All Speakers
Yolanda MUTINHIMA
PhD Researcher
Stellenbosch University
Yolanda Mutinhima is a biodiversity conservation researcher passionate about inclusive conservation and bringing indigenous and local communities to the centre of conservation. She is a PhD student…
Malika Dreyfuss
Programme Manager
Fondation Hans Wilsdorf
After spending some time working in the social innovation and youth empowerment sector, Malika started accompanying individuals, teams and organisations to create brave spaces that spark…
Frederic LAUNAY
C.E.O
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Frederic is the actual CEO of Panthera and Senior Advisor to the IUCN President
Mohammad Khalid Sayeed PASHA
Regional Coordinator Protected and Conserved Areas
IUCN Secretariat
M.K.S. Pasha joined the Science and Strategy Group (SSG) at the IUCN Asia Regional Office as Asia Regional Coordinator – Protected, Conserved, and Heritage Areas, IUCN Asia Regional Office, Bangkok,…
Luc DE WEVER
Javokhir Abdukhalikov
Deputy Head of International Cooperation and Rankings Department
Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Javokhir Abdukhalikov is a Deputy Head of Department at the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, working in the International Cooperation…
Rachel CLAUSING
Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco
Rachel Clausing is the Special Advisor to the Vice President and the Head of Initiatives at the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. A marine scientist by training, she earned her doctorate from…
Shelly EMIA
Artist and healer
WHAIA
Whaia is a Māori sound artist who specializes in "sonic weaving," using her voice, traditional instruments like the taonga puoro, and other sounds to create works with a profound cultural and…
Daniel NATUSCH
Chair
IUCN SSC Snake Specialist Group
Chair, IUCN SSC Snake Specialist Group
Tekau FRERE
Tekau Frere, a French Polynesian consultant, serves as the coordinator of the Marine Protected Areas working group of the High Seas Alliance, a network of over 70 international non governmental…
John SIMAIKA
Senior Researcher - Aquatic Ecology
International Water Mangement Institute (IWMI)
John Simaika has expertise in both aquatic and landscape ecology and restoration. He has more than a decade of experience working in African rivers, lakes, wetlands and artificial ponds. Simaika is…
Rym DEKAR
Multi-Faceted performance manager
VEOLIA Near Middle East
Marco LAMBERTINI
Convener
Nature Positive Initiative
Marco Lambertini is the Convener of the Nature Positive Initiative.Marco was WWF International Director General (2014-2022) and Special Envoy (2023). Before joining WWF he was Global Director of…
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…
Hannah FAIRBANK
Senior Biodiversity Specialist
The Global Environment Facility secretariat
SOUMITRA DASGUPTA
Director Program
IBCA
I am a retired Indian Forest Service officer of 1989: West Bengal Cadre with over 34 years of distinguished service in the field of forest and wildlife management, both at the state level in…
Janet SCOTT
Programme Officer (Red List)
IUCN
I have worked in the IUCN Red List Unit since 2012. My key responsibilities include processing assessments for Red List updates and contributing to other activities associated with Red List update…
Xinai Liu
Founder&CEO
HappyPower
Becca (Xinai Liu) is a climate innovator, social entrepreneur, and international participatory artist. She founded Happy Power, a project that turns every jump and laugh into clean energy, and…
Tessa WORGAN
Senior Producer
BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Tessa is a Senior Producer in BBC Studio’s Natural History Unit development team. She has developed several landmark natural history and conservation series including Blue Planet III, Hidden Planet,…
Neeshad SHAFI
Manager- Engagement
Offset8 Capital Limited
Neeshad Shafi is an award-winning environmentalist with over eight years of experience in global climate policy analysis and decarbonization strategy, with a particular focus on the Gulf and Middle…
Paulina KARIM
Assistant Professor
National Dong Hwa University | Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency
I’m an Assistant Professor at the College of Environmental Studies and Oceanography and CEO of the @ScapesLab Research Centre at National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan. With a PhD in Landscape…
Dana HUMAID
MOI
Dana is co-chair of the International Initiative of Law Enforcement for Climate (I2LEC), which was established in collaboration with UNODC, which aims to enhance the capacities of law enforcement…
Charles DOUMENGE
Researcher
CIRAD
Trained in botany and tropical forest ecology at the University of Montpellier (France), I have been a researcher at CIRAD since 1999. I began my career in 1983 as manager of the Ipassa-Makokou…
Andrew PLUMPTRE
Head KBA Secretariat
KBA Secretariat
Andrew Plumptre, PhD, is head of the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) Secretariat, based at BirdLife International in Cambridge, UK. The KBA Secretariat supports the implementation of the KBA Programme…
Jessica da Silva
Principal Scientist
South African National Biodiversity Institute
Jessica da Silva is a Principal Scientist at the South African National Biodiversity Institute. Her research focuses on integrating evolutionary genomics into wildlife management and policy, with a…
Mahmoud MOHIELDIN
UN Special Envoy on Financing Sustainable Development
United Nations
Mahmoud Mohieldin is a global economist and the UN Special Envoy on Financing Sustainable Development, with over 30 years of experience in international finance and development. He co-leads the UN…
SAILY HERNáNDEZ QUINDE
Marine Protected Area Manager
Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía
With more than ten years of experience in marine conservation and environmental management along the Ecuadorian coast, Saily Julieth Hernández Quinde, Business Development Engineer and Environmental…
Loic LESOBRE
Head of Conservation Genetics
Ekthar
Loïc was born in France and has spent most of his adult life overseas, notably in Morocco, South Africa, and the UAE. He joined Reneco in 2001 at the Emirates Centre for Wildlife Propagation in…