All Speakers

Speaker Luciano RéGIS CARDOSO
Luciano RéGIS CARDOSO

PhD Candidate

São Paulo State University (UNESP)

Luciano is a biologist and a geographer with a Master’s degree in Protected Areas and a postgraduate specialization in Theatre of the Oppressed Studies: Political-Pedagogical Practices. As a…
Speaker Lucie LABBE
Lucie LABBE

Coordinatrice BESTLIFE2030

Office Français de la Biodiversité

Speaker Lucie SERIZIER
Lucie SERIZIER

Youth Biodiversity Ambassador

Jeunes Ambassadeurs pour l'Environnement (JAE)

I graduated with a master's degree in Economic and Social Development Studies (IEDES) from Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne University and a double bachelor's degree in Economics and Geography from the…
Speaker Lucile RICHOMME
Lucile RICHOMME

Head of Nature

SUEZ

As Nature Head at SUEZ Group's Sustainable Development team, my main responsibilities revolve around the following areas:Rolling out the Nature pillar, a central element of the Group's sustainable…
Lucy APLIN
Lucy APLIN
Speaker Lucy MULENKEI
Lucy MULENKEI

Executive Director IIN and Co chair IIFB

IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025

Lucy Mulenkei is a Masaai from Kenya: a gender specialist and a human rights activist. Ms. Mulenkei has many years of experience in Environmental issues and community development work, focusing on…
Speaker ludovic BRANLANT
ludovic BRANLANT

NbS Mainstreaming Adviser

Pacific Community (SPC)

Ludovic Branlant is an experienced climate change and Nature-based Solutions (NbS) specialist with over a decade of expertise in project design, management, and policy integration across the Pacific…
Speaker Luigi BOITANI
Luigi BOITANI

Professor of Conservation Biology

Unione Zoologica Italiana onlus

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…
Speaker Luis Alberto CAMARGO
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…
Speaker Luis Francisco HILTON GUARDADO
Luis Francisco HILTON GUARDADO

Subgerente

Instituto Nacional de Bosques

Speaker Luís IZQUIERDO MORA
Luís IZQUIERDO MORA

ICCA Consortium

Luis Guillermo is an Arhuaco Indigenous person, one of the four Indigenous groups of the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, in the department of Cesar, Colombia. He holds a degree in Sociology and a…
Speaker Luis SÁNCHEZ
Luis SÁNCHEZ

Professor

University of Sao Paulo

Luis E Sánchez is Full Professor at the University of São Paulo, Brazil, where he has been teaching environmental impact assessment since 1990. Trained as a mining engineer and a geographer, he…
Speaker Luisa DAINELLI
Luisa DAINELLI
Luisa Dainelli, born in 1998 and residing in Livorno, is a young newly graduated biologist who has developed a truly interest in cave exploration and scientific research. Her passion for nature,…
Speaker LUNA DARA CARLA LARRAT
LUNA DARA CARLA LARRAT
Hello, my name is Luna Larrat, I am 27 years old, and I live in Neuquén, Argentina. I am part of the Mapuche community "Lof Newen Mapu" of the Xawvn-Ko region, Mapuche Confederation of Neuquén. I am…
Speaker Luna MILATOVIC
Luna MILATOVIC

Policy officer

IUCN SSC Human-Wildlife Conflict and Coexistence Specialist Group

Luna Milatovic is a biologist with an MSc in Environmental Sciences and Policy and expertise in biodiversity policy, human–wildlife conflict, wildlife and protected area management. A Klaus Töpfer…
Speaker Luther Bois ANUKUR
Luther Bois ANUKUR

Regional Director, IUCN ESARO

IUCN Secretariat

Luther Anukur took up the position of Regional Director – Eastern and Southern Africa in Nairobi, Kenya on 1 August 2014. Luther has over 18 years’ experience in the development sector serving from…
Speaker Luz Marina MANTILLA
Luz Marina MANTILLA

Directora General

Instituto Sinchi

Speaker Lyraya SCHABLEIN
Lyraya SCHABLEIN

Events Manager

The Nature Conservancy

Lyraya works for The Nature Conservancy as an Events Manager on high visibility events. Her background spans work in marketing, fundraising, community engagement, project management, event management…
Speaker M. Purificació CANALS
M. Purificació CANALS

Coordinator / Institutional Relations Director

Lliga per a la Defensa del Patrimoni Natural

Purificació Canals has a BSc and a PhD in Biological Sciences from Barcelona University (1986 and 1996). She works as international consultant on marine and coastal conservation and is the…
Speaker Machel DONEGAN
Machel DONEGAN

Operations Manager

Alligator Head Foundation

As the Operations Manager of the Alligator Head Foundation (AHF), Machel is responsible forits daily operations including the management its livelihood diversification programmes and allgrant…
Speaker Madhu RAO
Madhu RAO

Commission Chair

Wildlife Conservation Society

Commission Chair. Dr. Madhu Rao is the Chair of the IUCN WCPA and Senior Advisor of the Wildlife Conservation Society,  with over 25 years of experience with conservation science, policy…
Speaker Madison ROUTLEDGE PETTUS
Madison ROUTLEDGE PETTUS

GCELS Staff Intern

Pace Law School

I am a recent J.D. graduate of the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University, obtaining certificates in both international and environmental law.I am an assistant law clerk to the Honorable…
Speaker Maeve NIGHTINGALE
Maeve NIGHTINGALE

Senior Programme Officer Coastal and Marine, Asia

IUCN Secretariat

Maeve Nightingale the Regional Coordinator for the IUCN Coastal and Marine Programme in IUCN Asia as well as the regional focal person for governance and rights specializing in gender equality and…
Speaker Magda ZACHARA
Magda ZACHARA

Programme Officer

IUCN Secretariat

Magda Zachara is an educator and advocate for nature conservation with a strong scientific background. She holds a Master’s degree in Biochemistry from the University of Geneva and a PhD in Molecular…
Speaker Magdalena CYGAN
Magdalena CYGAN

Junior Professional (Green Status of Species)

IUCN

Avoiding a sixth mass extinction is not enough – wildlife conservation must strive to restore thriving ecosystems and taxa. At IUCN, I am helping to spur this paradigm shift by coordinating a global…
Speaker Maggie MCGRAW
Maggie MCGRAW

Intelligence Research and Policy Advisor

Earth League International

Maggie is the Lead Intelligence Research and Policy Advisor at Earth League International where she coordinates the synthesis of intelligence to share with the public, government officials, and other…
Speaker Maggie REINBOLD
Maggie REINBOLD

Director of Community Engagement

San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance

Maggie Reinbold serves San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance as Director of Community Engagement. In this role, Maggie oversees and supports the work of the in-house and community-based conservation teams…