All Speakers

Charles DOUMENGE

Researcher

CIRAD

Trained in botany and tropical forest ecology at the University of Montpellier (France), I have been a researcher at CIRAD since 1999. I began my career in 1983 as manager of the Ipassa-Makokou…

Jimmy GAUNAVOU

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

Jimmy Clint Gaunavou is a seasoned expert in environmental science, health, safety, and sustainability, with a strong focus on multilateral environmental agreements, regulatory compliance, and…

CHAMBERLAIN EMMANUEL

Head, Environmental SUstainability Division

Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

Chamberlain Emmanuel is Director of the Environmental Sustainability Division (ESD) at the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and a member of the Commission’s Leadership Team…

Clara L MATALLANA TOBON

Ecóloga

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

I am an Ecologist with a Master’s Degree in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation. I currently work as a independent consultant on conservation and restoration projects. My work has focused on…

Hugh DOULTON

Co-Director

Dahari

Hugh Doulton is Co-Director at Dahari. He has lived on the island of Anjouan for the past 18 years, playing a key role in Dahari’s creation and strategic development. Hugh was a Kinship…

Qiongyu HUANG

Wildlife Biologist

Smithsonian's National Zoo Conservation Biology Institute

Qiongyu Huang, Ph.D., is the Roger and Molly Sit Giant Panda Biologist at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. A spatial ecologist and physical geographer, he integrates…

Camille Julie DARBO

Young Professional (Events, Communication and Programme implementation support)

IUCN

Camille Darbo is a young professional in the IUCN Food and Agricultural Systems Team, where she contributes to event coordination, communications, and programme implementation. She holds a…

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…

Lena SEEBALD

Programme Associate-Knowledge Management and Tech4Nature

IUCN Secretariat

Shane ORCHARD

Environmental Consultant

University of Canterbury / Waterlink

Shane is a conservation scientist based in New Zealand working on the protection and restoration of aquatic environments. He is the current Oceania Regional Chair for CEM and the CEM National Focal…

Bouraima Kouanda

Noel OETTLE

Network Coordinator

Indigo development & change

Noel Oettlé holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Agricultural Development from the University of London. He worked as an organic farmer before serving for 8 years as the founding Director of the Farmer…

Renato MATSEN

Director

Brazilian Federal Police

Renato Madsen Arruda has been a Federal Police Chief since 2008 and currently serves as Deputy Director of the Amazon and Environment Division (DAMAZ) and General Coordinator for the Protection of…

Brittany ROUSH

Generative AI Strategist

Amazon Web Services

Brittany Roush is a Generative AI Strategist with the AWS Generative AI Innovation Center, where she's pioneering the future of AI-driven conservation. For over 15 years, Brittany has dedicated her…

Melissa SONGER

Conservation Biologist

Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute

Melissa Songer is Head of the Conservation Ecology Center at Smithsonian National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute. She works primarily on the conservation and landscape ecology of endangered…

Tara SHYAM

Director

Regen10

Tara Shyam leads Regen10, an international, multistakeholder initiative committed to advancing a global food system that inclusively supports healthier people, nature, and climate. Tara is a…

Matt FROST

Head of International Office

Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Professor Matt Frost is Head of the International Office at Plymouth Marine Laboratory. A senior leader with over 25 years’ experience, he works extensively on international matters specialising…

Ala AL DWAIRI

Natural Infrastructure Officer

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

Ala Al Dwairi is a civil engineer and Natural Infrastructure Officer at IUCN’s Water and Wetlands Team, where she advances nature-based solutions for water management to sustain healthy landscapes…

Oma TSAMKGAO

Julia NEWTH

Ecosystem Health & Social Dimensions Manager

WWT

I’m a social ecologist leading WWT’s Ecosystem Health and Social Dimensions team, a dynamic group working at the intersection of social science and ecology. Our mission is to generate and apply…

Matt Williams

Senior Advocate

NRDC

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…

Emanuella FERNANDES DOUGHERTY

Senior Learning Officer

The Global Environment Facility (GEF)

Emanuella (Manu) Fernandes DoughertySenior Learning Officer, Global Environment Facility (GEF)Emanuella (Manu) Fernandes Dougherty is the Senior Learning Officer at the Global Environment Facility,…

AURELIEN GARREAU

COORDINATEUR DEVELOPPEMENT ORGANISATIONNEL

PPI-CEPF

Geographer with a strong interest on marine and coastal ecosystems, I have been supporting local environmental NGOs since 2012 first in Vanuatu, Benin, Togo, and now in Cabo Verde, Senegal, Guinea,…

Joydeep BOSE

Regional Coordinator-CA|TS

International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)

Dr. Bose is Regional Coordinator-CA|TS & Associate Director, Wildlife & Habitats Division, WWF-India based at secretariat in New Delhi, India. For WWF-India, he leads the Protection and…

Florence PALLA

Coordinatrice projet OFAC-CE/Appui OFAC

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Regional Vice Chair, West and Central Africa. Coordinator of the regional project to support the Central African Forest Observatory with a focus on the observation of Protected Areas in synergy…

OLE KAUNGA MALIH, J.N

Founder/Director

IMPACT - Kipok Fund

I am community and global leader who value collective action, relationships to drive transformational change that enables Indigenous peoples to be the fulcrum of their own visions and self-…

Atanasio Gabriel HUENUN HUEITRA

Indigenous Expert

Koyagtun Koz Koz Mapu Mapuche Association

I am Atanasio Gabriel Huenun Hueitra, 46 years old, Mapuche, and I participate in the work of the Koyagtun Koz Koz Mapu Mapuche Association of Panguipulli and the ICI Futa Mawiza. I am a farmer and…