All Speakers

Speaker Evan FREUND
Evan FREUND

Senior Director, Sustainable Infrastructure

WWF

Evan Freund is a senior director for sustainable infrastructure and finance on the WWF-US Forest team. In this role, he manages programming around infrastructure design, finance, and development,…
Speaker Evelyn Ndlovu
Evelyn Ndlovu

Minister of Environment, Climate and Wildlife

Government of Zimbabwe

HON. DR. EVELYN NDLOVU, MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, CLIMATE AND WILDLIFE, REPUBLIC OF ZIMBABWE. PROFESSIONAL LIFE • She possesses an affluence of leadership skills and experience both in public and…
Speaker Evelyn UNDERWOOD
Evelyn UNDERWOOD

Senior policy analyst

Institute for European Environmental Policy

Evelyn heads IEEP’s Biodiversity and Ecosystems team since June 2021, and has been a policy analyst in the team since 2012. Her areas of expertise include implementation of EU biodiversity policy,…
Speaker Evgeniya LESHINA
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 …
Speaker Ewald RAMETSTEINER
Ewald RAMETSTEINER

Deputy Director

FAO of the UN

Mr Ewald Rametsteiner is a forester from Austria who has been working as the Deputy Director, Forestry Division, NFO, since 1 April 2019. He worked as Programme Coordinator (Global Delivery) of FAO's…
Speaker Fabiana LOPES ROCHA
Fabiana LOPES ROCHA

CSS Brazil Head officer | CPSG HQ Program Officer

IUCN SSC Conservation Planning Specialist Group | Center for Species Survival Brazil

I am a wildlife veterinarian and ecologist, holding an MS degree in Ecology and Conservation from the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul and a Ph.D. in Science from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation…
Speaker Fabien KUFEL
Fabien KUFEL

Nature-based Solutions Programme officer

IUCN French Committee

Fabien Kufel is the project manager for “Nature-based Solutions” at the IUCN French Committee and has been working on this concept for seven years. Initially involved in setting up the LIFE…
Speaker Fabio VAZ RIBEIRO DE ALMEIDA
Fabio VAZ RIBEIRO DE ALMEIDA

Executive Coordinator

ISPN

Anthropologist and executive coordinator of the Institute for Society, Population, and Nature (ISPN) in Brazil, a non-governmental organization for the development of social equity and environmental…
Speaker Fabrice STEPHENSON
Fabrice STEPHENSON

NUAcT Fellow

Newcastle University

Fabrice Stephenson is a marine ecologist at Newcastle University and a thematic Vice Chair for the WCPA Marine Thematic Group. His research has primarily focused on exploring the spatial patterns and…
Speaker Facundo ODRIOZOLA
Facundo ODRIOZOLA

Agriculture Officer

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

Policy Officer with over seven years of experience at the intersection of environmental law, governance, and public policy. Skilled in regulatory analysis, comparative research, and drafting policy…
Speaker FADI GHANEM
FADI GHANEM

President

Lebanon National Committee of IUCN Members

Fadi Ghanem is the founder and President of Ghadi Environmental Association, a Lebanese national organization dedicated to protecting the environment, preserving natural diversity and preventing…
Speaker Fahd ALGUTHMY
Fahd ALGUTHMY

Senior Environmental Finance & Blue Economy Specialist

SHAMS

Dr Al-Guthmy is a multi-disciplined professional with over 15 years of experience spanning the private sector, government, and non-governmental organizations.He is currently a Senior Environmental…
Speaker Faizah SLEHAT
Faizah SLEHAT

Manager of NbS

IUCN-ROWA

Faizah Slehat is the Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) Manager at the International Union for Conservation of Nature – Regional Office for West Asia (IUCN ROWA). She leads the design and implementation of…
Speaker Fan CHANG
Fan CHANG
Fan Zhang is the Lead Economist and Global Lead for Water Economics at the World Bank. She previously worked in the Offices of the Chief Economist for Infrastructure; South Asia; and Europe and…
Speaker Fanny CORNEJO
Fanny CORNEJO

Yunkawasi

Speaker Fanny ROUXELIN
Fanny ROUXELIN

Terrestrial Biodiversity Director

WWF France

Fanny Rouxelin has dedicated over a decade to supporting public and private organisations with their climate and nature transition strategies. She is now Director of the Terrestrial Biodiversity Unit…
Speaker Fanourios-Nikol SAKELLARAKIS
Fanourios-Nikol SAKELLARAKIS

Mediterranean Institute for Nature and Anthropos (MedINA)

Fanourios-Nikolaos (Fanikos) Sakellarakis is an environmental scientist specializing in ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation, with more than a decade of professional experience in…
Speaker FANY KUIRU CASTRO
FANY KUIRU CASTRO

abogada

Coordinadora de Organizaciones Indígenas de la Cuenca Amazónica

Speaker Faouzia CHARFI
Faouzia CHARFI

Présidente

Comité national des Membres de l'UICN de Tunisie

Faouzia Charfi – CheikhrouhaCurrently Professor Emeritus, University Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Biology DepartmentFormerly Full Professor Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences…
Fares FAISAL AL HAMMADI
Fares FAISAL AL HAMMADI
Speaker Fares KHOURY
Fares KHOURY

Chair

Jordan BirdWatch Association

Co-Founder of NGO “Jordan BirdWatch”; Study of Biology and Animal Ecology at the Universities of Cologne and Bonn, Germany. Professor of Animal Ecology at the Hashemite University and the American…
Speaker Faria TARUS
Faria TARUS

Program Officer- Species Conservation

IUCN Secretariat

Faria Tarus is a conservation professional with over 10 years of experience in biodiversity and natural resource management. She currently serves as a Programme Officer with the International Union…
Speaker Faridah IBRAHIM
Faridah IBRAHIM

IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Fatima AHMED
Fatima AHMED

Scientific Researcher

EPAA

An Environmental Researcher and Analyst at the Environment & Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah, UAE, with recognized expertise in sustainability, environmental policy, future foresight…
Fatima ALKAABI
Fatima ALKAABI
Speaker Fátima D. GIGANTE
Fátima D. GIGANTE

Program Coordinator

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Fátima D. Gigante has a multidisciplinary background as a biologist with a Master’s degree in Forest and Nature Conservation from Wageningen University and Research, where she specialized in the…
Speaker Fatima EL-AARABY
Fatima EL-AARABY

Phd student

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Speaker Fatima HELALAT
Fatima HELALAT

susatinable development commissioner

petra development and tourism authority

Dr. Fatima Ibrahim Ali Al-Hilalat , a Senior Legal and Governance Expert from Petra, Jordan, with 24 years of experience in public administration, arbitration, legislative drafting, and sustainable…