All Speakers
Sonam WANGDI
Chief of Division
Nature Conservation Division
Mr. Sonam Wangdi currently works as the Chief of the Nature Conservation Division under the Department of Forests and Park Services of the Royal Government of Bhutan. As the Chief of this Division,…
Jordan REEVES
Program Director, Landscape Connectivity
Yellowstone to Yukon Conservation Initiative Foundation
Jordan leads the Landscape Connectivity Program through deep collaboration with Y2Y’s talented staff, sovereign First Nations and Tribes, rural communities, government agencies, and a breadth of…
Nan Chen
Nan Chen
Shenzhen Zhilan Foundation
Juan LEóN
Coordinator of the Office in Guatemala
International Indian Treaty Council
Juan León is Maya K’iche from Guatemala. From a young age, he participated in cultural and political youth movements. He was actively involved in several Maya organizations supporting human rights…
Kristina GJERDE
Senior High Seas Advisor
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025
Kristina M. Gjerde, J.D., is Senior High Seas Advisor to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Ocean Team and an honorary professor at the University of Edinburgh. For…
Sebastian SCHMIDT ROACH
CEO
Ocean Revive
Sebastian Schmidt-Roach began his coral reef research in 2005 in Trinidad and Tobago, later innovating coral recruitment methods in Indonesia. He earned his PhD on coral reproductive ecology at the…
Fiesta WARINWA
Nirmala SÉON-MASSIN
Director of Expertise
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
YUSUKE SAITO
Deputy Director
Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Deputy Director, Biodiversity Strategy Office, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Anupama Rajya SHAHI
I am a young enthusiastic Environmentalist doing my Masters degree in Environmental Science in Pokhara University and working in various NGOs as Freelancer Environmentalist in numerous Environmental…
Gregory MUELLER
Chief Scientist Emeritus
Chicago Botanic Garden
Gregory Mueller is Chief Scientist Emeritus at the Chicago Botanic Garden. He is also a Research Associate at Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago and an Adjunct Professor at Southern…
Mamadou DIOP
Green List Project Officer
IUCN Secretariat
Mamadou is a specialist in protected area management, having successfully completed several training courses and diplomas. He has benefited from IUCN scholarships on several occasions since the DU…
Nikhil SEKHRAN
Chief Conservation Officer
WWF US
Nik Sekhran is the Chief Conservation Officer at the World Wildlife Fund- US, overseeing WWF’s global work on nature conservation and climate change. He earlier served at the United Nations…
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…
Manutnay XAVONGXAY
Office Manager
Saola Foudation
My name is Manutnay XAVONGXAY. I work at the Saola Foundation as an Office Manager and Financial Officer based in Vientiane Capital. I feel honored to contribute to conservation, which I believe is…
VINCENT OLUOCH
Senior Program Officer – Private Sector Engagement
Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association
Vincent Oluoch specializes on tourism product development, conservation financing, conservation governance and institutions and partnerships development and management and has over a decade of…
Adrián BENEDETTI
Director Ejecutivo
ANCON
Barney LONG
Senior Director Conservation Strategies
Re:wild
Barney Long is the Senior Director of Conservation Strategies at Re:wild where he oversees the species conservation, protected area management, crime prevention, exploration and restoration and…
Saran SELENGE
Coordinator
UNDP
Saran Selenge is a Project Coordinator for PANORAMA – Solutions for a Healthy Planet at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). With expertise in knowledge management, climate policy…
Jorge URBAN
Professor
IUCN Inter Commission 2021-2025
El Dr. Jorge Urbán es Profesor del Departamento de Ciencias Marinas y Costeras de la Universidad Autónoma de Baja California Sur Sede La Paz, BCS, donde ha trabajado durante 35 años. Recibió su…
Jacob PARK
Visiting Professor
University of Johannesburg
Theme on Economics and Regenerative FinanceJacob Park is Associate Professor in Vermont State University (Castleton) https://www.castleton.edu/directory/faculty-staff-directory/details/jacob-park and…
Stefanía KARLSDóTTIR
Research Assistant
University of Oxford
Stefania is an Oxford University MBiol graduate from Iceland, specialising in applied marine biology and conservation. She is currently a Research Assistant at the University of Oxford, working on…
Juan Carlos JINTIACH ARCOS
Indigenous Peoples Platform
Juan Carlos Jintiach Arcos, current Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities -GATC (https://globalalliance.me/), belongs to the Shuar people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. He…
BERTA MEDRANO
Arquitecta ecológa
Asociación GAIA El Salvador
Founder and Director of the Gaia Association of El Salvador, an architect with a postgraduate degree in landscape analysis and territorial planning, specializing in executive and managerial…
Deepanwitha NAMA
Student
Pallavi Model School
My name is Deepanwitha ,student of grade 10 at Pallavi Model School, Hyderabad, Telangana India. I enjoy dancing, reading, gardening, travelling, and creating art. Travelling the world and exploring…
Martin STUCHTEY
CEO and Co-Founder
The Landbanking Group GmbH
Prof. Dr. Martin Stuchtey is a geologist and economist who has dedicated himself to the renewal of the economic system in the sense of a natural capital approach. Together with Dr. Sonja Stuchtey, he…
Fatma ALMOOSAWI
Founder
Chai by Ygnd El Ras
Fatma Ahmad Almoosawi is an Emirati entrepreneur, environmental researcher, and the first certified Emirati Tea Master. She is the founder of Chai by Ygnd El Ras, the UAE’s first eco-friendly tea…
Saroeun SOEUNG
Executive Director
NGO Forum on Cambodia
He is currently the Executive Director of the NGO Forum on Cambodia, a membership-based organization of non-governmental organizations working with different sectors toward sustainable development in…