All Speakers
Nunia THOMAS
Director
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Nunia Thomas-Moko is a passionate advocate for the conservation of Fiji’s natural heritage and environmental sustainability. In 2007 Nunia joined the newly formed NatureFiji-MareqetiViti - Fiji’s...
Rich BEILFUSS
President & CEO
International Crane Foundation
Dr. Richard Beilfuss has served as the International Crane Foundation’s President & CEO and ex-officio member of the Board of Directors since 2010. He helped launch many of the Foundation’s...
sophie DEPRAZ
Deputy CEO
Ipieca
Mizuki MURAI
Senior Programme Coordinator World Heritage
IUCN
Mizuki joined IUCN in 2015 and oversees IUCN’s work on World Heritage. She is the deputy head of IUCN’s delegation at World Heritage Committee meetings, and is the contact point on World Heritage...
Jenn Eckerle
Jenn is the Deputy Secretary for Oceans and Coastal Policy at the California Natural Resources Agency and Executive Director of the Ocean Protection Council (OPC). Jenn serves as a key advisor...
Tamara Elzein
Tamara Elzein
Raed BANI HANI
Jordan National Committee of IUCN Members
Short Bio – Raed Bani HaniRaed Bani Hani is an environmental leader from Jordan with extensive experience in governance, conservation, and sustainable development. He has served in senior roles at...
Clara Ligia SOLANO GUTIERREZ
DIRECTORA EJECUTIVA
Fundación Natura Colombia
Maggie MCGRAW
Intelligence Research and Policy Advisor
Earth League International
Maggie is the Lead Intelligence Research and Policy Advisor at Earth League International where she coordinates the synthesis of intelligence to share with the public, government officials, and other...
Michael COOPERMAN
Fish & Fisheries Ecologist
PlusFish Philanthropy
A fish and fisheries ecologist specializing in research and management of inland fisheries of the developing nations of the tropics. Founder and principal of PlusFish Philanthropy, from which grants...
Rene BEYERS
Researcher
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Rene is a conservation biologist at the University of British Columbia with extensive international experience in wildlife management, ecological monitoring, and ecosystem recovery. He has a broad...
Prachi JADHAV
Regional Manager
WWF
Prachi Jadhav is the Regional Programme Manager with WWF, leading Mekong in BALANCE (MiB), a Sida-funded initiative that aims to deliver inclusive and equitable biodiversity governance across...
Melinka NAJERA
Coordinadora regional del Programa Enlazando
IUCN
After my graduation in Spain and Belgium as a forestry engineer with a master in tropical forestry and development, I moved to the Central America region in 2011. During my career, I have gained...
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...
Rodney van der Ree
National Technical Executive, Ecology and Adjunct Assoc Professor
WSP Australia and The University of Melbourne
Dr Rodney van der Ree is a National Technical Executive in Ecology at WSP Australia and an Adjunct Associate Professor at The University of Melbourne. He has international recognition for his...
Luciano RéGIS CARDOSO
PhD Candidate
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Luciano is a biologist and a geographer with a Master’s degree in Protected Areas and a postgraduate specialization in Theatre of the Oppressed Studies: Political-Pedagogical Practices. As a...
Nur Febriani
Director of Resource Mobilization
Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI)
Nur Febriani Wardi is a planetary health advocate from Indonesia.She is the Resource Mobilization Director and the former Executive Director of Alam Sehat Lestari (2018-2023), a planetary health...
Boripat Siriaroonrat
Researcher
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Boripat received his veterinary degree from Chulalongkorn University in 1994 and Master of Science in Zoology in 1998. He has been interested in the wildlife research and conservation since he was a...
Natasha MILLER
Director, Salesforce
Kenton Miller Award
Natasha Miller is a seasoned technical professional and advocate for excellence, having dedicated over a decade to stewarding the Kenton Miller Award. Her long tenure with the award underscores her...
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...
Rachel CLAUSING
Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco
Rachel Clausing is the Special Advisor to the Vice President and the Head of Initiatives at the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. A marine scientist by training, she earned her doctorate from...
Hang NGUYEN BICH
Project manager
WWF-Viet Nam
Nguyen Bich Hang is a forestry and sustainability professional with over 22 years of experience in sustainable forest management, responsible timber trade, and project management. She currently...
Lais Fleury
Head of Partnership and Nature Portfolio
Alana Foundation
Laís Fleury has twenty years of experience as a social entrepreneur and has been a Fellow of Ashoka Social Entrepreneurs since 2003. She co-founded the NGO Associação Vaga Lume, dedicated to...
Wilhelm KIWANGO
Researcher
The University of Dodoma
I am a Lecturer in the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, The University of Dodoma, Tanzania. I have a background in natural sciences having trained in wildlife conservation/ecology,...
Consuelo ESPINOZA
Regional Program Coordinator
IUCN SUR
An Ecuadorian environmental economist with 25 years of experience in project management in Latin America and globally, covering forestry, climate change, biodiversity, conservation, and human rights...
Kevin CHANG
Executive Director
Kua'aina Ulu Auamo
Kevin Chang is the Executive Director of Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) a non-profit organization with a mission to increase the capacity of community-based resource management (CBRM) initiatives with a...
Ming ZENG
Project Manager, TECH4ALL programme office
Huawei Technologies
As project manager of Huawei TECH4LL programme office, She’s responsible for the partnership development and project management in TECH4ALL’s environment domain since 2020. Before joining Huawei, She...
SEONGHWAN JO
Head of Visitor Service Division
Korea National Park Service
Ph. D. in Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Chungbuk National University in Cheong-ju City, South KoreaServing at the Korea National Park Service since 2014Research AchievmentStudy on the...