All Speakers
Bas VERSCHUUREN
Research and Conservation
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
I do research on conservation and rural development issues in protected areas, World Heritage sites and the wider land and seascape. I link practical conservation experience with applied scientific…
Carly COWELL
Head of Conservation Policy and Practice
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
A qualified and experienced botanical horticulturalist and a plant conservation scientist with a PhD. Having worked in different sectors including research, operations and policy, my experience spans…
Laith ALRAHAHLEH
Programme manager- IUCN-ROWA
IUCN Secretariat
Dr. Laith ALRahahleh, a seasoned expert with a Doctorate in Forestry and Agricultural Sciences from the University of Eastern Finland, has over 20 years of extensive experience. He is currently the…
Cloé TRéPANIER
Government and Community Relations manager
Ducks Unlimited Canada
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from Université Laval and a Master’s degree in International Studies, specializing in Trade and Investment. As part of her graduate studies, she…
Craig Bruce
Director Conservation and Communities
Jamma International
Craig was born in Zimbabwe and spent most of his formative years sitting in the back of his uncle’s Toyota Landcruiser, always on some sort of a quest after wildlife. This led to a firmly entrenched…
Eilish Kathleen FARRELLY
Research Assistant
University of Oxford
Éilish Farrelly is a Research Assistant co-leading the forward-looking 'NATURE Impacts' initiative in collaboration with WWF, which tracks progress and sets priorities for nature recovery at the…
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…
Kitty TAM
Programme Lead
Civic Exchange
Kitty Tam is the Programme Lead of Hong Kong 2050 is Now. In her role, she aims to influence and encourage societies to adopt rapid, deep, and sustained climate actions, while promoting a nature-…
LUNA DARA CARLA LARRAT
Hello, my name is Luna Larrat, I am 27 years old, and I live in Neuquén, Argentina. I am part of the Mapuche community "Lof Newen Mapu" of the Xawvn-Ko region, Mapuche Confederation of Neuquén. I am…
Nathalie BRUNELLE
SVP Health Safety Environment
TOTALENERGIES SE
Biography - Nathalie Brunelle - 2025Nathalie BRUNELLE is Senior Vice President Health Safety & Environment Unit at TotalEnergies. She began her career in 1995 as process engineer, then…
Zilong SU
Deputy division director
Chinese Academy of Natural Resources Economics
Lucy APLIN
I currently hold joint positions as a SERI Professorial Fellow at the University of Zurich and an Associate Professor at the Australian National University. Previously, I held a Max Planck Research…
Oliver TALLOWIN
Wildlife Use and Trade
IUCN
Oliver Tallowin is a senior conservation scientist with over seven years of experience in sustainable wildlife trade, specialising in species-related multilateral environmental agreements such as…
Kyung Sik WOO
Chair, IUCN WCPA Geohritage Specialist Group
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Lakeshia ANDERSON
Executive Director
Bahamas National Trust
Kirstie RUPPERT
Kirstie Ruppert, Ph.D. is an Associate Director of Conservation Science, Community Engagement at San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, where her work focuses on social science to understand the human…
Pedro LIRA
Natureza Urbana
Founding partner of Natureza Urbana. Architect and Urban Planner, studied at the Polytechnic of Milan (Italy), graduated from the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE-Brazil) and has an Advanced…
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…
Julie Hammert-Monnart
Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères
Policy Advisor for Multilateral Biodiversity Negociations and Southern Africa bilateral actionCBD - IPBES - IUCNDirection de l'action européenne et internationale | Secrétariat général
Rashed ALSUWAIDI
PUBLIC EVENTS SPECIALISTS
Department of culture and tourism
My name is Rashed Al Suwaidi, and I work as a Public Events Specialist at the Zayed National Museum. I’m also the Vice Chair of the Department of Culture and Tourism Youth Council, where I focus on…
Shalini DHYANI
Principal Scientist
CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
Shalini Dhyani is a Principal Scientist at the Environmental Impact Assessment, Audit and Policy Division of CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India.Shalini is known…
Angelique POUPONNEAU
Alessandra Guzmán Sanchez
Alessandra Guzmán Sanchez
Callie VEELENTURF
Founder
For Nature
Visionary marine conservation biologist Callie Veelenturf goes where many scientists are not willing to go: the intersection of field science and national and international policy. Callie inspires…
Kathryn GOODWIN
Programme Associate
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Stephen CARVER
Senior Lecturer
University of Leeds
Geographer with interests and experience in mapping/modelling wilderness and rewilding. Director of Wildland Research Institute and Wildland Research Limited. Co-chair of IUCN CEM Rewilding Thematic…
Christopher ROY
IUCN Secretariat
Christopher Roy is a Climate Change Programme Officer at the IUCN North America Regional Office in Washington D.C. with 7 years’ experience in climate action. He supports the implementation of Nature…
Emmanuelle COHEN-SHACHAM
IUCN CEM Nature-based Solutions Thematic Group Lead
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management
Emmanuelle is an independent consultant, researcher, project and group lead, working in fields related to Nature-based Solutions (NbS), environmental sciences and policy. She has 23 years of…