All Speakers

Speaker Enni KALLIO
Enni KALLIO

Programme Officer, Climate Change

IUCN

Enni Kallio is a Programme Officer at the IUCN European Regional Office in Bonn, advancing the work on ecosystem-based climate adaptation. She has over eight years of experience working in...
Speaker Christine MADDEN
Christine MADDEN

Global Marine Turtle Conservation Lead

World Wide Fund for Nature

Dr Chris is a marine scientist and turtle expert with over 23 years of experience in ocean research, management and policy. She currently works as WWF’s Global Marine Turtle Conservation Lead, is an...
Speaker Thanatat ANIWAT
Thanatat ANIWAT

Sustainability Manager

TCP Group

Thanatat Aniwat is a sustainability and social impact professional with over a decade of experience leading high-impact programs across the corporate and non-profit sectors. As Sustainability Manager...
Speaker Javier ALMUNIA
Javier ALMUNIA

Director

Loro Parque Fundación

Javier Almunia holds a PhD in Marine Science from the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and a Master’s in Environmental Management from the Institute of Ecological Research. Since September...
Speaker Noura ALMANSOORI
Noura ALMANSOORI

Research Assistant (Conservation Genetics)

Reneco International Wildlife Consultants LLC

Noura Almansoori is a conservation genetics researcher from the UAE who applies DNA-based barcoding and metabarcoding methods to study arthropods, birds, and pathogens. Her research spans population...
Speaker Sue STOLTON
Sue STOLTON

Partner

Equilibrium Research

Sue Stolton established Equilibrium Research in partnership with Nigel Dudley in 1991. Equilibrium promotes positive environmental and social change by linking targeted research to field application...
Speaker Fátima D. GIGANTE
Fátima D. GIGANTE

Program Coordinator

CoalitionWILD/WILD Foundation

Fátima D. Gigante has a multidisciplinary background as a biologist with a Master’s degree in Forest and Nature Conservation from Wageningen University and Research, where she specialized in the...
Speaker Aubrey TEFFER
Aubrey TEFFER
I am Aubrey Teffer, a senior at Westwood Highschool in Austin Texas. The last few years of my life have been partially dedicated to a project regarding the marine health of Tela Bay in Honduras. My...
Speaker Loic LESOBRE
Loic LESOBRE

Head of Conservation Genetics

Ekthar

Loïc was born in France and has spent most of his adult life overseas, notably in Morocco, South Africa, and the UAE. He joined Reneco in 2001 at the Emirates Centre for Wildlife Propagation in...
Speaker Dorothe Nett
Dorothe Nett

Planning Officer Biodiversity

GIZ

Biologist (PhD) with over 25 years of professional experience in international development cooperation, currently serving as Planning Officer for Biodiversity at GIZ in Germany. Extensive expertise...
Speaker Lucy MULENKEI
Lucy MULENKEI

Executive Director IIN and Co chair IIFB

Indigenous Information Network

Lucy Mulenkei is a Masaai from Kenya: a gender specialist and a human rights activist. Ms. Mulenkei has many years of experience in Environmental issues and community development work, focusing on...
Speaker Janet EDMOND
Janet EDMOND

Senior Director, Peace and Development Partnerships

Conservation International

Janet Edmond is the Senior Director for Peace and Development Partnerships in the Policy Center for Environment and Peace at Conservation International (CI). Building upon a strong foundation of...
Speaker Meenal TATPATI
Meenal TATPATI

Research and Policy Associate

Women4Biodiversity

Meenal Tatpati is a lawyer researcher with a keen interest in the jurisprudence and governance mechanisms of forests, Her earliest work has been with research and advocacy on the implementation...
Speaker Hana NIMRY
Hana NIMRY

Nature Reserves Management

Royal Commission for AlUla, KSA

With over a decade of experience in environmental sustainability and the tourism industry, Hana Nimry has managed and led numerous tourism development projects focused on adventure tourism, community...
Speaker Alex Hai ZHANG
Alex Hai ZHANG

