All Speakers
Dolly PRIATNA
Lecturer
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Doctorate degree in wildlife spatial ecology obtained from the Department of Forest Resources Conservation, Bogor Agricultural University. Professional career began when he was a researcher at the…
Sarah MASTON
Co-Chair, Impact Technology Champions
Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime
Sarah is an award-winning inventor and futurist. She has a unique ability to look at the world differently, to see the interconnectedness and inner workings of people, processes and planet. She…
Tania AMMOUR
Member of 20y SV Team; Senior Advisor ORMACC RD
IUCN
Tania has an extensive experience in the design, implementation, technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as in other…
Antonella Battaglini
CEO
Renewables Grid Initiative
Antonella Battaglini is the CEO of the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), which she founded in 2009. RGI is a unique collaboration of NGOs and TSOs from across Europe, promoting…
Anke SALZMANN
Program Manager
Boticario Group Foundation
A forestry engineer with 13 years of experience in nature conservation, Anke is a Project Manager at Boticario Group Foundation. She led the creation and implementation of the Viva Agua, an…
Marc ROSIERS
Senior Advisor
European Landowners Organisation
Since 2016, Marc Rosiers is managing director of MR F&A Consult which serves its clients with independent, evidence-based and applicable advice on strategic management (strategy design, business…
Enni KALLIO
Programme Officer, Climate Change
IUCN
Enni Kallio is a Programme Officer at the IUCN European Regional Office in Bonn, advancing the work on ecosystem-based climate adaptation. She has over eight years of experience working in…
Elise MARQUIS
Senior Director
The Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue Center
Elise is a marine ecologist with a deep passion for studying coastal and pelagic ecosystems, as well as the dynamics of marine food web, with a particular focus on planktonic communities. For more…
AMELIA ARREGUIN PRADO
Coordinator / Project officer
CBD Women's Caucus & Forest Peoples Programme
Amelia Arreguín Prado is the Regional Vice Chair for Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean at IUCN CEESP. A specialist in gender justice, human rights, and environment, she has extensive…
Hiba AL SHEHHI
Hiba AL SHEHHI
Liette VASSEUR
Professor/ UNESCO Chair
Brock University
Deputy Chair - Commission on Ecosystem Management. Dr. Vasseur is a full professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Brock University. She is a member of the Environmental…
Oscar Joel Rosales Lemus
Director
ASOPROGAL
With 25 years of experience in the field of non-governmental organizations in the Caribbean of Guatemala, where I have developed experiences and lessons learned in the management of protected areas…
Patricia CLAVERIE
Vice President Environment & Social Performance
TotalEnergies SE
Patricia has carried out the larger part of her professional career in the Oil and Gas industry, in a variety of commercial and operational management roles. She also worked with the…
Paul Bunje
President
Conservation X Labs
Paul Bunje is the co-founder and President of Conservation X Labs, a leading organization bringing innovation to global conservation threats. Conservation X Labs harnesses technology and…
Sean SOUTHEY
CEO
Canadian Wildlife Federation / IUCN CEC
CEO, Canadian Wildlife Federation; Chair, IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (CEC)Sean Southey has over 30 years of experience in the international development and communications field.…
Nirmala SÉON-MASSIN
Director of Expertise
Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Poovalingum MOODLEY
Defending Territories of Life
ICCA Consortium
Poovalingum (Pooven) Moodley is an international human rights and environmental lawyer from South Africa and a social justice activist. Pooven co-founded the Earthrise Collective which weaves ancient…
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…
Christopher DUNN
Executive Director
Cornell Botanic Gardenws
Christopher is the Elizabeth N. Wilds Executive Director of Cornell Botanic Gardens of Cornell University and is Chair of the IUCN National Committee for the USA. He is a botanist and conservation…
Hesham El-Askary
Professor
Chapman University
Prof. El-Askary received his Ph.D. in Computational Sciences and Informatics from George Mason University in 2004 along with his two MS degrees in Computational sciences and Earth Systems Sciences.…
Franck COURCHAMP
Franck COURCHAMP
Renato MATSEN
Director
Brazilian Federal Police
Renato Madsen Arruda has been a Federal Police Chief since 2008 and currently serves as Deputy Director of the Amazon and Environment Division (DAMAZ) and General Coordinator for the Protection of…
Stephen SUTI AGALO
Stephen SUTI AGALO
Manal ALNAQBI
GIS Technician
Ekthar
Manal Alnaqbi is an Emirati GIS and Remote Sensing Technician with a Master of Science in Remote Sensing and GIS. She works in the wildlife conservation field, focusing on spatial analysis, habitat…
Noor BADER
Student
Ecoherence New York University Abu Dhabi
Nour Bader is a biology undergraduate at New York University Abu Dhabi, specializing in Brain and Cognitive Sciences with minors in Psychology and Anthropology. Passionate about neuroscience and…
Michael CLIFFORD
Strategy Director
Reverse the Red
A deep love of natural, simplicity, and finding the richest flavors and experiences in life, Michael, with his wife, son, and dog live on thier small urban farm-ecosystem in Kansas, United States. He…
Melissa LEACH
Executive Director
Cambridge Conservation Initiative
Melissa Leach is Executive Director of the Cambridge Conservation initiative (CCI), a collaboration between ten world-leading nature and biodiversity organisations with the University of Cambridge,…
Michelle BENDER
Legal Counsel and Head of Ocean Rights
Ocean Vision Legal
Michelle is the creator and leading expert in the movement towards "Ocean Rights," the application of Rights of Nature in the ocean policy seascape. She has provided her expertise to Rights of Nature…