All Speakers
Joyce Nyaruai MBATARU
Communication Manager
Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association
Joyce Mbataru is a communication for development specialist with over 15 years of experience in community-led conservation, gender, youth, and media development in Kenya. She serves as the…
Joyce PESHU
Programs Officer-Gender
Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association
Joyce Peshu is a dedicated gender specialist and advocate with extensive experience in gender, conservation, and climate action. As a Program Officer for gender at the Kenya Wildlife Conservancies…
Joydeep BOSE
Regional Coordinator-CA|TS
International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)
Dr. Bose is Regional Coordinator-CA|TS & Associate Director, Wildlife & Habitats Division, WWF-India based at secretariat in New Delhi, India. For WWF-India, he leads the Protection and…
Ju-Kyeong EO
Senior Researcher
National Institute of Ecology
Juan Carlos CASTRO
Minister
Ministry of Environment
Minister of the Environment, biologist graduated from the National University of Trujillo, with a Master’s degree in Environmental Management from Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo University. With more…
Juan Carlos JINTIACH ARCOS
Indigenous Peoples Platform
Juan Carlos Jintiach Arcos, current Executive Secretary of the Global Alliance of Territorial Communities -GATC (https://globalalliance.me/), belongs to the Shuar people of the Ecuadorian Amazon. He…
Juan Carlos NAVARRO
Ministro de Medio Ambiente
Panamá
BA in Geography and Government, Dartmouth College; Master's in Public Administration, Harvard University. 1985, Member of the Board of Trustees and Founding Director, Ancon Foundation, an…
Juan Julián VARGAS VELAZCO
Field Manager
Faunam, A. C.
Juan Vargas, is a seasoned conservationist with over 22 years of experience in species recovery. Since 2002, he has led field operations for the reintroduction of the California Condor in Baja…
Juan LEóN
Biodiversity and Human Rights Program Coordinator
International Indian Treaty Council
Juan León is Maya K’iche from Guatemala. From a young age, he participated in cultural and political youth movements. He was actively involved in several Maya organizations supporting human rights…
JUDITH OCHIENG
PROJECT& FUNDRAISING MANAGER
A Rocha Kenya
Judith is a conservation practitioner with more than six years of experience working alongside communities, governments, and NGOs to protect coastal Kenya’s marine and terrestrial ecosystems. She is…
Juha SIIKAMAKI
Chief Economist
IUCN Secretariat
Juha Siikamäki is Chief Economist and Director of Economy and Finance Team of International Union of Conservation for Nature (IUCN). He has more than 20 years of experience working on the economics…
Jules RUTEBUKA
Regional Programme Officer-Sustainable Agriculture
IUCN Secretariat
Dr. Jules Rutebuka is an agri-environmental scientist passionate about sustainable landscape management and environmentally friendly agriculture. For more than sixteen years, he has designed and…
Julia IKASARANA
Planning & Policy Manager
LTKL
Julia Ikasarana is a sustainability and collective action professional with extensive experience in public policy, human rights, gender equality, and environmental governance. Currently serving as…
Julia MARTON-LEFÈVRE
Chair of Board
Villars Institute Foundation
Julia Marton-Lefèvre is a member of a number of boards focused on environment, development, education and good governance. She Chairs the Board of Trustees of the Vllars Institute Foundation,…
Julia NEWTH
Ecosystem Health & Social Dimensions Manager
WWT
I’m a social ecologist leading WWT’s Ecosystem Health and Social Dimensions team, a dynamic group working at the intersection of social science and ecology. Our mission is to generate and apply…
Julia SIGWART
Professor
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Julia SILVA BENETI
Red List Assessor
Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
I have a PhD in Zoology from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and my work was originally focused on the taxonomy and systematics of a group of sea anemones. I have also worked as an editor of…
Julian SANTIAGO
IPLC researcher
Instituto Juruá
Julian Monteiro Santiago is a researcher at Instituto Juruá and a Master’s student in Protected Areas Management in the Amazon. His work focuses on participatory governance, biodiversity conservation…
Juliana CORTES RINCON
Investigadora adjunta
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Juliana is an ecologist with a master's degree in Biodiversity. She focuses on the conservation of Neotropical primates, area-based conservation, biodiversity assessment and monitoring, land…
Juliana GARZóN FRANCO
Student
Center of global education
I am Juliana Garzón, a student at Gimnasio Los Caobos in Colombia, where I am currently in high school. I am passionate about environmental issues, especially the conservation of nature and the…
Julie DIMITRIJEVIC
Senior Technical Specialist, Business & Nature
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Julie is a biologist with an applied focus and an overarching goal of making the world operate more sustainably. She utilises her technical expertise to diversify the sectors the Business &…
Julie HAMMERT-MONNART
Ministry of Ecological Transition
Policy Advisor for Multilateral Biodiversity Negociations and Southern Africa bilateral actionCBD - IPBES - IUCNDirection de l'action européenne et internationale | Secrétariat général
Julie MELBOURNE
Manager Environmental Services Unit
Nyamba Buru Yawuru
Julie Melbourne holds a Bachelor of Laws and brings more than 30 years’ experience working alongside Indigenous communities in the Kimberley. Her work has spanned native title claims, negotiations…
Julie SHERMAN
Director
Wildlife Impact
Julie has been leading conservation projects and organizations for more than years. She is the Director of Wildlife Impact, a nonprofit that is advancing wildlife conservation through applied…
Julien Pierre
CEO of Fair Play For Planet
Play For Nature
My name is Julien Pierre, and I am 43 years old. For almost 20 years, I had the opportunity to pursue a career as a professional rugby union player, during which I experienced many memorable moments…
Juliette BIAO
Director
UN Forum on Forests Secretariat
Dr Juliette Biao Koudenoukpo is a national of Benin and a Canadian Citizen. She is the current Director of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF). She has a wealth of experience in…
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…
julio JOAO
Projecto CBA- SCALE-REED +
Provincial Government of Inhambane
Júlio João Graduated in Agricultural Sciences from the Catholic University I worked for 25 years in the districts, assisting local communities in improving their livelihoods. About half of this time…