Secretary General

Eco Foundation Global

Speaker Nutdanai TRAKANSUPHAKON
Nutdanai TRAKANSUPHAKON

Social Enterprise del. & communication coordinator

Pgakenyaw Association for Sustainable Development

Mr. Nutdanai Trakansuphakon has an academic background in law. He now actively runs his social enterprises while simultaneously working as a researcher. He is a co-founder of The Rotate (Digital...
Speaker Zhao ZHAO
Zhao ZHAO

partnership coordinator

Shan Shui Conservation Center

Speaker Chris SANDBROOK
Chris SANDBROOK

Professor of Conservation and Society

University of Cambridge

I am a conservation social scientist with a range of research interests around the central theme of biodiversity conservation and its relationship with society. My current research investigates (i)...
Speaker Tariq AL-OLAIMY
Tariq AL-OLAIMY

G20 Global Land Initiative / UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration

Tariq Al-Olaimy is Managing Director of 3BL Associates, a people + planet systems transformation consultancy. Through 3BL Tariq co-leads initiatives including Public-Planet Partnerships, Diversity on...
Speaker Yunitha RATNADILLA
Yunitha RATNADILLA

Project Manager

Konservasi Indonesia

Yunitha Ratnadilla is a professional with over a decade of experience driving impact across multinational corporations, start-ups, and development organizations in Indonesia. Trained as an engineer,...
Speaker Frances CHASE
Frances CHASE

Director of Programmes

Namibia Nature Foundation

As Director of Programmes at the Namibian Nature Foundation (NNF), I lead a dynamic and multidisciplinary team working across six strategic areas: Community-Based Organisational Strengthening (CBOS...
Speaker Midori PAXTON
Midori PAXTON

Director - UNDP Nature Hub

United Nations Development Programme

Midori Paxton is the Director of the UNDP Nature Hub within the Bureau for Policy and Programme Support.  Under the UNDP Nature Pledge for 2030, Midori leads UNDP’s work to support over 140...
Speaker Mercedes MUÑOZ CAÑAS
Mercedes MUÑOZ CAÑAS

Nature conservation and food systems/ Marine Biodiversity and Blue Economy

International Union for Conservation of Nature- Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation (IUCN Med)

Biologist and Environmental Scientist with over 20 years of experience in creating, developing, and monitoring projects related to international cooperation and environmental protection at both...
Speaker Alfredo Daniel REDONDO
Alfredo Daniel REDONDO

Nature Team Lead

Climate Champions Team

Before joining the Climate Champions as the Nature Team Lead, Alfredo was a Senior Advisor for Strategic Engagement and Partnerships at the World Resources Institute Ross Center for Sustainable...
Speaker Francisco Estremadoyro de la Puente
Francisco Estremadoyro de la Puente

Director Ejecutivo

ProPurus

Conservation professional with over 35 years of experience designing and implementing sustainable development initiatives and regenerative design, primarily in the Peruvian Amazon. Brings extensive...
Speaker Damien MITTEMPERGHER
Damien MITTEMPERGHER

Economist

IUCN

Damien Mittempergher is an economist passionate about building stronger links between nature and the economy. At IUCN, he supports various stakeholders to better account for natural capital, using...
Speaker Ramón PEREZ-GIL
Ramón PEREZ-GIL

President

FAUNAM

RamonCVin360 A Mexican wildlife biologist graduated from the School of Sciences, UNAM, graduate studies in natural resources management, ecology, fisheries and wildlife from the University of...
Speaker Shupai Stephen MAJEE
Shupai Stephen MAJEE

Head of Programs

TSURO Trust

Majee Shupai Stephen (MSc, BSc Hons) is currently the Head of Programs for TSURO Trust, a local community-based organisation supporting farmer-level efforts to realise both biodiversity conservation...