All Speakers
Hamera AISHA
Senior Manager Wildlife Conservation
WWF-Pakistan
Hamera Aisha is a wildlife conservationist with nearly two decades of experience in applied ecology, protected areas management, human–wildlife co-existence, and inclusive conservation. She serves as…
Samer AL CHIKHANI
Partner
Strategy&
I'm a Partner at Strategy& Middle East. I specialise in developing nature-positive solutions for urban and conservation areas, and crafting strategies for the sustainable use of resources. I have…
Roberto Andres BOSCH FIGUEREDO
President
Asociación para la Protección de los Recursos Naturales Renovables
Roberto has a degree in Wood Products Processing from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He has been a professor at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala for Wood Science…
Peeranuch Dulkul KAPPELLE
Forest Technical Officer
Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Peeranuch Dulkul Kappelle (Pat) With over 30 years of experience as a technical forest officer within Thailand’s Department of National Parks, Pat has dedicated her career to advancing both…
Khaled FAHMY
Executive Director
Centre for Environment and Development for the Arab Region and Europe (CEDARE)
A distinguished environmental economist and policy expert with over 40 years of experience in sustainable environmental management, climate action, and institutional development, H.E. Dr Fahmy’s…
Uxue URTEAGA RUIZ DE VINASPRE
Youth and Partnerships Analyst
Global Environment Facility
Uxue Urteaga Ruiz de Viñaspre is a Youth and Partnerships Analyst at the Global Environment Facility, working within the Partnerships Team. She focuses on advancing youth engagement and fostering…
Ben AKATCH
Mobile Education Officer
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025
I am a committed and passionate conservation Education Officer with relevant experience. currently I work for wildlife clubs of Kenya helping in reaching out to empower and impart the youths with the…
Arundhati Jagadish
Scientist
Nature Conservation Foundation
Dr. Arundhati Jagadish is a Scientist at Nature Conservation Foundation, where she leads the Conservation Social Sciences Programme. Her work explores how locally-led conservation initiatives can…
Salwa AL MAFLAHI
Hernando GARCÍA MARTÍNEZ
Director General
Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt
Biologist with a master's degree in Ecology from the Universidad Autónoma of Barcelona. Has extensive experience in leadership positions oriented to the management of science, research and project…
Lilian Marlene APAZA VARGAS
Gerente Áreas Protegidas
Fundación Natura Bolivia
Bióloga boliviana, con Maestría en Gestión y Auditorías Ambientales, especializada en Espacios Protegidos. Postgrado en “Liderazgo, cambio climático y ciudades”. Becaria de: FLACSO Ecuador, Brandeis…
VANIA RAMIREZ
Local leader
Cooperatv
Vania is third generation inhabitant of cooperativa La Técnica, one of the cooperatives created in the 1970s along the Usumacinta River, on the border with Mexico. Her grandparents and parents…
Florence CURET
Senior Programme Manager
IUCN
Florence joined IUCN in 2018 after a 20-year career in the consumer goods sector. Since September 2023, she has been part of the Business & Nature team, working with global companies to…
SAMI ALMALKI
Habitat Regeneration & Landscaping Director (Acting)
Royal Commission for AlUla
Sami AlMalki is a passionate environmental leader specializing in ecosystem restoration, afforestation, and native plant conservation. leading Habitat Regeneration & Landscaping at the…
Marion ADENEY
Director of Amazon and Fire Programs
Conservation X Labs
Marion Adeney is Director of Amazon and Fire Programs at Conservation X Labs (CXL). A conservation ecologist with over twenty years of experience in tropical forest conservation, she specializes in…
Melissa LEACH
Executive Director
Cambridge Conservation Initiative
Melissa Leach is Executive Director of the Cambridge Conservation initiative (CCI), a collaboration between ten world-leading nature and biodiversity organisations with the University of Cambridge,…
Richard PERRY
Adviser
Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi
Richard John O’brien Perry, PhD, CEnv, FISEPDr Richard Perry is an environmental scientist with extensive expertise in biodiversity, environmental policy, and sustainable development. He holds a BSc…
Dorothy ABADE
African Natural Capital Alliance
Dorothy is the Head of the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) Secretariat and Africa Lead for Nature Finance & TNFD at FSD Africa, where she leads efforts to drive systemic change in nature…
Roberta BARBOSA
Coordenadora
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade
A social worker with a degree from the University of Brasília (UnB), she has been a federal government employee for eleven years at the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).…
Astrid SCHOMAKER
Executive Secretary
Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
In April 2024, the United Nations Secretary-General appointed Astrid Schomaker Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).Prior to her appointment as Executive Secretary of…
Erik MEIJAARD
Managing Director
Borneo Futures Sdn Bhd
Erik Meijaard is a conservation scientist best known for his work on orangutans, tropical land-use, and the sustainability of vegetable oils. He is Managing Director of Borneo Futures, a science-…
Frances CHASE
Director of Programmes
Namibia Nature Foundation
As Director of Programmes at the Namibian Nature Foundation (NNF), I lead a dynamic and multidisciplinary team working across six strategic areas: Community-Based Organisational Strengthening (CBOS…
Susana CÁRDENAS
Directora
Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ
Susana Cardenas is an ecologist and natural resource economist currently working as full-time professor, researcher and Director of the Institute of Applied Ecology at Universidad San Francisco de…
Anna-Julia MCVEIGH
Head of Strategic Engagement
Nature Positive Initiative
Anna-Julia is a passionate advocate for climate and nature within business and NGO settings. Her mixed heritage from Brazil and the UK are ever present in her interactions, both personal and…
Soledad Rocio GARCIA SOLCA
James MUSINGUZI
Executive Director
Uganda Wildlife Authority
James has over 20 years in Conservation, particularly involved in Protected Area management, Community and species Conservation, Conservation Education among others. Holds a PhD in Wildlife…
Man Jing KONG
Co-founder
Just Keep Thinking
MJ is the co-founder of Just Keep Thinking, Singapore’s largest environmental education platform that merges education and entertainment to make science accessible and engaging for all. Reaching 3 to…
Leigh Morris
Chief Executive Officer
The Wildlife Trusts
Leigh’s career began in horticulture, working and managing in plant nurseries, then teaching in land-based colleges, before 10 years at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, where he managed education…