All Speakers

Speaker Susan LEOPOLD
Susan LEOPOLD

Executive director

United Plant Savers

Dr. Susan Leopold is an ethnobotanist and conservation biologist known for her work in the fields of plant conservation, sustainable agriculture, and ethnobotany. She is the Executive Director of the...
Speaker Susan LIEBERMAN
Susan LIEBERMAN

Vice President, International Policy

Wildlife Conservation Society

Dr. Susan Lieberman is Vice President, International Policy with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), where she leads WCS’s policy engagement in multiple intergovernmental fora. She has worked in...
Speaker Susana CÁRDENAS
Susana CÁRDENAS

Directora Instituto

Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ

Susana Cardenas is an ecologist and natural resource economist currently working as full-time professor, researcher and Director of the Institute of Applied Ecology at Universidad San Francisco de...
Speaker Susana WAQAINABETE
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...
Speaker Susanna KARI
Susanna KARI

Project Officer

UNESCO

Susanna joined UNESCO in 2013 and works at the World Heritage Centre, which is the Secretariat of the 1972 World Heritage Convention. As the Project Officer for natural heritage, she supports...
Speaker Susanne PEDERSEN
Susanne PEDERSEN

Director

IUCN Secretariat

Susanne Pedersen has 30 years of experience as a board member, director, and strategic advisor from international organizations, a science-based advisory centre, an innovation community, industry...
Speaker Sushil RAJ
Sushil RAJ

Executive Director, Rights and Communities

Wildlife Conservation Society

Sushil Raj is the Executive Director of the Rights and Communities Global Program at WCS, a board member and mediator with the New York Peace Institute, and former member of the Working Group of...
Sutirtha DUTTA
Sutirtha DUTTA
Speaker Suzi HEATON
Suzi HEATON

Branch Head

DCCEEW

Suzi is the Head of the International Environment Branch in the Australian Government Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. In that role, she is responsible for...
Speaker Swetha STOTRA BHASHYAM
Swetha STOTRA BHASHYAM

Youth Affiliate

IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025

Chair - IUCN CEESP Young Professional Swetha Stotra Bhashyam is the Global South Focal Point of the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN). GYBN is a youth network of more than 1 million members...
Speaker Syed Ainul HUSSAIN
Syed Ainul HUSSAIN

Subject Matter Specialist - Wildlife

Wildlife Institute of India

Educational Background • Doctor of Science (D.Sc.) in Wildlife Science. Aligarh Muslim University, India. • Ph. D. in Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, India • M. Phil. in Wildlife...
Speaker Sylvia Alicia EARLE
Sylvia Alicia EARLE

Founder and Chair

SYLVIA EARLE ALLIANCE (DBA MISSION BLUE)

Sylvia A. Earle is an oceanographer with expertise in ocean science, technology, exploration, and conservation and a spokesperson for policies that emphasize a harmonious relationship between human...
Speaker Sylvia Gan
Sylvia Gan
Sylvia is the Learning Manager at the Youth Climate Justice Fund (YCJF), where she leads the design and implementation of monitoring and evaluation systems that generate evidence-based insights to...
Speaker Sylvie GUSTAVE DIT DUFLO
Sylvie GUSTAVE DIT DUFLO

Assistant professor

Region Guadeloupe

I am currently  an assistant professor at the University of the Antilles and hold a PhD in neurobiology. I am also Vice President of the Guadeloupe Region, responsible for the environment, and...
Speaker Tabea CASIQUE CORONADO
Tabea CASIQUE CORONADO

Coordinadora de Bosques, Clima y Redd+ Indigena

Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana

Tabea Casique Coronado, an Indigenous leader of the Asheninka people, was born into a large family in the Yarina Cocha district of Ucayali, Peru, during a turbulent time in the country. The Peruvian...
Speaker TADEO AJUNA
TADEO AJUNA

Programme Coordinator

Young Proffesionals In Agriculture Development (YPARD)

Tadeo Ajuna is the Program Coordinator at YPARD and currently serves as the YPARD-Uganda Co-Country Representative and YPARD-UNCCD Focal Person. He is a former member of the YPARD Steering Committee...
Taewoo YI
Taewoo YI

National Institute of Ecology

Speaker Tafita Tsitohaina RANDRIANARISON
Tafita Tsitohaina RANDRIANARISON
Speaker Taha GHAZNAVI
Taha GHAZNAVI

Chief Product Officer

Nabat

Leading product development for Nabat. Previously Global SVP Product for CropX, SVP Product at Infarm, Head of Product at Zalando.
Speaker Taís NOGUEIRA FERNANDES
Taís NOGUEIRA FERNANDES

Environmental specialist

Vale S/A

Specialist in strategic environmental management, corporate sustainability, and biodiversity, with 20+ years of experience leading high-impact projects in both industrial and academic sectors. Ph.D....
Speaker Takao AIBA
Takao AIBA

Chair of Planning Sub-comittee

Keidanren Nature Conservation Council

Contact point and account manager Toyota in Japan, liaising with our Japan office
Tamara Elzein
Tamara Elzein
Speaker Tamer ISMAIL
Tamer ISMAIL

Manager of Environmental Department

Tilad Holding Company

Tamer Saber Ismail is an environmental professional with extensive expertise in remote sensing, GIS, and environmental impact assessment. He holds a Ph.D. in Environmental Studies from Tour du Valat...
Speaker Tamer KHAFAGA
Tamer KHAFAGA

Research & Natural Resources Management Director

King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Royal Reserve Development Authority

My work and study are focused on conservation biology and sustainable use of natural resources. While working with the Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency as Conservation Botanist in the St....
Speaker Tamryn VENTER
Tamryn VENTER

Programme Support Associate - Invasive Species

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Tamryn Venter, as part of the invasive species team at IUCN, assists with various projects and activities relating to the prevention, identification, surveillance, management and awareness raising of...
Speaker Tania AMMOUR
Tania AMMOUR

Member of 20y SV Team; Senior Advisor ORMACC RD

IUCN Secretariat

Tania has an extensive experience in the design, implementation, technical assistance, monitoring and evaluation of projects and programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean as well as in other...
Speaker Tania MARTINEZ CRUZ
Tania MARTINEZ CRUZ

Indigenous Peoples Operations Analyst

Global Environmental Facility

Tania is the Indigenous Peoples Operations Analyst at the Global Environmental Facility.  Her work is instrumental in strengthening the Global Environment Facility's engagement with Indigenous...
Speaker Tanja HAVEMANN
Tanja HAVEMANN

Co-founder & Director

Clarmondial

Tanja has over 20 years of experience in environmental finance. She has led mandates with companies, private and public investors, governments, NGOs and foundations on investments, research, strategy...