All Speakers

Noor ANWAR ALBASTAKI

Noor Anwar Albastaki is a Biochemistry student at UAE University and a youth leader in sustainability and innovation. She has published scientific research, won awards for developing solutions such…

MATTHEW GRIFFITHS

Senior Programme Manager

OECD

Matthew Griffiths is a Senior Programme Manager working in the OECD’s Environment Directorate. He works on water and wastewater policy reform with a focus on the Eurasia region and is leading a new…

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…

Lorien INNES

Sustainable Development Manager

Esri

Lorien Innes is Senior Sustainability & Development Manager - Africa at Esri. She joined Esri in 2011, and, since 2020 has been working across the public, private and nonprofit sector to help…

Edwin BERNBAUM

Senior Fellow, Instituto de Montaña; Co-Chair, CSVPA

Instituto de Montaña; IUCN

Edwin Bernbaum, Ph.D., is Co-chair of the IUCN Specialist Group on the Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas (CSVPA). A scholar of comparative religion and mythology, his research and work…

Safira Warili Hawari DJOHANI

Executive Director

Coral Triangle Center (CTC)

Safira Warili Hawari Djohani or Rili Djohani (short name) has over 30 years of experience in marine protected and conserved areas, and sustainable fisheries in the Asia-Pacific region. She co-…

Letícia GUIMARãES

Biodiversity Lead

Vale SA

Leticia Guimarães has 20 years of experience working with biodiversity and business, in the last 15 years she had working in the mining sector managing and mitigating biodiversity risk and impacts.…

Liz Chamberlin

Director of Innovation

Point Blue Conservation Science

Dr. Liz Chamberlin is Director of Innovation at Point Blue Conservation Science, a California-based nonprofit dedicated to wildlife conservation and nature-based solutions. She leads Point Blue’s…

Elise HUFFER

Cultural Consultant

IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025

Regional Vice Chair, OceaniaElise’s interests and work are in the areas of culture, conservation and development and the relationships between them in Oceania. She is an Adjunct Associate Professor…

Andrew DIXON

Erin BILLMAN

Executive Director

Science Based Targets Network

Erin Billman is the Executive Director of the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), part of the Global Commons Alliance. She has over 20 years of experience in the private and non-profit sectors. She…

Russell REED

Founder & Principal

Geographer

Russell Howell Reed is a conservationist, climate activist, and writer. He is the founder of Geographer, a forthcoming creative organization fostering cultural engagement in the environmental…

Frederic LAUNAY

C.E.O

Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund

Frederic is the actual CEO of Panthera and Senior Advisor to the IUCN President

MEGOLHUSAU BANO HARALU

Project Lead WCS India (IUCN/ITHCP Phase II)

Wildlife Conservation Society -India

Bano Haralu is a veteran journalist turned conservationist. Her work in 2012, has been instrumental in saving the migratory Amur Falcon from being slaughtered in thousands every year In the…

Martin SNEARY

Director, Business and Nature

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Martin Sneary is a dedicated conservationist with over 25 years of experience formulating strategies, crafting effective partnerships, and delivering impactful programs of work at the intersection of…

Shamsa AL HAMELI

Environment Agency Abu Dhabi

Shamsa Al Hameli, PhD researcher and Specialist in Marine Vessel Management at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, focusing on the biodiversity and conservation of sharks and rays in the Arabian Gulf.

Francisco Armando ARIAS-ISAZA

Director General

Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras José Benito Vives de Andreis

Adrián BENEDETTI

Director Ejecutivo

ANCON

Jampel LHENDUP

Forest Ranger

Department of Forests & Park Services, MoENR, Bhutan

Son of former poacher

Chantal FELDER

Head of section Climate/DRR/Environment

Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation

Chantal Felder holds both an MA in International Relations from the Graduate Institute Geneva and an MSc in Management from the London School of Economics. She worked for the Swiss Embassy in…

Mariana SABA

Technical Assistant

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Technical Assistant at IUCN's Brazil office, working with the implementation of the Green List and Tech4Nature project. Graduated in Political Science at the University of Brasília (2023).

Nicole CAVENDER

Telleen/Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens

The Huntington

Dr. Nicole Cavender is the Director of the Botanical Gardens and serves on the executive team at The Huntington in San Marino, California. She manages 207 acres of gardens and grounds and one of the…

Ricardo WONG

Ingeniero Industrial / President

Fundación para la Protección del Mar PROMAR

I was born and raised in Panama City. I was a career civil servant at the Panama Canal Authority, where I initially worked as an automotive mechanic apprentice. I later rose to become the supervisor…

Georgina PEREIRA

Species Survival Manager

Terra, Expo City Dubai

Georgie is a desert ecologist based out of the United Arab Emirates. She specializes in mycology, fungal conservation, and environmental education. She leads the IUCN SSC Centre for Species…

Joseph Holway

Assistant Director

Spring Stewardship Institute

Dr. Joseph Holway is Assistant Director at the Springs Stewardship Institute (SSI), where he leads efforts to advance the scientific understanding and global stewardship of spring ecosystems. He…

Elizabeth MREMA

UN Assistant Secretary General & Deputy Executive Director

United Nations and United Nations Environment Programme

Elizabeth Maruma Mrema is Assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya.Between…

Aseela AL MOALLA

Director of Fujairah Environment Authority

Fujairah Environment Authority

Her Excellency Aseilah Abdullah Moalla has a rich career. She achieved this through her academic career, obtaining a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Sharjah in 2005…

VIliame WAQALEVU

Senior Researcher

Miral Experiences LLC

Experience in working as a marine biologist and academic researcher in the Pacific, Asia and more recently in the Arabian Gulf region. Have worked across a diverse number of coastal marine ecosystems…