All Speakers
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...
Jorge SALAVERRY
Subsecretario de Recursos Naturales
SERNA
Jorge Salaverri (Puerto Lempira, Gracias a Dios. January 23, 1961).Forestry Engineer, graduated from the National School of Forest Sciences and from the BS Forestry program at West Virginia...
ISMAILI ALAOUI HASSANA
Directrice du Parc National d'Ifrane
Association Marocaine pour le Développement des Aires Protégées
Rosanne CASIMIR
Kukwpi7 Chief
Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nations
Kúkwpi7 Chief Rosanne Casimir, O.B.C. is an eminent and respected leader of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS), a principal community within the Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation (SSN). The SSN, which...
Erwan CHEREL
Responsable Aires Protégées
Comité Français de l'UICN
As a trained agricultural engineer, I completed my academic journey with a master's degree in economics and then a master's degree in anthropology. I began my professional career by consulting on...
Raquel SIGüENZA
Country Representative
IUCN
Raquel Sigüenza is a biologist who graduated from the Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC) and holds postgraduate studies in Rural Development...
Mukhtar BABAYEV
Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, UNFCCC COP29 Pres
Azerbaidjan
Mukhtar Babayev was appointed Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on climate issues on 5th February 2025. Mr Babayev is the official envoy appointed by the President of...
Bo SANN
IUCN Secretariat
Andrew LEMIEUX
Andrew LEMIEUX
Antonella Battaglini
CEO
Renewables Grid Initiative
Antonella Battaglini is the CEO of the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), which she founded in 2009. RGI is a unique collaboration of NGOs and TSOs from across Europe, promoting...
Yendoukoa TIGUIBE
Chef Projet
ONG GEVAPAF
Diploma: Master of Science in Agronomy, specializing in Valorization and Sustainable Management of Animal ResourcesExperience: 12 years of experience in rural development, specifically in the...
Halima Abdikadir
Program officer
Indigenous Women Biodiversity Network
Halima is a dedicated conservative advocate with a focus on youth engagement and the practical challenges young people face in the field. Drawing on extensive...
Houria DJOUDI
Houria DJOUDI
Dickson Kaelo
Chief Executive Officer
Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association
Dickson Ole Kaelo is a conservation ecologist and the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA). With over 20 years of experience, he has championed...
Marco Vinicio CEREZO
General Director
FUNDAECO
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...
Christopher GOATLEY
Lecturer in Marine Biology
University of Southampton
Chris Goatley is a lecturer in marine biology at the University of Southampton in the UK and a research associate at the Australian Museum. His research has broadly explored the evolution and...
Dinesh Kumar AGRAWALA
Scientist E
BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA
Dr. Dinesh Kumar Agrawala, Scientist E, Botanical Survey of India has been working on the systematics and conservation aspects of Indian Orchidaceae since past two decades. Apart from revising the...
Iliana MENDOZA
MC
Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza
I hold a degree in Biology with a specialization in Agroecology from the Technological Institute of the Valley of Oaxaca and a Master's degree in Social Economy Business Management from the...
Won Wa Musiti BIHINI
Congo Basin Affiliate Consultant
Synchronicity-Earth
I have been an Affiliate Consultant with Synchronicity Earth since 2018 for its Congo Basin Programme. I bring over thirty years of professional experience, including nearly twenty years of an...
Pär WILHELMSSON
Loredana Rita SCUTO
Senior Programme Officer - Urban
IUCN
Loredana Scuto serves as Senior Programme Officer - Urban at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), where she supports the development of IUCN knowledge products, such as the IUCN...
Marcia LEDERMAN
Especialista Áreas Protegidas
Wildlife Conservation Society WCS
Biologist, specialist in the management of protected areas and master's in biodiversity management and conservation. With experience in planning and participatory management of both public and...
Melesha GUNNING-BANHAN
Melesha GUNNING-BANHAN
IUCN Secretariat
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...
Isaac ROUNDS
Protected Areas Officer
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Isaac Rounds is the Protected Areas Officer at SPREP, where he leads biodiversity conservation across the Pacific, including managing the Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal. He holds a Bachelor’s...
Pedro MENEZES
National Director of Protected Areas
Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change
Pedro da Cunha e Menezes is Brazil´s National Director of Protected Areas. Pedo is one of the founding members of the Transcarioca Trail and is currently a Director of the Brazilian Trails Network....
Cecilio SOLíS LIBRADO
Presidente
Federación Indígena Empresarial y Comunidades Locales de México. A.C.
Geógrafo egresado de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Origen: Nahua mexicano de la Sierra Norte de Puebla, servicio social Instituto Nacional para la Educación de los Adultos...