All Speakers

Speaker Khawla AL BLOOSHI
Khawla AL BLOOSHI

Unit Head Initiation and Planning

AL Ain Zoo

Speaker David ALCáZAR
David ALCáZAR

Ingeniero Geógrafo

Fundación EcoCiencia

Speaker David GADSDEN
David GADSDEN

Senior Geospatial Advisor

DevPartners

Applied geographer with over 30 years of experience designing and implementing Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for conservation, sustainable development, and humanitarian organizations. Global…
Speaker Paula PRIST
Paula PRIST

Senior Programme Coordinator

IUCN

Dr. Paula Ribeiro Prist is a Senior Programme Coordinator for Forest and Grasslands Unit at IUCN. A biologist by training, Dr. Prist holds a master's, doctorate and post-doctorate in landscape…
Speaker Hugh DOULTON
Hugh DOULTON

Co-Director

Dahari

Hugh Doulton is Co-Director at Dahari. He has lived on the island of Anjouan for the past 18 years, playing a key role in Dahari’s creation and strategic development.  Hugh was a Kinship…
Speaker Alexandre DAH
Alexandre DAH

Président of NGO-CEM

ONG Conservation des Espèces Marines

Speaker Alice PERETIE
Alice PERETIE

Chengeta Wildlife

Alice Péretié is a conservationist, photographer, and writer with a background in community-based conservation. With extensive experience across Africa, she has researched, documented, and supported…
Speaker Guillaume GIGOT
Guillaume GIGOT

Conservation Coordinator, Overseas

OFB - MNHN

Head of the Conservation Unit at PatriNat (OFB-MNHN), which develops programmes to support nature conservation policies. Works within a multidisciplinary team to assess for example the conservation…
Speaker Sébastien MONCORPS
Sébastien MONCORPS

Directeur

IUCN French Commitee

Speaker David MEYERS
David MEYERS

Executive Director

Conservation Finance Alliance

David Meyers is the Executive Director of the Conservation Finance Alliance. He is an environmental finance expert and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of experience in sustainability, business…
Speaker Gregoria JIMENEZ
Gregoria JIMENEZ

Licenciada en Trabajo Social

ODECO

Speaker Tania ROMERO BAUTISTA
Tania ROMERO BAUTISTA

Doctoral Student

Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Florida International University

Tania is a PhD candidate in Earth and Systems Science at Florida International University. Tania's current research interests focus on making conservation and sustainable development strategies more…
Speaker KOMKRIT SETBUBPHA
KOMKRIT SETBUBPHA

Dir.of NPRD, National park office

Department of National parks, wildlife and plant conservation

KOMKRIT SETBUBPHA is a forestry technical officer at the specialist level. He is currently serving as a director of the research and innovation development division at the national park office…
Speaker Lu YAN
Lu YAN

Executive Director

Cloud Mountain Conservation

Yan Lu, a passionate conservationist dedicated to Endangered Primate conservation in China with special attention to gibbons. Graduated from University College London with Master's degree in…
Speaker JIALI ZHANG
JIALI ZHANG

Senior Engineer

CREEI

ZHANG Jiali, Deputy Director of Department of New Energy, China Renewable Energy Engineering Institute. She is a senior engineer with over ten years of experience in the renewable energy sector. Her…
Speaker Olga SHKABARDNYA
Olga SHKABARDNYA

General Director

Energy for Development

General Director of the non-profit organization “Energy for Development”, Head of CSR and Internal Communications at the State Atomic Energy Corporation "Rosatom". She graduated from the Faculty of…
Speaker Ahmed GHEDIRA
Ahmed GHEDIRA

Président de l'association Notre Grand Bleu

comité UICN Tunisie

Ahmed GHEDIRA is the President of the IUCN Tunisia National Committee and an emeritus senior secondary school teacher at Bourguiba High School in Monastir. He holds a Master’s degree in Technical…
Speaker Jacob PARK
Jacob PARK

Visiting Professor

University of Johannesburg

Theme on Economics and Regenerative FinanceJacob Park is Associate Professor in Vermont State University (Castleton) https://www.castleton.edu/directory/faculty-staff-directory/details/jacob-park and…
Speaker Aseela AL MOALLA
Aseela AL MOALLA

Director of Fujairah Environment Authority

Fujairah Environment Authority

Her Excellency Aseilah Abdullah Moalla has a rich career. She achieved this through her academic career, obtaining a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Sharjah in 2005…
Speaker Aissa TRAORE
Aissa TRAORE

IUCN Secretariat

Originally from Mali, Aissa has 10+ years experience managing multiple projects on development, humanitarian aid and partnership coordination. She holds a master's degree in communication and has…
Speaker Arturo ARREOLA MUÑOZ
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…
Speaker Nafisa MAREI
Nafisa MAREI

Bow Seat

Nafisa collaborates with youth around the world through Bow Seat to tackle issues ranging from a lack of climate awareness to ocean pollution. She also creates artwork--from poems to paintings to…
Speaker Lakeshia ANDERSON
Lakeshia ANDERSON

Executive Director

Bahamas National Trust

Speaker Nicholas MACFARLANE
Nicholas MACFARLANE

Head of Conservation Science & Technology

IUCN Secretariat

As Head of Conservation Science and Technology in IUCN's Centre for Science and Knowledge, Nicholas leads the execution of IUCN science and knowledge projects developing science-based targets for…
Speaker Maria Ana BORGES
Maria Ana BORGES

Programme Officer

IUCN

Maria Ana has worked in IUCN since 2008, starting in the Global Business and Biodiversity Programme where she was responsible for managing corporate engagements with companies in the cement and…
Speaker Justin BIRKHOFF
Justin BIRKHOFF

Vertebrate Conservation Coordinator

Indianapolis Zoo (Global Center for Species Survival)

Justin is an enthusiastic and progressive conservation professional with over 15 years of experience in zoological institutions and conservation non-profits. Justin currently work as part of a unique…
Speaker Letícia GUIMARãES
Letícia GUIMARãES

Biodiversity Lead

Vale SA

Leticia Guimarães has 20 years of experience working with biodiversity and business, in the last 15 years she had working in the mining sector managing and mitigating biodiversity risk and impacts.…