All Speakers

Silvana BALDOVINO

Directora

Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental

SILVANA BALDOVINO BEASLawyer and currently serves as director of the Biodiversity and Indigenous Peoples Program of the Peruvian Society of Environmental Law since 2006.Silvana has more than 20 years…

Silvia ALVAREZ-CLARE

Director of Global Tree Conservation Program

The Morton Arboretum

Dr. Silvia Alvarez-Clare is the Director of the Center for Species Survival: Trees, hosted at The Morton Arboretum near Chicago, IL, USA. and a member of the steering committee for the IUCN SSC…

Silvia CARDELLINO

Senior Programme Officer - Food and Agricultural Systems

IUCN Secretariat

Silvia Cardellino is Senior Programme Officer in the Food and Agricultural Systems Team at IUCN. She coordinates dialogue processes and policy influencing efforts to enhance coherent public policy…

Silvia MONTILLA CORTÉS

CGO

UNERGY

Silvia Montilla, 29, is a Colombian changemaker driving access to solar renewable energy across underserved communities in Latin America. She develops inclusive, people-centered solutions such as…

Silvia MUSEIYA

Principal Secretary

State Department for Wildlife

A young woman who comes from a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural background; born to a small hunter-gatherer indigenous community of Mukogodo forest in Laikipia, Kenya called the Yiaku in the late 80s…

Silvia VIMERCATI

SHAMS

Dr. Silvia Vimercati is a marine biologist working with the General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS), where she leads projects on coral reef…

Simangele MSWELI

Associate Director, Conservation Education and Youth Leadership

IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025

Simangele is a conservationist with an interest and experience in environmental education, community engagement, research and policy development. At AWF, Simangele serves as the Associate Director,…

Simba Mandota

Team Leader/ Acting Country Representative

IUCN Secretariat

Simba currently holds the position of Team Leader for the IKI funded CBA SCALE southern Africa+ project, where he has demonstrated exceptional leadership skills and a deep understanding of the unique…

Simon AWAD

Executive Director

The Environmental Education Center of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land

Simon I. Awad, Executive Director, Environmental Education Center of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land.Simon Awad, is the Executive Director of the Environmental…

Simon DOWELL

Senior Advisor: Conservation Strategy

North of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo)

After a Doctorate at the University of Oxford on Galliforme reintroduction Simon held academic posts at two UK Universities and joined their faculty leadership teams. During this time he served on…

Simon JULIEN

Programme Officer - Food and Agricultural Systems

IUCN Secretariat

Simon Julien coordinates the development of knowledge products, metrics, tools and frameworks relating to sustainable agriculture, and designs accompanying capacity-building activities. This includes…

Simon STUART

Chief Scientific Advisor

Synchronicity Earth

Simon served as Chair of the Species Survival Commission (SSC) for the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) from 2008 to 2016. He has undergraduate and doctoral degrees from the…

Simon TARR

Red List Data Manager

IUCN Secretariat

Sino Tohirzoda

Committee for Environmental Protection under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan

Siobhan MCQUAID

Director

Trinity College Dublin / Horizon Nua

Siobhan McQuaid, PhD, is Associate Director of Innovation in the Centre for Social Innovation in Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She manages a portfolio of 'Working with…

Sione 'AKAU'OLA

CEO

Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change & Communications (MEIDECC)

Mr. ‘Akauola is currently the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) for the Ministry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change, Communication, and Cybersecurity…

Sirarpi HAYKAZYAN

Head of Environmental Department of Yerevan Municipality

Yerevani Qaghaqapetaran

Born on June 19, 1984, in Yerevan.In 2006, he graduated from the Faculty of Law of the French University.In 2008, he graduated from the Faculty of Political Science of the International Scientific…

Siska Martina CAHYATI SIHOMBING

Senior Programme Development Officer

IUCN Secretariat

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…

SITI ZURAIDAH ABIDIN

Programme Lead

WWF-Malaysia

Siti Zuraidah Abidin leads the Peninsular Malaysia Terrestrial Conservation Programme at WWF-Malaysia, where she has spent over 17 years advancing forest and protected area conservation. Her work…

Soledad Rocio GARCIA SOLCA

Soma KATIYAR

Executive Creative Director

BBC Media Action

Soma Katiyar is Executive Creative Director at BBC Media Action, where she turns ideas into action, transforming complex development and climate challenges into campaigns that shift culture and…

Sona KALANTARYAN

Project Director

SunChild Nature and Culture Preservation NGO

Sona Kalantaryan has worked at the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) since 2018, where she manages Forest Landscape Restoration projects. At FPWC, she brings in…

SONALI GHOSH

IUCN WCPA Regional Vice Chair

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Regional Vice Chair, South Asia. I bring in more than 15 years of field experience of living and working in some of the critical ecosystems such as Terai grasslands of the Indian subcontinent.…

SONAM TOBGAY

Chief Forestry Officer

Divisional Forest Office, Trashigang, DoFPS, Bhutan

Forestry professional with over 13 years of experience in natural resource management, protected area governance, and wildlife conservation in Bhutan. Currently serving as Chief Forestry Officer of…

Sonam WANGDI

Chief of Division

Nature Conservation Division

Mr. Sonam Wangdi currently works as the Chief of the Nature Conservation Division under the Department of Forests and Park Services of the Royal Government of Bhutan. As the Chief of this Division,…

Sonia CASTAñEDA

Deputy Director

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

I contribute to nature conservation and climate emergency through the management of organizations and projects. As a child I got inspired by Mafalda, a comic strip character and cultural icon of the…

Sonia PEñA MORENO

Director, Centre for Policy and Law

IUCN Secretariat

Sonia is a Colombian and Italian national. She is the Director of IUCN's Centre for Policy and Law. Graduated from Political Sciences and Modern Languages at the University of Los Andes in…

Sonigitu Asibong EKPE

Director (Scientific)

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

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