All Speakers
Paola GEREMICCA
Senior Manager, Private Philanthropy
International Union for the Conservation of Nature
Paola Geremicca is a multilingual, dynamic, results-driven executive with 20+ years of experience in delivering critical projects of outstanding quality both in the corporate and public sector…
Helge Mahne
Director of Innovative Nature Finance
African Parks
Helge is the Director of Innovative Nature Finance for African Parks, leading the development of new income streams from nature-based solutions. Prior to African Parks, Helge was a Director and…
Ella GORDON-LATTY
Ella works at the intersection of markets, data and nature at Toha Network where she is build digital public infrastructure for equitable nature markets. With a background in human centred design and…
Harper THOMAS
Youth Humboldt Scientist
Families in Nature
As a young marine conservationist and scientist, Harper Thomas’s open mind and curious heart have led her around the world to volunteer and work on projects to educate herself and contribute to the…
Moses VILAKATI
Commissioner for Agriculture, Rural Development, Blue Economy and Sustainable En
AUC
His Excellency Mr. Moses Vilakati, a distinguished national of the Kingdom of Eswatini, brings over three decades of leadership and expertise in agriculture, sustainable development, environmental…
Deni POREJ
Director Marine Conservation
Neom
Dr. Deni Porej is the Marine Conservation Director at NEOM, where he leads one of the world’s most ambitious marine conservation programs. Overseeing 4,000 km² of pristine northern Red Sea waters, he…
SEEMA KULSHRESHTHA
SEEMA KULSHRESHTHA
Annika Lilliestam
Coordinator - GINGR
Annika Lilliestam works at the Renewables Grid Initiative, based in Berlin, as the Coordinator for the Global Initiative for Nature, Grids and Renewables (GINGR). She has close to 20 years of…
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…
Jane COTTON-HALL
Jane COTTON-HALL
Aleksander TRAJCE
Executive Director
PPNEA
Aleksandër Trajçe is the Executive Director of PPNEA, the oldest and largest nature conservation organisation in Albania. Active in nature conservation since 2004, he combines a strong scientific…
Abdrahmane WANE
Regional Director for West and Central Africa
ILRI
Dr. Abdrahmane Wane is Principal Scientist and Regional Director for West and Central Africa at the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI). A development and agricultural economist…
María José AMOR
Estevão CARVALHO
Environmental Analyst
ICMBio
Environmental analyst at IBAMA/ICMBio (Brazil) since August 11th, 2003. Currently working with birdwatching.
Andrew PLUMPTRE
Head KBA Secretariat
KBA Secretariat
Andrew Plumptre, PhD, is head of the Key Biodiversity Areas (KBA) Secretariat, based at BirdLife International in Cambridge, UK. The KBA Secretariat supports the implementation of the KBA Programme…
Brice Caillie
Directeur Général
Réseau de milieux naturels protégés
Brice Caillié is a geographer. He holds a bachelor's degree in geography from the Sorbonne and a master's degree in environment from the University of Paris-Est Marne-la-Vallée. Following an initial…
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…
Daouda SEMBENE
Founder and CEO
AfriCatalyst
Daouda Sembene is the CEO of AfriCatalyst, a global development advisory firm headquartered in Dakar, Senegal. He also serves as a Distinguished Non-resident Fellow at the Washington-based Center for…
Francisco ROBAYO GUERRA
Ecólogo
Fundación EcoMinga
Francisco Javier Robayo Guerra, known as Javier Robayo, is an Ecuadorian conservationist, naturalist, and educator whose work has transformed biodiversity protection in the Tropical Andes. He is…
Tom QUIGLEY
Managing Director
Superorganism
Tom Quigley is the founder of Superorganism, a venture capital firm for tech startups that benefit biodiversity. A coral reef conservationist turned startup operator and investor, Tom has worked at…
Leida BUGLASS
Coordinadora Comité Regional del Caribe Insular del Caribe
Centro para la Conservación y Ecodesarrollo de la Bahía de Samaná y su Entorno
Leida, a native of the Caribbean, has always been inspired by the vibrant colours and sounds of her homeland—from the chatter of tropical birds and frogs to the songs of humpback whales and the…
Ahmed Al Maliki
General Manager
King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Royal Natural Reserve Authority
Dr. Ahmed M Almalki PhD in Ecology and PollutionMaster in Environmental Science Board Member of AlSalam rescue Association Over 18 years of experience in nature conservation started…
yuyu YAN
NbS Shanghai Hub/Shanghai Land Consolidation and Rehabilitation Center
Engineer with Master's degree, primarily engaged in land resource management and ecological protection and restoration.
Chris MAHON
Chief Executive IUCN National Committee UK
Chris Mahon Environment Ltd.
I have degrees in Environmental Science (BSc. (Hons.)) and Environmental Assessment (MSc). For thirteen years I led the Cheshire Wildlife Trust as its Director and latterly, its Chief Executive, as…
Shamen VIDANAGE
Country Representative, IUCN Sri Lanka
IUCN
Shamen Vidanage brings over 30 years of experience in natural resource management at government, academia and non-government sectors. He is currently the Country Representative of IUCN Sri Lanka…
Ernesto HERRERA
CEO
Reforestamos Mexico
I obtained a Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Universidad Iberoamericana and completed a Master’s in Environmental Management at the University of Waikato, New Zealand. I also hold a…
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,…
Luigi BOITANI
Professor of Conservation Biology
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Luigi Boitani is the Chair of the IUCN SSC Large Carnivore Initiative for Europe. Luigi is Professor Emeritus at the University of Rome - Sapienza, where he has been teaching Animal Ecology and…