All Speakers

Natasha MILLER

Director, Salesforce

Kenton Miller Award

Natasha Miller is a seasoned technical professional and advocate for excellence, having dedicated over a decade to stewarding the Kenton Miller Award. Her long tenure with the award underscores her...

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Duska DIMOVIC

Consultant

KANA

Senior professional with 25 years of experience in nature conservation and management of natural resources, of which more than 10 years in leadership roles in an international setting. Key areas of...

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Rene BEYERS

Researcher

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Rene is a conservation biologist at the University of British Columbia with extensive international experience in wildlife management, ecological monitoring, and ecosystem recovery. He has a broad...

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Arielle ROMENTEAU

Chargée de mission "Pays en développement & Biodiversité"

Comité national de l’UICN, France

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Abil Castañeda

Executive Director

Protected Areas Conservation Trust

Mr. Abil Castañeda is the Executive Director at the Protected Areas Conservation Trust (PACT), Belize’s national conservation trust. He is responsible for steering the Trust’s strategic direction,...

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Siska Martina SIHOMBING

Senior Programme Development Officer

IUCN

Siska (Martina Cahyati) Sihombing leads the global programme development of the IUCN Green List within the IUCN Global Protected and Conserved Areas team in Switzerland. With over 13 years of...

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Wendy ANCIETA

Abogada

Peruvian Society for Environmental Law

Wendy Ancieta Sánchez currently serves as legal coordinator for the Environmental Policy and Governance Program at the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law.Wendy is a lawyer with a second...

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Mark DIMECH

Marine Director

9808U66216

Dr. Mark Dimech, obtained his Ph.D. in Ocean Sciences, at the University of Wales, Bangor, U.K. He has 25 years’ experience in Fisheries data collection, stock assessment and Fisheries...

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Rakeshni LATA

Training and Capacity building Officer in Nature-based Solutions

Climate Change and Environmental Sustainability Programme, Pacific Community (SPC) Pacific Community (SPC)

I am a passionate advocate for Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in the Pacific, currently working as a Training and Capacity Building Officer at the Pacific Community (SPC), based in Suva, Fiji. My work...

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Silvia ALVAREZ-CLARE

Director of Global Tree Conservation Program

The Morton Arboretum

Dr. Silvia Alvarez-Clare is the Director of the Center for Species Survival: Trees, hosted at The Morton Arboretum near Chicago, IL, USA. and a member of the steering committee for the IUCN SSC...

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Sheherazade SHEHERAZADE

Co-Executive Director

PROGRES

I am the Co-Director of PROGRES, a conservation NGO based on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, my home. We combine knowledge-based and people-centered approaches to build a network of empowered...

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Ju-Kyeong EO

Senior Researcher

National Institute of Ecology

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Amaël BORZÉE

Professor

Nanjing Forestry University

I am the co-chair of the IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group. I am also a professor at Nanjing Forestry University, and my principal research interest is behavioural ecology and wildlife conservation...

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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...

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Ursula PARRILLA

Regional Director

IUCN Secretariat

Úrsula Parrilla, Directora Regional de la Oficina Regional de la UICN para México, América Central y el Caribe (UICN ORMACC). Máster en Política Pública Internacional de la Universidad de Tsukuba en...

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Kotoko YADOMARU

President

NatureLit Japan

Kotoko Yadomaru is a dedicated environmental communicator, committed to fostering meaningfulchange. She has committed herself to youth engagement in environmental action for over five years....

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Michelle TAPIM

Assistant Director, Traditional Use of Marine Resources Agreement (TUMRA)

Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority

Michelle Tapim, is a proud Aboriginal woman, descendant of the Djabugay peoples and Gudjal peoples from North Queensland, Australia. She has served with the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority...

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Machel DONEGAN

Operations Manager

Alligator Head Foundation

As the Operations Manager of the Alligator Head Foundation (AHF), Machel is responsible forits daily operations including the management its livelihood diversification programmes and allgrant...

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Sarah FOWLER

Scientific Advisor

Save Our Seas Foundation

Forty-five years working in marine biodiversity conservation and management, particularly the conservation and management of sharks and rays, including CITES implementation, CMS, RSCAPs, and RFBs....

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Murat Zhumashev

Director

Public Foundation CAMP Alatoo

My name is Murat Zhumashev, and since 2017 I have been serving as Director of the CAMP Alatoo Public Foundation. Over the years, I have specialized in strategic project management in biodiversity...

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Raul FONTOURA

Head of the International Affairs Division

ICMBio

Raul Fontoura is Head of the Division of International Affairs at ICMBio, where he advises senior leadership on foreign affairs and explores opportunities for international partnerships. A career...

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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)...

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Alain NDOLI

Regional Programme Manager for Land Systems -ESARO

IUCN Secretariat

Alain Ndoli holds a PhD in agroforestry from Wageningen University. From 2010 to 2013, he has been involved in lecturing at the University of Rwanda and conducting research on the reclamation of...

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Aurélien GUINGAND

Biodiversity project manager

Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères

Aurélien GUINGAND is a development and environmental economics expert with 15 years of research and project management experience working in and in close partnership with government, private sector,...

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Francisco Armando ARIAS-ISAZA

Director General

Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras José Benito Vives de Andreis

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Cristina ROMERO

Programme Manager, BESTLIFE2030

IUCN

Senior Programme Manager for the Protected and Conserved Areas team at IUCN, with over 20 years of international experience in project and grant management, partnership building and stakeholder...

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Jane BUDD

Head Veterinary Services

Environment and Protected Areas Authority Sharjah

Dr. Jane Budd is Head of Veterinary Services at the Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah, UAE. She has over 25 years of experience in wildlife health and conservation,...

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Rym DEKAR

Multi-Faceted performance manager

VEOLIA Near Middle East

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