All Speakers
Andrew WETZLER
Senior Vice President, Nature Program
Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.
As senior vice president of NRDC's Nature Program, Andrew Wetzler oversees NRDC's oceans, lands, and food and agriculture teams, and is responsible for providing thought leadership, shaping strategy...
Neni SRIWAHYUNI
Head of Economic Affairs and Natural Resources Division
Regional Development Planning Agency of Aceh Tamiang Regency
Dr. Neni Sriwahyuni, S.S.T., M.Si is the Head of the Division of Economic Affairs and Natural Resources at the Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) of Aceh Tamiang Regency. She earned her...
Yves OLATOUNDJI
Programme Officer - IUCN Green List
IUCN
With a strong academic background in biodiversity conservation and over eight years of experience in protected and conserved areas management, Yves Olatoundji has a solid track record in ecological...
Barkha MOSSAE
Barkha MOSSAE
Regenerative Blue Economy Manager
IUCN Secretariat
Martin WARREN
Advisor
Butterfly Conservation Europe
Dr Martin Warren has studied butterflies and moths for over 50 years and was Chief Executive at Butterfly Conservation from 2002-16. He is currently an Advisor to the Board of Butterfly Conservation...
nathalie MORATA
Head of European and international coordination department
Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité
Oceanographer by training, I'm interested in strengthening the link between science, society and politics, particularly through the valorization of research, scientific communication, citizen science...
Rob SMALL
Director, People & Nature
Fauna & Flora
Rob Small is Director of Fauna & Flora’s People & Nature programme. This team of interdisciplinary specialists, supports projects and partners across 30 countries in the Americas and...
Jenn Eckerle
Jenn is the Deputy Secretary for Oceans and Coastal Policy at the California Natural Resources Agency and Executive Director of the Ocean Protection Council (OPC). Jenn serves as a key advisor...
Lu YAN
Executive Director
Cloud Mountain Conservation
Yan Lu, a passionate conservationist dedicated to Endangered Primate conservation in China with special attention to gibbons. Graduated from University College London with Master's degree in...
Karine SIEGWART
Senior Policy Advisor
IUCN
Karine Siegwart, Dr. iur., LLM.Eur., Lecturer at ETH Zürich; Senior Policy Advisor at the Centre for Policy and Law, IUCN, in charge of chemicals, waste and pollution related processes and their...
Kelly DE BIE
Manager Management Effectiveness
Parks Victoria
I lead the Management Effectiveness team for Parks Victoria. I was previously a Research Fellow in the School of Ecosystem and Forest Science, University of Melbourne, with expertise in the...
Ndapanda KANIME
Senior Programme Officer
SADC Secretariat
Ms Ndapanda Kanime, Senior Programme Officer responsbible for Natural Resources and Wildlife- SADC SecretariatNdapanda, a Namibian national, is currently a Senior Programme Officer responsible for...
Nicolas BOENISCH
Director
FOS Europe
Nico Boenisch is Director of Foundations of Success (FOS) Europe, where he supports conservation teams and networks to strengthen the effectiveness and impact of their work through adaptive...
Facundo ODRIOZOLA
Agriculture Officer
IUCN
Policy Officer with over seven years of experience at the intersection of environmental law, governance, and public policy. Skilled in regulatory analysis, comparative research, and drafting policy...
ADIZA OWUSU ADUOMIH
PROGRAMMES MANAGER(Gender Equality and Social Inclusion)
HEN MPOANO
Adiza Ama Owusu Aduomih is a Programs Manager and Gender Equity & Social Inclusion (GESI) Team Lead at Hen Mpoano, Ghana. She has extensive experience in coastal resource management, gender...
Hannah TIMMINS
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
I am an ecologist with an interdisciplinary background in landscape-level conservation planning and management. I have researched and written about many topics including most recently the...
Polen Cisneros
Program Manager, Wildlife Crime
International Fund for Animal Welfare
Louisa CHAUBERT
CFO
Adeline PILON
General Delegate
ELYX Foundation
Adeline Pilon bridges culture, sustainability, and fintech to drive systemic change. With a background in finance and innovation, she pioneers high-integrity blue certified carbon credits in the...
Suleman AUDU
Senior Environmental Manager
Stichting The Ocean Cleanup
Suleman Audu is a Senior Environmental Manager at The Ocean Cleanup, where he leads strategic initiatives to assess and mitigate the environmental and social impacts of plastic pollution on marine...
Nafisa MAREI
Bow Seat
Nafisa collaborates with youth around the world through Bow Seat to tackle issues ranging from a lack of climate awareness to ocean pollution. She also creates artwork--from poems to paintings to...
Oldman Oduetse KOBOTO
MEA Coordinator
African Union Commission
R. S. RAWAT
Scientist-E
Indian Council of Forestry Resaerch and Education, Dehradun
Dr. R. S. Rawat is a senior scientist at the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), Dehradun (INDIA), currently serving the Biodiversity and Climate Change Division of ICFRE. With...
Marnus ROODBOL
Lion conservation project manager
Endangered Wildlife Trust
A conservationist dedicated towards protecting and saving wildlife for our future generation. I believe we have a big responsibility on our shoulders to leave this planet in a better state than what...
Ella-Jo Mehta
Director
Stop Ecocide International
Jojo Mehta co-founded Stop Ecocide in 2017, alongside barrister and legal pioneer the late Polly Higgins, to support the establishment of ecocide as a crime at the International Criminal Court. As...
Kundan Kumar BURNWAL
Deputy Project Director
GIZ India
Kundan Burnwal is a Senior Advisor and Deputy Project Director for the Indo-German bilateral cooperation project RECAP4NDC, which aims to restore, conserve, and protect forest and tree...
Hala MURAD
President
Dibeen For Environmental Development
Hala S. Murad – Environmental and climate policy expertWork on climate justice advocacy, She holds a master’s degree in socio-ecological science & her thesis on climate change and...
John SIMAIKA
Senior Researcher - Aquatic Ecology
International Water Mangement Institute (IWMI)
John Simaika has expertise in both aquatic and landscape ecology and restoration. He has more than a decade of experience working in African rivers, lakes, wetlands and artificial ponds. Simaika is...