All Speakers

Clara NELTOFT

Climate Finance and Investment Analyst

ICIMOD

Clara Lindhard Neltoft is a Climate Finance and Investment Analyst and Intervention Manager with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), where she and her team work as…

MD AMIRUL ISLAM

Operations Manager, Asian Farmers Association (AFA)

Asian Farmers Association for Suatainable Rural Development(AFA)

Md. Amirul Islam holds an MSc in Agricultural Science and brings 24 years of extensive experience in agriculture and food security, both in Bangladesh and internationally, with a focus on management-…

Bethany KRAFT

Sr. Director, Coastal and Marine Resilience

National Audubon Society

Bethany Carl Kraft serves as The National Audubon Society's Senior Director of Coastal and Marine Resilience. In this role, Bethany directs coastal and marine conservation programs, setting…

Bushra HUSSEIN AL JABERI

Sustainability Analyst

University of Sharjah

Sandrine Enguehard

Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer

Societe Generale

Deputy CSO since March 2024, Sandrine is notably in charge of our Nature task force and Sustainable Business.Previously Sandrine Enguehard was Heading our Sustainable finance team for SG…

Christelle SALAME

Managing Partner

Artefact

Christelle Salame is a Managing Partner at Artefact MENA and serves as the Global Industry Lead for Real Estate. She has over 14 years of consulting experience in MENA and S.E. Asia and has led large…

Krizzley ORDOñEZ

Perito en Desarrollo Comunitario

Asociación Ak' Tenamit

Krizzley Ordoñez García is an 18-year-old young Indigenous leader. She was born in the rural community of Copal La Esperanza, Coban, Guatemala. During the internal conflict, her parents fled…

Juliana GARZóN FRANCO

Student

Center of global education

I am Juliana Garzón, a student at Gimnasio Los Caobos in Colombia, where I am currently in high school. I am passionate about environmental issues, especially the conservation of nature and the…

Subrata Kumar SINGH

Executive Director

Foundation for Ecological Security

Subrata Singh is a Post Graduate in Rural Development from Xavier Institute for Social Service and has about 24 years of experience of working on issues related to community-based natural resources…

Lara HILDEBRAND

Nature Manager

Holcim

Lara has been working as a Nature Manager at Holcim since June 2024. She has a Master’s in Nature conservation from Wageningen University and Research. At Holcim Lara is in charge of topics…

Kyung Sik WOO

Chair, IUCN WCPA Geohritage Specialist Group

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Dolf DEJONG

CEO

Toronto Zoo

Dolf DeJong is the Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Zoo, where he has served since 2018. Under his leadership, the Zoo has advanced its mission of connecting people, animals, conservation…

Laura GRUBER

Senior Programs Manager

Wildlife Conservation Network

Laura Gruber is a Senior Programs Manager at the Wildlife Conservation Network (WCN), where she leads the development and expansion of WCN’s Rising Wildlife Leaders conservation and leadership…

Heloise HEYER

Conflict Sensitivity Lead

PeaceNexus Foundation

Heloise Heyer brings over 15 years of experience at the intersection of peacebuilding, international cooperation, and organisational development. She works with civil society, governments, and…

Ben AKATCH

Mobile Education Officer

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

I am a committed and passionate conservation Education Officer with relevant experience. currently I work for wildlife clubs of Kenya helping in reaching out to empower and impart the youths with the…

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…

Angie Melissa OREJUELA YUSTES

Young Professional, Protected and Conserved Areas

IUCN

Angie Orejuela is a Colombian biologist driven by a deep-rooted passion for nature conservation and a strong belief in the power of collaboration. She holds a Master of Science in Behaviour,…

Mingwen DENG

Alister Scott

Executive Director

Global Rewilding Alliance

40 year career making big change happen with sustainability as the driving purpose. Doctorate in Science Policy from the University of SussexHonorary Professor of Practice at UCL Institute for…

Laurel MCIVOR

Program Advisor, Conservation Strategy Branch

Parks Canada

Laurel McIvor works for the Parks Canada Conservation Strategy Branch as a Policy & Program Advisor for Intergovernmental Collaborations team. She liaises and collaborates with Canadian and…

Vikram AGRAWAL

Managing Director

EarthX / Trammell S. Crow Family Office

Vikram is a mission-driven, operationally-focused investment and management professional based in Dallas, Texas. Vikram is collaborating with Texan environmentalist, businessman, and…

Youssouph DIEDHIOU

Chef de Programme UICN-Sénégal

IUCN Secretariat

Je suis tiltulaire d'un doctorat en Médecin vétérinaire et d'un Master spécialisé en Gestion des Aires Protégées. J'ai 22 d'expérience professionnel dans le domaine de la conservation dont 14 ans…

Kira MILEHAM

Strategic Partnership Director, Global

IUCN Species Survival Commission

Director of Strategic PartnershipsDr Kira Mileham is a science communicator with a focus on collaborative partnerships, human behaviour change and species conservation. Kira specialises in working…

Veefeni Ingaveuya Priscilla MUNDILO

Programme Lead: Community Conservation Partnerships & Safeguards

Namibia Nature Foundation

I have worked in Namibia’s Community-Based Natural Resource Management (CBNRM) Programme since 2016, championing conservation that is led by and benefits local communities. My work focuses on…

Willow MCGRATH

Student

Center for Global Education

I’ve represented Canadian youth on matters of environmental education, human rights and the SDGs at; the National Forum for Environmental Learning, the AP Nature Ed conference, the CCUNESCO…

Jessica SWEIDAN

Trustee

Synchronicity Earth

Jessica Sweidan has been engaged in global philanthropy since she graduated from Northwestern University (USA) in 1993 alongside her husband Adam. In 2009, they launched Synchronicity Earth, a UK-…

Rashed ALSUWAIDI

PUBLIC EVENTS SPECIALISTS

Department of culture and tourism

My name is Rashed Al Suwaidi, and I work as a Public Events Specialist at the Zayed National Museum. I’m also the Vice Chair of the Department of Culture and Tourism Youth Council, where I focus on…

ludovic BRANLANT

NbS Mainstreaming Adviser

Pacific Community (SPC)

Ludovic Branlant is an experienced climate change and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) specialist with over a decade of expertise in project design, management, and policy integration across the Pacific…