All Speakers

seokwoo LEE

director general

Korea Arboreta and Gardens Institute

Lucie LABBE

Coordinatrice BESTLIFE2030

Office Français de la Biodiversité

Jean-Charles DJELALIAN

Chief Sustainability Officer

Solvay

Engineer by education, I started my career in the administration. The United Nations had just launched the Global Compact and I had to engage French industries on Sustainability. Later on, I joined…

Wendy Yap

Director, International Biodiversity Conservation

National Parks Board, Singapore

Wendy Yap is the Director for International Biodiversity Conservation at the National Parks Board of Singapore. She oversees regional and global cooperation on nature conservation and biodiversity,…

Maria FEDOROVA

Strategic Partnerships and Projects

INSEAD Hoffmann institute

Maria Fedorova is a senior social impact and education professional with over 10 years of global experience in the education and sustainability sectors. Her work focuses on building strategic multi-…

GUSTAVO SOBRINHO DGEDGE

Secretario de Estado de Terra e Ambiente

Ministerio da Agricultura Ambiente e Pesca

Gustavo Sobrinho Dgedge is Secretary of State for Land and Environment at the Ministry of Agriculture, Environment and Fisheries of the Republic of Mozambique. He holds a PhD in Environmental…

Eesha RANGANI

Tania AMMOUR

Member of 20y SV Team; Senior Advisor ORMACC RD

IUCN

Tania has an extensive experience in the design, implementation, technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as in other…

Abigael SUM

Communications & Outreach Specialist

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Enni KALLIO

Programme Officer, Climate Change

IUCN

Enni Kallio is a Programme Officer at the IUCN European Regional Office in Bonn, advancing the work on ecosystem-based climate adaptation. She has over eight years of experience working in…

Sumin George THOMAS

Senior Programme Coordinator

Keystone Foundation

Sumin George Thomas is Senior Programme Coordinator at Keystone Foundation, where he co-leads the Biodiversity Programme and guides organisation development, governance, and grants management. With…

nathalie MORATA

Head of European and international coordination department

Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité

Oceanographer by training, I'm interested in strengthening the link between science, society and politics, particularly through the valorization of research, scientific communication, citizen science…

Alex TOTH

Founder

MycoNest

Alex Tóth (Hungary) is passionate about restoring ecosystems through bio-based, circular, and regenerative design. With a background in EU environmental policy and circular economy, he works at the…

Hanneline SMIT-ROBINSON

BirdLife South Africa

Dr Hanneline Smit-Robinson serves as the Head of Conservation at BirdLife South Africa, where she oversees the organisation’s diverse Conservation Division. Hanneline holds a PhD in…

Ali FARHADI

CEO

Ai2

Ali Farhadi is the CEO of the Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) and a Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. Ali has been a professor…

Christina VOIGT

Professor

University of Oslo

Commission Chair. Dr. Christina Voigt is a renowned expert in international environmental law and professor at the University of Oslo. She is passionate about legal issues of climate change,…

Heather DE-QUINCEY

Land and Nature Specialist

Anglo American

Heather De Quincey is a sustainability expert specialising in the strategic integration of land rehabilitation, ecological restoration, and conservation within the mining sector. With a PhD in post-…

Elsa G RICHARDSON TEMM

Lead, GEF Small Grant Program

The Global Environment Facility

Gabriella has over 25 years of experience in advancing human rights, social inclusion, and sustainability in global conservation. With an academic background in sociology and economics, she has led…

Shelly EMIA

Artist and healer

WHAIA

Whaia is a Māori sound artist who specializes in "sonic weaving," using her voice, traditional instruments like the taonga puoro, and other sounds to create works with a profound cultural and…

Maria Teresa ASENSIO ELVIRA

Rahul Chand

Protected and Conserved Areas Coordinator

IUCN Secretariat

Jesse HILDEBRAND

VP Education

Exploring By The Seat of Your Pants

Jesse Hildebrand has pursued science communication for over a decade. He founded Science Literacy Week, a festival uniting libraries, NGOs, and science centers, which became an official government…

Emad HLAYEL

Project Coordinator

IUCN Secretariat

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,…

Erika KOROSI

Senior Director Nature Markets

Conservation International

Erika is leading Conservation International’s global efforts in the innovative space of nature and biodiversity markets. Erika joined CI with a background spanning over two decades in corporate,…

Trevor SANDWITH

Director - IUCN Centre for Conservation Action

IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature

Trevor Sandwith is a South African/Swiss ecologist, educationist and nature conservation strategist who promotes the integration of protected and conserved areas in sustainable economic and social…

Maximin DJONDO

Benin Environment and Education Society

Established in 2005, BEES ONG is committed to the protection and sustainable management of natural resources, with a particular focus on marine and coastal ecosystems. We implement participatory,…

Duc Tuan NGUYEN

Governance and Policy Coordinator

International Union for Conservation of Nature

Joining IUCN since 2022 in Ha Noi, Dr. Tuan has nearly 30-year-working experience in the area of water resources management, environment and engineering, nature-based solutions. Dr Tuan is now…