All Speakers
Maria Fernanda Treffner
CEO
LINK RURAL Communication for Change
Manager working in international cooperation, with vast experience in using communication to promote learning and change in the development context. Expertise in rural development, environment and…
Amgad ELMAHDI
Sebastien TURBOT
Director
Earthna - Qatar Foundation
Sebastien guides governments, cities, businesses, and civil society in creating content and community-driven platforms that turn ideas into action. In his Earthna role, he develops the center’s…
Alice PERETIE
Chengeta Wildlife
Alice Péretié is a conservationist, photographer, and writer with a background in community-based conservation. With extensive experience across Africa, she has researched, documented, and supported…
Sara AL MABRUK
General Director
Marine biology in Libya Society
Marine biologist and biodiversity conservation researcher with extensive expertise in Mediterranean marine ecosystems, particularly focused on endangered species conservation and biodiversity…
Cristi Marie NOZAWA
Executive Director
The Samdhana Institute
Cristi Marie C Nozawa Cristi joined Birdlife International in mid-1998 initially as partner development officer focusing on capacity building, institutional and network development; eventually…
Juan Carlos NAVARRO
Ministro de Medio Ambiente
Panama
BA in Geography and Government, Dartmouth College; Master's in Public Administration, Harvard University. 1985, Member of the Board of Trustees and Founding Director, Ancon Foundation, an…
Fabrice STEPHENSON
NUAcT Fellow
Newcastle University
Fabrice Stephenson is a marine ecologist at Newcastle University and a thematic Vice Chair for the WCPA Marine Thematic Group. His research has primarily focused on exploring the spatial patterns and…
Zhicong ZHAO
Associate Professor
Tsinghua University
Zhicong Zhao is an Associate Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, School of Architecture at Tsinghua University, and the Deputy Director of the Institute for National Parks, China.…
Andrew MALHERBE
Andrew MALHERBE
sophie DEPRAZ
Deputy CEO
Ipieca
Fayez AL ABED
Student
Khalifa University
Fayez Al Abed is an undergraduate civil engineering student at Khalifa University, representing the next generation of engineers committed to advancing sustainability in infrastructure. His interests…
Prachi JADHAV
Regional Manager
WWF
Prachi Jadhav is the Regional Programme Manager with WWF, leading Mekong in BALANCE (MiB), a Sida-funded initiative that aims to deliver inclusive and equitable biodiversity governance across…
Ram NARAYAN
Principal - Land and Biodiversity (Onshore)
Exxon Mobil Corporation - Management Support Services
Ram Narayan, is currently the Principal for Land and Habitat (Onshore) with Exxon Mobil Corporation in their corporate Global Operations and Sustainability organization. He is based in Houston, Texas…
Dickson Kaelo
Chief Executive Officer
Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association
Dickson Ole Kaelo is a conservation ecologist and the founding Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association (KWCA). With over 20 years of experience, he has championed…
YUSUKE SAITO
Deputy Director
Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Deputy Director, Biodiversity Strategy Office, Ministry of the Environment, Japan
Faye WEAVER
Biodiversity Standards and Indicators Assistant
IUCN Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation
I am a global citizen and environmental scientist who is passionate about the research, assessment, protection and restoration of species and ecosystems. Currently based in the Biodiversity Standards…
Kornelija RADOVANOVIC
Governance and Policy Programme Officer
IUCN Secretariat
Kornelija started her professional career in a corporate environment as Environmental Officer for Coca-Cola and Heineken in Skopje Brewery, later moving on in an international environment as Project…
Camille Julie DARBO
Young Professional (Events, Communication and Programme implementation support)
IUCN
Camille Darbo is a young professional in the IUCN Food and Agricultural Systems Team, where she contributes to event coordination, communications, and programme implementation. She holds a…
Victoria LICHTSCHEIN
Directora Ejecutiva encargada
Fundación Biodiversidad Argentina
I am an Argentine biologist. In the early years of my career, I was a marine scientific researcher and worked mainly on whales, dolphins and penguins in my country. Later, I entered the national…
Janet SCOTT
Programme Officer (Red List)
IUCN
I have worked in the IUCN Red List Unit since 2012. My key responsibilities include processing assessments for Red List updates and contributing to other activities associated with Red List update…
Fiona SACH
Conservation Impact Manager
Zoological Society of London
Fiona Sach works for the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), driving recovery for Extinct in the Wild species, through the newly formed IUCN SSC Extinct in the Wild Action Partnership. Fiona has…
Soo Khiang BEY
Vice Chairman
RGE Pte Ltd
Pär WILHELMSSON
Humaid Abdulla KANJI
Head Environmental Economist
EAD
Humaid Kanji is the Head of Environmental Economics at Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi. He works on advancing climate policy, decarbonization, and the development of a carbon market, and holds a…
Katalin CZIPPAN
nature education expert
Blue Planet Foundation
Strategic Advisor & Nature Education for Sustainability Co-Chair Katalin Czippan is an educator with experience in the field of environmental and sustainability education and communication…
Wendy ANCIETA
Abogada
Peruvian Society for Environmental Law
Wendy Ancieta Sánchez currently serves as legal coordinator for the Environmental Policy and Governance Program at the Peruvian Society for Environmental Law.Wendy is a lawyer with a second…
Dörte SEGEBART
Advisor
GIZ
Geographer (PhD), currently advisor at GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), focus on protected and conserved areas, governance, equity, human rights-based approaches. Over…