All Speakers

Speaker Joshua AYUO
Joshua AYUO

Programmes Manager

Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association

Joshua Ayuo is a development professional with over a decade of experience in program leadership, institutional strategy, and impact-focused fundraising. As Programmes Manager at...
Speaker Julia SILVA BENETI
Julia SILVA BENETI

Red List Assessor

Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung

I have a PhD in Zoology from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and my work was originally focused on the taxonomy and systematics of a group of sea anemones. I have also worked as an editor of...
Speaker Andrew WETZLER
Andrew WETZLER

Senior Vice President, Nature Program

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

As senior vice president of NRDC's Nature Program, Andrew Wetzler oversees NRDC's oceans, lands, and food and agriculture teams, and is responsible for providing thought leadership, shaping strategy...
Maud PITOISET
Maud PITOISET

IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Clara NELTOFT
Clara NELTOFT

Climate Finance and Investment Analyst

ICIMOD

Clara Lindhard Neltoft is a Climate Finance and Investment Analyst and Intervention Manager with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), where she and her team work as...
Speaker AIITA JOSHUA APAMAKU
AIITA JOSHUA APAMAKU

Conservation Associate

WILD Foundation

 Aiita is a Wildlife Biologist and National Geographic Explorer from Uganda, passionate about protected areas and how they're managed and governed. He holds an MSc. in Biodiversity, Conservation...
Speaker Amaël BORZÉE
Amaël BORZÉE

Professor

Nanjing Forestry University

I am the co-chair of the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. I am also a professor at Nanjing Forestry University, and my principal research interest is behavioural ecology and wildlife conservation...
Speaker Gwen BRIDGE
Gwen BRIDGE

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Speaker Manuel PULGAR-VIDAL
Manuel PULGAR-VIDAL

Climate Crisis Commission Chairman

Council 2021-2025

Manuel Pulgar-Vidal has been appointed by the IUCN Council as the Interim Chair of IUCN’s recently established Climate Crisis Commission (CCC). IUCN Members decided to create the new expert...
Speaker Jennifer CORPUZ
Jennifer CORPUZ

Fellow and Strategic Advisor

Nia Tero

I am an Indigenous woman from the Kankanaey Igorot People of Besao, Mountain Province in the Philippines. I am a lawyer by profession, having obtained my Bachelor of Laws degree from the University...
Speaker Lara HUSSEIN
Lara HUSSEIN

Co-founder, CEO, Soil Builder

The Waste Lab

Lara Hussein, co-founder of The Waste Lab, is pioneering a revolution in food waste management. Along with Ceylan Uren, they co-founded this impact-driven startup, in Dubai, to turn food scraps from...
Speaker Atef OUERGHI
Atef OUERGHI

Programme Officer

UNEP-MAP-SPA/RAC

Speaker Dinesh Kumar AGRAWALA
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...
Speaker Emaan KHAN
Emaan KHAN

Founder

Earth Warriorz

Climate Actionist | COP 28, 29, 16 Delegate & SB62 | Shark Tank Winner | FI Graduate | Wenaturalist Awardee | WOW Girl child | PASHA ICT Gold Winner | APITCA Finalist | UAE Year of sustainability...
Speaker Erin BILLMAN
Erin BILLMAN

Executive Director

Science Based Targets Network

Erin Billman is the Executive Director of the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), part of the Global Commons Alliance. She has over 20 years of experience in the private and non-profit sectors. She...
Speaker Simon AWAD
Simon AWAD

Executive Director

EEC /ELCJHL

Simon I. Awad, Executive Director, Environmental Education Center of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.Simon Awad, is the Executive Director of the Environmental...
Speaker Pedro José CARRILLO ARTEAGA
Pedro José CARRILLO ARTEAGA

Presidente

Eco Redd

Speaker Patrick SAIDI HEMEDI
Patrick SAIDI HEMEDI

National Coordinator

Dynamique des Groupes des Peuples Autochtones

Détenteur d'un diplome de Master en sécurité environnementale et rechauffement climatique. Defenseur acharné des droits des peuples autochtones pygmées en République Démocratique du Congo....
Barkha MOSSAE
Barkha MOSSAE

Regenerative Blue Economy Manager

IUCN Secretariat

Speaker AMELIA ARREGUIN PRADO
AMELIA ARREGUIN PRADO

Coordinator / Project officer

CBD Women's Caucus & Forest Peoples Programme

Amelia Arreguín Prado is the Regional Vice Chair for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean at IUCN CEESP. A specialist in gender justice, human rights, and environment, she has extensive...
Speaker Francisco Estremadoyro de la Puente
Francisco Estremadoyro de la Puente

Director Ejecutivo

ProPurus

Conservation professional with over 35 years of experience designing and implementing sustainable development initiatives and regenerative design, primarily in the Peruvian Amazon. Brings extensive...
Speaker Francesca BENZONI
Francesca BENZONI

Associate Professor

King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST)

Professor of Marine Science Francesca Benzoni  explores the diversity, evolution, and ecology of corals and coral-dominated ecosystems across the tropical Indo-Pacific, with a particular focus...
Ayasha AL ALI
Ayasha AL ALI
Speaker HASHINUR RAHMAN PAVEL
HASHINUR RAHMAN PAVEL

Research Officer

Centre for Environment and Climate Change Research, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change-Bangladesh

Hi, I am Hashinur Rahman Pavel, a Research Officer at the Centre for Environment and Climate Change Research (CECCR) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh. I...
Speaker Gerald PROLMAN
Gerald PROLMAN

Executive Chairman

Everland

Gerald Prolman is the Executive Chairman and founder of Everland, established in 2017 to represent the world’s largest portfolio of high-impact, community-centered forest conservation projects....
Speaker LIA LOPEZ
LIA LOPEZ

Fellowship and Learning Manager

Conservation International

Lia López is an Environmental Engineer from Capulálpam de Méndez, Oaxaca, Mexico. She is dedicated to the conservation of natural resources and the empowerment of Indigenous Peoples. As the...
Speaker Arturo ARREOLA MUÑOZ
Arturo ARREOLA MUÑOZ

Dr.

Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamérica A.C. (IDESMAC)

Mexican geographer, graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Master of Science from the Autonomous University of Chapingo and PhD in...
Speaker Rahul Chand
Rahul Chand

Protected and Conserved Areas Coordinator

IUCN Secretariat