All Speakers

Mark GERRARD

Director

Conservation Strategy Fund

Mark Gerrard is the Africa Director at Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF), where he leads initiatives that integrate economic analysis and finance into conservation strategies across the continent.…

Wendy ANCIETA

Abogada

Peruvian Society for Environmental Law

Wendy Ancieta Sánchez currently serves as legal coordinator for the Environmental Policy and Governance Program at the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law.Wendy is a lawyer with a second…

Juan Carlos NAVARRO

Ministro de Medio Ambiente

Panama

BA in Geography and Government, Dartmouth College; Master's in Public Administration, Harvard University. 1985, Member of the Board of Trustees and Founding Director, Ancon Foundation, an…

Mmboneni Esther MATHOBO

Partner

Conservation International

A post-graduate of University of Venda and University of South Africa – School of Business Leadership (SBL), who holds Bachelor of Commerce, Honours Bachelor of Commerce, Master’s degree in Commerce…

Genny NGENDE

Africa Program Senior Campaign Coordinator

International Rivers

Genny serves as the Senior Campaign Coordinator for the Africa Program at International Rivers. In this role, she collaborates with partners and communities in Namibia, Guinea Conakry, and the…

Kristen LEAR

Agave Restoration Program Director

Bat Conservation International

Dr. Kristen Lear is an internationally recognized bat conservationist advancing bat conservation, large landscape-scale restoration, and connectivity conservation. With over 15 years of global…

Kazuhiko KAMADA

Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer

Oji Holdings Corporation

Mr. Kazuhiko Kamada is Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) of Oji Holdings Corporation, the leading pulp and paper manufacturing group in Japan with a global presence.After…

Zahra HUSAIN

Student

CEESP

Zahra Husain is a Bahraini designer working in fashion and textile design currently pursuing a Masters in Textile design at Chelsea College of Arts in London. She strives to integrate art and…

Sue STOLTON

Partner

Equilibrium Research

Sue Stolton established Equilibrium Research in partnership with Nigel Dudley in 1991. Equilibrium promotes positive environmental and social change by linking targeted research to field application…

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…

AGBOR JAMES AYAMBA

Forest Ecologist

AJEMALEBU SELF HELP (AJESH)

Dr. Agbor James Ayamba is the Program Officer of AJEMALEBU SELF HELP, Cameroon (AJESH) and Senior Lecturer of Forest Ecology and Conservation in the University of Buea, Cameroon. He has 11 years of…

DANIEL RODRÍGUEZ

IUCN Secretariat

Environmental Engineer and Natural Risk Management specialist with a Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies inEnvironmental Economic and Social Sustainability (Industrial and Urban Ecology). Currently…

Mike BINGLEY

Education Director

Canadian Wildlife Federation

Mike Bingley is the Director of Education at the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF), where he leads national efforts to connect Canadians with nature through formal, non-formal, and informal learning…

Allen CEDRAS

Chief Executive Officer

Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority, (SPGA)

Allen Vosrie Cedras serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a board director of the Seychelles Protected Areas Authority (SPGA). With over 15 years of experience at the Seychelles National Parks…

edward perry

biodiversity policy analyst

OECD

Edward Perry is a Biodiversity Policy Analyst at the OECD Environment Directorate. His work focuses on biodiversity finance, the design of policy instruments – particularly economic incentives – and…

Karen KEENLEYSIDE

Global Co-Chair IUCN #NatureForAll

IUCN WCPA and CEC

Thematic Vice Chair, People and Parks/Nature for All. An ecologist by training, Karen has over thirty years’ professional experience in the environmental field in Canada and…

Najla MOHAMED ALNAQBI

Executive Director

Mohamed Bin Zayed University for Humanities

Dynamic and visionary academic leader with over 20 years of experience in higher education, educational technology, and strategic academic planning. Served as academic leader in several institutional…

Kamal BOU ASSI

Projects Development Unit Coordinator

Al Shouf Cedar Society - Shouf Biosphere Reserve

Kamal Bou Assi, member of Shouf Biosphere Reserve (SBR), Lebanon. Since 2008, part of a team of 70 full timer and more than 150 seasonal staff. Kamal coordinated the Biosphere Reserve's…

Tamer ISMAIL

Manager of Environmental Department

Tilad Holding Company

Tamer Saber Ismail is an environmental professional with extensive expertise in remote sensing, GIS, and environmental impact assessment. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from Tour du Valat…

Ruth SPENCER

Alexandre MILLON

Émilie LE BEUZE

Senior Advisor, Senior Advisor, Engagement for Sustainable Finance & Biodiversit

Finance Montréal

I work at the intersection of sustainable finance and biodiversity, mobilizing the financial sector around biodiversity and NbS (sustainable and responsible solutions). I believe finance can and…

Fanny ROUXELIN

Terrestrial Biodiversity Director

WWF France

Fanny Rouxelin has dedicated over a decade to supporting public and private organisations with their climate and nature transition strategies. She is now Director of the Terrestrial Biodiversity Unit…

Hessa AL-QAHTANI

Conservation Programs Unit Head

Al Ain Zoo

Working as Conservation Programs Unit Head

Evelyn UNDERWOOD

Senior policy analyst

Institute for European Environmental Policy

Evelyn heads IEEP’s Biodiversity and Ecosystems team since June 2021, and has been a policy analyst in the team since 2012. Her areas of expertise include implementation of EU biodiversity policy,…

Verena KLINGER-DERING

Head of Division "International Cooperation on Biodiversity"

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety(BMUKN)

Ana PARELLADA

Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales

I am a lawyer (University of Buenos Aires), specialized in Environmental Law (Argentine Catholic University), and hold a Master’s degree in Protected Natural Areas (Autonomous University of Madrid,…

Caitlin Eschmann

Executive Director

Conservation Allies

Dr. Caitlin Eschmann brings over 20 years of dedicated experience in primate behavioral ecology, conservation research, science education, animal welfare, and project management to her role as…