All Speakers

Speaker Lebin LIU
Lebin LIU

Qingdao Marine Conservation Society

Lebin Liu has an undergraduate background in general biology and horticulture while having a master’s degree of Ecology, Evolution and Conservation at Imperial College London. She finished her master...
Speaker Yan ZHANG
Yan ZHANG

Country Coordinator

IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Baravi THAMAN
Baravi THAMAN

Environmental Scientist

National Trust of Fiji

Baravi Thaman is an environmental scientist from Suva, Fiji, with expertise in marine and coastal management, biological conservation, and community-based resource management. He holds a PhD in...
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,...
Speaker shubham a AGRAWAL
shubham a AGRAWAL

Executive Head, SDGs

IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025

Shubham A Agrawal is a social entrepreneur and co-founder at Auriga Innovative Labs (P) Ltd. 1. He has received a patent under Intellectual Property Rights by Govt. of India for innovating an...
Speaker Grethel AGUILAR ROJAS
Grethel AGUILAR ROJAS

Director General

IUCN

Dr Grethel Aguilar, born in Costa Rica, assumed office as Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in October 2023. Dr Aguilar brings with her thirty years of...
Speaker Jingyu Chen
Jingyu Chen

Project Manager

Cloud Mountain Conservation

I graduated from the Institute of Anthropology at National Tsing Hua University and am currently conducting research on community-based conservation of the Skywalker Hoolock Gibbons (Hoolock tianxing...
Speaker David Garrett
David Garrett

Chief Executive Officer

The Wilderness Project

As CEO of The Wilderness Project, David has led the expansion of river basin research and storytelling from the Okavango to other major Sub-Saharan African basins. He has also developed a continent-...
Speaker Malidadi LANGA
Malidadi LANGA

Chairman

Alliance for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for Conservation in Africa (AICA)

Malidadi Langa holds a Masters degree in Economics and is a career development professional and decentralisation specialist whose career spans over 20 years of pro-poor rural development programming...
Speaker Lucile RICHOMME
Lucile RICHOMME

Head of Nature

SUEZ

As Nature Head at SUEZ Group's Sustainable Development team, my main responsibilities revolve around the following areas:Rolling out the Nature pillar, a central element of the Group's sustainable...
Speaker Peregrine WOLFF
Peregrine WOLFF

PRAB member, WSF / Executive Manager, WDA

Wildlife Disease Association

Peregrine is the Executive Manager of the Wildlife Disease Association. A graduate from Cornell University, she has devoted her 40-year veterinary career to working in wildlife health, with...
Speaker Angel MARCOS RAMOS
Angel MARCOS RAMOS

Geógrafo

IUCN

Angel Marcos brings over 20 years of experience in international cooperation initiatives for development in Central America. He holds a master's degree in Geography and Spatial Planning from the...
Speaker Carlos SÁNCHEZ  MARTÍNEZ
Carlos SÁNCHEZ MARTÍNEZ

Director

Fundacion Naturaleza y Hombre

Carlos Sánchez Martínez (born in Santander, Cantabria, 1969) is a Spanish naturalist, conservationist, and environmental manager widely recognized for his lifelong dedication to preserving the...
Speaker Diogo VERÍSSIMO
Diogo VERÍSSIMO

Research Fellow

University of Oxford

Diogo Veríssimo is a conservation marketer, using marketing principles and theory to influence human behavior and mitigate the threats faced by biodiversity. Diogo’s current portfolio of projects...
Speaker Arturo ARREOLA MUÑOZ
Arturo ARREOLA MUÑOZ

Dr.

Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamérica A.C. (IDESMAC)

Mexican geographer, graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Master of Science from the Autonomous University of Chapingo and PhD in...
Speaker Francis Quique ALVAREZ
Francis Quique ALVAREZ

Vocal de monitoreo y vigilancia

Ejecutor del Contrato de Administración de la Reserva Comunal Amarakaeri

Francis Quique Álvarez is an Indigenous leader of the Harakbut people, originally from the Native Community of San José de Karene (Madre de Dios, Peru). Since 2024, he has served as Vice President of...
Speaker Miguel Gonzalo ANDRADE CORREA
Miguel Gonzalo ANDRADE CORREA

Coordinador Comité Nacional

Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y Naturales

Gonzalo Andrade, for 33 years he has been an Associate Professor at the Institute of Natural Sciences of the National University of Colombia and a full member of the Colombian Academy of Sciences,...
Speaker Onel MASARDULE
Onel MASARDULE

Director Ejecutivo

Fundación para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indígena

Speaker Eva RAMOS PEREZ-TORREBLANCA
Eva RAMOS PEREZ-TORREBLANCA

Director Environmental Policy Analysis and Economics

Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi

Eva Ramos Perez-Torreblanca is the director of Environmental Policy Analysis and Economics at the Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi, the largest environmental regulator in the Middle East.She leads policy...
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 Matt FROST
Matt FROST

Head of International Office

Plymouth Marine Laboratory

Professor Matt Frost is Head of the International Office at Plymouth Marine Laboratory. A senior leader with over 25 years’ experience, he works extensively on international matters specialising...
Speaker Sean NAZERALI
Sean NAZERALI

Director of Innovative Finance

BIOFUND Mozambique

Sean Nazerali  (BIOFUND - Director for Innovative Financing) is a Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management specialist with 30 years of experience in international development, of which...
Speaker Marco CARIAS MEJIA
Marco CARIAS MEJIA

Áreas Protegidas y desarrollo ecorregional

UICN

Marco Antonio Carias Mejía is a Forestry professional with a solid track record in natural resource management, with experience in government institutions (such as the Honduran Forestry Development...
Speaker Tabea Casique Coronado
Tabea Casique Coronado

Coordinadora de Bosques, Clima y Redd+ Indigena

Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana

Tabea Casique Coronado, an Indigenous leader of the Asheninka people, was born into a large family in the Yarina Cocha district of Ucayali, Peru, during a turbulent time in the country. The Peruvian...
Speaker Aisha AL MIDFA
Aisha AL MIDFA

Wasit Wetland Center Manager

ENVIRONMENT AND PROTECTED AREAS AUTHORITY

Aisha Al Midfa :AN Environmental Reserve Manager with 10 years of experience in taking care of wetland caring and running out the educational Center, Her job includes conducting scientific surveys;...
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...