All Speakers
Aurélie Flore KOUMBA PAMBO
Dr
Congo Bassin Forest Partnership
I am Ms. Aurélie Flore Koumba Pambo, Ambassador-at-Large for Climate, Environment, and Sustainable Development for the Government of Gabon. I also serve as Co-Facilitator of the Congo Basin...
Ahmed SALEH AMAN
Unit Head - Infrastructure and Development Inspection
Environment Agency
began my professional journey over ten years ago as an Inspector at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), where I conducted more than 1,000 field visits covering all industrial and development...
Melesha GUNNING-BANHAN
Melesha GUNNING-BANHAN
IUCN Secretariat
Joseph NJUE
GIS Officer, Forest Landscape Restoration
IUCN Secretariat
Mr. Joseph Njiru holds a Bsc. Degree in Surveying and mapping and a Msc. in Computer Systems from University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)respectively...
Sarah FOWLER
Scientific Advisor
Save Our Seas Foundation
Forty-five years working in marine biodiversity conservation and management, particularly the conservation and management of sharks and rays, including CITES implementation, CMS, RSCAPs, and RFBs....
Joann Sy
Scientific Advisor
POLLINIS
With almost 30 years of experience in development, public health and biodiversity across the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, my career began in epidemiology, focusing on public health issues such...
Hanna HADDAD
Programme Assistant-Protected Areas & Biodiversity
IUCN Regional Office for West Asia
Eng. Hanna Haddad is a motivated conservationist and a detail-oriented problem-solver. He is currently the Programme Assistant for the Protected Areas & Biodiversity, World Heritage Programme at...
Helen SENN
Head of Conservation And Science
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
Helen manages the RZSS Conservation department. She has worked at RZSS since 2011, including managing the RZSS WildGenes lab. She is a specialist in conservation genetics. She also works on species...
Todd EDWARDS
Manager Nature and Science
Fortescue
Todd Edwards is Manager, Nature & Science at Fortescue, leading programs in baseline and post-approval biodiversity, offsets, and the company’s Biodiversity Net Positive Strategy. He has over 20...
thijs BIERSTEKER
Woven Foundation
As an ecological artist who works together with leading scientists, Thijs Biersteker creates data-driven artworks that transform complex environmental research into immersive installations and...
Russell MITTERMEIER
Chief Conservation Officer
Re;wild
Russell A. Mittermeier is currently Chief Conservation Officer of Re:wild (formerly Global Wildlife Conservation), a position he has occupied since 2017. Prior to this position, he served for three...
Lara HILDEBRAND
Nature Manager
Holcim
Lara has been working as a Nature Manager at Holcim since June 2024. She has a Master’s in Nature conservation from Wageningen University and Research. At Holcim Lara is in charge of topics...
Alex Hai ZHANG
Secretary General
Eco Foundation Global
Laxmi AGGARWAL
Conservation Officer
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Influenced by her upbringing near the Serengeti National Park, Laxmi Aggarwal has completed her PhD. researching illegal ivory markets in Tanzania, with a determination to inform policy dialogue and...
Orsibal Eliú RAMÌREZ CARDONA
Oficial técnico en adaptación al cambio climático y restauración del paisaje for
UICN
Orsibal Ramírez Cardona is a Forest Engineer with over 15 years of experience in integrated water resources management, forest landscape restoration, watershed management, and ecosystem-based...
Osama MELIKA
Tatiana IVANOVA
Project Officer
IUCN ECARO
Currently working as Conservation Action Project Officer in the Conservation Action Team of IUCN ECARO focusing on projects in Central Asia. Prior to joining IUCN, I have been managing national,...
Peter Thomson
UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean
United Nations
Ambassador Peter Thomson is the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, in which role he leads global support for the implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goal 14, to conserve and...
Liz Chamberlin
Director of Innovation
Point Blue Conservation Science
Dr. Liz Chamberlin is Director of Innovation at Point Blue Conservation Science, a California-based nonprofit dedicated to wildlife conservation and nature-based solutions. She leads Point Blue’s...
Amaël BORZÉE
Professor
Nanjing Forestry University
I am the co-chair of the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. I am also a professor at Nanjing Forestry University, and my principal research interest is behavioural ecology and wildlife conservation...
Melinka NAJERA
Coordinadora regional del Programa Enlazando
IUCN
After my graduation in Spain and Belgium as a forestry engineer with a master in tropical forestry and development, I moved to the Central America region in 2011. During my career, I have gained...
Paulina KARIM
Assistant Professor
National Dong Hwa University | Forestry and Nature Conservation Agency
I’m an Assistant Professor at the College of Environmental Studies and Oceanography and CEO of the @ScapesLab Research Centre at National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan. With a PhD in Landscape...
Sunshine TELIO
Program Officer
NTFP-EP Asia
Sunshine is a Resources Management specialist and have work experience on data-driven land use planning and ecosystem-based DRR strategies, supporting local governments and indigenous communities in...
Isabella MAZZEI
GCELS Staff Intern
Center for Environmental Legal Studies
I am Italian and Guatemalan, and I grew up in Switzerland. I studied Environmental Law at the Elizabeth Haub School of Law, where I drafted a motion that will be voted at the assembly on the...
Cathrine ARMOUR
ANTOINE ALLAM
IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025
Dr. Allam is a highly experienced Water Resources and Hydrology Expert with 15 years of experience in Lebanon and the Mediterranean Region. He holds a PhD in hydrology, where he studied Mediterranean...
Taewoo YI
Taewoo YI
National Institute of Ecology
Ana PEREZ DE VARGAS DE MESA
EKTHAR