All Speakers
Roko CINAVILAKEBA
Roko CINAVILAKEBA
Sonya BENJAMIN
I moved to the Middle East over a decade ago, when opportunities for actual biodiversity work were few. In 2020, a global and regional shift took place in which the importance of ecosystem…
Nidia Mildred Crasborn Ojeda
Nidia is a member of Cooperativa Carmelita, one of the two community concessions in the Maya Biosphere Reserve with a live-in community. Her ancestors migrated to the Petén forest to tap gum. …
Cecilio SOLíS LIBRADO
Presidente
Federación Indígena Empresarial y Comunidades Locales de México. A.C.
Geógrafo egresado de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Origen: Nahua mexicano de la Sierra Norte de Puebla, servicio social Instituto Nacional para la Educación de los Adultos…
Leonardo Simon CRISOSTOMO LONCOPAN
President
Asociación de Comunidades Mapuche Winkulmapu
Mapuche. A geographer by profession, he is President of the Winkulmapu Mapuche Communities Association in Curarrehue and Territorial Planning Coordinator for the Füta Mawiza Inclusive Conservation…
YUMI SON
Senior Programme Officer, Coastal and Marine
IUCN
Ms. Yumi Son is the Coordinator of the Regional Coordination Unit (RCU) for the Bay of Bengal Large Marine Ecosystem Phase II (BOBLME II) Project, implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization…
Ahmed Al Maliki
General Manager
King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Royal Natural Reserve Authority
Dr. Ahmed M Almalki PhD in Ecology and PollutionMaster in Environmental Science Board Member of AlSalam rescue Association Over 18 years of experience in nature conservation started…
Richard CUTHBERT
Director of Conservation
World Land Trust
I have worked in international biodiversity conservation for over 25 years, undertaking conservation research and implementing projects on a wide range of species, issues, habitats and countries.…
Juan Julián VARGAS VELAZCO
Field Manager
Faunam, A. C.
Juan Vargas, is a seasoned conservationist with over 22 years of experience in species recovery. Since 2002, he has led field operations for the reintroduction of the California Condor in Baja…
Katie Lee RIDDLE
Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust
KatieLee (Rongowhakaata), specialises in Māori and Indigenous Intellectual Property, Digital Sequence Information (DSI), use of genetic resources, benefit sharing and Indigenous Data Sovereignty…
Carolina MARQUES
Consultant
Consultant
Biologist, project manager, and content/publications coordinator with over 10 years of experience in socio-environmental initiatives, particularly with international and network-based organizations…
Tirtha Prasad Saikia
Director
North-East Affected Area Development Society
Tirtha Prasad Saikia is a frontline development activist, deeply rooted in the civil society landscape with a strong foundation in grassroots experience, passion, and visionary leadership. He serves…
Marina VON WEISSENBERG
Senior Ministerial Adviser
Ministry of the Environment, Finland
www.linkedIn.com Twitter @Marina64 Facebook Marina von Weissenberg
Aziz Abdukhakimov
Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change
Uzbekistan
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…
Benjamin Christ
Alliance Manager
Global Mangrove Alliance
Benjamin Christ is a strategy facilitator with Impact by Design, Inc. working with global conservation organizations, largely focused on ecosystem restoration and coastal biomes. He manages the…
Penny BECKER
Chief Executive Officer
Island Conservation
Penny joined Island Conservation in January 2020 and then became the organization's Chief Executive Officer in 2024. She has a passion for learning and practicing leadership around conservation…
Annika Lilliestam
Coordinator - GINGR
Annika Lilliestam works at the Renewables Grid Initiative, based in Berlin, as the Coordinator for the Global Initiative for Nature, Grids and Renewables (GINGR). She has close to 20 years of…
Barney LONG
Senior Director Conservation Strategies
Re:wild
Barney Long is the Senior Director of Conservation Strategies at Re:wild where he oversees the species conservation, protected area management, crime prevention, exploration and restoration and…
Eden SCHMITT
Business and Biodiversity Officer
IUCN French Committee
Steve EDWARDS
Co-Chair
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Stephen Edwardshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardsstephen/ Steve currently co-chairs the Nature Positive Working Group in CEM's Impact Mitigation and Ecological Compensation thematic group.…
Melanie SCHWEIKART
Project Manager Biodiversity and Marine Conservation at the International Climat
Zukunft – Umwelt – Gesellschaft (ZUG) gGmbH
Melanie Schweikart has been working for 3 years in the International Climate Initiative (IKI), a funding programme for climate action and biodiversity conservation projects by the German Federal…
Hounada SADAT KAHALE
Chair of Board
Syrian Society for the Conservation of Wildlife
Hounada Sadat is the Chairperson of the Syrian Society for the Conservation of Wildlife since 2012. She is a leader in biodiversity conservation including establishing botanic gardens, developing…
Caroline LEES
Chair
IUCN SSC CPSG
Caroline joined the CPSG staff in 2011 as a workshop facilitator and PVA modeller. Before CPSG she worked with zoos in the UK, Europe and later in Australasia where her work included evaluating field…
Alexis GROSSKOPF
Director and Founder
African Hub for Ocean Impact (t/a OceanHub Africa)
Alexis Grosskopf is the Founder and CEO of African Hub for Ocean Impact (trading as OceanHub Africa), an ocean-impact entrepreneurship support organisation focusing on strengthening the…
Viviana Elsa Figueroa
Consultant
International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)
Viviana Figueroa, Omaguaca indigenous women, has over 20 years of professional experience working on traditional knowledge, indigenous people’s rights and women empowerment and rights. She is the…
Abdullah ALHARTHI
Manager of Rangeland Restoration
National Center for Vegetation Development and Combating Desertification
Dr. Abdullah Alharthi is a rangeland restoration specialist with a Ph.D. in Range Science & Forestry (KSU, 2022) and 14+ years of experience. He is Manager, Rangeland Rehabilitation and…
Masego MADZWAMUSE
Environment Programme Director
Oak Foundation
Masego is the Environment Programme Director at Oak Foundation where she oversees three sub-programmes, namely and respectively the Nature and People - the Regenerative Landscapes and the Marine and…
Sheherazade SHEHERAZADE
Co-Executive Director
PROGRES
I am the Co-Director of PROGRES, a conservation NGO based on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, my home. We combine knowledge-based and people-centered approaches to build a network of empowered…