All Speakers
Qingzhi ZHENG
Zheng QingzhiChief Engineer of the Human Settlements Landscape Design Institute, Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research InstituteRegistered Planner, Senior Landscape Engineer, Master’s…
Jorge Lopez-Doriga
Cheif Communications and sustainability officer
AJEGROUP
EnglishJORGE LÓPEZ-DÓRIGA (Chief communications and sustainability officer AJE GROUP)Throughout his career he held various positions including Executive Director of Marketing for Disney for…
Isla HODGSON
Research Fellow/Communicator
Save Our Seas Foundation
Isla Hodgson is a conservation social and political scientist specialising in qualitative research and the management of conservation conflicts. Her research interests include the role of politics…
Nikhil ADVANI
Senior Director - Wildlife and Climate Resilience
World Wildlife Fund
Dr. Nikhil Advani's role at WWF is at the intersection of wildlife, rural communities, and climate change. Projects under Nikhil's portfolio focus on better understanding how wildlife and rural…
NUKLU PHOM
TEAM LEADER
LEMSACHENLOK
Nuklu Phom is a Social worker from the state of Nagaland, India, engaged in biodiversity conservation. Presently engaged in: Conservation & Preservation of Biodiversity Creating an Improved…
Karen Westley
Karen Westley has a BS in Human Biology from Stanford University and an MSc from Yale University in Tropical Ecology. She spent her early career working for a large international humanitarian…
Ryma AFFANI
Emirates Soil Museum Curator
International Center for Biosaline Agriculture - ICBA
Abdullah ALZAHRANI
grazing regulation manager
NCVC
I hold a PhD in Rangeland and Forest Sciences and an MSc in Biodiversity. I specialize in rangeland management and grazing regulation.I began my career in the field of natural sciences education as a…
Marc HOCKINGS
Emeritus Professor
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Marc Hockings is Emeritus Professor in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Queensland. He is a long-term member of the International Union for the Conservation of…
Roy HOWELL
Senior Policy Officer, United States
IUCN
Roy Howell serves as Senior Policy Officer in the IUCN North America Regional Office, contributing to the development and management of IUCN's strategic relationships with US government agency…
artemis KOSTARELI
Antonia Faustina Xuruc Barreno
Administrador Educativa
Asociación CDRO
Name: Antonia Faustina Xuruc BarrenoK'iche' Maya WomanGuatemalanCurrent Position: Director of the Community Environmental System of the CDRO AssociationAcademic Qualifications:Nursing…
Ruth SPENCER
Sumin George THOMAS
Senior Programme Coordinator
Keystone Foundation
Sumin George Thomas is Senior Programme Coordinator at Keystone Foundation, where he co-leads the Biodiversity Programme and guides organisation development, governance, and grants management. With…
Bruno Smets
Lead Natural Capital Accounting/Biodiversity
VITO
Bruno Smets is a senior environmental informatics specialised in spatiotemporal analysisof ecosystems at VITO. He is leading the Natural Capital Accounting and Biodiversity teamand shares this…
Chanthasone PHOMMACHANH
Lao Programs Director
Saola Foundation
I am a biodiversity survey specialist and Lao national with extensive experience in leading field-based biological monitoring teams in the forests of the Annamite range. I am the Laos…
Tazarf Shamirova
Conservation Officer
Tajikistan Nature Foundation
I am Tazarf Shamirova, a dedicated conservation practitioner with a background in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Since 2023, I have been actively involved in wildlife conservation and sustainable…
Boripat Siriaroonrat
Researcher
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Boripat received his veterinary degree from Chulalongkorn University in 1994 and Master of Science in Zoology in 1998. He has been interested in the wildlife research and conservation since he was a…
Daryl BOSU
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A Rocha Ghana
Daryl Bosu is an experienced environmental sustainability practitioner in natural resource governance and management. He champions nature-centric, low-emission development with a focus on ecological…
Yves Frederic Ndjoh
Project Officer
Kinetic Power Systems LTD
Yves Frederic Ndjoh is a Cameroonian social entrepreneur, innovator, and sustainability leader committed to advancing renewable energy, education access, and inclusive community development. He is…
Jessica SWEIDAN
Trustee
Synchronicity Earth
Jessica Sweidan has been engaged in global philanthropy since she graduated from Northwestern University (USA) in 1993 alongside her husband Adam. In 2009, they launched Synchronicity Earth, a UK-…
Helen SENN
Head of Conservation And Science
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland
Helen manages the RZSS Conservation department. She has worked at RZSS since 2011, including managing the RZSS WildGenes lab. She is a specialist in conservation genetics. She also works on species…
Jana HARB
Youth Biodiversity Ambassador
Jeunes Ambassadeurs pour l'Environnement (JAE)
Jana is a passionate nature and biodiversity advocate with a multidisciplinary background in geography, ecology, cognitive sciences, and territorial planning. She works at the interface of science,…
Cymie PAYNE
Professor
Rutgers University
Professor Cymie R. Payne is on the faculty of Rutgers University. She has appeared as counsel before the Internationall Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and as expert before the International Court of…
Armia Fahmi
Aceh Tamiang District
Irjen. Pol. (Ret.) Armia Fahmi (born October 12, 1966) is the Regent of Aceh Tamiang for the 2025–2030 period. A retired two-star general of the Indonesian National Police (Polri), his last…
Armel MEWOUTH
Regional Water Focal Point
IUCN Secretariat
De nationalité camerounaise, Armel est titulaire d’un Master en Gestion de l’Environnement obtenu à l'Université Senghor à Alexandrie.Il totalise 15 ans d'expériences dans l'exécution des projets…
Vinay SINGH
Regional NbS Coordinator
IUCN
Vinay Singh is the Regional Nature-Based Solutions Programme Coordinator within the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Pacific Office. He is currently leading several projects on…
Felipe PAREDES
VicepresidenteMarino CMAP UICN y Director Oceana
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Thematic Vice Chair, Marine. Felipe Paredes is a marine biologist from Chile, with more than 20 years of experience in scientific research, education and marine conservation public policy. He is…