All Speakers
Zabrina WHITMAN
Parks Canada Agency - Agence Parcs Canada
Zabrina holds an honour bachelor’s degree in social sciences from the University of Ottawa in political science and Aboriginal studies, and a Master of Arts degree from Queen’s University…
Ndapanda KANIME
Senior Programme Officer
SADC Secretariat
Ms Ndapanda Kanime, Senior Programme Officer responsbible for Natural Resources and Wildlife- SADC SecretariatNdapanda, a Namibian national, is currently a Senior Programme Officer responsible for…
Victor GALVAN
Director of Nature
Iberostar Group
Victor Galvan serves as Director of Nature at Grupo Iberostar, where he leads the development and execution of the company’s Nature Strategy. He oversees a dedicated team that helps Iberostar hotels…
Valentina BALESTRA
Researcher
Politecnico di Torino, European Cave Protection Commission
Researcher and field ecologist. Main topics: Microplastic pollution, subterranean biology, karst systems, fauna monitoring and conservation
Georges IBRAHIM
VP of Ecosystem Services
Nabat
Georges brings 18+ years of experience leading transformative environmental and technology initiatives across the UAE and MENA region. He has a track record in building capabilities for large-scale…
Basilia Shivute
Senior Operations Manager
Integrated Rural Development and Nature Conservation (IRDNC)
Basilia Shivute grew up in a rural village in northern Namibia, where a subsistence lifestyle and a strong sense of community shaped her early years and ignited a deep connection to nature. These…
Juan Carlos JINTIACH ARCOS
Indigenous Peoples Platform
Juan Carlos Jintiach Arcos, current Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities -GATC (https://globalalliance.me/), belongs to the Shuar people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. He…
Marie-Laure VERCAMBRE
Director General
French Water Partnership
Marie-Laure Vercambre has been Director-General of the French Water Partnership since July 2019.
Juliana CORTES RINCON
Investigadora adjunta
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
Juliana is an ecologist with a master's degree in Biodiversity. She focuses on the conservation of Neotropical primates, area-based conservation, biodiversity assessment and monitoring, land…
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
Nicolas SALAUN
Responsable coopération internationale
IUCN French Committee
After studying international agricultural development engineering and completing a specialized master's degree in tropical forest management, Nicolas worked for two years at the French Development…
Mamadou DIOP
Green List Project Officer
IUCN Secretariat
Mamadou is a specialist in protected area management, having successfully completed several training courses and diplomas. He has benefited from IUCN scholarships on several occasions since the DU…
Nugkui Teresa NONINGO MAURICIO
Apoyo técnico externo
Wampis indigenous peoples
Nugkui is a biologist and member of the Wampís indigenous community, with experience in scientific research, socio-environmental project management, and intercultural environmental education. From a…
Juliette BIAO
Director
UN Forum on Forests Secretariat
Dr Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo is a national of Benin and a Canadian Citizen. She is the current Director of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF). She has a wealth of experience in…
Ji-Boo PARK
30X30 Programme Advisor
IUCN
Jiboo Park is a Park ranger in Korea and seconded from the Korea National Park Service (KNPS) to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Headquarters in Gland, Switzerland.…
Zhou ZHOU
Zhou Zhou is a Researcher at Beijing Zhongcai Green Financing Consultant Ltd. Her work is centered at the critical intersection of finance and ecology, with a specialized focus on green finance,…
Nadine MCCORMICK
Senior manager - Nature Action
WBCSD
Nadine leads on capacity building to accelerate business action on nature at WBCSD. WBCSD is a global, CEO-led organization of over 240 leading businesses on sustainability headquartered in…
Mariam WESTON FLORES
Programme Officer
IUCN SSC HWCC SG
I am an Engineer in Sustainable Development with an MPhil in Conservation Leadership from the University of Cambridge and an unfathomable passion for wildlife conservation and sustainable social…
Liette VASSEUR
Professor/ UNESCO Chair
Brock University
Deputy Chair - Commission on Ecosystem Management. Dr. Vasseur is a full professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Brock University. She is a member of the Environmental…
Jinghao XIAO
Deputy Director,Low-Carbon Eco-City Planning Research Center
Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute Co., Ltd
Umberto GALLO ORSI
Head , Coordinating Unit, Raptors MOU
CMS
Dr Gallo-Orsi holds a degree in Veterinary Medicine and a PhD obtained from Torino University (Italy) having studied the wild boar (Sus scrofa) in NE Italy. He was a Visiting Research Fellow at…
Kerry MAX
Deputy director, Partnering for Climate
Global Affairs Canada
Kerry has over thirty years of experience in international development practice including policy, programming and research, focused on climate change adaptation and addressing drivers of biodiversity…
Yuanqing HOU
Deputy Secretary General
China Green Carbon Foundation
Hou Yuanqing has long been engaged in domestic and foreign cooperation projects in the fields of forestry carbon sequestration, forestry addressing climate change, and biodiversity conservation. He…
Achim STEINER
Achim Steiner is a recognised leader in sustainable development, environmental policy and climate policy. He served as Director General of IUCN from 2001-2006. Since then he has led several…
Ana Marta TREMOCEIRO
Red List Programme Officer
IUCN
Red List professional at the IUCN Red List Unit, specializing in Portuguese and Spanish language assessments.
Jessie DAVIE
Director
Maliasili
Prisca MUGABE
Associate Professor
PREZODE
Name: Prisca Hazvinei MUGABEPosition: Associate ProfessorInstitution: University of Zimbabwe , ZimbabweEducationDPhil: 1996, Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas…
Jennifer KELLEHER
Programme Lead, Governance, Equity and Rights
IUCN Secretariat
Jennifer leads the programme on governance, equity and rights in IUCN's protected and conserved areas team.