All Speakers

Speaker Helene HOFFMANN
Helene HOFFMANN

Project Manager International Climate Initiative

Zukunft-Umwelt-Gesellschaft gGmbH

Helene Hoffmann has been a Project Manager at the International Climate Initiative (IKI) for three years, a funding programme for climate action and biodiversity conservation projects funded by the...
Speaker Rachel BOERE
Rachel BOERE

Finance Director

Youth4Nature

Rachel Boere (she/her) is a settler based in Canada who leads at the intersection of climate, nature/biodiversity, and social justice. With over a decade of experience spanning communications,...
Speaker Antonela COBANAJ
Antonela COBANAJ

National Agency of Protected Areas

Antonela Cobanaj is a Specialist at the Directorate of Project Development in the National Agency of Protected Areas of Albania, where she has been working since 2019. She holds a Master of Science...
Speaker Florian ROULLE
Florian ROULLE

Vice President, Sustainable Finance

Finance Montréal

Florian Roulle is Vice-President, Sustainable Finance, at Finance Montréal. He leads the company’s sustainable finance efforts and, with his team, is responsible for mobilizing the organization's...
Speaker Elisa HARLEY
Elisa HARLEY

CEO / Founder / Student

Enivo NZ

Planting trees shouldn’t create plastic waste - right? That's why, when 19-year-old Elisa Harley fell in love with the beauty of nature, she founded the Aotearoa-New Zealand business, Enivo Pots....
Speaker Wei Hsien LEE
Wei Hsien LEE

Senior Technical Officer, Finance and Economics for Nature

IUCN

Lee Wei Hsien holds the position of Senior Technical Officer, Finance and Economics for Nature at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).  In this role, Lee Wei Hsien is...
Speaker Anthony GOLDNER
Anthony GOLDNER

Chief Executive Officer

Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Tony has been CEO of the TNFD since its inception in 2021, driving the strategy of the TNFD, coordinating support to its 40 Taskforce members and building a global network of partnerships that has...
Speaker Genti KROMIDHA
Genti KROMIDHA

President

Institute for Nature Conservation in Albania

President of the board of the Institute for Nature Conservation in Albania since 2015 and a senior expert on protected areas and natural resource management.I hold a PHD in ecological forest...
Speaker STEPHEN CHEGE
STEPHEN CHEGE

DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION PROGRAMS

SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE-KENYA

Dr. Stephen Chege is a distinguished wildlife veterinarian and a One Health advocate with over 15 years of experience advancing One Health approaches in Kenya. He currently serves as the Director of...
Speaker Ly NGUYEN
Ly NGUYEN

Chair of Management Board

Center for Environment and Community Research (CECR)

Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Ly is the founder and developer of Center for Environment and Community Research (CECR) in 2009.She holds a diploma in Food Chemistry from the Technical University of Prague, Czech...
Speaker Iben MUNCK
Iben MUNCK

Executive Operations Manager

Conservation International

Executive OfficerIben Munck is the Executive Officer for IUCN’s Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy, as well as Executive Operations Manager for Conservation International’s...
Speaker LUNA DARA CARLA LARRAT
LUNA DARA CARLA LARRAT
Hello, my name is Luna Larrat, I am 27 years old, and I live in Neuquén, Argentina. I am part of the Mapuche community "Lof Newen Mapu" of the Xawvn-Ko region, Mapuche Confederation of Neuquén. I am...
Speaker Paula CERDáN
Paula CERDáN

Head of Conservation and Animal Welfare

WAZA | World Association of Zoos and Aquariums

As Head of Conservation and Animal Welfare at WAZA, Paula collaborates with a global network of leading zoos, aquariums, and like-minded organisations to strengthen collective impact on biodiversity...
Speaker Liam DALL
Liam DALL

Executive Director, US

African Parks

Liam T. Dall is the Executive Director of African Parks Foundation of America, responsible for all US based operations and activities in support of the advancement of safeguarding African protected...
Speaker Edwin BERNBAUM
Edwin BERNBAUM

Senior Fellow, Instituto de Montaña; Co-Chair, CSVPA

Instituto de Montaña; IUCN

Edwin Bernbaum, Ph.D., is Co-chair of the IUCN Specialist Group on the Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas (CSVPA). A scholar of comparative religion and mythology, his research and work...
Speaker Joanne WILSON
Joanne WILSON

Senior Policy Officer

NSW Environmental Protection Authority

Joanne is a highly experienced conservation scientist and manager with a background in marine and coastal ecosystems, protected area management and monitoring and evaluation. Over her 25 year career...
Speaker matthijs VAN RIJN
matthijs VAN RIJN

Founder

THE GREEN INTELLIGENCE B.V.

Matthijs van Rijn is the visionary founder of The Green Intelligence, an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture, environmental conservation, and community empowerment. A nature...
Speaker julio JOAO
julio JOAO

Projecto CBA- SCALE-REED +

Provincial Government of Inhambane

Júlio João Graduated in Agricultural Sciences from the Catholic University I worked for 25 years in the districts, assisting local communities in improving their livelihoods. About half of this time...
Speaker Jennifer George
Jennifer George

Chief Executive

EAAFP

Jennifer George is an accomplished cross-sector leader with a background spanning government, law, education, Indigenous partnerships, corporate development, and the non-profit sector. As Chief...
Speaker Marie-Audrey Nadeau Fortin
Marie-Audrey Nadeau Fortin

Analyste Biodiversité

Nature Québec

Marie-Audrey is a Biodiversity Analyst at Nature Québec. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biological and Ecological Sciences (Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières) and a Master’s degree in Wildlife...
Speaker Rima JABADO
Rima JABADO

Founder and lead scientist

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Deputy Chair Dr Rima Jabado is the Deputy Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) and Chair of the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. As a scientist and conservationist, she has spent...
Speaker Paola MEJÍA
Paola MEJÍA

MSc Ciencias Ambientales

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Thematic Vice Chair, Conservation Outcomes. With more than 20 years of experience in Protected Areas and other area-based conservation measures in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Africa,...
Speaker Roseman MC Arthur Adams
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...
Speaker Serge WILMES
Serge WILMES

Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity

Luxembourg

After obtaining a Master's degree in history from the University of Nancy II, Serge Wilmes graduated with a Master's degree in European Contemporary History from the University of Luxembourg in 2006....
Speaker Jillie Karl BASAN
Jillie Karl BASAN

Communications- Liaison Officer

Philippine ICCA Consortium

Jillie Karl Basan Ominga is a writer and communications specialist with a strong background in Indigenous Peoples’ rights advocacy, community conservation, and human rights. She currently serves as...
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 Julie DIMITRIJEVIC
Julie DIMITRIJEVIC

Senior Technical Specialist, Business & Nature

Fauna & Flora

Julie is a biologist with an applied focus and an overarching goal of making the world operate more sustainably. She utilises her technical expertise to diversify the sectors the Business &...
Speaker Michelle TAPIM
Michelle TAPIM

Assistant Director, Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement (TUMRA)

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Michelle Tapim, is a proud Aboriginal woman, descendant of the Djabugay peoples and Gudjal peoples from North Queensland, Australia. She has served with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority...