All Speakers
Cynthia BARZUNA
Deputy Director
WRI
Cynthia Barzuna Gutiérrez is the Global Deputy Director of the Ocean Program at the World Resources Institute (WRI), where she provides strategic leadership across a global portfolio that connects...
Corle SWART
Community Stewardship Director
Conservation International
Corlé Swart is the Community Stewardship Director at Conservation International, where she leads the organization’s Herding for Health portfolio in partnership with Peace Parks Foundation. Her work...
Zhou ZHOU
Zhou Zhou is a Researcher at Beijing Zhongcai Green Financing Consultant Ltd. Her work is centered at the critical intersection of finance and ecology, with a specialized focus on green finance,...
Erin BILLMAN
Executive Director
Science Based Targets Network
Erin Billman is the Executive Director of the Science Based Targets Network (SBTN), part of the Global Commons Alliance. She has over 20 years of experience in the private and non-profit sectors. She...
Omar AL HAMELI
Omar AL HAMELI
Anita TZEC
Senior Program Manager on Indigenous Peoples & Con
IUCN Secretariat
EDWIN ARRIGUI TORRES
Biólogo - Coordinador de conservación
Fundación Naturaleza y Hombre
Originally from El Pital, Huila, he has dedicated his academic and professional life to building bridges between continents—America, Europe, Africa, and Asia—in the constant pursuit of knowledge and...
Russell MITTERMEIER
Chief Conservation Officer
Re;wild
Russell A. Mittermeier is currently Chief Conservation Officer of Re:wild (formerly Global Wildlife Conservation), a position he has occupied since 2017. Prior to this position, he served for three...
Antonin VERGEZ
Senior expert for natural resources economics
IUCN
Antonin Vergez is a Senior Economist at IUCN, Centre for Science and Knowledge, Economy and Finance Team. He is an agricultural engineer and holds a PhD in Social Sciences with a major in...
Poovalingum MOODLEY
Defending Territories of Life
ICCA Consortium
Poovalingum (Pooven) Moodley is an international human rights and environmental lawyer from South Africa and a social justice activist. Pooven co-founded the Earthrise Collective which weaves ancient...
Mauricio ALBORNOZ INIESTA
Director de Cine
Cactus Cine
Mauricio Albornoz Iniesta studied Image and Sound Design at the University of Buenos Aires (UBA). His experience includes directing, executive producing, editing, screenwriting, and assistant...
Elvis LARA FLORES
Presidente Junta Directiva AESMO
Asociación Ecologica de San Marcos de Ocotepeque (AESMO)
Health professional with 33 years of experience in nursing and a strong commitment to the conservation of natural resources. For the past 10 years, I have collaborated in conservation efforts led by...
Carla Gavilanes
Carla Gavilanes Garzón is a Geographical and Environmental Engineer with a Master’s degree in Social Sciences, specializing in Socio-Environmental Studies from FLACSO-Ecuador, and postgraduate...
Joel REYNOLDS
Senior attorney and stratagist
NRDC
Since 1980, Mr. Reynolds has specialized in environmental litigation and advocacy in the United States, including, since 1990, as Senior Attorney, Western Director, and Senior Strategist with the...
Cathy Yitong LI
Climate Crisis Commission Deputy Chair | Global Climate & Energy Policy Lead
Climate Crisis Commission | BirdLife International
Cathy Yitong Li is the Deputy Chair of IUCN's Climate Crisis Commission. Cathy has been focusing on international climate and environmental policy, multistakeholder collaboration and civil society...
Ahmed GHEDIRA
Président de l'association Notre Grand Bleu
comité UICN Tunisie
Ahmed GHEDIRA is the President of the IUCN Tunisia National Committee and an emeritus senior secondary school teacher at Bourguiba High School in Monastir. He holds a Master’s degree in Technical...
Felicien Nyenty Achare
Programme Officer- Conservation Action
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Felicien Nyenty is a Programme Officer for Conservation Action at IUCN PACO, bringing over seven years of hands-on experience in forestry and wildlife management across Central Africa. He holds a...
Pacifique MUKUMBA ISUMBISHO
Directeur exécutif
Centre d'Accompagnement des Autochtones Pygmees et Minoritaires Vulnerables
Dr. Pacifique Mukumba Isumbisho is a socio-environmentalist who has been working for over 30 years on issues relating to indigenous communities in the sustainable management of natural resources in...
Hui REN
GEF and GCF Task Manager
IUCN
As the GEF/GCF Task Manager at IUCN, Hui Ren oversees the formulation and implementation of GEF and GCF projects across the West Asia portfolio. Since 2022, including her experience as a Climate...
Juan Julián VARGAS VELAZCO
Field Manager
Faunam, A. C.
Juan Vargas, is a seasoned conservationist with over 22 years of experience in species recovery. Since 2002, he has led field operations for the reintroduction of the California Condor in Baja...
Soledad Rocio GARCIA SOLCA
Adolfo Ottoniel MONTERROSO RIVAS
National Project Coordinator
IUCN
I am a Guatemalan professional specialized in environmental and natural resource economics. I work at the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN-Guatemala) coordinating the Project...
Gerald PROLMAN
Executive Chairman
Everland
Gerald Prolman is the Executive Chairman and founder of Everland, established in 2017 to represent the world’s largest portfolio of high-impact, community-centered forest conservation projects....
Toby GIFFORD
Lecturer
University of the Sunshine Coast
Dr. Toby Gifford is an interdisciplinary design researcher, working at the intersection of art, science and technology. He specialises in the interdisciplinary study of sound and digital art....
EDOUARD CLAUDE JEAN
Directeur
CAPTE
EdouardJEAN is the co-founder of the CAPTE project. An agroforestry consultant, he is the director of the association Les Amis de CAPTE Tunisie and President of CAPTE SAS in France. He has...
Margaux YSEBAERT
Communications Officer
IUCN
Margaux leads the communication efforts of the Protected and Conserved Areas Team, driving projects that connect EU policy with conservation priorities across all territories. Her work spans a wide...
Ewald RAMETSTEINER
Deputy Director
FAO of the UN
Mr Ewald Rametsteiner is a forester from Austria who has been working as the Deputy Director, Forestry Division, NFO, since 1 April 2019. He worked as Programme Coordinator (Global Delivery) of FAO's...
Katie Lee RIDDLE
Aotearoa Indigenous Rights Trust
KatieLee (Rongowhakaata), specialises in Māori and Indigenous Intellectual Property, Digital Sequence Information (DSI), use of genetic resources, benefit sharing and Indigenous Data Sovereignty...