All Speakers
Joel REYNOLDS
Senior attorney and stratagist
NRDC
Since 1980, Mr. Reynolds has specialized in environmental litigation and advocacy in the United States, including, since 1990, as Senior Attorney, Western Director, and Senior Strategist with the…
Amanda BIRNBAUM
Lead Scientist-Horticulture
Emirates Global Aluminum
Amanda is Lead Scientist for Horticulture at Emirates Global Aluminum, where she spearheads bauxite residue R&D focused on developing best management practices for manufactured soils derived from…
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…
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,…
Olga BIEGUS
Project manager
IUCN
Olga Biegus is a conservation project manager and researcher with extensive international experience in programme design, evaluation, and stakeholder engagement. She manages the IUCN WCPA…
Menelaos MEGARIOTIS
Principal
Strategy&
●Bio SummaryMenelaos Megariotis is a Principal at Strategy& in Dubai. He is an experienced strategy consultant with a focus on the topics of Energy, Sustainability, and Innovation. He has worked…
CARLOS ANDRES RODRIGUEZ GOMEZ
ECODETOURS COORDINATOR
PARA LA NATURALEZA
Carlos Andrés Rodríguez GómezMasters in Science / Ecology and Evolution from the University of Puerto Rico - Río Piedras Campus (2013).Bachellor's degree in Biology from the University of Puerto Rico…
Amrei VON HASE
Biodiversity and mitigation specialist
Wildlife Conservation Society
Amrei is an ecologist with a PhD from the University of Cape Town. Between 2009 and 2019 she was the Science Lead for the international multi-stakeholder Business and Biodiversity Offset Programme (…
Marion ADENEY
Director of Amazon and Fire Programs
Conservation X Labs
Marion Adeney is Director of Amazon and Fire Programs at Conservation X Labs (CXL). A conservation ecologist with over twenty years of experience in tropical forest conservation, she specializes in…
Olga SHKABARDNYA
General Director
Energy for Development
General Director of the non-profit organization “Energy for Development”, Head of CSR and Internal Communications at the State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom". She graduated from the Faculty of…
Armia Fahmi
Aceh Tamiang District
Irjen. Pol. (Ret.) Armia Fahmi (born October 12, 1966) is the Regent of Aceh Tamiang for the 2025–2030 period. A retired two-star general of the Indonesian National Police (Polri), his last…
Hui REN
GEF and GCF Task Manager
IUCN
As the GEF/GCF Task Manager at IUCN, Hui Ren oversees the formulation and implementation of GEF and GCF projects across the West Asia portfolio. Since 2022, including her experience as a Climate…
Ilad VIVAS
Profesional asociado a la investigacion
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
I am a Venezuelan early career biologist, specialising in the ecology of vertebrate apex predator populations, behavioural ecology, conservation and wildlife management. For the past five years, I…
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…
Jochen RENGER
Director
GIZ
Jochen RengerDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHDirector of the Climate Change, Rural Development, Infrastructure DivisionJochen Renger is Director of the Climate…
Francisco Armando ARIAS-ISAZA
Director General
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras José Benito Vives de Andreis
Peter Thomson
UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean
United Nations
Ambassador Peter Thomson is the UN Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for the Ocean, in which role he leads global support for the implementation of UN Sustainable Development Goal 14, to conserve and…
Anna LEE-CARSWELL
Manager, Intergovernmental Collaboration
Parks Canada
Anna Lee-Carswell has worked for Parks Canada since 2007 and is currently the Manager, Intergovernmental Collaboration within the Protected Areas Establishment and Conservation Directorate, working…
Christy WILLIAMS
NEOM
Amirtharaj Christy Williams is Director of Land Conservation at NEOM, where he leads the development and management of the NEOM Nature Reserve’s land area, including one of the world’s largest…
Helene HOFFMANN
Project Manager International Climate Initiative
Zukunft-Umwelt-Gesellschaft gGmbH
Helene Hoffmann has been a Project Manager at the International Climate Initiative (IKI) for three years, a funding programme for climate action and biodiversity conservation projects funded by the…
Yendoukoa TIGUIBE
Chef Projet
ONG GEVAPAF
Diploma: Master of Science in Agronomy, specializing in Valorization and Sustainable Management of Animal ResourcesExperience: 12 years of experience in rural development, specifically in the…
Evgeniya LESHINA
Program Manager
Protected Areas Embassy
Leshina EvgeniiaDate of birth 19/07/1986Environmental education specialist. Certified interpreter of natural and cultural values. Eco-lessons creator. Ecotrails and visit-centers developer …
Sana TAKTAK
Présidente
ACG
Sana Taktak Keskes has been working in Occupational health since 1997. She is in charge of health, hygiene, safety, and environment in a Petroleum company. She is a professional Trainer in…
Shanna CHALLENGER
Offshore Islands Conservation Programme Coordinator`
Environmental Awareness Group
Shanna Challenger is a wildlife conservationist from Antigua and Barbuda, known for leading endangered species recovery and island restoration in the Caribbean. With nearly a decade of experience,…
Mohamed Faiz
Mohamed Faiz
YVETTE RUNNING HORSE COLLIN
Principal Science Officer
Taku Skan Skan Wasakliyapi: Global Institute for Traditional Science
Dr. Yvette Running Horse Collin (Tašunke Iyanke Wiŋ) is the Executive Director and Principal Science Officer for Taku Skan Skan Wasakliyapi: Global Institute for Traditional Sciences (GIFTS…
Daniela CAJIAO
Dr.
Wageningen University and Research
Dr. Daniela Cajiao is a post-doctoral researcher. Her research has focused on Antarctic tourism, with a particular emphasis on analyzing the environmental and social dimensions of this activity.…
Diny Hartiningtias
Program & Fundraising Manager
Yayasan Belantara
Diny Hartiningtias is graduated from the School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University in 2019. She received the CIFOR/USAID Fellowship to completed her master degree. Her research is focused on…