All Speakers
Claudia Arce
KfW Development Bank
Claudia ArceDirector Latin America and the CaribbeanKfW Development Bank Claudia Arce became director within KfW Group in 2004. Since July 2020 Claudia is responsible for the Latin America…
Stephanie MANSOURIAN-STEPHENSON
Consultant
Mansourian.org
Stephanie Mansourian has been an environmental consultant for close to 20 years and is also a research associate with Geneva University and an external scientific collaborator with Lausanne…
Eileen Delia Mairena Cunningham
Lider Indígena
CADPI
Eileen Mairena Cunningham is an Indigenous activist, climate justice advocate, and global researcher. A Miskitu woman from Waspam, on Nicaragua’s Caribbean Coast, she has spent over two decades…
FRITZGERALD WENUR
Marketing & Information Officer
CTI-CFF Regional Secretariat
Fritzgerald Wenur is a Project & Communications Specialist with a background in marine biology and extensive experience in marine conservation, regional cooperation, and youth engagement. Working…
Margaux BABOLA
Director of NGO
HISA
Margaux, a biologist specialized in ethology, has led numerous projects focused on the study of animal behavior, always with the aim of improving and safeguarding the well-being of both domestic and…
BERTA MEDRANO
Arquitecta ecológa
Asociación GAIA El Salvador
Founder and Director of the Gaia Association of El Salvador, an architect with a postgraduate degree in landscape analysis and territorial planning, specializing in executive and managerial…
Mathieu Legrix
Head of Division - Agriculture, Rural development & Biodiversity - AFD
Ministère des Affaires Etrangères et Européennes
Matthieu Le Grix is an agronomist. He conducted agro-economic field studies in Chile and Mali before joining AFD. For about ten years, he held project manager positions within local AFD offices,…
Ángela PELLIN
Pesquisadora e Coordenadora de Projetos
Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas
Angela Pellin is a biologist specializing in Conservation Biology and holds a PhD in Environmental Engineering. She has experience in both the government and non-government sectors, working on…
MATTHEW GRIFFITHS
Senior Programme Manager
OECD
Matthew Griffiths is a Senior Programme Manager working in the OECD’s Environment Directorate. He works on water and wastewater policy reform with a focus on the Eurasia region and is leading a new…
Sonja LUZ
CEO Mandai Nature
Mandai Nature Fund Ltd
Dr Sonja Luz is the CEO of Mandai Nature, a Singapore-based non-profit conservation organisation jointly set up by Temasek and Mandai Wildlife Group (MWG) which manages the city-state’s zoological…
Christine Mentzel
Senior Programme Officer
IUCN ESARO
Christine has a background in Zoology and a Masters Degree in African Mammalogy from the University of Pretoria. After a detour into the corporate sector, she began her conservation career in the…
Joann Sy
Scientific Advisor
POLLINIS
With almost 30 years of experience in development, public health and biodiversity across the Middle East and the Horn of Africa, my career began in epidemiology, focusing on public health issues such…
Marina KOSMUS
Head of Competence Centre Biodiversity, Forests and Agriculture
GIZ
Marina Kosmus is Head of the Competence Centre for Biodiversity, Forests, and Agriculture at GIZ HQ (German Agency for International Cooperation). She brings over 20 years of professional experience…
Gia PAOLA
National Policy Analyst
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Gia Paola is a dedicated and forward-thinking National Policy Analyst with specialized expertise in environmental sustainability, natural resource management, and human rights. With a strong…
Andrea CROSTA
Founder and Executive Director
Earth League International (ELI)
He is the Founder and Executive Director of Earth League International (ELI), a Los Angeles–based NGO specializing in investigating environmental organized crime. For over 15 years, he has been…
Juan DU
Vice Edior-in-Chief
China Sustainability Tribune
She has over twenty years of experience in media and has long been dedicated to promoting the concepts and practices of sustainable development. She has conducted extensive research, high-level…
Tazarf Shamirova
Conservation Officer
Tajikistan Nature Foundation
I am Tazarf Shamirova, a dedicated conservation practitioner with a background in Earth and Environmental Sciences. Since 2023, I have been actively involved in wildlife conservation and sustainable…
Cleo GRAF
Executive Director
SMART
Dr. Cleo Graf – Director, SMART PartnershipDr. Cleo Graf is a conservation ecologist with over 20 years of experience across Africa. She is currently the Director of the SMART Partnership, leading…
Omaima AHMED
Education and CSR Senior Manager
Goumbook FZCO
I Wayan Adi MAHARDIKA
Conservation Planning Manager
Konservasi Indonesia
I specialize in community-based natural resource management across eastern Indonesia, working in diverse ecosystems ranging from montane forests to coastal areas. My work encompasses policy advocacy…
OLE KAUNGA MALIH, J.N
Founder/Director
IMPACT - Kipok Fund
I am community and global leader who value collective action, relationships to drive transformational change that enables Indigenous peoples to be the fulcrum of their own visions and self-…
Julia SIGWART
Professor
IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025
Simon TARR
Red List Data Manager
IUCN
I am a strategic and technical leader with a commitment to using data and technology to drive global conservation efforts.As the Red List Data Manager at the International Union for Conservation of…
Rebecca STERN
Chief Science Officer
Dunya Analytics
Rebecca Stern is a forest ecologist with a decade of experience in nature and climate change research and application. She has expertise in quantifying corporate nature risk in line with global…
Sandrine Enguehard
Deputy Chief Sustainability Officer
Societe Generale
Deputy CSO since March 2024, Sandrine is notably in charge of our Nature task force and Sustainable Business.Previously Sandrine Enguehard was Heading our Sustainable finance team for SG…
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Gauri Singh
Deputy Director-General
IRENA
Gauri Singh is the Deputy Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency. Ms. Singh brings more than 30 years of experience in policy, advocacy and project implementation within the…
Ameyali RAMOS
Deputy Chair, CEESP
IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy 2021-2025
Commission Deputy Chair
Ameyali Ramos is currently the Deputy Chair of the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy (CEESP). Ameyali has more than 20 years of experience…