All Speakers

Barbara GOETTSCH

Independent Consultant

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Barbara Goettsch is a Dr in Ecology graduated from the University of Sheffield, United Kingdom. Through academic institutions, non-government organizations and the Mexican Federal Government, she has...

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Nadine SELEEM

Senior Assurance Officer

IUCN

Bridging technical expertise to elevate community impact, I have 8+ years of experience insustainability standards, certification, and process optimization while fostering stakeholderengagement, and...

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Oscar NZABONIMPA

Executive Director

Action pour la Protection de l'Environnement et la Promotion des Filières Agricoles

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Basile VAN HAVRE

Research Associate

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Basile van Havre is an expert in biodiversity and multilateral negotiations. He is senior advisor at IDDRI, a research Associate at UQO, a member of Ouranos Scientific advisory Committee and of the...

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Monika BERTZKY

Senior Manager and Head of Safeguards

Asesoramiento Ambiental Estrategico (AAE)

20 years of experience in international conservation, and ca 10 years of experience on environmental and social safeguards in conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation and sustainable...

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Phyllis LEE

Professor

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Evolutionary ecologist, working with wild non-human primates across the globe and with the long-term elephant field study in Amboseli, Kenya. Specific interests in life history evolution,...

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Aziz Abdukhakimov

Aziz Abdukhakimov currently serves as the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a position he has held since December 30, 2022. Born in 1974...

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Anita MOSBY

Biodiversity Supervisor

ExxonMobil PNG

Anita Mosby is a Biodiversity Supervisor based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea with over 10 years of experience in conservation strategy, policy engagement and community-based biodiversity...

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Zoë ZÜRN

Junior Conservation Officer

IUCN European Representative Office

Zoë Zürn joined the IUCN European Regional Office in 2023 and now works as a junior conservation officer as part of the European natural resources unit, focussing on policy and programme within...

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Machel DONEGAN

Operations Manager

Alligator Head Foundation

As the Operations Manager of the Alligator Head Foundation (AHF), Machel is responsible forits daily operations including the management its livelihood diversification programmes and allgrant...

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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...

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Hijaba YKHANBAI

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Marina REQUENA MORA

Postdoctoral Researcher

Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona

Marina Requena-i-Mora is a passionate Valencian sociologist dedicated to unravelling the complex relationship between society and the environment. Using diverse qualitative and quantitative...

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Karine Caussé

Programme Officer, Freshwater Biodiversity, NbS and Agroecology

French Water Partnership

Mon expertise se situe à la croisée de la gestion de l'eau et de l‘interface sciences - politiques. Mon parcours est marqué par un engagement pour la durabilité des stratégies vertes et bleues. Une...

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Gauri Singh

Deputy Director-General

IRENA

Gauri Singh is the Deputy Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency. Ms. Singh brings more than 30 years of experience in policy, advocacy and project implementation within the...

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Stefanie LANG

Executive Director

Legacy Landscapes Fund

Stefanie Lang, Executive Director of Legacy Landscapes FundStefanie has started as executive director for Legacy Landscapes Fund in April 2021. She has a M.A. degree in Social Anthropology and...

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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...

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Jordan JOLY

Program Manager

Families in Nature

As Program Manager for Families in Nature (FIN), Jo Joly brings her background in ecology, conservation psychology, and anthrozoology to create inclusive, immersive programs that connect people of...

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Fredrick KUSU

Journalist (editor)

Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation

My name is Fredrick Oliver Kusu. I am currently the Editor of the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) working for more than 10 years to date. As a journalist, I have been involved in...

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Matthew MITCHELL

Senior Researcher

Yas SeaWorld Research and Recue Center

I'm a Senior Researcher at the Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue Center in Abu Dhabi, UAE. My work focuses on how individual fish respond both behaviorally and physiologically to changes in their...

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Oumou DICKO

President

Association des Jeunes pour La Défense des Droits Humains et la Protection de l’Environnement

Ms. Oumou Dicko is a young Malian leader committed to human rights advocacy and environmental protection. As President of AJDHPE, she works to promote education, youth and women’s empowerment,...

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Nicholas LING

Associate Professor

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

I have been a faculty member of the School of Science at the University of Waikato since 1992. My specialist areas are the ecophysiology, ecotoxicology and behaviour of fish. Much of my recent...

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Haya FAHMAWI

Project Coordinator

IFAW

Haya Fahmawi is a dedicated wildlife conservationist and environmental advocate born in Amman, Jordan. With a Master’s degree in Wildlife Conservation and Management, Haya has spent the past five...

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Jennifer Nora GARDNER

Disaster Resilience Manager

International Fund for Animal Welfare

Since joining IFAW’s Disaster Response team in 2012, Jennifer has supported animals in disasters in more than 50 countries around the world. Through deployments to disasters like wildfires,...

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Kundan Kumar BURNWAL

Deputy Project Director

GIZ India

Kundan Burnwal is a Senior Advisor and Deputy Project Director for the Indo-German bilateral cooperation project RECAP4NDC, which aims to restore, conserve, and protect forest and tree...

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Ivana TOMASEVIC

NbS Project Officer

IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)

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Laurence PESSEZ

Global Chief Sustainability Officer

BNP Paribas

As creator of the Sustainability function within the group, Laurence is managing BNP Paribas related policy and contributed to obtaining several awards such as the “World Best Bank for Sustainable...

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Verena KLINGER-DERING

Head of Division "International Cooperation on Biodiversity"

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety(BMUKN)

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