All Speakers

Dean Mathews

Assistant Manager - Environmental Services Unit, Nyamba Buru Yawuru

Nyamba Buru Yawuru

Dean Mathews - Assistant Manager, Environmental Services Unit - Nyamba Buru Yawuru Dean is a descendant of the Yawuru People from Broome, Western Australia, with in-depth cultural knowledge…

Sonja KAULBARSCH

Eni

Sonja Kaulbarsch is a Biodiversity Specialist in the Environment Department of the Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Unit at Eni Global Natural Resources (formerly Eni Upstream), based at the…

Alessandra Guzmán Sanchez

Heather KUHLKEN

Founder and Executive Director at Families in Nature

Families in Nature

As the Founder and Executive Director of the award-winning non-profit organization, Families in Nature, Heather Kuhlken combines her experience as a biologist and educator with her passion for nature…

Pablo CRIMER

Vice chair para America del Sur

IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025

Regional Vice Chair, South America Pablo Crimer has more than 15 years’ experience providing legal advice on environmental, social, governance and sustainability matters to corporations. He…

Jessica STELLA

Chief Scientist

SHAMS

Dr Jessica Stella is a coral reef ecologist with 10 years of experience in marine park management. Her work has focused on providing expert advice to policy-makers on the local, regional, and global…

AUSTIN SMITH

Branch of Natural Resources Director

Wild Sheep Foundation - Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs

Austin is the General Manager of the Natural Resources Branch at the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs. With over 15 years of experience in wildlife biology and natural resource management, he…

Resson Kantai DUFF

Director, Partner Funding

Maliasili

Resson is the Director of Portfolio Funding at Maliasili where she is working to raise both the funding and influence of local conservation organisations across Africa. Having worked in the…

Jianing GAO

Project Officer

Eco Foundation Global

Miriam MONTERROSO DE HELWIG

Directora Ejecutiva

Asociación Rescate y Conservación de Vida Silvestre (ARCAS)

Miriam Elena Monterroso is a Lawyer and Notary, and for the past 35 years she has served as Executive Director of the Wildlife Rescue and Conservation Association (ARCAS) in Guatemala. Under her…

Suaad AL HARTHI

Executive Director

Environment Society of Oman

Suaad Al Harthi is a conservation scientist, National Geographic Explorer and the Executive Director of the Environment Society of Oman (ESO), Oman’s first and only environmental non-government…

María José AMOR

Francisco XANTÉ LOBOS

Director Ejecutivo

Asociación de Desarrollo Productivo y de Servicios TIKONEL

Kiche Maya Indigenous man, he holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and a master's degree in corporate administration. He is certified in the Diamond for Organizational Excellence…

Kerry MAX

Deputy director, Partnering for Climate

Global Affairs Canada

Kerry has over thirty years of experience in international development practice including policy, programming and research, focused on climate change adaptation and addressing drivers of biodiversity…

Silvina Marta GIUDICI

Mgtr. Desarrollo Sustentable

Fundación Villavicencio (Danone)

KOMKRIT SETBUBPHA

Dir.of NPRD, National park office

Department of National parks, wildlife and plant conservation

KOMKRIT SETBUBPHA is a forestry technical officer at the specialist level. He is currently serving as a director of the research and innovation development division at the national park office…

Arlie ENDONILA

Chief Operating Officer

Haribon Foundation for the Conservation of Natural Resources, Inc.

Toni CHALAH

Head of Capability and Competency Development Division

Ekthar

Toni Chalah is an animal physiology specialist with a focus on avian biology and reproductive physiology. With over 25 years of experience in bird conservation and breeding, he has actively…

Abdrahmane WANE

Regional Director for West and Central Africa

ILRI

Dr. Abdrahmane Wane is Principal Scientist and Regional Director for West and Central Africa at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). A development and agricultural economist…

Fatima ALKAABI

Veterinarian

Al Ain Zoo

Robert NASI

Director General

CIFOR

Robert Nasi is the Director General of CIFOR since 1 November 2017. He was born in 1959 in Nice, France. He graduated as a forest engineer from the French National Forestry School and achieved a PhD…

Jennifer KELLEHER

Programme Lead, Governance, Equity and Rights

IUCN Secretariat

Jennifer leads the programme on governance, equity and rights in IUCN's protected and conserved areas team.

Cristian Fernandez

Abogado

FARN

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

Michelle ANAGNOSTOU

Banting Postdoctoral Fellow

University of Oxford

Michelle Anagnostou is a Banting Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Oxford researching how to better leverage anti-money laundering interventions to tackle illegal wildlife trade. Collaborating…

Eman SABBAGH

Senior Specialist in Marine and Coastal Conservation

Nationl Center for Wildlife (NCW)

Dr. Eman Sabbagh is a marine scientist with experience in marine ecology, conservation, and environmental management in the Red Sea and Arabian Gulf. She specializes in seagrass ecology, coral…

Maria PORRAS

California Condor Conservation Program Coordinator

United Nations Development Programme

María Catalina Porras Peña is a committed conservation professional with over 20 years of experience in the California Condor Reintroduction Program in Baja California, Mexico. She has collaborated…

Friederike POHLIN

Vetmeduni Vienna

I am a wildlife veterinary researcher and board-certified veterinary anaesthetist at the Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology of the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria. My interests…

Giulia DE MASI

Professor

Sorbonne University

Giulia De Masi has a 20y+ mixed path between R&D in the private sector and Academia, both in Italy and United Arab Emirates, ranging from blue-sky research to applied research. She is…