All Speakers

Jason PITMAN

Regional Vice Chair - Oceania

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Jason couples his qualifications and experiences in environmental science and education (maths and science) to advocate for the advancement of nature-based education. Since is first role as a...

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Jonathan DIAZ

Senior Manager of Rescue

Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue Center

Jonathan Diaz currently serves as the Zoological Senior Manager for Zoo Support and Rescue at Miral Experiences in Abu Dhabi, UAE. In this role, he leads a team responsible for managing and...

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Hounada SADAT KAHALE

Chair of Board

Syrian Society for the Conservation of Wildlife

Hounada Sadat is the Chairperson of the Syrian Society for the Conservation of Wildlife since 2012. She is a leader in biodiversity conservation including establishing botanic gardens, developing...

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Andrew RHODES ESPINOZA

Head for Public Affairs and Policy for Innovaciones Alumbra

innovaciones Alumbra

Andrew John Rhodes Espinoza has over 20 years of professional experience dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. He possesses deep expertise in political and socio-...

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Carolina MARQUES

Consultant

Consultant

Biologist, project manager, and content/publications coordinator with over 10 years of experience in socio-environmental initiatives, particularly with international and network-based organizations...

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Malgorzata BONNAVEIRA

Senior Global Communications Manager

IUCN

Goska Bonnaveira manages press relations and content at IUCN. She has over 15 years' experience in communications, with a background in environmental journalism. She holds Masters degrees in...

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David Garrett

Chief Executive Officer

The Wilderness Project

As CEO of The Wilderness Project, David has led the expansion of river basin research and storytelling from the Okavango to other major Sub-Saharan African basins. He has also developed a continent-...

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Sanjay MOLUR

Executive Director

Zoo Outreach Organisation

A career conservationist by profession, I lead a team of dedicated conservationists at Zoo Outreach Organisation with the objective of promoting species, ecosystem, and livelihood conservation...

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Rogier VAN DEN BERG

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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....

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Helge Mahne

Director of Innovative Nature Finance

African Parks

Helge is the Director of Innovative Nature Finance for African Parks, leading the development of new income streams from nature-based solutions. Prior to African Parks, Helge was a Director and...

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Jinghao XIAO

Deputy Director,Low-Carbon Eco-City Planning Research Center

Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research Institute Co., Ltd

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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,...

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Allen Jiji

Regional Coordinator

Namibia Nature Foundation

Allen Tawanda Jiji is a development practitioner with experience in community-based natural resource management, sustainable fisheries and wildlife tourism. He currently works on transboundary...

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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...

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Rodrigo FLORES-GUTIERREZ

Regional Programme Manager

IUCN Secretariat

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Priscilla YU

Program Officer, Forests

WWF

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Aurora FERNANDEZ

Arquitecta

ASÍ Conserva Chile

Aurora Fernández Durán is the Executive Director of the King Penguin Nature Reserve and a board member of ASÍ Conserva Chile. She is an architect from the Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso...

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Amy COLES

Media and Communications Officer

IUCN

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Naresh SUBEDI

Member Secretary

National Trust for Nature Conservation

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Faizah SLEHAT

Manager of NbS

IUCN-ROWA

Faizah Slehat is the Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) Manager at the International Union for Conservation of Nature – Regional Office for West Asia (IUCN ROWA). She leads the design and implementation of...

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Luna MILATOVIC

Policy officer

IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence Specialist Group

Luna Milatovic is a biologist with an MSc in Environmental Sciences and Policy and expertise in biodiversity policy, human–wildlife conflict, wildlife and protected area management. A Klaus Töpfer...

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Eiman AHMED ALOBAIDLI

Sr. Manager -Environment

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA)

Eiman is a highly experienced Senior Manager in the Environment Department at Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) – UAE Operations, where she leads the development and implementation of comprehensive...

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Paul STEWART

Global Coffee Director

TechnoServe

Paul Stewart is TechnoServe’s Global Coffee Director, overseeing a portfolio of partnerships with the world’s leading coffee companies, foundations, and public sector agencies to increase the coffee...

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Ariane LAPORTE-BISQUIT

Senior Manager, Risk Filter Suite

WWF Deutschland

With 10 years of work experience as a sustainability professional, Ariane Laporte‑Bisquit is Senior Manager for the WWF Risk Filter Suite, which includes two leading online tools (Biodiversity Risk...

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Alison Ormsby

Associate Director of Design/ Forest Specialist

Adventure Scientists

Alison Ormsby has a PhD in Environmental Studies and was a professor of Environmental Studies for 20 years. Dr. Ormsby has taught human ecology and policy courses and published about topics that...

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Jamil Uddin

General Manager/Chief Executive Officer

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme

Jamil Uddin is a seasoned development leader with over 25 years of experience across Asia and Africa. As CEO/GM of AKRSP Pakistan, he provides strategic direction to programmes in Gilgit-...

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INDRA MANI PANDEY

BIMSTEC Secretary General

BIMSTEC

Ambassador Indra Mani Pandey is a distinguished diplomat who joined Indian Foreign Service in 1990. He currently serves as BIMSTEC Secretary General. Earlier, Ambassador Pandey had served as...

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