All Speakers

Binod Chandra CHOUDHURY

Scientist

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Megan Bryce

Responsable de Plaidoyer

UNDER THE POLE

Megan Bryce is a French-Scottish Advocacy Manager at Under The Pole, where she translates scientific research into policy initiatives to advance the protection of the mesophotic zone (30–200 m). She…

Seunghye OH

program officer

Korea National Park Service

I majored in sociology and environmental engineering. I am in charge of international cooperation at the Korea National Park Service.

GUSTAVO SOBRINHO DGEDGE

Secretario de Estado de Terra e Ambiente

Ministerio da Agricultura Ambiente e Pesca

Gustavo Sobrinho Dgedge is Secretary of State for Land and Environment at the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries of the Republic of Mozambique. He holds a PhD in Environmental…

Cathy Yitong LI

Climate Crisis Commission Deputy Chair | Global Climate & Energy Policy Lead

Climate Crisis Commission | BirdLife International

Cathy Yitong Li is the Deputy Chair of IUCN's Climate Crisis Commission. Cathy has been focusing on international climate and environmental policy, multistakeholder collaboration and civil society…

Aymeric SALAMONE

Regional Law Enforcement Expert

UNODC

Mr Aymeric Salamone is the Regional Law Enforcement Expert at the UNODC Regional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council Region (OGCCR) based in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

Humaira BADRú

Project officer

Fundação para a Conservação da Biodiversidade

Humaira Agibo Badrú is a young Mozambican, born in Maputo. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Terrestrial Biodiversity Conservation (2017) and a Postgraduate degree in…

Huntae KIM

Vice President

POSCO Holdings

I’m Huntae Kim, and I lead the Sustainability Team in the Management Strategy Office at POSCO Holdings.I started my career in 2011 at the POSCO Management Institute, focusing on corporate strategy,…

Maya SUMI

Expart

National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

With a background in forest ecology, I first worked in the international division of a private company, managing overseas offices. After three years at the Japan Committee for IUCN, I joined my…

Isabel WALLNOEFER

Youth and Stewardship Officer

IUCN

Motivated by a strong commitment integrating youth voices in global water governance, Isabel Wallnöfer works to promote sustainable water management across sectors and strengthen youth leadership in…

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…

Brendan MACKEY

Professor and Director, Climate Action Beacon

Griffith University, Queensland Australia

Brendan Mackey is a professor at Griffith University, Queensland Australia and Director of its Climate Action Beacon. He has a PhD in ecology from The Australian National University. He was a…

Young-been KIM

Assistant Manager

Korea Forest Service

I hold both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Biology from Kyoungpook National University. Currently, I am engaged in international cooperation projects at the Baekdudaegan Global Seed Vault,…

Caroline POLLOCK

Senior Programme Coordinator (Red List Unit)

IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)

Senior Programme Coordinator for the IUCN Red List Unit, with 27 years’ experience of working in conservation science. My main focus is on extinction risk assessments for The IUCN Red List of…

Margaret Otieno

National Coordinator

Wildlife Clubs of Kenya

Deputy Chair Dr Margaret Otieno is the CEO/National Coordinator of Wildlife Clubs of Kenya, a national NGO targeting the youth and communities with Conservation Education. Margaret is also a board…

Warwick MOSTERT

Biodiversity and Business Lead

Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool

Warwick is the IBAT Biodiversity and Business Lead and brings over 25 years of biodiversity and conservation management experience across the corporate and private sector. Warwick's focus is on how…

Scott HAJOST

Board Vice-Chair/Senior Environtal Policy Addviser

ASOC/NWC

Scott is an international environment and conservation policy law expert and manager with over 40 years’ experience working with the US Government, NGOs, multilateral institutions and leading global…

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…

Sahil NIJHAWAN

Research Fellow

ZSL/Nature Conservation Foundation/ICCA

Dr Sahil Nijhawan is an interdisciplinary conservation anthropologist who has worked on human-wildlife relations across Latin America, Southern Africa and India. For the past decade, he has lived and…

Gustavo ALANIS ORTEGA

Director Ejecutivo

Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA)

Emina KARALIC

Despite a medical background, I turned my strongest passion into a profession when I moved to Albania to dedicate myself full-time to research and conservation of threatened elasmobranchs, working…

Annie HAQUE

PMO Manager

Posterity Institute

Annie Haque is a Project Manager at the International Advisory Group (IAG), where she supports the delivery of strategic projects focused on sustainability, leadership development, public sector…

Yoko Watanabe

Director (Environment)

Asian Development Bank

Yoko Watanabe is the Director of Environment at the Asian Development Bank. She heads the environment and nature initiatives, including biodiversity conservation and ecosystem management, nature-…

Augustin OROU MATILO TIMOTHEE BIO

Point Focal Convention sur la Diversité Biologique

Direction Générale des Eaux, Forêts et Chasse

Sarah ROBERTS

Senior Policy Advisor, Conservation Finance

The Nature Conservancy

Sarah L. Roberts is an accomplished policy and external affairs advisor with over two decades of experience advancing environmental governance, biodiversity conservation, and climate resilience…

Antonella Battaglini

CEO

Renewables Grid Initiative

Antonella Battaglini is the CEO of the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), which she founded in 2009. RGI is a unique collaboration of NGOs and TSOs from across Europe, promoting…

Matthew GOULD

CEO

Zoological Society of London

Matthew is currently CEO of the Zoological Society of London, a conservation charity which runs London and Whipsnade Zoos, a global network of conservation projects, and the scientific Institute of…

Erin McCreless

Director, Science and Monitoring

Rainforest Trust

Dr. Erin McCreless is a conservation scientist with 20 years of experience working on the biological and socioeconomic aspects of biodiversity conservation. At Rainforest Trust she leads the Science…