All Speakers
Laxmi AGGARWAL
Conservation Officer
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Influenced by her upbringing near the Serengeti National Park, Laxmi Aggarwal has completed her PhD. researching illegal ivory markets in Tanzania, with a determination to inform policy dialogue and…
Olivier BESSON
Olivier BESSON
Communications Associate
GEF
Deepu SIVADAS
Scientist
Kerala Forest Research Institute
Presently working as a Scientist at Kerala Forest Research Institute, India, he is trained as a Plant Ecologist and Taxonomist with a primary interest in the conservation ecology of threatened plants…
STEPHANE PERRIER
Global Lead, Resilient Landscapes
CIFOR-ICRAF
Stephane Perrier has been involved in natural resource protection and management for the last 25 years, at the interface between science and business. He graduated as a veterinarian specialized in…
Cleo GRAF
Executive Director
SMART
Dr. Cleo Graf – Director, SMART PartnershipDr. Cleo Graf is a conservation ecologist with over 20 years of experience across Africa. She is currently the Director of the SMART Partnership, leading…
Bo SANN
IUCN Secretariat
Cindy JULIANTY
EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR
Working Group ICCAs Indonesia
I currently serve as the Executive Coordinator for WGII (Working Group ICCAs Indonesia) and Advocacy Coordinator for ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia, where I oversee and support local to global…
Arthur BRANT
Coordenator
ICMBio
I am the National Coordinator for the Red List Assessment of Brazilian fauna by ICMBio, a Brazilian government institute. With experience in the conservation and monitoring of Brazilian…
Benjamin JONES
Chief Conservation Officer
Project Seagrass
I am the Chief Conservation Officer at Project Seagrass, an organisation I co-founded in 2013 after seeing need for greater science-based conservation action for seagrass meadows globally. I am ex-…
Zulfu FARAJLI
Conservationatist
Birding Azerbaijan
I am a dedicated conservationist with extensive experience in designing and implementing strategies for the preservation of bird species and their ecosystems. My work encompasses a broad range of…
Shirleen CHIN
Executive Director
EcoJustice
As an international legal expert for the past 15 years, Shirleen Chin has worked on matters related to environmental crime/ecocide, international criminal law, illicit trade, anti-corruption,…
Jessica SWEIDAN
Trustee
Synchronicity Earth
Jessica Sweidan has been engaged in global philanthropy since she graduated from Northwestern University (USA) in 1993 alongside her husband Adam. In 2009, they launched Synchronicity Earth, a UK-…
Natasha MILLER
Director, Salesforce
Kenton Miller Award
Natasha Miller is a seasoned technical professional and advocate for excellence, having dedicated over a decade to stewarding the Kenton Miller Award. Her long tenure with the award underscores her…
Victor DAVID
Chargé de Recherche
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement
Dr. Victor DAVID is a Research Fellow at the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD). After spending several years in…
Juan Carlos NAVARRO
Ministro de Medio Ambiente
Panama
BA in Geography and Government, Dartmouth College; Master's in Public Administration, Harvard University. 1985, Member of the Board of Trustees and Founding Director, Ancon Foundation, an…
Monika BERTZKY
Senior Manager and Head of Safeguards
Asesoramiento Ambiental Estrategico (AAE)
20 years of experience in international conservation, and ca 10 years of experience on environmental and social safeguards in conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation and sustainable…
Marianne HAAHR
Executive Director
International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB)
Marianne is the Executive Director of the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB), with the objective to scale high integrity nature credit markets. Prior to that Marianne was…
Andrea CROSTA
Founder and Executive Director
Earth League International (ELI)
He is the Founder and Executive Director of Earth League International (ELI), a Los Angeles–based NGO specializing in investigating environmental organized crime. For over 15 years, he has been…
Jessica Judith GREFA HUATATOCA
Piatua Resiste
I am an indigenous Kichwa woman from the town of Santa Clara, Ecuador. I trained as a biologist at the Amazonian State University and currently hold a master's degree in Political Ecology and…
Annie Mark
Senior Director, Global Partnerships
Environmental Defense Fund
Annie Mark is the Senior Director of Global Partnerships in the executive office programs at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a leading international NGO dedicated to climate and environmental…
Machel DONEGAN
Operations Manager
Alligator Head Foundation
As the Operations Manager of the Alligator Head Foundation (AHF), Machel is responsible forits daily operations including the management its livelihood diversification programmes and allgrant…
Emily RENN
Graduate Research Assistant
Northern Arizona University
Emily is a Ph.D. student in the School of Earth and Sustainability at Northern Arizona University. Her research interests include seeking innovative, inclusive, and interdisciplinary approaches to…
Daryl BOSU
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A Rocha Ghana
Daryl Bosu is an experienced environmental sustainability practitioner in natural resource governance and management. He champions nature-centric, low-emission development with a focus on ecological…
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…
Andrew RHODES ESPINOZA
Head for Public Affairs and Policy for Innovaciones Alumbra
innovaciones Alumbra
Andrew John Rhodes Espinoza has over 20 years of professional experience dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. He possesses deep expertise in political and socio-…
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 –…
Nujoud ALHAMMADI
Head of Environmental Awareness Section
Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority
Nujoud Alhammadi is the Head of the Environmental Awareness Section at the Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority (DECCA). With a background in Chemical Engineering and a Master’s degree in…
Cameron CAMILLO
Conseiller Développement Durable
LOJIQ
Cameron Camillo (1996) holds a degree in Biology from Université Laval (Canada) and two research master’s degrees in Sustainable Development and Environmental Sciences from Uppsala University and the…