All Speakers
Agnes Leina NTIKAAMPI
Indigenous Expert
Il’laramatak Community Concern
Agnes Leina comes from Northern part of Kenya, Samburu County, inhabited mainly by the Samburu community, a sub sect of the Maasai peoples of Kenya, who are also mainly pastoralists and very…
Francis VORHIES
Conservation Economist
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Conservation economistDirector, EarthmindDirector, African Wildlife Economy Institute, Stellenbosch UniversityResearch Visitor, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford
Anke SALZMANN
Program Manager
Boticario Group Foundation
A forestry engineer with 13 years of experience in nature conservation, Anke is a Project Manager at Boticario Group Foundation. She led the creation and implementation of the Viva Agua, an…
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…
Minnie DEGAWAN
Managing Director
FSC Indigenous Foundation
An indigenous rights activist with a long history of advocacy work at local, regional and global levels and hands on experience on FPIC and community education. Worked with conservation…
Emad HLAYEL
Project Coordinator
IUCN Secretariat
Eesha RANGANI
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…
Meena KADHIMI
Meena KADHIMI
Shalini DHYANI
Principal Scientist
CSIR National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI)
Shalini Dhyani is a Principal Scientist at the Environmental Impact Assessment, Audit and Policy Division of CSIR-National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur, India.Shalini is known…
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…
Maria MANCERA
Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre
María Mancera is an environmental scientist specialized in biodiversity management and restoration. She worked as an environmental educator at the Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre, where she contributed…
Aurélie SPADONE
Senior Programme Manager, Ocean Governance
IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature
Aurélie studied oceanography in France from 2000 to 2009. She spent two years in Bordeaux (University of Bordeaux I), three in Marseille (University of the Mediterranean Sea) and four in Paris where…
Jason PITMAN
Regional Vice Chair - Oceania
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025
Jason couples his qualifications and experiences in environmental science and education (maths and science) to advocate for the advancement of nature-based education. Since is first role as a…
Ana PARELLADA
Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales
I am a lawyer (University of Buenos Aires), specialized in Environmental Law (Argentine Catholic University), and hold a Master’s degree in Protected Natural Areas (Autonomous University of Madrid,…
Kimathi Norah
Co-founder
Zerobionic
Norah Kimathi is a 22-year-old multi-award-winning entrepreneur whose ventures in assistive robotics, climate innovation, and inclusive education are reshaping the future of Africa’s innovation…
Arthur PIVIN
Biodiversity Expert
Carbone 4
Arthur Pivin holds a Master of Science from École Polytechnique, where he studied mathematics, biology and economics. He is a specialist in climate and biodiversity issues, with experience working on…
Roman JASHENKO
President
Tethys Scientific Society
Director General of Institute of Zoology CS MSHE Republic of Kazakhstan, Chairman of the Kazakhstan National Committee for the UNESCO Program “Man and the Biosphere” (MAB), adviser of the UNESCO…
Nathan CARDINAL
Director, Indigenous Policy
Parks Canada
Nathan Cardinal is a member of the Métis Nation and comes from a line of trappers who stewarded their lands in northern Alberta, Canada. He is the director of Indigenous Policy for Parks Canada,…
Fátima D. GIGANTE
Program Coordinator
CoalitionWILD/WILD Foundation
Fátima D. Gigante has a multidisciplinary background as a biologist with a Master’s degree in Forest and Nature Conservation from Wageningen University and Research, where she specialized in the…
Amely Martins
Environmental Analyst
ICMBio
Amely Branquinho Martins holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biological Sciences from the Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB) and a Master’s and Ph.D. in Biological Anthropology, with a focus on genetics…
Carlos Mauricio HERRERA
Director de Conservación y Gobernanza
WWF Colombia
Ecólogo profesional y Magister en manejo y conservación de bosques tropicales y biodiversidad con sólidos conocimientos en biología y ecología de la conservación, así como en dinámicas ecosistémicas…
Yann WEHRLING
Vice president in charge of Ecological transition, Climate and Biodiversity
Ile-de-France Region
Yann Wehrling is graduated from the University of Human Sciences of Strasbourg (Arts and History of Art) and from the School of Decorative Arts in Strasbourg.Yann Wehrling is involved in the…
Xinai Liu
Founder&CEO
HappyPower
Becca (Xinai Liu) is a climate innovator, social entrepreneur, and international participatory artist. She founded Happy Power, a project that turns every jump and laugh into clean energy, and…
Isaac ROUNDS
Protected Areas Officer
Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme
Isaac Rounds is the Protected Areas Officer at SPREP, where he leads biodiversity conservation across the Pacific, including managing the Pacific Islands Protected Area Portal. He holds a Bachelor’s…
Wai Kit TING
Youth Programme Coordinator
Mandai Nature
Wai Kit is the Youth Programme Coordinator at Mandai Nature, leading initiatives to engage young people in conservation across Singapore and Southeast Asia. He cofounded the CITES Global Youth…
Neil COUSINS
Founder
Bluedot
I am the founder and Director of Bluedot. He is an international marine biodiversity advisor with 27+ years' international experience. I have been resident as a working marine scientist in the UK,…
Jean-Marc Sinnassamy
Senior Environment Specialist
World bank group/GEF
Jean-Marc Sinnassamy is Senior Environmental Specialist at the GEF Secretariat since November 2007. He is co-leading the Critical Forest Biomes Integrated Program with a focus on Africa and…