All Speakers
Krishnan PANDIAN
Director
Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation
Dr P. Krishnan is the Director of the Bay of Bengal Programme Inter-Governmental Organisation (BOBP-IGO), where he leads regional cooperation among member countries to promote sustainable fisheries...
Raisa MOMOT
Head of sustainability union
SIBUR
Head of Division, Sustainable Development, SIBUROver 15 years of experience in sustainable development in the oil and gas, petrochemical, energy, and financial sectors.Author of the chapter "...
Ana Marta TREMOCEIRO
Red List Programme Officer
IUCN
Red List professional at the IUCN Red List Unit, specializing in Portuguese and Spanish language assessments.
Martin SNEARY
Director, Business and Nature
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Martin Sneary is a dedicated conservationist with over 25 years of experience formulating strategies, crafting effective partnerships, and delivering impactful programs of work at the intersection of...
Faizah SLEHAT
Manager of NbS
IUCN-ROWA
Faizah Slehat is the Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) Manager at the International Union for Conservation of Nature – Regional Office for West Asia (IUCN ROWA). She leads the design and implementation of...
Nishant JAIN
Senior Program Officer
IUCN
Nishant Jain is conservation professional with over 12 years of work experience. He currently serves as a Senior Programme Officer at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in New...
Byron Luciano RAMIREZ CAYETANO
Student
Asociación Ak' Tenamit
Byron Luciano Ramirez Cayetano is a young student at the educational center operated by the Ak'Tenamit Association, a grassroots Indigenous organization in Guatemala and a member of the IUCN.Byron is...
Stefanie LANG
Executive Director
Legacy Landscapes Fund
Stefanie Lang, Executive Director of Legacy Landscapes FundStefanie has started as executive director for Legacy Landscapes Fund in April 2021. She has a M.A. degree in Social Anthropology and...
Alejandro NASSAR
Biologo
Colegio Anglo Colombiano
A Biologist graduate from the Universidad de los Andes with an emphasis on tropical forest ecology. I am currently finishing my Master's degree in Ecological Restoration at the Pontificia Universidad...
Mahboobeh SHIRKHORSHIDI
Biodiversity Conservation Officer
IUCN
Mahboobeh Shirkhorshidi is a conservation scientist with over 15 years of international experience in research, policy, and project management . She is currently a Biodiversity Conservation...
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.
Camille HOSTEINT
Coordinatrice programme
WWF France
Camille Hosteint is the coordinator of the BIODEV2030 program at WWF France. She oversees its implementation in seven pilot countries (Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Madagascar, Tunisia, Guyana &...
Helen TUGENDHAT
co-Executive Director
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
Helen Tugendhat is the co-Executive Director of Synchronicity Earth, a conservation funder based in the United Kingdom that works to support under-funded and over-looked ecosystems and species and...
Paul ESTEVE
Coordinateur PPI
Comité national de l’UICN, France
Paul Estève is an agronomist and, after professional experience in Kenya, has worked for the French Committee of the IUCN for 15 years. He coordinates the Small Initiatives Programme (PPI), a...
Christina VOIGT
Professor
University of Oslo
Commission Chair. Dr. Christina Voigt is a renowned expert in international environmental law and professor at the University of Oslo. She is passionate about legal issues of climate change,...
Daouda SEMBENE
Founder and CEO
AfriCatalyst
Daouda Sembene is the CEO of AfriCatalyst, a global development advisory firm headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. He also serves as a Distinguished Non-resident Fellow at the Washington-based Center for...
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 (...
Ana SALCEDA
Filmmaker, Journalist, Impact Producer
BelugaSmile Productions / Big Fish Initiative
For more than two decades, Ana Salceda has worked as a journalist, communication strategist, and Emmy-nominated director/producer of internationally award-winning documentaries. Her work draws on the...
Fatima EL-AARABY
Phd student
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
Fatima El-Aaraby is a Moroccan researcher, biodiversity advocate, and PhD candidate at Abdelmalek Essaadi University in Tetouan. Her doctoral research focuses on the distribution and conservation...
Arsène Alain SANON
Regional Head, Protected Areas & Biodiversity
IUCN
Arsene Alain Sanon holds a PhD in Environmental Geosciences, which he obtained in 2009 from Nancy 1 University (France). Prior to that, he obtained a DESS (postgraduate diploma) and then a DEA (...
Januario NASCIMENTO
Président
ADAD
Januario Nascimento is PhD in Water Management Ressources. President of Environnement NGO ADAD
Sara AL MABRUK
General Director
Marine biology in Libya Society
Marine biologist and biodiversity conservation researcher with extensive expertise in Mediterranean marine ecosystems, particularly focused on endangered species conservation and biodiversity...
John BURT
Professor of Biology
New York University Abu Dhabi
John A Burt is a Professor of Biology and Co-Director of the Mubadala Arabian Center for Climate and Environmental Sciences at New York University Abu Dhabi.
Shakir ALI
Student
Beijing Forestry University
Shakir Ali is a postgraduate student at Beijing Forestry University, specializing in wildlife tourism and conservation psychology. Hailing from Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, he is deeply...
Olga Tzec
Olga Tzec
Thani MOHAMED-SOILIHI
Ministre délégué
France
Married and father of three children, Thani Mohamed-Soilihi was born on June 20, 1972 in Sada, Mayotte. A graduate of the École du Centre Ouest des Avocats de Poitiers, he has been practicing as a...
Cristian Fernandez
Abogado
FARN
Lawyer specialise in environmental law and climate litigation . Legal Coordinator at FARN. Lecturer at University of Buenos Aires
Amgad ELMAHDI