All Speakers

Verónica RUIZ GARCIA

Senior Programme Manager - Nature, Climate & People

IUCN Secretariat

Verónica Ruiz is the Senior Manager – Climate, Nature & People at IUCN, where she has worked since 2017. Trained in ecosystem management and experienced in climate strategies for communities and...

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veronique VERMETTE

Consultant écologie

Reseau de milieux naturels protégés

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Vian SHARIF

Dr Vian Sharif brings two decades of experience in financial services, specialising in the intersection of nature, finance, and technology. She is the founder & President of NatureAlpha, an...

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Victor DAVID

Chargé de Recherche

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

Dr. Victor DAVID is a Research Fellow at the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development (IRD). After spending several years in...

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Victor GALVAN

Director of Nature

Iberostar Group

Victor Galvan serves as Director of Nature at Grupo Iberostar, where he leads the development and execution of the company’s Nature Strategy. He oversees a dedicated team that helps Iberostar hotels...

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Victoria LICHTSCHEIN

Directora Ejecutiva encargada

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

I am an Argentine biologist. In the early years of my career, I was a marine scientific researcher and worked mainly on whales, dolphins and penguins in my country. Later, I entered the national...

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Vikram AGRAWAL

Managing Director

EarthX / Trammell S. Crow Family Office

Vikram is a mission-driven, operationally-focused investment and management professional based in Dallas, Texas. Vikram is collaborating with Texan environmentalist, businessman, and...

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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...

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Vinamra MATHUR

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Vinay SINGH

Regional NbS Coordinator

IUCN Secretariat

Vinay Singh is the Regional Nature-Based Solutions Programme Coordinator within the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). He is currently leading several projects to integrate NbS...

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Vincent AWOTWE-PRATT

Technical Director

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Vincent Awotwe-Pratt is a conservation leader and sustainable development strategist serving as Director of Technical Operations at Advocates for Biodiversity Conservation (ABC), a Ghanaian IUCN...

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VINCENT OLUOCH

Senior Program Officer – Private Sector Engagement

Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association

Vincent Oluoch specializes on tourism product development, conservation financing, conservation governance and institutions and partnerships development and management and has over a decade of...

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Vinitaa Hemant APTE

Founder & Director

TERRE Policy Centre

Dr. Vinitaa a multifaceted personality & founder of TERRE started this NGO with a motto “To think is good but to act is better”. Dr. Apte has an out of the box thinking process and due to which...

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Vinod MATHUR

IUCN Strategic Advisor ( Biodiversity) APAP

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

After serving for 33 years at the prestigious Wildlife Institute of India (WII), a globally acclaimed scientific institution of the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Govt. of...

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Violeta BARRIOS AQUINO

Chief Operating Officer

Sahara Conservation Fund

Violeta Barrios is Chief Operating Officer at Sahara Conservation, based in France. In this role, she oversees the organization’s programs across countries, ensuring effective project delivery,...

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Vishwaja BAKKATHATLA

Student

am Vishwaja Bakkathatla, a student of grade 10 in Pallavi Model School, Hyderabad, India. I am a girl who aspires to experience, learn, and share knowledge with others. Dance has always been my...

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Vivek MENON

IUCN Councilor and Executive Director

Wildlife Trust of India

Vivek Menon is a leading Indian wildlife conservationist, environmental commentator, author, photographer and policy think tank with a passion for elephants. Founder of five environmental and nature...

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Vivian Silole KAUNGA

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Viviana Elsa FIGUEROA

Consultant

International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)

Viviana Figueroa, Omaguaca indigenous women, has over 20 years of professional experience working on traditional knowledge, indigenous people’s rights and women empowerment and rights. She is the...

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Wadima ALDHAHERI

Lead Veterinary - Animal Conservation & Reintroduction

Environment Agency Abu Dhabi

Emirati veterinary doctor that is working with wildlife and winner of the Animal Welfare Award from the World Veterinary Association in 2022. Graduated with honors in 2019 with bachelor's in...

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Wael BUSHAH

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Vegetation Cover Development Foundation

Eng. Wael Bushah currently serves as the CEO of Morooj Foundation where he leads strategic efforts to promote environmental sustainability across the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. He has also played a...

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Wai Kit TING

Youth Programme Coordinator

Mandai Nature

Wai Kit is the Youth Programme Coordinator at Mandai Nature, leading initiatives to engage young people in conservation across Singapore and Southeast Asia. He cofounded the CITES Global Youth...

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Waleed HAMZA

Professor of Oceanography and Aquatic Ecology

United Arab Emirates University

Prof. Waleed Hamza has obtained his Ph.D. from Italy in Aquatic Ecology, in 1994. He has and is acting as principal investigator of different research projects in the field of Oceanography and...

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Walid HUSSEIN

Emirates Park Zoo and Resort

I have started my career 23 years ago as a veterinarian specialist in wild animals' treatments and rehabilitation. I moved forward with my career to be collection supervisor and i started my...

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Walter ODOKORWOT

Chief Executive Officer

Umoja Wildlife Conservancies Uganda

Walter is a conservationist with more than 27 years of experience in wildlife management and community conservation. He began his career with the Uganda Wildlife Authority, where he served as Warden...

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Warwick MOSTERT

Biodiversity and Business Lead

Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool

Warwick is the IBAT Biodiversity and Business Lead and brings over 25 years of biodiversity and conservation management experience across the corporate and private sector. Warwick's focus is on how...

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Wataru SUZUKI

Director, Biodiversity Strategy Office

Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Wataru Suzuki is Director of the Biodiversity Strategy Office, Biodiversity Policy Division, Nature Conservation Bureau, Ministry of the Environment of Japan. He holds master's degree in...

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Wei Hsien LEE

Senior Technical Officer, Finance and Economics for Nature

IUCN Secretariat

Lee Wei Hsien holds the position of Senior Technical Officer, Finance and Economics for Nature at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). In this role, Lee Wei Hsien is...

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