All Speakers
Rene BEYERS
Researcher
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Rene is a conservation biologist at the University of British Columbia with extensive international experience in wildlife management, ecological monitoring, and ecosystem recovery. He has a broad…
Vinamra MATHUR
Director, Biodiversity Indicators Program
Colorado Natural Heritage Program
Vinamra is the Director for the Biodiversity Indicators Program at the Colorado Natural Heritage Program. He brings over a decade of professional experience working on issues at the intersection of…
RIA DAS
Lawyer
Supreme court of India
Ria Das is a human rights lawyer and early career researcher based in India. Her work areas are anti corruption, human rights, illegal detention, juvenile justice, and environmental crimes. She is…
Matthew LEWIS
Great Apes & Gibbons Program Officer
Arcus Foundation
Matthew has served as a Program Officer with the Arcus Foundation’s Great Apes & Gibbons Program since 2023, bringing extensive experience in wildlife research and conservation, particularly in…
Charles Karangwa
Global Head Nature-based Solutions
IUCN
Charles Karangwa is the Global Head of Nature-based Solutions Centre at IUCN. He was recently appointed to advise Her Excellency Razan Mubarak, IUCN President and COP28-COP 29 High Level Climate…
XIN CAO
Associate Professor, BFU Director of the Joint Lab of Heritage & Landscape Cons
Beijing Forestry University, School of Landscape Architecture
Xin Cao is an Associate Professor at the School of Landscape Architecture of Beijing Forestry University, and the BFU director of the Joint Lab of Heritage & Landscape…
Jenny RAMAROLALA
Communication and Advocacy Officer
FAPBM
Joshua AYUO
Programmes Manager
Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association
Joshua Ayuo is a development professional with over a decade of experience in program leadership, institutional strategy, and impact-focused fundraising. As Programmes Manager at…
Christel DELMAS
Director Environmental Services
CLS
Working togehter with engineers, scientists, institutions to think, create and deploy space based solutions to monitor, understand, protect and sustainably manage our planet resources
BERTA MEDRANO
Arquitecta ecológa
Asociación GAIA El Salvador
Founder and Director of the Gaia Association of El Salvador, an architect with a postgraduate degree in landscape analysis and territorial planning, specializing in executive and managerial…
Januario NASCIMENTO
Président
ADAD
Januario Nascimento is PhD in Water Management Ressources. President of Environnement NGO ADAD
Shannon AMES
Executive Director
Low Impact Hydropower Institute
Shannon Ames is Executive Director of the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI), a national non-profit working to recognize and support hydropower that prioritizes environmental, recreational,…
Mayra Lissette MOTTA PADILLA
Viceministra VISAR
MAGA
My name is Mayra Motta, I was born on January 17, 1971. I studied veterinary medicine at the University of San Carlos in Guatemala. I worked there before graduating, supporting teaching staff. I then…
Marco CARIAS MEJIA
Áreas Protegidas y desarrollo ecorregional
UICN
Marco Antonio Carias Mejía is a Forestry professional with a solid track record in natural resource management, with experience in government institutions (such as the Honduran Forestry Development…
Salwa AL MAFLAHI
Elaina COX
Indigenous Stewardship and Conservation
Parks Canada Agency - Agence Parcs Canada
Elaina Cox is a Top 25 Environmentalist Under 25 award winner equipped with several years of experience in environmental, climate and sustainability work through affiliations with governments,…
Won Wa Musiti BIHINI
Congo Basin Affiliate Consultant
Synchronicity-Earth
I have been an Affiliate Consultant with Synchronicity Earth since 2018 for its Congo Basin Programme. I bring over thirty years of professional experience, including nearly twenty years of an…
Olivia QingYang CHENG
Student
Centre for Global Education
My name is Olivia Cheng. I’m 16 years old from Canada, and I'm incredibly grateful and empowered to bring conservation efforts to youth and youth to the conservation space. This cause is extremely…
Johanna NILSSON
Program Director
The WILD Foundation
As a lifelong advocate for nature and cultural integrity, I work with fellow indigenous Sámi to defend our ecosystems, traditions, and ways of life. I am committed to translating decades of…
Sadiki Lotha LAISER
Biodiversity and Climate Change Expert
African Union Commission (AUC)
Laiser is a passionate natural resource; water, biodiversity, wildlife, wetlands, marine, environmental and agroforestry & Climate Lead/expert in science-policy and decision-making synergies with…
AURELIEN GARREAU
COORDINATEUR DEVELOPPEMENT ORGANISATIONNEL
PPI-CEPF
Geographer with a strong interest on marine and coastal ecosystems, I have been supporting local environmental NGOs since 2012 first in Vanuatu, Benin, Togo, and now in Cabo Verde, Senegal, Guinea,…
SONALI GHOSH
IUCN WCPA Regional Vice Chair
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Regional Vice Chair, South Asia. I bring in more than 15 years of field experience of living and working in some of the critical ecosystems such as Terai grasslands of the Indian subcontinent.…
Frank HAWKINS
Science and Policy Advisor
IUCN
Frank Hawkins is a conservation biologist and policy advisor with many years of experience working with governments, civil society and local communities in Africa and around the world. His main focus…
Giulia COSTA I DOMINGO
Programme Associate
IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Giulia Costa Domingo is part of the Ecosystem Resilience and Spatial Planning Programme at the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, based in Málaga, Spain. In her role as a Programme Associate…
Cara MARTEL
Manager of Conservation Breeding & Reintroduction
Re:wild
Cara Martel is a conservation leader specializing in species survival, breeding programs, and ecosystem restoration. As the Manager of Conservation Breeding & Reintroduction at Re:wild, she works…
Hana NIMRY
Nature Reserves Management
Royal Commission for AlUla, KSA
With over a decade of experience in environmental sustainability and the tourism industry, Hana Nimry has managed and led numerous tourism development projects focused on adventure tourism, community…
Tiana ANDRIAMANANA
CEO
FANAMBY
Born and raised in Madagascar, Tiana Andriamanana joined Fanamby in 2009 as the executive director's assistant and, since 2018, has led the organization as Chief Executive Officer. In a country…
Philippa BRAKES
Research Fellow
Massey University
Philippa Brakes is a behavioural ecologist and marine mammal biologist. Her research on social learning and culture in cetaceans and other non-humans, uses a combination of theoretical and empirical…