All Speakers
Sebastian WINKLER
Director General
CIC-International Council for Game and Wildlife Conservation
Sebastian Winkler is a Mexican-French-German-Swiss national who grew up and worked on 3 continents while being resident in more than 20 countries. Currently he is Senior International Policy Advisor…
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…
Wai Kit TING
Youth Programme Coordinator
Mandai Nature
Wai Kit is the Youth Programme Coordinator at Mandai Nature, leading initiatives to engage young people in conservation across Singapore and Southeast Asia. He cofounded the CITES Global Youth…
Alain NDOLI
Regional Programme Manager for Land Systems -ESARO
IUCN Secretariat
Alain Ndoli holds a PhD in agroforestry from Wageningen University. From 2010 to 2013, he has been involved in lecturing at the University of Rwanda and conducting research on the reclamation of…
Jihad ALSAWAIR
Ministry of Environment of Jordan
Dr. Jihad AlsawairSenior environmental expert with 25+ years of experience in environmental protection, climate action, green growth, environmental monitoring, and waste management. Proven track…
Katalin CZIPPAN
nature education expert
Blue Planet Foundation
Strategic Advisor & Nature Education for Sustainability Co-Chair Katalin Czippan is an educator with experience in the field of environmental and sustainability education and communication…
Said GUTIERREZ
Protected Areas Program Director
Yaaxche Conservation Trust
Said holds a BSc in Natural Resource Management from the University of Belize and an MSc in Conservation and Biodiversity from the University of Exeter in the UK. With 15 years of experience in…
Aristide Takoukam Kamla
President
African Marine Conservation Organization
Aristide Takoukam Kamla is a National Geographic Explorer, Whitley Award winner, marine researcher, and conservationist. Since 2008, Kamla has worked on the conservation of the African manatee and…
Mirza KUSRINI
Lecturer
IPB University/Indonesia Species Specialist Group
As wildlife ecologist, Mirza focuses on the conservation of amphibians and reptiles in tropical forest ecosystems. She also doing research on the trade in amphibians and reptiles, and human wildlife…
Monika BERTZKY
Senior Manager and Head of Safeguards
Asesoramiento Ambiental Estrategico (AAE)
20 years of experience in international conservation, and ca 10 years of experience on environmental and social safeguards in conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation and sustainable…
Gustavo ALANIS ORTEGA
Director Ejecutivo
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA)
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…
Renée BRUNELLE
Environmental Advisor
SOCODEVI
Renée Brunelle has worked in the environmental sector and international cooperation for over 25 years, serving as an environmental advisor, environmental consultant, project manager, and…
Amran HAMZAH
Professor
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
Dr. Amran Hamzah is a Professor in Tourism Planning at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and his area of specialisation is the interface between community-based ecotourism and conservation. In addition…
Angelito TENORIO
Angelito TENORIO
Patrick KIMANI
Director
Coastal and Marine Resource Development
Dr. Patrick Kimani (PhD) is a co-director at Coastal and Marine Resource Development (COMRED- https://comred.or.ke/ ). He serves as the Technical Advisor on Fisheries Governance, Livelihoods and…
Adriana Bacheschi
Director-National Parks Establishment
P
Adriana Bacheschi is the Director of National Parks Establishment at Parks Canada. In this role, she leads initiatives related to the creation and expansion of Canada's national parks in…
Simon AWAD
Executive Director
EEC /ELCJHL
Simon I. Awad, Executive Director, Environmental Education Center of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.Simon Awad, is the Executive Director of the Environmental…
Finn ROSS
Founder
Ocean Balance
Kia ora, I am a kiwi entrepreneur, climate scientist and adventurer. I am a University of Canterbury Honours Alumni, a Provost Scholarship Recipient to the University of California Davis where I…
Maher MAHJOUB
Director
IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
Maher Mahjoub brings over 25 years of experience in the conservation sector. He is the Director of the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation in Málaga, Spain. Since joining IUCN in 2011 as North…
Ricardo OLA
Ingeniero Agronomo
Productor Agrícola
Ricardo Baldomero Ola Huitz, a Guatemalan agricultural engineer specializing in fruit and vegetable growing, with 14 years of experience in peach production. He is a producer and owner of an orchard…
Mark VAN DER WAL
Senior Ecologist - Focal point Extractives
IUCN National Committee of The Netherlands
Tropical ecologist by training. I have worked the 1st 14 year of my career in, mostly very remote settings, in S.America, East Indonesia and Central Africa. Since 2004, based in Amsterdam and working…
Axel HOCHKIRCH
Curator for Ecology
Musée national d'histoire naturelle Luxembourg
Axel Hochkirch is Head of Conservation Biology at the National Museum of Natural History in Luxembourg and associate professor in the Department of Biogeography at Trier University, Germany. He…
Pierre-Alexandre MOUSSA
Head of Climate, Impact and Sustainable Investments
TP ICAP EUROPE
Pierre-Alexandre Moussa is an expert in Impact finance and climate investment solutions, with over 20 years of experience in capital markets and more than 6 years in sustainability projects spanning…
Todd EDWARDS
Manager Nature and Science
Fortescue
Todd Edwards is Manager, Nature & Science at Fortescue, leading programs in baseline and post-approval biodiversity, offsets, and the company’s Biodiversity Net Positive Strategy. He has over 20…
Dindo CAMPILAN
Asia Regional Director & Hub Director for Oceania
IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature
Dr. Campilan directs the UCN regional hub for Asia and Oceania. Prior to joining IUCN in 2021, he served in similar senior programme leadership and executive management roles with the CGIAR,…
Gary MAIDMENT
Communications Manager
Huawei
Gary Maidment has been with Huawei since 2014 and currently works as Communications Manager for Huawei’s TECH4ALL Program Office. He is responsible for promoting TECH4ALL projects, including the…
James ALLEN
Executive Director
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
James Allen is director and co-founder of Olab, a Brazilian organization seeking to address climate challenges linked to forests and food systems. Olab has been leading the facilitation of multi…