All Speakers
Jun HASHIMOTO
Landscape architect
Shimizu Corporation
I aspire to be a person who can articulate the inherent value of nature. I deeply believe in the power of landscape architecture—its potential not only to solve diverse problems related to human land…
Julie DIMITRIJEVIC
Senior Technical Specialist, Business & Nature
Fauna & Flora
Julie is a biologist with an applied focus and an overarching goal of making the world operate more sustainably. She utilises her technical expertise to diversify the sectors the Business &…
Randa ABOUL-HOSN
Kevin SMITH
Head of Programme, Invasive Species and Wildlife Health
IUCN
Kevin Smith is the Head of Programme Invasive Species and Wildlife Health, for IUCN. His work focuses on supporting countries and civil society in meeting global, regional, and national targets…
Cleofaz Quintori Soto
Unión Regional de los Pueblos Indígenas de la Amazonía de la Provincia de Atalaya
Lasse Gustavsson
President and CEO
Ocean Wise
Lasse Gustavsson is an international environmentalist, championing nature conservation and sustainable development worldwide. With decades of international executive leadership experience from…
Zhicong ZHAO
Associate Professor
Tsinghua University
Zhicong Zhao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture at Tsinghua University, and the Deputy Director of the Institute for National Parks, China.…
Frederic LACROIX
Frederic LACROIX
Joseph NJUE
GIS Officer, Forest Landscape Restoration
IUCN Secretariat
Mr. Joseph Njiru holds a Bsc. Degree in Surveying and mapping and a Msc. in Computer Systems from University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)respectively…
Peter LEIMGRUBER
Director of Conservation and Science
Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute
Peter Leimgruber is the Director for Conservation and Science of the National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI).Previously, he served as the director of NZCBI's Conservation Ecology…
Nicholas LING
Associate Professor
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
I have been a faculty member of the School of Science at the University of Waikato since 1992. My specialist areas are the ecophysiology, ecotoxicology and behaviour of fish. Much of my recent…
Karen Westley
Karen Westley has a BS in Human Biology from Stanford University and an MSc from Yale University in Tropical Ecology. She spent her early career working for a large international humanitarian…
Alexandra ZIMMERMANN
Chair, IUCN SSC HWCCSG
IUCN SSC & Oxford University
Barbara CHESIRE
Managing Director
AB Entheos
Barbara has been in the insurance industry for 18 years and is passionate to see insurance play a role in increasing financial resilience across the continent. She co-founded AB Entheos in 2014 and…
Lara OCALLAGHAN
GCELS Staff Student Intern
Center for Environmental Legal Studies
Lara O'Callaghan is a J.D. candidate at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, where she is actively involved with the Global Center for Environmental Legal Studies. Her studies focus…
Musonda MUMBA
Secretary General
Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
Dr Mumba is a Zambian-born environmentalist with over 25 years of global experience in environmental management and sustainable development. She joins the Convention on Wetlands from the United…
Daniel MATEOS MOLINA
Head of Marine Conservation at Emirates Nature - WWF
Emirates Nature - WWF
Daniel Mateos-Molina is a passionate marine scientist and the Head of Marine Conservation and Biodiversity at Emirates Nature-WWF. Holding a Ph.D. Cum Laude in Biodiversity and Environmental…
Carla MANJATE ROMBE
Regional Gender Officer
IUCN
Carla Manjate Rombe is a Mozambican development professional with over 15 years of experience in program management, strategic planning, and gender equality in natural resource governance. She…
mayed ALBLOOSHI
Animal Care Supervisor
Al Ain Zoo
Emirati zoo professional with over 13 years of hands-on and leadership experience in wildlife management. Specialized in the care and supervision of great apes and other primates, with experience 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…
José Luis Chicoma
Program Chair of The Future of Food
THE NEW INSTITUTE
José Luis Chicoma is the Program Chair of The Future of Food at THE NEW INSTITUTE. He has served as Minister of Production in Peru, overseeing the fishing, aquaculture, and food market sectors. He…
Jean-Pierre COLIBEAU
CLS
I am part of CLS, a CNES subsidiary pioneering satellite-based solutions for environmental monitoring. My work focuses on strengthening international cooperation and advancing innovative technologies…
Hatem BEN BELGACEM
Director of Ecology and Naturals Areas
Ministry of Environment
Mr. Hatem Ben Belgacem has over 20 years of experiences of technical and administrative experience based on legal and scientific issues. Currently, he is the Director of Ecology and Naturals Areas at…
Anabella PALACIOS
Senior Programme Manager Ocean
IUCN
Anabella is a Senior Programme Manager at IUCN, based in Washington DC, with over a decade of experience managing transformative climate initiatives, with a particular focus on addressing the…
Elaina COX
Indigenous Stewardship and Conservation
Parks Canada Agency - Agence Parcs Canada
Elaina Cox is a Top 25 Environmentalist Under 25 award winner equipped with several years of experience in environmental, climate and sustainability work through affiliations with governments,…
Errol DOUWES
Senior Manager
EThekwini Municipality
Errol is Senior Manager of the Restoration Ecology function in the city of Durban, South Africa. As a restoration practitioner he oversees many practical aspects of terrestrial ecosystem restoration…
NGIMBI DANIEL MABENGO
FACILITATEUR COMMUNAUTAIRE
Alliance Nationale d'Appui et de Promotion des Aires et Territoires du Patrimoine Autochtone et Communautaire en RDC (ANAPAC)
Country of Origin: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)Memberships: Alliance Nationale d’Appui et de Promotions des Aires et Territoires du Patrimoine Autochtone et Communautaire en RDC (ANAPAC-…
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…