All Speakers
Liezl Stuart del Rosario
Policy Manager
World Wide Fund for Nature
Melanie HEATH
SENIOR DIRECTOR – GLOBAL PROGRAMME OFFICE at TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC
Senior Director of Global Programmes at TRAFFIC. Leading role in the development, promotion and marketing of the work of the Global Programme Office, with specific attention to global and multi-…
Sean DICK
Senior Conservation Education Manager
Chester Zoo
Sean has a background in Zoology and Animal Behaviour and 15 years experience across a variety of roles and zoo education disciplines, both formal and informal. He, and his team, create engaging…
Bibiana SUCRE SMITH
Directora Ejecutiva
Provita
Biologist with a master's degree in public management. Her technical experience has focused on the recovery of endangered species, ecosystem restoration, local community participation, and…
Martin STUCHTEY
CEO and Co-Founder
The Landbanking Group GmbH
Prof. Dr. Martin Stuchtey is a geologist and economist who has dedicated himself to the renewal of the economic system in the sense of a natural capital approach. Together with Dr. Sonja Stuchtey, he…
Craig TRIBOLET
Deputy Director Sustainability
APRIL
Craig Tribolet is Director of Sustainability at APRIL Group, a member of RGE. APRIL Group is one of the world’s largest producers of pulp and paper products used by millions of people every day. Its…
Daniela PICCO
Executive Director
MSC Foundation
Daniela Picco is the Executive Director of the MSC Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the MSC Group, a role she has held since 2019. She works with the family-led Board to advance its mission of…
Todd Miller
Director of Conservation Programs
The Nature Conservancy
As the Director of Conservation Programs for The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia, Todd oversees the land protection, stewardship, forest carbon, ecosystem restoration and conservation planning…
Kelvin Geovanni Criollo Merino
Youth Representative
Amazon Sacred Headwaters Alliance
Kelvin Geovanni Criollo Merino is a 25-year-old Indigenous leader from the Siona nationality of Ecuador. He is currently pursuing two bachelor’s degrees, in Law and Business Administration. As an…
artemis KOSTARELI
Steven Brumby
CEO and Co-Founder
Impact Observatory
Steve Brumby is the Co-Founder and CEO of Impact Observatory, a mission-driven technology company bringing geospatial AI for environmental, climate, and sustainability risk analysis. Impact…
Luigi BOITANI
Professor of Conservation Biology
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Luigi Boitani is the Chair of the IUCN SSC Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe. Luigi is Professor Emeritus at the University of Rome - Sapienza, where he has been teaching Animal Ecology and…
Erik BERGLOF
Chief Economist
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Erik Berglof sets the vision and strategy for the Economics Department and leads the planning, implementation and supervision of its work plan in support of the Bank’s mandate as AIIB’s inaugural…
Candice STEVENS
Founder and CEO: Sustainable Finance Coalition
Sustainable Finance Coalition
Candice Stevens leads the Sustainable Finance Coalition and is Co-Chair of the IUCN WCPA Sustainable Finance Specialist Group. Candice is a visionary in green finance and sustainable solutions and…
Mary BLAIR
Associate Director
Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History
Mary E. Blair, Ph.D. is the Associate Director of the Center for Biodiversity and Conservation at the American Museum of Natural History. She leads an interdisciplinary research program on…
Louise CARVER
Research Associate
TBA21-Academy
Human geographer and political ecologist combining insights from academic, policy and arts and design contexts to explore transformative approaches to conservation aligned with Convivial…
Simba MANDOTA
Team Leader/ Acting Country Representative
IUCN Secretariat
Simba currently holds the position of Team Leader for the IKI funded CBA SCALE southern Africa+ project, where he has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and a deep understanding of the unique…
Antonieta COSTA
Director of Conservation Education
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025
Antonieta Costa – PhD in Education. Assistant Professor at Lisbon University for 15 years in the pedagogy area. Director of Conservation Education at Lisbon Zoo since 2007 – defines, develops…
Aziz Abdukhakimov
Aziz Abdukhakimov currently serves as the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a position he has held since December 30, 2022. Born in 1974…
Mahmoud FATHALLAH
Director of Environmental and Meterological Affairs
League of Arab States
Mariana SABA
Technical Assistant
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Technical Assistant at IUCN's Brazil office, working with the implementation of the Green List and Tech4Nature project. Graduated in Political Science at the University of Brasília (2023).
Munib KHANJARI
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Carlos SAMANIEGO
Oficial Técnico Programa EbA LAC
UICN Sur
Lou ROE
Hi, I'm Lou. I'm from Austin, Texas and work in food security, translation, and the service industry. I've been studying Spanish for about 10 years and have dabbled in some German and Portuguese. I'm…
Torsten THIELE
Founder
Global Ocean Trust
Torsten Thiele is a sustainable finance and ocean governance expert and the Founder of Global Ocean Trust. He supports policy development and researches innovative Blue Finance approaches, drawing on…
Stephen SUTI AGALO
Stephen SUTI AGALO
Samisoni RAKABU
Technical Officer
IUCN
I am a development professional with over 15 years of experience working with communities across Fiji and the Pacific, specializing in program management, MEAL, and research with a focus on food…
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…