All Speakers
Matt Williams
Senior Advocate
NRDC
Ousama EL GHAZZI
Strategy&, part of the PwC network
Partner at Strategy& with 15 years of strategy consulting experience focused on environment and conservation of natural resources, with deep expertise in land degradation, desertification, land...
Boipuso Wynter Mmolotsi
Boipuso Wynter Mmolotsi
Craig BENNETT
CEO
The Wildlife Trusts
Biography for Craig Bennett (for IUCN WCC) (English)Chief Executive, The Wildlife TrustsCandidate for IUCN Councillor elected from the Region - West Europe Craig is Chief Executive of The...
Mohamed Faiz
Mohamed Faiz
Mark OTTERLEE
Sr. Director of Engineering
Ai2
Ian GUNDERSON
Business Development Officer
IUCN Secretariat
Ian Gunderson has over ten years of experience addressing environmental and sustainability issues through diverse agendas, working for organizations such as the World Economic Forum (WEF), the Global...
Felicien Nyenty Achare
Programme Officer- Conservation Action
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Felicien Nyenty is a Programme Officer for Conservation Action at IUCN PACO, bringing over seven years of hands-on experience in forestry and wildlife management across Central Africa. He holds a...
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...
Cristiane DERANI
Professor
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
Cristiane Derani is a Professor at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, where she teaches Public International Law, International Economic Law and International Environmental Law. She is...
YUKO TANAKA
YUKO TANAKA
President
National Geographic Japan
Christopher ROY
IUCN Secretariat
Christopher Roy is a Climate Change Programme Officer at the IUCN North America Regional Office in Washington D.C. with 7 years’ experience in climate action. He supports the implementation of Nature...
Sona KALANTARYAN
Reforestation projects coordinator
Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets
Sona Kalantaryan has worked at the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) since 2018, where she manages Forest Landscape Restoration projects. At FPWC, she brings in...
Eoghan KELLY
Membership & Outreach Officer
IUCN
Originally from Cork, Ireland - where whale watching off its coast is said to be the best in Europe - Eoghan joined IUCN in 2024 from the Council of Europe in Strasbourg where he notably served with...
Andre MADER
Environmental management and policy professional with over two decades of international experience across research, programme management, and science-policy interfaces. Currently Principal Policy...
Duan BIGGS
Professor
Northern Arizona University
Duan is the Olajos-Goslow Chair at Northern Arizona University in the USA. He is a conservation scientist with over 20 years experience globally in community-based conservation, sustainable tourism...
Kimathi Norah
Co-founder
Zerobionic
Norah Kimathi is a 22-year-old multi-award-winning entrepreneur whose ventures in assistive robotics, climate innovation, and inclusive education are reshaping the future of Africa’s innovation...
STEPHEN CHEGE
DIRECTOR, CONSERVATION PROGRAMS
SAN DIEGO ZOO WILDLIFE ALLIANCE-KENYA
Dr. Stephen Chege is a distinguished wildlife veterinarian and a One Health advocate with over 15 years of experience advancing One Health approaches in Kenya. He currently serves as the Director of...
Lite NARTEY
Affiliate Professor of Strategy
INSEAD
Lite Nartey is an Affiliate Professor of Strategy at INSEAD (Fontainebleau campus), in France. Leveraging her professional background in international development, her academic research seeks to...
Karine Caussé
Programme Officer, Freshwater Biodiversity, NbS and Agroecology
French Water Partnership
Mon expertise se situe à la croisée de la gestion de l'eau et de l‘interface sciences - politiques. Mon parcours est marqué par un engagement pour la durabilité des stratégies vertes et bleues. Une...
Agnes Kalibata
Chair Person
C4Impact Advisory Group
Dr. Agnes Kalibata is a distinguished scientist, policy maker and thought leader on the global stage. She is the Founder and Chair of Connect for Impact Advisory Group (C4Impact Advisory Group), a...
Daniela CAJIAO
Dr.
Wageningen University and Research
Dr. Daniela Cajiao is a post-doctoral researcher. Her research has focused on Antarctic tourism, with a particular emphasis on analyzing the environmental and social dimensions of this activity....
Nicolette CRAVEN
Walid HUSSEIN
Emirates Park Zoo and Resort
I have started my career 23 years ago as a veterinarian specialist in wild animals' treatments and rehabilitation. I moved forward with my career to be collection supervisor and i started my...
Christine Dragisic
Managing Director, Global Policy
National Audubon Society
Chris Dragisic is an experienced conservation and climate policy professional with significant experience in government, multilateral development banks, and civil society. She is currently Managing...
Natalia GREENE
Politóloga
GARN - Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature
Natalia Greene - Ecuadorian activist and political scientist. Bachelor of Arts at Hampshire College, Massachusetts. Master’s degree in Social Sciences from FLACSO-Ecuador, Master’s degree in Climate...
Hermine KLEYMANN
Head of Policy, Forests
WWF International
Roberto Andres BOSCH FIGUEREDO
President
Asociación para la Protección de los Recursos Naturales Renovables
Roberto has a degree in Wood Products Processing from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He has been a professor at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala for Wood Science...