All Speakers

Speaker Rohitesh DHAWAN
Rohitesh DHAWAN

President and CEO

International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Rohitesh “Ro” Dhawan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). He leads the Council of 26 CEOs of the world’s largest mining & metals…
Speaker Jacob MARTIN-MALUS
Jacob MARTIN-MALUS

Assistant Deputy Minister

Gouverrnement du Québec

Assistant deputy minister for biodiversity, wildlife, and parks, Mr. Martin-Malus has been with the the Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et…
Speaker Yassir HAMDAN AL KHARUSI
Yassir HAMDAN AL KHARUSI

Specialist – Animal Assessment and Monitoring

Environment Agency- Abu Dhabi (EAD)

I am Yassir Hamdan Al Kharusi, working at Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) as a wildlife monitoring and assessment specialist.  I conduct wildlife baseline surveys in Abu Dhabi protected areas…
Speaker Khawla AL BLOOSHI
Khawla AL BLOOSHI

Unit Head Initiation and Planning

AL Ain Zoo

Speaker Sawsan BOU FAKHREDDINE
Sawsan BOU FAKHREDDINE

Director General

Association for Forests, Development and Conservation

Active in the environment and sustainable development since 1997, she works currently as the Director General of the Association for Forests, Development and Conservation (AFDC) – a national non-…
Speaker Margaux YSEBAERT
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…
Speaker Antonela COBANAJ
Antonela COBANAJ

National Agency of Protected Areas

Antonela Cobanaj is a Specialist at the Directorate of Project Development in the National Agency of Protected Areas of Albania, where she has been working since 2019. She holds a Master of Science…
Speaker Fan CHANG
Fan CHANG
Fan Zhang is the Lead Economist and Global Lead for Water Economics at the World Bank. She previously worked in the Offices of the Chief Economist for Infrastructure; South Asia; and Europe and…
Speaker Camilla THAM
Camilla THAM

Head of International Partnerships

Natural History Museum

Camilla is Head of International Partnerships at the Natural History Museum. She is responsible for building collaborative relationships with organisations and individuals across the world to extend…
Speaker Myriam Patricia LOPEZ YANEZ
Myriam Patricia LOPEZ YANEZ

Founder

Specialized Lighting Advisors

Myriam Patricia Lopez Yanez is a Dubai based architect and lighting designer specializing in biodiversity-conscious, low impact lighting strategies. With over 20 years of experience across the Middle…
Speaker Atef OUERGHI
Atef OUERGHI

Programme Officer

UNEP-MAP-SPA/RAC

Speaker Emily NICHOLSON
Emily NICHOLSON

Professor of Conservation Biology

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Professor Emily Nicholson is a conservation scientist whose work has impacts on conservation policy and practice at global and local levels. Her research interests include biodiversity monitoring and…
Speaker Georgina PEREIRA
Georgina PEREIRA

Species Survival Manager

Terra, Expo City Dubai

Georgie is a desert ecologist based out of the United Arab Emirates. She specializes in mycology, fungal conservation, and environmental education. She leads the IUCN SSC Centre for Species…
Speaker Caroline KERICHU
Caroline KERICHU

Landscape Restoration Coordinator

Justdiggit

"Caroline Kerichu is a conservation and restoration specialist with over a decade of experience in biodiversity conservation, forest and rangeland landscape restoration, and climate-smart agriculture…
Speaker Hermine KLEYMANN
Hermine KLEYMANN

Head of Policy, Forests

WWF International

Speaker Roxana Elena BUCIOACA
Roxana Elena BUCIOACA

Portfolio Manager, Protected and Conserved Areas

IUCN

Roxana Bucioaca is a seasoned conservation professional with over a decade of experience at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), where she currently serves as Portfolio Manager…
Speaker BERTA MEDRANO
BERTA MEDRANO

Arquitecta ecológa

Asociación GAIA El Salvador

Founder and Director of the Gaia Association of El Salvador, an architect with a postgraduate degree in landscape analysis and territorial planning, specializing in executive and managerial…
Speaker Kristina GJERDE
Kristina GJERDE

Senior High Seas Advisor

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

Kristina M. Gjerde, J.D., is Senior High Seas Advisor to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Ocean Team and an honorary professor at the University of Edinburgh. For…
Speaker Haseebullah BAKHTARY
Haseebullah BAKHTARY
Haseeb Bakhtary is a lead consultant at Climate Focus with 10 years of experience in policy research at the intersection of climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development. His work seeks to…
Speaker Denis MICHEZ
Denis MICHEZ

Professor

University of Mons

Denis Michez holds a degree in engineering from University of Liège (Belgium) and a Ph-D in Biological Sciences from the University of Mons (Belgium). He did a postdoc at Cornell University (USA) in…
Turki ALSALEEM
Turki ALSALEEM
Speaker Dana AHMED
Dana AHMED

Ocean Programme Advisor

Earth Law Centre

Dana Ahmed is a Law of the Sea Researcher, Ocean Rights Educator & Accessibility Advocate, working at the intersection of law, community, and ocean justice. Her foundation in common law sparked…
Speaker Laxmi AGGARWAL
Laxmi AGGARWAL

Conservation Officer

Botanic Gardens Conservation International

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…
Speaker Nutdanai TRAKANSUPHAKON
Nutdanai TRAKANSUPHAKON

Social Enterprise del. & communication coordinator

Pgakenyaw Association for Sustainable Development

Mr. Nutdanai Trakansuphakon has an academic background in law. He now actively runs his social enterprises while simultaneously working as a researcher. He is a co-founder of The Rotate (Digital…
Speaker mayed ALBLOOSHI
mayed ALBLOOSHI

Animal Care Supervisor

Al Ain Zoo

Emirati zoo professional with over 13 years of hands-on and leadership experience in wildlife management. Specialized in the care and supervision of great apes and other primates, with experience in…
Speaker EDOUARD CLAUDE JEAN
EDOUARD CLAUDE JEAN

Directeur

CAPTE

EdouardJEAN is the co-founder of the CAPTE project. An agroforestry consultant, he is the director of the association Les Amis de CAPTE Tunisie and President of CAPTE SAS in France. He has…