All Speakers

Speaker Christian GORTAZAR
Christian GORTAZAR

Universidad de Castilla La Mancha

Christian Gortázar defended his doctoral thesis at the University of Zaragoza in 1997. He is a professor of animal health at the National Wildlife Research Institute IREC, a joint center between the...
Speaker Christian LUETKE WOESTMAN
Christian LUETKE WOESTMAN

Head of Division Natural Ressources

KfW

Christian is an economist with 25 years of experience in international development finance, especially in Latin America, Turkey and Eastern Europe. Since 2020 he is head of  KfW´s sector policy...
Speaker Christian PLOWMAN
Christian PLOWMAN

Global Program Manager, Wildlife Cybercrime

IFAW

Christian Plowman has spent almost three decades working at the front line of criminal justice, investigations and intelligence. After a 16-year career at Scotland Yard as a detective specialising in...
Speaker Christina FERNANDES
Christina FERNANDES

Facilizator

Emirates Soil Museum

Christina is a 500-hr+ certified yoga teacher and completed her permaculture design certificate (PDC) in 2020 with Permaculture Education in the US as well as the Permaculture Educators Course with...
Speaker Christina VOIGT
Christina VOIGT

Professor

University of Oslo

Commission Chair. Dr. Christina Voigt is a renowned expert in international environmental law and professor at the University of Oslo. She is passionate about legal issues of climate change,...
Speaker Christine Dragisic
Christine Dragisic

Managing Director, Global Policy

National Audubon Society

Chris Dragisic is an experienced conservation and climate policy professional with significant experience in government, multilateral development banks, and civil society. She is currently Managing...
Speaker Christine FERRARA
Christine FERRARA

Zoological Rescue Manager

Yas Seaworld Research & Rescue Center

 A passion-driven Zoological Rescue Manager at Miral Experiences, leading a dedicated team with the unified goals of wildlife rescue, rehabilitation and return at Yas SeaWorld Research &...
Speaker Christine MADDEN
Christine MADDEN

Global Marine Turtle Conservation Lead

World Wide Fund for Nature

Dr Chris is a marine scientist and turtle expert with over 23 years of experience in ocean research, management and policy. She currently works as WWF’s Global Marine Turtle Conservation Lead, is an...
Speaker Christine Mentzel Mentzel
Christine Mentzel Mentzel

Senior Programme Officer

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Christine has a background in Zoology and a Masters Degree in African Mammalogy from the University of Pretoria. After a detour into the corporate sector, she began her conservation career in the...
Speaker Christine Teresa GRANT
Christine Teresa GRANT
Ms Chrissy Grant is Eastern Kuku Yalanji in Cape York and Mualgal from the Torres Straits Elder, working at the international and national levels with over 35 years’ experience working with...
Speaker Christopher GOATLEY
Christopher GOATLEY

Lecturer in Marine Biology

University of Southampton

Chris Goatley is a lecturer in marine biology at the University of Southampton in the UK and a research associate at the Australian Museum. His research has broadly explored the evolution and...
Speaker Christopher ROY
Christopher ROY

IUCN Secretariat

Christopher Roy is a Climate Change Programme Officer at the IUCN North America Regional Office in Washington D.C. with 7 years’ experience in climate action. He supports the implementation of Nature...
Speaker Christopher SHERIDAN
Christopher SHERIDAN

Programme Manager, Deltas & Coasts

Wetlands International

Chris Sheridan is Programme Manager at Wetlands International, where he leads global initiatives to safeguard and restore mangroves, deltas, and other critical coastal ecosystems. With two decades of...
Speaker Christopher WILCOX
Christopher WILCOX

Senior Director

WildAid

Over a 30-year career as a quantitative biologist, Dr. Chris Wilcox has worked with NGOs, philanthropic donors, government and private enterprise to develop cost effective solutions to natural...
CHUNGLA SHERPA
CHUNGLA SHERPA
Speaker Cindy JULIANTY
Cindy JULIANTY

EXECUTIVE COORDINATOR

Working Group ICCAs Indonesia

I currently serve as the Executive Coordinator for WGII (Working Group ICCAs Indonesia) and Advocacy Coordinator for ICCA Consortium Southeast Asia, where I oversee and support local to global...
Speaker Claire CAYOL
Claire CAYOL

Project Officer

World Organisation for Animal Helath

I am a veterinarian (Oniris, France) and a field- and laboratory-trained disease ecologist. My research has focused on host–parasite interactions at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland) and on the...
Speaker Claire TUTENUIT
Claire TUTENUIT

Entreprises pour l'Environnement (EpE)

A former graduate in Maths (Ecole Normale Supérieure) and Political Sciences (Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris), Claire Tutenuit is an Ingénieur au Corps des Mines.As such, she started her...
Speaker Clara L MATALLANA TOBON
Clara L MATALLANA TOBON

Ecóloga

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

I am an Ecologist with a Master’s Degree in Ecology, Evolution and Conservation. I currently work as a independent consultant on conservation and restoration projects. My work has focused on...
Speaker Clara Ligia SOLANO GUTIERREZ
Clara Ligia SOLANO GUTIERREZ

DIRECTORA EJECUTIVA

Fundación Natura Colombia

Speaker Clara NELTOFT
Clara NELTOFT

Climate Finance and Investment Analyst

ICIMOD

Clara Lindhard Neltoft is a Climate Finance and Investment Analyst and Intervention Manager with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), where she and her team work as...
Speaker Claudia ARCE
Claudia ARCE

KfW Development Bank

Claudia ArceDirector Latin America and the CaribbeanKfW Development Bank  Claudia Arce became director within KfW Group in 2004. Since July 2020 Claudia is responsible for the Latin America...
Speaker Claudia DE WINDT
Claudia DE WINDT

CEO

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

Claudia S. de Windt. International lawyer and expert in political sciences with significant and practical operations, business and advisory experience in the field of sustainable development, climate...
Speaker Claudia MAYER
Claudia MAYER

head of section global projects on biodiversity, forests and environmental polic

Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GIZ

Dr. Claudia Mayer is a senior expert in international cooperation, biodiversity, climate policy, and sustainable development, with more than 20 years of professional experience at GIZ/GTZ. She holds...
Speaker Claudia SOARES MARTINS
Claudia SOARES MARTINS

Secretary Director

Podáali

Claudia Soares Baré, traditionally named Kirimbawa, is an Indigenous member of the Baré people of the Upper Rio Negro (Amazonas, Brazil). She is a sociologist and leader of the Amazonian Indigenous...
Speaker Claudia Valeria SANCHEZ FLORES
Claudia Valeria SANCHEZ FLORES

Indigenous Expert

Red de Mujeres Indígenas sobre Biodiversidad de América Latina y el Caribe RMIB-LAC

Nahua Tepozteca of Mexico - Indigenous Women's Network on Biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean RMIB-LACA biologist and Master of Science, she has 20 years of experience in topics such as...
Speaker Claudia VELARDE PONCE DE LEóN
Claudia VELARDE PONCE DE LEóN

Directora del Programa de Territorios

Asociación Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente

Claudia Velarde Ponce de León is a lawyer and director of AIDA's Territories Program. She holds a Master's degree in Environmental Management, specializing in Management and Conservation of Natural...
Speaker Claudine BLAMEY
Claudine BLAMEY

Chief Sustainability Officer

Aviva

Currently Chief Sustainability Officer at Aviva. Claudine was previously the Director of Sustainability and Digital Strategy at Argent LLP for 3 years. Claudine delivered the net zero carbon...