All Speakers

Mike GILL

President

Global Conservation Design

Mike Gill is the President of Global Conservation Design Ltd, an Honorary Fellow of UN Environment’s World Conservation Monitoring Centre, and the former Co-Chair of the Group on Earth Observations…

Errol DOUWES

Senior Manager

EThekwini Municipality

Errol is Senior Manager of the Restoration Ecology function in the city of Durban, South Africa. As a restoration practitioner he oversees many practical aspects of terrestrial ecosystem restoration…

Andrew COX

Global invasive species lead

4nature

Andrew Cox is a strategic thinker, collaborator and problem solver. He has extensive experience leading in the environmental, invasive species and biosecurity disciplines, working with both…

Sarah ROBERTS

Senior Policy Advisor, Conservation Finance

The Nature Conservancy

Sarah L. Roberts is an accomplished policy and external affairs advisor with over two decades of experience advancing environmental governance, biodiversity conservation, and climate resilience…

Javier FAJARDO

Posdoctoral Researcher

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

I am a conservation scientist focused on the relationship between biodiversity conservation and society. My research integrates ecological, social, and economic dimensions into conservation planning…

Camille HOSTEINT

Coordinatrice programme

WWF France

Camille Hosteint is the coordinator of the BIODEV2030 program at WWF France. She oversees its implementation in seven pilot countries (Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Madagascar, Tunisia, Guyana &…

Amr ABDELMEGUID

Programme Manager

CEDARE

Yasmin QUINTANA

Manager of the Center for Species Survival: Freshwater

Shedd Aquarium

Dr. Yasmin Quintana is a fisheries scientist, ecologist, and conservation biologist with over a decade of experience working across academic, governmental, non-governmental, and international…

Rene BEYERS

Researcher

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Rene is a conservation biologist at the University of British Columbia with extensive international experience in wildlife management, ecological monitoring, and ecosystem recovery. He has a broad…

Andrew TILKER

Species Conservation Coordinator

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Ayandev SAHA

Lead Climate Risk Adaptation & Inclusive Insurance

K.M. Dastur Reinsurance Brokers Pvt. Ltd.

Ayandev Saha is a seasoned financial sector development expert with over 18 years of experience in designing and implementing pension, life, health, and climate risk insurance schemes across the Afro…

Dame Amelia FAWCETT

Co-Chair

International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits

Dame Amelia is a Non-Executive Director (formerly Lead Director 2019-2025) of State Street Corporation in Boston, Massachusetts. She was a Non-Executive Director and then Chair of Kinnevik AB in…

Neema Michael LEKULE

Indigenous Expert

Ujamaa Community Resource Team

Since working with Ujamaa Community Resource Team as Gender Field Officer and later promoted to Gender program coordinator, I have established and trained 97 Women's Rights and Leadership Forums in…

Susana CÁRDENAS

Directora

Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ

Susana Cardenas is an ecologist and natural resource economist currently working as full-time professor, researcher and Director of the Institute of Applied Ecology at Universidad San Francisco de…

Wai Kit TING

Youth Programme Coordinator

Mandai Nature

Wai Kit is the Youth Programme Coordinator at Mandai Nature, leading initiatives to engage young people in conservation across Singapore and Southeast Asia. He cofounded the CITES Global Youth…

Michele DIEKMANN

Director

KfW Development Bank

Michele Diekmann, Director Sector Policy at KfW Development Bank.Michele Diekmann is Director of Sector Policy at KfW Development Bank in Frankfurt, with over two decades of experience in…

chris dorsett

Vice President, Conservation

Ocean Conservancy

Rima JABADO

Founder and lead scientist

IUCN Species Survival Commission 2021-2025

Deputy Chair Dr Rima Jabado is the Deputy Chair of the IUCN Species Survival Commission (SSC) and Chair of the IUCN SSC Shark Specialist Group. As a scientist and conservationist, she has spent…

Jingjing ZHANG

Lecturer

Beijing Forestry University

Jingjing Zhang, Lecturer, School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University. PhD in Ecology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences. Research focuses on biodiversity…

JiHyun KANG

Senior Researcher

National Institute of Ecology

I am a researcher at the National Institute of Ecology in Korea, specializing in geography education and geomorphology. My research focuses on riverine and coastal landforms, protected area…

Shaimaa ZAGHLOUL

General Manger-Nature Conservation Sector

Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency

Dr. Shaimaa is a nationally recognized specialist in the management of Protected areas and a biodiversity conservationist , and has been employed in the nature conservation sector for seventeen…

Kartikeya SARABHAI

Director

Centre for Environment Education

Kartikeya V. Sarabhai is an eminent environment educator and founder director of the Centre for Environment Education (CEE), India. He holds Tripos in Natural Science from Cambridge University, UK…

Carlos Mario Gutiérrez Arrubla

Alcalde municipio de La Estrella

Alcaldía de La Estrella

Zootechnician and Lawyer graduated from the University of Antioquia, Specialist in Public Management, and currently pursuing a Master's degree in Public Management and Political Representation. With…

Harper THOMAS

Youth Humboldt Scientist

Families in Nature

As a young marine conservationist and scientist, Harper Thomas’s open mind and curious heart have led her around the world to volunteer and work on projects to educate herself and contribute to the…

Ayman CHERKAOUI

Director

IUCN World Commission on Environmental Law 2021-2025

Mr. Ayman Cherkaoui is the Deputy Chair of the IUCN WCEL and Director of the Hassan II International Center for Environmental Training.

ISMAILI ALAOUI HASSANA

Directrice du Parc National d'Ifrane

Association Marocaine pour le Développement des Aires Protégées

Roland Melisch

Sector Economist Biodiversity

KfW Development Bank

Roland MelischBiodiversity Sector EconomistKfW Development Bank© Roland MelischShort Bio Roland MelischRoland has been working at the 'Biodiversity and Natural Resources Competence Centre' within the…

Christi LINARDICH

Senior Researcher/Manager

IUCN Marine Biodiversity Unit

Christi is a manager of the IUCN Marine Biodiversity Unit where she evaluates extinction risk of marine species, including corals and fishes. She has contributed to thousands of IUCN Red List…