All Speakers

Speaker Man Jing KONG
Man Jing KONG

Co-founder

Just Keep Thinking

MJ is the co-founder of Just Keep Thinking, Singapore’s largest environmental education platform that merges education and entertainment to make science accessible and engaging for all. Reaching 3 to...
Speaker Sheena KHAN
Sheena KHAN

Head of Environmental Progams

Terra, Expo City Dubai

Sheena Khan is Head of Environmental Programs at Terra, where she designs and leads nature-focused programs across themes of urban biodiversity, citizen science, fungi, nature therapy, and...
Speaker Doug WEIR
Doug WEIR

Director

Conflict and Environment Observatory

Doug has undertaken research and advocacy on the polluting legacy of armed conflicts and military activities since 2005. After working on conflict pollution and the toxic remnants of war for many...
Speaker Yenifer DÍAZ
Yenifer DÍAZ

Sociedad Audubon de Panama

Program Director for the Panama Audubon Society with over 10 years of experience in Environmental Management and Citizen Science. She has led the "Green Classrooms"  (Aulas Verdes) environmental...
Speaker Linda SHEEHAN
Linda SHEEHAN

Executive Director

Environment Now

Linda Sheehan is Executive Director of Environment Now, a California-based foundation that supports action on waterways, forests, climate change, and rights of nature. Previously, she was Senior...
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 Vishwaja BAKKATHATLA
Vishwaja BAKKATHATLA

Student

No

 am Vishwaja Bakkathatla, a student of grade 10 in Pallavi Model School, Hyderabad, India. I am a girl who aspires to experience, learn, and share knowledge with others. Dance has always been my...
Speaker Amna AL DHOORI
Amna AL DHOORI

Wasit Wetland Center Guide

ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTED AREAS AUTHORITY

Amna ALdhoori – Environmental Guide and Safety LeaderWith over a decade of experience in environmental guidance, Amna ALdhoori  stands out as a dedicated professional committed to ecological...
Hiba AL SHEHHI
Hiba AL SHEHHI
Speaker Imad ALSYOUF
Imad ALSYOUF

Professor IEEM, Director of Sustainability (2017-2024)

University of Sharjah

Professor Imad Alsyouf holds a PhD in Industrial Engineering from Linnaeus University, Sweden (2004). He earned both his MSc in Industrial Engineering and his BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the...
Speaker Zeyin Jiang
Zeyin Jiang

Program Director

SEE Foundation

Speaker Rachel CLAUSING
Rachel CLAUSING

Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco

Rachel Clausing is the Special Advisor to the Vice President and the Head of Initiatives at the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. A marine scientist by training, she earned her doctorate from...
Speaker Christy WILLIAMS
Christy WILLIAMS

NEOM

Amirtharaj Christy Williams is Director of Land Conservation at NEOM, where he leads the development and management of the NEOM Nature Reserve’s land area, including one of the world’s largest...
Speaker Maya SUMI
Maya SUMI

Expart

National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan

With a background in forest ecology, I first worked in the international division of a private company, managing overseas offices. After three years at the Japan Committee for IUCN, I joined my...
Speaker Sami Rabah
Sami Rabah

président

ASSOCIATION LES AMIS DES OISEAUX

Speaker Steven Ross
Steven Ross

Chief Development & External Relations Officer

Wilder Institute

Steven Ross is a dynamic executive leader and lifelong conservationist with nearly 20 years of experience advancing environmental and social impact through strategic fundraising, government relations...
Speaker Ahmad BAGADER
Ahmad BAGADER

General Manager

KARNR

Speaker Sarah FLYNN
Sarah FLYNN

Executive Director

Centre for Global Education

Sarah Flynn is the Director of the Centre for Global Education. She has a BSc & MSc in Molecular Genetics, an MA in Sociology, and is completing a PhD in Sociology at the University of Alberta....
Speaker Warwick MOSTERT
Warwick MOSTERT

Biodiversity and Business Lead

Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool

Warwick is the IBAT Biodiversity and Business Lead and brings over 25 years of biodiversity and conservation management experience across the corporate and private sector. Warwick's focus is on how...
Speaker Cecilia SáENZ
Cecilia SáENZ

Coordinadora proyecto VOCES para América del Sur.

IUCN

I am an Ecuadorian professional with a background in International Political Sociology, having completed a master's degree in Buenos Aires, Argentina. I have over 12 years of experience in...
Speaker Gauri Singh
Gauri Singh

Deputy Director-General

IRENA

Gauri Singh is the Deputy Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency. Ms. Singh brings more than 30 years of experience in policy, advocacy and project implementation within the...
Speaker Margaux YSEBAERT
Margaux YSEBAERT

Communications Officer

IUCN

Margaux leads the communication efforts of the Protected and Conserved Areas Team, driving projects that connect EU policy with conservation priorities across all territories. Her work spans a wide...
Speaker Sayuki MIZOKAMI
Sayuki MIZOKAMI

Technical Officer

Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Technical Officer, Biodiversity Strategy Office, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Speaker Gerald PROLMAN
Gerald PROLMAN

Executive Chairman

Everland

Gerald Prolman is the Executive Chairman and founder of Everland, established in 2017 to represent the world’s largest portfolio of high-impact, community-centered forest conservation projects....
Speaker Alejandro VON BERTRAB
Alejandro VON BERTRAB

Project Director

GIZ GmbH

Dr. Alejandro von Bertrab is head of the Indo-German bilateral project Restore, Conserve and Protect Forest and Tree Cover for NDC Implementation in India (RECAP4NDC) commissioned by the...
Speaker Shaimaa ZAGHLOUL
Shaimaa ZAGHLOUL

General Manger-Nature Conservation Sector

Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency

Dr. Shaimaa is a nationally recognized specialist in the management of Protected areas  and a biodiversity conservationist , and has been employed in the nature conservation sector for seventeen...
Speaker Emmanuel Barde ELISHA
Emmanuel Barde ELISHA

Research Coordinator

Africa Nature Investors (ANI) Foundation

Emmanuel Barde Elisha is the Research Coordinator, Africa Nature Investors Foundation (ANI) Nigeria. As a researcher, I have devoted and spent about a decade in the field and laboratory building...
Speaker Philip FRANKS
Philip FRANKS

Principal Researcher | Biodiversity

International Institute for Environment and Development

Email: phil.franks@iied.orgPhil Franks is an expert on the social dimension of natural resource management and conservation, with a particular focus on better understanding and applying...