All Speakers
Kathryn GOODWIN
Programme Associate
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AGBOR JAMES AYAMBA
Forest Ecologist
AJEMALEBU SELF HELP (AJESH)
Dr. Agbor James Ayamba is the Program Officer of AJEMALEBU SELF HELP, Cameroon (AJESH) and Senior Lecturer of Forest Ecology and Conservation in the University of Buea, Cameroon. He has 11 years of…
Javier MÁRQUEZ
Executive Director
Fundación Defensores de la Naturaleza
Javier Marquez Executive Director of Defensores de la Naturaleza, has worked on conservation and sustainable development actions for more than 27 years. With extensive experience working with local…
Neida ARIMUYA
Indigenous Expert
IPO
Neida Andi Arimuya is a spiritual guide of the Siona people of the Amazon region of Ecuador with extensive experience in the areas of biodiversity conservation and adaptation to climate change.
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…
Dawn CARR
Director, Strategic Conservation
Nature Conservancy of Canada
Dawn Carr, Director of Strategic Conservation, accelerates conservation impact at the Nature Conservancy of Canada (NCC) by integrating and expanding conservation partnerships to create landscape…
Silvina Marta GIUDICI
Mgtr. Desarrollo Sustentable
Fundación Villavicencio (Danone)
Lesley DICKIE
Executive Vice President for Conservation and the Regions
BirdLife International
Dr Lesley Dickie is the Executive Vice President of BirdLife International (BLI), the largest civil society partnership for nature and the global Red List authority for birds. At BLI she has…
Aissatou NIASSE
Responsable division suivi-évaluation
Direction des Parcs Nationaux
Ms. Mame Aissatou NIASSE was born in Dakar, Senegal.• EducationShe attended HLM2 primary school, middle school, and high school at the Collège d'Enseignement Moyen des Filles and Lycée…
Clémence BOURLET
BIODEV2030 Project Manager
EXPERTISE FRANCE
Clémence Bourlet is an environmental expert with more than a decade of experience in biodiversity conservation, environmental policy, and project management. She currently leads the BIODEV2030…
Tamer KHAFAGA
Research & Natural Resources Management Director
King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority
My work and study are focused on conservation biology and sustainable use of natural resources. While working with the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency as Conservation Botanist in the St.…
Ouhoud AL-RAGAM
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research
Cécile ERNY
Director
AFdPZ
Conservation biologist Cécile Erny is a conservation leader specializing in biodiversity management, zoo coordination, and wildlife protection. Since 2009, she has served as Director of the…
Carlos del Ángel ESTRADA MARCOS
Ciencias de la Tierra
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025
Regional Vice President Mesoamerica of the Education and Communication Commission (CEC) I am a graduate of the University of Sciences and Arts of Chiapas with a degree in Earth Sciences, I…
Zhou ZHOU
Zhou Zhou is a Researcher at Beijing Zhongcai Green Financing Consultant Ltd. Her work is centered at the critical intersection of finance and ecology, with a specialized focus on green finance,…
Loredana Rita SCUTO
Senior Programme Officer - Urban
IUCN
Loredana Scuto serves as Senior Programme Officer - Urban at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), where she supports the development of IUCN knowledge products, such as the IUCN…
Pradeep KURUKULASURIYA
Executive Secretary
United Nations Capital Development Fund
Pradeep Kurukulasuriya is the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Capital Development Fund. He is a Sri Lankan economist with a PhD from Yale University in the United States. Prior to…
Antonela COBANAJ
National Agency of Protected Areas
Antonela Cobanaj is a Specialist at the Directorate of Project Development in the National Agency of Protected Areas of Albania, where she has been working since 2019. She holds a Master of Science…
Moses EGARU
IUCN Secretariat
*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…
Tori BRYAN-CARTER
Technical Officer
IUCN
Tori Bryan‑Carter is a Technical Officer at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), supporting conservation initiatives across the Caribbean. With six years of experience, she has…
VANIA RAMIREZ
Local leader
Cooperatv
Vania is third generation inhabitant of cooperativa La Técnica, one of the cooperatives created in the 1970s along the Usumacinta River, on the border with Mexico. Her grandparents and parents…
Ali RAZMKHAH
Global Coordinator
ICCA Consortium
Ali Razmkhah is an Iranian based in Italy. His journey with the movement for the territories of life dates back to 2012. For over a decade, he has worked in various roles with one of the founding…
Maher ALGOTHMI
CEO
King Abdullaziz Royal Reserve Authority
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since January 2021 at King Abdul-Aziz Royal Natural Reserve Development Authority, was established in 2018. KARNR aims of preserving and developing nature and wildlife,…
Benjamin Christ
Alliance Manager
Global Mangrove Alliance
Benjamin Christ is a strategy facilitator with Impact by Design, Inc. working with global conservation organizations, largely focused on ecosystem restoration and coastal biomes. He manages the…
Ilena ZANELLA
Presidente
Misión Tiburón
Ilena Zanella is a marine biologist and a Master in Wildlife Management andConservation from Institute for Wildlife Conservation and Management,Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. She is the co-…
Rita BENTO
Research Associate
NYUAD
Rita Bento is a Marine Biologist and Research Associate at New York University Abu Dhabi. With nearly two decades of monitoring experience, her research focuses on the resilience of coral reef…
Demba MARICO
Coordonnateur de Programme E2SL
Partenariat Régional pour la Conservation des zones côtières