All Speakers
Alain NDOLI
Regional Programme Manager for Land Systems -ESARO
IUCN Secretariat
Alain Ndoli holds a PhD in agroforestry from Wageningen University. From 2010 to 2013, he has been involved in lecturing at the University of Rwanda and conducting research on the reclamation of…
James MUSINGUZI
Executive Director
Uganda Wildlife Authority
James has over 20 years in Conservation, particularly involved in Protected Area management, Community and species Conservation, Conservation Education among others. Holds a PhD in Wildlife…
Fredrick KUSU
Journalist (editor)
Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation
My name is Fredrick Oliver Kusu. I am currently the Editor of the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) working for more than 10 years to date. As a journalist, I have been involved in…
Malgorzata BONNAVEIRA
Senior Global Communications Manager
IUCN
Goska Bonnaveira manages press relations and content at IUCN. She has over 15 years' experience in communications, with a background in environmental journalism. She holds Masters degrees in…
Evan FREUND
Senior Director, Sustainable Infrastructure
WWF
Evan Freund is a senior director for sustainable infrastructure and finance on the WWF-US Forest team. In this role, he manages programming around infrastructure design, finance, and development,…
Liam FLOCKHART FORD
Humboldt Project Scientist
Families In Nature
Liam Flockhart Ford actively brings both scientific knowledge and a passion for conservation and sustainability to his work. He is the Program Coordinator of Blue Carbon Plus (BC+), a first-of-its-…
CELINE KOOI HUA LIM
Managing Director
SAVE Rivers
Celine Lim is an Indigenous Kayan from Baram, Sarawak Borneo, and is the Managing Director of SAVE Rivers, a local Non-profit and Civil Society Organization (CSO) championing Indigenous Peoples' (IPs…
Daniel MARNEWICK
Programme Manager
IUCN
Daniel Marnewick is a conservation professional with over 27 years of experience leading strategic initiatives in biodiversity protection across Eastern and Southern Africa. He currently serves as…
Maria FEDOROVA
Strategic Partnerships and Projects
INSEAD Hoffmann institute
Maria Fedorova is a senior social impact and education professional with over 10 years of global experience in the education and sustainability sectors. Her work focuses on building strategic multi-…
Claudia Velarde Ponce de León
Abogada
AIDA
Claudia Velarde Ponce de León is a lawyer and director of AIDA's Territories Program. She holds a Master's degree in Environmental Management, specializing in Management and Conservation of Natural…
Nicolas LAURENT
Coordinateur biodiversité Europe/International
Ministry of Ecological Transition
Nicolas Laurent is an agronomist engineer specialized in ecology and public policies, and holds a master’s degree in public policy and sustainable development.He began his career in the French civil…
Naim Nachid
Président
Association Marocaine pour le Développement des Aires Protégées (AMDAP)
A trained forester, a graduate of the National Forestry Engineering School of Salé in Morocco, specializing in Ecology and Natural Resources Management, I worked in the Water and Forestry…
Erika HARMS
Grupo Iberostar
With over a decade of experience in the field of responsible tourism and sustainable ocean economy, Erika holds a combined master's degree in business administration and natural resource management…
Duan BIGGS
Professor
Northern Arizona University
Duan is the Olajos-Goslow Chair at Northern Arizona University in the USA. He is a conservation scientist with over 20 years experience globally in community-based conservation, sustainable tourism…
Sanot ADHIKARI
Chairperson
Youth Alliance for Environment (YAE)
Sanot AdhikariSanot Adhikari is an environmental scientist with over 15 years of experience in climate change, water resource management, and environmental sustainability. As CEO of Alliance for…
Lara Rall
Yueming ZHAO
Director of the Nature Conservation Division
Changbaishan National Nature Reserve
Zhao Yueming holds a Master's degree in Plant Developmental Biology from Northeast Forestry University and is currently a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Jilin University. Since 2016,…
Christian PLOWMAN
Global WIldlife Cybercrime Program Manager
IFAW
Christian Plowman has spent almost three decades working at the front line of criminal justice, investigations and intelligence. After a 16-year career at Scotland Yard as a detective specialising in…
Jackelline SILES
Senior Gender Programme Manager
IUCN Secretariat
Ilka HERBINGER
Deputy Director, Director Environmental and Social Safeguards
Legacy Landscapes Fund (LLF)
Dr. Ilka Herbinger directs the environmental and social safeguarding at Legacy Landscapes Fund (LLF) since the start of 2022. She was appointed to serve on the management board of LLF as Deputy…
I Wayan Adi MAHARDIKA
Conservation Planning Manager
Konservasi Indonesia
I specialize in community-based natural resource management across eastern Indonesia, working in diverse ecosystems ranging from montane forests to coastal areas. My work encompasses policy advocacy…
Daouda SEMBENE
Founder and CEO
AfriCatalyst
Daouda Sembene is the CEO of AfriCatalyst, a global development advisory firm headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. He also serves as a Distinguished Non-resident Fellow at the Washington-based Center for…
Vinamra MATHUR
Director, Biodiversity Indicators Program
Colorado Natural Heritage Program
Vinamra is the Director for the Biodiversity Indicators Program at the Colorado Natural Heritage Program. He brings over a decade of professional experience working on issues at the intersection of…
Man Jing KONG
Co-founder
Just Keep Thinking
MJ is the co-founder of Just Keep Thinking, Singapore’s largest environmental education platform that merges education and entertainment to make science accessible and engaging for all. Reaching 3 to…
Stuart BUTCHART
Chief Scientist
BirdLife International
Stuart Butchart is Chief Scientist at BirdLife International – a global Partnership of over 120 national environmental organisations.
Mahra SAEED ABDULLA BRAIK ALAMERI
Mahra Alameri is an Analyst in Business and Organizations at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD). She manages research partnerships and research initiatives, with a focus on closing the…
Humaira BADRú
Project officer
Fundação para a Conservação da Biodiversidade
Humaira Agibo Badrú is a young Mozambican, born in Maputo. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Ecology and Terrestrial Biodiversity Conservation (2017) and a Postgraduate degree in…
Luis SÁNCHEZ
Member
University of Sao Paulo
Luis E Sánchez is Full Professor at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, where he has been teaching environmental impact assessment since 1990. Trained as a mining engineer and a geographer, he…