All Speakers
George SHILLINGER
Financial Contact
MIGRAMAR
Dr. George Shillinger is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Upwell Turtles. He previously served as Executive Director for The Leatherback Trust. George has worked in environmental conservation…
Hugo Miguel COSTA
Director of Business & Biodiversity Impact
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Zoologist, conservation strategist, and biodiversity policy leader with 23+ years turning science into lasting impact across Africa and Europe. Proven expertise in biodiversity management,…
Joanna WOLSTENHOLME
Senior Programme Manager, Nature Finance
UNEP-WCMC
Joanna is a Senior Programme Officer in the Nature Economy team at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). Her work focuses on finance for nature, looking at…
Priyanshu KAMBLE
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
I’m a 21-year-old wildlife conservationist. I began at 16 as a wildlife rescuer in Mumbai, responding to urban human–wildlife conflict and safely rescuing and relocating more than 2,000 snakes. To…
AZIZ MONIR
IUCN CEESP-CEO of Eco Build-Ingénierie
Eco Build ingénierie
I am a civil engineer, graduated from EMSI Rabat, with over 8 years of experience in construction, structural engineering, and sustainable building practices. In December 2023, I founded BET Eco…
CATHERINE LOSURUTIA
FIELD OFFICER
UJAMAA COMMUNITY RESOURCE TEAM
My name is Catherine Sipiteki Losurutia. I am a Maasai woman, born and raised in Kiteto District, Manyara Region, Tanzania. I come from a community where women play a vital role in caring for…
Martin SNEARY
Director, Business and Nature
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Martin Sneary is a dedicated conservationist with over 25 years of experience formulating strategies, crafting effective partnerships, and delivering impactful programs of work at the intersection of…
André Hoffmann
Vice-Chairman
Roche
André Hoffmann is a businessman, environmentalist, and a passionate advocate for business as a force for good. André is Vice Chairman of Roche Holding AG, the family business and co-chair of the…
Johanne Nordby Fremstad
Senior Adviser
Norad
Johanne is a Senior Adviser with the Oceans Team at the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad), where she has worked for over four years on advancing sustainable and equitable ocean and…
Marius BELLUCI
Enviromental Analist
ICMBio - Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
Environmental Analyst from Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, the brazilian government agency responsible for ptotected areas management, based in Iguaçu National Park, Deputy…
Jonathan DIAZ
Senior Manager of Rescue
Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue Center
Jonathan Diaz currently serves as the Zoological Senior Manager for Zoo Support and Rescue at Miral Experiences in Abu Dhabi, UAE. In this role, he leads a team responsible for managing and…
Stijn VERSCHUEREN
Conservation scientist
Cheetah Conservation Fund
Conservation scientist with affiliations at the Cheetah Conservation Fund (Namibia) and the Conservation Biology Division, University of Bern (Switzerland). Specializes in carnivore ecology,…
Marc FOGGIN
Director
Plateau Perspectives
Marc Foggin is a conservation biologist specialised in mountain environments of China and Central Asia, with a focus on complex human dimensions of environmental management and community development…
Oumou DICKO
President
Association des Jeunes pour La Défense des Droits Humains et la Protection de l’Environnement
Ms. Oumou Dicko is a young Malian leader committed to human rights advocacy and environmental protection. As President of AJDHPE, she works to promote education, youth and women’s empowerment,…
Fred Loure PARMELO
Indigenous Expert
Ujamaa Community Resource Team (UCRT)
Fred Loure Parmelo grew up in Simanjiro, Tanzania, in a pastoralist community, an upbringing that shaped his commitment to securing land and natural resource rights for Indigenous peoples. He holds a…
Lama SALEH
Programme Development and Partnerships Director
Goumbook
Lama has been leading several impactful education and awareness programmes at Goumbook, including the Take a Breath initiative that focuses on improving indoor air quality in the UAE and…
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…
Ameyali RAMOS
Deputy Chair, CEESP
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
Commission Deputy Chair
Ameyali Ramos is currently the Deputy Chair of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP). Ameyali has more than 20 years of experience…
Robert CEIRIOG-HUGHES
Robert CEIRIOG-HUGHES
Eufemia Felisa PINTO
Executive Director
NTFP-EP Asia
Femy Pinto is an international development professional with more than 2 decades of field and management experience in integrated conservation and development, community-based natural resource/NTFP…
Fayez AL ABED
Student
Khalifa University
Fayez Al Abed is an undergraduate civil engineering student at Khalifa University, representing the next generation of engineers committed to advancing sustainability in infrastructure. His interests…
OLE KAUNGA MALIH, J.N
Founder/Director
IMPACT - Kipok Fund
I am community and global leader who value collective action, relationships to drive transformational change that enables Indigenous peoples to be the fulcrum of their own visions and self-…
Silvia VIMERCATI
Coral Reef Conservation Specialist
SHAMS
Dr. Silvia Vimercati is a marine biologist working with the General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS), where she leads projects on coral reef…
Arsène Alain SANON
Regional Head, Protected Areas & Biodiversity
IUCN
Arsene Alain Sanon holds a PhD in Environmental Geosciences, which he obtained in 2009 from Nancy 1 University (France). Prior to that, he obtained a DESS (postgraduate diploma) and then a DEA (…
Damien MITTEMPERGHER
Economist
IUCN
Damien Mittempergher is an economist passionate about building stronger links between nature and the economy. At IUCN, he supports various stakeholders to better account for natural capital, using…
Grethel AGUILAR ROJAS
Director General
IUCN
Dr Grethel Aguilar, born in Costa Rica, assumed office as Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in October 2023. Dr Aguilar brings with her thirty years of…
Renée BRUNELLE
Environmental Advisor
SOCODEVI
Renée Brunelle has worked in the environmental sector and international cooperation for over 25 years, serving as an environmental advisor, environmental consultant, project manager, and…
Padu FRANCO
Senior Program Manager
Bezos Earth Fund
Evolutionary and conservation biologist with more than 20 years of experience designing, coordinating, and implementing basic and applied research studies and projects. Over 15 years of…