All Speakers
Charlotte STRECK
Founder and Managing Partner
Climate Focus
Prof. Dr. Charlotte Streck is founder, co-owner and President of Climate Focus and a former Senior Counsel with The World Bank in Washington, DC. Charlotte serves as an advisor to numerous…
Raquel SIGüENZA
Country Representative
IUCN
Raquel Sigüenza is a biologist who graduated from the Faculty of Chemical Sciences and Pharmacy at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala (USAC) and holds postgraduate studies in Rural Development…
George SHILLINGER
Financial Contact
MIGRAMAR
Dr. George Shillinger is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of Upwell Turtles. He previously served as Executive Director for The Leatherback Trust. George has worked in environmental conservation…
Penny BECKER
Chief Executive Officer
Island Conservation
Penny joined Island Conservation in January 2020 and then became the organization's Chief Executive Officer in 2024. She has a passion for learning and practicing leadership around conservation…
AKAMBI IS DEEN
ingénieur aménagiste environnementaliste
UICN/PACO
Experience and knowledge in the process of developing and managing Protected Areas, specifically the Transboundary Mono Reserve (having participated in the creation process of the Bouche du Roy…
MEGOLHUSAU BANO HARALU
Project Lead WCS India (IUCN/ITHCP Phase II)
Wildlife Conservation Society -India
Bano Haralu is a veteran journalist turned conservationist. Her work in 2012, has been instrumental in saving the migratory Amur Falcon from being slaughtered in thousands every year In the…
veronique VERMETTE
veronique VERMETTE
Consultant écologie
Reseau de milieux naturels protégés
Ricardo WONG
Ingeniero Industrial / President
Fundación para la Protección del Mar PROMAR
I was born and raised in Panama City. I was a career civil servant at the Panama Canal Authority, where I initially worked as an automotive mechanic apprentice. I later rose to become the supervisor…
Christel DELMAS
Director Environmental Services
CLS
Working togehter with engineers, scientists, institutions to think, create and deploy space based solutions to monitor, understand, protect and sustainably manage our planet resources
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…
Mrinalini Rai
Director
Women4Biodiversity
Mrinalini is a passionate advocate for women's rights and environmental justice. She specializes in policy, advocacy, and research that addresses the intersectionality of human rights, gender…
Thiri Dawei Aung
Executive Director
Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association (BANCA)
Dr. Thiri Da Wei Aung serves as Executive Director. She received Ph.D (Ornithology) from University of Yangon in 2012. A large part of her work is to provide leadership to BANCA (internally and…
Diana GARLYTSKA
Youth Advisory Committee Chair
IUCN
Diana Garlytska is a young expert who over 9 years of her career in academia has taught in more than a dozen of countries across Europe and Asia as a visiting lecturer. Diana has written several…
Olivier Clement GATWAZA
Membership Affairs Officer
International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR)
Dr. Olivier Clément Gatwaza is a Rwandan landscape architect and civil engineer with a career spanning community development, land management, and sustainable design.He earned a Bachelor’s Degree in…
Mingwen DENG
Mingwen DENG
Caroline KATSANDE
Regional Manager
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority
Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Caroline Katsande is a dedicated conservation professional with more than twenty years of experience in wildlife management, habitat restoration, community and…
Amna ALOTAIBA
Director Life Sciences
Al Ain Zoo
Dr. Amna Al Otaiba is an accomplished environmental and life sciences leader with over two decades of experience in environment, health, safety, sustainability, conservation, and academia. She has…
Aspa D. CHATZIEFTHIMIOU
Chief Scientific Officer
Earthna, Qatar Foundation
Dr. Aspa D. Chatziefthimiou is a researcher and consultant on nature conservation and restoration, and on the environmental impacts of development in hot desert climates. Dr. Aspa received her Ph.D.…
Anderson TANOTO
Managing Director
Royal Golden Eagle (RGE)
Anderson Tanoto is Managing Director at Royal Golden Eagle (RGE) and a member of its Executive Management Board. Headquartered in Singapore, RGE is a global group of resource-based manufacturing…
VANESSA ROBITZCH
Conservation Program Manager
The General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS)
Vanessa Robitzch (PhD) is a marine biologist specializing in coral reef ecology, population genetics, and conservation. She currently manages the conservation program at the General Organization for…
Suaad AL HARTHI
Executive Director
Environment Society of Oman
Suaad Al Harthi is a conservation scientist, National Geographic Explorer and the Executive Director of the Environment Society of Oman (ESO), Oman’s first and only environmental non-government…
David AINSWORTH
Senior External Relations Officer
Global Environment Facility
David has over two decades of work in communications management, marketing and campaign development in the field of biodiversity and sustainable development. He has worked as head of…
Laure JOANNY
Senior Technical Specialist Wildlife Trade
Fauna & Flora
Moritz FEGERT
Programme Manager
Biovision Foundation
Moritz is a Programme Manager within Biovision's Policy & Advocacy Department. He notably co-authored the Guidance Tool "Boosting Biodiversity Action Through Agroecology" and is supporting…
Alice REISFELD
Conservation Director
SAVE Brasil
Alice holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Management from the University of São Paulo (USP) and currently serves as the Conservation Director at SAVE Brasil – the BirdLife International…
Thanatat ANIWAT
Sustainability Manager
TCP Group
Thanatat Aniwat is a sustainability and social impact professional with over a decade of experience leading high-impact programs across the corporate and non-profit sectors. As Sustainability Manager…
Lorien INNES
Sustainable Development Manager
Esri
Lorien Innes is Senior Sustainability & Development Manager - Africa at Esri. She joined Esri in 2011, and, since 2020 has been working across the public, private and nonprofit sector to help…
Cristina ROMERO
Programme Manager, BESTLIFE2030
IUCN
Senior Programme Manager for the Protected and Conserved Areas team at IUCN, with over 20 years of international experience in project and grant management, partnership building and stakeholder…