All Speakers

Michael BALTZER

Executive Director of Shoal

SHOAL

Michael is the founder and Executive Director of the SHOAL initiative for the conservation of freshwater species. Michael has over 30 years of leading large scale ambitious conservation programmes in…

Steven LONSDALE

Senior Manager Marine and Research

Qikiqtani Inuit Association

I was born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut. I have a passion for promoting Indigenous rights and advancing the use of traditional knowledge. I have worked for a designated Inuit…

Natalie COX

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Natalie Cox is a Program Officer with IUCN, based in Washington D.C. and supporting the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) and the North America Regional Office. She joins IUCN with…

Gregoria JIMENEZ

Licenciada en Trabajo Social

ODECO

Zhigang ZHAO

•Project Director of TECH4ALL Digital Inclusion Program Office, Huawei•Responsible for Huawei‘s global digital inclusion nature conservation projects, cooperation with IGO、NGO organizations and…

Vance Martin

Board member, director

Union of Nature

Vance G. Martin created and built-out the WILD Foundation over 40 years as its President and on its board. In that capacity he served as International Director of the World Wilderness Congress…

Mariana Rodrigues

Marketing Director

L`Occitane Middle East

Genevieve CAMPBELL

Senior Associate

Re:wild

Dr. Genevieve Campbell is a primatologist by training, with extensive knowledge of African biodiversity and conservation issues. She is leading the activities of the IUCN SSC Primate Specialist Group…

Rym DEKAR

Multi-Faceted performance manager

VEOLIA Near Middle East

Sarah MASTON

Co-Chair, Impact Technology Champions

Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime

Sarah is an award-winning inventor and futurist. She has a unique ability to look at the world differently, to see the interconnectedness and inner workings of people, processes and planet. She…

AMELIA ARREGUIN PRADO

Coordinator / Project officer

CBD Women's Caucus & Forest Peoples Programme

Amelia Arreguín Prado is the Regional Vice Chair for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean at IUCN CEESP. A specialist in gender justice, human rights, and environment, she has extensive…

SEONGHWAN JO

Head of Visitor Service Division

Korea National Park Service

Ph. D. in Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Chungbuk National University in Cheong-ju City, South KoreaServing at the Korea National Park Service since 2014Research AchievmentStudy on the…

TADEO AJUNA

Programme Coordinator

Young Proffesionals In Agriculture Development (YPARD)

Tadeo Ajuna is the Program Coordinator at YPARD and currently serves as the YPARD-Uganda Co-Country Representative and YPARD-UNCCD Focal Person. He is a former member of the YPARD Steering Committee…

Julia MARTON-LEFÈVRE

Chair of Board

Villars Institute Foundation

Julia Marton-Lefèvre is a member of a number of boards focused on environment, development, education and good governance. She Chairs the Board of Trustees of the Vllars Institute Foundation,…

Ricardo JEROZOLIMSKI

Environmental Analyst

ICMBIO

Ricardo Jerozolimski is Brazilian, a forest engineer, specialist in Hybrid Languages and Education, and holds a master’s degree in Regional Development. He works as an environmental analyst at the…

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…

Jamil Uddin

General Manager/Chief Executive Officer

Aga Khan Rural Support Programme

Jamil Uddin is a seasoned development leader with over 25 years of experience across Asia and Africa. As CEO/GM of AKRSP Pakistan, he provides strategic direction to programmes in Gilgit-…

Rinah RAZAFINDRABE

Directeur Général de la Gouvernance Environnementale

Ministère de l'Environnement et du Développement Durable Madagascar

Mr. Rinah Razafindrabe is the Director General of Environmental Governance within the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. He has 20 years of experience in the field of natural…

Jacinta ABALAKA

National Programme Coordinator

Society for Sustainability and Conservation Education for Rural Areas (SCERA)

Jacinta Abalaka is a conservation biologist with over 20 years experience in capacity building in conservation and ecology, and 10 years experience in grant and resource management. She has worked…

Chris GALLIERS

President International Ranger Federation and Past Chairman Game Rangers Associa

International Ranger Federation

Chris has close on 20 years of conservation experience. Chris is a member of the Game Rangers Association of Africa, an organisation he chaired for 6 years. He was also elected as the Africa…

Orsolya Nyárai

Agriculture NbS & Policy Advocacy Officer

IUCN Secretariat

Orsolya Nyárai works as Programme Officer – Agriculture NbS & Policy Advocacy in the Food and Agricultural Systems team of IUCN, based in Gland, Switzerland. Through her work on knowledge…

Ivana TOMASEVIC

NbS Project Officer

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

Cristina ROMERO

Programme Manager, BESTLIFE2030

IUCN

Senior Programme Manager for the Protected and Conserved Areas team at IUCN, with over 20 years of international experience in project and grant management, partnership building and stakeholder…

Antonella Battaglini

CEO

Renewables Grid Initiative

Antonella Battaglini is the CEO of the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), which she founded in 2009. RGI is a unique collaboration of NGOs and TSOs from across Europe, promoting…

Ubayd GULAMADSHOEV

Country Director, Fauna&Flora in Tajikistan

Fauna&Flora

My name is Ubayd Gulamadshoev, and I was born and raised in Tajikistan.In 2008, I received a Master’s degree in Developing Policy and Management from the University of Bradford in the UK. Since then…

Marco LAMBERTINI

Convener

Nature Positive Initiative

Marco Lambertini is the Convener of the Nature Positive Initiative.Marco was WWF International Director General (2014-2022) and Special Envoy (2023). Before joining WWF he was Global Director of…

Meshal ALHARBI

Dr. Meshal Abdullah Alharbi is the Director General of the Rangelands Administration at the National Center for Vegetation Cover and Combating Desertification (NCVC). He earned his Ph.D. from King…

Anson M. Tagtag

Division Chief, Wildlife Resources Division

Department of Environment and Natural Resources- Biodiversity Management Bureau

Anson Tagtag is a Chief, Ecosystems Management Specialist of the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources of the Philippines with over 20 years of experience in biodiversity management and…