All Speakers
Angela Andrade
Chair IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management
IUCN
Commission Chair. Anthropologist specialized in Human Geography and Land Evaluation, with an MSc in Land Ecology from ITC – University of Twente, the Netherlands. She brings more than 30 years…
MICHEL MASOZERA
Africa Director, Policy and Partnerships
Wildlife Conservation Society
Dr. Michel Masozera is currently the Director of Policy and Partnerships for Africa at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS). The goal of this position is to enhance WCS Africa’s influence and…
Qingyuan LI
Executive Vice President of Chery Subsidiary UAE
Chery Automobile Co. Ltd
Previously served as Chery Automobile Country Managing Director for multiple European markets, and currently serve as Executive Vice President of Chery Subsidiary UAE
Rhimou El Hamoumi
Présidente
Groupe de Recherche pour la protection des oiseaux au Maroc (GREPOM)
I am a biodiversity conservation expert and researcher specializing in wetlands in Morocco. I conduct scientific research on avian biodiversity, habitat structure, and ecological interactions,…
Angela STADEL
Director, Reconciliation Partnerships and Agreements
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Angela Stadel is the Director, Reconciliation Partnerships and Agreements with Fisheries and Oceans Canada and has been working in the field of conservation and Indigenous relations for over 25 years…
Clara NELTOFT
Climate Finance and Investment Analyst
ICIMOD
Clara Lindhard Neltoft is a Climate Finance and Investment Analyst and Intervention Manager with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), where she and her team work as…
Olivier HABIMANA
Regional Programme Delivery Manager, GEF/GCF
IUCN
Olivier Habimana is an experienced program manager and agro-ecological economist with expertise in climate resilience, market systems development, sustainable finance, private sector development and…
PAUL SAING'EU
East Africa and Horn of Africa Regional Coordinator, ICCA Consortium
ICCA CONSORTIUM
Paul Saing’eu Regional Coordinator for East Africa and Horn of Africa Based in Tanzania. Paul Saing’eu is a Maasai pastoralist from Ngorongoro District in northern Tanzania. He is a co-founder of…
Zhou ZHOU
Zhou Zhou is a Researcher at Beijing Zhongcai Green Financing Consultant Ltd. Her work is centered at the critical intersection of finance and ecology, with a specialized focus on green finance,…
Claudia MAYER
head of section global projects on biodiversity, forests and environmental polic
Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ
Dr. Claudia Mayer is a senior expert in international cooperation, biodiversity, climate policy, and sustainable development, with more than 20 years of professional experience at GIZ/GTZ. She holds…
Stephen MILLINGTON
Senior Advisor
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Spike Millington has been Vice President and Director of Asia Programs for the International Crane Foundation. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership…
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…
Bibiana SUCRE SMITH
Directora Ejecutiva
Provita
Biologist with a master's degree in public management. Her technical experience has focused on the recovery of endangered species, ecosystem restoration, local community participation, and…
Fan CHANG
Fan Zhang is the Lead Economist and Global Lead for Water Economics at the World Bank. She previously worked in the Offices of the Chief Economist for Infrastructure; South Asia; and Europe and…
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,…
Armia Fahmi
Aceh Tamiang District
Irjen. Pol. (Ret.) Armia Fahmi (born October 12, 1966) is the Regent of Aceh Tamiang for the 2025–2030 period. A retired two-star general of the Indonesian National Police (Polri), his last…
Aileen LEE
Chief of Programs
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation
Aileen is the chief of programs for the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation. She oversees all grantmaking activity, including all program allocations and Adaptive Management and Evaluation.Prior to…
Shehab SHARAFELDIN
MarCom Projects Manager
AD Ports Group
Hariliva RASOANARIVO
Directeur Exécutif
FONDATION TANY MEVA
Hariliva Rasoanarivo is the Executive Director of the Tany Meva Foundation in Madagascar. Tany Meva is an environmental foundation created in 1996 with a mission to mobilize and manage funds for the…
Liam FLOCKHART FORD
Humboldt Project Scientist
Families In Nature
Liam Flockhart Ford actively brings both scientific knowledge and a passion for conservation and sustainability to his work. He is the Program Coordinator of Blue Carbon Plus (BC+), a first-of-its-…
Jennifer PIERCE
COO
Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub)
Jennifer Rae Pierce (she/her/Mx) leads the IUCN CEM Urban Ecosystems specialist group. She is a political ecologist, urban planner, and urban biodiversity specialist with 18 years of experience with…
Charlie TOKELEY
Communication Officer
IUCN Secretariat
I hold an MSc in Social Anthropology from the University of Oxford, and since 2013 have conducted research and project implementation for conservation and rights initiatives in the LAC region. These…
Munir VIRANI
Chief Operating Officer
Mohamed Bin Zayed Raptor Conservation Fund LLC
Dr. Munir Virani is Chief Executive of the Abu-Dhabi-based Mohamed bin Zayed Raptor Conservation Fund dedicated to the protection and conservation of threatened birds of prey…
Gabriela DELGADO MACìAS
IUCN Secretariat
Ecuadorian agricultural professional, beekeeper, and bamboo cultivator, specialized in agroecology and sustainable development. She combines extensive hands-on experience in the field with academic,…
Olga SHKABARDNYA
General Director
Energy for Development
General Director of the non-profit organization “Energy for Development”, Head of CSR and Internal Communications at the State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom". She graduated from the Faculty of…
Vinay SINGH
Regional NbS Coordinator
IUCN
Vinay Singh is the Regional Nature-Based Solutions Programme Coordinator within the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Pacific Office. He is currently leading several projects on…
Fred Loure PARMELO
Indigenous Expert
Ujamaa Community Resource Team (UCRT)
Fred Loure Parmelo grew up in Simanjiro, Tanzania, in a pastoralist community, an upbringing that shaped his commitment to securing land and natural resource rights for Indigenous peoples. He holds a…
Anupama Rajya SHAHI
I am a young enthusiastic Environmentalist doing my Masters degree in Environmental Science in Pokhara University and working in various NGOs as Freelancer Environmentalist in numerous Environmental…