All Speakers

William RIDGEON

Senior Producer / Director

BBC Studios, Natural History Unit

Will is an award-winning Senior producer and director, at the BBC’s Natural History Unit – producing a wide range of natural history series and specialising in creating landmark, blue-chip films. As...

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Marco BAROTTI

Artist

Studio Marco Barotti

Marco Barotti is a media artist. After music studies at the Siena Jazz Academy, he began merging sound with visual art. His work is driven by a desire to invent an artistic language in which a...

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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...

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Jon Paul RODRIGUEZ

Presidente

PROVITA

Jon Paul Rodríguez has been working for the conservation of Venezuelan species and ecosystems since he was a biology undergraduate at Universidad Central of Venezuela (UCV) in the late eighties. With...

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Nicolas PILCHER

Executive Director

Marine Research Foundation

Dr. Nicolas Pilcher has spent the last 35 years working on marine research and conservation projects throughout the Indo-Pacific. He is the Founder and Director of the Marine Research Foundation, a...

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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,...

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Ly NGUYEN

Chair of Management Board

Center for Environment and Community Research (CECR)

Ms. Nguyen Ngoc Ly is the founder and developer of Center for Environment and Community Research (CECR) in 2009.She holds a diploma in Food Chemistry from the Technical University of Prague, Czech...

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Amy COLES

Media and Communications Officer

IUCN

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Bibiana SUCRE SMITH

Directora Ejecutiva

Provita

Biologist with a master's degree in public management. Her technical experience has focused on the recovery of endangered species, ecosystem restoration, local community participation, and...

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STEPHANE PERRIER

Global Lead, Resilient Landscapes

CIFOR-ICRAF

Stephane Perrier has been involved in natural resource protection and management for the last 25 years, at the interface between science and business. He graduated as a veterinarian specialized in...

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AIITA JOSHUA APAMAKU

Conservation Associate

WILD Foundation

Aiita is a Wildlife Biologist and National Geographic Explorer from Uganda, passionate about protected areas and how they're managed and governed. He holds an MSc. in Biodiversity, Conservation...

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Sushil RAJ

Executive Director, Rights and Communities

Wildlife Conservation Society

Sushil Raj is the Executive Director of the Rights and Communities Global Program at WCS, a board member and mediator with the New York Peace Institute, and former member of the Working Group of...

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Chris MAHON

Chief Executive IUCN National Committee UK

Chris Mahon Environment Ltd.

I have degrees in Environmental Science (BSc. (Hons.)) and Environmental Assessment (MSc). For thirteen years I led the Cheshire Wildlife Trust as its Director and latterly, its Chief Executive, as...

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Natalia BOULAD

Programme Manager - Biodiversity & Protected Areas

IUCN Secretariat

Natalia Boulad has 20 years of experience in Spatial Conservation Planning, GIS Modelling and Management of Conservation Projects. She is currently working as The Protected Areas, World...

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Edwin ANDREWS

Executive Deputy Mayor

City of Cape Town

Deputy Mayor Eddie Andrews of Cape Town is a dynamic and forward thinking leader, driven by a commitment to sustainable development and the betterment of all residents. With a wealth of experience in...

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Jerry MANG'ENA

Executive Director

Action For Ocean

Jerry Mang’ena is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Action For Ocean (AFO)—formerly Aqua-Farms Organization—a youth-led nonprofit headquartered in Dar es Salaam with regional offices in Kilwa...

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Abderrahim Houmy

Directeur Général

Agence Nationale des Eaux et Forêts

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Alberto MARTíN

Nature Conservation and Food Systems project Officer

IUCN Secretariat

I am an agricultural engineer with a master's degree in geographical information systems, and a strong background in climate change adaptation and biodiversity conservation.

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John TOBIN-DE LA PUENTE

Professor of Practice

Cornell University

Dr. Tobin is an ecologist and attorney with over two decades of private sector experience, having worked in the international finance industry for much of his career. Following a decade of corporate...

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Michael BROMBACHER

Michael Brombacher is a trained environmental scientist. From 2001 to 2011 he worked and lived (since 2004) in Central Asia where he developed the Important Bird Areas Programme in the region on...

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Séverine GINOT

GCELS Staff Intern

Center for Environmental Legal Studies

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Florence LAVISSIERE

Responsable Programme Ecosystèmes

Comité français UICN

Florence Lavissière holds a PhD in Biology of Animal Behaviour. After 9 years at the French National Health Security Agency (Anses), she became head of the Biodiversity Protection Unit at the General...

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Duc Tuan NGUYEN

Governance and Policy Coordinator

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Joining IUCN since 2022 in Ha Noi, Dr. Tuan has nearly 30-year-working experience in the area of water resources management, environment and engineering, nature-based solutions. Dr Tuan is now...

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Mmboneni Esther MATHOBO

Partner

Conservation International

A post-graduate of University of Venda and University of South Africa – School of Business Leadership (SBL), who holds Bachelor of Commerce, Honours Bachelor of Commerce, Master’s degree in Commerce...

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Marianne HAAHR

Executive Director

International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB)

Marianne is the Executive Director of the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB), with the objective to scale high integrity nature credit markets. Prior to that Marianne was...

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Melissa LEACH

Executive Director

Cambridge Conservation Initiative

Melissa Leach is Executive Director of the Cambridge Conservation initiative (CCI), a collaboration between ten world-leading nature and biodiversity organisations with the University of Cambridge,...

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Nelly Naserian NARUPA

Indigenous Information Network

I am Naserian Narupa, a psychologist and a young leader,passionate about empowering women and indigenous communities. I love reading, building connections, and using my work to create positive change.

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Julie Hammert-Monnart

Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères

Policy Advisor for Multilateral Biodiversity Negociations and Southern Africa bilateral actionCBD - IPBES - IUCNDirection de l'action européenne et internationale | Secrétariat général

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