All Speakers
Ernesto HERRERA
CEO
Reforestamos Mexico
I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana and completed a Master’s in Environmental Management at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. I also hold a…
OLOO MOLLY AKINYI
RADIO PRESENTER
NAMLOLWE FM
Oloo Molly Akinyi is a 30 year old trained journalist with over nine years of experience in the Kenyan Media industry, She is known for her professionalism, authenticity and determination…
Ruchi BADOLA
Dean, Wildlife Institute of India
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
I am currently working as Scientist G / Senior Professor and heading the Department of Eco-Development Planning and participatory management at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. I am looking…
Ivana THOMPSON
Programme Officer, BESTLIFE2030
IUCN EU Representative Office
Ivana Thompson is a former marine biology researcher currently serving as a Programme Officer with the IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas under the BESTLIFE2030 programme. In this role, she…
Evelyn NDLOVU
Minister of Environment, Climate and Wildlife
Government of Zimbabwe
HON. DR. EVELYN NDLOVU, MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE AND WILDLIFE, REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE. PROFESSIONAL LIFE • She possesses an affluence of leadership skills and experience both in public and…
Russell GALT
Principal
Nature Broking
Russell is Head of Science & Natural Capital at Nature Broking, a specialist intermediary dedicated to financing nature’s recovery. He is a member of IUCN’s Commission on Ecosystem Management,…
Sebastian BUCKUP
Managing Director
World Economic Forum
Managing Director, leading the Centre for Nature and Climate and the Forum’s Foundations (Global Shapers, Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship, Young Global Leaders); previously Member of…
Yue FEI
Yue FEI
Ministry of Natural Resources of China
Joss BLERIOT
Executive Lead, Policy and Institutions
Ellen MacArthur Foundation
Jocelyn Blériot has been with the Foundation since its creation in 2010, after 15 years spent in the media and publishing industry. Initially in charge of editorial matters, overseeing content…
Beatriz BARROS AYDOS
IUCN Secretariat
Biologist specialized in Protected Natural Areas (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2019). Currently Program Officer for Brazil at the International Union for Conservation of Nature – South America (…
Ulrika ÅBERG
Senior Programme Officer
IUCN
Ulrika is a Senior Programme Officer with the Protected and Conserved Areas Team at IUCN. She is currently leading IUCN’s engagement and contribution related to the protection and effective…
Fanny ROUXELIN
Terrestrial Biodiversity Director
WWF France
Fanny Rouxelin has dedicated over a decade to supporting public and private organisations with their climate and nature transition strategies. She is now Director of the Terrestrial Biodiversity Unit…
Ghadeir MOHAMED ALZEYOUDI
Ghadeer Alzeyoudi is a civil engineering student and President of the ASCE Student Chapter at Khalifa University. Her work focuses on sustainable pavement design and infrastructure management in the…
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…
Amaël BORZÉE
Professor
Nanjing Forestry University
I am the co-chair of the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. I am also a professor at Nanjing Forestry University, and my principal research interest is behavioural ecology and wildlife conservation…
Gray THORNTON
President and CEO
Wild Sheep Foundation
Gray N. Thornton is President & CEO of the Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) the world’s leading wild sheep conservation organization. Prior to joining WSF, Thornton served 18 years in leadership…
Catherine CUNNINGHAM
Writer, Producer, Media Entrepreneur
Natural Intelligence Media
Catherine Cunningham is a writer, producer, and media entrepreneur educated in ecology and anthropology -producing digital media, films, and interactive experiences for international clients aimed at…
Adeline SERCKX
Strategic Director
The Biodiversity Consultancy Limited
Adeline has more than twelve years’ experience in bio-engineering, specialising in ecology, biodiversity, and conservation biology. With TBC since 2017, she has worked with renewables, oil and…
Sawsan BOU FAKHREDDINE
Director General
Association for Forests, Development and Conservation
Active in the environment and sustainable development since 1997, she works currently as the Director General of the Association for Forests, Development and Conservation (AFDC) – a national non-…
Yang-Chien Chang
Executive Director
Delta Electronics Foundation
Mr Yang-Chien Wim Chang (張楊乾) is CEO of the Delta Electronics Foundation. He has represented Delta at UNFCCC COP13-28, CBD COP16, and other forums, building bridges between academia, NGOs, and…
Marius BELLUCI
Enviromental Analist
ICMBio - Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
Environmental Analyst from Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, the brazilian government agency responsible for ptotected areas management, based in Iguaçu National Park, Deputy…
Nicolas Rossin
Head of Biodiversity projects
FFEM
Nicolas Rossin is the Head of Biodiversity projects at the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM). The portfolio covers projects in developing countries dealing with protected areas,…
Adnan AQEEL MADHI
Adnan AQEEL MADHI
Richard CUTHBERT
Director of Conservation
World Land Trust
I have worked in international biodiversity conservation for over 25 years, undertaking conservation research and implementing projects on a wide range of species, issues, habitats and countries.…
Francesca RIDLEY
Research Associate
Newcastle University, UK
Postdoctoral Researcher specialising in Area of Habitat (AOH) for terrestrial and freshwater systems, geospatial analysis of threats to species and metrics of species' threats to inform conservation…
Michelle TAPIM
Assistant Director, Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement (TUMRA)
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
Michelle Tapim, is a proud Aboriginal woman, descendant of the Djabugay peoples and Gudjal peoples from North Queensland, Australia. She has served with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority…
Mirjam DE KONING
Executive Director
Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust
Mirjam joined Prespa Ohrid Nature Trust (PONT), a transboundary Conservation Trust Fund financing protected areas and CSOs in the cross border areas of Albania, Greece, and North Macedonia, as…
Francesco SINDICO
Professor
University of St
Francesco Sindico is a Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Strathclyde Law School in Glasgow, Scotland. He is also the Founder and Director of the Climate Change Legal…