All Speakers

Yolanda RAMIREZ VILLACORTA

Directora de Gestión del Conocimiento

AIDER

Anthropologist with academic training in Sociology, Amazonian Studies, Audiovisual Pedagogy, Gender, and Conservation.Extensive experience in: socioeconomic and cultural research of rural and…

Sylvia Alicia EARLE

Founder and Chair

Mission Blue

Sylvia A. Earle is an oceanographer with expertise in ocean science, technology, exploration, and conservation and a spokesperson for policies that emphasize a harmonious relationship between human…

Amy COLES

Media and Communications Officer

IUCN

Mark DAY

Head of Kazakh Steppe Programme

Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative

A biologist by training, my biodiversity conservation, strategic communications, and organisational development work since the 1990s have enabled me to lead the design and delivery of a range of…

JOSEPHINE LAKA

FPIC Officer

Food and Agriculture Organization

Josephine Laka is an agriculture and community development specialist with extensive experience in rural livelihoods, conservation, and women’s empowerment in Papua New Guinea (PNG). She is currently…

Peter MANYARA

Regional Ocean Partnerships Manager, IUCN ESARO COR Programme

IUCN Secretariat

Peter Manyara previously worked with UNEP’s global initiative on marine litter since its infancy to its evolution into the current Global Partnership on Marine Litter (GPML), where he supported…

Nanette KUICH

Research Scientist

Betty Ford Alpine Gardens

EducationStony Brook University - Bachelor of Arts, 1975Major: Earth and Space SciencesNew York State Regents ScholarshipUniversity of Texas, Dallas - Graduate Studies, 1977-80Major: Biogeochemistry…

Oscar Mora Altamirano

Regidor Propietario

Municipalidad de Curridabat

Regidor Propietario del Concejo Municipal, Curridabat Empresario y Director de EmpresasEs el Punto Focal en la UICN del Gobierno Subnacional de CurridabatMiembro de Urban Alliance IUCN…

Nafeesa ESMAIL

Senior Advisor, Human Dimensions of Conservation

Wilder Institute

With over 16 years of professional experience across sectors, regions and disciplines, Nafeesa Esmail is passionate about pragmatic win-win solutions for both nature and people. Past and current…

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-…

Ilad VIVAS

Profesional asociado a la investigacion

Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

I am a Venezuelan early career biologist, specialising in the ecology of vertebrate apex predator populations, behavioural ecology, conservation and wildlife management. For the past five years, I…

Gavin EDWARDS

Executive Director

Nature Positive Initiative

Gavin Edwards is a conservation and environment advocate with three decades of experience in pursuing and helping secure break-through solutions to the twin biodiversity and climate crises. He…

Sophie Roland

Ahmed LEFGHIH

Executive Director

Fonds Fiduciaire pour le Banc d’Arguin et la Biodiversité Côtière et Marine

Economist, public finance specialist, sustainable finance expert

Elisa HARLEY

CEO / Founder / Student

Enivo NZ

Planting trees shouldn’t create plastic waste - right? That's why, when 19-year-old Elisa Harley fell in love with the beauty of nature, she founded the Aotearoa-New Zealand business, Enivo Pots.…

Assad SERHAL

Director General

SPNL

Early Life & EducationBorn in the village of Keyfoun, nestled in the foothills of Mount Lebanon. His childhood was shaped by close contact with nature, including frequent hunting trips with his…

Xiangying SHI

Executive Director

Shan Shui Conservation Center

Xiangying Shi, executive director of Shan Shui Conservation Center, PhD of Environmental Science at Peking University. She is the chairperson of Shan Shui Foundation. She has been engaged in…

Anurag MOHANTY

Senior Engineer

EGA

B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering with over 18 years of experience in maintenance planning, plant maintenance (preventive and reactive), and operation readiness. Expertise includes plant maintenance,…

Ramson Sinya KARMUSHU

Indigenous Expert

My Indigenous Knowledge In Action

Ramson Karmushu, an Indigenous Maasai from Kenya, is the Founder of My Indigenous Knowledge In Action (MIKIA Kenya), an organization led and support Indigenous Peoples. Mr. Karmushu demonstrates a…

Mathieu SOUQUET

Directeur Régional Outre-Mer Biotope et Gérant Biotope Madagascar

Biotope

As a passionate geographer and ecologist, I have been a senior expert in reconciling nature, the environment, and regional and societal development for over 20 years.I frequently undertake exciting…

Liliana NÚÑEZ VELIS

Presidenta

Fundación Antonio Nuñez Jiménez de la Naturaleza y el hombre

Liliana Núñez Velis Born in Havana, she graduated in History. Currently, she is the president of the Antonio Núñez Jiménez Foundation (FANJ), which is based in Havana and has several…

Oma TSAMKGAO

Joan Carling

Executive Director

Indigenous Peoples Rights International (IPRI)

Joan Carling is a Filipino Indigenous activist who has been defending the rights of Indigenous Peoples for more than 30 years. Her work spans grassroots and international levels, focusing on human…

Lucía PRIETO FUSTES

Mediterranean and Ecosystems Programme Assistant

IUCN Secretariat

Lucía Prieto Fustes works in the Ecosystem Resilience and Spatial Planning Programme at the IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation, based in Málaga, Spain. As Mediterranean and Ecosystems…

Kevin CHANG

Executive Director

Kua'aina Ulu Auamo

Kevin Chang is the Executive Director of Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAuamo (KUA) a non-profit organization with a mission to increase the capacity of community-based resource management (CBRM) initiatives with a…

Leo NISKANEN

Regional Head - Biodiversity Conservation

IUCN ESARO

Leo Niskanen is Regional Head – Biodiversity Conservation for IUCN in Eastern and Southern Africa. Leo oversees IUCN's biodiversity conservation work in the region leading a multi-cultural and…

Tatyana Feiner

Land and Freshwater Program Coordinator

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Tatyana Feiner is the National Coordinator for the Land and Freshwater Program at the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society. As a young professional, she brings over three years of experience in…

Francesca VITALI

Wildlife veterinarian

Smithsonian Institution

Dr. Francesca Vitali, a wildlife veterinarian and research associate at the Smithsonian's Global Health Program in Kenya, is dedicated to advancing wildlife medicine within the conservation and One…