All Speakers

Speaker Rouba ABOU ATIEH
Rouba ABOU ATIEH

Executive Coordinator

United Nation Environment Programme (UNEP) - Convention on Migratory Species (CMS)

Rouba Abou-Atieh is the Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Office – Abu Dhabi. In this role, she heads the Office,…
Speaker Bibiana SUCRE SMITH
Bibiana SUCRE SMITH

Directora Ejecutiva

Provita

Biologist with a master's degree in public management. Her technical experience has focused on the recovery of endangered species, ecosystem restoration, local community participation, and…
Speaker Kyra Lunderstedt
Kyra Lunderstedt

Chairperson

Botanical Society of South Africa and Sustainable Finance Coalition

Kyra Lunderstedt is the youngest Chairperson of the Botanical Society of South Africa and the Strategic Lead for Finance Solution Discovery at the Sustainable Finance Coalition. Kyra has more than 10…
Speaker Basile VAN HAVRE
Basile VAN HAVRE

Research Associate

Université du Québec en Outaouais

Basile van Havre is an expert in biodiversity and multilateral negotiations. He is senior advisor at IDDRI, a research Associate at UQO, a member of Ouranos Scientific advisory Committee and of the…
Speaker Chandni NAVALKHA
Chandni NAVALKHA

Director, Conservation and Stewardship

Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

Chandni Navalkha is Director of Conservation and Stewardship at the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA, where she leads initiatives that advance and accelerate the…
Speaker Boripat Siriaroonrat
Boripat Siriaroonrat

Researcher

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Boripat received his veterinary degree from Chulalongkorn University in 1994 and Master of Science in Zoology in 1998. He has been interested in the wildlife research and conservation since he was a…
Speaker Fernanda CARVALHO
Fernanda CARVALHO

Head of Policy for climate and energy

WWF International

Head of Policy for Climate and Energy at WWF, with 25 years of experience in global environmental politics and policy. Holds a PhD in International Relations from the Universidade de Brasília and an…
Speaker Lou ROE
Lou ROE
Hi, I'm Lou. I'm from Austin, Texas and work in food security, translation, and the service industry. I've been studying Spanish for about 10 years and have dabbled in some German and Portuguese. I'm…
Speaker Genny NGENDE
Genny NGENDE

Africa Program Senior Campaign Coordinator

International Rivers

Genny serves as the Senior Campaign Coordinator for the Africa Program at International Rivers. In this role, she collaborates with partners and communities in Namibia, Guinea Conakry, and the…
Speaker Katherine GALIDO
Katherine GALIDO

Programme/MEL Coordinator

NTFP-EP Asia

Katherine (Kate) Mana-Galido has dedicated her career to environmental advocacy, community empowerment, and sustainable resource management. She began her professional journey with the Environmental…
Speaker Oliver CONZ
Oliver CONZ

Director-General

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

Oliver Conz holds a law degree and has been a passionate conservationist throughout his entire life. From 2001, he worked as a legal advisor at the German Agricultural Society (DLG) before becoming…
Speaker Silke SPOHN
Silke SPOHN

Head of Programme Biodiversity-Environment-Ocean

GIZ

Silke Spohn is a trained engineer for landscape planning, who has been working in international development cooperation for the last 25 years, mainly with GIZ. Currently she is the head of the BMZ…
Speaker Khaled ASFAHANI
Khaled ASFAHANI

CEO of General Organization for Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in The R

General Organization for Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in The Red Sea

Dr. Khaled Asfahani is the CEO of SHAMS – the world’s first national entity dedicated to coral reef and sea turtle conservation. He also serves as Co-Chair of the International Coral Reef Initiative…
Speaker Piergiuseppe MORONE
Piergiuseppe MORONE
Piergiuseppe Morone is Full Professor of Economic Policy at Unitelma Sapienza with a strong interest in green innovation and sustainable circular bioeconomy pushing his research at the interface…
Speaker CATHERINE LOSURUTIA
CATHERINE LOSURUTIA

FIELD OFFICER

UJAMAA COMMUNITY RESOURCE TEAM

My name is Catherine Sipiteki Losurutia. I am a Maasai woman, born and raised in Kiteto District, Manyara Region, Tanzania. I come from a community where women play a vital role in caring for…
Speaker Christopher GOATLEY
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…
Speaker Chanthasone PHOMMACHANH
Chanthasone PHOMMACHANH

Lao Programs Director

Saola Foundation

I am a biodiversity survey specialist and Lao national with extensive experience in leading field-based biological monitoring teams in the forests of the Annamite range.  I am the Laos…
Speaker Anke SALZMANN
Anke SALZMANN

Program Manager

Boticario Group Foundation

A forestry engineer with 13 years of experience in nature conservation, Anke is a Project Manager at Boticario Group Foundation. She led the creation and implementation of the Viva Agua, an…
Speaker Prachi JADHAV
Prachi JADHAV

Regional Manager

WWF

Prachi Jadhav is the Regional Programme Manager with WWF, leading Mekong in BALANCE (MiB), a Sida-funded initiative that aims to deliver inclusive and equitable biodiversity governance across…
Speaker Doreen Simiyu NASIMIYU
Doreen Simiyu NASIMIYU

Communication Monitoring and Evaluation Lead

Community Action for Nature Conservaation

Doreen Nasimiyu Simiyu is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in environmental conservation, fisheries governance, and policy advocacy across the South West Indian Ocean region.…
Speaker Noor BADER
Noor BADER

Student

Ecoherence New York University Abu Dhabi

Nour Bader is a biology undergraduate at New York University Abu Dhabi, specializing in Brain and Cognitive Sciences with minors in Psychology and Anthropology. Passionate about neuroscience and…
Speaker Kimsreng KONG
Kimsreng KONG

Director

Ministry of Environment

Kong KimsrengMr. Kong Kimsreng is a conservation leader with over 25 years of experience in biodiversity research, protected area management, and natural resources governance in Cambodia and the…
Speaker Pratyush P. MOHAPATRA
Pratyush P. MOHAPATRA

Scientist

Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

I am a Scientist at the Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. My research focuses on animal taxonomy, evolutionary biology, and wildlife…
Speaker Guilherme OLIVEIRA
Guilherme OLIVEIRA

Scientific Director

Vale Institute of Technology

Dr. Oliveira’s current work focuses on describing the biodiversity of the amazon, from a molecular perspective, with the use of DNA barcoding, genomics, and proteomics approaches. Extensive use of…
Speaker MARTA CECILIA DIAZ LEGUIZAMON
MARTA CECILIA DIAZ LEGUIZAMON

Deputy Director of Management and Administration

Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia

Biologist, specialist in remote sensing image interpretation applied to rural studies; with a Master’s degree in Biological Sciences (Biodiversity and Conservation focus) from the National University…
Speaker Javkhlan ARIUNBAATAR
Javkhlan ARIUNBAATAR

GIZ Mongolia

Dr. Javkhlan Ariunbaatar is a development and environmental strategist advancing sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in Mongolia and internationally, with expertise in conservation…
Speaker Lucy MULENKEI
Lucy MULENKEI

Executive Director IIN and Co chair IIFB

Indigenous Information Network

Lucy Mulenkei is a Masaai from Kenya: a gender specialist and a human rights activist. Ms. Mulenkei has many years of experience in Environmental issues and community development work, focusing on…