All Speakers

Mariana Rodrigues
Mariana Rodrigues

Marketing Director

L`Occitane Middle East

Speaker Yash Veer BHATNAGAR
Yash Veer BHATNAGAR

Country Representative

IUCN Secretariat

Yash Veer Bhatnagar, PhD, is the Country Representative of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) India office (since November 2022). He brings over three decades of work…
Speaker Ulrika ÅBERG
Ulrika ÅBERG

Senior Programme Officer

IUCN

Ulrika is a Senior Programme Officer with the Protected and Conserved Areas Team at IUCN.  She is currently leading IUCN’s engagement and contribution related to the protection and effective…
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 Javkhlan ARIUNBAATAR
Javkhlan ARIUNBAATAR

GIZ Mongolia

Dr. Javkhlan Ariunbaatar is a development and environmental strategist advancing sustainable development and biodiversity conservation in Mongolia and internationally, with expertise in conservation…
Speaker Mariam WESTON FLORES
Mariam WESTON FLORES

Programme Officer

IUCN SSC HWCC SG

I am an Engineer in Sustainable Development with an MPhil in Conservation Leadership from the University of Cambridge and an unfathomable passion for wildlife conservation and sustainable social…
Speaker Luna MILATOVIC
Luna MILATOVIC

Policy officer

IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence Specialist Group

Luna Milatovic is a biologist with an MSc in Environmental Sciences and Policy and expertise in biodiversity policy, human–wildlife conflict, wildlife and protected area management. A Klaus Töpfer…
Esther Nesthivhongweni
Esther Nesthivhongweni

Chair

Conservation International

Speaker Gloria Francisca GUARAN DE HERNANDEZ
Gloria Francisca GUARAN DE HERNANDEZ

Indigenous Expert

Asociación Ak' Tenamit

She has dedicated her life to family and community well-being through the study and practice of traditional Mayan medicine and spirituality, as well as the promotion of local crafts. Her deep…
Speaker Hariliva RASOANARIVO
Hariliva RASOANARIVO

Directeur Exécutif

FONDATION TANY MEVA

Hariliva Rasoanarivo is the Executive Director of the Tany Meva Foundation in Madagascar. Tany Meva is an environmental foundation created in 1996 with a mission to mobilize and manage funds for the…
Speaker Sanot ADHIKARI
Sanot ADHIKARI

Chairperson

Youth Alliance for Environment (YAE)

Sanot AdhikariSanot Adhikari is an environmental scientist with over 15 years of experience in climate change, water resource management, and environmental sustainability. As CEO of Alliance for…
Speaker Fanny ROUXELIN
Fanny ROUXELIN

Terrestrial Biodiversity Director

WWF France

Fanny Rouxelin has dedicated over a decade to supporting public and private organisations with their climate and nature transition strategies. She is now Director of the Terrestrial Biodiversity Unit…
Speaker Xiaofan WANG
Xiaofan WANG

China Land Surveying and Planning Institute

Senior Natural Resources Engineer with 9+ years of experience in ecological protection line delineation and land ecosystem assessment. PhD-qualified expert leading national-level environmental…
Speaker Tatiana LOBATO DE MAGALHAES
Tatiana LOBATO DE MAGALHAES

Research Professor

Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro

Research Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro (UAQ), QRO, Mexico, and certified as a Professional Wetland Scientist by PCPSWS. She has been honoured with the José Mariano Mociño Medal…
Speaker Maud LELIEVRE
Maud LELIEVRE

IUCN Councillor

Association Les Eco Maires

Maud LELIEVRE est Présidente du comité français de l’union internationale de conservation de la nature (UICN), membre du conseil international de l’UICN. Déléguée générale de l’association nationale…
Speaker SEONGHWAN JO
SEONGHWAN JO

Head of Visitor Service Division

Korea National Park Service

Ph. D. in Civil Engineering, Graduate School of Chungbuk National University in Cheong-ju City, South KoreaServing at the Korea National Park Service since 2014Research AchievmentStudy on the…
Speaker Alec CRAWFORD
Alec CRAWFORD

Director, Nature for Resilience

International Institute for Sustainable Development

Alec Crawford is the Director of Nature for Resilience at IISD. Within this role, he oversees the Resilience Program’s work on nature, undertaking and supervising research, policy, and practice that…
Abdulrahman ABDULLA ALZAABI
Abdulrahman ABDULLA ALZAABI
Speaker Natalie COX
Natalie COX

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Natalie Cox is a Program Officer with IUCN, based in Washington D.C. and supporting the Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) and the North America Regional Office. She joins IUCN with…
Speaker Sonigitu Asibong EKPE
Sonigitu Asibong EKPE

Director (Scientific)

Cross River State Ministry of Environment

Sonigitu Asibong Ekpe, holds the following academic qualifications:National Diploma in Fisheries Technology from Ibrahim Babangida College of Agriculture, Obubra - Nigeria;B.Sc., (Hons)…
Speaker Manu MONGE-GANUZAS
Manu MONGE-GANUZAS

Dr.

ProGEO //CPG-SGE

Manu Monge-Ganuzas, PhD in Sciences (Geology Section), has been working for more than 25 years in Urdaibai UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and is scientific advisor of several UNESCO Global Geoparks . He is…
Speaker Alister Scott
Alister Scott

Executive Director

Global Rewilding Alliance

40 year career making big change happen with sustainability as the driving purpose. Doctorate in Science Policy from the University of SussexHonorary Professor of Practice at UCL Institute for…
Speaker Chimeddorj BUYANAA
Chimeddorj BUYANAA

Conservation director

WWF Mongolia

Mr. B. Chimeddorj is a wildlife biologist with special focus on antelope conservation works in Mongolia. He was a researcher at the Institute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS). In 2007…
Speaker Siska Martina SIHOMBING
Siska Martina SIHOMBING

Senior Programme Development Officer

IUCN

Siska (Martina Cahyati) Sihombing leads the global programme development of the IUCN Green List within the IUCN Global Protected and Conserved Areas team in Switzerland. With over 13 years of…
Speaker Joanna WOLSTENHOLME
Joanna WOLSTENHOLME

Senior Programme Manager, Nature Finance

UNEP-WCMC

Joanna is a Senior Programme Officer in the Nature Economy team at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). Her work focuses on finance for nature, looking at…
Speaker YUSUKE SAITO
YUSUKE SAITO

Deputy Director

Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Deputy Director, Biodiversity Strategy Office, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Speaker Walid HUSSEIN
Walid HUSSEIN

Emirates Park Zoo and Resort

I have started my career 23 years ago as a veterinarian specialist in wild animals' treatments and rehabilitation. I moved forward with my career to be collection supervisor and i started my…
Speaker Hugh DOULTON
Hugh DOULTON

Co-Director

Dahari

Hugh Doulton is Co-Director at Dahari. He has lived on the island of Anjouan for the past 18 years, playing a key role in Dahari’s creation and strategic development.  Hugh was a Kinship…