All Speakers
Saleh AL-SHARIEH
Director of Research and Sponsored Projects Office
United Arab Emirates University
Dr. Saleh Al-Sharieh is the Director of Research and Sponsored Projects Office at the United Arab Emirates University (UAEU). A recognized expert in intellectual property law and management, Dr. Al-...
ARBY PAULYN RAE DUERO
Advocacy Officer (PCP4NbS)
Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation / Forest Foundation Philippines/Forest Foundation Philippines
Arby Duero is an environmental advocate and aspiring environmental scientist, with a focus on waste management, climate change, resource management, nature-based solutions, communications, and...
Michael EDMONDSTONE
Communications and Engagement Lead
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Communications and Engagement Lead at SHOAL.Michael works to raise awareness about the freshwater biodiversity crisis and the conservation work being done to solve it, and to inspire about the world...
Christopher WILCOX
Senior Director
WildAid
Over a 30-year career as a quantitative biologist, Dr. Chris Wilcox has worked with NGOs, philanthropic donors, government and private enterprise to develop cost effective solutions to natural...
Jose Luis POSTIGO SANCHEZ
Green List Officer
IUCN
Jose Postigo is a passionate environmentalist with a strong background in biodiversity management and international conservation research. His expertise includes endangered and invasive alien species...
Dolly PRIATNA
Lecturer
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Doctorate degree in wildlife spatial ecology obtained from the Department of Forest Resources Conservation, Bogor Agricultural University. Professional career began when he was a researcher at the...
Isabel CALLE VALLADARES
Directora Ejecutiva
Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA)
Isabel Calle Valladares is a lawyer and environmental governance leader with more than 25 years of experience in legal advocacy, regulatory design, and public policy for the protection of the...
Carolynne WHEELER
Head of communications, BBC Media Action
BBC Media Action
Carolynne Wheeler is head of communications at BBC Media Action, the BBC's international charity. She began her career in daily newspaper journalism in Canada and spent more than a decade as a...
ludovic BRANLANT
NbS Mainstreaming Adviser
Pacific Community (SPC)
Ludovic Branlant is an experienced climate change and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) specialist with over a decade of expertise in project design, management, and policy integration across the Pacific...
Emily NICHOLSON
Professor of Conservation Biology
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Professor Emily Nicholson is a conservation scientist whose work has impacts on conservation policy and practice at global and local levels. Her research interests include biodiversity monitoring and...
Anuradha BHATTACHARYA
Director - MENA Oceans Initiative
Goumbook
Pria GHOSH
Species and Science Manager
Synchronicity Earth
I manage Synchronicity Earth's Amphibian Programme, working to catalyse action and resources for amphibian conservation globally. Previously, I researched the ecology and evolution of...
Nadine SELEEM
Senior Assurance Officer
IUCN
Bridging technical expertise to elevate community impact, I have 8+ years of experience insustainability standards, certification, and process optimization while fostering stakeholderengagement, and...
Susana WAQAINABETE
Vice President Pacific Islands Program
Conservation International
Susana Tuisese is Vice President for Conservation International’s Pacific Islands and Oceans Program. She has a Bachelor of Science from the University of the South Pacific and Master’s Degree in...
Alejandro NASSAR
Biologo
Colegio Anglo Colombiano
A Biologist graduate from the Universidad de los Andes with an emphasis on tropical forest ecology. I am currently finishing my Master's degree in Ecological Restoration at the Pontificia Universidad...
María José GONZáLEZ BERNAT
Director of the Oceans Program
AIDA
Maria Jose Gonzalez-Bernat is a biologist with over 16 years of experience and results in marine, coastal and estuarine ecosystem management and conservation. She is originally from Guatemala...
Kevin VEGA
Ecologist
Second Nature Ecology + Design
Kevin is an urban ecologist who has spent nearly a decade researching the importance of small green spaces for biodiversity in the city of Zurich, Switzerland after crossing the ocean from New York....
Craig BENNETT
CEO
The Wildlife Trusts
Biography for Craig Bennett (for IUCN WCC) (English)Chief Executive, The Wildlife TrustsCandidate for IUCN Councillor elected from the Region - West Europe Craig is Chief Executive of The...
Bibiana SUCRE SMITH
Directora Ejecutiva
Provita
Biologist with a master's degree in public management. Her technical experience has focused on the recovery of endangered species, ecosystem restoration, local community participation, and...
VIliame WAQALEVU
Senior Researcher
Miral Experiences LLC
Experience in working as a marine biologist and academic researcher in the Pacific, Asia and more recently in the Arabian Gulf region. Have worked across a diverse number of coastal marine ecosystems...
Odile CONCHOU
Nature Senior Advisor
AFD
Currently Nature Senior Advisor to the Executive Management of the Sustainable Development Solutions Direction at the French Development Agency (AFD), Odile CONCHOU has over 35 years of experience in...
Raghida HADDAD
Editor-in-Chief, Al Hima magazine
SPNL - Society for the Protection of Nature in Lebanon
Raghida Haddad (coordinator) is Editor-in-Chief of SPNL’s biannual Al Hima Magazine, describing it as “a gift to Arab environmentalists, delivering SPNL’s mission to preserve nature by...
Sonigitu Asibong EKPE
Director (Scientific)
Cross River State Ministry of Environment
Sonigitu Asibong Ekpe, holds the following academic qualifications:National Diploma in Fisheries Technology from Ibrahim Babangida College of Agriculture, Obubra - Nigeria;B.Sc., (Hons)...
David SMETANA
Principal Consultant
Esri
Mr. Smetana is a Geographer and Principal Consultant with Esri Professional Services. He advises Esri's nonprofit and government customers, global distributors, and business partners on geospatial...
Nicholas MURRAY
Associate Professor
James Cook University
Dr Nicholas Murray is Associate Professor in Global Ecology and Conservation at James Cook University. Nick's research focuses on delivering the science necessary to inform local-to-global scale...
Alex Dehgan
CEO & Co-Founder
Conservation X Labs
Dr. Dehgan is the CEO and co-founder of Conservation X Labs, an innovation and technology startup focused ending the Sixth Mass Extinction. Conservation X Labs both builds new technologies...
Ena Lucia Suarez BOLANOS
Project officer
IUCN
Virginia YOUNG
Senior Research Fellow
Australian Foundation for Wilderness
Virginia Young works with global science leaders to communicate the importance of biodiversity and ecosystem integrity for carbon retention, climate mitigation and adaptation to encourage synergistic...