All Speakers
Jane ABSALOM
Lead Zoo Ranger
Chester Zoo (North of England Zoological Society)
With over seven years of experience in Conservation Education and public engagement, I am a dedicated conservation professional specialising in connecting diverse audiences with wildlife and...
Vinay SINGH
Regional NbS Coordinator
IUCN
Vinay Singh is the Regional Nature-Based Solutions Programme Coordinator within the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Pacific Office. He is currently leading several projects on...
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...
Axel MOEHRENSCHLAGER
Panthera Director of Small Cat Program; Conservation Translocations; Chair IUCN
Panthera; IUCN Conservation Translocation Specialist Group
Director of the Small Cats Program and Conservation Translocation Panthera; Chair IUCN Conservation Translocation Specialist GroupAxel Moehrenschlager, Ph.D., serves as Director of the Small Cats...
Fabio VAZ RIBEIRO DE ALMEIDA
Executive Coordinator
ISPN
Anthropologist and executive coordinator of the Institute for Society, Population, and Nature (ISPN) in Brazil, a non-governmental organization for the development of social equity and environmental...
Thomas Schoos
HESTER GROENEWALD
Senior Associate
PeaceNexus Foundation
Hesta Groenewald is a Senior Associate with the PeaceNexus Foundation, where she supports conservation and climate-focused organisations to integrate conflict sensitivity into their work. She...
Meshal ALHARBI
Dr. Meshal Abdullah Alharbi is the Director General of the Rangelands Administration at the National Center for Vegetation Cover and Combating Desertification (NCVC). He earned his Ph.D. from King...
Marina Demaria Venâncio
Legal Officer
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025
Marina Venâncio is an environmental lawyer with over ten years of experience in the field of environmental law research and practice. She is currently working as a legal officer at the United...
Osama AL NOURI
Program Manager
IFAW / SSCW
Osama Al Nouri holds an executive master’s in business administration. Since July 2024, he works as Program Manager at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) for the Middle East and North...
Khaled FAHMY
Executive Director
Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE)
A distinguished environmental economist and policy expert with over 40 years of experience in sustainable environmental management, climate action, and institutional development, H.E. Dr Fahmy’s...
Lucile RICHOMME
Head of Nature
SUEZ
As Nature Head at SUEZ Group's Sustainable Development team, my main responsibilities revolve around the following areas:Rolling out the Nature pillar, a central element of the Group's sustainable...
Magda ZACHARA
Programme Officer
IUCN
Magda Zachara is an educator and advocate for nature conservation with a strong scientific background. She holds a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Geneva and a PhD in Molecular...
Kushagra MESHRAM
Doctoral Fellow
North Carolina State University
Kushagra hails from a remote region of Chhattisgarh in India. With his bachelor’s in Forestry and training as a wildlife biologist at the Wildlife Institute of India, he studied satellite...
Dwi ASMONO
Sustainability, Research & Development Director
PT Sampoerna Agro Tbk
DWI ASMONO, Ph.DIndonesian citizen, 60 years old, domiciled in Jakarta, Indonesia. He obtained his Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree in Plant Breeding and Genetics from Iowa State University, United...
Maya SUMI
Expart
National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
With a background in forest ecology, I first worked in the international division of a private company, managing overseas offices. After three years at the Japan Committee for IUCN, I joined my...
Chloé ORLAND
Ecology Advisor
Action Against Hunger
Dr. Chloé Orland is an ecologist specializing in the impacts of climate and environmental change on biodiversity and vulnerable populations. She is currently the Ecology Advisor at Action Against...
Anssi MIKOLA
CEO
Riverrecycle Oy
With over 30 years of entrepreneurial experience and a background in engineering, Anssi Mikola has emerged as a pioneer in turning waste management into a circular economy opportunity in emerging...
Ted SCHMITT
Senior Director, OlmoEarth Partnerships
Allen Institute for AI
Ted Schmitt is the Senior Director of Conservation at the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Ai2). He leads partner engagement for the OlmoEarth program, an open-source AI platform that...
Nedal AL-OURAN
Commissioner for Environment & Public Safety
Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority
Professional BiographyDr. Nedal Musa Al OuranDr. Nedal Musa Al Ouran is a distinguished environmental governance and sustainable development expert with over 25 years of experience across Jordan and...
Andrew SEIDL
Senior Technical Advisor
UNDP-BIOFIN/Colorado State University
Dr. Andrew (Andy) Seidl is Professor of Environmental and Development Economics and Nutrien Distinguished Scholar of Agricultural Sciences at Colorado State University (USA). He is Senior Technical...
Facundo ODRIOZOLA
Agriculture Officer
IUCN
Policy Officer with over seven years of experience at the intersection of environmental law, governance, and public policy. Skilled in regulatory analysis, comparative research, and drafting policy...
Miguel Gonzalo ANDRADE CORREA
Coordinador Comité Nacional
Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y Naturales
Gonzalo Andrade, for 33 years he has been an Associate Professor at the Institute of Natural Sciences of the National University of Colombia and a full member of the Colombian Academy of Sciences,...
Amgad ELMAHDI
Mayra Lissette MOTTA PADILLA
Viceministra VISAR
MAGA
My name is Mayra Motta, I was born on January 17, 1971. I studied veterinary medicine at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala. I worked there before graduating, supporting teaching staff. I then...
Youbo ZHUANG
ZHUANG Youbo is a tenured associate professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, and serves as the deputy director...
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...
Roaa Al Mohaisen
Membership and Liaison Associate
IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature