All Speakers
Laurence PESSEZ
Global Chief Sustainability Officer
BNP Paribas
As creator of the Sustainability function within the group, Laurence is managing BNP Paribas related policy and contributed to obtaining several awards such as the “World Best Bank for Sustainable…
Anna-Julia MCVEIGH
Head of Strategic Engagement
Nature Positive Initiative
Anna-Julia is a passionate advocate for climate and nature within business and NGO settings. Her mixed heritage from Brazil and the UK are ever present in her interactions, both personal and…
Olivier HABIMANA
Regional Programme Delivery Manager, GEF/GCF
IUCN
Olivier Habimana is an experienced program manager and agro-ecological economist with expertise in climate resilience, market systems development, sustainable finance, private sector development and…
Lucas BLANCHARD SULTAN
Policy Officer
French Ministry of Agriculture
Policy Officer - International Environment French Ministry of Agriculture
Jean-Marc Sinnassamy
Senior Environment Specialist
World bank group/GEF
Jean-Marc Sinnassamy is Senior Environmental Specialist at the GEF Secretariat since November 2007. He is co-leading the Critical Forest Biomes Integrated Program with a focus on Africa and…
Joanna WOLSTENHOLME
Senior Programme Manager, Nature Finance
UNEP-WCMC
Joanna is a Senior Programme Officer in the Nature Economy team at the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). Her work focuses on finance for nature, looking at…
Md Khalilur RAHMAN
Staff Reporter, Daily Prothom Alo
Prothom Alo
Md Khalilur Rahman,Address: Mohammedpur R/A-41, Sunamganj sadar, sunamganj, Post Office-3000, Sunamganj. Father’s name : Md Amzad Ali, Mother’s name: Mst Mollika Khatun,…
JOSEPHINE LAKA
FPIC Officer
Food and Agriculture Organization
Josephine Laka is an agriculture and community development specialist with extensive experience in rural livelihoods, conservation, and women’s empowerment in Papua New Guinea (PNG). She is currently…
Hariliva RASOANARIVO
Directeur Exécutif
FONDATION TANY MEVA
Hariliva Rasoanarivo is the Executive Director of the Tany Meva Foundation in Madagascar. Tany Meva is an environmental foundation created in 1996 with a mission to mobilize and manage funds for the…
Edwin BERNBAUM
Senior Fellow, Instituto de Montaña; Co-Chair, CSVPA
Instituto de Montaña; IUCN
Edwin Bernbaum, Ph.D., is Co-chair of the IUCN Specialist Group on the Cultural and Spiritual Values of Protected Areas (CSVPA). A scholar of comparative religion and mythology, his research and work…
Menelaos MEGARIOTIS
Principal
Strategy&
●Bio SummaryMenelaos Megariotis is a Principal at Strategy& in Dubai. He is an experienced strategy consultant with a focus on the topics of Energy, Sustainability, and Innovation. He has worked…
shubham a AGRAWAL
Executive Head, SDGs
IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025
Shubham A Agrawal is a social entrepreneur and co-founder at Auriga Innovative Labs (P) Ltd. 1. He has received a patent under Intellectual Property Rights by Govt. of India for innovating an…
Karim HAGGAR
Senior Advisor (Conservation & Biodiversity)
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Dr. Karim Haggar, WCPA member and IUCN Congress ambassador, is a Senior Advisor at Roland Berger, where he focuses on nature conservation and biodiversity, with a broader emphasis on ESG,…
JOSEPH PIERRE CLAUDE GASCON
DIRECTOR
Global Environment Facility
Dr. Claude Gascon is Director of Strategy and Operations at the Global Environment Facility (GEF). In this capacity Dr. Gascon leads the development of strategic planning, programming,…
Angela Andrade
Chair IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management
IUCN
Commission Chair. Anthropologist specialized in Human Geography and Land Evaluation, with an MSc in Land Ecology from ITC – University of Twente, the Netherlands. She brings more than 30 years…
Jeremy Pivor
Partnerships and Youth Engagement Director
Bow Seat: Creative Action for Conservation
Jeremy Pivor is a Planetary Health expert with over a decade of experience at the intersection of global environmental change, conservation, and human health. He specializes in program management and…
Alejandra PIZARRO CHOY
Technical Specialist, Social Equity and Rights
Fauna & Flora
My initial training was in Conservation Biology in Peru, then proceeding to do an MPhil in Conservation Leadership and a PhD in Geography in the UK, studying the geopolitics of international…
Eric TERENA
Indigenous artist and activist
Mídia Indígena
Eric Terena is an Indigenous artist and activist from the Pantanal (Mato Grosso do Sul) who uses music as a tool of resistance. In his project Origins, he combines ancestral chants with electronic…
AIITA JOSHUA APAMAKU
Conservation Associate
WILD Foundation
Aiita is a Wildlife Biologist and National Geographic Explorer from Uganda, passionate about protected areas and how they're managed and governed. He holds an MSc. in Biodiversity, Conservation…
Luc Roscelin TéDONZONG DONGMO
Conservation Scientist - Africa
IUCN
Luc holds a PhD in Biology (Terrestrial Ecology), with a specialization in Wildlife Habitat Management. His doctoral training took place at Ghent University (Terrestrial Ecology Unit) and at the…
Nafeesa ESMAIL
Senior Advisor, Human Dimensions of Conservation
Wilder Institute
With over 16 years of professional experience across sectors, regions and disciplines, Nafeesa Esmail is passionate about pragmatic win-win solutions for both nature and people. Past and current…
Samuel Geller
Senior Protected and Conserved Areas Advisor
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Samuel Geller is a Senior Protected and Conserved Areas Advisor for Environment Climate Change Canada’s (ECCC) Canadian Wildlife Service. In his role, Sam leads an ECCC Screening Task Team…
Hanta Julie RAZAFIMANAHAKA
Executive Director
Madagasikara Voakajy
Julie Hanta Razafimanahaka is a Malagasy conservation ecologist and Director of Madagasikara Voakajy, an NGO dedicated to safeguarding Madagascar’s unique biodiversity. Inspired as a teenager by the…
Sonia Castañeda
Deputy Director
Fundación Biodiversidad
I contribute to nature conservation and climate emergency through the management of organizations and projects. As a child I got inspired by Mafalda, a comic strip character and cultural icon of the…
Ana PEREZ DE VARGAS DE MESA
EKTHAR
Malgorzata BONNAVEIRA
Senior Global Communications Manager
IUCN
Goska Bonnaveira manages press relations and content at IUCN. She has over 15 years' experience in communications, with a background in environmental journalism. She holds Masters degrees in…
Carlo ANGELES
Director of Impact
C Minds
Carlo Angeles is a professional with extensive experience in research, partnership development, strategic communication, and stakeholder engagement for sustainable development. With over a decade of…
Soumaya AYADI
President
Association for Community and environment - ACE
Dr. Ayadi-Maasri, president and lead scientist/geologist at ACE-Association for Community and Environment (www.ace4ce.org), focuses in her work on the valorisation of geodiversity, protection of…