All Speakers

Speaker MOHAMEDI KAMUNA
MOHAMEDI KAMUNA
Mohamed Kamuna is the Chief Executive Officer of the Community Wildlife Management Areas Consortium (CWMAC) in Tanzania. He leads national efforts to strengthen community-led conservation, enhance…
Speaker Ricarda STEINBRECHER
Ricarda STEINBRECHER

Science Advisor

ProNatura

Dr. Ricarda Steinbrecher is a biologist and molecular geneticist who has been examining genetically modified organisms (GMOs) since 1995, with a focus on their performance and risks, and impacts on…
Angelito TENORIO
Angelito TENORIO
Speaker Lebin LIU
Lebin LIU

Qingdao Marine Conservation Society

Lebin Liu has an undergraduate background in general biology and horticulture while having a master’s degree of Ecology, Evolution and Conservation at Imperial College London. She finished her master…
Speaker Milton RIEBACK
Milton RIEBACK

Zoological Education Director

SeaWorld Yas Island, Abu Dhabi

Milton Rieback, Zoological Education Director for SeaWorld Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, and the Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue Center, has worked in conservation and the zoological field, since 1996.…
Speaker Patience GANDIWA
Patience GANDIWA

Director International Conservation Affairs

Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority

Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Professor Patience Gandiwa has accumulated 18 years of professional experience in wildlife conservation. She began her tenure with the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife…
Speaker June RUBIS
June RUBIS

Research Fellow

Macquarie University

Dr. June Rubis is a Bidayuh scholar and Indigenous strategist from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Trained as a conservation biologist with over a decade of big cats and primate fieldwork and conservation…
Khalifa Almazroui
Khalifa Almazroui
Speaker Benjamin JONES
Benjamin JONES

Chief Conservation Officer

Project Seagrass

I am the Chief Conservation Officer at Project Seagrass, an organisation I co-founded in 2013 after seeing need for greater science-based conservation action for seagrass meadows globally. I am ex-…
Speaker Dolf DEJONG
Dolf DEJONG

CEO

Toronto Zoo

Dolf DeJong is the Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Zoo, where he has served since 2018. Under his leadership, the Zoo has advanced its mission of connecting people, animals, conservation…
Speaker Thomas VIEGAS
Thomas VIEGAS

Nature Strategy Lead

Aviva

Thomas Viegas is an experienced professional with deep expertise in environmental economics, finance, and policy making.  He has worked for the Bank of England, HM Treasury, the Taskforce…
Speaker Emmanuel Barde ELISHA
Emmanuel Barde ELISHA

Research Coordinator

Africa Nature Investors (ANI) Foundation

Emmanuel Barde Elisha is the Research Coordinator, Africa Nature Investors Foundation (ANI) Nigeria. As a researcher, I have devoted and spent about a decade in the field and laboratory building…
Speaker Ryan LANCLOS
Ryan LANCLOS

Director of Global National Government Solutions

Esri

Ryan Lanclos is a director of Esri’s global public sector strategy and solutions. He supports national governments, NGOs, and multi-national organizations working to maximize their impact for people…
Speaker Nasrin SULEIMAN
Nasrin SULEIMAN

Business Development & Campaign Senior Manager

GOUMBOOK FZCO

Nasrin Suleiman is an environmental sustainability professional with over a decade of experience driving initiatives in biodiversity conservation, climate action, and nature-based solutions. At…
Speaker Razan AL MUBARAK
Razan AL MUBARAK

IUCN President

IUCN

Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak is a global leader in nature conservation and climate action, serving as President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and previously as UN Climate…
Speaker David EMMETT
David EMMETT

Head of International Biodiversity

Hempel Foundation

I am a tropical nature conservationist with almost 30 years of experience from East Africa, Madagascar and the Asia-Pacific. I specialise in strategic planning, landscape-scale conservation,…
Speaker Julie Hammert-Monnart
Julie Hammert-Monnart

Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères

Policy Advisor for Multilateral Biodiversity Negociations and Southern Africa bilateral actionCBD - IPBES - IUCNDirection de l'action européenne et internationale | Secrétariat général
Speaker JiHyun KANG
JiHyun KANG

Senior Researcher

National Institute of Ecology

I am a researcher at the National Institute of Ecology in Korea, specializing in geography education and geomorphology. My research focuses on riverine and coastal landforms, protected area…
Speaker Sue Miller
Sue Miller

Head of Global Networks

Stop Ecocide International

Working to protect the Earth by making ecocide an International crime.  Former lawyer, marketing director and business founder/owner.
Speaker Marion ADENEY
Marion ADENEY

Director of Amazon and Fire Programs

Conservation X Labs

Marion Adeney is Director of Amazon and Fire Programs at Conservation X Labs (CXL). A conservation ecologist with over twenty years of experience in tropical forest conservation, she specializes in…
Speaker Zhicong ZHAO
Zhicong ZHAO

Associate Professor

Tsinghua University

Zhicong Zhao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture at Tsinghua University, and the Deputy Director of the Institute for National Parks, China.…
Speaker Laura Margison
Laura Margison

Senior Director, Communications

Enduring Earth

Laura Margison is the Senior Director, Communications. She has almost 20-years international experience in communications, digital marketing, and fundraising, working in the non-profit, public policy…
Speaker Michele SOFISTI
Michele SOFISTI

Nzatu Europe SA

Michele Sofisti is an italian/Swiss former geologist who covered CEO positions with luxury brands such as Ferrari Germany, Omega watches, Swatch, Girard Perregaux Gucci watches & jewellery. With…
Speaker Sonia PEñA MORENO
Sonia PEñA MORENO

Director, Centre for Policy and Law

IUCN

Sonia is a Colombian and Italian national. She is the Director of IUCN's  Centre for Policy and Law. Graduated from Political Sciences and Modern Languages at the University of Los Andes in…
Speaker Kevin SMITH
Kevin SMITH

Head of Programme, Invasive Species and Wildlife Health

IUCN

Kevin Smith is the Head of Programme Invasive Species and Wildlife Health, for IUCN. His work focuses on supporting countries and civil society in meeting global, regional, and national targets…
Speaker Ilena ZANELLA
Ilena ZANELLA

Presidente

Misión Tiburón

Ilena Zanella is a marine biologist and a Master in Wildlife Management andConservation from Institute for Wildlife Conservation and Management,Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. She is the co-…