All Speakers

SANJOG THAKALI

Master in Environment Science and management

Teen Gaule Thakali Community

My name is Sanjog Thakali, and I am an indigenous youth from Gharapjhong-5, Mustang, Nepal. I hold a Master of Science in Environmental Management. I have been actively engaged in conservation…

Louie C. Tesalona

Interim Executive Director

Foundation for the Philippine Environment

Loic LESOBRE

Head of Conservation Genetics

Ekthar

Loïc was born in France and has spent most of his adult life overseas, notably in Morocco, South Africa, and the UAE. He joined Reneco in 2001 at the Emirates Centre for Wildlife Propagation in…

Sarah OLSON

Director, Health Research

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Sarah Olson joined WCS Global in 2011 and is currently the Director of Health Research for the Health Program. She received a joint PhD in Population Health and Environment & Resources from the…

Baerbel VOGEL

Secretary

IUCN/WCPA GSG Caves and Karst Working Group

Over 30 years I am an engaged speleologist with a special focus on cave and karst protection and policy. I serve as president for the German Speleological Federation VdHK for almost 20 years now. In…

Raghida HADDAD

Editor-in-Chief, Al Hima magazine

SPNL - Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon

Raghida Haddad (coordinator) is Editor-in-Chief of SPNL’s biannual Al Hima Magazine, describing it as “a gift to Arab environmentalists, delivering SPNL’s mission to preserve nature by…

Abdul Rahman MOHAMMED ALSHAYEB

Acting Director General

Environment Protection & Development Authority

Dr. Abdulrahman Al Shayeb Al Naqbi Dr. Al Naqbi currently serves as the Director General for Ras Al Khaimah Economic Development Department, Acting as Director General for RAK…

Anuradhi JAYASINGHE

PhD Candidate

Griffith University

Anuradhi Dulangi Jayasinghe is a doctoral candidate at the School of Environment, Griffith University, Australia. Her research interests include human-wildlife coexistence, community-based…

David NDEEREH

Deputy Director Research, Wildlife Research & Training Institute

Wildlife Research and Training Institute

I am a veterinary surgeon with more than 25 years successful background in wildlife veterinary practice and research. My goal is to accept new challenges as an avenue of enhancing my career and…

Jordan STEWARD

Sr. Communications Manager

Ai2

Jordan Steward is a Senior Communications Lead, Conservation, at Ai2 (the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence). He oversees communications for EarthRanger, a platform supporting more than 800…

Andrew MALHERBE

Grygorii KOLOMYTSEV

Nature Department Expert

Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group

Grygorii Kolomytsev is a biologist and co-founder of the Ukrainian Nature Conservation Group (UNCG), active in nature conservation and environmental advocacy for over 15 years. His work combines…

Ahmed ALHASHMI

Justin GULINO

Conservation Associate

National Caucus of Environmental Legislators

I am a PhD student in Ecology and Biodiversity at the Victoria University of Wellington. I am studying how Wellington has reversed avian biodiversity loss across the city and how this may be…

Emina KARALIC

Despite a medical background, I turned my strongest passion into a profession when I moved to Albania to dedicate myself full-time to research and conservation of threatened elasmobranchs, working…

João Paulo de Faria SANTOS

Legal Adviser

Ministry of Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger

João Paulo de Faria Santos, Brazilian, Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger, and Attorney of the Union. Holds a Ph.D. in Economic Law…

Steven Brumby

CEO and Co-Founder

Impact Observatory

Steve Brumby is the Co-Founder and CEO of Impact Observatory, a mission-driven technology company bringing geospatial AI for environmental, climate, and sustainability risk analysis. Impact…

Raisa MOMOT

Head of sustainability union

SIBUR

Head of Division, Sustainable Development, SIBUROver 15 years of experience in sustainable development in the oil and gas, petrochemical, energy, and financial sectors.Author of the chapter "…

Michael APPLETON

Senior Adviser

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Thematic Vice Chair, Capacity Development. Mike’s work as a conservation practitioner focuses on applied, area-based conservation, working in more than 40 counties to help establish protected…

Esteban FALCONÍ

WWF

Environmental and Human Rights attorney, specialized in legal and policy design and drafting, on areas such as: area-based conservation, indigenous rights and territories, 30x30, OECMs, climate…

Russell GALT

Principal

Nature Broking

Russell is Head of Science & Natural Capital at Nature Broking, a specialist intermediary dedicated to financing nature’s recovery. He is a member of IUCN’s Commission on Ecosystem Management,…

Eliana Garzón

Fundación Natura

Neil DAWSON

Social Scientist

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Theme on Human Wellbeing & Sustainable Livelihoods My research focuses on the forms of governance which may align with local communities’ values, perceptions of fairness and minimise…

Dinesh Kumar AGRAWALA

Scientist E

BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA

Dr. Dinesh Kumar Agrawala, Scientist E, Botanical Survey of India has been working on the systematics and conservation aspects of Indian Orchidaceae since past two decades. Apart from revising the…

Francisca Solari

Rodgers LUBILO

Chairperson

Zambia Community Based Natural Resources Management Forum

Dr Lubilo holds a PhD in wildlife conservation and community based natural resources management (CBNRM from Wageningen University, The Netherlands ). MSc in Conservation and Rural Development…

Annie Mark

Senior Director, Global Partnerships

Environmental Defense Fund

Annie Mark is the Senior Director of Global Partnerships in the executive office programs at Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), a leading international NGO dedicated to climate and environmental…

Maher ALGOTHMI

CEO

King Abdullaziz Royal Reserve Authority

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since January 2021 at King Abdul-Aziz Royal Natural Reserve Development Authority, was established in 2018. KARNR aims of preserving and developing nature and wildlife,…