All Speakers
Rene BEYERS
Researcher
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Rene is a conservation biologist at the University of British Columbia with extensive international experience in wildlife management, ecological monitoring, and ecosystem recovery. He has a broad...
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....
Lewis Cocks COCKS
Aquarium Curator
The National Aquarium
Working with aquatics since the age of 15, i have steadily been involved with aquariums, conservation and fieldwork for 20 years and have spent the last 13 years in the GCC. Currently the Curator of...
Rocio Andrea BARRERO RAMÍREZ
Especialista Efectividad del Manejo
Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia
An economist and specialist in social project evaluation, he has 15 years of experience in planning and managing protected areas within the National Park System. He is a member of the Implementation...
Roseman MC Arthur Adams
Warden Supervisor
Union Island Environmental Alliance
Roseman Mc Arthur Adams, otherwise known as the “YoungBuffalo,” is a visionary community leader, entrepreneur, and conservationist from Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a lifelong...
Caroline KERICHU
Landscape Restoration Coordinator
Justdiggit
"Caroline Kerichu is a conservation and restoration specialist with over a decade of experience in biodiversity conservation, forest and rangeland landscape restoration, and climate-smart agriculture...
Alex TOTH
Founder
MycoNest
Alex Tóth (Hungary) is passionate about restoring ecosystems through bio-based, circular, and regenerative design. With a background in EU environmental policy and circular economy, he works at the...
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...
Thiri Dawei Aung
Executive Director
Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association (BANCA)
Dr. Thiri Da Wei Aung serves as Executive Director. She received Ph.D (Ornithology) from University of Yangon in 2012. A large part of her work is to provide leadership to BANCA (internally and...
Anil KUMAR
Advisor, Environment Information Management
Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi
Anil Kumar is an expert in environmental data and information management with over three decades of experience advancing geospatial technologies, artificial intelligence, and digital strategies for...
AZIZ MONIR
IUCN CEESP-CEO of Eco Build-Ingénierie
Eco Build ingénierie
I am a civil engineer, graduated from EMSI Rabat, with over 8 years of experience in construction, structural engineering, and sustainable building practices. In December 2023, I founded BET Eco...
Camille MACLET
Head of Nature Capital & Biodiversity
BNP Paribas
Camille Maclet is the Head of Natural Capital and Biodiversity of the international financial institution BNP Paribas. He supports the Group's nature strategy, and works with business lines towards...
Blen Romam
President
Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association
Margaret HUNTER
Research Geneticist
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Dr. Maggie Hunter is a Research Geneticist with the U.S. Geological Survey, a research branch of Department of Interior. She is the director of the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center Conservation...
Noor MOHAMED AWADH AL HADHRAMI
Analyst – Environment Policy and Regulations
Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi
Environmental Policy and Regulation Analyst at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, with knowledge in biodiversity, fisheries, air quality, climate change, and single-use product policies. Involved in...
Tania MARTINEZ CRUZ
Indigenous Peoples Operations Analyst
Global Environmental Facility
Tania is the Indigenous Peoples Operations Analyst at the Global Environmental Facility. Her work is instrumental in strengthening the Global Environment Facility's engagement with Indigenous...
Shakeel AHMED
Specialist
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Claudia Arce
KfW Development Bank
Claudia ArceDirector Latin America and the CaribbeanKfW Development Bank Claudia Arce became director within KfW Group in 2004. Since July 2020 Claudia is responsible for the Latin America...
ludovic BRANLANT
NbS Mainstreaming Adviser
Pacific Community (SPC)
Ludovic Branlant is an experienced climate change and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) specialist with over a decade of expertise in project design, management, and policy integration across the Pacific...
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...
Dolly PRIATNA
Lecturer
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Doctorate degree in wildlife spatial ecology obtained from the Department of Forest Resources Conservation, Bogor Agricultural University. Professional career began when he was a researcher at the...
Ahmad ATMEH
Project Coordinator
IUCN Secretariat
Ahmad Al Atmeh is Project Coordinator at IUCN ROWA, focusing on rangeland management, dryland restoration, and community-based natural resource management. With more than 8 years of experience in 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...
Kazuhiko KAMADA
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer
Oji Holdings Corporation
Mr. Kazuhiko Kamada is Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Oji Holdings Corporation, the leading pulp and paper manufacturing group in Japan with a global presence.After...
Elise MARQUIS
Senior Director
The Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue Center
Elise is a marine ecologist with a deep passion for studying coastal and pelagic ecosystems, as well as the dynamics of marine food web, with a particular focus on planktonic communities. For more...
Karen KEENLEYSIDE
Global Co-Chair IUCN #NatureForAll
IUCN WCPA and CEC
Thematic Vice Chair, People and Parks/Nature for All. An ecologist by training, Karen has over thirty years’ professional experience in the environmental field in Canada and...
Amanda VINCENT
Chair
SSC Marine Conservation Committee
Amanda Vincent is the Chair of the SSC Marine Conservation Committee and Chair of the IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group. She is firmly convinced that we know enough...
Bineesh KINATTUMKARA
Scientist E
Zoological Survey of India