All Speakers
Amna AL MANSOORI
Amna Almansoori, PhD, is a marine scientist dedicated to advancing coastal ecosystem management and scaling conservation efforts across the Arabian Gulf. Since joining the Environment Agency –…
Myrna CUNNINGHAM
Chair
Pawanka Fund
Member of the Miskitu Indigenous People of Nicaragua, to which participated in the negotiations for theestablishment of the autonomy regime for the Indigenous Peoples and ethnic communities of…
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,…
Agnes Kalibata
Chair Person
C4Impact Advisory Group
Dr. Agnes Kalibata is a distinguished scientist, policy maker and thought leader on the global stage. She is the Founder and Chair of Connect for Impact Advisory Group (C4Impact Advisory Group), a…
ELISA FURLAN
ELISA FURLAN
Helene HOFFMANN
Project Manager International Climate Initiative
Zukunft-Umwelt-Gesellschaft gGmbH
Helene Hoffmann has been a Project Manager at the International Climate Initiative (IKI) for three years, a funding programme for climate action and biodiversity conservation projects funded by the…
Santiago RUGERONI
Animal Care Supervisor - Birds
Al Ain Zoo
Santiago Rugeroni is the Animal Care Supervisor for the bird collection at Al Ain Zoo, overseeing avian welfare, enrichment, and habitat design. With over 14 years of zoo experience from Buenos Aires…
María José AMOR
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…
Cedrick FOGWAN NGUEDIA
Programme Manager
African Marine Conservation Organisation
Cedrick Fogwan is a Cameroonian marine biologist whose passion lies in building bridges between science, policy, and local knowledge to foster inclusive, long-term conservation outcomes that benefit…
KADDU KIWE SEBUNYA
Chief Executive Officer
african wildlife foundation
Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya is a prominent conservation leader, serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) since 2019. With over 30 years of experience spanning grassroots…
Mehdi BALAMISSA
Réalisateur de documentaires
Documentary Filmmaker
Mehdi Balamissa is a Montreal-based documentary filmmaker dedicated to nature conservation. With a notable experience in the Pacific, including collaborations with Blue Cradle Foundation and IUCN, he…
Abrar AL MAHMOUD
Director Corporate Communications
Dolphin Energy
Abrar Al Mahmoud is the Director of Corporate Communications at Dolphin Energy with over 18 years of experience with the company.She is responsible for overseeing all communication with Dolphin…
Mirza KUSRINI
Lecturer
IPB University/Indonesia Species Specialist Group
As wildlife ecologist, Mirza focuses on the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in tropical forest ecosystems. She also doing research on the trade in amphibians and reptiles, and human wildlife…
Ante MANDIĆ
Associate Professor
University of Split, Split, Croatia
Dr. Ante Mandić is Associate Professor of Sustainable Tourism at the University of Split, Croatia, and Affiliate Faculty at Colorado State University, USA. An internationally recognized expert in…
Francis VORHIES
Conservation Economist
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Conservation economistDirector, EarthmindDirector, African Wildlife Economy Institute, Stellenbosch UniversityResearch Visitor, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford
Suneetha MAZHENCHERY SUBRAMANIAN
Research Fellow
UNU-IAS
Suneetha M Subramanian is a Research Fellow with the United Nations University-Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability. She has more than 20 years of experience in international and sub-…
Caroline LEES
Chair
IUCN SSC CPSG
Caroline joined the CPSG staff in 2011 as a workshop facilitator and PVA modeller. Before CPSG she worked with zoos in the UK, Europe and later in Australasia where her work included evaluating field…
Roko CINAVILAKEBA
Roko CINAVILAKEBA
VANESSA ROBITZCH
Conservation Program Manager
The General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS)
Vanessa Robitzch (PhD) is a marine biologist specializing in coral reef ecology, population genetics, and conservation. She currently manages the conservation program at the General Organization for…
Danish MUSTAFA KHAN
CTO
Earth Warriorz
I am is an Independent Researcher and Technical Project Manager with over two decades of experience in enterprise technology, AI integration, and sustainable innovation. Based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, his…
Osama AL NOURI
Program Manager
IFAW / SSCW
Osama Al Nouri holds an executive master’s in business administration. Since July 2024, he works as Program Manager at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) for the Middle East and North…
Jesse HILDEBRAND
VP Education
Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants
Jesse Hildebrand has pursued science communication for over a decade. He founded Science Literacy Week, a festival uniting libraries, NGOs, and science centers, which became an official government…
Qiongyu HUANG
Wildlife Biologist
Smithsonian's National Zoo Conservation Biology Institute
Qiongyu Huang, Ph.D., is the Roger and Molly Sit Giant Panda Biologist at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. A spatial ecologist and physical geographer, he integrates…
Gobind Sagar BHARDWAJ
Director
Wildlife Institute of India
Dr Gobind Sagar Bhardwaj joined Indian Forest Service in 1994. He has done his Ph.D. from the University of Rajasthan on the topic entitled “Plant Resource Utilization by the avian fauna in Sitamata…
Sian CHAPMAN
Sian CHAPMAN
Ola DABABNEH
Gender Officer
IUCN ROWA
Ola Dababneh is the Gender Officer at IUCN ROWA, she works on integrating gender equality and women’s empowerment into biodiversity conservation and climate resilience initiatives in Jordan, Iraq,…
Babafemi OYEWOLE
CEO
Panafrican Farmers Organisation
Babafemi Oyewole, PAFO CEO.Babafemi is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Panafrican Farmers Organisation (PAFO). In this role, Babafemi leads an organisation that represents over 80 million…