All Speakers

Speaker Mohammed SHOBRAK
Mohammed SHOBRAK

Consultant, member of the Board of Director

National Center for Wildlife

Bachelor’s degree from King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia PhD in Ecology of birds from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom in 1996. thesis title "The Ecology of the...
Speaker Tessa WORGAN
Tessa WORGAN

Senior Producer

BBC Studios Natural History Unit

Tessa is a Senior Producer in BBC Studio’s Natural History Unit development team. She has developed several landmark natural history and conservation series including Blue Planet III, Hidden Planet,...
Speaker HASHINUR RAHMAN PAVEL
HASHINUR RAHMAN PAVEL

Research Officer

Centre for Environment and Climate Change Research, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change-Bangladesh

Hi, I am Hashinur Rahman Pavel, a Research Officer at the Centre for Environment and Climate Change Research (CECCR) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh. I...
Speaker Russell MITTERMEIER
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...
Speaker John KAMANGA
John KAMANGA

Director

SORALO

With a background training in Anthropology and community development, John has worked with various communities across the country, especially in rural areas of Kenya, for over fifteen years....
Speaker AZIZ MONIR
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...
Speaker Scott HAJOST
Scott HAJOST

Board Vice-Chair/Senior Environtal Policy Addviser

ASOC/NWC

Scott is an international environment and conservation policy law expert and manager with over 40 years’ experience working with the US Government, NGOs, multilateral institutions and leading global...
Speaker David NDEEREH
David NDEEREH

Deputy Director Research, Wildlife Research & Training Institute

Wildlife Research and Training Institute

I am a veterinary surgeon with more than 25 years successful background in wildlife veterinary practice and research. My goal is to accept new challenges as an avenue of enhancing my career and...
Speaker Adam BREZáNI
Adam BREZáNI

Innovation broker

Czech Organics, s.r.o.

I am a project manager and consultant specializing in organic agriculture. I hold a Bachelor’s degree in General Agriculture from the Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra and a Master’s degree...
Speaker Ana Marta TREMOCEIRO
Ana Marta TREMOCEIRO

Red List Programme Officer

IUCN

Red List professional at the IUCN Red List Unit, specializing in Portuguese and Spanish language assessments.
Speaker Tommy Stephen GARNETT
Tommy Stephen GARNETT

Executive Director,

Environmental Foundation for Africa

West and Central Africa Regional Vice ChairTommy Garnett is a dual citizen of Ireland and Sierra Leone, with background in Agricultural and Development Economics. Following completion of post...
Speaker Dao NGUYEN
Dao NGUYEN

Senior Programme Manager, Conservation Action

IUCN Secretariat

Dao is from Vietnam. She has 20 years of experience at local and regional levels in Asia, Africa and Oceania, as well as globally through international policy advocacy work. Between 2012 and early...
Speaker Kevin VEGA
Kevin VEGA

Ecologist

Second Nature Ecology + Design

Kevin is an urban ecologist who has spent nearly a decade researching the importance of small green spaces for biodiversity in the city of Zurich, Switzerland after crossing the ocean from New York....
Speaker Byambadorj ENKHUUN
Byambadorj ENKHUUN

Co-Founder & Director of Operations

Breathe Mongolia - Clean Air Coalition

Enkhuun Byambadorj is an environmental rights advocate. Witnessing her loved ones suffer from air pollution, she co-founded Breathe Mongolia at 18, a nonprofit working to transform policies,...
Speaker Shuhel BOSHOR
Shuhel BOSHOR

Sustainable & Transition Finance Advisor

Barclays Plc

Shuhel Boshor is part of the Group Sustainability team at Barclays, working across Banking and Markets to deliver sustainable and transition finance advisory to clients. His work contributes to...
Speaker Onel Iguairquipiler MASARDULE HERRERA
Onel Iguairquipiler MASARDULE HERRERA

Indigenous Youth Expert

FPCI

I am a young Indigenous person from the Gunayala region with a deep commitment to protecting the territory, culture, and well-being of my community. My career includes two international scholarships...
Speaker Luís IZQUIERDO MORA
Luís IZQUIERDO MORA

Chair of the Global Board of Directors (ICCA Consortium)

ICCA Consortium

Luis Guillermo is an Arhuaco Indigenous person, one of the four Indigenous groups of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in the department of Cesar, Colombia. He holds a degree in Sociology and a...
Speaker Kristen WALKER-PAINEMILLA
Kristen WALKER-PAINEMILLA

Senior Vice President/Managing Director

IUCN/ Conservation International

Kristen Walker Painemilla is Senior Vice President of Inclusive Finance at Conservation International, where she drives global strategies to scale direct access finance for Indigenous Peoples and...
Speaker Samisoni RAKABU
Samisoni RAKABU

Technical Officer

IUCN

I am a development professional with over 15 years of experience working with communities across Fiji and the Pacific, specializing in program management, MEAL, and research with a focus on food...
Speaker Ali RAZMKHAH
Ali RAZMKHAH

Global Coordinator

ICCA Consortium

Ali Razmkhah is an Iranian based in Italy. His journey with the movement for the territories of life dates back to 2012. For over a decade, he has worked in various roles with one of the founding...
Speaker Nick SALAFSKY
Nick SALAFSKY

Foundations of Success / Miradi Software

Foundations of Success / Miradi Software

Dr. Nick Salafsky is the Executive Director of Foundations of Success, a non-profit organization that seeks to improve the practice of conservation. He is also the manager of Miradi Conservation...
Speaker Pritpal SOORAE
Pritpal SOORAE

Programme Officer

IUCN Conservation Translocation Specialist Group

I am Deputy Chair of the IUCN Conservation Translocation Specialist Group and have been involved with group for nearly 30 years. During this time Ihave worked on developing various guidelines and...
Speaker Franziska ACHTERBERG
Franziska ACHTERBERG

Deutscher Naturschutzring - DNR

Franziska Achterberg is an environmental activist. She has been a campaigner with Greenpeace for 13 years, focusing on pesticides, GMOs and other topics. She also worked four years with the Greens/...
Speaker Todd Miller
Todd Miller

Director of Conservation Programs

The Nature Conservancy

As the Director of Conservation Programs for The Nature Conservancy in West Virginia, Todd oversees the land protection, stewardship, forest carbon, ecosystem restoration and conservation planning...
Speaker Olivier LANGRAND
Olivier LANGRAND

Executive Director, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund

For the past ten years, Olivier Langrand has been the executive director of the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), a multi-donor fund dedicated to protecting biodiversity hotspots through...
Speaker Michael COOPERMAN
Michael COOPERMAN

Fish & Fisheries Ecologist

PlusFish Philanthropy

A fish and fisheries ecologist specializing in research and management of inland fisheries of the developing nations of the tropics. Founder and principal of PlusFish Philanthropy, from which grants...
Shams Alnahar RAJOUB
Shams Alnahar RAJOUB
Speaker Pablo Arturo LOPEZ GUIJOSA
Pablo Arturo LOPEZ GUIJOSA

Head of Communications

Urban Biodiversity Hub

Pablo Arturo LOPEZ GUIJOSA holds a Master of Environmental Management degree from the University of Queensland, Australia, a Biologist degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and...