All Speakers
Adam EAGLE
CEO
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Adam is a qualified lawyer and co-founder of the Lifescape Project, a UK registered charity working toward the restoration of functioning ecosystems on projects globally. Adam’s experience includes...
Julie MELBOURNE
Manager Environmental Services Unit
Nyamba Buru Yawuru
Julie Melbourne holds a Bachelor of Laws and brings more than 30 years’ experience working alongside Indigenous communities in the Kimberley. Her work has spanned native title claims, negotiations...
Nadege NZOYEM
Snr Director West and Central Africa
Rainforest Alliance
Sharing the vision of making responsible business the new normal, Nadège Nzoyem joined Rainforest Alliance in October 2014 to pursue her passion of protecting forests and biodiversity while improving...
Kerry MAX
Deputy director, Partnering for Climate
Global Affairs Canada
Kerry has over thirty years of experience in international development practice including policy, programming and research, focused on climate change adaptation and addressing drivers of biodiversity...
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...
Michail KAPETANAKIS
Policy Advisor, Sustainable Infrastructure
IISD
Michail Kapetanakis is a Policy Advisor in Sustainable Infrastructure at IISD. He has over 6 years of cross-sectoral experience in sustainability consulting and economic analysis for transport, urban...
SENYACEN RAMIREZ
Coral Biologist
Families in Nature, Tela Marine
Senyacen Ramírez is a Honduran biologist who graduated from the National Autonomous University of Honduras. She served as the Marine Aquarium Manager at Tela Marine, gaining experience in the care of...
Sarah FLYNN
Executive Director
Centre for Global Education
Sarah Flynn is the Director of the Centre for Global Education. She has a BSc & MSc in Molecular Genetics, an MA in Sociology, and is completing a PhD in Sociology at the University of Alberta....
Gloria Amor Paredes
Gloria Amor Paredes is an environmental education and community development specialist with over a decade of experience in forest and water restoration, Indigenous knowledge systems, and climate...
VAN MANH LAI
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Economics
ISPAE
Dr. Lai Van Manh is the Head of the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Economics, Institute of Strategy and Policy on Agriculture and and Environment (ISPAE).He has several research...
Assad SERHAL
Director General
SPNL
Early Life & EducationBorn in the village of Keyfoun, nestled in the foothills of Mount Lebanon. His childhood was shaped by close contact with nature, including frequent hunting trips with his...
Francisco XANTÉ LOBOS
Director Ejecutivo
Asociación de Desarrollo Productivo y de Servicios TIKONEL
Kiche Maya Indigenous man, he holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in corporate administration. He is certified in the Diamond for Organizational Excellence...
Muzaffar AHMAD
Senior Environment Specialist
Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Muzaffar Ahmad is a Senior Environment Specialist at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), where his work is dedicated to ensuring that large-scale infrastructure investments are...
Nujoud ALHAMMADI
Head of Environmental Awareness Section
Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority
Nujoud Alhammadi is the Head of the Environmental Awareness Section at the Dubai Environment and Climate Change Authority (DECCA). With a background in Chemical Engineering and a Master’s degree in...
Deni POREJ
Director Marine Conservation
Neom
Dr. Deni Porej is the Marine Conservation Director at NEOM, where he leads one of the world’s most ambitious marine conservation programs. Overseeing 4,000 km² of pristine northern Red Sea waters, he...
Niila-Juhán Valkeapää
Niila-Juhán Valkeapää
Deepanwitha NAMA
Student
Pallavi Model School
My name is Deepanwitha ,student of grade 10 at Pallavi Model School, Hyderabad, Telangana India. I enjoy dancing, reading, gardening, travelling, and creating art. Travelling the world and exploring...
Justin LANGAN
Executive Director
O'KANATA
Justin Ron Langan is a 26-year-old LGBTQ+ Métis leader, activist, and social entrepreneur from Swan River, Manitoba, Canada. He is the founder and Executive Director of O’KANATA, a federally...
Fanny CORNEJO
Executive Director
Yunkawasi
Fanny M. Cornejo is a Peruvian conservation biologist and anthropologist with over 18 years of experience in biodiversity research, protected area governance, and community-based conservation in the...
Carolina SCHAFFER
Vice-president at Apremavi
Apremavi
Carolina Schäffer is a biologist with a master’s degree in Botany from the University of Brasília. Since 2007, she has served as Communications and Information Coordinator, Project Coordinator, and...
Tony NELLO
Senior program coordinator Urban
IUCN
Tony Nello is a French economist based in Costa Rica since 2013. He currently serves as Senior Programme Coordinator – Urban within IUCN’s global programme staff, leading international efforts to...
Syed Ainul HUSSAIN
Subject Matter Specialist - Wildlife
Wildlife institute of India
Educational Background • Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Wildlife Science. Aligarh Muslim University, India. • Ph. D. in Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, India • M. Phil. in Wildlife...
Jean-Charles DJELALIAN
Chief Sustainability Officer
Solvay
Engineer by education, I started my career in the administration. The United Nations had just launched the Global Compact and I had to engage French industries on Sustainability. Later on, I joined...
Phyllis LEE
Professor
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Evolutionary ecologist, working with wild non-human primates across the globe and with the long-term elephant field study in Amboseli, Kenya. Specific interests in life history evolution,...
Philip FRANKS
Principal Researcher | Biodiversity
International Institute for Environment and Development
Email: phil.franks@iied.orgPhil Franks is an expert on the social dimension of natural resource management and conservation, with a particular focus on better understanding and applying...
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...
Addison MARRY-CHOW
Content Development & Communications Coordinator
Families In Nature
Eden SCHMITT
Business and Biodiversity Officer
IUCN French Committee