All Speakers
Isla HODGSON
Research Fellow/Communicator
Save Our Seas Foundation
Isla Hodgson is a conservation social and political scientist specialising in qualitative research and the management of conservation conflicts. Her research interests include the role of politics…
Juha SIIKAMAKI
Chief Economist
IUCN Secretariat
Juha Siikamäki is Chief Economist and Director of Economy and Finance Team of International Union of Conservation for Nature (IUCN). He has more than 20 years of experience working on the economics…
Andrew RHODES ESPINOZA
Head for Public Affairs and Policy for Innovaciones Alumbra
innovaciones Alumbra
Andrew John Rhodes Espinoza has over 20 years of professional experience dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. He possesses deep expertise in political and socio-…
Claudia MAYER
head of section global projects on biodiversity, forests and environmental polic
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ
Dr. Claudia Mayer is a senior expert in international cooperation, biodiversity, climate policy, and sustainable development, with more than 20 years of professional experience at GIZ/GTZ. She holds…
Fayaz ANWAR
Project Officer
Emirates Nature-WWF
Passionate about conservation, community engagement and data. My work as a Project Officer at Emirates Nature-WWF combines technical expertise with outreach, to lead citizen science initiatives that…
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…
ANTOINE ALLAM
IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025
Dr. Allam is a highly experienced Water Resources and Hydrology Expert with 15 years of experience in Lebanon and the Mediterranean Region. He holds a PhD in hydrology, where he studied Mediterranean…
Reine Metlej
Reine Metlej is a sustainability consultant and social entrepreneur from Lebanon, passionate about driving climate action, circular economy solutions, and youth empowerment. With a background in…
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…
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…
SENYACEN RAMIREZ
Coral Biologist
Families in Nature, Tela Marine
Senyacen Ramírez is a Honduran biologist who graduated from the National Autonomous University of Honduras. She served as the Marine Aquarium Manager at Tela Marine, gaining experience in the care of…
Juan Carlos Castro
Minister
Ministry of Environment
Minister of the Environment, biologist graduated from the National University of Trujillo, with a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo University. With more…
Marianne HAAHR
Executive Director
International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB)
Marianne is the Executive Director of the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB), with the objective to scale high integrity nature credit markets. Prior to that Marianne was…
Ana PEREZ DE VARGAS DE MESA
EKTHAR
David CARRERA BONET
Head of Biodiversity Conservation, Natural Parks Net of the Barcelona Provincial
Diputació de Barcelona
A naturalist by vocation since childhood. He holds a degree in Environmental Sciences from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Early in his career, he worked in communication about protected…
Daniela DENK
Veterinary Pathologist
SeaWorld Yas Island Abu Dhabi
Daniela graduated from Munich Veterinary School in 2006 and completed her pathology residency at Liverpool University. Between 2011 and 2021, she worked in the Pathology Division of the International…
David GADSDEN
Senior Geospatial Advisor
DevPartners
Applied geographer with over 30 years of experience designing and implementing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for conservation, sustainable development, and humanitarian organizations. Global…
Randa ABOUL-HOSN
Letícia GUIMARãES
Biodiversity Lead
Vale SA
Leticia Guimarães has 20 years of experience working with biodiversity and business, in the last 15 years she had working in the mining sector managing and mitigating biodiversity risk and impacts.…
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…
matthijs VAN RIJN
Founder
THE GREEN INTELLIGENCE B.V.
Matthijs van Rijn is the visionary founder of The Green Intelligence, an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture, environmental conservation, and community empowerment. A nature…
Graciela Coy Maas
Advocacy
Asociación Ak' Tenamit
Graciela is a Q'eqchi Mayan indigenous leader with extensive experience related to girls education, community based tourism and rural development
ARBY PAULYN RAE DUERO
Advocacy Officer (PCP4NbS)
Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation / Forest Foundation Philippines/Forest Foundation Philippines
Arby Duero is an environmental advocate and aspiring environmental scientist, with a focus on waste management, climate change, resource management, nature-based solutions, communications, and…
Javkhlan ARIUNBAATAR
GIZ Mongolia
Dr. Javkhlan Ariunbaatar is a development and environmental strategist advancing sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in Mongolia and internationally, with expertise in conservation…
Laurie MARCHAND
Co-Executive Director
Corridor appalachien
With a background in communications and business administration, Laurie Marchand specializes in organizational management and team capacity building. For nearly three years, she has been actively…
Nicholas MURRAY
Associate Professor
James Cook University
Dr Nicholas Murray is Associate Professor in Global Ecology and Conservation at James Cook University. Nick's research focuses on delivering the science necessary to inform local-to-global scale…
Lilian PINTEA
Vice President Conservation Science
The Jane Goodall Institute Global
Dr. Lilian Pintea brings thirty years of experience in using geospatial technologies to the job of conserving chimpanzees, other wildlife, and their vanishing habitats. As Vice President of…
Manu MONGE-GANUZAS
Dr.
ProGEO //CPG-SGE
Manu Monge-Ganuzas, PhD in Sciences (Geology Section), has been working for more than 25 years in Urdaibai UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and is scientific advisor of several UNESCO Global Geoparks . He is…