All Speakers
Francois Moreau
Head of Urban Ecology Agency
City of Paris
As head of the Urban Ecology Agency since May 2021, François Moreau manages City of Paris policies on urban nature, biodiversity, participatory greening, animal welfare, sustainable food and...
CHAMBERLAIN EMMANUEL
Head, Environmental SUstainability Division
Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)
Chamberlain Emmanuel is Director of the Environmental Sustainability Division (ESD) at the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission and a member of the Commission’s Leadership Team...
Christopher Dickinson
Asian Development Bank
Chris Dickinson is a Senior Specialist in Climate Change (Adaptation) at the Asian Development Bank (ADB), bringing extensive expertise from his previous role as a Senior Specialist and Lead in...
Wouala NGNIADO
Coordonnateur projet Biodev 2030
WWF Cameroon
My name is Ngniado Wouala, I'm Working for WWF Cameroon, where I'm coordinating Biodev 2030 project .with more than thirty years of experience working with ...
Rohit SINGH
Director Protected and Conserved Area Governance and Management
IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025
Rohit has been with WWF for 19 years and brings his considerable experience, enthusiasm and insights into his position as Director PCA Management and Governance Poaching. Rohit has been working on...
Myongkee JIN
Vice Governor
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province
Current: Vice Governor for Administrative Affairs, Jeju Special Self-Governing ProvinceFormer: Director General for Social Disaster Policy, Ministry of the Interior and SafetyFormer: Director General...
Marius BELLUCI
Enviromental Analist
ICMBio - Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation
Environmental Analyst from Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation, the brazilian government agency responsible for ptotected areas management, based in Iguaçu National Park, Deputy...
Tori BRYAN-CARTER
Technical Officer
IUCN
Tori Bryan‑Carter is a Technical Officer at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), supporting conservation initiatives across the Caribbean. With six years of experience, she has...
Daniela RIZZI
Senior Expert for Nature-based Solutions and Biodiversity
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Dr. Daniela Rizzi is a Senior Expert on Nature-based Solutions and Biodiversity at ICLEI Europe, with over 15 years of experience bridging policy, science, and practice. She is the NetworkNature...
Roger NGOUFO
Cameroon Environmental Watch
Né le 30 décembre 1959, Roger NGOUFO, Professeur titulaire des Universités de classe exceptionnelle, est Docteur en Géographie (Option Géographie physique) de l’Université de Yaoundé (1989) et...
Piergiuseppe MORONE
Piergiuseppe Morone is Full Professor of Economic Policy at Unitelma Sapienza with a strong interest in green innovation and sustainable circular bioeconomy pushing his research at the interface...
Vivian Silole KAUNGA
Vivian Silole KAUNGA
Ignace BEGUIN BILLECOCQ
Ignace Beguin Billecocq is the Executive Director of the Mangrove Breakthrough Hub, hosted by Ambition Loop.Ignace brings extensive experience in building global coalitions that unite businesses,...
Adam SWEIDAN
Trustee
Synchronicity Earth
Adam Sweidan is the Chief Investment Officer of Aurum Research Ltd. He has been investing in the alternative investment industry for over 30 years. In 1995 Adam formed a partnership with...
Carlos Manuel RODRIGUEZ
CEO and Chairperson
Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Lawyer by profession, politician by choice, and conservationist at heart, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez was elected as CEO and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility by its governing body, the GEF...
Janaina TORRES CARREIRA
Ekthar
Janaina Torres Carreira holds a DVM (2005), MSc (2008), and PhD (2012) in Animal Reproduction from São Paulo State University (UNESP), Brazil, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in sperm nuclear...
Emanuella FERNANDES DOUGHERTY
Senior Learning Officer
The Global Environment Facility (GEF)
Emanuella (Manu) Fernandes DoughertySenior Learning Officer, Global Environment Facility (GEF)Emanuella (Manu) Fernandes Dougherty is the Senior Learning Officer at the Global Environment Facility,...
Hany EL SHAER
Regional Director - West Asia
IUCN ROWA
Dr. Hany El-Shaer is a highly accomplished environmental leader and conservation expert with over 25 years of experience across government and international organizations in biodiversity conservation...
Pierre MBIDA MFOMO NGANDI
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...
Maja VASILIJEVIC
Senior Advisor
Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA)
Maja Vasilijević is a Senior Advisor at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), where she works on European projects with a strong focus on the science-policy interface under the...
Nidia Mildred Crasborn Ojeda
Nidia is a member of Cooperativa Carmelita, one of the two community concessions in the Maya Biosphere Reserve with a live-in community. Her ancestors migrated to the Petén forest to tap gum. ...
Nathalie BRUNELLE
SVP Health Safety Environment
TOTALENERGIES SE
Biography - Nathalie Brunelle - 2025Nathalie BRUNELLE is Senior Vice President Health Safety & Environment Unit at TotalEnergies. She began her career in 1995 as process engineer, then...
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...
Belén QUINTANA MARTíN-MONTALVO
Mediterranean Programme Assistant
IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
I am a biologist with a background in marine conservation and a growing interest in biodiversity and ecological dynamics across different systems. My work has combined research and community...
Marianne KETTUNEN
Marianne Kettunen is a senior policy expert and advisor, currently working as Biodiversity Lead at the Ellen MacArthur Foundation (EMF). Marianne has 20 years of experience on the science-policy...
Nizar HANI
Minister of Agriculture
Lebanon
Dr. Nizar Hani has been serving as Minister of Agriculture in the Republic of Lebanon since February 8, 2025. He brings extensive experience in the fields of environmental protection, protected areas...
Yousef ABBAS