All Speakers
Jorge Alberto Oviedo Machuca
Director Ejecutivo
Environmental Investment Fund of El Salvador (FIAES)
Specialist in conservation finance and the development of financial architecture for plans, programs, and projects related to sustainable agriculture and livestock, protected natural areas and…
Raed BANI HANI
Jordan National Committee of IUCN Members
Short Bio – Raed Bani HaniRaed Bani Hani is an environmental leader from Jordan with extensive experience in governance, conservation, and sustainable development. He has served in senior roles at…
Ahmed LEFGHIH
Executive Director
Fonds Fiduciaire pour le Banc d’Arguin et la Biodiversité Côtière et Marine
Economist, public finance specialist, sustainable finance expert
Lite NARTEY
Affiliate Professor of Strategy
INSEAD
Lite Nartey is an Affiliate Professor of Strategy at INSEAD (Fontainebleau campus), in France. Leveraging her professional background in international development, her academic research seeks to…
Julie MELBOURNE
Manager Environmental Services Unit
Nyamba Buru Yawuru
Julie Melbourne holds a Bachelor of Laws and brings more than 30 years’ experience working alongside Indigenous communities in the Kimberley. Her work has spanned native title claims, negotiations…
Benjamin Christ
Alliance Manager
Global Mangrove Alliance
Benjamin Christ is a strategy facilitator with Impact by Design, Inc. working with global conservation organizations, largely focused on ecosystem restoration and coastal biomes. He manages the…
Matt FROST
Head of International Office
Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Professor Matt Frost is Head of the International Office at Plymouth Marine Laboratory. A senior leader with over 25 years’ experience, he works extensively on international matters specialising…
INDRA MANI PANDEY
BIMSTEC Secretary General
BIMSTEC
Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey is a distinguished diplomat who joined Indian Foreign Service in 1990. He currently serves as BIMSTEC Secretary General. Earlier, Ambassador Pandey had served as…
Serah PYAWA
GEF Fonseca Fellow
Lincoln University
Serah Pyawa is an Indigenous Papua New Guinean and Research Scholar at Lincoln University, New Zealand, pursuing a master’s in applied science under the GEF Gustavo Fonseca Scholarship 2025. Her…
Melissa ABDERRAHIM
IUCN Secretariat
Marine Programme Officer in the IUCN Ocean Team, based in Headquarters. Working on blue carbon and blue natural capital, sustainable finance, conservation and restoration of marine and coastal…
Mohammed Ali B.QURBAN
CEO of the National Center for Wildlife, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
National Center for Wildlife
MONGHIEMO NGHAPO
Directeur de la recherche
MBOU-MON-TOUR
Mr.MONGHIEMO NGHAPO ,Born on May 8, 1967 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).A biologist by training, he completed his university studies at the University of Kinshasa, as well as several…
Martua SIRAIT
Deputy Executive Director
samdhana institute
Martua T. Sirait (Indonesian Nationality) was born in 1965 in Braunschweig, Germany, holds a degree in Forestry (Mulawarman University, East Kalimantan 1990) and Master's in Applied Sociology and…
Amanda VINCENT
Chair
SSC Marine Conservation Committee
Amanda Vincent is the Chair of the SSC Marine Conservation Committee and Chair of the IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group. She is firmly convinced that we know enough…
Deborah BRADY
Lead Ecologist
The Lifescape Project
Deborah Brady is an experienced ecologist specialising in mammals and the use of species reintroductions as a tool to address biodiversity loss at a landscape scale. As a founding director and now…
Sean SOUTHEY
CEO
Canadian Wildlife Federation / IUCN CEC
CEO, Canadian Wildlife Federation; Chair, IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)Sean Southey has over 30 years of experience in the international development and communications field.…
Raghida HADDAD
Editor-in-Chief, Al Hima magazine
SPNL - Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon
Raghida Haddad (coordinator) is Editor-in-Chief of SPNL’s biannual Al Hima Magazine, describing it as “a gift to Arab environmentalists, delivering SPNL’s mission to preserve nature by…
Chris MAHON
Chief Executive IUCN National Committee UK
Chris Mahon Environment Ltd.
I have degrees in Environmental Science (BSc. (Hons.)) and Environmental Assessment (MSc). For thirteen years I led the Cheshire Wildlife Trust as its Director and latterly, its Chief Executive, as…
Fares FAISAL AL HAMMADI
Fares FAISAL AL HAMMADI
Marian GAUNA
Senior Marine Projects Officer
IUCN Secretariat
Marian Gauna is a Fijian professional with extensive experience in marine conservation, project management, and administrative support. Her career demonstrates a strong commitment to environmental…
Kirstie RUPPERT
Kirstie Ruppert, Ph.D. is an Associate Director of Conservation Science, Community Engagement at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, where her work focuses on social science to understand the human…
Friederike POHLIN
Vetmeduni Vienna
I am a wildlife veterinary researcher and board-certified veterinary anaesthetist at the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria. My interests…
Luis SÁNCHEZ
Member
University of Sao Paulo
Luis E Sánchez is Full Professor at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, where he has been teaching environmental impact assessment since 1990. Trained as a mining engineer and a geographer, he…
ARGHADEEP SAHA
Head of Policy
Good Food Institute India
Arghadeep is the Head of Policy at Good Food Institute India, India’s leading think tank and convening body on alternative proteins. He provides strategicoversight and leadership to the policy and…
Ayman SULEIMAN
minister
ministry of Environment
Aiman A. A. Soleiman OKLAT, Ph.D.MINISTER OF ENVIRONMNET With experience over 23 years covered many topics related to Environment.
Jennifer DUNN
Green Cities Associate
AIPH
Jennifer Dunn is Green City Associate at AIPH. She manages the AIPH Green City Standard and the World Green Cities Award. In 2024, she was the Urban ReLeaf Research Officer at Dundee City Council.…
Fatima EL-AARABY
Phd student
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
Fatima El-Aaraby is a Moroccan researcher, biodiversity advocate, and PhD candidate at Abdelmalek Essaadi University in Tetouan. Her doctoral research focuses on the distribution and conservation…
Sean BREYER
Director, ArcGIS Living Atlas
Esri Inc.
Sean Breyer is the Director for ArcGIS Living Atlas of the World at Esri, where he leads the development of the world’s most comprehensive collection of global geographic information. With a degree…