All Speakers

Melanie HEATH

SENIOR DIRECTOR – GLOBAL PROGRAMME OFFICE at TRAFFIC

TRAFFIC

Senior Director of Global Programmes at TRAFFIC. Leading role in the development, promotion and marketing of the work of the Global Programme Office, with specific attention to global and multi-…

seokwoo LEE

director general

Korea Arboreta and Gardens Institute

Ann Laure GASPARDO

Biodiversity Mission Officer

Climate Chance - International Coalition Biodiversity Corridors in Africa

Savina CARLUCCIO

Sino Tohirzoda

NDA Secretariat

Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan

Lukasz CZERWINSKI

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…

Sumin George THOMAS

Senior Programme Coordinator

Keystone Foundation

Sumin George Thomas is Senior Programme Coordinator at Keystone Foundation, where he co-leads the Biodiversity Programme and guides organisation development, governance, and grants management. With…

Annie HAQUE

PMO Manager

Posterity Institute

Annie Haque is a Project Manager at the International Advisory Group (IAG), where she supports the delivery of strategic projects focused on sustainability, leadership development, public sector…

JOSEPHINE LAKA

FPIC Officer

Food and Agriculture Organization

Josephine Laka is an agriculture and community development specialist with extensive experience in rural livelihoods, conservation, and women’s empowerment in Papua New Guinea (PNG). She is currently…

Mark LECKIE

Programme Officer

Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool

Mark Leckie is a Programme Officer at the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT), supporting companies, financial institutions, and conservation organizations in integrating biodiversity…

Pragyan Raj POKHREL

Senior Programme Officer

IUCN

Pragyan Raj Pokhrel is an ecosystem restoration and socio-economics expert with over a decade of experience at the intersection of community-based conservation, land degradation, and sustainable…

Shahid KHAN

Scientist

ENVIRONMENT AGENCY ABU DHABI

I have spend the last two decades studying the biodiversity particularly avifauna of the UAE being associated with Environment Agency Abu Dhabi as a scientist. Most of our work has been to study…

ARBY PAULYN RAE DUERO

Advocacy Officer (PCP4NbS)

Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation / Forest Foundation Philippines/Forest Foundation Philippines

Arby Duero is an environmental advocate and aspiring environmental scientist, with a focus on waste management, climate change, resource management, nature-based solutions, communications, and…

Naïk FAUCON

European & International Affairs Officer

OFB. Office français de la biodiversité.

Multicultural experience in capacity building (individual, organizational, and systemic) in the field of biodiversity protection, conservation, and restoration.

Stuart BUTCHART

Chief Scientist

BirdLife International

Stuart Butchart is Chief Scientist at BirdLife International – a global Partnership of over 120 national environmental organisations.

Gray THORNTON

President and CEO

Wild Sheep Foundation

Gray N. Thornton is President & CEO of the Wild Sheep Foundation (WSF) the world’s leading wild sheep conservation organization. Prior to joining WSF, Thornton served 18 years in leadership…

Velvizhi S

Area Director, Coastal Resources and Fisheries

M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation

Dr. S. Velvizhi, holding a Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Oceanography, has dedicated 22 years to small-scale fisheries development. Since 2002, she has worked with marine fishing communities along…

Edy Reynaldo DARIQUEBE LAURA

Indigenous Expert

FENAMAD

Edy Dariquebe, community leaderand director of the Native Federationof the Madre de Dios River and Tributaries.

Ali AL SHEHHI

Laura SONTER

Technical Director - Science & Policy

The Biodiversity Consultancy

Dr Laura Sonter is Technical Director for Science and Policy at The Biodiversity Consultancy and an Adjunct Associate Professor at The University of Queensland. With over 15 years’ experience at the…

Xiqiang Song

Head of Hainan institute of National Park

Hainan Institute of National Park

Shaikha Al Dhaheri

Secretary General

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD)

Her Excellency Dr. Shaikha Salem Al Dhaheri serves as the Secretary General of the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD), the largest environmental regulator in the Middle East. Since her appointment…

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…

Bandana SHAKYA

Lead, Landscape

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

Bandana Shakya leads ICIMOD’s Landscapes portfolio, driving the Centre’s interventions on Springshed Management, Rangelands and Wetlands, Incentives for Biodiversity and Landscapes, and Human–…

Doreen Simiyu NASIMIYU

Communication Monitoring and Evaluation Lead

Community Action for Nature Conservaation

Doreen Nasimiyu Simiyu is a seasoned professional with over 15 years of experience in environmental conservation, fisheries governance, and policy advocacy across the South West Indian Ocean region.…

Kerry MAX

Deputy director, Partnering for Climate

Global Affairs Canada

Kerry has over thirty years of experience in international development practice including policy, programming and research, focused on climate change adaptation and addressing drivers of biodiversity…

Malak CHALBI

Project Management Officer

Sahara and Sahel Observatory (OSS)

Environmental professional passionate about wildlife, with a background in agronomy, biodiversity conservation, ecosystem and wildlife management, project management, and knowledge dissemination.…