All Speakers

Cristina ROMERO

Programme Manager, BESTLIFE2030

IUCN Secretariat

Senior Programme Manager for the Protected and Conserved Areas team at IUCN, with over 20 years of international experience in project and grant management, partnership building and stakeholder…

Cristofer LOPEZ

FUNDAECO- Fundación para el Ecodesarrollo y la Conservación

Cymie PAYNE

Professor

Rutgers University

Professor Cymie R. Payne is on the faculty of Rutgers University. She has appeared as counsel before the Internationall Tribunal for the Law of the Sea and as expert before the International Court of…

Cynthia BARZUNA

Deputy Director

WRI

Cynthia Barzuna Gutiérrez is the Global Deputy Director of the Ocean Program at the World Resources Institute (WRI), where she provides strategic leadership across a global portfolio that connects…

Cyril KORMOS

Executive Director

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Cyril is Founder and Executive Director of Wild Heritage, a project of the Earth Island Institute. He was a Visiting Scholar at the University of California at Berkeley in 2015-2016, a Lui-Walton…

Cyrille Barnerias

Directeur des relations européennes et internationales

Office français de la biodiversité

Cyrille Barnérias is Director of european and international relations at the French biodiversity agency (OFB). Prior to joining OFB, he worked for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in Washington…

Daeyoung JU

Chairman

Korea National Park Service

at present) Chairman, Korea National Park Service)~ 2024) Vice Secretary-General, 2050 Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth Committee of Korea~2022) Spokesperson, Director General of the Ministry of…

Dakota KOENIG

Policy Associate, Biodiversity and Infrastructure

The Nature Conservancy

Dakota Koenig is a Policy Associate for Biodiversity & Infrastructure at The Nature Conservancy, where he supports global conservation policy efforts through strategic coordination, stakeholder…

Dame Amelia FAWCETT

Damien MITTEMPERGHER

Economist

IUCN Secretariat

Damien Mittempergher is an economist passionate about building stronger links between nature and the economy. At IUCN, he supports various stakeholders to better account for natural capital, using…

Dan BROCKINGTON

Dana AHMED

Ocean Programme Advisor

Earth Law Centre

Dana Ahmed is a Law of the Sea Researcher, Ocean Rights Educator & Accessibility Advocate, working at the intersection of law, community, and ocean justice. Her foundation in common law sparked…

Dana HUMAID

MOI

Dana is co-chair of the International Initiative of Law Enforcement for Climate (I2LEC), which was established in collaboration with UNODC, which aims to enhance the capacities of law enforcement…

Daniel KACHELRIESS

Self-Employed

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

Daniel Kachelriess is an expert on oceans, fisheries, wildlife law and policy and followed the negotiations of the BBNJ Agreement as part of the High Seas Alliance and as a member of the IUCN World…

Daniel KOBEI

Executive Director

Ogiek Peoples' Development Program

Daniel Kobei is the Founder and Executive Director of the Ogiek Peoples’ Development Program (OPDP), a Kenyan NGO advocating for the land and human rights of Indigenous Peoples. He is an Ogiek, a…

Daniel MARNEWICK

Programme Manager

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Daniel Marnewick is a conservation professional with over 27 years of experience leading strategic initiatives in biodiversity protection across Eastern and Southern Africa. He currently serves as…

Daniel MATEOS MOLINA

Head of Marine Conservation at Emirates Nature - WWF

Emirates Nature - WWF

Daniel Mateos-Molina is a passionate marine scientist and the Head of Marine Conservation and Biodiversity at Emirates Nature-WWF. Holding a Ph.D. Cum Laude in Biodiversity and Environmental…

Daniel NATUSCH

Chair

IUCN SSC Snake Specialist Group

Chair, IUCN SSC Snake Specialist Group

Daniela CAJIAO

Dr.

Wageningen University and Research

Dr. Daniela Cajiao is a post-doctoral researcher. Her research has focused on Antarctic tourism, with a particular emphasis on analyzing the environmental and social dimensions of this activity.…

Daniela DENK

Veterinary Pathologist

SeaWorld Yas Island Abu Dhabi

Daniela graduated from Munich Veterinary School in 2006 and completed her pathology residency at Liverpool University. Between 2011 and 2021, she worked in the Pathology Division of the International…

Daniela PICCO

Executive Director

MSC Foundation

Daniela Picco is the Executive Director of the MSC Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the MSC Group, a role she has held since 2019. She works with the family-led Board to advance its mission of…

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…

Daniele BAISERO

Data Scientist

KBA Secretariat

Daniele Baisero is a Data Scientist at the Key Biodiversity Areas Secretariat, specialising in systematic spatial approaches and habitat modelling. He developed the “Scoping Tool,” a scalable…

Danielle DERRICK

Programme Officer

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

With a Master's degree in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation and a strong background in biology, I am a dedicated professional committed to environmental conservation. I have extensive experience…

Danish MUSTAFA KHAN

CTO

Earth Warriorz

I am is an Independent Researcher and Technical Project Manager with over two decades of experience in enterprise technology, AI integration, and sustainable innovation. Based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, his…

Danny DE MAN

Deputy Executive Director

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

As Deputy Director of the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA), I am responsible for overseeing the conservation, population management, animal welfare and research activities of the…

Dao NGUYEN

Senior Programme Manager, Conservation Action

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Dao is from Vietnam. She has 20 years of experience at local and regional levels in Asia, Africa and Oceania, as well as globally through international policy advocacy work. Between 2012 and early…

Daouda NGOM

Minister for the Environment and Ecological Transition

Senegal

Professor Daouda Ngom, Senegal's Minister for the Environment and Ecological Transition since April 5, 2024, is a full Professor of Ecology and Agroforestry, Director of the Plant Ecology Laboratory…