All Speakers
Vincent AWOTWE-PRATT
Technical Director
Advocates for Biodiversity Conservation
Vincent Awotwe-Pratt is a conservation leader and sustainable development strategist serving as Director of Technical Operations at Advocates for Biodiversity Conservation (ABC), a Ghanaian IUCN…
Miguel TORRES
Red List Systems Manager
IUCN
Miguel Torres is the Red List Systems Manager at IUCN, where he oversees the infrastructure and software underpinning the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. He holds an MSc in Civil Engineering –…
MATTHEW GRIFFITHS
Senior Programme Manager
OECD
Matthew Griffiths is a Senior Programme Manager working in the OECD’s Environment Directorate. He works on water and wastewater policy reform with a focus on the Eurasia region and is leading a new…
Andrew PLUMPTRE
Head KBA Secretariat
KBA Secretariat
Andrew Plumptre, PhD, is head of the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) Secretariat, based at BirdLife International in Cambridge, UK. The KBA Secretariat supports the implementation of the KBA Programme…
Ian KNIGHT
Director
Abacus Agri - UK
Ian Knight is an independent farm advisor working for Abacus Agri focused on organic and agroforestry systems. Ian has worked on several large EU Horizon agroforestry projects and for his sins was…
Christi LINARDICH
Senior Researcher/Manager
IUCN Marine Biodiversity Unit
Christi is a manager of the IUCN Marine Biodiversity Unit where she evaluates extinction risk of marine species, including corals and fishes. She has contributed to thousands of IUCN Red List…
Dana AHMED
Ocean Programme Advisor
Earth Law Centre
Dana Ahmed is a Law of the Sea Researcher, Ocean Rights Educator & Accessibility Advocate, working at the intersection of law, community, and ocean justice. Her foundation in common law sparked…
Laurence PESSEZ
Global Chief Sustainability Officer
BNP Paribas
As creator of the Sustainability function within the group, Laurence is managing BNP Paribas related policy and contributed to obtaining several awards such as the “World Best Bank for Sustainable…
Abdelmenam MOHAMED
Head, Dugong MOU Secretariat
CMS Office Abu Dhabi
Dr. Abdelmenam Mohamed is the Coordinator of the CMS Dugong MoU Secretariat in Abu Dhabi, leading efforts to advance the conservation and sustainable management of dugongs and their…
Mahmood Akhtar CHEEMA
Country Representative, IUCN Pakistan
IUCN Pakistan
Education MSc. in Agriculture Extension from the Reading University, UK–(1993) BSc in Agri Engineering from the University of Faisalabad, Pakistan–(1986) Professional experience: Mr. Cheema has over…
Kelly DE BIE
Manager Management Effectiveness
Parks Victoria
I lead the Management Effectiveness team for Parks Victoria. I was previously a Research Fellow in the School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, University of Melbourne, with expertise in the…
Safira Warili Hawari DJOHANI
Executive Director
Coral Triangle Center (CTC)
Safira Warili Hawari Djohani or Rili Djohani (short name) has over 30 years of experience in marine protected and conserved areas, and sustainable fisheries in the Asia-Pacific region. She co-…
Sarah GLUSZEK
Wildlife Crime Specialist
Consultant/Rewild/WCPA
Sarah Gluszek is a wildlife crime specialist, and the co-founder and coordinator of the WCPA Wildlife Crime Prevention Specialist Group in collaboration with Re:wild. She has an LLB in Law with…
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…
Zhi WANG
Professor
Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment
WANG Zhi. Professor and doctoral supervisor of Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), P.R. China, Vice Chairman of China Expert Assessment…
Samuel SCHWAIDA
Environmental Analyst
Ministry of Environment and Climate Change of Brazil
I am a biologist with a Master's degree in Environmental Geoprocessing, focusing on landscape connectivity in the Cerrado Biome. Since 2014, I have been an Environmental Analyst at the Brazilian…
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-…
Sonia Castañeda
Deputy Director
Fundación Biodiversidad
I contribute to nature conservation and climate emergency through the management of organizations and projects. As a child I got inspired by Mafalda, a comic strip character and cultural icon of the…
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…
Bernal HERRERA-FERNÁNDEZ
Professor
National University
Vice Chair for Latin America and the Caribbean. Dr. Bernal Herrera-Fernández is an Associate Professor at the International Institute for Wildlife Conservation and Management, National…
Noor MOHAMED AWADH AL HADHRAMI
Analyst – Environment Policy and Regulations
Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi
Environmental Policy and Regulation Analyst at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, with knowledge in biodiversity, fisheries, air quality, climate change, and single-use product policies. Involved in…
Marie-Laure VERCAMBRE
Director General
French Water Partnership
Marie-Laure Vercambre has been Director-General of the French Water Partnership since July 2019.
Adolfo Ottoniel MONTERROSO RIVAS
National Project Coordinator
IUCN
I am a Guatemalan professional specialized in environmental and natural resource economics. I work at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN-Guatemala) coordinating the Project…
Onel MASARDULE
Director Ejecutivo
Fundación para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indígena
Thani MOHAMED-SOILIHI
Ministre délégué
France
Married and father of three children, Thani Mohamed-Soilihi was born on June 20, 1972 in Sada, Mayotte. A graduate of the École du Centre Ouest des Avocats de Poitiers, he has been practicing as a…
Rebecca MOON
Education Coordinator
Centre for Global Education
Rebecca empowers youth to take meaningful action toward SDGs. With a B.Ed. from the University of Alberta, Rebecca brings a strong foundation in education and science to her work. Teaching in rural…
Camille MACLET
Head of Nature Capital & Biodiversity
BNP Paribas
Camille Maclet is the Head of Natural Capital and Biodiversity of the international financial institution BNP Paribas. He supports the Group's nature strategy, and works with business lines towards…
MEGOLHUSAU BANO HARALU
Project Lead WCS India (IUCN/ITHCP Phase II)
Wildlife Conservation Society -India
Bano Haralu is a veteran journalist turned conservationist. Her work in 2012, has been instrumental in saving the migratory Amur Falcon from being slaughtered in thousands every year In the…