All Speakers
Mohamed Mahdy HASSONA
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025
Renowned horticulturist Mohamed Hassona, the lead at the Qur'anic Botanic Garden under Qatar Foundation, brings his exceptional expertise to fostering green development. With vast experience in areas…
Meera ALSHAMSI
Meera ALSHAMSI
Adlai Salcedo
Founder
Wildlife Protection Map
Adlai Salcedo is a documentary filmmaker and the founder of Wildlife Protection Map (WPM), an initiative focused on raising awareness of overlooked endangered species through scalable, modular, and…
Melesha GUNNING-BANHAN
Melesha GUNNING-BANHAN
IUCN Secretariat
Emmanuel NUESIRI
Chair, IUCN CEESP NRGF Working Group
IUCN CEESP
Natural Resource Governance FrameworkDr. Emmanuel O. Nuesiri is Chair of the IUCN CEESP Natural Resource Governance Framework (NRGF) Working Group. He is an expert in natural resource governance,…
Edna CABECINHA
Assisteat Professor
University of Tras-os Montes and Alto Douro /CITAB
Edna Cabecinha is an Assistant Professor at the University of Tras-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) in the Department of Biology and Environment. She completed her PhD in Environmental Sciences in…
Aymeric SALAMONE
Regional Law Enforcement Expert
UNODC
Mr Aymeric Salamone is the Regional Law Enforcement Expert at the UNODC Regional Office for the Gulf Cooperation Council Region (OGCCR) based in Abu Dhabi (UAE).
Mohammed ALREMEITHI
section head - Animal assessment and conservation
Environment Agency - ABU DHABI
Mohammed Alremeithi is a conservation expert serving as a Section Head - Animal Assessment and Conservation at Environment Agency of Abu Dhabi. With a background in environmental science and passion…
Frédéric CASTELL
Senior Natural Resources Officer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Frédéric Castell is a Senior Natural Resources Officer at the Office of Climate Change, Biodiversity and Environment (OCB) within the Food and Agriculture Organization (…
ANN WAHINYA
Director
Global Trauma Project
Ann WahinyaDirector, Global Trauma Project – KenyaAnn Wahinya, M.A., is the Kenya Director of Global Trauma Project (GTP) and a development practitioner with over 15 years’ experience in…
Elizabeth NSIMDALA
President
Eastern Africa Farmers Federation
Elizabeth Nsimadala is a Ugandan young agriprenuer and a smallholder farmer. She is the President of the Eastern Africa Farmers Federation (EAFF), Current Board member and past President at the Pan…
Tafita Tsitohaina RANDRIANARISON
Student
Centre for Global Education
Ilana Victorya Seid
Ambassador
Permanent Mission of Palau to the United Nations
The Permanent Representative of Palau to the United Nations, Ms. Ilana V. Seid, presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on 16 September 2021. She is serving concurrently as…
Alice REISFELD
Conservation Director
SAVE Brasil
Alice holds a bachelor's degree in Environmental Management from the University of São Paulo (USP) and currently serves as the Conservation Director at SAVE Brasil – the BirdLife International…
Emma GAGEN
Director Data & Research
ICMM
Emma is the Director of Data & Research at ICMM, overseeing ICMM’s materials stewardship, tailings management and data projects. She has 15 years’ post-PhD experience leading projects relating to…
Taewoo YI
Taewoo YI
National Institute of Ecology
Eshak AL GUZAA
Project Coordinator
IUCN ROWA
Eshak S. Al Guzaa is a conservation specialist dedicated to strengthening protected and conserved areas worldwide. By applying the IUCN Green List Standard, he empowers site managers and…
Jean-Mary TJIOHIMBA
The SAN Vision Foundation (TSVF)
Jean-Mary Tjiohimba is an Indigenous human rights defender and advocate for the San people, renowned for her tireless work in defending the rights of Indigenous communities. She has spoken on global…
Joseph KIESECKER
Lead Scientist
The Nature Conservancy
Joseph Kiesecker is Lead Scientist for The Nature Conservancy, the world’s largest environmental organization. He is a recognized scientific leader in energy siting and mitigation and his work has…
Ralph REGENVANU
Hon Minister
Vanuatu
Ralph Regenvanu is Vanuatu’s Minister for Climate Change Adaptation, Energy, Environment, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards and Disaster Management. He is currently serving his sixth term as a Member of…
Nelly Naserian NARUPA
Indigenous Information Network
I am Naserian Narupa, a psychologist and a young leader,passionate about empowering women and indigenous communities. I love reading, building connections, and using my work to create positive change.
Bilal QTESHAT
Director of Nature Protection Directorate
Ministry of Environment of Jordan
Jatna SUPRIATNA
Chief
RCCC UI
Jatna Supriatna graduated from the Master's and Doctoral programs at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, the United States, in 1986 and 1991 in Biological Anthropology, followed by post-…
Iman EBRAHIMI
Conservationist
AvayeBoom Bird Conservation Society
Bird conservationist and environmental educator with 12 years of experience in bird rehabilitation, bird-watching field training, research related to human-bird connection, and management of 9…
Ahmad BAGADER
General Manager
KARNR
Emmanuelle COHEN-SHACHAM
IUCN CEM Nature-based Solutions Thematic Group Lead
IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management
Emmanuelle is an independent consultant, researcher, project and group lead, working in fields related to Nature-based Solutions (NbS), environmental sciences and policy. She has 23 years of…
Franziska ACHTERBERG
Deutscher Naturschutzring - DNR
Franziska Achterberg is an environmental activist. She has been a campaigner with Greenpeace for 13 years, focusing on pesticides, GMOs and other topics. She also worked four years with the Greens/…
Derek GLIDDON
Director Environmental Science Developement
Environment Agency Abu Dhabi
Derek Gliddon is an environmental informatics and research leader with over 30 years of international experience advancing biodiversity conservation, environmental governance, and sustainable…