All Speakers

Ilena ZANELLA

Presidente

Misión Tiburón

Ilena Zanella is a marine biologist and a Master in Wildlife Management andConservation from Institute for Wildlife Conservation and Management,Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. She is the co-…

Andrew MALHERBE

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…

Kathryn GWIAZDON

Executive Director

Center for Environmental Ethics and Law

Kathryn (Katy) Gwiazdon is a lawyer, author, advisor, and connector who specializes in the role of the state in global governance and the inter-sectionality of ethics and the environment with all…

R. Keller KOPF

Senior Lecturer

Charles Darwin University

Dr. Keller Kopf is a Senior Lecturer at Charles Darwin University in Australia. His research combines field, laboratory and statistical modelling approaches to address applied and fundamental…

Kitty TAM

Programme Lead

Civic Exchange

Kitty Tam is the Programme Lead of Hong Kong 2050 is Now. In her role, she aims to influence and encourage societies to adopt rapid, deep, and sustained climate actions, while promoting a nature-…

Antonella Battaglini

CEO

Renewables Grid Initiative

Antonella Battaglini is the CEO of the Renewables Grid Initiative (RGI), which she founded in 2009. RGI is a unique collaboration of NGOs and TSOs from across Europe, promoting…

Velvizhi S

Area Director, Coastal Resources and Fisheries

M.S.Swaminathan Research Foundation

Dr. S. Velvizhi, holding a Ph.D. in Marine Biology and Oceanography, has dedicated 22 years to small-scale fisheries development. Since 2002, she has worked with marine fishing communities along…

Suman GHIMIRE

Founder and CEO

PlantSat by Seed Innovations Pvt. Ltd.

I am an agri-insurtech entrepreneur who started his journey in 2019 with a mission to protect South Asian farmers, starting from Nepal, from both agriculture and climate risks. My startup harnesses…

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…

Steven LONSDALE

Senior Manager Marine and Research

Qikiqtani Inuit Association

I was born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut. I have a passion for promoting Indigenous rights and advancing the use of traditional knowledge. I have worked for a designated Inuit…

Edy Reynaldo DARIQUEBE LAURA

Indigenous Expert

FENAMAD

Edy Dariquebe, community leaderand director of the Native Federationof the Madre de Dios River and Tributaries.

Diogo VERÍSSIMO

Research Fellow

University of Oxford

Diogo Veríssimo is a conservation marketer, using marketing principles and theory to influence human behavior and mitigate the threats faced by biodiversity. Diogo’s current portfolio of projects…

Aymeric SALAMONE

Regional Law Enforcement Expert

UNODC

Mr Aymeric Salamone is the Regional Law Enforcement Expert at the UNODC Regional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council Region (OGCCR) based in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

Sian CHAPMAN

Anna ACKERMANN

Policy analyst, Green reconstruction of Ukraine

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)

Anna Ackermann is a policy analyst at the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) working on green reconstruction of Ukraine. With a background in energy, environmental and climate…

Carter CHENG

Nunia THOMAS

Director

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Nunia Thomas-Moko is a passionate advocate for the conservation of Fiji’s natural heritage and environmental sustainability. In 2007 Nunia joined the newly formed NatureFiji-MareqetiViti - Fiji’s…

Victoria SAWCHUK

GCELS Staff Student Intern

Center for Environmental Legal Studies

Victoria Sawchuk is a Staff Student Intern at the Global Center for Environmental Legal Studies (GCELS) and a J.D. Candidate (Class of 2026) at the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University.…

AURELIEN GARREAU

COORDINATEUR DEVELOPPEMENT ORGANISATIONNEL

PPI-CEPF

Geographer with a strong interest on marine and coastal ecosystems, I have been supporting local environmental NGOs since 2012 first in Vanuatu, Benin, Togo, and now in Cabo Verde, Senegal, Guinea,…

Valérie D'HOEDT MEYER

Director, Global Knowledge Management and Learning

IUCN Secretariat

Stephen MILLINGTON

Senior Advisor

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Spike Millington has been Vice President and Director of Asia Programs for the International Crane Foundation. Prior to that he was Chief Executive of the East Asian – Australasian Flyway Partnership…

PAUL SAING'EU

East Africa and Horn of Africa Regional Coordinator, ICCA Consortium

ICCA CONSORTIUM

Paul Saing’eu Regional Coordinator for East Africa and Horn of Africa Based in Tanzania. Paul Saing’eu is a Maasai pastoralist from Ngorongoro District in northern Tanzania. He is a co-founder of…

Fatima ALSANADI

Carlos Mauricio HERRERA

Director de Conservación y Gobernanza

WWF Colombia

Ecólogo profesional y Magister en manejo y conservación de bosques tropicales y biodiversidad con sólidos conocimientos en biología y ecología de la conservación, así como en dinámicas ecosistémicas…

Liang LI

Vice Dean

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Duan BIGGS

Professor

Northern Arizona University

Duan is the Olajos-Goslow Chair at Northern Arizona University in the USA. He is a conservation scientist with over 20 years experience globally in community-based conservation, sustainable tourism…

Pratyush P. MOHAPATRA

Scientist

Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change

I am a Scientist at the Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. My research focuses on animal taxonomy, evolutionary biology, and wildlife…