All Speakers

Speaker Yuanqing HOU
Yuanqing HOU

Deputy Secretary General

China Green Carbon Foundation

Hou Yuanqing has long been engaged in domestic and foreign cooperation projects in the fields of forestry carbon sequestration, forestry addressing climate change, and biodiversity conservation. He...
Yue FEI
Yue FEI

Ministry of Natural Resources of China

Speaker Yueming ZHAO
Yueming ZHAO

Director of the Nature Conservation Division

Changbaishan National Nature Reserve

Zhao Yueming holds a Master's degree in Plant Developmental Biology from Northeast Forestry University and is currently a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Jilin University. Since 2016,...
Speaker YULBURM LEE
YULBURM LEE
Yulbeom Lee is the Director General of the Global Research and Training Centre for Internationally Designated Areas (GCIDA). He previously served as an overseas officer at the Secretariat of the...
Speaker Yulia VERESHCHAK
Yulia VERESHCHAK

Director of international projects

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Speaker Yumi NISHIKAWA
Yumi NISHIKAWA

WWF

Yumi Nishikawa began her career working in investment banking, Goldman Sachs as Product Controller and in J.P. Morgan as Global Liquidity Sales in Japan before finding her passion in development. She...
Speaker Yunitha RATNADILLA
Yunitha RATNADILLA

Project Manager

Konservasi Indonesia

Yunitha Ratnadilla is a professional with over a decade of experience driving impact across multinational corporations, start-ups, and development organizations in Indonesia. Trained as an engineer,...
Speaker YUSUKE SAITO
YUSUKE SAITO

Deputy Director

Ministry of the Environment, Japan

Deputy Director, Biodiversity Strategy Office, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Speaker Yuuko IIZUKA
Yuuko IIZUKA

Executive Officer, Deputy Head of Corporate Division, Head of Sustainability

Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd.

Yuuko Iizuka is executive officer, deputy head of Corporate Division of Sumitomo Forestry Co., Ltd. as of January 2025, where she oversees the Sustainability Department as general manager since 2015...
Speaker Yves Frederic NDJOH
Yves Frederic NDJOH

Founder

Kinetic Power Systems LTD

Yves Frederic Ndjoh is a Cameroonian social entrepreneur, innovator, and sustainability leader committed to advancing renewable energy, education access, and inclusive community development. He is...
Speaker Yves OLATOUNDJI
Yves OLATOUNDJI

Programme Officer - IUCN Green List

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

With a strong academic background in biodiversity conservation and over eight years of experience in protected and conserved areas management, Yves Olatoundji has a solid track record in ecological...
Speaker YVETTE RUNNING HORSE COLLIN
YVETTE RUNNING HORSE COLLIN

Principal Science Officer

Taku Skan Skan Wasakliyapi: Global Institute for Traditional Science

Dr. Yvette Running Horse Collin (Tašunke Iyanke Wiŋ) is the Executive Director and Principal Science Officer for Taku Skan Skan Wasakliyapi: Global Institute for Traditional Sciences (GIFTS...
Speaker Zabrina WHITMAN
Zabrina WHITMAN

Parks Canada Agency - Agence Parcs Canada

Zabrina holds an honour bachelor’s degree in social sciences from the University of Ottawa in political science and Aboriginal studies, and a Master of Arts degree from Queen’s University...
Speaker Zabta SHINWARI
Zabta SHINWARI

Vice Chancellor

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Hailing from Kohat (Tribal Area Pakistan) –Prof. Dr. Zabta Khan Shinwari got Ph.D. from Kyoto University (Japan) followed by several Post Doc. Fellowships in Japan. He served Pakistan Museum of...
Speaker Zaher REDWAN
Zaher REDWAN

Founder & Chairman

Lebanon National Committee of IUCN Members

Zaher Redwan – Development Strategist | Ashoka Fellow | Founder of Green Hand OrganizationIUCN Regional Counsellor – West Asia Zaher Redwan is a Lebanese development strategist,...
Speaker Zahra HUSAIN
Zahra HUSAIN
Bahraini designer working in fashion and textile design. I strive to integrate art and sustainability into my work, as I believe that every piece of textile has a unique story. By reusing available...
Speaker Zdenka PISKULICH
Zdenka PISKULICH

Managing Director Enduring Earth

Asociación Costa Rica por Siempre

Zdenka Piskulich is the Managing Director of Enduring Earth since 2021. Working with the founding organizations, Zdenka leads this ambitious collaboration to accelerate and strengthen...
Zein Altawil
Zein Altawil
Speaker Zeyin Jiang
Zeyin Jiang

Program Director

SEE Foundation

Speaker Zhao ZHAO
Zhao ZHAO

partnership coordinator

Shan Shui Conservation Center

Speaker Zhi WANG
Zhi WANG

Professor

Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment

WANG Zhi. Professor and doctoral supervisor of Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), P.R. China, Vice Chairman of China Expert Assessment...
Speaker Zhicong ZHAO
Zhicong ZHAO

Associate Professor

Tsinghua University

Zhicong Zhao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture at Tsinghua University, and the Deputy Director of the Institute for National Parks, China....
Speaker Zhigang ZHAO
Zhigang ZHAO
•Project Director of TECH4ALL Digital Inclusion Program Office, Huawei•Responsible for Huawei‘s global digital inclusion nature conservation projects, cooperation with IGO、NGO organizations and...
Speaker Zhou ZHOU
Zhou ZHOU
Zhou Zhou is a Researcher at Beijing Zhongcai Green Financing Consultant Ltd. Her work is centered at the critical intersection of finance and ecology, with a specialized focus on green finance,...
Speaker Zoe JAFFLIN
Zoe JAFFLIN

Programme and Grants Associate

IUCN Secretariat

Speaker Zoë ZÜRN
Zoë ZÜRN

Junior Conservation Officer

IUCN Secretariat

Zoë Zürn  joined the IUCN European Regional Office in 2023 and now works as a junior conservation officer as part of the European natural resources unit, focussing on policy and programme within...
Speaker Zornitza AGUILAR
Zornitza AGUILAR

Oficial Senior en Áreas Protegidas y Conservadas

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Zornitza Aguilar holds a Master’s degree in Conservation and Management of Natural Areas and has over 20 years of professional experience in environmental and development issues, public policy, and...