All Speakers

Speaker Raquel JIMÉNEZ ACOSTA
Raquel JIMÉNEZ ACOSTA

Global Action Director

Reforestamos México

Raquel is Director of Global Action at Reforestamos México, where she promotes the international agenda related to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), biodiversity, climate change, and the...
Speaker Fiona SACH
Fiona SACH

Conservation Impact Manager

Zoological Society of London

Fiona Sach works for the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), driving recovery for Extinct in the Wild species, through the newly formed IUCN SSC Extinct in the Wild Action Partnership. Fiona has...
Speaker Jamie LEE
Jamie LEE

NRDC

Jamie Lee focuses on issues including energy, renewables, and climate policy at the international level. Prior to NRDC, Lee worked at a boutique international arbitration law firm and qualified as an...
Andrew MALHERBE
Andrew MALHERBE
Speaker Nicolas Rossin
Nicolas Rossin

Head of Biodiversity projects

FFEM

Nicolas Rossin is the Head of Biodiversity projects at the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM). The portfolio covers projects in developing countries dealing with protected areas,...
Speaker Dakota KOENIG
Dakota KOENIG

Policy Associate, Biodiversity and Infrastructure

The Nature Conservancy

Dakota Koenig is a Policy Associate for Biodiversity & Infrastructure at The Nature Conservancy, where he supports global conservation policy efforts through strategic coordination, stakeholder...
Speaker Pheobe OKUTOYI
Pheobe OKUTOYI

Senior Wildlife Officer

Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife

A dedicated young lady with a deep passion for nature and conservation, she is dedicated to fostering environmental stewardship and sustainability. Ms. Okutoyi actively champions the meaningful...
Speaker Astrid DELAPORTE-SPRENGERS
Astrid DELAPORTE-SPRENGERS

Biodiversity Engineer

TotalEnergies

Astrid Delaporte-Sprengers is an environmental and biodiversity engineer at TotalEnergies. She supports the implementation of biodiversity best practices across company’s sites and promotes...
Speaker Md Khalilur RAHMAN
Md Khalilur RAHMAN

Staff Reporter, Daily Prothom Alo

Prothom Alo

Md Khalilur Rahman,Address: Mohammedpur R/A-41,  Sunamganj sadar, sunamganj, Post Office-3000, Sunamganj. Father’s name    : Md Amzad Ali, Mother’s name: Mst Mollika Khatun,...
Speaker Zoe JAFFLIN
Zoe JAFFLIN

Programme and Grants Associate

IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Said GUTIERREZ
Said GUTIERREZ

Protected Areas Program Director

Yaaxche Conservation Trust

Said holds a BSc in Natural Resource Management from the University of Belize and an MSc in Conservation and Biodiversity from the University of Exeter in the UK. With 15 years of experience in...
Speaker Eresha FERNANDO
Eresha FERNANDO

Programme Officer (Freshwater Biodiversity)

IUCN

I am a conservationist with expertise in assessment work for the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. I work as a Programme Officer for Freshwater Biodiversity within the IUCN Biodiversity Assessment...
Speaker Caroline KERICHU
Caroline KERICHU

Landscape Restoration Coordinator

Justdiggit

"Caroline Kerichu is a conservation and restoration specialist with over a decade of experience in biodiversity conservation, forest and rangeland landscape restoration, and climate-smart agriculture...
Speaker Hori Orlando Salanic Xec
Hori Orlando Salanic Xec

Licenciado en Trabajo Social

Asociación SINERGIAS

Hori Orlando Salanic Xec, Guatemalan, K'iche Maya indigenous people. I have a degree in Social Work. For the past 15 years, I have worked for territorial development for Indigenous peoples and local...
Speaker Lilian PINTEA
Lilian PINTEA

Vice President Conservation Science

The Jane Goodall Institute Global

Dr. Lilian Pintea brings thirty years of experience in using geospatial technologies to the job of conserving chimpanzees, other wildlife, and their vanishing habitats. As Vice President of...
Speaker Stuart ANSTEE
Stuart ANSTEE

Lead nature Positive

Nature positive Landscapes Initiative

Stuart is widely regarded as a global leader in the field of business and biodiversity management with over 35 years working on extractive sector related biodiversity management and conservation...
Speaker Soledad Rocio GARCIA SOLCA
Soledad Rocio GARCIA SOLCA
Speaker Yasmin QUINTANA
Yasmin QUINTANA

Manager of the Center for Species Survival: Freshwater

Shedd Aquarium

Dr. Yasmin Quintana is a fisheries scientist, ecologist, and conservation biologist with over a decade of experience working across academic, governmental, non-governmental, and international...
Speaker Liubov TIMOFEEVA
Liubov TIMOFEEVA

Nature-based Solutions Project Officer

IUCN - Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Liubov Timofeeva serves as a Nature-based Solutions Project Officer at the Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, which she joined in 2023. Her primary focus is on NbS projects for...
Speaker Rosanne CASIMIR
Rosanne CASIMIR

Kukwpi7 Chief

Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nations

Kúkwpi7 Chief Rosanne Casimir, O.B.C. is an eminent and respected leader of Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc (TteS), a principal community within the Stk’emlúpsemc te Secwépemc Nation (SSN). The SSN, which...
Speaker Louie C. Tesalona
Louie C. Tesalona

Interim Executive Director

Foundation for the Philippine Environment

Speaker Samwel SHABA
Samwel SHABA

CEO

Honeyguide

Sam Shaba is the CEO of Honeyguide Foundation since 2024, where he has risen through the organization since joining in 2014. He leads a team of over 50 professionals, proving that community-led...
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...
Speaker Mariam ALRASHDI
Mariam ALRASHDI

Senior Officer Environment

Alainzoo

Speaker Jennifer Nora GARDNER
Jennifer Nora GARDNER

Disaster Resilience Manager

International Fund for Animal Welfare

Since joining IFAW’s Disaster Response team in 2012, Jennifer has supported animals in disasters in more than 50 countries around the world. Through deployments to disasters like wildfires,...
Speaker Esmat ALFAKI MOHAMMED
Esmat ALFAKI MOHAMMED

Principle Wildlife Officer

Dubai Environment and climate change Authority

Enthusiastic, and experienced wildlife specialist with more than 20 years of experience in ornithology, wildlife biology, terrestrial ecology, conservation biology, breeding ecology, protected area...
Speaker Kirti Vardhan SINGH
Kirti Vardhan SINGH

Union Minister of State, MoEFCC

Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Ministry of External Affairs

Shri Kirti Vardhan Singh was sworn-in as Union Minister of State on 09 June 2024. He assumed charge as Minister of State for Environment, Forest & Climate Change and Minister of State for...
Speaker Errol DOUWES
Errol DOUWES

Senior Manager

EThekwini Municipality

Errol is Senior Manager of the Restoration Ecology function in the city of Durban, South Africa. As a restoration practitioner he oversees many practical aspects of terrestrial ecosystem restoration...