All Speakers

Eufemia Felisa PINTO

Executive Director

NTFP-EP Asia

Femy Pinto is an international development professional with more than 2 decades of field and management experience in integrated conservation and development, community-based natural resource/NTFP...

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Vinay SINGH

Regional NbS Coordinator

IUCN

Vinay Singh is the Regional Nature-Based Solutions Programme Coordinator within the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Pacific Office. He is currently leading several projects on...

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Youssouph DIEDHIOU

Chef de Programme UICN-Sénégal

IUCN Secretariat

Je suis tiltulaire d'un doctorat en Médecin vétérinaire et d'un Master spécialisé en Gestion des Aires Protégées. J'ai 22 d'expérience professionnel dans le domaine de la conservation dont 14 ans...

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Jules RUTEBUKA

Regional Programme Officer-Sustainable Agriculture

IUCN

Dr. Jules Rutebuka is an agri-environmental scientist passionate about sustainable landscape management and environmentally friendly agriculture. For more than sixteen years, he has designed and...

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Noor MOHAMED AWADH AL HADHRAMI

Analyst – Environment Policy and Regulations

Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi

Environmental Policy and Regulation Analyst at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi, with knowledge in biodiversity, fisheries, air quality, climate change, and single-use product policies. Involved in...

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Dorothy ABADE

African Natural Capital Alliance

Dorothy is the Head of the African Natural Capital Alliance (ANCA) Secretariat and Africa Lead for Nature Finance & TNFD at FSD Africa, where she leads efforts to drive systemic change in nature...

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Jessica WALSH

Lecturer in Ecology

Queensland University of Technology

Dr Walsh is leading the development of the Green Status of Ecosystems, which measures recovery of ecosystem types and evaluates the impact restoration and conservation has had ecosystem integrity and...

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Seungcheol CHOI

manager

Korea National Park Service

I received my Ph.D. in 2005 and joined the Korea National Park Service (KNPS) in 2006. I am currently serving at the National Park Academy of Korea, where I focus on disaster prevention, safety...

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Jatna SUPRIATNA

Chairman

Research Center for Climate Change ISER FMIPA UI

Prof. Jatna Supriatna is one of Indonesia’s foremost conservation biologists, with a distinguished academic and professional career spanning decades. He earned his Master’s and Doctoral degrees in...

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Corrado TEOFILI

Secretary General Italian IUCN Committee

Federparchi Europarc Italia

Graduated in Natural Science and Conservation BiologyFor Federparchi: in charge of Biodiversity and Conservation departmentEuropean Charter of Sustainable Tourism national coordinatorIUCN Italian...

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Ralf SEPPELT

Director

Luxembourg Centre fro Socio-Environmental Systems

Ralf Seppelt is a German mathematician, academic and author. He is a professor of Landscape Ecology and Renewable Resource Economics at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, and was heading of...

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Chetan KUMAR

Global Head

IUCN Secretariat

Chetan brings in a strong track record of conducting and managing interdisciplinary research programs on environment and development issues. His work has mainly focussed on better understanding and...

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JiHyun KANG

Senior Researcher

National Institute of Ecology

I am a researcher at the National Institute of Ecology in Korea, specializing in geography education and geomorphology. My research focuses on riverine and coastal landforms, protected area...

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Elizabeth BENNETT

Vice President, Species Conservation

Wildlife Conservation Society

Elizabeth Bennett is currently Vice President for Species Conservation at the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) based at WCS’s head office in New York. In this role, she oversees WCS’s species...

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Leny DWIHASTUTY

Senior Expert of Marine and Coastal Ecosystems

Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries - Indonesia

Leny Dwihastuty, S.Pi., M.Si, is a Senior Marine and Coastal Ecosystem Manager at Indonesia’s Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries. With nearly two decades of experience, she has led initiatives...

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Esteban FALCONÍ

WWF

Environmental and Human Rights attorney, specialized in legal and policy design and drafting, on areas such as: area-based conservation, indigenous rights and territories, 30x30, OECMs, climate...

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Charles KNAPP

Vice President

John G. Shedd Aquarium

I am a conservation science practitioner working for the past 30 years to save endangered species. I work at the nexus of the zoological, academic, governmental, and traditional conservation spaces...

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Blen Romam

President

Cambodia Indigenous Youth Association

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Jonathan Magnus LEDGARD

CEO and co-founder

Tehanu-Interspecies Money

Jonathan Ledgard leads Interspecies Money, a concept he invented to enable nonhuman life to participate in the market economy. A longtime foreign and war correspondent for The Economist and a...

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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...

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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,...

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Marie Fischborn

Senior Manager - Knowledge Management

IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature

Marie Fischborn is an experienced conservation professional, specializing in knowledge management, learning and exchange. Her thematic expertise also includes protected and conserved areas, with...

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Claudia SOARES MARTINS

Secretary Director

Podáali

Claudia Soares Baré, traditionally named Kirimbawa, is an Indigenous member of the Baré people of the Upper Rio Negro (Amazonas, Brazil). She is a sociologist and leader of the Amazonian Indigenous...

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Aziz Abdukhakimov

Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change

Uzbekistan

Aziz Abdukhakimov currently serves as the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a position he has held since December 30, 2022. Born in 1974...

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John SIMAIKA

Senior Researcher - Aquatic Ecology

International Water Mangement Institute (IWMI)

John Simaika has expertise in both aquatic and landscape ecology and restoration. He has more than a decade of experience working in African rivers, lakes, wetlands and artificial ponds. Simaika is...

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Louie C. Tesalona

Interim Executive Director

Foundation for the Philippine Environment

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Patrick SAIDI HEMEDI

National Coordinator

Dynamique des Groupes des Peuples Autochtones

Détenteur d'un diplome de Master en sécurité environnementale et rechauffement climatique. Defenseur acharné des droits des peuples autochtones pygmées en République Démocratique du Congo....

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Jeffery STALLMAN

Fungus Conservation Coordinator

Global Center for Species Survival; Indianapolis Zoological Society

Jeff is the Fungal Conservation Coordinator at the Global Center for Species Survival at the Indianapolis Zoo. In his role, he works closely with the Fungal Conservation Committee and nine specialist...

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