All Speakers

Anthony GOLDNER

Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)

Tony has been CEO of the TNFD since its inception in 2021, driving the strategy of the TNFD, coordinating support to its 40 Taskforce members and building a global network of partnerships that has…

ANTOINE ALLAM

IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025

Dr. Allam is a highly experienced Water Resources and Hydrology Expert with 15 years of experience in Lebanon and the Mediterranean Region. He holds a PhD in hydrology, where he studied Mediterranean…

Antoine CLéMENT

Analyste forêt

Nature Québec

Antoine Clément is a Forest Policy Analyst at Nature Québec. With a background in public and international affairs, he has studied and worked at the intersection of environmental issues and policy.…

Antoine OUELLET-DROUIN

Director, Inst. Performance Management and Eval

IUCN Secretariat

Antoine Ouellet-Drouin is a performance and accountability expert with over 20 years of experience as a business process owner, practice lead, and system/product owner in leading international…

Anton WILLEMS DELANOY

Director Ejecutivo

Fondo Nacional para Areas Naturales Protegidas por el Estado

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…

Antonella BATTAGLINI

CEO

Renewables Grid Initiative

Antonella Battaglini is the CEO of the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), which she founded in 2009. RGI is a unique collaboration of NGOs and TSOs from across Europe, promoting…

Antonia Faustina XURUC BARRENO

Administrador Educativa

Asociación de Cooperación para el Desarrollo Rural de Occidente

Name: Antonia Faustina Xuruc BarrenoK'iche' Maya WomanGuatemalanCurrent Position: Director of the Community Environmental System of the CDRO AssociationAcademic Qualifications:Nursing…

Antonieta COSTA

Director of Conservation Education

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Antonieta Costa – PhD in Education. Assistant Professor at Lisbon University for 15 years in the pedagogy area. Director of Conservation Education at Lisbon Zoo since 2007 – defines, develops…

Antonin VERGEZ

Senior expert for natural resources economics

IUCN Secretariat

Antonin Vergez is a Senior Economist at IUCN, Centre for Science and Knowledge, Economy and Finance Team. He is an agricultural engineer and holds a PhD in Social Sciences with a major in…

antonio ALVERCA

Human Wildlife Conflict Manager

MWA - Mozambique Wildlife Aliance

Antonio is a Human‑wildlife conflict manager based in Mozambique with about 12 years of experience. At Mozambique Wildlife Alliance he leads rapid response to elephant conflict, electric‑fence…

Antonis ANTONIOU LATOUROS

President

Aggregates Europe

Antonis Antoniou Latouros is President of Aggregates Europe, having been re-elected in 2024 as the first person to serve a second consecutive term since the association’s establishment in 1987.…

ANUKRITI SHARMA

Special Projects Director and Environmental Scientist

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Anukriti Sharma is an environmental scientist and geographer whose work centers on citizen science, nature education, and climate action. She directs the Asia Nature Challenge, Asia’s first large-…

Anupama CHAUDHARI

Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue | SeaWorld Abu Dhabi

With over a decade of experience in GIS and environmental education, Anupama is deeply passionate about ocean conservation and the protection of blue carbon habitats. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in…

Anupama Rajya SHAHI

I am a young enthusiastic Environmentalist doing my Masters degree in Environmental Science in Pokhara University and working in various NGOs as Freelancer Environmentalist in numerous Environmental…

Anuradha BHATTACHARYA

Director - MENA Oceans Initiative

Goumbook

Anuradhi JAYASINGHE

PhD Candidate

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Anuradhi Dulangi Jayasinghe is a doctoral candidate at the School of Environment, Griffith University, Australia. Her research interests include human-wildlife coexistence, community-based…

Anurag MOHANTY

Senior Engineer

EGA

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering with over 18 years of experience in maintenance planning, plant maintenance (preventive and reactive), and operation readiness. Expertise includes plant maintenance,…

Anushri TIWARI

South Asian Region Lead

Urban Biodiversity Hub

Anushri Tiwari is an urban planner and ecologist exploring socio-ecological systems (SES), with a focus on the interlinkages between blue-green infrastructures and communities. She recognizes the…

Aonghais COOK

Principal Consultant

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Aonghais Cook is a Principal Consultant at The Biodiversity Consultancy. He works closely with developers, lenders, regulators and other organisations to better understand how to avoid, minimise and…

Arabella WILLING

Head of Conservation Outreach

Emirates Nature-WWF

Arabella heads up the Conservation Outreach & Citizen Science team at Emirates Nature-WWF, the local environmental charity that works in association with WWF, the global conservation organization…

Arby Paulyn Rae DUERO

Advocacy Officer (PCP4NbS)

Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation, Inc.

Arby Duero is an environmental advocate and aspiring environmental scientist, with a focus on waste management, climate change, resource management, nature-based solutions, communications, and…

Archana GODBOLE

Director

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Dr. Archana Godboleis the Founder Director of the Pune based NGO- Applied Environmental Research Foundation (AERF).A Plant Taxonomist and Ethnobiologist by training, she has developed various…

ARGHADEEP SAHA

Ariane LAPORTE-BISQUIT

Senior Manager, Risk Filter Suite

WWF Deutschland

With 10 years of work experience as a sustainability professional, Ariane Laporte‑Bisquit is Senior Manager for the WWF Risk Filter Suite, which includes two leading online tools (Biodiversity Risk…

Arielle ROMENTEAU

Chargée de mission "Pays en développement & Biodiversité"

Comité national de l’UICN, France

Arild LINDGAARD

Head of Geodata and Biodiversity

Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre

Head of biodiversity and geodata at Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre. Background from Norwegian Environment Agency on International conventions and cooperation, and nature management.

Aristide Takoukam Kamla

Executive Director

African Marine Mammal Conservation Organisation

Aristide Takoukam Kamla is a National Geographic Explorer, Whitley Award winner, marine researcher, and conservationist. Since 2008, Kamla has worked on the conservation of the African manatee and…