All Speakers

Manuel PULGAR-VIDAL

Climate Crisis Commission Chairman

IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025

Manuel Pulgar-Vidal has been appointed by the IUCN Council as the Interim Chair of IUCN’s recently established Climate Crisis Commission (CCC). IUCN Members decided to create the new expert…

Manuel Steffen WIDMANN

Manutnay XAVONGXAY

Office Manager

Saola Foudation

My name is Manutnay XAVONGXAY. I work at the Saola Foundation as an Office Manager and Financial Officer based in Vientiane Capital. I feel honored to contribute to conservation, which I believe is…

Mar CARRASCO

Marc FOGGIN

Director

Plateau Perspectives

Marc Foggin is a conservation biologist specialised in mountain environments of China and Central Asia, with a focus on complex human dimensions of environmental management and community development…

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…

Marc MAGAUD

IUCN Secretariat

Marc ROSIERS

Senior Advisor

European Landowners Organisation

Since 2016, Marc Rosiers is managing director of MR F&A Consult which serves its clients with independent, evidence-based and applicable advice on strategic management (strategy design, business…

Marc VILAHUR

DG for Environmental Policies and Natural Heritage

Generalitat de Catalunya

Environmental scientist specialized in natural area management and green economy. Pioneer of the land stewardship movement and the development of land stewardship economy. Cofounder, board member,…

Marc VON KEITZ

Director

Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment

Dr. Marc von Keitz, Ph.D., is the Director for Oceans at the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment, a private charitable foundation dedicated to protecting and improving the…

Marcela FERNANDEZ

Founder

Glacier Nation

Colombian environmental activist and the founder of Cumbres Blancas, an NGO focused on raising awareness about the rapid disappearance of tropical glaciers. Learning that these are the first to…

Marcia LEDERMAN

Especialista Áreas Protegidas

Wildlife Conservation Society WCS

Biologist, specialist in the management of protected areas and master's in biodiversity management and conservation. With experience in planning and participatory management of both public and…

Marco BAROTTI

Artist

Studio Marco Barotti

Marco Barotti is a media artist. After music studies at the Siena Jazz Academy, he began merging sound with visual art. His work is driven by a desire to invent an artistic language in which a…

Marco CARIAS MEJIA

Áreas Protegidas y desarrollo ecorregional

UICN

Marco Antonio Carias Mejía is a Forestry professional with a solid track record in natural resource management, with experience in government institutions (such as the Honduran Forestry Development…

Marco LAMBERTINI

Convener

Nature Positive Initiative

Marco Lambertini is the Convener of the Nature Positive Initiative.Marco was WWF International Director General (2014-2022) and Special Envoy (2023). Before joining WWF he was Global Director of…

Marco Vinicio CEREZO

General Director

FUNDAECO- Fundación para el Ecodesarrollo y la Conservación

Marconi MADAI

Senior Vice President, HSSE

Sarawak Energy Berhad

Marconi Madai is the Senior Vice President of Health, Safety, Security & Environment (HSSE) at Sarawak Energy. He leads a multi-disciplinary team in strengthening health, safety, environment, and…

Marcos VALDERRABANO HERRERO

Programme Manager – Red List of the Ecosystems

IUCN Secretariat

Marcos Valderrábano is Programme Manager of the IUCN Red List of Ecosystems, based in Switzerland since 2020. He leads the Red List of Ecosystems programme implementation, fostering collaboration…

Margaret HUNTER

Research Geneticist

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Dr. Maggie Hunter is a Research Geneticist with the U.S. Geological Survey, a research branch of Department of Interior. She is the director of the Wetland and Aquatic Research Center Conservation…

Margaret Otieno

National Coordinator

Wildlife Clubs of Kenya

Deputy Chair Dr Margaret Otieno is the CEO/National Coordinator of Wildlife Clubs of Kenya, a national NGO targeting the youth and communities with Conservation Education. Margaret is also a board…

Margaux BABOLA

Director of NGO

HISA

Margaux, a biologist specialized in ethology, has led numerous projects focused on the study of animal behavior, always with the aim of improving and safeguarding the well-being of both domestic and…

Margaux YSEBAERT

Communications Officer

IUCN

Margaux leads the communication efforts of the Protected and Conserved Areas Team, driving projects that connect EU policy with conservation priorities across all territories. Her work spans a wide…

Maria Ana BORGES

Programme Officer

IUCN Secretariat

Maria Ana has worked in IUCN since 2008, starting in the Global Business and Biodiversity Programme where she was responsible for managing corporate engagements with companies in the cement and…

María Belén MONCAYO

Abogada

IUCN Secretariat

María Belén Moncayo Benalcázar is Ecuadorian and has been living in Central America for seven years. She holds a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador and a master's degree in…

Maria Belén VALENZUELA

Programme Officer for Forests and Grasslands

IUCN South America

Belen is Programme Officer for Forests and Grasslands at IUCN South America, where she leads initiatives on Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR) and the sustainable management of grasslands and…

Maria CAMPOS

Manager, Nature Action

WBCSD

Maria Campos is a Manager in the Nature Action project at the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), a global, CEO-led organization of over 200 leading businesses working…

Maria Cecilia DE BRITO

INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS

INSTITUTO EKOS BRASIL

I have a long and solid experience in socio environmental themes and took part in the formation of important Brazilian environmental legislation along the last 30 years. I holds a master’s degree in…

Maria Cristina WEYLAND VIEIRA

Presidenta

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Since embarking on my academic and professional career, I have devoted myself to projects on Brazilian Natural Ecosystems Research and Conservation, as well as on Sustainable Development. In 1990, I…