All Speakers
Susana FILIPE
Executive Director
CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute
Susana Filipe is the Executive Director of CHANGE – Institute for Global Changes and Sustainability, an organization with over 350 Researchers, that promotes scientific research to inform the design...
Noor ANWAR ALBASTAKI
Noor Anwar Albastaki is a Biochemistry student at UAE University and a youth leader in sustainability and innovation. She has published scientific research, won awards for developing solutions such...
Jean-Mary TJIOHIMBA
The SAN Vision Foundation (TSVF)
Jean-Mary Tjiohimba is an Indigenous human rights defender and advocate for the San people, renowned for her tireless work in defending the rights of Indigenous communities. She has spoken on global...
Marco LAMBERTINI
Convener
Nature Positive Initiative
Marco Lambertini is the Convener of the Nature Positive Initiative.Marco was WWF International Director General (2014-2022) and Special Envoy (2023). Before joining WWF he was Global Director of...
Huo WANG
Linda Wong, member of IUCN WCPA's CCSG, and member of IUCN Intersessional Council Working Group on the Development of a new 20-year Strategic Vision for the Union. She closely follows cutting-...
Jeanette NOACK
Directora
Alianza de Derecho Ambiental y Agua
Lawyer and notary public, she holds a Master's degree in Marine and Coastal Sciences with an emphasis on Integrated Coastal Management and a Master's degree in International Relations. She is...
Libby SANDBROOK
Director, Business & Nature
FFI
Maria Ana BORGES
Programme Officer
IUCN
Maria Ana has worked in IUCN since 2008, starting in the Global Business and Biodiversity Programme where she was responsible for managing corporate engagements with companies in the cement and...
Amena ALHOSANI
Employee
Zayed Higher Organization for people of determination
I'm Amena Alhosani. I joined the Zayed Higher Organization for people of determination in sewing departmen for more than 15 years. A few years ago , I signed a contract to work with Al-Masoud under...
Brian Juhyuk LEE
Sustainability Lead
Google.org
Brian Juhyuk Lee serves as the Sustainability Lead at Google.org, where he is responsible for overseeing the organization's sustainability grantmaking, partnerships, and engagements. Before...
HASHINUR RAHMAN PAVEL
Research Officer
Centre for Environment and Climate Change Research, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change-Bangladesh
Hi, I am Hashinur Rahman Pavel, a Research Officer at the Centre for Environment and Climate Change Research (CECCR) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh. I...
Julia IKASARANA
Planning & Policy Manager
LTKL
Julia Ikasarana is a sustainability and collective action professional with extensive experience in public policy, human rights, gender equality, and environmental governance. Currently serving as...
Andrew TERRY
Director of Conservation and Policy
Zoological Society of London
Andrew Terry is Director of Conservation and Policy for the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a global science-led conservation organisation working to restore wildlife in the UK and round the...
Azza AHMED ALRAISI
Azza AHMED ALRAISI
ARGHADEEP SAHA
Head of Policy
Good Food Institute India
Arghadeep is the Head of Policy at Good Food Institute India, India’s leading think tank and convening body on alternative proteins. He provides strategicoversight and leadership to the policy and...
Lorien INNES
Sustainable Development Manager
Esri
Lorien Innes is Senior Sustainability & Development Manager - Africa at Esri. She joined Esri in 2011, and, since 2020 has been working across the public, private and nonprofit sector to help...
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...
Pierre CARRET
Grant Director
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Pierre Carret is an agronomist and expert in biodiversity conservation. For the last twenty years he has worked on nature conservation programs with several international organizations. His career...
Karine SIEGWART
Senior Policy Advisor
IUCN
Karine Siegwart, Dr. iur., LLM.Eur., Lecturer at ETH Zürich; Senior Policy Advisor at the Centre for Policy and Law, IUCN, in charge of chemicals, waste and pollution related processes and their...
José Aldana
Ingeniero AgroForestal
CRG - AgroProgreso
I have developed experience in sustainable forest management and legal forest governance, complemented by work in economic activation, forest cover expansion, and the administration of coffee and...
Natalia NILES ARGUELLO
Intern
Families In Nature
Natalia Niles Arguello (Lexi) is a high school Senior in McCallum High School's Fine Arts Academy in Austin, Texas. Lexi has a passion for environmental climate justice and international...
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...
Abdul Rahman MOHAMMED ALSHAYEB
Acting Director General
Environment Protection & Development Authority
Dr. Abdulrahman Al Shayeb Al Naqbi Dr. Al Naqbi currently serves as the Director General for Ras Al Khaimah Economic Development Department, Acting as Director General for RAK...
Hao MA
director general
Qinghai Provincial Development and Reform Commission
I graduated from Fudan University in China with a PhD in Economics. I am currently working at the Development and Reform Commission of Qinghai Province, mainly dedicated to providing stable energy...
Isabel CALLE VALLADARES
Directora Ejecutiva
Sociedad Peruana de Derecho Ambiental (SPDA)
Isabel Calle Valladares is a lawyer and environmental governance leader with more than 25 years of experience in legal advocacy, regulatory design, and public policy for the protection of the...
SONAM TOBGAY
Chief Forestry Officer
Divisional Forest Office, Trashigang, DoFPS, Bhutan
Forestry professional with over 13 years of experience in natural resource management, protected area governance, and wildlife conservation in Bhutan. Currently serving as Chief Forestry Officer of...
Gerry CREIGHTON
Curator of Elephant Care and Conservation
Al Ain Zoo
Gerry Creighton has spent over 25 years working with elephants and has nearly 40 years of experience in a professional zoo environment. Gerry started work in Dublin Zoo in 1983 as a trainee keeper,...