All Speakers
Robert SLADE
Chief Content officer
On the Edge
Rob Slade is a creative and content leader with experience spanning brand, agency and media. Currently Chief Content Officer at On the Edge, he develops culture-led campaigns that fuse creativity...
Hariliva RASOANARIVO
Directeur Exécutif
FONDATION TANY MEVA
Hariliva Rasoanarivo is the Executive Director of the Tany Meva Foundation in Madagascar. Tany Meva is an environmental foundation created in 1996 with a mission to mobilize and manage funds for the...
Franck COURCHAMP
Franck COURCHAMP
Fayaz ANWAR
Project Officer
Emirates Nature-WWF
Passionate about conservation, community engagement and data. My work as a Project Officer at Emirates Nature-WWF combines technical expertise with outreach, to lead citizen science initiatives that...
Naomie KAYITESI MANISHIMWE
Programme Officer, NbS Programme
IUCN
Naomie Kayitesi M. is a civil engineer with a master’s degree in water engineering. She is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Lausanne, Switzerland, where her research focuses on the...
Carolina MARQUES
Consultant
Consultant
Biologist, project manager, and content/publications coordinator with over 10 years of experience in socio-environmental initiatives, particularly with international and network-based organizations...
Andre MADER
Environmental management and policy professional with over two decades of international experience across research, programme management, and science-policy interfaces. Currently Principal Policy...
Ella GORDON-LATTY
Ella works at the intersection of markets, data and nature at Toha Network where she is build digital public infrastructure for equitable nature markets. With a background in human centred design and...
Elsburgh 'Tres' CLARKE
Director of Animal Health and Welfare
SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, Yas SeaWorld Research and Rescue Center
Dr. Elsburgh “Tres” Octavius Clarke III is the Director of Animal Health and Welfare at SeaWorld Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates and a diplomat of the American College of Zoological Medicine. He...
Khuloud ALNUWAIS
Chief Sustainability Officer
Emirates Foundation
Khuloud has close to 28 years of experience in the private sector & philanthropy. Khuloud leads the development of new initiatives including establishing the Emirates Foundation in 2005, she...
Jamil Uddin
General Manager/Chief Executive Officer
Aga Khan Rural Support Programme
Jamil Uddin is a seasoned development leader with over 25 years of experience across Asia and Africa. As CEO/GM of AKRSP Pakistan, he provides strategic direction to programmes in Gilgit-...
Sawyer KUHLKEN
Youth Humboldt Scientist
Families in Nature
Sawyer Kuhlken is a youth leader, diver, artist and conservationist. He has collaboratively contributed to research projects in Tela, Honduras aimed at discovering the biotic and abiotic factors...
Ana Marta TREMOCEIRO
Red List Programme Officer
IUCN
Red List professional at the IUCN Red List Unit, specializing in Portuguese and Spanish language assessments.
Jose MONTEIRO
Executive Director
ReGeCom
With a Master's degree in Forest Ecology, from Copenhagen University, José has a strong focus on the community governance of land and natural resources, as path for sustainability and livelihood...
Johannes REFISCH
Project Manager
United Nations Environment Programme
Dr. Johannes Refisch works in UNEP’s (United Nations Environment Programme) Biodiversity, People and Landscapes Unit and leads the Secretariat for the Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP), a...
Laxmi AGGARWAL
Conservation Officer
Botanic Gardens Conservation International
Influenced by her upbringing near the Serengeti National Park, Laxmi Aggarwal has completed her PhD. researching illegal ivory markets in Tanzania, with a determination to inform policy dialogue and...
Ajanta DEY
Joint Secretary & Programme Director
NATURE ENVIRONMENT & WILDLIFE SOCIETY
Ms. Ajanta Dey, is a conservation practitioner and has been working on ecological restoration of landscapes with an ecosystem-based approach for over two decades. She is the Joint Secretary &...
chris dorsett
Vice President, Conservation
Ocean Conservancy
Raed BANI HANI
Jordan National Committee of IUCN Members
Short Bio – Raed Bani HaniRaed Bani Hani is an environmental leader from Jordan with extensive experience in governance, conservation, and sustainable development. He has served in senior roles at...
Marian Helen DA SILVA GOMES RODRIGUES
Chefe de Unidade de Conservação
Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade - ICMBio
Marian Helen da Silva Gomes Rodrigues holds a PhD in Quaternary, Materials and Cultures and a Master’s degree in Prehistoric Archaeology and Rock Art from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto...
Sona KALANTARYAN
Reforestation projects coordinator
Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets
Sona Kalantaryan has worked at the Foundation for the Preservation of Wildlife and Cultural Assets (FPWC) since 2018, where she manages Forest Landscape Restoration projects. At FPWC, she brings in...
Marina REQUENA MORA
Postdoctoral Researcher
Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona
Marina Requena-i-Mora is a passionate Valencian sociologist dedicated to unravelling the complex relationship between society and the environment. Using diverse qualitative and quantitative...
SEEMA KULSHRESHTHA
SEEMA KULSHRESHTHA
Lina SARKIS
Coordinator of development
Shouf Biosphere Reserve
Lina Sarkis carries over 15 years of experience in the fields of conservation, rural development, and NGO management. She has a proven track record in leading initiatives for biodiversity...
James MUSINGUZI
Executive Director
Uganda Wildlife Authority
James has over 20 years in Conservation, particularly involved in Protected Area management, Community and species Conservation, Conservation Education among others. Holds a PhD in Wildlife...
Shamsa AL HAMELI
Environment Agency Abu Dhabi
Shamsa Al Hameli, PhD researcher and Specialist in Marine Vessel Management at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, focusing on the biodiversity and conservation of sharks and rays in the Arabian Gulf.
David WILLIAMSON
Assistant Director
Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
David is a marine scientist with expertise in coral reef ecology, fisheries biology, marine conservation research and management. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from James Cook University (...
Aziz Abdukhakimov
Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change
Uzbekistan
Aziz Abdukhakimov currently serves as the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a position he has held since December 30, 2022. Born in 1974...