All Speakers
Dalal Al-Abdulrazzak
VP, Programs
Ocean Wise
Dalal Al-Abdulrazzak is the VP of Conservation Programs at Ocean Wise, a global nonprofit whose vision is a world in which the ocean is healthy and thriving. She has extensive experience working on…
Anne MEADEB
Directrice
Play for Nature
Anne Meadeb has been leading the endowment fund Play for Nature since early 2025. She holds an MBA in Management and Business Administration from the Sorbonne and first built her career as an…
Leonardo GARCIA
BRIDGE Project Coordinator
Forever Costa Rica
Leonardo Garcia is a Costa Rican biologist with over 20 years of experience in environmental sustainability issues and projects. He holds a Master's degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable…
Benoit CLEMENT
Business Development & Growth Strategy
Quantum Apex / Evercity / Nacion Verde
I turn climate-finance policy, capital, and data up to eleven-figure, AI-powered: products, companies, and markets—engineering GTM and partnership playbooks that speed the world to net-zero.For 15…
Silvia CARDELLINO
Senior Programme Officer - Food and Agricultural Systems
IUCN
Silvia Cardellino is Senior Programme Officer in the Food and Agricultural Systems Team at IUCN. She coordinates dialogue processes and policy influencing efforts to enhance coherent public policy…
Laura GRUBER
Senior Programs Manager
Wildlife Conservation Network
Laura Gruber is a Senior Programs Manager at the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), where she leads the development and expansion of WCN’s Rising Wildlife Leaders conservation and leadership…
Jaime QUISPE
Director Ejecutivo
ONG CENTRO DE APOYO A LA GESTION SUSTENTABLE DEL AGUA Y EL MEDIO AMBIENTE "AGUA SUSTENTABLE"
Jaime Prudencio Quispe Poma, an agricultural engineer by profession, has been working since 1998 on climate change, integrated water resource management, and integrated watershed management projects…
Ewald RAMETSTEINER
Deputy Director
FAO of the UN
Mr Ewald Rametsteiner is a forester from Austria who has been working as the Deputy Director, Forestry Division, NFO, since 1 April 2019. He worked as Programme Coordinator (Global Delivery) of FAO's…
MUBANGA MULENGA
SENIOR COMMUNITY CONSERVATION OFFICER
FRANKFURT ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY
Mubanga Mulenga is a dedicated Community Conservationist with 7 years experience in non-profit work, focusing on community outreach. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Agroforestry from The…
Maya SUMI
Expart
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
With a background in forest ecology, I first worked in the international division of a private company, managing overseas offices. After three years at the Japan Committee for IUCN, I joined my…
Teppei DOHKE
Chair
Japan Committee for IUCN
Born in Tokyo in 1980, Teppei DOHKE holds a Master’s degree in Humanities (Philosophy) from Chiba University. Since 2004, he has been with the Nature Conservation Society of Japan (NACS-J), serving…
thijs BIERSTEKER
Woven Foundation
As an ecological artist who works together with leading scientists, Thijs Biersteker creates data-driven artworks that transform complex environmental research into immersive installations and…
Robert SLADE
Chief Content officer
On the Edge
Rob Slade is a creative and content leader with experience spanning brand, agency and media. Currently Chief Content Officer at On the Edge, he develops culture-led campaigns that fuse creativity…
Malidadi LANGA
Chairman
Alliance for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for Conservation in Africa (AICA)
Malidadi Langa holds a Masters degree in Economics and is a career development professional and decentralisation specialist whose career spans over 20 years of pro-poor rural development programming…
Elizabeth BENNETT
Vice President, Species Conservation
Wildlife Conservation Society
Elizabeth Bennett is currently Vice President for Species Conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) based at WCS’s head office in New York. In this role, she oversees WCS’s species…
Théophile ZOGNOU
Executive Directoe
Fondation pour le Tri-National de la Sangha
Dr. Théophile ZOGNOU is the CEO of the Sangha Tri-National Trust Fund (FTNS) and President of CAFÉ (Consortium of African Funds for the Environment). He manages the FTNS, which holds a capital of…
Jocelyne SZE
Postdoctoral researcher
Autonomous University of Barcelona
Jocelyne (she/her) is a post-doc researcher currently on the CONDJUST project based at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She is looking at how geospatial data (maps) are used in conservation…
Carly COWELL
Head of Conservation Policy and Practice
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
A qualified and experienced botanical horticulturalist and a plant conservation scientist with a PhD. Having worked in different sectors including research, operations and policy, my experience spans…
Chantal VAN HAM
Landscape Partnerships Lead - Europe
Commonland
Chantal van Ham works at Commonland to bring people together to restore landscapes and regenerate the Earth: our common land. With Commonland's holistic approach to landscape restoration - the 4…
Yenifer DÍAZ
Sociedad Audubon de Panama
Program Director for the Panama Audubon Society with over 10 years of experience in Environmental Management and Citizen Science. She has led the "Green Classrooms" (Aulas Verdes) environmental…
Francis Akatsa OKALO
Programme Manager, Coastal and Ocean Resilience-Ke
IUCN Secretariat
Francis is marine conservation scientist with over 9 years of experience in management and conservation of coastal and marine resources. His experience cuts across phycology and fisheries research,…
Kotoko YADOMARU
President
NatureLit Japan
Kotoko Yadomaru is a dedicated environmental communicator, committed to fostering meaningfulchange. She has committed herself to youth engagement in environmental action for over five years.…
Veefeni Ingaveuya Priscilla MUNDILO
Programme Lead: Community Conservation Partnerships & Safeguards
Namibia Nature Foundation
I have worked in Namibia’s Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Programme since 2016, championing conservation that is led by and benefits local communities. My work focuses on…
KATHARINE HAYHOE
Chief Scientist
The Nature Conservancy
Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding what climate change means for people and the places where we live. She is the Chief Scientist for The Nature…
Sophie Roland
Sophie Roland
Fan CHANG
Fan Zhang is the Lead Economist and Global Lead for Water Economics at the World Bank. She previously worked in the Offices of the Chief Economist for Infrastructure; South Asia; and Europe and…
Said GUTIERREZ
Protected Areas Program Director
Yaaxche Conservation Trust
Said holds a BSc in Natural Resource Management from the University of Belize and an MSc in Conservation and Biodiversity from the University of Exeter in the UK. With 15 years of experience in…
Umang BHATTARAI
Energy Specialist
Asian Development Bank
Umang is an Energy Specialist at under the Energy Sector Group at the Asian Development Bank. He is responsible for the origination, processing, financing, and implementation of loans, grants, and…