All Speakers
Rachel CLAUSING
Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco
Rachel Clausing is the Special Advisor to the Vice President and the Head of Initiatives at the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. A marine scientist by training, she earned her doctorate from…
Valérie D'HOEDT MEYER
Director, Global Knowledge Management and Learning
IUCN Secretariat
MOHAMEDI KAMUNA
Mohamed Kamuna is the Chief Executive Officer of the Community Wildlife Management Areas Consortium (CWMAC) in Tanzania. He leads national efforts to strengthen community-led conservation, enhance…
Aziz Abdukhakimov
Aziz Abdukhakimov currently serves as the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a position he has held since December 30, 2022. Born in 1974…
Pauline KALUNDA
Executive Director
The Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda
Pauline Nantongo Kalunda is the Executive Director of ECOTRUST - the Environmental Conservation Trust of Uganda, a local conservation financing organisation. Pauline is an expert in establishing…
Suleman AUDU
Senior Environmental Manager
Stichting The Ocean Cleanup
Suleman Audu is a Senior Environmental Manager at The Ocean Cleanup, where he leads strategic initiatives to assess and mitigate the environmental and social impacts of plastic pollution on marine…
Beatriz NOBRE DA FONSECA
Senior Programme Officer | WALD-IF Grants Coordinator
IUCN
Santina BENSON
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CEO Roundtable of Tanzania
Santina M. Benson is the Executive Director of the CEO Roundtable of Tanzania (CEOrt), which brings together over 200 CEOs of leading companies in Tanzania and provides a platform for regular…
Guillaume GIGOT
Conservation Coordinator, Overseas
OFB - MNHN
Head of the Conservation Unit at PatriNat (OFB-MNHN), which develops programmes to support nature conservation policies. Works within a multidisciplinary team to assess for example the conservation…
Rocío CORDOBA
Independent Professional
CEM IUCN
Master of Biology with more than 25 years of experience in the formulation, follow-up and management of conservation and sustainable development programs and projects, especially integrated water…
Jerry MANG'ENA
Executive Director
Action For Ocean
Jerry Mang’ena is the Co-founder and Executive Director of Action For Ocean (AFO)—formerly Aqua-Farms Organization—a youth-led nonprofit headquartered in Dar es Salaam with regional offices in Kilwa…
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…
Luciano RéGIS CARDOSO
PhD Candidate
São Paulo State University (UNESP)
Luciano is a biologist and a geographer with a Master’s degree in Protected Areas and a postgraduate specialization in Theatre of the Oppressed Studies: Political-Pedagogical Practices. As a…
Romaniah Hunter
Ranger, Nyamba Buru Yawuru
Nyamba Buru Yawuru Limited
Romaniah Hunter - Yawuru RangerRomaniah is a descendant of the Yawuru People from in and surrounding Broome. Her cultural knowledge stems largely from her grandmother who maintained a strong…
Janice CHANSON
Species Assessment and Australasia Manager
Re:wild
Natasha MILLER
Director, Salesforce
Kenton Miller Award
Natasha Miller is a seasoned technical professional and advocate for excellence, having dedicated over a decade to stewarding the Kenton Miller Award. Her long tenure with the award underscores her…
Hori Orlando Salanic Xec
Licenciado en Trabajo Social
Asociación SINERGIAS
Hori Orlando Salanic Xec, Guatemalan, K'iche Maya indigenous people. I have a degree in Social Work. For the past 15 years, I have worked for territorial development for Indigenous peoples and local…
Kartikeya SARABHAI
Director
Centre for Environment Education
Kartikeya V. Sarabhai is an eminent environment educator and founder director of the Centre for Environment Education (CEE), India. He holds Tripos in Natural Science from Cambridge University, UK…
Kris SIMONS
Kris SIMONS
Simba MANDOTA
Team Leader/ Acting Country Representative
IUCN Secretariat
Simba currently holds the position of Team Leader for the IKI funded CBA SCALE southern Africa+ project, where he has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and a deep understanding of the unique…
Savinaz BAGHDADI
Technical and Admin Assistant
IUCN ROWA
A Passionate Advocate for Sustainable DevelopmentSavinaz Baghdadi is an accomplished professional with a strong background in sustainable development and project management, specializing in…
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…
Thierry LEFEBVRE
Green List Programme Manager
IUCN Secretariat
Thierry Lefebvre is a biodiversity policy and protected areas governance expert with 20+ years of international experience. With advanced degrees in sustainable development and anthropology, and a…
Elle Bent
Elle Bent
High Seas Project Coordinator
Marine Conservation Institute
Olga BIEGUS
Project manager
IUCN
Olga Biegus is a conservation project manager and researcher with extensive international experience in programme design, evaluation, and stakeholder engagement. She manages the IUCN WCPA…
MARK JONES
Head of Policy
Born Free Foundation
Mark joined Born Free in October 2014 to work on international wildlife trade and wildlife management issues. A vet by training, Mark worked for many years on fish health and protection, before…
Mateo PORTER PARTIDA
Student
EducationNatureNexus
I am a 17-year-old Mexican student living in Canada with a deep passion for marine ecosystems and sustainability. As I navigate my final year of high school, I aspire to study marine biology and…
Domitilla RAIMONDO
Threatened Species Programme Manager SANBI
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Domitilla Raimondo is the Threatened Species Programme Manager at the South African National Biodiversity Institute.