All Speakers

Speaker Gauri Singh
Gauri Singh

Deputy Director-General

IRENA

Gauri Singh is the Deputy Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency. Ms. Singh brings more than 30 years of experience in policy, advocacy and project implementation within the...
Speaker Jennifer PIERCE
Jennifer PIERCE

COO

Urban Biodiversity Hub (UBHub)

Jennifer Rae Pierce (she/her/Mx) leads the IUCN CEM Urban Ecosystems specialist group. She is a political ecologist, urban planner, and urban biodiversity specialist with 18 years of experience with...
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 Dörte SEGEBART
Dörte SEGEBART

Advisor

GIZ

Geographer (PhD), currently advisor at GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), focus on protected and conserved areas, governance, equity, human rights-based approaches. Over...
Speaker Jihad ALSAWAIR
Jihad ALSAWAIR

Ministry of Environment of Jordan

Dr. Jihad AlsawairSenior environmental expert with 25+ years of experience in environmental protection, climate action, green growth, environmental monitoring, and waste management. Proven track...
Tamara Elzein
Tamara Elzein
Speaker ANNIKA Gunilla LUNDMARK NORDIN
ANNIKA Gunilla LUNDMARK NORDIN

SVP Sustainability

Stora Enso

Annika Nordin is a forest scientist and sustainability executive dedicated to advancing biodiversity in managed landscapes. As SVP Sustainability at Stora Enso and professor at Swedish University of...
Speaker Yamide Dagnet
Yamide Dagnet

SVP International

Natural Resources Defense Council

Speaker Omaima AHMED
Omaima AHMED

Education and CSR Senior Manager

Goumbook FZCO

Abdo Kaseem Alsharif
Abdo Kaseem Alsharif

Assistance of Deputy Minister for Int. Affairs and Climate

The Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture

Speaker Fernanda CARVALHO
Fernanda CARVALHO

Head of Policy for climate and energy

WWF International

Head of Policy for Climate and Energy at WWF, with 25 years of experience in global environmental politics and policy. Holds a PhD in International Relations from the Universidade de Brasília and an...
Speaker Maya NEHME
Maya NEHME

Director

Lebanon National Committee of IUCN Members

Dr. Maya Nehme is the Director of the Lebanon Reforestation Initiative (LRI), a Lebanese NGO that started in 2010 as a project funded by USAID and implemented by the US Forest Service International...
Speaker Jo Ann Guillao
Jo Ann Guillao

Coordinator

IPRI

Jo Ann L. Guillao is a dedicated Indigenous researcher and IP advocate with extensive experience in working with indigenous communities defending their rights, intercultural education and governance...
Speaker Young-been KIM
Young-been KIM

Assistant Manager

Korea Forest Service

I hold both a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Biology from Kyoungpook National University. Currently, I am engaged in international cooperation projects at the Baekdudaegan Global Seed Vault,...
Speaker Marc ROSIERS
Marc ROSIERS

Senior Advisor

European Landowners Organisation

Since 2016, Marc Rosiers is managing director of MR F&A Consult which serves its clients with independent, evidence-based and applicable advice on strategic management (strategy design, business...
Speaker Mehdi BALAMISSA
Mehdi BALAMISSA

Réalisateur de documentaires

Documentary Filmmaker

Mehdi Balamissa is a Montreal-based documentary filmmaker dedicated to nature conservation. With a notable experience in the Pacific, including collaborations with Blue Cradle Foundation and IUCN, he...
Speaker Zoe JAFFLIN
Zoe JAFFLIN

Programme and Grants Associate

IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Norbert BAERLOCHER
Norbert BAERLOCHER

Head International Climate and Biodiversity Policy

Office fédéral de l'environnement

Speaker Hatem BEN BELGACEM
Hatem BEN BELGACEM

Director of Ecology and Naturals Areas

Ministry of Environment

Mr. Hatem Ben Belgacem has over 20 years of experiences of technical and administrative experience based on legal and scientific issues. Currently, he is the Director of Ecology and Naturals Areas at...
Speaker JUDITH OCHIENG
JUDITH OCHIENG

PROJECT& FUNDRAISING MANAGER

A Rocha Kenya

Judith is a conservation practitioner with more than six years of experience working alongside communities, governments, and NGOs to protect coastal Kenya’s marine and terrestrial ecosystems. She is...
Speaker Naim Nachid
Naim Nachid

Président

Association Marocaine pour le Développement des Aires Protégées (AMDAP)

A trained forester, a graduate of the National Forestry Engineering School of Salé in Morocco, specializing in Ecology and Natural Resources Management, I worked in the Water and Forestry...
Speaker Nugkui Teresa NONINGO MAURICIO
Nugkui Teresa NONINGO MAURICIO

Apoyo técnico externo

Wampis indigenous peoples

Nugkui is a biologist and member of the Wampís indigenous community, with experience in scientific research, socio-environmental project management, and intercultural environmental education. From a...
Alessandra Guzmán Sanchez
Alessandra Guzmán Sanchez
Speaker Duc Hieu BUI
Duc Hieu BUI

Deputy Director General - ICD

Ministry of Agriculture and Environment

Dr. Bui Duc Hieu is an expert in environmental health and climate change, currently serving as Deputy Head of the Department of International Cooperation at the Ministry of Agriculture and...
Speaker Antonieta COSTA
Antonieta COSTA

Director of Conservation Education

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Antonieta Costa – PhD in Education. Assistant Professor at Lisbon University for 15 years in the pedagogy area. Director of Conservation Education at Lisbon Zoo since 2007 – defines, develops...
Speaker VANIA RAMIREZ
VANIA RAMIREZ

Local leader

Cooperatv

Vania is third generation inhabitant of cooperativa La Técnica, one of the cooperatives created in the 1970s along the Usumacinta River, on the border with Mexico. Her grandparents and parents...
Speaker Brendan GODLEY
Brendan GODLEY

Professor of Conservation Science

University of Exeter

Professor Brendan Godley is a conservation scientist whose research interests encompass biodiversity conservation, with a particular emphasis on marine vertebrates such as turtles, mammals, birds,...
Speaker Arielle ROMENTEAU
Arielle ROMENTEAU

Chargée de mission "Pays en développement & Biodiversité"

Comité national de l’UICN, France