All Speakers
Marianne KETTUNEN
Marianne Kettunen is a senior policy expert and advisor, currently working as Biodiversity Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF). Marianne has 20 years of experience on the science-policy...
Nidia Mildred Crasborn Ojeda
Nidia is a member of Cooperativa Carmelita, one of the two community concessions in the Maya Biosphere Reserve with a live-in community. Her ancestors migrated to the Petén forest to tap gum. ...
Alexis NIKIZA
Directeur Général
Association Protection des Ressources Naturelles pour le Ben-Etre de laPopulation au Burundi (APRN/BEPB)
Alexis Nikiza is a biologist by training, with a Master's degree in Sciences and Integrated Environmental Management and several certificates of on-the-job training. Director General of APRN/BEPB and...
Alister Scott
Executive Director
Global Rewilding Alliance
40 year career making big change happen with sustainability as the driving purpose. Doctorate in Science Policy from the University of SussexHonorary Professor of Practice at UCL Institute for...
Zhigang ZHAO
•Project Director of TECH4ALL Digital Inclusion Program Office, Huawei•Responsible for Huawei‘s global digital inclusion nature conservation projects, cooperation with IGO、NGO organizations and...
olivier ROVELLOTTI
CEO
Natural solutions
Olivier Rovellotti – Biodiversity and Environmental Data SpecialistOlivier Rovellotti is a seasoned expert in biodiversity data management and environmental technology, currently serving as the Head...
James FITZSIMONS
Senior Advisor, Global Protection Strategies
The Nature Conservancy
Dr James Fitzsimons is the Senior Advisor, Global Protection Strategies with The Nature Conservancy. His work includes policy and implementation of the global 30×30 protection target and other...
Addison MARRY-CHOW
Content Development & Communications Coordinator
Families In Nature
Boris Ochoa-Tocachi
Boris F. Ochoa-Tocachi is a PhD in Hydrology and an MSc in Hydrology and Water Resources Management by Imperial College London, UK, and a Civil Engineer by the University of Cuenca, Ecuador. He is...
Aissatou NIASSE
Responsable division suivi-évaluation
Direction des Parcs Nationaux
Ms. Mame Aissatou NIASSE was born in Dakar, Senegal.• EducationShe attended HLM2 primary school, middle school, and high school at the Collège d'Enseignement Moyen des Filles and Lycée...
Meg BECKEL
Founder
IUCN CEC Nature Communications
Margaret (Meg) Beckel is an accomplished leader in the education, post-secondary and arts & culture sectors. Her skills and experience include senior administration, fundraising, finance and...
Tariq AL-OLAIMY
G20 Global Land Initiative / UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration
Tariq Al-Olaimy is Managing Director of 3BL Associates, a people + planet systems transformation consultancy. Through 3BL Tariq co-leads initiatives including Public-Planet Partnerships, Diversity on...
SHOBHANA GURUNG PRADHAN
COUNTRY DIRECTOR FOR NEPAL
BBC Media Action
I currently serve as the Country Director for BBC Media Action in Nepal and have recently assumed the additional role of Regional Director for Afghanistan, India and Nepal. With over twenty-five...
Simon JULIEN
Programme Officer - Food and Agricultural Systems
IUCN Secretariat
Simon Julien coordinates the development of knowledge products, metrics, tools and frameworks relating to sustainable agriculture, and designs accompanying capacity-building activities. This includes...
Beatriz NOBRE DA FONSECA
Senior Programme Officer | WALD-IF Grants Coordinator
IUCN
Erika HARMS
Grupo Iberostar
With over a decade of experience in the field of responsible tourism and sustainable ocean economy, Erika holds a combined master's degree in business administration and natural resource management...
Russell MITTERMEIER
Chief Conservation Officer
Re;wild
Russell A. Mittermeier is currently Chief Conservation Officer of Re:wild (formerly Global Wildlife Conservation), a position he has occupied since 2017. Prior to this position, he served for three...
Mrinalini Rai
Director
Women4Biodiversity
Mrinalini is a passionate advocate for women's rights and environmental justice. She specializes in policy, advocacy, and research that addresses the intersectionality of human rights, gender...
Ruth SPENCER
Guy REEVES
Scientific advisor
Deutscher Naturschutzring
Guy Reeves is an evolutionary geneticist with over 20 years' experience working on a range of theoretical and applied topics. He has also worked on science policy in the context of...
María Teresa VARGAS RÍOS
Fundación Natura Bolivia
Maria Teresa Vargas is a force of nature — a journalist by training, a conservationist by passion, and a strategist by necessity. Based in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, she stands at the intersection of...
Chelsea HUNTER
Assistant Professor
University of North Texas
Chelsea Hunter (she/her) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of North Texas and an environmental anthropologist. Her research interests largely center around...
Gwen BRIDGE
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Shane ORCHARD
Environmental Consultant
University of Canterbury / Waterlink
Shane is a conservation scientist based in New Zealand working on the protection and restoration of aquatic environments. He is the current Oceania Regional Chair for CEM and the CEM National Focal...
CATHERINE LOSURUTIA
FIELD OFFICER
UJAMAA COMMUNITY RESOURCE TEAM
My name is Catherine Sipiteki Losurutia. I am a Maasai woman, born and raised in Kiteto District, Manyara Region, Tanzania. I come from a community where women play a vital role in caring for...
Aspa D. CHATZIEFTHIMIOU
Chief Scientific Officer
Earthna, Qatar Foundation
Dr. Aspa D. Chatziefthimiou is a researcher and consultant on nature conservation and restoration, and on the environmental impacts of development in hot desert climates. Dr. Aspa received her Ph.D....
Daryl BOSU
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A Rocha Ghana
Daryl Bosu is an experienced environmental sustainability practitioner in natural resource governance and management. He champions nature-centric, low-emission development with a focus on ecological...
Francisca Solari
Francisca Solari