forest ecosystems, including 30 years working for the European...
Agnes Leina NTIKAAMPI
Indigenous Expert
Il’laramatak Community Concern
Agnes Leina comes from Northern part of Kenya, Samburu County, inhabited mainly by the Samburu community, a sub sect of the Maasai peoples of Kenya, who are also mainly pastoralists and very...
John BURT
Professor of Biology
New York University Abu Dhabi
John A Burt is a Professor of Biology and Co-Director of the Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences at New York University Abu Dhabi.
Melesha GUNNING-BANHAN
Melesha GUNNING-BANHAN
IUCN Secretariat
Carl Gustaf LUNDIN
Advisory Board Member
MSC Foundation
Carl Gustaf specializes in ocean investment strategies for philanthropic organizations as well as equity funds. Carl Gustaf has worked with Mission Blue as Managing Director and CEO and Senior...
Petch Manopawitr
Technical Advisor
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Petch is a conservation scientist with over 25 years of experience in the fields of biodiversity conservation, protected area management and science on sustainability. His master research at...
Magda ZACHARA
Programme Officer
IUCN
Magda Zachara is an educator and advocate for nature conservation with a strong scientific background. She holds a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Geneva and a PhD in Molecular...
Eduina GUGA
Director
Wild River National Park Vjosa
I am Eduina Guga, born on 8 July 1988 in Gjirokastër, Albania, and I currently serve as the Director of the Vjosa Wild River National Park. This position represents both a professional responsibility...
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...
Rachael BARZA
Associate Director, Lead Climate Adaptation and Nature Finance
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Dr Rachael Barza is an economist specialising in systemic resilience, including both human system resilience to climate change and nature and biodiversity decline, and natural system resilience to...
Maria Eugenia PERIAGO
Coordinadora de Estrategia e Impacto
Fundación Vida Silvestre Argentina
I am conservation biologist, specialized in native mammal conservation. I lived in many countries and went to University of Maryland in the US for my undergrad. Then, I got my masters and PhD at the...
Michael Esgro
Senior Biodiversity Program Manager & Tribal Liaison
California Ocean Protection Council
Senior Biodiversity Program Manager & Tribal Liaison at the California Ocean Protection Council/California Natural Resources Agency
Phillip KUVAWOGA
Snr. Director- Conservation Programs
International Fund for Animal Wel
I am a environmental planning and conservation expert and highly skilled project manager with 20+ years of experience in African wildlife conservation. I have taken up roles within government and...
Remmy Safari SHOKA
Co-Management Development Manager
Oceans Alive
I am an aquatic scientist and marine conservationist with over a decade of dedicated experience in fisheries management, community empowerment, and sustainable marine resource governance. Driven by...
Emily RENN
Graduate Research Assistant
Northern Arizona University
Emily is a Ph.D. student in the School of Earth and Sustainability at Northern Arizona University. Her research interests include seeking innovative, inclusive, and interdisciplinary approaches to...