All Speakers

Noor ANWAR ALBASTAKI

Noor Anwar Albastaki is a Biochemistry student at UAE University and a youth leader in sustainability and innovation. She has published scientific research, won awards for developing solutions such…

Sanot ADHIKARI

Chairperson

Youth Alliance for Environment (YAE)

Sanot AdhikariSanot Adhikari is an environmental scientist with over 15 years of experience in climate change, water resource management, and environmental sustainability. As CEO of Alliance for…

Nabegh GHAZAL ASSWAD

Programs Manager / Senior Scientific & Technical Advisor

Syrian Society for the Conservation of Wildlife

Dr. Nabegh Ghazal Asswad had a PhD. in Wildlife Ecology and Management. He works as a Programmes Manager at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) for the Middle East and North Africa…

Juan LEóN

Coordinator of the Office in Guatemala

International Indian Treaty Council

Juan León is Maya K’iche from Guatemala. From a young age, he participated in cultural and political youth movements. He was actively involved in several Maya organizations supporting human rights…

Robertina Brajanoska

Director

Macedonian Ecological Society

Robertina BrajanoskaExecutive Director | Macedonian Ecological Society (MES)With over 24 years of experience in nature conservation at both national and trans-boundary levels, and a background in…

Omaima AHMED

Education and CSR Senior Manager

Goumbook FZCO

Sara OMI

Indigenous Expert

Emberá

Sara Omi Casamá is an Indigenous leader of the Emberá people of Panama. She is a lawyer and specialist in human rights and protection mechanisms. She chairs the Coordinating Committee of Territorial…

Shane MAHONEY

President, Policy & Law Division

Conservation Visions

Shane Mahoney, President of Conservation Visions and Founder of the Wild Harvest Initiative®, is an internationally recognised conservationist and dedicated wildlife advocate, as well as a foremost…

Yves Frederic Ndjoh

Project Officer

Kinetic Power Systems LTD

Yves Frederic Ndjoh is a Cameroonian social entrepreneur, innovator, and sustainability leader committed to advancing renewable energy, education access, and inclusive community development. He is…

Caleb Ofori-Boateng

Director, Herp Conservation Ghana

Herp Conservation Ghana

Deni POREJ

Director Marine Conservation

Neom

Dr. Deni Porej is the Marine Conservation Director at NEOM, where he leads one of the world’s most ambitious marine conservation programs. Overseeing 4,000 km² of pristine northern Red Sea waters, he…

Nurul WINARNI

Biologist

Research Center for Climate Change-Universitas Indonesia

Prior to joining RCCC-UI, Nurul Winarni has been worked as a field biologist for years and has worked in various field research projects, from observing game animal to bird, primates, and butterflies…

Édith LECLERC

Environmental Program Coordinator, Protected Areas

Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada

Abil Castañeda

Executive Director

Protected Areas Conservation Trust

Mr. Abil Castañeda is the Executive Director at the Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT), Belize’s national conservation trust. He is responsible for steering the Trust’s strategic direction,…

Marina MELANIDIS

Fernanda CRUZ RIBEIRO

Director, Institutional Partnerships, Conservation Science

PANTHERA FRANCE

Fernanda Ribeiro is the Director of Institutional Partnerships at Panthera, coordinating and executing Panthera’s high-level engagement with governments, key institutions and conservation…

Arthur PIVIN

Biodiversity Expert

Carbone 4

Arthur Pivin holds a Master of Science from École Polytechnique, where he studied mathematics, biology and economics. He is a specialist in climate and biodiversity issues, with experience working on…

Moreangels Mbizah

Executive Director

Wildlife Conservation Action

Dr Moreangels Mbizah is a conservation biologist working at the intersection of conservation and community development. Moreangels has a Doctoral Degree in Zoology from the University of…

Francesca RIDLEY

Research Associate

Newcastle University, UK

Postdoctoral Researcher specialising in Area of Habitat (AOH) for terrestrial and freshwater systems, geospatial analysis of threats to species and metrics of species' threats to inform conservation…

Omagano SHOOYA

Deputy Director , Southern Africa Portfolio

Maliasili

Omagano is the Deputy Director of the Southern Africa portfolio at Maliasili, where she plays a crucial role in providing institutional and leadership support to African organizations engaged in…

Jennifer OLEGERIIL

Minister for Justice

Ministry of Justice

Jennifer S. OlegeriilMinister of JusticeMinistry of JusticeRepublic of PalauBiographyJennifer S. Olegeriil was sworn into office to hold the post of Minister of Justice on 19 May 2025under the…

Mariana SABA

Technical Assistant

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Technical Assistant at IUCN's Brazil office, working with the implementation of the Green List and Tech4Nature project. Graduated in Political Science at the University of Brasília (2023).

Zoe JAFFLIN

Programme and Grants Associate

IUCN Secretariat

Alexandra LOCQUET

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

As a geographer, her work focuses on environmental conservation, and more specifically on strategies and methods for protecting the wilderness in France and Europe. After her PhD thesis on the…

Joseph NJUE

GIS Officer, Forest Landscape Restoration

IUCN Secretariat

Mr. Joseph Njiru holds a Bsc. Degree in Surveying and mapping and a Msc. in Computer Systems from University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)respectively…

Jorge SALAVERRY

Subsecretario de Recursos Naturales

SERNA

Jorge Salaverri (Puerto Lempira, Gracias a Dios. January 23, 1961).Forestry Engineer, graduated from the National School of Forest Sciences and from the BS Forestry program at West Virginia…

Nadine MCCORMICK

Senior manager - Nature Action

WBCSD

Nadine leads on capacity building to accelerate business action on nature at WBCSD. WBCSD is a global, CEO-led organization of over 240 leading businesses on sustainability headquartered in…

Isla HODGSON

Research Fellow/Communicator

Save Our Seas Foundation

Isla Hodgson is a conservation social and political scientist specialising in qualitative research and the management of conservation conflicts. Her research interests include the role of politics…