All Speakers

Dorcas OWUSUAA AGYEI

National Coordinator-NbS Project

IUCN

Dorcas has fourteen (14) years of experience in design and implementation of several natural resource management projects/ programmes in Africa particularly Ghana. Her specific areas of expertise are…

Claudia Arce

KfW Development Bank

Claudia ArceDirector Latin America and the CaribbeanKfW Development Bank Claudia Arce became director within KfW Group in 2004. Since July 2020 Claudia is responsible for the Latin America…

Simon AWAD

Executive Director

EEC /ELCJHL

Simon I. Awad, Executive Director, Environmental Education Center of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.Simon Awad, is the Executive Director of the Environmental…

José Rafael FERRER-PARIS

Senior Lecturer

University of New South Wales, Sydney

I am a Research Fellow at the Centre for Ecosystem Science in the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. I am member of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management, in which I contribute…

Hanta Julie RAZAFIMANAHAKA

Executive Director

Madagasikara Voakajy

Julie Hanta Razafimanahaka is a Malagasy conservation ecologist and Director of Madagasikara Voakajy, an NGO dedicated to safeguarding Madagascar’s unique biodiversity. Inspired as a teenager by the…

Hana MATSUZAKI

Hana Matsuzaki has joined IUCN Protected and Conserved Areas team after seven years' experience as an officer in the nature conservation sector at the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. Among her…

Hiba AL SHEHHI

Cara NELSON

Professor

University of Montana

Cara is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Ecosystem and Conservation Sciences at University of Montana’s Franke College of Forestry and Conservation. Her research program generates knowledge…

Long Thang HA

Chairman

GreenViet Biodiversity Conservation Centre

I am currently working with the Frankfurt Zoological Society. I began working in the field of nature conservation in 1999 with the Primate Rescue Center, Cuc Phuong National Park. In 2009, I…

Zhao ZHAO

partnership coordinator

Shan Shui Conservation Center

Abdullah ALZAHRANI

grazing regulation manager

NCVC

I hold a PhD in Rangeland and Forest Sciences and an MSc in Biodiversity. I specialize in rangeland management and grazing regulation.I began my career in the field of natural sciences education as a…

Adolfo Ottoniel MONTERROSO RIVAS

National Project Coordinator

IUCN

I am a Guatemalan professional specialized in environmental and natural resource economics. I work at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN-Guatemala) coordinating the Project…

Mathieu Legrix

Head of Division - Agriculture, Rural development & Biodiversity - AFD

Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes

Matthieu Le Grix is an agronomist. He conducted agro-economic field studies in Chile and Mali before joining AFD. For about ten years, he held project manager positions within local AFD offices,…

Arthur BRANT

Coordenator

ICMBio

I am the National Coordinator for the Red List Assessment of Brazilian fauna by ICMBio, a Brazilian government institute. With experience in the conservation and monitoring of Brazilian…

Kirti Vardhan SINGH

Union Minister of State, MoEFCC

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Ministry of External Affairs

Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh was sworn-in as Union Minister of State on 09 June 2024. He assumed charge as Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Minister of State for…

Silvia ALVAREZ-CLARE

Director of Global Tree Conservation Program

The Morton Arboretum

Dr. Silvia Alvarez-Clare is the Director of the Center for Species Survival: Trees, hosted at The Morton Arboretum near Chicago, IL, USA. and a member of the steering committee for the IUCN SSC…

Malgorzata BONNAVEIRA

Senior Global Communications Manager

IUCN

Goska Bonnaveira manages press relations and content at IUCN. She has over 15 years' experience in communications, with a background in environmental journalism. She holds Masters degrees in…

Marwa ALAWADHI

Head of Awareness and Conservation Section

Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure

Marwa Alawadhi is Head of the Awareness and Rationalization of consumption section within the Productivity and Demand Management Department at the Ministry of Energy & Infrastructure. She is also…

Augustin OROU MATILO TIMOTHEE BIO

Point Focal Convention sur la Diversité Biologique

Direction Générale des Eaux, Forêts et Chasse

Ruben KHACHATRYAN

Founding Director

FPWC

Ruben Khachatryan is a conservation leader with over two decades of experience pioneering cross-sectoral solutions to biodiversity loss, species protection, and environmental education in the South…

Marc HOCKINGS

Emeritus Professor

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Marc Hockings is Emeritus Professor in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Queensland. He is a long-term member of the International Union for the Conservation of…

Rocio Andrea BARRERO RAMÍREZ

Especialista Efectividad del Manejo

Parques Nacionales Naturales de Colombia

An economist and specialist in social project evaluation, he has 15 years of experience in planning and managing protected areas within the National Park System. He is a member of the Implementation…

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…

Edwin BERNBAUM

Senior Fellow, Instituto de Montaña; Co-Chair, CSVPA

Instituto de Montaña; IUCN

Edwin Bernbaum, Ph.D., is Co-chair of the IUCN Specialist Group on the Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas (CSVPA). A scholar of comparative religion and mythology, his research and work…

Bouraima Kouanda

Daouda SEMBENE

Founder and CEO

AfriCatalyst

Daouda Sembene is the CEO of AfriCatalyst, a global development advisory firm headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. He also serves as a Distinguished Non-resident Fellow at the Washington-based Center for…

Giuseppe VILLALAZ

Directivo

Alianza Mesoamericano de Pueblos y Bosques - FTM

Originally from Usdub, Gunayala Comarca (Panama), he holds a degree in Business Administration and is the founder of TV Indígena, a platform that highlights the voices and realities of Indigenous…

Corle SWART

Community Stewardship Director

Conservation International

Corlé Swart is the Community Stewardship Director at Conservation International, where she leads the organization’s Herding for Health portfolio in partnership with Peace Parks Foundation. Her work…