All Speakers
Amy COLES
Media and Communications Officer
IUCN
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…
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…
Wendy ELIOTT
Senior Director Wildlife, Biodiversity Practice
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Wendy Elliott is the Senior Director, Wildlife at WWF-International, working primarily on strategic design and innovation across WWF’s global wildlife conservation portfolio. Wendy has worked at the…
Verónica RUIZ GARCIA
Senior Programme Manager - Nature, Climate & People
IUCN Secretariat
Verónica Ruiz is the Senior Manager – Climate, Nature & People at IUCN, where she has worked since 2017. Trained in ecosystem management and experienced in climate strategies for communities and…
Carlos Manuel RODRIGUEZ
CEO and Chairperson
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Lawyer by profession, politician by choice, and conservationist at heart, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez was elected as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility by its governing body, the GEF…
FRITZGERALD WENUR
Marketing & Information Officer
CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat
Fritzgerald Wenur is a Project & Communications Specialist with a background in marine biology and extensive experience in marine conservation, regional cooperation, and youth engagement. Working…
Jihad ALSAWAIR
Ministry of Environment of Jordan
Dr. Jihad AlsawairSenior environmental expert with 25+ years of experience in environmental protection, climate action, green growth, environmental monitoring, and waste management. Proven track…
Frédérique THOMAS
Directrice Sénégal
SOCODEVI
A graduate of HEC Montréal in finance and international economics, Frédérique Thomas obtained a master’s degree in management and international development from the Université de Sherbrooke, and a…
Roger Reyes
Director Ejecutivo
CODDEFFAGOLF
Roger Reyes is the Executive Director of CODDEFFAGOLF, with 10 years of experience in the conservation of marine resources in the Gulf of Fonseca. He has led multidisciplinary teams dedicated to…
Madison ROUTLEDGE PETTUS
GCELS Staff Intern
Pace Law School
I am a recent J.D. graduate of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, obtaining certificates in both international and environmental law.I am an assistant law clerk to the Honorable…
Mark OTTERLEE
Sr. Director of Engineering
Ai2
SOUMITRA DASGUPTA
Director Program
IBCA
I am a retired Indian Forest Service officer of 1989: West Bengal Cadre with over 34 years of distinguished service in the field of forest and wildlife management, both at the state level in…
Benoit CLEMENT
Business Development & Growth Strategy
Quantum Apex / Evercity / Nacion Verde
I turn climate-finance policy, capital, and data up to eleven-figure, AI-powered: products, companies, and markets—engineering GTM and partnership playbooks that speed the world to net-zero.For 15…
Mark SCHAUER
Coordinator Resilient Landscapes
GIZ
Mark Schauer is the co-lead for the GIZ project Resilient Rural Areas and for the ELD Initiative. Mark has been with GIZ in different positions with activities in the context of economic valuation,…
Ahmad ATMEH
Project Coordinator
IUCN Secretariat
Ahmad Al Atmeh is Project Coordinator at IUCN ROWA, focusing on rangeland management, dryland restoration, and community-based natural resource management. With more than 8 years of experience in the…
Joao SOUSA
Senior Programme Officer, Blue Natural Capital
IUCN Secretariat
Name : Joao Matos de Sousa
Academic Background: Joao possesses a BA in Biotechnology, a MA in Biotechnology Engineering and a post graduation in Engineering Policy and Management of Technology.…
Andrea CROSTA
Founder and Executive Director
Earth League International (ELI)
He is the Founder and Executive Director of Earth League International (ELI), a Los Angeles–based NGO specializing in investigating environmental organized crime. For over 15 years, he has been…
Diogo VERÍSSIMO
Research Fellow
University of Oxford
Diogo Veríssimo is a conservation marketer, using marketing principles and theory to influence human behavior and mitigate the threats faced by biodiversity. Diogo’s current portfolio of projects…
Lucy MULENKEI
Executive Director IIN and Co chair IIFB
Indigenous Information Network
Lucy Mulenkei is a Masaai from Kenya: a gender specialist and a human rights activist. Ms. Mulenkei has many years of experience in Environmental issues and community development work, focusing on…
Roberto Andres BOSCH FIGUEREDO
President
Asociación para la Protección de los Recursos Naturales Renovables
Roberto has a degree in Wood Products Processing from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada. He has been a professor at the Universidad del Valle de Guatemala for Wood Science…
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…
Deborah BACKUS
CEO
Clean Rivers
Deborah Backus is the CEO of Clean Rivers, a UAE-backed foundation addressing challenges at the nexus of waste and water. With over 20 years of experience leading transformative initiatives, she is…
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…
chris dorsett
Vice President, Conservation
Ocean Conservancy
Nathalie BRUNELLE
SVP Health Safety Environment
TOTALENERGIES SE
Biography - Nathalie Brunelle - 2025Nathalie BRUNELLE is Senior Vice President Health Safety & Environment Unit at TotalEnergies. She began her career in 1995 as process engineer, then…
Ahmad BAGADER
General Manager
KARNR
Leah BARCLAY
Discipline Lead of Design and Senior Lecturer
University of the Sunshine Coast
Dr Leah Barclay is an Australian sound artist, designer, and researcher working at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Her research and creative work investigate new approaches to…