All Speakers

Speaker Patricio Roberto ROBLES GIL MESTRE
Patricio Roberto ROBLES GIL MESTRE

Artist in Residence

The WILD Foundation

Artist, conservationist, activist. Founder of two Mexican conservation organizations, thatworked with endanger species and securing biodiversity wild lands. In the last forty years, heproduces, and...
Speaker Beatriz BARROS AYDOS
Beatriz BARROS AYDOS

IUCN Secretariat

Biologist specialized in Protected Natural Areas (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 2019). Currently Program Officer for Brazil at the International Union for Conservation of Nature – South America (...
Speaker olivier ROVELLOTTI
olivier ROVELLOTTI

CEO

Natural solutions

Olivier Rovellotti – Biodiversity and Environmental Data SpecialistOlivier Rovellotti is a seasoned expert in biodiversity data management and environmental technology, currently serving as the Head...
Speaker Kotoko YADOMARU
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....
Speaker Silvia VIMERCATI
Silvia VIMERCATI

Coral Reef Conservation Specialist

SHAMS

Dr. Silvia Vimercati is a marine biologist working with the General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS), where she leads projects on coral reef...
Speaker Luis Alberto CAMARGO
Luis Alberto CAMARGO

Founder & Director

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Nature Education for Sustainability Co-Chair & South America Regional Vice Chair Luis Alberto Camargo is the founder and Director of the Organization for Environmental Education and...
Speaker Mercedes MUÑOZ CAÑAS
Mercedes MUÑOZ CAÑAS

Nature conservation and food systems/ Marine Biodiversity and Blue Economy

International Union for Conservation of Nature- Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN Med)

Biologist and Environmental Scientist with over 20 years of experience in creating, developing, and monitoring projects related to international cooperation and environmental protection at both...
Speaker Mark OTTERLEE
Mark OTTERLEE

Sr. Director of Engineering

Ai2

Speaker Michael NAGEL
Michael NAGEL

Head of Programme

GIZ

Speaker Jonas GELDMANN
Jonas GELDMANN

Dr

University of Copenhagen

I am an Associate Professor at the Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen. My research focuses on understanding and assessing the impact of conservation...
Speaker AYESHA AL DHAHERI
AYESHA AL DHAHERI

Advisor

United Arab Emirates University

Professor Ayesha Al Dhaheri serves as an Advisor to the Vice Chancellor's Office at the United Arab Emirates University. Her previous roles include Associate Provost for Student Affairs (2020-2022),...
Speaker Jacob MARTIN-MALUS
Jacob MARTIN-MALUS

Assistant Deputy Minister

Gouverrnement du Québec

Assistant deputy minister for biodiversity, wildlife, and parks, Mr. Martin-Malus has been with the the Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et...
Speaker Francesco SINDICO
Francesco SINDICO

Professor

University of St

Francesco Sindico is a Professor of International Environmental Law at the University of Strathclyde Law School in Glasgow, Scotland. He is also the Founder and Director of the Climate Change Legal...
Speaker Shachi PANDEY
Shachi PANDEY

Advisor

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ),India)

Speaker Monika BERTZKY
Monika BERTZKY

Senior Manager and Head of Safeguards

Asesoramiento Ambiental Estrategico (AAE)

20 years of experience in international conservation, and ca 10 years of experience on environmental and social safeguards in conservation, climate change adaptation and mitigation and sustainable...
Speaker Naomie KAYITESI MANISHIMWE
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...
Speaker Loreley Picourt
Loreley Picourt

Directrice Générale

Ocean and Climate Platform

Loreley Picourt is the Executive Director of the Ocean & Climate Platform (OCP) – an international network from civil society mobilised for “a healthy ocean, a protected climate”. As a strong...
Speaker Joseph NJUE
Joseph NJUE

GIS Officer, Forest Landscape Restoration

IUCN Secretariat

Mr. Joseph Njiru holds a Bsc. Degree in Surveying and mapping and a Msc. in Computer Systems from University of Nairobi and Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT)respectively...
Speaker Muhammad Ali Imron
Muhammad Ali Imron

Director of Forest and Wildlife Program

WWF

Speaker Dolf DEJONG
Dolf DEJONG

CEO

Toronto Zoo

Dolf DeJong is the Chief Executive Officer of the Toronto Zoo, where he has served since 2018. Under his leadership, the Zoo has advanced its mission of connecting people, animals, conservation...
Speaker Mariam WESTON FLORES
Mariam WESTON FLORES

Programme Officer

IUCN SSC HWCC SG

I am an Engineer in Sustainable Development with an MPhil in Conservation Leadership from the University of Cambridge and an unfathomable passion for wildlife conservation and sustainable social...
Speaker Anurag MOHANTY
Anurag MOHANTY

Senior Engineer

EGA

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering with over 18 years of experience in maintenance planning, plant maintenance (preventive and reactive), and operation readiness. Expertise includes plant maintenance,...
Speaker Hind ALKAABI
Hind ALKAABI

Student

United Arab Emirates University

Hind Alkaabi is a 4th-year veterinary medicine student who is passionate about the current involvement of veterinarians to succeed in portraying what One Health is all about. The study of veterinary...
Speaker Willys Osore OJUOK
Willys Osore OJUOK

Warden

Kenya Wildlife Service

I am a dedicated and highly skilled professional with over two decades of experience in wildlife conservation, specializing in marine and coastal environments. I hold a Bachelor of Science degree in...
Speaker Alexandra HARRINGTON
Alexandra HARRINGTON

Chair, Plastic Pollution Task Force

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

Dr. Alexandra R. Harrington is Chair of the IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law Agreement on Plastic Pollution Task Force, a  Researcher at the University of Ottawa and a Visiting Scholar...
Speaker Jules RUTEBUKA
Jules RUTEBUKA

Regional Programme Officer-Sustainable Agriculture

IUCN

Dr. Jules Rutebuka is an agri-environmental scientist passionate about sustainable landscape management and environmentally friendly agriculture. For more than sixteen years, he has designed and...
Speaker Antonia Faustina Xuruc Barreno
Antonia Faustina Xuruc Barreno

Administrador Educativa

Asociación CDRO

Name: Antonia Faustina Xuruc BarrenoK'iche' Maya WomanGuatemalanCurrent Position: Director of the Community Environmental System of the CDRO AssociationAcademic Qualifications:Nursing...
Speaker Nan Xiang
Nan Xiang

Director of International Development Department

China Sustainability Tribune