All Speakers
Mohamed Mahdy HASSONA
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Renowned horticulturist Mohamed Hassona, the lead at the Qur'anic Botanic Garden under Qatar Foundation, brings his exceptional expertise to fostering green development. With vast experience in areas...
Safarbi Kholahmadovna DAVLATOVA
Ranger
Dashtijum Forest Service Unit
Davlatova Safarbi Kholakhmadovna was born on 9 April 1972. She is Tajik by nationality, has a secondary education, and is a mother of several children.She began her career in June 2011 at the...
Leigh Morris
Chief Executive Officer
The Wildlife Trusts
Leigh’s career began in horticulture, working and managing in plant nurseries, then teaching in land-based colleges, before 10 years at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, where he managed education...
michael SUBALDO
Senior Animal Keeper
Al Ain Zoo
Javokhir Abdukhalikov
Deputy Head of International Cooperation and Rankings Department
Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan
Javokhir Abdukhalikov is a Deputy Head of Department at the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, working in the International Cooperation...
Thiago BERALDO SOUZA
Chair
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
Dr. Thiago Beraldo Souza is the Chair of the IUCN/WCPA Tourism and Protected Areas Specialist Group (TAPAS Group). Thiago has a PhD in Ecology from the University of Florida where he studied...
Alix CHATTON
Marine Officer
IUCN Secretariat
Alix Chatton is a Project Manager for Blue Natural Capital at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). She supports the Blue Natural Capital Financing Facility, the Blue Carbon...
AYESHA AL DHAHERI
Advisor
United Arab Emirates University
Professor Ayesha Al Dhaheri serves as an Advisor to the Vice Chancellor's Office at the United Arab Emirates University. Her previous roles include Associate Provost for Student Affairs (2020-2022),...
Aubrey TEFFER
I am Aubrey Teffer, a senior at Westwood Highschool in Austin Texas. The last few years of my life have been partially dedicated to a project regarding the marine health of Tela Bay in Honduras. My...
Guy REEVES
Scientific advisor
Deutscher Naturschutzring
Guy Reeves is an evolutionary geneticist with over 20 years' experience working on a range of theoretical and applied topics. He has also worked on science policy in the context of...
Pierre MBIDA MFOMO NGANDI
Karen Westley
Karen Westley has a BS in Human Biology from Stanford University and an MSc from Yale University in Tropical Ecology. She spent her early career working for a large international humanitarian...
Bouraima Kouanda
Monika BOHM
Freshwater Conservation Coordinator
Global Center for Species Survival, Indianapolis Zoo
I am the Freshwater Conservation Coordinator at the Global Center for Species Survival at the Indianapolis Zoo, supporting the freshwater work of the IUCN Species Survival Commission across the...
Russell REED
Founder & Principal
Geographer
Russell Howell Reed is a conservationist, climate activist, and writer. He is the founder of Geographer, a forthcoming creative organization fostering cultural engagement in the environmental...
Daniel MARNEWICK
Programme Manager
IUCN
Daniel Marnewick is a conservation professional with over 27 years of experience leading strategic initiatives in biodiversity protection across Eastern and Southern Africa. He currently serves as...
Subrata Kumar SINGH
Executive Director
Foundation for Ecological Security
Subrata Singh is a Post Graduate in Rural Development from Xavier Institute for Social Service and has about 24 years of experience of working on issues related to community-based natural resources...
Bello DANMALLAM
Species Survival Coordinator
A.P. Leventis Ornithological Research Institute (APLORI)
Bello is an ecologist and conservation biologist with expertise in data management and species conservation. As Species Survival Coordinator for the IUCN SSC Centre for Species Survival Nigeria,...
Roko CINAVILAKEBA
Roko CINAVILAKEBA
Denis MICHEZ
Professor
University of Mons
Denis Michez holds a degree in engineering from University of Liège (Belgium) and a Ph-D in Biological Sciences from the University of Mons (Belgium). He did a postdoc at Cornell University (USA) in...
Charlie TOKELEY
Communication Officer
IUCN Secretariat
I hold an MSc in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford, and since 2013 have conducted research and project implementation for conservation and rights initiatives in the LAC region. These...
Marwa ALAWADHI
Head of Awareness and Conservation Section
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure
Marwa Alawadhi is Head of the Awareness and Rationalization of consumption section within the Productivity and Demand Management Department at the Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure. She is also...
Alexandra MYSTIKOU
Head of Commercial R&D
M42
A scientist who turned corporate to transform research into revenue, I transitioned from academia into government R&D and later into industry—connecting these three worlds to strengthen the full...
Ann-Katrine GARN
Director of Conservation
Copenhagen Zoo / IUCN National Committee of Denmark
Ann-Katrine Garn is a zoologist and the Director of Conservation at Copenhagen Zoo, Denmark. With over 25 years of experience in biodiversity conservation, she has led national and international...
Annika Lilliestam
Coordinator - GINGR
Annika Lilliestam works at the Renewables Grid Initiative, based in Berlin, as the Coordinator for the Global Initiative for Nature, Grids and Renewables (GINGR). She has close to 20 years of...
Frederic LACROIX
Frederic LACROIX
Natalie COX
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025
Natalie Cox is a Program Officer with IUCN, based in Washington D.C. and supporting the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) and the North America Regional Office.
She joins IUCN with...
Rebecca MOON
Education Coordinator
Centre for Global Education
Rebecca empowers youth to take meaningful action toward SDGs. With a B.Ed. from the University of Alberta, Rebecca brings a strong foundation in education and science to her work. Teaching in rural...