All Speakers
Akbar JOHN
Associate Professor
University of Khorfakkan
Roger NGOUFO
Cameroon Environmental Watch
Né le 30 décembre 1959, Roger NGOUFO, Professeur titulaire des Universités de classe exceptionnelle, est Docteur en Géographie (Option Géographie physique) de l’Université de Yaoundé (1989) et…
Arnau TEIXIDOR COSTA
Programme Coordinator
IUCN Med
Arnau Teixidor Costa is Coordinator of the Ecosystem and CSO Support Programmes at the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, based in Málaga, Spain. He manages a portfolio of projects on topics…
Sheherazade SHEHERAZADE
Co-Executive Director
PROGRES
I am the Co-Director of PROGRES, a conservation NGO based on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, my home. We combine knowledge-based and people-centered approaches to build a network of empowered…
Antoine CLéMENT
Analyste forêt
Nature Québec
Antoine Clément is a Forest Policy Analyst at Nature Québec. With a background in public and international affairs, he has studied and worked at the intersection of environmental issues and policy.…
Vishwaja BAKKATHATLA
Student
No
am Vishwaja Bakkathatla, a student of grade 10 in Pallavi Model School, Hyderabad, India. I am a girl who aspires to experience, learn, and share knowledge with others. Dance has always been my…
Catherine SAYER
Lead - Freshwater Biodiversity
IUCN
I am currently the lead for freshwater biodiversity in IUCN's Biodiversity Assessment and Knowledge Team. My work primarily focusses on increasing the representation of freshwater species on The IUCN…
Youssouph DIEDHIOU
Chef de Programme UICN-Sénégal
IUCN Secretariat
Je suis tiltulaire d'un doctorat en Médecin vétérinaire et d'un Master spécialisé en Gestion des Aires Protégées.
J'ai 22 d'expérience professionnel dans le domaine de la conservation dont 14 ans…
Jan Steffen
Regional Programme Director
GIZ - Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH
Jan Steffen studied marine science in Kiel and received his PhD in 1998 at the Centre for Tropical Marine Ecology in Bremen, Germany.Following field research on coral reef resource management in…
Michael CLIFFORD
Strategy Director
Reverse the Red
A deep love of natural, simplicity, and finding the richest flavors and experiences in life, Michael, with his wife, son, and dog live on thier small urban farm-ecosystem in Kansas, United States. He…
Oma TSAMKGAO
Oma TSAMKGAO
Richard SCOBEY
Executive Director
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Richard Scobey joined TRAFFIC as the Executive Director in June 2021. He previously worked as the President of the World Cocoa Foundation for 5 years, focused on sustainability of the cocoa…
Florence LAVISSIERE
Responsable Programme Ecosystèmes
Comité français UICN
Florence Lavissière holds a PhD in Biology of Animal Behaviour. After 9 years at the French National Health Security Agency (Anses), she became head of the Biodiversity Protection Unit at the General…
Cheikh MOHAMEDOU
Ecologist
IUCN
Senior Ecologist with over 10 years of experience in ecosystem restoration, biodiversity conservation, and climate resilience. Brings a systems perspective that links biodiversity outcomes with…
Alexandra MYSTIKOU
Head of Commercial R&D
M42
A scientist who turned corporate to transform research into revenue, I transitioned from academia into government R&D and later into industry—connecting these three worlds to strengthen the full…
Tanya BIRCH
Senior Program Manager
Tanya Birch is a Senior Program Manager at Google in Geo, which powers the most helpful, trusted, and innovative digital representation of the real world for the user ecosystems we serve … to empower…
Ian CONVERY
Professor of Environment & Society
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Professor Convery has spent the last 25 years working on understanding societal interactions with, connections to, and perceptions of, the ‘natural world’. His current interests are focused on public…
Grainne McCabe
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
Annika Lilliestam
Coordinator - GINGR
Annika Lilliestam works at the Renewables Grid Initiative, based in Berlin, as the Coordinator for the Global Initiative for Nature, Grids and Renewables (GINGR). She has close to 20 years of…
Khuloud ALNUWAIS
Chief Sustainability Officer
Emirates Foundation
Khuloud has close to 28 years of experience in the private sector & philanthropy. Khuloud leads the development of new initiatives including establishing the Emirates Foundation in 2005, she…
Fehmi SANAA
Business Development Manager
CLS
Dynamic business development and sales leader with over 20 years of experience driving growth across the telecommunications, public safety, and environmental technology sectors. Skilled in forging…
Nabegh GHAZAL ASSWAD
Programs Manager / Senior Scientific & Technical Advisor
Syrian Society for the Conservation of Wildlife
Dr. Nabegh Ghazal Asswad had a PhD. in Wildlife Ecology and Management. He works as a Programmes Manager at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) for the Middle East and North Africa…
Nugkui Teresa NONINGO MAURICIO
Apoyo técnico externo
Wampis indigenous peoples
Nugkui is a biologist and member of the Wampís indigenous community, with experience in scientific research, socio-environmental project management, and intercultural environmental education. From a…
José Luis Chicoma
Program Chair of The Future of Food
THE NEW INSTITUTE
José Luis Chicoma is the Program Chair of The Future of Food at THE NEW INSTITUTE. He has served as Minister of Production in Peru, overseeing the fishing, aquaculture, and food market sectors. He…
Axel HOCHKIRCH
Curator for Ecology
Musée national d'histoire naturelle Luxembourg
Axel Hochkirch is Head of Conservation Biology at the National Museum of Natural History in Luxembourg and associate professor in the Department of Biogeography at Trier University, Germany. He…
Jennifer Nora GARDNER
Disaster Resilience Manager
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Since joining IFAW’s Disaster Response team in 2012, Jennifer has supported animals in disasters in more than 50 countries around the world. Through deployments to disasters like wildfires,…
Houria DJOUDI
Houria DJOUDI
Nicolette CRAVEN