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Speaker Elisabeth PREMESNIL DAY
Elisabeth PREMESNIL DAY

Deputy Director

Maliasili

Liz is half French half British and has over 7 years of experience working in marine conservation. Before joining Maliasili, she worked extensively along the southwest coast of Madagascar supporting...
Speaker Miao YU
Miao YU

General Manager

SPIC Huanghe Hydropower Development Co.,Ltd.

Yu Miao, General Manager of SPIC Huanghe Hydropower Development Co., Ltd., has long been dedicated to the development and cooperation of renewable energy. He possesses extensive experience in project...
Speaker Jason SAWLE
Jason SAWLE

Global Schools Manager

Esri

Jason has over twenty five years of experience working with schools and GIS. In 2000 he developed the first Anglo French schools GIS project, funded by the European Union, that focused on...
Speaker Rhimou El Hamoumi
Rhimou El Hamoumi

Présidente

Groupe de Recherche pour la protection des oiseaux au Maroc (GREPOM)

I am a biodiversity conservation expert and researcher specializing in wetlands in Morocco. I conduct scientific research on avian biodiversity, habitat structure, and ecological interactions,...
Speaker Dolly PRIATNA
Dolly PRIATNA

Lecturer

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Doctorate degree in wildlife spatial ecology obtained from the Department of Forest Resources Conservation, Bogor Agricultural University. Professional career began when he was a researcher at the...
Speaker Stuart BUTCHART
Stuart BUTCHART

Chief Scientist

BirdLife International

Stuart Butchart is Chief Scientist at BirdLife International – a global Partnership of over 120 national environmental organisations.
Speaker Amr ABDELMEGUID
Amr ABDELMEGUID

Programme Manager

CEDARE

Speaker MOHAMEDI KAMUNA
MOHAMEDI KAMUNA
Mohamed Kamuna is the Chief Executive Officer of the Community Wildlife Management Areas Consortium (CWMAC) in Tanzania. He leads national efforts to strengthen community-led conservation, enhance...
Speaker Nadine LAMBERSKI
Nadine LAMBERSKI

Chief Conservation and Wildlife Health Officer

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

As Chief Conservation and Wildlife Health Officer for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA), Dr. Nadine Lamberski leads a unified team of conservation scientists, conservation practitioners,...
Speaker edward perry
edward perry

biodiversity policy analyst

OECD

Edward Perry is a Biodiversity Policy Analyst at the OECD Environment Directorate. His work focuses on biodiversity finance, the design of policy instruments – particularly economic incentives – and...
Speaker Blandine CAMUS
Blandine CAMUS

IUCN Secretariat

Blandine Camus serves as Food Systems Officer within the IUCN European Regional Office team. Based in Brussels, she has been actively engaged in advancing policy solutions for agriculture, climate...
Speaker Samer AL CHIKHANI
Samer AL CHIKHANI

Partner

Strategy&

I'm a Partner at Strategy& Middle East. I specialise in developing nature-positive solutions for urban and conservation areas, and crafting strategies for the sustainable use of resources. I have...
Speaker Jinlei FENG
Jinlei FENG

Programme Officer, Policy Advice

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)

Mr Jinlei Feng is Programme Officer, Policy Advice in the Knowledge, Policy and Finance Centre (KPFC) of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), based in Abu Dhabi. His research...
Speaker June RUBIS
June RUBIS

Research Fellow

Macquarie University

Dr. June Rubis is a Bidayuh scholar and Indigenous strategist from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo. Trained as a conservation biologist with over a decade of big cats and primate fieldwork and conservation...
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 Guilherme OLIVEIRA
Guilherme OLIVEIRA

Scientific Director

Vale Institute of Technology

Dr. Oliveira’s current work focuses on describing the biodiversity of the amazon, from a molecular perspective, with the use of DNA barcoding, genomics, and proteomics approaches. Extensive use of...
Speaker Rebecca MOORE
Rebecca MOORE

Director Emeritus, Google Earth

Google / Geo for Good LLC

For twenty years, Rebecca Moore has directed Google’s geospatial technology initiatives driving environmental sustainability and social impact, including Google Earth, Google Earth Engine and the...
Speaker KADDU KIWE SEBUNYA
KADDU KIWE SEBUNYA

Chief Executive Officer

african wildlife foundation

Kaddu Kiwe Sebunya is a prominent conservation leader, serving as the Chief Executive Officer of the African Wildlife Foundation (AWF) since 2019. With over 30 years of experience spanning grassroots...
Speaker Chris SANDBROOK
Chris SANDBROOK

Professor of Conservation and Society

University of Cambridge

I am a conservation social scientist with a range of research interests around the central theme of biodiversity conservation and its relationship with society. My current research investigates (i)...
Speaker Charlotte STRECK
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...
Speaker Charlotte KARIBUHOYE SAID
Charlotte KARIBUHOYE SAID

CEO & Founder, Interface pour la Nature

Interface pour la Nature

Charlotte is CEO and Founder of Interface pour la Nature, an advisory and consulting company for environmental sustainability. She worked previously as Head of strategic alliances and West Africa...
Speaker Marianne HAAHR
Marianne HAAHR

Executive Director

International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB)

Marianne is the Executive Director of the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits (IAPB), with the objective to scale high integrity nature credit markets. Prior to that Marianne was...
Speaker Callie VEELENTURF
Callie VEELENTURF

Founder

For Nature

Visionary marine conservation biologist Callie Veelenturf goes where many scientists are not willing to go: the intersection of field science and national and international policy. Callie inspires...
Speaker Liezl Stuart del Rosario
Liezl Stuart del Rosario

Policy Manager

World Wide Fund for Nature

Speaker Johannes SCHIELEIN
Johannes SCHIELEIN

Co-Founder of NaLaMap

NaLaMap

Johannes is a geographer and economics graduate with expertise in applying geospatial data to inform and improve public policies in conservation and development.He holds a PhD in Agricultural...
ELISA FURLAN
ELISA FURLAN
Speaker Mohamed AL KAABI
Mohamed AL KAABI

Secretary General

Emirates Council for Balanced Development

H.E. Mohamed Khalifa Al Kaabi is a distinguished leader with extensive experience in government, finance, and strategic sustainable development. He played an instrumental role in establishing the...
Speaker Darien MIZUTA
Darien MIZUTA

Marine Researcher

CEM EGTG Lead; Consultant

I am a senior marine researcher with experience leading award-granted projects and applied research. My work focuses on aquaculture sustainability, bridging natural and social sciences for support of...