All Speakers

Amy COLES

Media and Communications Officer

IUCN

Odile CONCHOU

Nature Senior Advisor

AFD

Currently Nature Senior Advisor to the Executive Management of the Sustainable Development Solutions Direction at the French Development Agency (AFD), Odile CONCHOU has over 35 years of experience in…

Naïk FAUCON

European & International Affairs Officer

OFB. Office français de la biodiversité.

Multicultural experience in capacity building (individual, organizational, and systemic) in the field of biodiversity protection, conservation, and restoration.

Milica RADANOVIC

NbS Officer

IUCN Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECARO)

Milica Radanovic is a biologist by training and a nature conservationist by practice. She completed her bachelor’s and master’s studies in biology (botany) at the Faculty of Sciences, University of…

Barkha MOSSAE

Regenerative Blue Economy Manager

IUCN Secretariat

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…

ADRIAAN KAUFFMANN

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…

Luther Bois ANUKUR

Regional Director, IUCN ESARO

IUCN Secretariat

Luther Anukur took up the position of Regional Director – Eastern and Southern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya on 1 August 2014. Luther has over 18 years’ experience in the development sector serving from…

Tammy DAVIES

BirdLife International

Dr Tammy Davies is the Marine Science Coordinator at BirdLife International - a global Partnership of over 120 national conservation organisations. Tammy oversees the science work that underpins…

Denis MICHEZ

Professor

University of Mons

Denis Michez holds a degree in engineering from University of Liège (Belgium) and a Ph-D in Biological Sciences from the University of Mons (Belgium). He did a postdoc at Cornell University (USA) in…

Sonia Castañeda

Deputy Director

Fundación Biodiversidad

I contribute to nature conservation and climate emergency through the management of organizations and projects. As a child I got inspired by Mafalda, a comic strip character and cultural icon of the…

yuyu YAN

NbS Shanghai Hub/Shanghai Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center

Engineer with Master's degree, primarily engaged in land resource management and ecological protection and restoration.

Orlando HABET

Minister

Ministry of Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Solid Waste Management

Mahnaz KADHEMI

Head, Environmental Citizenship Program of Bahrain Women Association

Bahrain Women Association – for Human Development

Regional Vice Chair, West AsiaMahnaz Kadhemi is a member of the Environmental Citizenship Program, one of Bahrain Women Association for Human Development’s programs. She joined IUCN in 2002.…

BRUNA MARIA LIMA MARTINS

Develop and engagement local communities

Coalition of Amazonian Mangrove Guardians

I have been working to enhance marine protected areas along the Brazilian Amazonian coast. A core part of my work involves the engagement and development of local coastal communities. During this…

Eileen Delia Mairena Cunningham

Lider Indígena

CADPI

Eileen Mairena Cunningham is an Indigenous activist, climate justice advocate, and global researcher. A Miskitu woman from Waspam, on Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast, she has spent over two decades…

Ann ZHIGULSKAYA

Director of the Project Office for Internal Communications and Corporate Social

Rosatom

First Name: AnnaLast Name: ZhigulskayaPreferred email: zhukovskayaekaterinay@gmail.comSecondary email: edgolunova@rosatom.ruDate of birth: 07/06/1985 (dd.mm.yyyy)Gender: femaleCompany/Organisation:…

George STIRRETT

Xiaoying Wang

Secretary-General

Ant Forest Foundation

Xiaoying WangDirector of Sustainable Development, Ant Group Secretary-General, Ant Forest Ecological Green Development Foundation EducationMaster of Business Administration, BI Norwegian…

Jayant SARNAIK

Joint Director

Applied Environmental Research Foundation(AERF)

A conservation and sustainability practitioner working on innovative solutions for biodiversity and freshwater ecosystems conservation in the Western Ghats of India. I am conservation entrepreneur…

Mirja STOLDT

Junior Professional Officer in Programme Management

UNCCD

Mirja Stoldt is a Junior Professional Officer in Programme Management with the Global Policy, Advocacy, and Regional Cooperation (GPARC) unit at the United Nations Convention to Combat…

Chloe HANS-BARRIENTOS

Senior Director

Conservation International

Chloe Hans-Barrientos is Senior Director at Conservation International and Project Director for the GEF-7 Inclusive Conservation Initiative (ICI). She leads a global partnership with Indigenous…

Leonardo GARCIA

BRIDGE Project Coordinator

Forever Costa Rica

Leonardo Garcia is a Costa Rican biologist with over 20 years of experience in environmental sustainability issues and projects. He holds a Master's degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable…

Gaurav GUPTA

Global Managing Partner

Dalberg Advisors

Gaurav is the Global Managing Partner of Dalberg Advisors. In this role, he sets Dalberg Advisors’ direction and oversees activities across offices worldwide. He is the former Regional Director for…

Blen Romam

President

Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association

Roseman MC Arthur Adams

Warden Supervisor

Union Island Environmental Alliance

Roseman Mc Arthur Adams, otherwise known as the “YoungBuffalo,” is a visionary community leader, entrepreneur, and conservationist from Union Island, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. With a lifelong…

Katalin CZIPPAN

nature education expert

Blue Planet Foundation

Strategic Advisor & Nature Education for Sustainability Co-Chair Katalin Czippan is an educator with experience in the field of environmental and sustainability education and communication…