All Speakers
Abdelmenam MOHAMED
Head, Dugong MOU Secretariat
CMS Office Abu Dhabi
Dr. Abdelmenam Mohamed is the Coordinator of the CMS Dugong MoU Secretariat in Abu Dhabi, leading efforts to advance the conservation and sustainable management of dugongs and their…
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…
Nadine BITAR
Vice President Middle East
International Federation of Landscape Architects
Nadine Bitar Chahine, managing partner of Baladiya Catalyst and secretary general of IFLA Middle East , MENA native woman leader that was involved in the planning process of more than 45…
Hermine KLEYMANN
Head of Policy, Forests
WWF International
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…
Subrata Kumar SINGH
Executive Director
Foundation for Ecological Security
Subrata Singh is a Post Graduate in Rural Development from Xavier Institute for Social Service and has about 24 years of experience of working on issues related to community-based natural resources…
Susan Lieberman
Vice President, International Policy
Council 2021-2025
Dr. Susan Lieberman is Vice President, International Policy with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), where she leads WCS’s policy engagement in multiple intergovernmental fora. She has worked in…
Sheherazade SHEHERAZADE
Co-Executive Director
PROGRES
I am the Co-Director of PROGRES, a conservation NGO based on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, my home. We combine knowledge-based and people-centered approaches to build a network of empowered…
Meerah ALZAABI
Mahmoud MOHIELDIN
UN Special Envoy on Financing Sustainable Development
United Nations
Mahmoud Mohieldin is a global economist and the UN Special Envoy on Financing Sustainable Development, with over 30 years of experience in international finance and development. He co-leads the UN…
pauli merriman
Interim Senior Director, Oceans
WWF International
Pauli is a committed global leader in ocean conservation, policy, and advocacy, dedicated to driving transformative solutions for people and nature. As Interim Senior Director of Oceans for WWF…
ALI HAYAJNEH
Program Manager - Water and Climate Change Program
IUCN
Ali has worked for more than 13 years on the Ministry of Water and Irrigation in Jordan as hydrology-water Engineer, Head of water master plan division and the director of water policies and…
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…
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…
Amanda VINCENT
Chair
SSC Marine Conservation Committee
Amanda Vincent is the Chair of the SSC Marine Conservation Committee and Chair of the IUCN SSC Seahorse, Pipefish and Seadragon Specialist Group. She is firmly convinced that we know enough…
Kimathi Norah
Co-founder
Zerobionic
Norah Kimathi is a 22-year-old multi-award-winning entrepreneur whose ventures in assistive robotics, climate innovation, and inclusive education are reshaping the future of Africa’s innovation…
David ALCáZAR
Ingeniero Geógrafo
Fundación EcoCiencia
Karen PODVIN
IUCN Secretariat
Karen is Ecuadorian; she has a BSc in Applied Ecology from the Universidad San Francisco de Quito (2007); a Specialization in Climate Change from the Simón Bolívar Andean University (2011); and an…
Catherine SAYER
Lead - Freshwater Biodiversity
IUCN
I am currently the lead for freshwater biodiversity in IUCN's Biodiversity Assessment and Knowledge Team. My work primarily focusses on increasing the representation of freshwater species on The IUCN…
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…
Jean-Christophe VIE
Directeur Général
Fondation Franklinia
Dr Jean-Christophe Vié is Director General of Fondation Franklinia, a Swiss foundation dedicated to the conservation of globally threatened tree species. He was recruited to develop the foundation in…
Nicolas LAURENT
Coordinateur biodiversité Europe/International
Ministry of Ecological Transition
Nicolas Laurent is an agronomist engineer specialized in ecology and public policies, and holds a master’s degree in public policy and sustainable development.He began his career in the French civil…
Julia MARTON-LEFÈVRE
Chair of Board
Villars Institute Foundation
Julia Marton-Lefèvre is a member of a number of boards focused on environment, development, education and good governance. She Chairs the Board of Trustees of the Vllars Institute Foundation,…
RULI TANIO
Vice President Director
PT Agincourt Resources
Ruli Tanio was appointed Vice President Director of PT Agincourt Resources in March 2022, bringing over a decade of experience in the mining sector, with a strong focus on technical, operational, and…
Janie RIOUX
Director Multilateral Finance
IUCN Secretariat
Soma KATIYAR
Executive Creative Director
BBC Media Action
Soma Katiyar is Executive Creative Director at BBC Media Action, where she turns ideas into action, transforming complex development and climate challenges into campaigns that shift culture and…
Amr ABDELMEGUID
Programme Manager
CEDARE
ANTOINE ALLAM
IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025
Dr. Allam is a highly experienced Water Resources and Hydrology Expert with 15 years of experience in Lebanon and the Mediterranean Region. He holds a PhD in hydrology, where he studied Mediterranean…