All Speakers
Shannon AMES
Executive Director
Low Impact Hydropower Institute
Shannon Ames is Executive Director of the Low Impact Hydropower Institute (LIHI), a national non-profit working to recognize and support hydropower that prioritizes environmental, recreational,...
Kitty TAM
Programme Lead
Civic Exchange
Kitty Tam is the Programme Lead of Hong Kong 2050 is Now. In her role, she aims to influence and encourage societies to adopt rapid, deep, and sustained climate actions, while promoting a nature-...
Anand Punja
Director of Stakeholder Relations
Forest Stewardship Council International
Anand has worked on sustainability through its different core lenses (Social, Environmental and Economic) for 25+ years now at varying scales from local level to international. Anand has held...
Harrison AJEBENNOKO
CEO
AJESH
Biodiversity and forest Conservation and Social Forester, Forest regeneration and restoration, Community Participatory Mapping and Land Use Planning, Livelihood development for communities, Zero...
Oliver TALLOWIN
Wildlife Use and Trade
IUCN
Oliver Tallowin is a senior conservation scientist with over seven years of experience in sustainable wildlife trade, specialising in species-related multilateral environmental agreements such as...
Xiandong JING
Chairman
Ant Group
Mr. Eric Jing is the Chairman of Ant Group. He joined Alibaba Group in 2007 and was appointed President of Ant Group in June 2015. Eric served as the Chairman and CEO of Ant Group from April 2018 to...
Lorraine SCOTSON
CEO
Saola Foundation for Annamite Mountains Conservation
Dr. Lorraine Scotson is a wildlife researcher and conservationist with a specialization in Southeast Asia. Her work has focused on wildlife monitoring, research, and conservation for over a decade....
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...
Amy COLES
Media and Communications Officer
IUCN
Édith LECLERC
Environmental Program Coordinator, Protected Areas
Canadian Wildlife Service, Environment Canada
Kris SIMONS
Kris SIMONS
Ricarda STEINBRECHER
Science Advisor
ProNatura
Dr. Ricarda Steinbrecher is a biologist and molecular geneticist who has been examining genetically modified organisms (GMOs) since 1995, with a focus on their performance and risks, and impacts on...
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...
Nadine SELEEM
Senior Assurance Officer
IUCN
Bridging technical expertise to elevate community impact, I have 8+ years of experience insustainability standards, certification, and process optimization while fostering stakeholderengagement, and...
Patricia LEON
Associate Director of Nature Conservation
Bezos Earth Fund
Patricia León Woolfson is Associate Director for Conservation at the Bezos Earth Fund, where she leads global strategies and partnerships to help protect 30% of the planet by 2030. She’s...
Humphrey KARIUKI
Founder
Janus Continental Group
Humphrey Kariuki is a Kenyan conservation advocate and the visionary Patron of the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy (MKWC), home to the world’s first Mountain Bongo sanctuary. He is internationally...
Marc HOCKINGS
Emeritus Professor
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Marc Hockings is Emeritus Professor in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Queensland. He is a long-term member of the International Union for the Conservation of...
Gustavo ALANIS ORTEGA
Director Ejecutivo
Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA)
Violeta BARRIOS AQUINO
Chief Operating Officer
Sahara Conservation
Violeta Barrios is Chief Operating Officer at Sahara Conservation, based in France. In this role, she oversees the organization’s programs across countries, ensuring effective project delivery,...
Shereefa ALSALEM
Head of Wildlife Monitoring section
Environment Public Authority
Head of wildlife monitoring section, Kuwait focal point for CITES, working as Wildlife Enforcement Officer, follow up and implement biodiversity related conventions, responsible of wildlife...
Jes LEFCOURT
Senior Director, Conservation Technology
Ai2 / EarthRanger
Louie C. Tesalona
Interim Executive Director
Foundation for the Philippine Environment
Iliana MENDOZA
MC
Fondo Mexicano para la Conservación de la Naturaleza
I hold a degree in Biology with a specialization in Agroecology from the Technological Institute of the Valley of Oaxaca and a Master's degree in Social Economy Business Management from the...
Melissa ABDERRAHIM
IUCN Secretariat
Marine Programme Officer in the IUCN Ocean Team, based in Headquarters. Working on blue carbon and blue natural capital, sustainable finance, conservation and restoration of marine and coastal...
Cheryl MARGOLUIS
Executive Director of CARE-WWF Alliance
WWF
Cheryl Margoluis is the Executive Director of the CARE-WWF Alliance, a unique partnership between two global leaders in development and conservation. She leads efforts to design and scale integrated...
Florence CLAP
Programme Officer Biodiversity Policies
IUCN French Committee
Ecologist, passionate naturalist and graduate in environmental law. Manage since 2008 programs on biodiversity policies and education and communication. Her main mission is to work for mainstreaming...
Anita MOSBY
Biodiversity Supervisor
ExxonMobil PNG
Anita Mosby is a Biodiversity Supervisor based in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea with over 10 years of experience in conservation strategy, policy engagement and community-based biodiversity...
Errol DOUWES
Senior Manager
EThekwini Municipality
Errol is Senior Manager of the Restoration Ecology function in the city of Durban, South Africa. As a restoration practitioner he oversees many practical aspects of terrestrial ecosystem restoration...