All Speakers

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…

Paul SALAMAN

President

Conservation Allies

Dr. Paul Salaman is a leading expert in global biodiversity conservation with more than 35 years of research and field experience across the tropics. He has dedicated his career to bridging academic…

Oldman Oduetse KOBOTO

MEA Coordinator

African Union Commission

Evelyn UNDERWOOD

Senior policy analyst

Institute for European Environmental Policy

Evelyn heads IEEP’s Biodiversity and Ecosystems team since June 2021, and has been a policy analyst in the team since 2012. Her areas of expertise include implementation of EU biodiversity policy,…

Anna SALSAC

Communications Manager

CLS

Anna Salsac is Communications Lead for the Environment & Climate unit at CLS (Collecte Localisation Satellites). She supports the deployment and promotion of satellite-based solutions for…

Carter CHENG

Silvia CARDELLINO

Senior Programme Officer - Food and Agricultural Systems

IUCN

Silvia Cardellino is Senior Programme Officer in the Food and Agricultural Systems Team at IUCN. She coordinates dialogue processes and policy influencing efforts to enhance coherent public policy…

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…

Arturo ARREOLA MUÑOZ

Dr.

Instituto para el Desarrollo Sustentable en Mesoamérica A.C. (IDESMAC)

Mexican geographer, graduated from the Faculty of Philosophy and Letters of the National Autonomous University of Mexico, Master of Science from the Autonomous University of Chapingo and PhD in…

ARBY PAULYN RAE DUERO

Advocacy Officer (PCP4NbS)

Philippine Tropical Forest Conservation Foundation / Forest Foundation Philippines/Forest Foundation Philippines

Arby Duero is an environmental advocate and aspiring environmental scientist, with a focus on waste management, climate change, resource management, nature-based solutions, communications, and…

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…

Lou ROE

Hi, I'm Lou. I'm from Austin, Texas and work in food security, translation, and the service industry. I've been studying Spanish for about 10 years and have dabbled in some German and Portuguese. I'm…

Emad HLAYEL

Project Coordinator

IUCN Secretariat

Alessandro BADALOTTI

General Manager

Fondation Segré

Conservationist with 20+ years of experience in project and programme planning, implementation and monitoring. More than 15 years working on grant-making with global portfolios in support of…

Ayandev SAHA

Lead Climate Risk Adaptation & Inclusive Insurance

K.M. Dastur Reinsurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd.

Ayandev Saha is a seasoned financial sector development expert with over 18 years of experience in designing and implementing pension, life, health, and climate risk insurance schemes across the Afro…

Stefanie LANG

Executive Director

Legacy Landscapes Fund

Stefanie Lang, Executive Director of Legacy Landscapes FundStefanie has started as executive director for Legacy Landscapes Fund in April 2021. She has a M.A. degree in Social Anthropology and…

Suman GHIMIRE

Founder and CEO

PlantSat by Seed Innovations Pvt. Ltd.

I am an agri-insurtech entrepreneur who started his journey in 2019 with a mission to protect South Asian farmers, starting from Nepal, from both agriculture and climate risks. My startup harnesses…

Marie-Laure VERCAMBRE

Director General

French Water Partnership

Marie-Laure Vercambre has been Director-General of the French Water Partnership since July 2019.

Muzaffar AHMAD

Senior Environment Specialist

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Muzaffar Ahmad is a Senior Environment Specialist at the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), where his work is dedicated to ensuring that large-scale infrastructure investments are…

Luz Marina MANTILLA

Directora General

Instituto Amazónico de Investigaciones Científicas SINCHI

Philippa BRAKES

Research Fellow

Massey University

Philippa Brakes is a behavioural ecologist and marine mammal biologist. Her research on social learning and culture in cetaceans and other non-humans, uses a combination of theoretical and empirical…

Georgina PEREIRA

Species Survival Manager

Terra, Expo City Dubai

Georgie is a desert ecologist based out of the United Arab Emirates. She specializes in mycology, fungal conservation, and environmental education. She leads the IUCN SSC Centre for Species…

Nidia Mildred Crasborn Ojeda

Nidia is a member of Cooperativa Carmelita, one of the two community concessions in the Maya Biosphere Reserve with a live-in community. Her ancestors migrated to the Petén forest to tap gum. …

Tamir SANSAR

Analyst

Office of the COP17 National Committee

Rachel CLAUSING

Fondation Prince Albert II de Monaco

Rachel Clausing is the Special Advisor to the Vice President and the Head of Initiatives at the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. A marine scientist by training, she earned her doctorate from…

Scott HAJOST

Board Vice-Chair/Senior Environtal Policy Addviser

ASOC/NWC

Scott is an international environment and conservation policy law expert and manager with over 40 years’ experience working with the US Government, NGOs, multilateral institutions and leading global…

Helene HOFFMANN

Project Manager International Climate Initiative

Zukunft-Umwelt-Gesellschaft gGmbH

Helene Hoffmann has been a Project Manager at the International Climate Initiative (IKI) for three years, a funding programme for climate action and biodiversity conservation projects funded by the…

Jason PITMAN

Regional Vice Chair - Oceania

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

Jason couples his qualifications and experiences in environmental science and education (maths and science) to advocate for the advancement of nature-based education. Since is first role as a…