All Speakers
Ivana THOMPSON
Programme Officer, BESTLIFE2030
IUCN EU Representative Office
Ivana Thompson is a former marine biology researcher currently serving as a Programme Officer with the IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas under the BESTLIFE2030 programme. In this role, she...
Fernando Lloveras
Executive Director
Para la Naturaleza- Puerto Rico Conservation Trust
Fernando E. Lloveras San Miguel was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico, on February 19, 1962. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics and Geography from Dartmouth College, a master's degree in Public...
Vincent AWOTWE-PRATT
Technical Director
Advocates for Biodiversity Conservation
Vincent Awotwe-Pratt is a conservation leader and sustainable development strategist serving as Director of Technical Operations at Advocates for Biodiversity Conservation (ABC), a Ghanaian IUCN...
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...
SEEMA KULSHRESHTHA
SEEMA KULSHRESHTHA
Mateo PORTER PARTIDA
Student
EducationNatureNexus
I am a 17-year-old Mexican student living in Canada with a deep passion for marine ecosystems and sustainability. As I navigate my final year of high school, I aspire to study marine biology and...
Zhigang ZHAO
•Project Director of TECH4ALL Digital Inclusion Program Office, Huawei•Responsible for Huawei‘s global digital inclusion nature conservation projects, cooperation with IGO、NGO organizations and...
Ricardo JEROZOLIMSKI
Environmental Analyst
ICMBIO
Ricardo Jerozolimski is Brazilian, a forest engineer, specialist in Hybrid Languages and Education, and holds a master’s degree in Regional Development. He works as an environmental analyst at the...
Hariharan JANARDHANAN
NYUAD
Vinod MATHUR
IUCN Strategic Advisor ( Biodiversity) APAP
IUCN
After serving for 33 years at the prestigious Wildlife Institute of India (WII), a globally acclaimed scientific institution of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of...
Nadine LAMBERSKI
Chief Conservation and Wildlife Health Officer
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
As Chief Conservation and Wildlife Health Officer for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA), Dr. Nadine Lamberski leads a unified team of conservation scientists, conservation practitioners,...
Christine MADDEN
Global Marine Turtle Conservation Lead
World Wide Fund for Nature
Dr Chris is a marine scientist and turtle expert with over 23 years of experience in ocean research, management and policy. She currently works as WWF’s Global Marine Turtle Conservation Lead, is an...
Eduardo CHANKIN CHANCAYUN
Licenciatura
KENATBI A. C.
Eduardo Chankin Chancayun is a descendant of the Lacandon Maya culture, known for maintaining a deep connection with nature. This heritage inspired him to found and lead Kenatbi AC, an organization...
Stanley ARGUEDAS MORA
Administrador de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas
Specialist in protected area planning and management, with over 20 years of experience applying the principles of the Ecosystem Approach. He has managed several protected areas in Costa Rica and,...
Nikolay LARIONOV
Conservation Action Project Officer
IUCN
Born and raised in the Nort-Western Russia, next to the polar circle where boreal forests turn into arctic desert (tundra) along the shores of the high latitude Barents Sea. I have graduated...
Geert Jan HEUSINKVELD
Sustainability Manager
Volcafe / Kyagalanyi Coffee Uganda
Geert Jan Heusinkveld is the Sustainability Manager at Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd, Uganda’s leading coffee exporter and a key member of the Swiss based Volcafe group. With a strong foundation in...
Raul FONTOURA
Head of the International Affairs Division
ICMBio
Raul Fontoura is Head of the Division of International Affairs at ICMBio, where he advises senior leadership on foreign affairs and explores opportunities for international partnerships. A career...
Paula PRIST
Senior Programme Coordinator
IUCN
Dr. Paula Ribeiro Prist is a Senior Programme Coordinator for Forest and Grasslands Unit at IUCN. A biologist by training, Dr. Prist holds a master's, doctorate and post-doctorate in landscape...
Guy WESTERN
Cheif Operating Officer
SORALO
Nan Chen
Nan Chen
Shenzhen Zhilan Foundation
Francis VORHIES
Conservation Economist
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Conservation economistDirector, EarthmindDirector, African Wildlife Economy Institute, Stellenbosch UniversityResearch Visitor, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford
Roger NGOUFO
Cameroon Environmental Watch
Né le 30 décembre 1959, Roger NGOUFO, Professeur titulaire des Universités de classe exceptionnelle, est Docteur en Géographie (Option Géographie physique) de l’Université de Yaoundé (1989) et...
Jordan JOLY
Program Manager
Families in Nature
As Program Manager for Families in Nature (FIN), Jo Joly brings her background in ecology, conservation psychology, and anthrozoology to create inclusive, immersive programs that connect people of...
Ali FARHADI
CEO
Ai2
Ali Farhadi is the CEO of the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) and a Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. Ali has been a professor...
Pianporn DEETES
Pianporn DEETES
Pianporn (Pai) Deetes is the Executive Director of the Rivers and Rights Foundation, a Thailand-based organization advancing environmental justice, community empowerment, and river protection across...
Antonis ANTONIOU LATOUROS
President
Aggregates Europe
Antonis Antoniou Latouros is President of Aggregates Europe, having been re-elected in 2024 as the first person to serve a second consecutive term since the association’s establishment in 1987....
Christopher Dickinson
Asian Development Bank
Chris Dickinson is a Senior Specialist in Climate Change (Adaptation) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), bringing extensive expertise from his previous role as a Senior Specialist and Lead in...
Mathieu Legrix
Head of Division - Agriculture, Rural development & Biodiversity - AFD
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes
Matthieu Le Grix is an agronomist. He conducted agro-economic field studies in Chile and Mali before joining AFD. For about ten years, he held project manager positions within local AFD offices,...