All Speakers
Tanja HAVEMANN
Co-founder & Director
Clarmondial
Tanja has over 20 years of experience in environmental finance. She has led mandates with companies, private and public investors, governments, NGOs and foundations on investments, research, strategy...
Ghadeir MOHAMED ALZEYOUDI
Ghadeer Alzeyoudi is a civil engineering student and President of the ASCE Student Chapter at Khalifa University. Her work focuses on sustainable pavement design and infrastructure management in the...
Jean-Christophe VIE
Directeur Général
Fondation Franklinia
Dr Jean-Christophe Vié is Director General of Fondation Franklinia, a Swiss foundation dedicated to the conservation of globally threatened tree species. He was recruited to develop the foundation in...
KOUASSI ISMAEL TOLLA
CONSEILLER TECHNIQUE
GIZ
As an environmental lawyer specializing in protected area management, I have had the privilege of working since 2009, both independently and as part of multidisciplinary teams, at the local and...
Peregrine WOLFF
PRAB member, WSF / Executive Manager, WDA
Wildlife Disease Association
Peregrine is the Executive Manager of the Wildlife Disease Association. A graduate from Cornell University, she has devoted her 40-year veterinary career to working in wildlife health, with...
Lakeshia ANDERSON
Executive Director
Bahamas National Trust
R. S. RAWAT
Scientist-E
Indian Council of Forestry Resaerch and Education, Dehradun
Dr. R. S. Rawat is a senior scientist at the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun (INDIA), currently serving the Biodiversity and Climate Change Division of ICFRE. With...
Axel BENEMANN
Policy Officer
BMUKN
Mr. Axel Benemann is Deputy Head of Division for International Environment Finance at the Federal Ministry for the Environment Climate Action, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear SafetyHe has...
Tazarf Shamirova
Conservation Officer
Tajikistan Nature Foundation
I am Tazarf Shamirova, a dedicated conservation practitioner with a background in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Since 2023, I have been actively involved in wildlife conservation and sustainable...
Sophie LE CLUE
CEO
ADM Capital Foundation
Sophie is the CEO of ADMCF, overseeing work spanning environmental conservation, sustainable finance and impact investing since she joined the Foundation in 2007 as the environmental Programme...
Simon AWAD
Executive Director
EEC /ELCJHL
Simon I. Awad, Executive Director, Environmental Education Center of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.Simon Awad, is the Executive Director of the Environmental...
Sebastian SCHMIDT ROACH
CEO
Ocean Revive
Sebastian Schmidt-Roach began his coral reef research in 2005 in Trinidad and Tobago, later innovating coral recruitment methods in Indonesia. He earned his PhD on coral reproductive ecology at the...
Steven DICKINSON
Company Biodiversity Expert
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Steven Dickinson is the Corporate Biodiversity Expert at TotalEnergies, a global energy company active in 130 countries. He leads the company’s biodiversity program, overseeing policy, tools,...
Doreen Simiyu NASIMIYU
Communication Monitoring and Evaluation Lead
Community Action for Nature Conservaation
Doreen Nasimiyu Simiyu is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in environmental conservation, fisheries governance, and policy advocacy across the South West Indian Ocean region....
Daniel NATUSCH
Chair
IUCN SSC Snake Specialist Group
Chair, IUCN SSC Snake Specialist Group
Lukasz CZERWINSKI
Wendy Yap
Director, International Biodiversity Conservation
National Parks Board, Singapore
Wendy Yap is the Director for International Biodiversity Conservation at the National Parks Board of Singapore. She oversees regional and global cooperation on nature conservation and biodiversity,...
Stella EGBE
Species Conservation Manager
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
I am Dr Stella Egbe, a trained Conservation Biologist and well rounded in ornithology, ecology and general environmental biology. Apart from my educational training, in the last 10 years, I have...
Tulshi Laxmi SUWAL
Founder and Program Coordinator
Small Mammals Conservation and Research Foundation
Dr. Tulshi Laxmi Suwal is one of the recipients of the prestigious "Whitley Fund for Nature (WFN)" Award 2023, which is referred to as the "Green Oscar" for conservation. She is a member of the IUCN...
Sarah FOWLER
Scientific Advisor
Save Our Seas Foundation
Forty-five years working in marine biodiversity conservation and management, particularly the conservation and management of sharks and rays, including CITES implementation, CMS, RSCAPs, and RFBs....
Prescilia KAPUPU
Indigenous Expert
ANAPAC – DRC
Role: Community Facilitator and Program Officer, ANAPAC – DRC andFacilitator, COSPAB SecretariatFields of experience: Nature conservation and biodiversityPrescillia is an Indigenous woman from...
Antonin VERGEZ
Senior expert for natural resources economics
IUCN
Antonin Vergez is a Senior Economist at IUCN, Centre for Science and Knowledge, Economy and Finance Team. He is an agricultural engineer and holds a PhD in Social Sciences with a major in...
Baravi THAMAN
Environmental Scientist
National Trust of Fiji
Baravi Thaman is an environmental scientist from Suva, Fiji, with expertise in marine and coastal management, biological conservation, and community-based resource management. He holds a PhD in...
DANIEL RODRÍGUEZ
IUCN Secretariat
Environmental Engineer and Natural Risk Management specialist with a Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies inEnvironmental Economic and Social Sustainability (Industrial and Urban Ecology). Currently...
Diny Hartiningtias
Program & Fundraising Manager
Yayasan Belantara
Diny Hartiningtias is graduated from the School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University in 2019. She received the CIFOR/USAID Fellowship to completed her master degree. Her research is focused on...
Yassir HAMDAN AL KHARUSI
Specialist – Animal Assessment and Monitoring
Environment Agency- Abu Dhabi (EAD)
I am Yassir Hamdan Al Kharusi, working at Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) as a wildlife monitoring and assessment specialist. I conduct wildlife baseline surveys in Abu Dhabi protected areas...
Michelle ROSE
Program Leader Social Science and Visitor Research
Parks Victoria
Michelle Rose is a Social Scientist with Parks Victoria, based on Gunaikurnai Country in the Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria, Australia. With a background in psychology and the social sciences, Michelle...
Ingrid COETZEE
Director: Biodiversity, Nature & Health
ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability
Ingrid Coetzee is “Director: Biodiversity, Nature and Health at ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability. She has more than 40 years’ experience in sustainability, advocacy and governance and has...