All Speakers
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…
Linda KRUEGER
Director, Biodiversity & Infrastructure Policy
The Nature Conservancy
Linda Krueger is Director of Biodiversity & Infrastructure Policy at The Nature Conservancy, where she is responsible for promoting policies related to implementation of global biodiversity…
Ana Marta TREMOCEIRO
Red List Programme Officer
IUCN
Red List professional at the IUCN Red List Unit, specializing in Portuguese and Spanish language assessments.
Eman SABBAGH
Senior Specialist in Marine and Coastal Conservation
Nationl Center for Wildlife (NCW)
Dr. Eman Sabbagh is a marine scientist with experience in marine ecology, conservation, and environmental management in the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf. She specializes in seagrass ecology, coral…
Georgina PEREIRA
Species Survival Manager
Terra, Expo City Dubai
Georgie is a desert ecologist based out of the United Arab Emirates. She specializes in mycology, fungal conservation, and environmental education. She leads the IUCN SSC Centre for Species…
Simon STUART
Chief Scientific Advisor
Synchronicity Earth
Simon served as Chair of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) from 2008 to 2016. He has undergraduate and doctoral degrees from the…
Nafeesa ESMAIL
Senior Advisor, Human Dimensions of Conservation
Wilder Institute
With over 16 years of professional experience across sectors, regions and disciplines, Nafeesa Esmail is passionate about pragmatic win-win solutions for both nature and people. Past and current…
Giovanni BROUSSARD
Global Acting Head / Africa Coordinator Environment Team
UNODC
Based in Nairobi (Kenya), Mr. Broussard is the acting head of the UNODC Global Programme on Crimes that Affect the environment. His work focuses on building capacity to tackle transnational organized…
Hanna HADDAD
Programme Assistant-Protected Areas & Biodiversity
IUCN Regional Office for West Asia
Eng. Hanna Haddad is a motivated conservationist and a detail-oriented problem-solver. He is currently the Programme Assistant for the Protected Areas & Biodiversity, World Heritage Programme at…
Hannah TIMMINS
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
I am an ecologist with an interdisciplinary background in landscape-level conservation planning and management. I have researched and written about many topics including most recently the…
David RAMOS
Senior Manager, Sustainability
HSBC Bank Middle East Limited
David Ramos is a Senior Manager in Sustainability for HSBC Bank Middle East, North Africa and Turkey. From November 2022 to June 2024 he was Acting Head of Sustainability for the region while the…
Antonella Battaglini
CEO
Renewables Grid Initiative
Antonella Battaglini is the CEO of the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), which she founded in 2009. RGI is a unique collaboration of NGOs and TSOs from across Europe, promoting…
Abigail KITMA
Indigenous Peoples Rights Focal Point
Tebtebba
Abigail Kitma is an Ibaloy hailing from Baguio City, Philippines. Her professional interests include Indigenous Peoples’ rights and environmental sustainability. She is affiliated with Tebtebba (…
Harrison AJEBENNOKO
CEO
AJESH
Biodiversity and forest Conservation and Social Forester, Forest regeneration and restoration, Community Participatory Mapping and Land Use Planning, Livelihood development for communities, Zero…
Jenny RAMAROLALA
Communication and Advocacy Officer
FAPBM
Rameez AL DAOUR
Educator/Food consultant
SEE Food
Rameez Al Daour is an educator, researcher, and active public speaker specializing in food security, safety, and community nutrition. She holds degrees in Clinical Nutrition and Food Safety…
Doug WEIR
Director
Conflict and Environment Observatory
Doug has undertaken research and advocacy on the polluting legacy of armed conflicts and military activities since 2005. After working on conflict pollution and the toxic remnants of war for many…
Natalie COX
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025
Natalie Cox is a Program Officer with IUCN, based in Washington D.C. and supporting the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) and the North America Regional Office.
She joins IUCN with…
Xiaoying Wang
Secretary-General
Ant Forest Foundation
Xiaoying WangDirector of Sustainable Development, Ant Group Secretary-General, Ant Forest Ecological Green Development Foundation EducationMaster of Business Administration, BI Norwegian…
Francisco Ramiro BATZIN CHOJOJ
Director
Ruk'u'x Balam
Maya Kaqchikel, Pensum Cerrado en la Maestría en Gestión Ambiental Local, Licenciado en Ciencias de la Comunicación, Periodista. Cargos: Director Ejecutivo Asociación Sotz’il, Coordinador del Foro…
Heba AHMED ABOUKHOUSA
Assistant Professor
Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities
Assistant Professor, Sustainability Leader, and Environmental AdvocateDr. Heba Aboukhousa is an Assistant Professor at Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities in the UAE, where she leads the…
Shibani Padhy
Student
Sattvic Soul Foundation
Shibani Padhy is from Sattvic Soul Foundation, Odisha India, an innovator and Youth advocate, dedicated to building sustainable communities through technology and grassroots action. She is the…
Oscar Joel Rosales Lemus
Director
ASOPROGAL
With 25 years of experience in the field of non-governmental organizations in the Caribbean of Guatemala, where I have developed experiences and lessons learned in the management of protected areas…
Peter MANYARA
Regional Ocean Partnerships Manager, IUCN ESARO COR Programme
IUCN Secretariat
Peter Manyara previously worked with UNEP’s global initiative on marine litter since its infancy to its evolution into the current Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML), where he supported…
Neema Michael LEKULE
Indigenous Expert
Ujamaa Community Resource Team
Since working with Ujamaa Community Resource Team as Gender Field Officer and later promoted to Gender program coordinator, I have established and trained 97 Women's Rights and Leadership Forums in…
Zhou ZHOU
Zhou Zhou is a Researcher at Beijing Zhongcai Green Financing Consultant Ltd. Her work is centered at the critical intersection of finance and ecology, with a specialized focus on green finance,…
Rita BENTO
Research Associate
NYUAD
Rita Bento is a Marine Biologist and Research Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi. With nearly two decades of monitoring experience, her research focuses on the resilience of coral reef…
JUDITH OCHIENG
PROJECT& FUNDRAISING MANAGER
A Rocha Kenya
Judith is a conservation practitioner with more than six years of experience working alongside communities, governments, and NGOs to protect coastal Kenya’s marine and terrestrial ecosystems. She is…