All Speakers

Speaker Oluwasooto AJAYI
Oluwasooto AJAYI

Africa Lead

Business for Nature

Oluwasooto Ajayi is the Africa Lead at Business for Nature, where she works with governments, businesses, and partner organizations to advance ambitious action on nature across the continent. Her...
Oma TSAMKGAO
Oma TSAMKGAO
Speaker Omagano SHOOYA
Omagano SHOOYA

Deputy Director , Southern Africa Portfolio

Maliasili

Omagano is the Deputy Director of the Southern Africa portfolio at Maliasili, where she plays a crucial role in providing institutional and leadership support to African organizations engaged in...
Speaker Omaima AHMED
Omaima AHMED

Education and CSR Senior Manager

Goumbook FZCO

Speaker Onel Iguairquipiler MASARDULE HERRERA
Onel Iguairquipiler MASARDULE HERRERA

Indigenous Youth Expert

Fundación para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indígena

I am a young Indigenous person from the Gunayala region with a deep commitment to protecting the territory, culture, and well-being of my community. My career includes two international scholarships...
Speaker Onel MASARDULE
Onel MASARDULE

Director Ejecutivo

Fundación para la Promoción del Conocimiento Indígena

Speaker Ony RAKOTOARISOA
Ony RAKOTOARISOA

Director General

Madagascar National Parks

Ony Rakotoarisoa has been the Director General of Madagascar National Parks since 2024. With over 28 years of experience in international cooperation, sustainable development, and environmental...
Speaker Orsibal Eliú RAMÌREZ CARDONA
Orsibal Eliú RAMÌREZ CARDONA

Especialista en Gestión Integrada de Cuencas

UICN

Orsibal Ramírez Cardona is a Forest Engineer with over 15 years of experience in integrated water resources management, forest landscape restoration, watershed management, and ecosystem-based...
Speaker Orsolya Nyárai
Orsolya Nyárai

Agriculture NbS & Policy Advocacy Officer

IUCN Secretariat

Orsolya Nyárai works as Programme Officer – Agriculture NbS & Policy Advocacy in the Food and Agricultural Systems team of IUCN, based in Gland, Switzerland. Through her work on knowledge...
Speaker Osama AL NOURI
Osama AL NOURI

Program Manager

International Fund for Animal Welfare

Osama Al Nouri holds an executive master’s in business administration. Since July 2024, he works as Program Manager at the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) for the Middle East and North...
Speaker Oscar Joel ROSALES LEMUS
Oscar Joel ROSALES LEMUS

Director

ASOPROGAL

With 25 years of experience in the field of non-governmental organizations in the Caribbean of Guatemala, where I have developed experiences and lessons learned in the management of protected areas...
Speaker Oscar MORA ALTAMIRANO
Oscar MORA ALTAMIRANO

Regidor Propietario

Oficina de protección del ambiente de la Municipalidad de Curridabat

Regidor Propietario del Concejo Municipal, Curridabat Empresario y Director de EmpresasEs el Punto Focal en la UICN del Gobierno Subnacional de CurridabatMiembro de Urban Alliance IUCN...
Speaker Oscar NZABONIMPA
Oscar NZABONIMPA

Executive Director

Action pour la Protection de l'Environnement et la Promotion des Filières Agricoles

Speaker Osgur MCDERMOTT LONG
Osgur MCDERMOTT LONG

Data Lead

UNEP-WCMC

I am Data Lead at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), where I guide the use and provision of global biodiversity data to support evidence-based decisions...
Speaker Ouhoud AL-RAGAM
Ouhoud AL-RAGAM

Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research

Speaker Oumou DICKO
Oumou DICKO

President

Association des Jeunes pour La Défense des Droits Humains et la Protection de l’Environnement

 Ms. Oumou Dicko is a young Malian leader committed to human rights advocacy and environmental protection. As President of AJDHPE, she works to promote education, youth and women’s empowerment,...
Speaker Ousama EL GHAZZI
Ousama EL GHAZZI

Strategy&, part of the PwC network

Partner at Strategy& with 15 years of strategy consulting experience focused on environment and conservation of natural resources, with deep expertise in land degradation, desertification, land...
Speaker Oussama BOUOUAROUR
Oussama BOUOUAROUR

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Oussama BOUOUAROUR is a doctor specializing in marine & coastal ecology and biodiversity. He has been committed to environmental education and advocacy for over 12 years. He works as an...
Speaker Pablo Arturo LOPEZ GUIJOSA
Pablo Arturo LOPEZ GUIJOSA

Head of Communications

Urban Biodiversity Hub

Pablo Arturo LOPEZ GUIJOSA holds a Master of Environmental Management degree from the University of Queensland, Australia, a Biologist degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico, and...
Speaker Pablo CRIMER
Pablo CRIMER

Vice chair para America del Sur

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

Regional Vice Chair, South America Pablo Crimer has more than 15 years’ experience providing legal advice on environmental, social, governance and sustainability matters to corporations. He...
Speaker Pacifique MUKUMBA ISUMBISHO
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...
Speaker Paige ROBERTS
Paige ROBERTS

Maritime Analyst

Allen Institute for AI

Paige is a fisheries ecologist and geographic information systems (GIS) expert with a passion for environmental conservation and resilient, inclusive fisheries management. Her work combines research...
Speaker Pakkasem TONGCHAI
Pakkasem TONGCHAI

Programme Officer, Water and Wetlands

the International Union for Conservation of Nature

Pakkasem Tongchai is a landscape architect and water and wetlands practitioner with over nine years of experience in sustainable landscape design and ecological management. His award-winning 2017...
Speaker Paloma CARRILLO
Paloma CARRILLO

Directora Ejecutiva

Fundación ProAves de Colombia

I am a Certified Public Accountant with a specialization in Managerial Accounting and over 17 years of experience at ProAves, an organization dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity in Colombia...
Speaker Pam MCELWEE
Pam MCELWEE

Professor

Rutgers University

I am an environmental anthropologist with additional training in geography and forestry & ecology. My interests are in the social impacts of global environmental problems, and the distributional...
Speaker Paola Elizabeth CERóN QUEL
Paola Elizabeth CERóN QUEL

Ingeniera Forestal

GAD de la Provincia del Carchi

PAOLA ELIZABETH CERÓN QUEL, Forest Engineer, holds an International Diploma in Project Development and a Diploma in Water Schools. She has experience in the design and implementation of local,...