All Speakers

Victor DAVID

Chargé de Recherche

Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

Dr. Victor DAVID is a Research Fellow at the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD). After spending several years in...

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Maria Jovita LAMBERT

Associate Director of International Affairs and Graduate Admissions; Adjunct Pro

Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University

Maria Jovita Lambert is the Associate Director of Graduate Admissions and International Affairs and an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University. Her work...

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Ron VAVE

Assistant Professor

IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025

I'm an indigenous Fijian, interdisciplinary marine social scientist who has worked in my home country (Fiji), the Indo-Pacific as part of the Locally Managed Marine Area (LMMA) network, and in Hawai'...

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Matteo GIUSTI

Researcher in Regenerative Sustainability

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Matteo is a researcher and innovator in transformative sustainability. His work aims to promote sustainable and healthy societies by regenerating our relationship with nature. He has authored more...

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Chimeddorj BUYANAA

Conservation director

WWF Mongolia

Mr. B. Chimeddorj is a wildlife biologist with special focus on antelope conservation works in Mongolia. He was a researcher at the Institute of Biology, Mongolian Academy of Sciences (MAS). In 2007...

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Elisa FACCHINI

Programme Officer

IUCN

Elisa Facchini is a Programme Officer with the Species Conservation Action Team at IUCN Headquarters. She works on the Integrated Tiger Habitat Conservation Programme (ITHCP), a grant-making...

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Rocío CORDOBA

Independent Professional

CEM IUCN

Master of Biology with more than 25 years of experience in the formulation, follow-up and management of conservation and sustainable development programs and projects, especially integrated water...

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Santiago RUGERONI

Animal Care Supervisor - Birds

Al Ain Zoo

Santiago Rugeroni is the Animal Care Supervisor for the bird collection at Al Ain Zoo, overseeing avian welfare, enrichment, and habitat design. With over 14 years of zoo experience from Buenos Aires...

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Naif ALMALIK

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Michelle ROSE

Program Leader Social Science and Visitor Research

Parks Victoria

Michelle Rose is a Social Scientist with Parks Victoria, based on Gunaikurnai Country in the Strzelecki Ranges, Victoria, Australia. With a background in psychology and the social sciences, Michelle...

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VIliame WAQALEVU

Senior Researcher

Miral Experiences LLC

Experience in working as a marine biologist and academic researcher in the Pacific, Asia and more recently in the Arabian Gulf region. Have worked across a diverse number of coastal marine ecosystems...

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Angela Andrade

Chair IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management

IUCN

Commission Chair. Anthropologist specialized in Human Geography and Land Evaluation, with an MSc in Land Ecology from ITC – University of Twente, the Netherlands. She brings more than 30 years...

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Alice PERETIE

Chengeta Wildlife

Alice Péretié is a conservationist, photographer, and writer with a background in community-based conservation. With extensive experience across Africa, she has researched, documented, and supported...

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Manoswini SARKAR

Global Energy Policy Officer

BirdLife International

Originally from India and based in Cambridge, UK, Manoswini serves as the Global Energy Policy Officer at BirdLife International. She supports BirdLife’s energy policy agenda and coordination of the...

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Vance Martin

Board member, director

Union of Nature

Vance G. Martin created and built-out the WILD Foundation over 40 years as its President and on its board. In that capacity he served as International Director of the World Wilderness Congress...

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Yuuko IIZUKA

Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Corporate Division, Head of Sustainability

Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.

Yuuko Iizuka is executive officer, deputy head of Corporate Division of Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. as of January 2025, where she oversees the Sustainability Department as general manager since 2015...

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Noor ANWAR ALBASTAKI

Noor Anwar Albastaki is a Biochemistry student at UAE University and a youth leader in sustainability and innovation. She has published scientific research, won awards for developing solutions such...

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Sun Ju Kim

Team Manager, Jeju

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

Ms. Sunju Kim is currently serving as the Team Leader of the Climate and Environmental Cooperation Team at the Environmental Policy Division of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, Republic of Korea...

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Javokhir Abdukhalikov

Deputy Head of International Cooperation and Rankings Department

Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Javokhir Abdukhalikov is a Deputy Head of Department at the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, working in the International Cooperation...

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Luc Roscelin TéDONZONG DONGMO

Conservation Scientist - Africa

IUCN

Luc holds a PhD in Biology (Terrestrial Ecology), with a specialization in Wildlife Habitat Management. His doctoral training took place at Ghent University (Terrestrial Ecology Unit) and at the...

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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...

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Addison MARRY-CHOW

Content Development & Communications Coordinator

Families In Nature

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Tanya BIRCH

Senior Program Manager

Google

Tanya Birch is a Senior Program Manager at Google in Geo, which powers the most helpful, trusted, and innovative digital representation of the real world for the user ecosystems we serve … to empower...

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Stefania PETROSILLO

Expert

IUCN WCPA TBCSG

Senior expert in: - Natural Protected Areas - international and cross-border cooperation on protection of nature and culture heritage and sustainable development - community participatory management...

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Nick BRYNER

Professor

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

Email: bryner@lsu.eduNicholas Bryner, Associate Professor of Law & John P. Laborde Endowed Professor in Energy Law at Louisiana State University’s Paul M. Hebert Law Center, teaches...

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Fernando ESPERON

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Teppei DOHKE

Chair

Japan Committee for IUCN

Born in Tokyo in 1980, Teppei DOHKE holds a Master’s degree in Humanities (Philosophy) from Chiba University. Since 2004, he has been with the Nature Conservation Society of Japan (NACS-J), serving...

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Michael BALTZER

Executive Director of Shoal

SHOAL

Michael is the founder and Executive Director of the SHOAL initiative for the conservation of freshwater species. Michael has over 30 years of leading large scale ambitious conservation programmes in...

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