All Speakers

Laure JOANNY

Senior Technical Specialist Wildlife Trade

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Laure MONTCHAMP

Senior Grants Officer, Species Conservation Action

IUCN

Laure Montchamp holds academic degrees in International and European Relations and in Sustainable Development in Developing and Transitional Economies. She brings to IUCN extensive and complementary…

Laureen Calcat

Biodiversity Policy Officer

Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères

Laurel MCIVOR

Program Advisor, Conservation Strategy Branch

Parks Canada Agency - Agence Parcs Canada

Laurel McIvor works for the Parks Canada Conservation Strategy Branch as a Program Advisor for Intergovernmental Collaborations team. She liaises and collaborates with Canadian and international…

Laurence PESSEZ

Global Chief Sustainability Officer

BNP Paribas

As creator of the Sustainability function within the group, Laurence is managing BNP Paribas related policy and contributed to obtaining several awards such as the “World Best Bank for Sustainable…

Laurie LEFEBVRE

Chargée de mission Liste verte des aires protégées et conservées

IUCN France

Holder of a Master’s degree in Ecology and a Specialized Master’s degree in Public Policies and Strategies for the Environment from AgroParisTech. Currently working at the French Committee of IUCN as…

Laurie MARKER

Executive Director

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

I am a conservation scientist, the Founder and Executive Director of the Cheetah Conservation Fund (CCF) and recognized as one of the world’s leading authorities on cheetahs. Over a 45-year period, I…

Laxmi AGGARWAL

Conservation Officer

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Influenced by her upbringing near the Serengeti National Park, Laxmi Aggarwal has completed her PhD. researching illegal ivory markets in Tanzania, with a determination to inform policy dialogue and…

Léa GLâTRE

Programme manager

Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco

Leah BARCLAY

Discipline Lead of Design and Senior Lecturer

University of the Sunshine Coast

Dr Leah Barclay is an Australian sound artist, designer, and researcher working at the intersection of art, science, and technology. Her research and creative work investigate new approaches to…

Leander RAES

Senior Economist

IUCN Secretariat

Leander specializes in the socio-economic and environmental evaluation of nature-based solutions (NbS), supporting the development of policies, action plans, and business cases to implement and…

Lee WRAY-DAVIES

Global Director for Education

Foundation for Environmental Education

lefteris ARAPAKIS

Co-founder & Director

Enaleia

Lefteris Arapakis , Co-founder & director Enaleia Lefteris is the 5th generation of a family of fishermen from Greece, and has co-founded Enaleia, a social enterprise with a mission to…

Leida BUGLASS

Coordinadora Comité Regional del Caribe Insular del Caribe

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Leida, a native of the Caribbean, has always been inspired by the vibrant colours and sounds of her homeland—from the chatter of tropical birds and frogs to the songs of humpback whales and the…

Leigh Ann HURT

Currently, I work in IUCN's Membership and Commission Support Unit, after severing several years in the Business and Biodiversity Programme and then as Coordinator for the Sports for Nature…

Leigh MORRIS

Director - international

The Wildlife Trusts

Leigh’s career began in horticulture, working and managing in plant nurseries, then teaching in land-based colleges, before 10 years at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, where he managed education…

Leigh WINOWIECKI

Global Research Lead of Soil and Land Health

CIFOR-ICRAF

Dr. Leigh Ann Winowiecki is the Global Research Lead for Soil and Land Health at CIFOR-ICRAF, based in Nairobi, Kenya. A soil scientist, her research focuses on scaling farmer-centered landscape…

Lena MAGHRAOUI

Programme Associate for Research and Development

IUCN Secretariat

Lena Maghraoui is a Programme Associate at the IUCN North America Regional Office in Washington, D.C. Her work combines nature-based solutions with a focus on human rights in climate adaptation. Lena…

Lena SEEBALD

Programme Associate-Knowledge Management and Tech4Nature

IUCN Secretariat

Leny DWIHASTUTY

Senior Expert of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems

Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries - Indonesia

Leny Dwihastuty, S.Pi., M.Si, is a Senior Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Manager at Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. With nearly two decades of experience, she has led initiatives…

Leo NISKANEN

Regional Head - Biodiversity Conservation

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Leo Niskanen is Regional Head – Biodiversity Conservation for IUCN in Eastern and Southern Africa. Leo oversees IUCN's biodiversity conservation work in the region leading a multi-cultural and…

Leonardo GARCIA

BRIDGE Project Coordinator

Forever Costa Rica

Leonardo Garcia is a Costa Rican biologist with over 20 years of experience in environmental sustainability issues and projects. He holds a Master's degree in Natural Resources and Sustainable…

LEONARDO SIMÓN CRISóSTOMO LONCOPáN

Geographer

ICI Füta Mawiza

Simón Crisóstomo LoncopánBorn in Curarrehue, in a Mapuche community, he grew up in a communal environment where he assumed leadership roles from an early age. He is a geographer by profession and has…

Leonardo Simon CRISOSTOMO LONCOPAN

President

Asociación de Comunidades Mapuche Winkulmapu

Mapuche. A geographer by profession, he is President of the Winkulmapu Mapuche Communities Association in Curarrehue and Territorial Planning Coordinator for the Füta Mawiza Inclusive Conservation…

Leonie MEIER

Global Lead Ecosystem Restoration and Grasslands and Savannahs

WWF Germany

Leonie Meier is the Global Lead for Ecosystem Restoration and Grasslands & Savannahs at WWF, where she drives initiatives to restore degraded ecosystems and protect biodiversity. With over a…

Lesle JANSEN

Managing Director

ACRRA- African Communities Resource Rights Alliance

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…

Lessah MANDOLOMA

Human-Centred Conservation Coordinator

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

I am currently a PhD student at University of Oxford working on developing a framework for integrating Agriculture and Biodiversity Conservation in a landscape in Malawi.