All Speakers
Frank DAMSON
Business, Livelihoods and Value Chain Specialist
WWF
Frank Damson is a sustainability and biodiversity finance specialist with 10+ years’ experience designing and scaling nature-based and green economy solutions across East and Southern Africa. He has…
Thierry LEFEBVRE
Green List Programme Manager
IUCN Secretariat
Thierry Lefebvre is a biodiversity policy and protected areas governance expert with 20+ years of international experience. With advanced degrees in sustainable development and anthropology, and a…
Joann Sy
Scientific Advisor
POLLINIS
With almost 30 years of experience in development, public health and biodiversity across the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, my career began in epidemiology, focusing on public health issues such…
Khalifa Almazroui
Khalifa Almazroui
Youssouph DIEDHIOU
Chef de Programme UICN-Sénégal
IUCN Secretariat
Je suis tiltulaire d'un doctorat en Médecin vétérinaire et d'un Master spécialisé en Gestion des Aires Protégées.
J'ai 22 d'expérience professionnel dans le domaine de la conservation dont 14 ans…
Mahboobeh SHIRKHORSHIDI
Biodiversity Conservation Officer
IUCN
Mahboobeh Shirkhorshidi is a conservation scientist with over 15 years of international experience in research, policy, and project management . She is currently a Biodiversity Conservation…
Erwan CHEREL
Responsable Aires Protégées
Comité Français de l'UICN
As a trained agricultural engineer, I completed my academic journey with a master's degree in economics and then a master's degree in anthropology. I began my professional career by consulting on…
PAUL SAING'EU
East Africa and Horn of Africa Regional Coordinator, ICCA Consortium
ICCA CONSORTIUM
Paul Saing’eu Regional Coordinator for East Africa and Horn of Africa Based in Tanzania. Paul Saing’eu is a Maasai pastoralist from Ngorongoro District in northern Tanzania. He is a co-founder of…
Elham CHEHAIMI
Director
CSO Network
Dr. Elham ChehaimiDirector, MENA CSO Network | Director, Posterity Institute | Action Learning Leader, GovCampusSustainability strategist and policy advisor with 15+ years’ experience bridging…
Dorothea THEUNISSEN
Advisor
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Dorothea Theunissen is a marine and coastal conservation expert with over 10 years of experience at GIZ. She currently leads a bilateral project in Bangladesh aimed at strengthening the protection of…
Cristina EGHENTER
Global Governance Policy Coordinator
WWF International
With over 20 years of experience in Indonesia with WWF, and building and working with civil society organizations platforms at local, national and global levels to advance equity and rights in…
Yulia VERESHCHAK
Director of international projects
Environmental Education Center Zapovedniks
Francisco Estremadoyro de la Puente
Director Ejecutivo
ProPurus
Conservation professional with over 35 years of experience designing and implementing sustainable development initiatives and regenerative design, primarily in the Peruvian Amazon. Brings extensive…
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…
Christine FERRARA
Zoological Rescue Manager
Yas Seaworld Research & Rescue Center
A passion-driven Zoological Rescue Manager at Miral Experiences, leading a dedicated team with the unified goals of wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and return at Yas SeaWorld Research &…
Olivier CHASSOT
Senior Project Coordinator, AlUla PAN Project
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Dr. Olivier Chassot is the Senior Programme Officer for Protected, Conserved, and Heritage Areas at the IUCN Asia Regional Office. He previously served as a Steering Committee member of the IUCN…
Reine Metlej
Reine Metlej is a sustainability consultant and social entrepreneur from Lebanon, passionate about driving climate action, circular economy solutions, and youth empowerment. With a background in…
Zoe JAFFLIN
Programme and Grants Associate
IUCN Secretariat
Carolina Amaya Tobar
Directora de Gestión y Planificación
Unidad Ecologica Salvadoreña UNEs
A social worker by profession, with 25 years of experience in facilitating environmental and climate processes, supporting community organizations for territorial environmental governance, advising…
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…
Ramesh KRISHNAMURTHY
Scientist/Professor
Wildlife Institute of India
Scientist-F/Professor & Head of the Department, Landscape Planning and Management at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun and Adjunct Professor at Faculty of Forestry, University of British…
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…
Emma HINCHLIFFE
Director, IUCN UK Peatland Programme
IUCN UK Peatland Programme
Dr Emma Hinchliffe worked for the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) devising policy and guidance to support wetland protection, having taken a PhD on the functional ecological role of a…
Qingzhi ZHENG
Zheng QingzhiChief Engineer of the Human Settlements Landscape Design Institute, Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research InstituteRegistered Planner, Senior Landscape Engineer, Master’s…
Catherine BRYAN
Co-Chair
Synchronicity Earth
Catherine uses her experience in organisational development, markets and risk, alongside her fascination with the natural world to support a wide range of work that promotes the protection and…
Emad HLAYEL
Project Coordinator
IUCN Secretariat
Francesca VITALI
Wildlife veterinarian
Smithsonian Institution
Dr. Francesca Vitali, a wildlife veterinarian and research associate at the Smithsonian's Global Health Program in Kenya, is dedicated to advancing wildlife medicine within the conservation and One…
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…