All Speakers
Matthew COLLIS
Senior Director, Policy
IFAW
Matt Collis is IFAW’s Senior Director for Policy. Matt has been with IFAW for 20 years in a number of different roles, first joining IFAW’s London office to lead IFAW’s engagement with the UK…
Pragyan Raj POKHREL
Senior Programme Officer
IUCN
Pragyan Raj Pokhrel is an ecosystem restoration and socio-economics expert with over a decade of experience at the intersection of community-based conservation, land degradation, and sustainable…
Nina ATTIAS
Project mmanager
Wildlife Conservation Network
Nina is a Program Manager at the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), where she leads the Rising Wildlife Leaders Amazonia Program. She is passionate about animal conservation, with a special…
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…
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Myongkee JIN
Vice Governor
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Current: Vice Governor for Administrative Affairs, Jeju Special Self-Governing ProvinceFormer: Director General for Social Disaster Policy, Ministry of the Interior and SafetyFormer: Director General…
Christopher GOATLEY
Lecturer in Marine Biology
University of Southampton
Chris Goatley is a lecturer in marine biology at the University of Southampton in the UK and a research associate at the Australian Museum. His research has broadly explored the evolution and…
Grygorii KOLOMYTSEV
Nature Department Expert
Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group
Grygorii Kolomytsev is a biologist and co-founder of the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (UNCG), active in nature conservation and environmental advocacy for over 15 years. His work combines…
Paola MEJÍA
MSc Ciencias Ambientales
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Thematic Vice Chair, Conservation Outcomes. With more than 20 years of experience in Protected Areas and other area-based conservation measures in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa,…
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…
MARIE-LAURE BOULOT
CO FOUNDER
OCEAN ATTITUDE
Marie-Laure is a driven entrepreneur and a passionate advocate for the environment. As the co-founder of Ocean Attitude, she channels her professional expertise into protecting our planet. She’s not…
Cécile ERNY
Director
AFdPZ
Conservation biologist Cécile Erny is a conservation leader specializing in biodiversity management, zoo coordination, and wildlife protection. Since 2009, she has served as Director of the…
Erica MCCREEDY
Chief Operations Officer
North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd
Erica McCreedy, a Ngati Raukawa and Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti woman from Aotearoa, New Zealand, serves as the Chief Operations Officer for the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (…
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…
Fiona WILTON
Sacred Lands and Waters
The Gaia Foundation
+30 years experience in the non-profit sector, in South America and globally, working on a range of conservation and environment issues; accompanying indigenous communities in reviving bio-cultural…
Aleksei ZAVARZIN
Director of AI in agrobiotechnology center / Biodiveristy projects leader
ITMO University / All_Russian Scoeity for Nature Protection
Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Vice Chair Dr. Alex Zavarzin is currently director of the AI in Agrobiotechnolgy center of the ITMO University (https://en.itmo.ru) combining this…
Balaji VEDHARAJAN
Managing Trustee/Director
OMCAR Foundation
Dr. V. Balaji is a founder of OMCAR Foundation. (Organization for Marine Conservation Awareness and Research), He did his MSc., and M.Phil., at CAS in Marine Biology in 2000 – 2004. He completed his…
Carlos Mauricio HERRERA
Director de Conservación y Gobernanza
WWF Colombia
Ecólogo profesional y Magister en manejo y conservación de bosques tropicales y biodiversidad con sólidos conocimientos en biología y ecología de la conservación, así como en dinámicas ecosistémicas…
Roberto Andres BOSCH FIGUEREDO
President
Asociación para la Protección de los Recursos Naturales Renovables
Roberto has a degree in Wood Products Processing from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He has been a professor at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala for Wood Science…
M. Purificació CANALS
Global Network of MPA Manager Networks- Coordinator
Global Network of MPA Manager Networks/Underwater Gardens International
Purificació Canals has a BSc and a PhD in Biological Sciences from Barcelona University (1986 and 1996). She works as international consultant on marine and coastal conservation and is the…
Caitlin BRANT
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025
Shupai Stephen MAJEE
Head of Programs
TSURO Trust
Majee Shupai Stephen (MSc, BSc Hons) is currently the Head of Programs for TSURO Trust, a local community-based organisation supporting farmer-level efforts to realise both biodiversity conservation…
Maeve NIGHTINGALE
Senior Programme Officer Coastal and Marine, Asia
IUCN Secretariat
Maeve Nightingale the Regional Coordinator for the IUCN Coastal and Marine Programme in IUCN Asia as well as the regional focal person for governance and rights specializing in gender equality and…
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…
Azza AHMED ALRAISI
Azza AHMED ALRAISI
Amy FRAENKEL
Executive Secretary
Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Ms. Amy Fraenkel has over 30 years of experience in international environmental law and policy.She joined CMS after working for six years with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological…
Richard PERRY
Adviser
Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi
Richard John O’brien Perry, PhD, CEnv, FISEPDr Richard Perry is an environmental scientist with extensive expertise in biodiversity, environmental policy, and sustainable development. He holds a BSc…