All Speakers

Lucas CHE ICAL

Presidente y Representante Legal

Asociación Ak' Tenamit

Mayan spiritual guide specializing in traditional knowledge related to biodiversity conservation

Manuel Steffen WIDMANN

Mirja STOLDT

Junior Professional Officer in Programme Management

UNCCD

Mirja Stoldt is a Junior Professional Officer in Programme Management with the Global Policy, Advocacy, and Regional Cooperation (GPARC) unit at the United Nations Convention to Combat…

ROWELY YEN PARICO

Executive Officer

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas

Yen Parico is currently serving as the Temporary Executive Officer of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). A firm believer in the power of young people to shape a better future for…

David MEYERS

Executive Director

Conservation Finance Alliance

David Meyers is the Executive Director of the Conservation Finance Alliance. He is an environmental finance expert and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in sustainability, business…

Jessie DAVIE

Director

Maliasili

Lorien INNES

Sustainable Development Manager

Esri

Lorien Innes is Senior Sustainability & Development Manager - Africa at Esri. She joined Esri in 2011, and, since 2020 has been working across the public, private and nonprofit sector to help…

Luca CHINOTTI

Manager, Conservation Policy Development

World Wide Fund For Nature International - WWF

Luca Chinotti is a Manager in Conservation Policy Development at WWF.Prior to joining WWF, he worked at the International Land Coalition (ILC) as Global Policy Advisor and at Oxfam International as…

Pratyush P. MOHAPATRA

Scientist

Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

I am a Scientist at the Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. My research focuses on animal taxonomy, evolutionary biology, and wildlife…

Makko John SINANDEI

Indigenous Expert

Ujamaa-Community Resource Team

Makko Sinandei; was born and raised in a local Arash village in Arusha Region – Tanzania. He is a social and environmental professional, with a special focus on indigenous pastoralists and Hunter-…

Jennifer CORPUZ

Fellow and Strategic Advisor

Nia Tero

I am an Indigenous woman from the Kankanaey Igorot People of Besao, Mountain Province in the Philippines. I am a lawyer by profession, having obtained my Bachelor of Laws degree from the University…

Alexandra Kalandarishvili

Senior Policy Coordinator

The International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation (CIC)

Peregrine WOLFF

PRAB member, WSF / Executive Manager, WDA

Wildlife Disease Association

Peregrine is the Executive Manager of the Wildlife Disease Association. A graduate from Cornell University, she has devoted her 40-year veterinary career to working in wildlife health, with…

Edgar PéREZ

Biólogo. Master Internacional en Desarrollo Rural-Local

Munucipalidad de Antigua Guatemala

Edgar Selvin Pérez, a biologist from the University of San Carlos in Guatemala, has developed all his work experience in the fields of conservation biology, sustainable rural development, value…

Anouj MEHTA

Country Director ADB Thailand

ADB

Anouj Mehta Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission (TRM) , Asian Development BankAnouj leads ADB’s Thailand Resident Mission based in Bangkok, encompassing both public and private sector…

Brahim HADDANE

President

National committee Morocco

Has been working in Forest département morocca ministry of Agriculture for 30 years on wildlife management and conservation in situ and ex situ Dealing with environment health preventing…

Julian SANTIAGO

IPLC researcher

Instituto Juruá

Julian Monteiro Santiago is a researcher at Instituto Juruá and a Master’s student in Protected Areas Management in the Amazon. His work focuses on participatory governance, biodiversity conservation…

Abir BEN ROMDHANE

Environementalist

Observatoire du Sahara et du Sahel

Abir Ben Romdhane is a senior expert in water, biodiversity, and sustainable development, with over 13 years of experience in environmental policy advice, project coordination, and strategic planning…

Sara OMI

Indigenous Expert

Emberá

Sara Omi Casamá is an Indigenous leader of the Emberá people of Panama. She is a lawyer and specialist in human rights and protection mechanisms. She chairs the Coordinating Committee of Territorial…

Jun HASHIMOTO

Landscape architect

Shimizu Corporation

I aspire to be a person who can articulate the inherent value of nature. I deeply believe in the power of landscape architecture—its potential not only to solve diverse problems related to human land…

Shehab SHARAFELDIN

MarCom Projects Manager

AD Ports Group

Ramson Sinya KARMUSHU

Indigenous Expert

My Indigenous Knowledge In Action

Ramson Karmushu, an Indigenous Maasai from Kenya, is the Founder of My Indigenous Knowledge In Action (MIKIA Kenya), an organization led and support Indigenous Peoples. Mr. Karmushu demonstrates a…

Jonas GELDMANN

University of Copenhagen

I am an Associate Professor at the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen. My research focuses on understanding and assessing the impact of conservation…

Lyraya SCHABLEIN

Events Manager

The Nature Conservancy

Lyraya works for The Nature Conservancy as an Events Manager on high visibility events. Her background spans work in marketing, fundraising, community engagement, project management, event management…

Fedes VAN RIJN

Policy & Impact lead

Commonland

Mehdi BALAMISSA

Réalisateur de documentaires

Documentary Filmmaker

Mehdi Balamissa is a Montreal-based documentary filmmaker dedicated to nature conservation. With a notable experience in the Pacific, including collaborations with Blue Cradle Foundation and IUCN, he…

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…

Christine FERRARA

Zoological Rescue Manager

Yas Seaworld Research & Rescue Center

A passion-driven Zoological Rescue Manager at Miral Experiences, leading a dedicated team with the unified goals of wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and return at Yas SeaWorld Research &…