All Speakers

Speaker Stephen WOODLEY
Stephen WOODLEY

Vice Chair for Science

IUCN-WCPA

Thematic Vice Chair, Science and Biodiversity. Dr. Stephen Woodley is an ecologist, who has worked in the field of environmental conservation a consultant, field biologist, university researcher...
Speaker Steve EDWARDS
Steve EDWARDS

Co-Chair

Self employed

Stephen Edwardshttps://www.linkedin.com/in/edwardsstephen/ Steve currently co-chairs the Nature Positive Working Group in CEM's Impact Mitigation and Ecological Compensation thematic group....
Speaker Steven BRUMBY
Steven BRUMBY

CEO and Co-Founder

Impact Observatory

Steve Brumby is the Co-Founder and CEO of Impact Observatory, a mission-driven technology company bringing geospatial AI for environmental, climate, and sustainability risk analysis. Impact...
Speaker Steven DICKINSON
Steven DICKINSON

Company Biodiversity Expert

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Steven Dickinson is the Corporate Biodiversity Expert at TotalEnergies, a global energy company active in 130 countries. He leads the company’s biodiversity program, overseeing policy, tools,...
Speaker Steven LONSDALE
Steven LONSDALE

Senior Manager Marine and Research

Qikiqtani Inuit Association

I was born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut.  I have a passion for promoting Indigenous rights and advancing the use of traditional knowledge. I have worked for a designated Inuit...
Speaker Steven ROSS
Steven ROSS

Chief Development & External Relations Officer

Wilder Institute/The Calgary Zoo Foundation

Steven Ross is a dynamic executive leader and lifelong conservationist with nearly 20 years of experience advancing environmental and social impact through strategic fundraising, government relations...
Speaker Stewart MAGINNIS
Stewart MAGINNIS

Deputy Director General Programme

IUCN Secretariat

Stewart Maginnis has worked in sustainable development and biodiversity conservation for over 35 years. He has lived for extensive periods in Tanzania, Sudan, Ghana and Costa Rica, undertaking...
Speaker Stijn VERSCHUEREN
Stijn VERSCHUEREN

Conservation scientist

Cheetah Conservation Fund

Conservation scientist with affiliations at the Cheetah Conservation Fund (Namibia) and the Conservation Biology Division, University of Bern (Switzerland). Specializes in carnivore ecology,...
Speaker Stuart ANSTEE
Stuart ANSTEE

Lead nature Positive

Nature positive Landscapes Initiative

Stuart is widely regarded as a global leader in the field of business and biodiversity management with over 35 years working on extractive sector related biodiversity management and conservation...
Speaker Stuart BUTCHART
Stuart BUTCHART

Chief Scientist

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Stuart Butchart is Chief Scientist at BirdLife International – a global Partnership of over 120 national environmental organisations.
Speaker Suaad AL HARTHI
Suaad AL HARTHI

Executive Director

Environment Society of Oman

Suaad Al Harthi is a conservation scientist, National Geographic Explorer and the Executive Director of the Environment Society of Oman (ESO), Oman’s first and only environmental non-government...
Speaker Subrata Kumar SINGH
Subrata Kumar SINGH

Executive Director

Foundation for Ecological Security

Subrata Singh is a Post Graduate in Rural Development from Xavier Institute for Social Service and has about 24 years of experience of working on issues related to community-based natural resources...
Speaker SUDHA KHADKA
SUDHA KHADKA

Country Director

Regional Community Forestry Training Center

Sudha Khadka is the Country Director of RECOFTC Nepal, where she leads a diverse country program portfolio. With over 20 years of experience in community-based natural resource management and...
Speaker Sudhansu Sekhar DASH
Sudhansu Sekhar DASH

Scientist F ( Senior Scientist )

Botanical Survey of India

Dr. Sudhansu Sekhar Dash, M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph.D presently working as Scientist F (Additional Director and the Head of Technical Division) in Botanical Survey of India. He is also Adjunct Faculty Member...
Speaker SUDHIR MISHRA
SUDHIR MISHRA

Managing Partner

Trust Legal

Mr Mishra is an Advocate in the Supreme Court of India and is also a Door Tenant at No5 Barristers’ Chambers in the United Kingdom. He is currently the leading Disputes and Climate Change lawyer of...
Speaker Sue MILLER
Sue MILLER

Chief Networks and Alliances Officer

Stop Ecocide International Ltd

Working to protect the Earth by making ecocide an International crime.  Former lawyer, marketing director and business founder/owner.
Speaker Sue STOLTON
Sue STOLTON

Partner

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

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 Suk-Kyung SHIM
Suk-Kyung SHIM

Chair of Education and Communication Committee

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Dr. Suk-Kyung Shim is the Director of the Institute for Human and Nature. She has extensive experience in policy...
Speaker Sukhyun PARK
Sukhyun PARK

Director

Sustainable Systems Research Institute

Sukhyun Park is the Director and Head Researcher at the Sustainable Systems Research Institute, with extensive expertise in environmental policy and sustainable development. Her career bridges both...
Speaker Suleman AUDU
Suleman AUDU

Senior Environmental Manager

The Ocean Cleanup

Suleman Audu is a Senior Environmental Manager at The Ocean Cleanup, where he leads strategic initiatives to assess and mitigate the environmental and social impacts of plastic pollution on marine...
Speaker Sumin George THOMAS
Sumin George THOMAS

Senior Programme Coordinator

Keystone Foundation

Sumin George Thomas is Senior Programme Coordinator at Keystone Foundation, where he co-leads the Biodiversity Programme and guides organisation development, governance, and grants management. With...
Speaker Sun Ju KIM
Sun Ju KIM

Team Manager, Jeju

Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

Ms. Sunju Kim is currently serving as the Team Leader of the Climate and Environmental Cooperation Team at the Environmental Policy Division of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, Republic of Korea...
Speaker Suneetha MAZHENCHERY SUBRAMANIAN
Suneetha MAZHENCHERY SUBRAMANIAN

Research Fellow

UNU-IAS

Suneetha M Subramanian is a Research Fellow with the United Nations University-Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability. She has more than 20 years of experience in international and sub-...
Speaker Sung-Ryong KANG
Sung-Ryong KANG

Team Leader

National Institute of Ecology

I am a researcher working at the National Institute of Ecology in the Republic of Korea. I am currently conducting assessments for the detailed target indicators of the Republic of Korea's 5th...
Speaker Sunhwa CHUNG
Sunhwa CHUNG

IUCN-Republic of Korea Senior Government Manager

IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Sunjoo PARK
Sunjoo PARK

Researcher

Korea National Park Service

I hold a Bachelor's degrees in Horticulture and Business Administration, and a Master's degree in Forest Policy (2016). I have been a researcher at the Korea National Park Service for the past three...
Speaker Sunshine TELIO
Sunshine TELIO

Program Officer

NTFP-EP Asia

Sunshine is a Resources Management specialist and have work experience on data-driven land use planning and ecosystem-based DRR strategies, supporting local governments and indigenous communities in...
Speaker Susan CHEYNE
Susan CHEYNE

Vice-Chair

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Originally from Scotland, I have worked in Asia since 1997 and in Indonesia since 2002. My PhD at Cambridge was focused on the scientific assessment of gibbon rehabilitation – can gibbons raised as...