All Speakers
Ming ZENG
Project Manager, TECH4ALL programme office
Huawei Technologies
As project manager of Huawei TECH4LL programme office, She’s responsible for the partnership development and project management in TECH4ALL’s environment domain since 2020. Before joining Huawei, She…
Janice CHANSON
Species Assessment and Australasia Manager
Re:wild
Sayuki MIZOKAMI
Technical Officer
Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Technical Officer, Biodiversity Strategy Office, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Angela Andrade
Chair IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management
IUCN
Commission Chair. Anthropologist specialized in Human Geography and Land Evaluation, with an MSc in Land Ecology from ITC – University of Twente, the Netherlands. She brings more than 30 years…
Pierre CARRET
Grant Director
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Pierre Carret is an agronomist and expert in biodiversity conservation. For the last twenty years he has worked on nature conservation programs with several international organizations. His career…
Antonieta COSTA
Director of Conservation Education
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025
Antonieta Costa – PhD in Education. Assistant Professor at Lisbon University for 15 years in the pedagogy area. Director of Conservation Education at Lisbon Zoo since 2007 – defines, develops…
SENYACEN RAMIREZ
Coral Biologist
Families in Nature, Tela Marine
Senyacen Ramírez is a Honduran biologist who graduated from the National Autonomous University of Honduras. She served as the Marine Aquarium Manager at Tela Marine, gaining experience in the care of…
Ndapanda KANIME
Senior Programme Officer
SADC Secretariat
Ms Ndapanda Kanime, Senior Programme Officer responsbible for Natural Resources and Wildlife- SADC SecretariatNdapanda, a Namibian national, is currently a Senior Programme Officer responsible for…
Frédérique THOMAS
Directrice Sénégal
SOCODEVI
A graduate of HEC Montréal in finance and international economics, Frédérique Thomas obtained a master’s degree in management and international development from the Université de Sherbrooke, and a…
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…
Juan Julián VARGAS VELAZCO
Field Manager
Faunam, A. C.
Juan Vargas, is a seasoned conservationist with over 22 years of experience in species recovery. Since 2002, he has led field operations for the reintroduction of the California Condor in Baja…
Silole MALIH
Program Manager
IMPACT Kenya
Silole Malih is an Ilaikipiak Maasai from Laikipia North, Kenya, with a background in Range Ecology, Environmental Conservation, and Natural Resources Management. She has an unwavering passion for…
Youbo ZHUANG
ZHUANG Youbo is a tenured associate professor and doctoral supervisor in the Department of Landscape Architecture at the School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, and serves as the deputy director…
YANG XI
General Manager Assistant
CPIC
Yang Xi is a seasoned professional with a Master’s degree in Cartography & Geographic Information Systems (Renmin University) and over six years of specialized expertise in agricultural insurance…
Pramod KUMAR SHARMA
Senior Director of Education
Foundation for Environmental Education
Dr Pramod Kumar Sharma is the Senior Director of Education with the Foundation for Environmental Education (FEE). An Education for Sustainable Development professional with over 27 years of…
Carl BRUCH
Director, International Programs
Environmental Law Institute
Carl Bruch is the Director of International Programs at ELI and the Executive Director of the Environmental Peacebuilding Association. His research focuses on making environmental law work. He…
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…
Yana GEVORGYAN
Director of Secretariat
Group on Earth Observations
Yana is a visionary leader with a unique global perspective, adept at strategic change, and a systems thinker. With over 25 years of experience spanning public, private and intergovernmental sectors…
Shira YASHPHE
Director of Wildlife Crime & Policy
Cheetah Conservation Fund
I am a veterinary doctor and international conservation expert with over a decade of experience leading wildlife protection, animal welfare, and policy initiatives in complex, cross-border…
Ralf SEPPELT
Director
Luxembourg Centre fro Socio-Environmental Systems
Ralf Seppelt is a German mathematician, academic and author. He is a professor of Landscape Ecology and Renewable Resource Economics at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, and was heading of…
Laila ABDULLATIF
Director General
ENWWF
Laila Mostafa AbdullatifDirector General of Emirates Nature - WWFLaila Mostafa Abdullatif is the Director General of Emirates Nature-WWF – the UAE-based environmental charity and NGO that works in…
Nurul WINARNI
Biologist
Research Center for Climate Change-Universitas Indonesia
Prior to joining RCCC-UI, Nurul Winarni has been worked as a field biologist for years and has worked in various field research projects, from observing game animal to bird, primates, and butterflies…
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…
Reaksmey Luy
Executive Director
Culture and Environment Preservation Association
Shuhel BOSHOR
Sustainable & Transition Finance Advisor
Barclays Plc
Shuhel Boshor is part of the Group Sustainability team at Barclays, working across Banking and Markets to deliver sustainable and transition finance advisory to clients. His work contributes to…
Miguel TORRES
Red List Systems Manager
IUCN
Miguel Torres is the Red List Systems Manager at IUCN, where he oversees the infrastructure and software underpinning the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. He holds an MSc in Civil Engineering –…
Nicholas MURRAY
Associate Professor
James Cook University
Dr Nicholas Murray is Associate Professor in Global Ecology and Conservation at James Cook University. Nick's research focuses on delivering the science necessary to inform local-to-global scale…
Anne-Sophie LAPOINTE
International Affairs Advisor
Gouvernement du Québec