All Speakers

Speaker Antoine OUELLET-DROUIN
Antoine OUELLET-DROUIN

Director, Inst. Performance Management and Eval

IUCN

Antoine Ouellet-Drouin is a performance and accountability expert with over 20 years of experience as a business process owner, practice lead, and system/product owner in leading international...
Speaker David AINSWORTH
David AINSWORTH

Senior External Relations Officer

Global Environment Facility

David has over two decades of work in communications management, marketing and campaign development in the field of biodiversity and sustainable development.  He has worked as head of...
Speaker Dilys ROE
Dilys ROE

Principal Researcher (Biodiversity)

International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)

Dr Dilys Roe is the biodiversity lead at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) – a UK-based sustainable development think tank – and Chair of the CEESP-SSC Sustainable...
Speaker Manh Hung NGUYEN
Manh Hung NGUYEN

Senior Researcher

The Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue Center

I am a marine ecologist and a seagrass lover.My research philosophy is summarized as "Exploration, Protection, and Application".Exploration: I use seagrasses as model species to explore fundamental...
Melesha GUNNING-BANHAN
Melesha GUNNING-BANHAN

IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Xiaofan WANG
Xiaofan WANG

China Land Surveying and Planning Institute

Senior Natural Resources Engineer with 9+ years of experience in ecological protection line delineation and land ecosystem assessment. PhD-qualified expert leading national-level environmental...
Speaker Mahmoud FATHALLAH
Mahmoud FATHALLAH

Director of Environmental and Meterological Affairs

League of Arab States

Speaker Sheherazade SHEHERAZADE
Sheherazade SHEHERAZADE

Co-Executive Director

PROGRES

I am the Co-Director of PROGRES, a conservation NGO based on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, my home. We combine knowledge-based and people-centered approaches to build a network of empowered...
Speaker Pradeep KURUKULASURIYA
Pradeep KURUKULASURIYA

Executive Secretary

United Nations Capital Development Fund

Pradeep Kurukulasuriya is the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Capital Development Fund. He is a Sri Lankan economist with a PhD from Yale University in the United States. Prior to...
Speaker Rhimou El Hamoumi
Rhimou El Hamoumi

Présidente

Groupe de Recherche pour la protection des oiseaux au Maroc (GREPOM)

I am a biodiversity conservation expert and researcher specializing in wetlands in Morocco. I conduct scientific research on avian biodiversity, habitat structure, and ecological interactions,...
Shams Alnahar RAJOUB
Shams Alnahar RAJOUB
Speaker Thiri Dawei Aung
Thiri Dawei Aung

Executive Director

Biodiversity And Nature Conservation Association (BANCA)

Dr. Thiri Da Wei Aung serves as Executive Director. She received Ph.D (Ornithology) from University of Yangon in 2012. A large part of her work is to provide leadership to BANCA (internally and...
Speaker Bandana SHAKYA
Bandana SHAKYA

Lead, Landscape

International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

Bandana Shakya leads ICIMOD’s Landscapes portfolio, driving the Centre’s interventions on Springshed Management, Rangelands and Wetlands, Incentives for Biodiversity and Landscapes, and Human–...
Speaker Nadine LAMBERSKI
Nadine LAMBERSKI

Chief Conservation and Wildlife Health Officer

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

As Chief Conservation and Wildlife Health Officer for the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA), Dr. Nadine Lamberski leads a unified team of conservation scientists, conservation practitioners,...
Speaker Meenal TATPATI
Meenal TATPATI

Research and Policy Associate

Women4Biodiversity

Meenal Tatpati is a lawyer researcher with a keen interest in the jurisprudence and governance mechanisms of forests, Her earliest work has been with research and advocacy on the implementation...
Speaker Louisa RICHMOND-COGGAN
Louisa RICHMOND-COGGAN

Principal Consultant

LRC Wildlife Conservation Consulting

Dr. Louisa Richmond-Coggan is a Principal Consultant with 20 years of experience in conservation, specialising in landscape-scale initiatives in the Global South. She takes a multidisciplinary,...
Speaker Nedal AL-OURAN
Nedal AL-OURAN

Commissioner for Environment & Public Safety

Aqaba Special Economic Zone Authority

Professional BiographyDr. Nedal Musa Al OuranDr. Nedal Musa Al Ouran is a distinguished environmental governance and sustainable development expert with over 25 years of experience across Jordan and...
Speaker Krista LYONS
Krista LYONS

Endangered species policy consultant and independent researcher

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

As a core member of the IUCN CEM Rewilding Thematic Group (RTG), I bring an interdisciplinary perspective to the group with a PhD in Public Policy Administration, Environmental and Natural Resources...
Speaker Marta Maria MOLINA AYALA
Marta Maria MOLINA AYALA

Directora de Proyectos

Marta Molina

Speaker Shupai Stephen MAJEE
Shupai Stephen MAJEE

Head of Programs

TSURO Trust

Majee Shupai Stephen (MSc, BSc Hons) is currently the Head of Programs for TSURO Trust, a local community-based organisation supporting farmer-level efforts to realise both biodiversity conservation...
Speaker Jingjing ZHANG
Jingjing ZHANG

Lecturer

Beijing Forestry University

Jingjing Zhang, Lecturer, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University. PhD in Ecology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Research focuses on ​biodiversity...
Speaker Reginaldo Reyes Rodas
Reginaldo Reyes Rodas

Coordinador Técnico

Fundación para la Conservación de los Recursos Naturales y Ambiente en Guatemala

Speaker Roger NGOUFO
Roger NGOUFO

Cameroon Environmental Watch

Né le 30 décembre 1959, Roger NGOUFO, Professeur titulaire des Universités de classe exceptionnelle, est Docteur en Géographie (Option Géographie physique) de l’Université de Yaoundé (1989) et...
Speaker Aaesha AHMED ALSHEHYARI
Aaesha AHMED ALSHEHYARI

Tourism Sustainability Specialist

Department Of Culture and Tourism -Abu Dhabi

Aaesha Al Shehyari is a Tourism Sustainability Specialist at the Department of Culture and Tourism – Abu Dhabi, where she designs and implements forward-looking projects that embed sustainability...
Speaker Geert Jan HEUSINKVELD
Geert Jan HEUSINKVELD

Sustainability Manager

Volcafe / Kyagalanyi Coffee Uganda

Geert Jan Heusinkveld is the Sustainability Manager at Kyagalanyi Coffee Ltd, Uganda’s leading coffee exporter and a key member of the Swiss based Volcafe group. With a strong foundation in...
Speaker Allen CEDRAS
Allen CEDRAS

Chief Executive Officer

Seychelles Parks and Gardens Authority, (SPGA)

Allen Vosrie Cedras serves as the Chief Executive Officer and a board director of the Seychelles Protected Areas Authority (SPGA). With over 15 years of experience at the Seychelles National Parks...