All Speakers
Mehdi AJANA
HEAD OF STRATEGY AND PARTNERSHIPS
NABAT
After several years in strategy consulting and technology commercialization, I recently joined Nabat, driven by a mission to build meaningful tools that support the urgent work of protecting and…
Wouala NGNIADO
Coordonnateur projet Biodev 2030
WWF Cameroon
My name is Ngniado Wouala, I'm Working for WWF Cameroon, where I'm coordinating Biodev 2030 project .with more than thirty years of experience working with …
Sadka SAENMI
Indigenous Expert
IPO
Mr. Sakda Saenmi is an Indigenous expert from Thailand with expertise in the areas of Indigenous Peoples and their relation to Climate Change and Biodiversity
CARLOS ANDRES RODRIGUEZ GOMEZ
ECODETOURS COORDINATOR
PARA LA NATURALEZA
Carlos Andrés Rodríguez GómezMasters in Science / Ecology and Evolution from the University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus (2013).Bachellor's degree in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico…
Rym DEKAR
Multi-Faceted performance manager
VEOLIA Near Middle East
Siska Martina SIHOMBING
Senior Programme Development Officer
IUCN
Siska (Martina Cahyati) Sihombing leads the global programme development of the IUCN Green List within the IUCN Global Protected and Conserved Areas team in Switzerland. With over 13 years of…
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…
yu liang LIU
Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding
I am a reproductive biologist of giant pandas from Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China. I have been engaged in research on giant panda breeding for more than 20 years and have made…
Ayman SULEIMAN
minister
ministry of Environment
Aiman A. A. Soleiman OKLAT, Ph.D.MINISTER OF ENVIRONMNET With experience over 23 years covered many topics related to Environment.
Jacques SOMDA
Chef de Programme Burkina Faso
IUCN
Il est de nationalité burkinabé, et a un doctorat en économie rurale, option économie agricole et de l’environnement de l’Université de Cocody en Côte d’ivoire, et prendra ses nouvelles fonctions le…
Karen HULME
Professor
University of Essex
Karen Hulme is a professor of law at the University of Essex, UK, and researches on issues related to the protection of the environment during crises, notably during armed conflict and post conflict…
Dodo MOKE
Senior social safeguards Officer
African Wildlife Foundation
Dodo Moke is an economist with a rich background in conservation and community development. His professional journey began as a consultant, where he managed a crucial boat project in the Maringa-…
Annette LANJOUW
Chief Executive Officer
Arcus Foundation
Behavioural ecologist, primatologist, conservationist and philanthropic officer. I have worked in ape conservation, primarily in the Congo Basin, since the early 80's, including the International…
Hamera AISHA
Senior Manager Wildlife Conservation
WWF-Pakistan
Hamera Aisha is a wildlife conservationist with nearly two decades of experience in applied ecology, protected areas management, human–wildlife co-existence, and inclusive conservation. She serves as…
Edy Reynaldo DARIQUEBE LAURA
Indigenous Expert
FENAMAD
Edy Dariquebe, community leaderand director of the Native Federationof the Madre de Dios River and Tributaries.
Angela STADEL
Director, Reconciliation Partnerships and Agreements
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Angela Stadel is the Director, Reconciliation Partnerships and Agreements with Fisheries and Oceans Canada and has been working in the field of conservation and Indigenous relations for over 25 years…
Tara SHYAM
Director
Regen10
Tara Shyam leads Regen10, an international, multistakeholder initiative committed to advancing a global food system that inclusively supports healthier people, nature, and climate. Tara is a…
Janaina TORRES CARREIRA
Ekthar
Janaina Torres Carreira holds a DVM (2005), MSc (2008), and PhD (2012) in Animal Reproduction from São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in sperm nuclear…
Francois Moreau
Head of Urban Ecology Agency
City of Paris
As head of the Urban Ecology Agency since May 2021, François Moreau manages City of Paris policies on urban nature, biodiversity, participatory greening, animal welfare, sustainable food and…
Jon Paul RODRIGUEZ
Presidente
PROVITA
Jon Paul Rodríguez has been working for the conservation of Venezuelan species and ecosystems since he was a biology undergraduate at Universidad Central of Venezuela (UCV) in the late eighties. With…
Tessa HEMPSON
Chief Scientist
Mission Blue
Dr Tessa Hempson is Chief Scientist at Mission Blue, where she leads global science strategy to advance Dr Sylvia Earle’s vision of protecting the ocean through the Hope Spot network. A marine…
Iben MUNCK
Executive Operations Manager
Conservation International
Executive OfficerIben Munck is the Executive Officer for IUCN’s Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy, as well as Executive Operations Manager for Conservation International’s…
Anne Wambeti MUGO
Grants Coordinator
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN)
Ella-Jo Mehta
Director
Stop Ecocide International
Jojo Mehta co-founded Stop Ecocide in 2017, alongside barrister and legal pioneer the late Polly Higgins, to support the establishment of ecocide as a crime at the International Criminal Court. As…
Paulina ARROYO
Director, Global Portfolio
Enduring Earth
Paulina is an environmental leader and manager with over 20 years of experience dedicated to rights-based conservation in Latin America, the U.S., and globally, with a specific emphasis on Indigenous…
Ahmed LEFGHIH
Executive Director
Fonds Fiduciaire pour le Banc d’Arguin et la Biodiversité Côtière et Marine
Economist, public finance specialist, sustainable finance expert
Isaac ROUNDS
Protected Areas Officer
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Isaac Rounds is the Protected Areas Officer at SPREP, where he leads biodiversity conservation across the Pacific, including managing the Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal. He holds a Bachelor’s…
Alister Scott
Executive Director
Global Rewilding Alliance
40 year career making big change happen with sustainability as the driving purpose. Doctorate in Science Policy from the University of SussexHonorary Professor of Practice at UCL Institute for…