All Speakers

Speaker Yasmin QUINTANA
Yasmin QUINTANA

Manager of the Center for Species Survival: Freshwater

Shedd Aquarium

Dr. Yasmin Quintana is a fisheries scientist, ecologist, and conservation biologist with over a decade of experience working across academic, governmental, non-governmental, and international…
Speaker Geraldo CARREIRO
Geraldo CARREIRO

Team Leader

B4Life (EU)

As a natural resource manager with more than 25 years of professional engagement, I focus on sustainable landscapes, the promotion of green and blue economies, and climate-resilient development…
Speaker Erick ROSS SALAZAR
Erick ROSS SALAZAR

Executive Director

MigraMar

Erick has been working in ocean conservation for over 17 years, especially in marine spatial planning, fisheries management and blue economy.  Erick has experience working on ocean conservation…
Speaker Nicolas BOENISCH
Nicolas BOENISCH

Director

FOS Europe

Nico Boenisch is Director of Foundations of Success (FOS) Europe, where he supports conservation teams and networks to strengthen the effectiveness and impact of their work through adaptive…
Speaker Abdrahmane WANE
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…
Speaker Nur Febriani
Nur Febriani

Director of Resource Mobilization

Alam Sehat Lestari (ASRI)

Nur Febriani Wardi is a planetary health advocate from Indonesia.She is the Resource Mobilization Director and the former Executive Director of Alam Sehat Lestari (2018-2023), a planetary health…
Speaker Alexandre DAH
Alexandre DAH

Président of NGO-CEM

ONG Conservation des Espèces Marines

Speaker Clémence BOURLET
Clémence BOURLET

BIODEV2030 Project Manager

EXPERTISE FRANCE

Clémence Bourlet is an environmental expert with more than a decade of experience in biodiversity conservation, environmental policy, and project management. She currently leads the BIODEV2030…
Speaker Guilherme OLIVEIRA
Guilherme OLIVEIRA

Scientific Director

Vale Institute of Technology

Dr. Oliveira’s current work focuses on describing the biodiversity of the amazon, from a molecular perspective, with the use of DNA barcoding, genomics, and proteomics approaches. Extensive use of…
Speaker Anne RUNDE
Anne RUNDE

Manager Strategy and Global Projects

Emirates Nature- WWF

Environmental management professional specialising in development cooperation, with a focus on environmental sustainability and biodiversity conservation. Expertise in project management, field…
Speaker Michael BROMBACHER
Michael BROMBACHER
Michael Brombacher is a trained environmental scientist. From 2001 to 2011 he worked and lived (since 2004) in Central Asia where he developed the Important Bird Areas Programme in the region on…
Speaker Orsibal Eliú RAMÌREZ CARDONA
Orsibal Eliú RAMÌREZ CARDONA

Oficial técnico en adaptación al cambio climático y restauración del paisaje for

UICN

Orsibal Ramírez Cardona is a Forest Engineer with over 15 years of experience in integrated water resources management, forest landscape restoration, watershed management, and ecosystem-based…
Speaker Mathias ROCHELEAU-DUPLAIN
Mathias ROCHELEAU-DUPLAIN

Directeur général

Mycosphaera

I am the Director of Mycosphaera, the first non-profit organization in Canada dedicated to mushroom conservation. Mycosphaera also works to promote mycology, fungal conservation, and scientific…
Speaker Amy FRAENKEL
Amy FRAENKEL

Executive Secretary

Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals

Ms. Amy Fraenkel has over 30 years of experience in international environmental law and policy.She joined CMS after working for six years with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological…
Speaker Kamal BOU ASSI
Kamal BOU ASSI

Projects Development Unit Coordinator

Al Shouf Cedar Society - Shouf Biosphere Reserve

Kamal Bou Assi, member of Shouf Biosphere Reserve (SBR), Lebanon. Since 2008, part of a team of 70 full timer and more than 150 seasonal staff. Kamal coordinated the Biosphere Reserve's…
Speaker Philip MCGOWAN
Philip MCGOWAN

Professor of Conservation Science and Policy

Newcastle University

My work has developed from species-specific fieldwork in the 1980s and 1990s on a highly threatened, yet little known, group of birds (Galliformes: pheasants, partridges and allies), mostly in Asia,…
Speaker Amanda VINCENT
Amanda VINCENT

Chair

SSC Marine Conservation Committee

Amanda Vincent is the Chair of the SSC Marine Conservation Committee and Chair of the IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group. She is firmly convinced that we know enough…
Speaker Loïs Lelanchon
Loïs Lelanchon

Head of Partnerships and Advocacy

World Association of Zoos and Aquariums

Loïs Lelanchon is the Head of Partnerships and Advocacy at the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA). A qualified legal professional specialising in environmental and animal law, Loïs brings…
Speaker Maria Juliana PEDRAZA
Maria Juliana PEDRAZA

Associate Attorney

Interamerican Institute on Justice and Sustainability

International lawyer specialized in business, government, contract, and environmental law. She currently serves as an Associate Attorney at the Inter-American Institute for Justice and Sustainability…
Speaker Alexandra ALVES
Alexandra ALVES

Senior Researcher

Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue Center

Dr. Alexandra Alves is a marine biologist and research scientist specializing in aquaculture, comparative endocrinology, and physiology. With over ten years of experience in animal research and…
Speaker Daniel MARNEWICK
Daniel MARNEWICK

Programme Manager

IUCN

Daniel Marnewick is a conservation professional with over 27 years of experience leading strategic initiatives in biodiversity protection across Eastern and Southern Africa. He currently serves as…
Speaker Hambardzum Matevosyan
Hambardzum Matevosyan

Minister of Environment of the Republic of Armenia

The ministry of environment

Hambardzum Matevosyan was born on November 18, 1992, in Gyumri, Armenia.From 2009 to 2012, he studied at Grossmont College in California, USA, majoring in World Sciences. In 2012-2015, he continued…
Speaker *Carlos Manuel RODRÍGUEZ
*Carlos Manuel RODRÍGUEZ

CEO and Chairperson

Global Environment Facility

Lawyer by profession, politician by choice, and conservationist at heart, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez was elected as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility by its governing body, the GEF…
Speaker Miguel MORAES
Miguel MORAES

Projects Director

re.green

Ecologist, specialist in biodiversity conservation, governance, public policies and sustainability. More than 20 years of experience with institutional partnerships, including 2 years as president of…
Speaker Boripat Siriaroonrat
Boripat Siriaroonrat

Researcher

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Boripat received his veterinary degree from Chulalongkorn University in 1994 and Master of Science in Zoology in 1998. He has been interested in the wildlife research and conservation since he was a…
Speaker Jesse HILDEBRAND
Jesse HILDEBRAND

VP Education

Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants

Jesse Hildebrand has pursued science communication for over a decade. He founded Science Literacy Week, a festival uniting libraries, NGOs, and science centers, which became an official government…
Speaker Andréanne MARTEL
Andréanne MARTEL

Directrice principale du projet ReSea

Mission inclusion

Andréanne Martel is a passionate leader with over 15 years of experience managing complex partnerships in Canada and internationally. She is the Director of the ReSea project, an ambitious initiative…
Speaker Ferdinando DIDONNA
Ferdinando DIDONNA

MSC

SOCIETA' SPELEOLOGICA ITALIANA ETS

Having graduated in forestry sciences in Bari in 1998, today I work in cooperation with Latin America countries as a consultant for a European technical assistance company in the fields of rural and…