All Speakers
Steven Ross
Chief Development & External Relations Officer
Wilder Institute
Steven Ross is a dynamic executive leader and lifelong conservationist with nearly 20 years of experience advancing environmental and social impact through strategic fundraising, government relations…
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…
matthijs VAN RIJN
Founder
THE GREEN INTELLIGENCE B.V.
Matthijs van Rijn is the visionary founder of The Green Intelligence, an organization dedicated to promoting sustainable agriculture, environmental conservation, and community empowerment. A nature…
Nunia THOMAS
Director
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Nunia Thomas-Moko is a passionate advocate for the conservation of Fiji’s natural heritage and environmental sustainability. In 2007 Nunia joined the newly formed NatureFiji-MareqetiViti - Fiji’s…
Luis Alberto CAMARGO
Founder & Director
IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025
Nature Education for Sustainability Co-Chair & South America Regional Vice Chair
Luis Alberto Camargo is the founder and Director of the Organization for Environmental Education and…
Yash Veer BHATNAGAR
Country Representative
IUCN Secretariat
Yash Veer Bhatnagar, PhD, is the Country Representative of the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) India office (since November 2022). He brings over three decades of work…
Luc Roscelin TéDONZONG DONGMO
Conservation Scientist - Africa
IUCN
Luc holds a PhD in Biology (Terrestrial Ecology), with a specialization in Wildlife Habitat Management. His doctoral training took place at Ghent University (Terrestrial Ecology Unit) and at the…
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…
Susan CHEYNE
Vice-Chair
Borneo Nature Foundation International
Originally from Scotland, I have worked in Asia since 1997 and in Indonesia since 2002. My PhD at Cambridge was focused on the scientific assessment of gibbon rehabilitation – can gibbons raised as…
Soledad Rocio GARCIA SOLCA
Myriam Patricia LOPEZ YANEZ
Founder
Specialized Lighting Advisors
Myriam Patricia Lopez Yanez is a Dubai based architect and lighting designer specializing in biodiversity-conscious, low impact lighting strategies. With over 20 years of experience across the Middle…
Eric TERENA
Indigenous artist and activist
Mídia Indígena
Eric Terena is an Indigenous artist and activist from the Pantanal (Mato Grosso do Sul) who uses music as a tool of resistance. In his project Origins, he combines ancestral chants with electronic…
Noor BADER
Student
Ecoherence New York University Abu Dhabi
Nour Bader is a biology undergraduate at New York University Abu Dhabi, specializing in Brain and Cognitive Sciences with minors in Psychology and Anthropology. Passionate about neuroscience and…
Kristie LO
Nature Senior Manager
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Kristie Lo is the Nature Senior Manager at Ipieca, where she leads multiple task forces under the Nature pillar. Her portfolio includes initiatives on circular economy, biodiversity and ecosystem…
Jailab Kumar RAI
Assistant Professor of Anthropology
Tribhuvan University (TU)
Has a PhD in Community Forestry Practices and Social Space Making of Indigenous peoples in Nepal. Has more than 20 years long working experience in teaching and research in a range of issues,…
John KAMANGA
Director
SORALO
With a background training in Anthropology and community development, John has worked with various communities across the country, especially in rural areas of Kenya, for over fifteen years.…
Harriet DAVIES-MOSTERT
Director of Impact
Conserve Global
I hold the position of Director of Impact for Conserve Global, providing strategic oversight for business information systems, monitoring and impact evaluation, and scientific management. I sit on…
Anouj MEHTA
Country Director ADB Thailand
ADB
Anouj Mehta Country Director, Thailand Resident Mission (TRM) , Asian Development BankAnouj leads ADB’s Thailand Resident Mission based in Bangkok, encompassing both public and private sector…
Duko HOPMAN
Executive Director
Rob Walton Foundation
Duko Hopman Executive Director, Rob Walton FoundationDuko joined the Rob Walton Foundation in February 2025 after more than a decade at McKinsey & Company, where he co-founded and co-led the…
Sonigitu Asibong EKPE
Director (Scientific)
Cross River State Ministry of Environment
Sonigitu Asibong Ekpe, holds the following academic qualifications:National Diploma in Fisheries Technology from Ibrahim Babangida College of Agriculture, Obubra - Nigeria;B.Sc., (Hons)…
Anabella PALACIOS
Senior Programme Manager Ocean
IUCN
Anabella is a Senior Programme Manager at IUCN, based in Washington DC, with over a decade of experience managing transformative climate initiatives, with a particular focus on addressing the…
Nikhil SEKHRAN
Chief Conservation Officer
WWF US
Nik Sekhran is the Chief Conservation Officer at the World Wildlife Fund- US, overseeing WWF’s global work on nature conservation and climate change. He earlier served at the United Nations…
Lubna Omar ALAMERI
Hari Krishna NIBANUPUDI
Senior Climate Emergencies Expert
IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025
Hari Krishna Nibanupudi is an international expert on climate change, humanitarian response, and sustainability with over two decades of leadership across Asia, Africa, and beyond. He currently…
Savinaz BAGHDADI
Technical and Admin Assistant
IUCN ROWA
A Passionate Advocate for Sustainable DevelopmentSavinaz Baghdadi is an accomplished professional with a strong background in sustainable development and project management, specializing in…
Dilys ROE
Principal Researcher (Biodiversity)
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED)
Dr Dilys Roe is the biodiversity lead at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) – a UK-based sustainable development think tank – and Chair of the CEESP-SSC Sustainable…
DHRITI BANERJEE
Director
Zoological Survey of India, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change
Dr. Dhriti Banerjee, Director of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), is an accomplished zoologist specializing in taxonomy, systematics, ecology, and molecular biodiversity studies, with additional…
Christian LUETKE WOESTMAN
Head of Division Natural Ressources
KfW
Christian is an economist with 25 years of experience in international development finance, especially in Latin America, Turkey and Eastern Europe. Since 2020 he is head of KfW´s sector policy…