All Speakers
Aileen LEE
Chief of Programs
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Aileen is the chief of programs for the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. She oversees all grantmaking activity, including all program allocations and Adaptive Management and Evaluation.Prior to...
Mohamed AL MARZOOQI
Jona OLAVSDOTTIR
PhD Researcher
Centre for Nature-based Solutions, Aarhus University
I am a PhD fellow at the Centre for Nature-based Solutions at Aarhus University, where I research governance processes and the implementation of nature-based solutions. Before joining academia, I...
Ibrahim KAHDER
Regional Director, Middle East
Birdlife International
The Regional Director for Middle East Secretariate, BirdLife International. More than thirty years of national, regional and international working experience in the fields of Biodiversity...
Antoine OUELLET-DROUIN
Director, Inst. Performance Management and Eval
IUCN
Antoine Ouellet-Drouin is a performance and accountability expert with over 20 years of experience as a business process owner, practice lead, and system/product owner in leading international...
Harrison BENCH
GCELS Staff Student Intern
Global Center for Environmental Legal Studies (GCELS) at Pace University
Harrison Bench is a third year student at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University in White Plains, New York, United States. He is passionate about environmental, climate, and energy law....
Alen Amirkhanyan
Director
AUA Acopian Center for the Environment
Alen Amirkhanian is the Director of the American University of Armenia’s (AUA) Acopian Center for the Environment, a position he has held since 2013. In 2023, he became the inaugural Chair of the...
Aymeric ROUSSEL
Team Leader, Biodiversty and ecosystem services
European Union
I am a development specialist with over twenty-five years of experience in biodiversity conservation, natural resources management, and rural development, with a particular focus on developing...
Sarah Amy WYATT
Sr. Biodiversity Specialist
GEF (Global Environment Facility)
Sarah Wyatt is a Senior Biodiversity Specialist at the Global Environment Facility (GEF). At the GEF, she leads work with Latin American and Pacific island countries to develop biodiversity...
Eesha RANGANI
Basilia Shivute
Senior Operations Manager
Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC)
Basilia Shivute grew up in a rural village in northern Namibia, where a subsistence lifestyle and a strong sense of community shaped her early years and ignited a deep connection to nature. These...
Dakota KOENIG
Policy Associate, Biodiversity and Infrastructure
The Nature Conservancy
Dakota Koenig is a Policy Associate for Biodiversity & Infrastructure at The Nature Conservancy, where he supports global conservation policy efforts through strategic coordination, stakeholder...
Iman EBRAHIMI
Conservationist
AvayeBoom Bird Conservation Society
Bird conservationist and environmental educator with 12 years of experience in bird rehabilitation, bird-watching field training, research related to human-bird connection, and management of 9...
Olivier STAEHLI
CEO and Co-Founder
Synature
Olivier Staehli (26, Zurich, Switzerland) is the co-founder and CEO of Synature, a startup using AI and sound to revolutionize animal monitoring across agriculture, aquaculture, and nature. Devoted...
Paula PRIST
Senior Programme Coordinator
IUCN
Dr. Paula Ribeiro Prist is a Senior Programme Coordinator for Forest and Grasslands Unit at IUCN. A biologist by training, Dr. Prist holds a master's, doctorate and post-doctorate in landscape...
Mariana SABA
Technical Assistant
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Technical Assistant at IUCN's Brazil office, working with the implementation of the Green List and Tech4Nature project. Graduated in Political Science at the University of Brasília (2023).
Louise HOBIN
Programme Officer - GAA Coordinator for Africa, Europe and Asia
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
I am coordinating the global amphibian Red List efforts for Africa, Europe and Asia for the third Global Amphibian Assessment (GAA3). I have been involved in GAA work since 2015, where I led on the...
Christian PLOWMAN
Global WIldlife Cybercrime Program Manager
IFAW
Christian Plowman has spent almost three decades working at the front line of criminal justice, investigations and intelligence. After a 16-year career at Scotland Yard as a detective specialising in...
Cara MARTEL
Manager of Conservation Breeding & Reintroduction
Re:wild
Cara Martel is a conservation leader specializing in species survival, breeding programs, and ecosystem restoration. As the Manager of Conservation Breeding & Reintroduction at Re:wild, she works...
Anupama Rajya SHAHI
I am a young enthusiastic Environmentalist doing my Masters degree in Environmental Science in Pokhara University and working in various NGOs as Freelancer Environmentalist in numerous Environmental...
Laura GRUBER
Senior Programs Manager
Wildlife Conservation Network
Laura Gruber is a Senior Programs Manager at the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), where she leads the development and expansion of WCN’s Rising Wildlife Leaders conservation and leadership...
Nathan CARDINAL
Director, Indigenous Policy
Parks Canada
Nathan Cardinal is a member of the Métis Nation and comes from a line of trappers who stewarded their lands in northern Alberta, Canada. He is the director of Indigenous Policy for Parks Canada,...
SAMI ALMALKI
Habitat Regeneration & Landscaping Director (Acting)
Royal Commission for AlUla
Sami AlMalki is a passionate environmental leader specializing in ecosystem restoration, afforestation, and native plant conservation. leading Habitat Regeneration & Landscaping at the...
Tinne VAN DER STRAETEN
Member of Parliament
Belgian Federal Parliament
Tinne Van der Straeten is a member of the Belgian Federal Parliament. She served as Federal Energy Minister between October 2020 and January 2025. During her term, she accelerated the energy...
Stella EGBE
Species Conservation Manager
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
I am Dr Stella Egbe, a trained Conservation Biologist and well rounded in ornithology, ecology and general environmental biology. Apart from my educational training, in the last 10 years, I have...
Carlo ANGELES
Director of Impact
C Minds
Carlo Angeles is a professional with extensive experience in research, partnership development, strategic communication, and stakeholder engagement for sustainable development. With over a decade of...
Ilena ZANELLA
Presidente
Misión Tiburón
Ilena Zanella is a marine biologist and a Master in Wildlife Management andConservation from Institute for Wildlife Conservation and Management,Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. She is the co-...
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,...