All Speakers
Magda ZACHARA
Programme Officer
IUCN
Magda Zachara is an educator and advocate for nature conservation with a strong scientific background. She holds a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Geneva and a PhD in Molecular…
Melissa ABDERRAHIM
IUCN Secretariat
Marine Programme Officer in the IUCN Ocean Team, based in Headquarters. Working on blue carbon and blue natural capital, sustainable finance, conservation and restoration of marine and coastal…
Lee WRAY-DAVIES
Global Director for Education
Foundation for environmental education
Masego MADZWAMUSE
Environment Programme Director
Oak Foundation
Masego is the Environment Programme Director at Oak Foundation where she oversees three sub-programmes, namely and respectively the Nature and People - the Regenerative Landscapes and the Marine and…
Olivier CHASSOT
Senior Project Coordinator, AlUla PAN Project
International Union for Conservation of Nature
Dr. Olivier Chassot is the Senior Programme Officer for Protected, Conserved, and Heritage Areas at the IUCN Asia Regional Office. He previously served as a Steering Committee member of the IUCN…
Helga Katharina Mahler
Project Director
GIZ PANORAMA
Helga Katharina Mahler is a Project Director at GIZ, author, and humanitarian, working transdisciplinarily and transculturally to drive sustainable transformation. She co-coordinates the global…
Laith ALRAHAHLEH
Programme manager- IUCN-ROWA
IUCN Secretariat
Dr. Laith ALRahahleh, a seasoned expert with a Doctorate in Forestry and Agricultural Sciences from the University of Eastern Finland, has over 20 years of extensive experience. He is currently the…
Juliette PAEMELAERE
Chargée de production et gestion des connaissances BIODEV2030
Expertise France
With a multidisciplinary background in risk management in the Global South and international environmental project management, I have specialized in knowledge production and capacity-building in…
Suman GHIMIRE
Founder and CEO
PlantSat by Seed Innovations Pvt. Ltd.
I am an agri-insurtech entrepreneur who started his journey in 2019 with a mission to protect South Asian farmers, starting from Nepal, from both agriculture and climate risks. My startup harnesses…
Rachel CLAUSING
Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco
Rachel Clausing is the Special Advisor to the Vice President and the Head of Initiatives at the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. A marine scientist by training, she earned her doctorate from…
Lara OCALLAGHAN
GCELS Staff Student Intern
Center for Environmental Legal Studies
Lara O'Callaghan is a J.D. candidate at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, where she is actively involved with the Global Center for Environmental Legal Studies. Her studies focus…
Suk-Kyung SHIM
Chair of Education and Communication Committee
IUCN National Committee of Korea
Dr. Suk-Kyung Shim is the Director of the Institute for Human and Nature. She has extensive experience in policy…
Jorge SALAVERRY
Subsecretario de Recursos Naturales
SERNA
Jorge Salaverri (Puerto Lempira, Gracias a Dios. January 23, 1961).Forestry Engineer, graduated from the National School of Forest Sciences and from the BS Forestry program at West Virginia…
Carolina MARQUES
Consultant
Consultant
Biologist, project manager, and content/publications coordinator with over 10 years of experience in socio-environmental initiatives, particularly with international and network-based organizations…
Susanne PEDERSEN
Director
IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature
Susanne Pedersen has 30 years of experience as a board member, director, and strategic advisor from international organizations, a science-based advisory centre, an innovation community, industry…
*Carlos Manuel RODRÍGUEZ
CEO and Chairperson
Global Environment Facility
Lawyer by profession, politician by choice, and conservationist at heart, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez was elected as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility by its governing body, the GEF…
Tom WILLIAMS
Fernanda CARVALHO
Head of Policy for climate and energy
WWF International
Head of Policy for Climate and Energy at WWF, with 25 years of experience in global environmental politics and policy. Holds a PhD in International Relations from the Universidade de Brasília and an…
thijs BIERSTEKER
Woven Foundation
As an ecological artist who works together with leading scientists, Thijs Biersteker creates data-driven artworks that transform complex environmental research into immersive installations and…
Alice REISFELD
Conservation Director
SAVE Brasil
Alice holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Management from the University of São Paulo (USP) and currently serves as the Conservation Director at SAVE Brasil – the BirdLife International…
Rebecca MOON
Education Coordinator
Centre for Global Education
Rebecca empowers youth to take meaningful action toward SDGs. With a B.Ed. from the University of Alberta, Rebecca brings a strong foundation in education and science to her work. Teaching in rural…
Kongjian YU
Professor
Peking University
A farmer’s son and Doctor of Design from Harvard, Yu is a professor and dean of Peking University College of Architecture and Landscape, and founded Turenscape and the Landscape Architecture…
Jacques SOMDA
Chef de Programme Burkina Faso
IUCN
Il est de nationalité burkinabé, et a un doctorat en économie rurale, option économie agricole et de l’environnement de l’Université de Cocody en Côte d’ivoire, et prendra ses nouvelles fonctions le…
Wendy ELIOTT
Senior Director Wildlife, Biodiversity Practice
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Wendy Elliott is the Senior Director, Wildlife at WWF-International, working primarily on strategic design and innovation across WWF’s global wildlife conservation portfolio. Wendy has worked at the…
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…
Petch Manopawitr
Technical Advisor
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Petch is a conservation scientist with over 25 years of experience in the fields of biodiversity conservation, protected area management and science on sustainability. His master research at…
Joseph NJUE
GIS Officer, Forest Landscape Restoration
IUCN Secretariat
Mr. Joseph Njiru holds a Bsc. Degree in Surveying and mapping and a Msc. in Computer Systems from University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)respectively…
Kathy Lene CIELO
Deputy Executive Director
Mindoro Biodiversity Conservation Foundation Inc.
Kathy Lene Cielo, also fondly known to colleagues as Kyle, is a wildlife biologist with over 10 years of experience in conservation science and environmental management. She holds a B.Sc. in Wildlife…