All Speakers

MONGHIEMO NGHAPO

Directeur de la recherche

MBOU-MON-TOUR

Mr.MONGHIEMO NGHAPO ,Born on May 8, 1967 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).A biologist by training, he completed his university studies at the University of Kinshasa, as well as several…

Linda KRUEGER

Director, Biodiversity & Infrastructure Policy

The Nature Conservancy

Linda Krueger is Director of Biodiversity & Infrastructure Policy at The Nature Conservancy, where she is responsible for promoting policies related to implementation of global biodiversity…

Elham CHEHAIMI

Director

CSO Network

Dr. Elham ChehaimiDirector, MENA CSO Network | Director, Posterity Institute | Action Learning Leader, GovCampusSustainability strategist and policy advisor with 15+ years’ experience bridging…

Lubna Omar ALAMERI

Adlai Salcedo

Founder

Wildlife Protection Map

Adlai Salcedo is a documentary filmmaker and the founder of Wildlife Protection Map (WPM), an initiative focused on raising awareness of overlooked endangered species through scalable, modular, and…

Wooyeong Joo

Team Leader

National Institute of Ecology

Joydeep BOSE

Regional Coordinator-CA|TS

International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)

Dr. Bose is Regional Coordinator-CA|TS & Associate Director, Wildlife & Habitats Division, WWF-India based at secretariat in New Delhi, India. For WWF-India, he leads the Protection and…

Ahmad ATMEH

Project Coordinator

IUCN Secretariat

Ahmad Al Atmeh is Project Coordinator at IUCN ROWA, focusing on rangeland management, dryland restoration, and community-based natural resource management. With more than 8 years of experience in the…

Priscilla YU

Program Officer, Forests

WWF

Alexandra ALVES

Senior Researcher

Yas SeaWorld Research & Rescue Center

Dr. Alexandra Alves is a marine biologist and research scientist specializing in aquaculture, comparative endocrinology, and physiology. With over ten years of experience in animal research and…

Juliana CORTES RINCON

Investigadora adjunta

Instituto de Investigación de Recursos Biológicos Alexander von Humboldt

Juliana is an ecologist with a master's degree in Biodiversity. She focuses on the conservation of Neotropical primates, area-based conservation, biodiversity assessment and monitoring, land…

Alexandra SWANSON

Nature Tech & Innovation Director

Conservation International

Dr Alexandra (Ali) Swanson is a conservation ecologist with 20 years international experience at the intersection of community and population ecology, technology, and international policy. As the…

Robert NASI

Director General

CIFOR

Robert Nasi is the Director General of CIFOR since 1 November 2017. He was born in 1959 in Nice, France. He graduated as a forest engineer from the French National Forestry School and achieved a PhD…

Jeff WORDEN

Global Director, People and Places Department, WWF International

WWF International

Jeff Worden is an ecologist and conservation leader with over 20 years of experience working at the interface of conservation and development. Jeff is dedicated to transforming the way we think about…

Silvia VIMERCATI

Coral Reef Conservation Specialist

SHAMS

Dr. Silvia Vimercati is a marine biologist working with the General Organization for the Conservation of Coral Reefs and Turtles in the Red Sea (SHAMS), where she leads projects on coral reef…

João Paulo de Faria SANTOS

Legal Adviser

Ministry of Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger

João Paulo de Faria Santos, Brazilian, Legal Adviser to the Ministry of Social Development and Assistance, Family and Fight Against Hunger, and Attorney of the Union. Holds a Ph.D. in Economic Law…

Ahmad BAGADER

General Manager

KARNR

Warwick MOSTERT

Biodiversity and Business Lead

Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool

Warwick is the IBAT Biodiversity and Business Lead and brings over 25 years of biodiversity and conservation management experience across the corporate and private sector. Warwick's focus is on how…

Aymeric SALAMONE

Regional Law Enforcement Expert

UNODC

Mr Aymeric Salamone is the Regional Law Enforcement Expert at the UNODC Regional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council Region (OGCCR) based in Abu Dhabi (UAE).

Andrew MOONEY

Senior Conservation and Science Officer

Dublin Zoo

Senior Conservation and Science Officer at Dublin Zoo, Ireland, and Coordinator for the IUCN Centre for Species Survival: Ireland.

Aizhong LIU

Secretary General

Centre for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge

Dr. Aizhong Liu, Professor at Southwest Forestry University in China, Secretary General at Center for Biodiversity and Indigenous Knowledge. Engaged in researches in plant science and…

Andrew LEMIEUX

Gregoria JIMENEZ

Licenciada en Trabajo Social

ODECO

Megan SIM

IBAT Programme Officer

IBAT

Megan Sim is a Programme Officer on the IBAT team, where she supports businesses and financial institutions in integrating biodiversity into their decision-making. With previous experience in…

Monika BOHM

Freshwater Conservation Coordinator

Global Center for Species Survival, Indianapolis Zoo

I am the Freshwater Conservation Coordinator at the Global Center for Species Survival at the Indianapolis Zoo, supporting the freshwater work of the IUCN Species Survival Commission across the…

Jayant SARNAIK

Joint Director

Applied Environmental Research Foundation(AERF)

A conservation and sustainability practitioner working on innovative solutions for biodiversity and freshwater ecosystems conservation in the Western Ghats of India. I am conservation entrepreneur…

Gary MAIDMENT

Communications Manager

Huawei

Gary Maidment has been with Huawei since 2014 and currently works as Communications Manager for Huawei’s TECH4ALL Program Office. He is responsible for promoting TECH4ALL projects, including the…

Rachael BARZA

Associate Director, Lead Climate Adaptation and Nature Finance

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Dr Rachael Barza is an economist specialising in systemic resilience, including both human system resilience to climate change and nature and biodiversity decline, and natural system resilience to…