All Speakers

Clara NELTOFT

Climate Finance and Investment Analyst

ICIMOD

Clara Lindhard Neltoft is a Climate Finance and Investment Analyst and Intervention Manager with the International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), where she and her team work as…

Martin Kenneth NYORO

GIS Forest Ecosystems Expert

The Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD)

Martin Ndogoni Nyoro is a GIS and remote sensing specialist with over 12 years experience in Earth observation, data management, and geospatial technologies for sustainable development. He has worked…

Janet EDMOND

Senior Director, Peace and Development Partnerships

Conservation International

Janet Edmond is the Senior Director for Peace and Development Partnerships in the Policy Center for Environment and Peace at Conservation International (CI). Building upon a strong foundation of…

Francisco ROBAYO GUERRA

Ecólogo

Fundación EcoMinga

Francisco Javier Robayo Guerra, known as Javier Robayo, is an Ecuadorian conservationist, naturalist, and educator whose work has transformed biodiversity protection in the Tropical Andes. He is…

Priyanshu KAMBLE

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

I’m a 21-year-old wildlife conservationist. I began at 16 as a wildlife rescuer in Mumbai, responding to urban human–wildlife conflict and safely rescuing and relocating more than 2,000 snakes. To…

Lasse Gustavsson

President and CEO

Ocean Wise

Lasse Gustavsson is an international environmentalist, championing nature conservation and sustainable development worldwide. With decades of international executive leadership experience from…

Ilka HERBINGER

Deputy Director, Director Environmental and Social Safeguards

Legacy Landscapes Fund (LLF)

Dr. Ilka Herbinger directs the environmental and social safeguarding at Legacy Landscapes Fund (LLF) since the start of 2022. She was appointed to serve on the management board of LLF as Deputy…

olivier ROVELLOTTI

CEO

Natural solutions

Olivier Rovellotti – Biodiversity and Environmental Data SpecialistOlivier Rovellotti is a seasoned expert in biodiversity data management and environmental technology, currently serving as the Head…

Noura ALMANSOORI

Research Assistant (Conservation Genetics)

Reneco International Wildlife Consultants LLC

Noura Almansoori is a conservation genetics researcher from the UAE who applies DNA-based barcoding and metabarcoding methods to study arthropods, birds, and pathogens. Her research spans population…

Erica MCCREEDY

Chief Operations Officer

North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance Ltd

Erica McCreedy, a Ngati Raukawa and Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti woman from Aotearoa, New Zealand, serves as the Chief Operations Officer for the North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance (…

Gregoria JIMENEZ

Licenciada en Trabajo Social

ODECO

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…

Emad ADLY

Chairperson

Arab Network for Environment and Development “RAED”

International Environmental Expert with extensive experience of over 40 years in dealing with international agencies, governments, civil society, grass root organizations and media. Professional…

Liubov TIMOFEEVA

Nature-based Solutions Project Officer

IUCN - Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

Liubov Timofeeva serves as a Nature-based Solutions Project Officer at the Regional Office for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, which she joined in 2023. Her primary focus is on NbS projects for…

Axel HOCHKIRCH

Curator for Ecology

Musée national d'histoire naturelle Luxembourg

Axel Hochkirch is Head of Conservation Biology at the National Museum of Natural History in Luxembourg and associate professor in the Department of Biogeography at Trier University, Germany. He…

Martin WARREN

Advisor

Butterfly Conservation Europe

Dr Martin Warren has studied butterflies and moths for over 50 years and was Chief Executive at Butterfly Conservation from 2002-16. He is currently an Advisor to the Board of Butterfly Conservation…

Martin KELLER BOCK

Presidente Junta Directiva y Representante Legal

Asociación de Reservas Naturales Privadas de Guatemala

President of the Association of Private Natural Reserves of Guatemala -ARNPG- since 2010. Experience in environmental issues and administration since 1995. Owner and Manager Cafeco, Administrator…

Frank HAWKINS

Science and Policy Advisor

IUCN

Frank Hawkins is a conservation biologist and policy advisor with many years of experience working with governments, civil society and local communities in Africa and around the world. His main focus…

Zhi WANG

Professor

Nanjing Institute of Environmental Sciences, Ministry of Ecology and Environment

WANG Zhi. Professor and doctoral supervisor of Nanjing Institute of Environmental Science, Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE), P.R. China, Vice Chairman of China Expert Assessment…

Florence CURET

Senior Programme Manager

IUCN

Florence joined IUCN in 2018 after a 20-year career in the consumer goods sector. Since September 2023, she has been part of the Business & Nature team, working with global companies to…

Nicolas PILCHER

Executive Director

Marine Research Foundation

Dr. Nicolas Pilcher has spent the last 35 years working on marine research and conservation projects throughout the Indo-Pacific. He is the Founder and Director of the Marine Research Foundation, a…

Kyung Sik WOO

Chair, IUCN WCPA Geohritage Specialist Group

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Deborah BACKUS

CEO

Clean Rivers

Deborah Backus is the CEO of Clean Rivers, a UAE-backed foundation addressing challenges at the nexus of waste and water. With over 20 years of experience leading transformative initiatives, she is…

Philippa BRAKES

Research Fellow

Massey University

Philippa Brakes is a behavioural ecologist and marine mammal biologist. Her research on social learning and culture in cetaceans and other non-humans, uses a combination of theoretical and empirical…

Rhimou El Hamoumi

Présidente

Groupe de Recherche pour la protection des oiseaux au Maroc (GREPOM)

I am a biodiversity conservation expert and researcher specializing in wetlands in Morocco. I conduct scientific research on avian biodiversity, habitat structure, and ecological interactions,…

Fiesta WARINWA

Kevin CORREIA

Junior Project Officer

BIOFUND

Kevin Correia (born 2000) is a Mozambican-Portuguese Environmental Engineer passionate about biodiversity conservation, climate resilience, and innovative finance. Currently works as a Junior Project…

Prisca MUGABE

Associate Professor

PREZODE

Name: Prisca Hazvinei MUGABEPosition: Associate ProfessorInstitution: University of Zimbabwe , ZimbabweEducationDPhil: 1996, Rangeland Ecology and Management, Texas…