All Speakers

Diana GARLYTSKA

Youth Advisory Committee Chair

IUCN

Diana Garlytska is a young expert who over 9 years of her career in academia has taught in more than a dozen of countries across Europe and Asia as a visiting lecturer. Diana has written several…

Oscar Mora Altamirano

Regidor Propietario

Municipalidad de Curridabat

Regidor Propietario del Concejo Municipal, Curridabat Empresario y Director de EmpresasEs el Punto Focal en la UICN del Gobierno Subnacional de CurridabatMiembro de Urban Alliance IUCN…

lefteris ARAPAKIS

Co-founder & Director

Enaleia

Lefteris Arapakis , Co-founder & director Enaleia Lefteris is the 5th generation of a family of fishermen from Greece, and has co-founded Enaleia, a social enterprise with a mission to…

Fernanda CARVALHO

Head of Policy for climate and energy

WWF International

Head of Policy for Climate and Energy at WWF, with 25 years of experience in global environmental politics and policy. Holds a PhD in International Relations from the Universidade de Brasília and an…

Dindo CAMPILAN

Asia Regional Director & Hub Director for Oceania

IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature

 Dr. Campilan directs the UCN regional hub for Asia and Oceania. Prior to joining IUCN in 2021, he served in similar senior programme leadership and executive management roles with the CGIAR,…

Alifireti TAWAKE

Executive Director

LMMA Network International Trust

Alifereti Tawake, an Indigenous Fijian leader, is the Executive Director and co-founder of the LMMA Network International Trust. For over two decades, he has pioneered LMMAs, community-based…

Andrew WETZLER

Senior Vice President, Nature Program

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

As senior vice president of NRDC's Nature Program, Andrew Wetzler oversees NRDC's oceans, lands, and food and agriculture teams, and is responsible for providing thought leadership, shaping strategy…

Qingzhi ZHENG

Zheng QingzhiChief Engineer of the Human Settlements Landscape Design Institute, Guangzhou Urban Planning & Design Survey Research InstituteRegistered Planner, Senior Landscape Engineer, Master’s…

Jane BUDD

Head Veterinary Services

Environment and Protected Areas Authority Sharjah

Dr. Jane Budd is Head of Veterinary Services at the Environment and Protected Areas Authority (EPAA) in Sharjah, UAE. She has over 25 years of experience in wildlife health and conservation,…

Zoe JAFFLIN

Programme and Grants Associate

IUCN Secretariat

John CHEECHOO

Policy Advisor

Inuit Circumpolar Council

Karen KEENLEYSIDE

Global Co-Chair IUCN #NatureForAll

IUCN WCPA and CEC

Thematic Vice Chair, People and Parks/Nature for All. An ecologist by training, Karen has over thirty years’ professional experience in the environmental field in Canada and…

Guy REEVES

Scientific advisor

Deutscher Naturschutzring

Guy Reeves is an evolutionary geneticist with over 20 years' experience working on a range of theoretical and applied topics. He has also worked on science policy in the context of…

Jillie Karl BASAN

Communications- Liaison Officer

Philippine ICCA Consortium

Jillie Karl Basan Ominga is a writer and communications specialist with a strong background in Indigenous Peoples’ rights advocacy, community conservation, and human rights. She currently serves as…

Fredrick KUSU

Journalist (editor)

Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation

My name is Fredrick Oliver Kusu. I am currently the Editor of the Solomon Islands Broadcasting Corporation (SIBC) working for more than 10 years to date. As a journalist, I have been involved in…

Siobhan MCQUAID

Director

Trinity College Dublin / Horizon Nua

Siobhan McQuaid, PhD, is Associate Director of Innovation in the Centre for Social Innovation in Trinity Business School, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She manages a portfolio of 'Working with…

Jiayi Xu

Programs Director

Beijing Greenovation Institute for Public Welfare Development

Xu Jiayi, Programmes Director at Greenovation Hub, is responsible for formulating the institutional strategy on biodiversity, climate, ocean and emerging thematic project strategies. Meanwhile, Jiayi…

Anne-Sophie LAPOINTE

International Affairs Advisor

Gouvernement du Québec

Alec CRAWFORD

Director, Nature for Resilience

International Institute for Sustainable Development

Alec Crawford is the Director of Nature for Resilience at IISD. Within this role, he oversees the Resilience Program’s work on nature, undertaking and supervising research, policy, and practice that…

Mosese Bulitavu

Honourable Minister

Fiji Department of Environment

Shakir ALI

Student

Beijing Forestry University

Shakir Ali is a postgraduate student at Beijing Forestry University, specializing in wildlife tourism and conservation psychology. Hailing from Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, he is deeply…

Byambadorj ENKHUUN

Co-Founder & Director of Operations

Breathe Mongolia - Clean Air Coalition

Enkhuun Byambadorj is an environmental rights advocate. Witnessing her loved ones suffer from air pollution, she co-founded Breathe Mongolia at 18, a nonprofit working to transform policies,…

Tunga RAI

Director of the Climate Change Program

Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN)

Tunga Bhadra RaiTunga Bhadra Rai is an Indigenous researcher and anthropologist from Nepal, belonging to the Rai Indigenous Nationality. He is Director of the Climate Change Program at the Nepal…

HESTER GROENEWALD

Senior Associate

PeaceNexus Foundation

Hesta Groenewald is a Senior Associate with the PeaceNexus Foundation, where she supports conservation and climate-focused organisations to integrate conflict sensitivity into their work. She…

John TOBIN-DE LA PUENTE

Professor of Practice

Cornell University

Dr. Tobin is an ecologist and attorney with over two decades of private sector experience, having worked in the international finance industry for much of his career. Following a decade of corporate…

María Belén MONCAYO

Abogada

IUCN ORMACC

María Belén Moncayo Benalcázar is Ecuadorian and has been living in Central America for seven years. She holds a law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador and a master's degree in…

Wouala NGNIADO

Coordonnateur projet Biodev 2030

WWF Cameroon

My name is Ngniado Wouala, I'm Working for WWF Cameroon, where I'm coordinating Biodev 2030 project .with more than thirty years of experience working with …

Olivier STAEHLI

CEO and Co-Founder

Synature

Olivier Staehli (26, Zurich, Switzerland) is the co-founder and CEO of Synature, a startup using AI and sound to revolutionize animal monitoring across agriculture, aquaculture, and nature. Devoted…