All Speakers

Debasmita BORAL ROLLAND

Regional Portfolio Manager, GEF/GCF

IUCN Secretariat

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Kristina GJERDE

Senior High Seas Advisor

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

Kristina M. Gjerde, J.D., is Senior High Seas Advisor to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Ocean Team and an honorary professor at the University of Edinburgh. For...

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Adolfo Ottoniel MONTERROSO RIVAS

National Project Coordinator

IUCN

I am a Guatemalan professional specialized in environmental and natural resource economics. I work at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN-Guatemala) coordinating the Project...

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Luna MILATOVIC

Policy officer

IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence Specialist Group

Luna Milatovic is a biologist with an MSc in Environmental Sciences and Policy and expertise in biodiversity policy, human–wildlife conflict, wildlife and protected area management. A Klaus Töpfer...

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Belén QUINTANA MARTíN-MONTALVO

Mediterranean Programme Assistant

IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation

I am a biologist with a background in marine conservation and a growing interest in biodiversity and ecological dynamics across different systems. My work has combined research and community...

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Sonia Castañeda

Deputy Director

Fundación Biodiversidad

I contribute to nature conservation and climate emergency through the management of organizations and projects. As a child I got inspired by Mafalda, a comic strip character and cultural icon of the...

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Marina KOSMUS

Head of Competence Centre Biodiversity, Forests and Agriculture

GIZ

Marina Kosmus is Head of the Competence Centre for Biodiversity, Forests, and Agriculture at GIZ HQ (German Agency for International Cooperation). She brings over 20 years of professional experience...

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Catherine MUNGAI

Senior Programme Officer - Climate and Biodiversity Engagement

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

As a Senior Programme Officer, Catherine provides policy advice to IUCN Kenya, focusing on (i) aligning climate and biodiversity management and economic development and private sector investments; (...

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Cristian Fernandez

Abogado

FARN

Lawyer specialise in environmental law and climate litigation . Legal Coordinator at FARN. Lecturer at University of Buenos Aires

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Brent MITCHELL

Senior Vice President (Also Vice Chair, IUCN WCPA)

Quebec-Labrador Foundation

Thematic Vice Chair, Scaling Natural Solutions. Brent A. Mitchell serves as a Vice Chair of IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas and is Senior Vice President of QLF Atlantic Center for the...

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Barbara LAUSCHE

Director, Marine Policy Institute, Mote Marine Laboratory

Mote Marine Laboratory

International environmental lawyer, advisor, and legal drafter in conservation law and policy with more than 30 years’ experience nationally and internationally, especially in developing countries;...

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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...

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Magdalena CYGAN

Junior Professional (Green Status of Species)

IUCN

Avoiding a sixth mass extinction is not enough – wildlife conservation must strive to restore thriving ecosystems and taxa. At IUCN, I am helping to spur this paradigm shift by coordinating a global...

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Rosalind HELFAND

Environmental and Social Policy Advisor

California Global Biodiversity Alliance

Rosalind Helfand, based in Los Angeles, California, is an expert in environmental policies and programs. Rosalind is the Co-founder of the California Global Biodiversity Alliance (CalGBA), which...

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Aleksei ZAVARZIN

Director of AI in agrobiotechnology center / Biodiveristy projects leader

ITMO University / All_Russian Scoeity for Nature Protection

Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Vice Chair Dr. Alex Zavarzin is currently director of the AI in Agrobiotechnolgy center of the ITMO University (https://en.itmo.ru) combining this...

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Francisco JIMéNEZ GONZáLEZ

Technical Officer

IUCN

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Arthur BISPO

Professor

Goias Federal University (UFG)

I am biologist who seeks to become involved in actions that promote nature conservation throughout his career. Specializing in ornithology and landscape ecology, he has developed research that seeks...

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Alison ORMSBY

Associate Director of Design, Forest Specialist

Adventure Scientists

Alison Ormsby has a PhD in Environmental Studies and was a professor of Environmental Studies for 20 years. Dr. Ormsby has taught human ecology and policy courses and published about topics that...

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Stijn VERSCHUEREN

Conservation scientist

Cheetah Conservation Fund

Conservation scientist with affiliations at the Cheetah Conservation Fund (Namibia) and the Conservation Biology Division, University of Bern (Switzerland). Specializes in carnivore ecology,...

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Warwick MOSTERT

Biodiversity and Business Lead

Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool

Warwick is the IBAT Biodiversity and Business Lead and brings over 25 years of biodiversity and conservation management experience across the corporate and private sector. Warwick's focus is on how...

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Jonathan CAZABONNE

Ph.D. student

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue / Mycosphaera

My research aims to document the diversity of fungi and their interaction with other kingdoms, understand the mechanisms that shape fungal community assemblages, and determine their implications for...

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Tatiana LOBATO DE MAGALHAES

Research Professor

Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro

Research Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ), QRO, Mexico, and certified as a Professional Wetland Scientist by PCPSWS. She has been honoured with the José Mariano Mociño Medal...

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Gautier AMOUSSOU

Coordonnateur National

Benin Ecotourism Concern

Koffi Gautier AMOUSSOU, a Beninese national, is an agronomist with forestry background. Born in 1976, he is specialized in the development and management of natural resources and their valorization...

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Oliver RYDER

Director of Conservation Genetics

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Dr. Oliver Ryder is the Kleberg Endowed Director of Conservation Genetics at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA). He oversees research activities in biobanking, molecular genetics, genomics...

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Gregg Treinish

Founder/Executive Director

Adventure Scientists/Ground Truth for Nature

Gregg Treinish founded Adventure Scientists in 2011 based on his passion for exploration, scientific discovery and conservation. Based in Bozeman, MT, the nonprofit connects outdoor enthusiasts and...

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Arthur BRANT

Coordenator

ICMBio

I am the National Coordinator for the Red List Assessment of Brazilian fauna by ICMBio, a Brazilian government institute. With experience in the conservation and monitoring of Brazilian...

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Elizabeth BENNETT

Vice President, Species Conservation

Wildlife Conservation Society

Elizabeth Bennett is currently Vice President for Species Conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) based at WCS’s head office in New York. In this role, she oversees WCS’s species...

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Xiaofan WANG

China Land Surveying and Planning Institute

Senior Natural Resources Engineer with 9+ years of experience in ecological protection line delineation and land ecosystem assessment. PhD-qualified expert leading national-level environmental...

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