All Speakers

Speaker Rebecca STERN
Rebecca STERN

Chief Science Officer

Dunya Analytics

Rebecca Stern is a forest ecologist with a decade of experience in nature and climate change research and application. She has expertise in quantifying corporate nature risk in line with global…
Speaker Erin BILLMAN
Erin BILLMAN

Executive Director

Science Based Targets Network

Erin Billman is the Executive Director of the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), part of the Global Commons Alliance. She has over 20 years of experience in the private and non-profit sectors. She…
Speaker Steve EDWARDS
Steve EDWARDS

Co-Chair

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Stephen Edwardshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardsstephen/ Steve currently co-chairs the Nature Positive Working Group in CEM's Impact Mitigation and Ecological Compensation thematic group.…
Speaker Jorge SALAVERRY
Jorge SALAVERRY

Subsecretario de Recursos Naturales

SERNA

Jorge Salaverri (Puerto Lempira, Gracias a Dios. January 23, 1961).Forestry Engineer, graduated from the National School of Forest Sciences and from the BS Forestry program at West Virginia…
Speaker Charles Karangwa
Charles Karangwa

Global Head Nature-based Solutions

IUCN

Charles Karangwa is the Global Head of Nature-based Solutions Centre at IUCN. He was recently appointed to advise Her Excellency Razan Mubarak, IUCN President and COP28-COP 29 High Level Climate…
Speaker Boris ERG
Boris ERG

Director, European Regional Office

IUCN

Boris Erg is Director of the IUCN European Regional Office (EURO) based in Bonn. Boris’ professional career spans 25 years focusing on environmental policy, biodiversity conservation, governance and…
Speaker Nadine BITAR
Nadine BITAR

Vice President Middle East

International Federation of Landscape Architects

Nadine Bitar Chahine, managing partner of Baladiya Catalyst and secretary general of IFLA Middle East  , MENA native woman leader that was involved in the planning process of more than 45…
Speaker Suneetha MAZHENCHERY SUBRAMANIAN
Suneetha MAZHENCHERY SUBRAMANIAN

Research Fellow

UNU-IAS

Suneetha M Subramanian is a Research Fellow with the United Nations University-Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability. She has more than 20 years of experience in international and sub-…
Speaker Pierre-Alexandre MOUSSA
Pierre-Alexandre MOUSSA

Head of Climate, Impact and Sustainable Investments

TP ICAP EUROPE

Pierre-Alexandre Moussa is an expert in Impact finance and climate investment solutions, with over 20 years of experience in capital markets and more than 6 years in sustainability projects spanning…
Speaker Tom QUIGLEY
Tom QUIGLEY

Managing Director

Superorganism

Tom Quigley is the founder of Superorganism, a venture capital firm for tech startups that benefit biodiversity. A coral reef conservationist turned startup operator and investor, Tom has worked at…
Speaker Sonam WANGDI
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,…
Speaker Elisabeth PREMESNIL DAY
Elisabeth PREMESNIL DAY

Deputy Director

Maliasili

Liz is half French half British and has over 7 years of experience working in marine conservation. Before joining Maliasili, she worked extensively along the southwest coast of Madagascar supporting…
Speaker Astrid DELAPORTE-SPRENGERS
Astrid DELAPORTE-SPRENGERS

Biodiversity Engineer

TotalEnergies

Astrid Delaporte-Sprengers is an environmental and biodiversity engineer at TotalEnergies. She supports the implementation of biodiversity best practices across company’s sites and promotes…
Speaker Anna LEE-CARSWELL
Anna LEE-CARSWELL

Manager, Intergovernmental Collaboration

Parks Canada

Anna Lee-Carswell has worked for Parks Canada since 2007 and is currently the Manager, Intergovernmental Collaboration within the Protected Areas Establishment and Conservation Directorate, working…
Speaker SOUMITRA DASGUPTA
SOUMITRA DASGUPTA

Director Program

IBCA

I am  a retired Indian Forest Service officer of 1989: West Bengal Cadre with over 34 years of distinguished service in the field of forest and wildlife management, both at the state level in…
Speaker Lakeshia ANDERSON
Lakeshia ANDERSON

Executive Director

Bahamas National Trust

Speaker Pierre CARRET
Pierre CARRET

Grant Director

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

Pierre Carret is an agronomist and expert in biodiversity conservation. For the last twenty years he has worked on nature conservation programs with several international organizations. His career…
Speaker Miguel TORRES
Miguel TORRES

Red List Systems Manager

IUCN

Miguel Torres is the Red List Systems Manager at IUCN, where he oversees the infrastructure and software underpinning the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. He holds an MSc in Civil Engineering –…
Justyna MAKSIMIUK
Justyna MAKSIMIUK

GCELS Staff Intern

Pace University School of Law

My name is Justyna Maksimiuk and I am a GCELS Staff Intern and a co-author of Motion 33 (Port State Measures Regarding Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing). I have a law degree from the…
Speaker Joseph Daniel ONOJA
Joseph Daniel ONOJA

Director General

Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF)

Dr. Onoja, the esteemed Director General of the Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF), is a highly qualified and seasoned professional in the realm of conservation biology and environmental…
Speaker Silvia MUSEIYA
Silvia MUSEIYA

Principal Secretary

State Department for Wildlife

A young woman who comes from a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural background; born to a small hunter-gatherer indigenous community of Mukogodo forest in Laikipia, Kenya called the Yiaku in the late 80s…
Speaker SAILY HERNáNDEZ QUINDE
SAILY HERNáNDEZ QUINDE

Marine Protected Area Manager

Ministerio de Ambiente y Energía

With more than ten years of experience in marine conservation and environmental management along the Ecuadorian coast, Saily Julieth Hernández Quinde, Business Development Engineer and Environmental…
Speaker Xiaoying Wang
Xiaoying Wang

Secretary-General

Ant Forest Foundation

Xiaoying WangDirector of Sustainable Development, Ant Group Secretary-General, Ant Forest Ecological Green Development Foundation EducationMaster of Business Administration, BI Norwegian…
Speaker Guillaume GIGOT
Guillaume GIGOT

Conservation Coordinator, Overseas

OFB - MNHN

Head of the Conservation Unit at PatriNat (OFB-MNHN), which develops programmes to support nature conservation policies. Works within a multidisciplinary team to assess for example the conservation…
Speaker Christian LUETKE WOESTMAN
Christian LUETKE WOESTMAN

Head of Division Natural Ressources

KfW

Christian is an economist with 25 years of experience in international development finance, especially in Latin America, Turkey and Eastern Europe. Since 2020 he is head of  KfW´s sector policy…
Speaker Srijana Joshi Rijal
Srijana Joshi Rijal

Ecosystem Specialist

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

Dr. Srijana Joshi is an Ecosystem Specialist for ICIMOD’s work on Landscapes. She is a plant ecologist by profession with over 15 years of experience working in the field of ecology and natural…
Speaker Lee WRAY-DAVIES
Lee WRAY-DAVIES

Global Director for Education

Foundation for environmental education

Speaker Dana HUMAID
Dana HUMAID

MOI

Dana is co-chair of the International Initiative of Law Enforcement for Climate (I2LEC), which was established in collaboration with UNODC, which aims to enhance the capacities of law enforcement…