All Speakers
Carlos Mauricio HERRERA
Director de Conservación y Gobernanza
WWF Colombia
Ecólogo profesional y Magister en manejo y conservación de bosques tropicales y biodiversidad con sólidos conocimientos en biología y ecología de la conservación, así como en dinámicas ecosistémicas…
Karen ALLEN
Professor
Furman University
Karen E. Allen is a cultural anthropologist who has integrative training across disciplines relevant to conservation and sustainability science, in particular, ecological economics and landscape…
Helder LIMA QUEIROZ
Researcher
Instituto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável Mamirauá
Aurélien GUINGAND
Biodiversity project manager
Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères
Aurélien GUINGAND is a development and environmental economics expert with 15 years of research and project management experience working in and in close partnership with government, private sector,…
Wadima ALDHAHERI
Lead Veterinary - Animal Conservation & Reintroduction
Environment Agency Abu Dhabi
Dr. Wadima is an Emirati veterinarian that is currently working with wildlife and recognized with the Animal Welfare Award by the World Veterinary Association 2022. As a pioneer from the first batch…
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…
José Rafael FERRER-PARIS
Senior Lecturer
University of New South Wales, Sydney
I am a Research Fellow at the Centre for Ecosystem Science in the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. I am member of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, in which I contribute…
Gavin EDWARDS
Executive Director
Nature Positive Initiative
Gavin Edwards is a conservation and environment advocate with three decades of experience in pursuing and helping secure break-through solutions to the twin biodiversity and climate crises. He…
Melissa SONGER
Conservation Biologist
Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute
Melissa Songer is Head of the Conservation Ecology Center at Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. She works primarily on the conservation and landscape ecology of endangered…
Stéphanie BOUZIGES-ESCHMANN
Secrétaire générale
AFD/FFEM
Stéphanie Bouziges-Eschmann is the Secretary General of the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), since September 2018. She is also Alternate member representing France to the Council…
Erustus KANGA
Director General
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Prof. Kanga has over twenty (20) years of experience in biodiversity conservation, climate change vulnerability assessment and mapping, bio-enterprises, and community livelihood support. He has a…
Andrew TERRY
Director of Conservation and Policy
Zoological Society of London
Andrew Terry is Director of Conservation and Policy for the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a global science-led conservation organisation working to restore wildlife in the UK and round the…
Emina KARALIC
Despite a medical background, I turned my strongest passion into a profession when I moved to Albania to dedicate myself full-time to research and conservation of threatened elasmobranchs, working…
Youbo ZHUANG
ZHUANG Youbo is a tenured associate professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, and serves as the deputy director…
Katalin CZIPPAN
nature education expert
Blue Planet Foundation
Strategic Advisor & Nature Education for Sustainability Co-Chair Katalin Czippan is an educator with experience in the field of environmental and sustainability education and communication…
Tori BRYAN-CARTER
Technical Officer
IUCN
Tori Bryan‑Carter is a Technical Officer at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), supporting conservation initiatives across the Caribbean. With six years of experience, she has…
Brittany ROUSH
Generative AI Strategist
Amazon Web Services
Brittany Roush is a Generative AI Strategist with the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center, where she's pioneering the future of AI-driven conservation. For over 15 years, Brittany has dedicated her…
Aristide Takoukam Kamla
President
African Marine Conservation Organization
Aristide Takoukam Kamla is a National Geographic Explorer, Whitley Award winner, marine researcher, and conservationist. Since 2008, Kamla has worked on the conservation of the African manatee and…
Hao JIANG
Dr. JIANG Hao, Assistant Director General, Chief Technical Expert of China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute. He has long been dedicated to environmental protection and international…
Christy WILLIAMS
NEOM
Amirtharaj Christy Williams is Director of Land Conservation at NEOM, where he leads the development and management of the NEOM Nature Reserve’s land area, including one of the world’s largest…
Noelle KUMPEL
Senior Policy Advisor
BirdLife International
Noëlle has over 25 years’ experience in conservation research, project/programme management and policy, including five years in the field in Africa and Asia and doctoral/postdoctoral research on the…
Felipe PAREDES
VicepresidenteMarino CMAP UICN y Director Oceana
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Thematic Vice Chair, Marine. Felipe Paredes is a marine biologist from Chile, with more than 20 years of experience in scientific research, education and marine conservation public policy. He is…
Daxita RAJCOOMAR
With over 18 years of experience Daxita has established herself as a thought leader and an influencer in the sustainability sector. She is an advocate for environmental protection and climate change…
Jennifer SAWADA
Senior Manager
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Jen Sawada provides strategic guidance and project management support for the Pew Bertarelli Ocean Legacy Project. In that capacity, she focuses on campaigns that work to promote a conservation…
Carolynne WHEELER
Head of communications, BBC Media Action
BBC Media Action
Carolynne Wheeler is head of communications at BBC Media Action, the BBC's international charity. She began her career in daily newspaper journalism in Canada and spent more than a decade as a…
Willem FERWERDA
Founder
Commonland
Willem Ferwerda studied biology, tropical ecology and agriculture at the University of Amsterdam and Universidad Nacional Colombia. In Colombia he lived and worked with poor farmers on the…
Angelique POUPONNEAU
Egor ZADEREEV
Leading research scientist
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025
The President of the International Society for Salt Lake Research (http://isslr.org/)The Head of Science Communication group at the Krasnoyarsk Research Center (https://ksc.krasn.ru/)