All Speakers

ROWELY YEN PARICO

Program Director

The WILD Foundation

Yen Parico is currently serving as the Temporary Executive Officer of the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA). A firm believer in the power of young people to shape a better future for…

Roxana Elena BUCIOACA

Portfolio Manager, Protected and Conserved Areas

IUCN Secretariat

Roxana Bucioaca is a seasoned conservation professional with over a decade of experience at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), where she currently serves as Portfolio Manager…

Roy HOWELL

Senior Policy Officer, United States

IUCN Secretariat

Roy Howell serves as Senior Policy Officer in the IUCN North America Regional Office, contributing to the development and management of IUCN's strategic relationships with US government agency…

Ruben KHACHATRYAN

Founding Director

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Ruben Khachatryan is a conservation leader with over two decades of experience pioneering cross-sectoral solutions to biodiversity loss, species protection, and environmental education in the South…

Ruchi BADOLA

Dean, Wildlife Institute of India

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

I am currently working as Scientist G / Senior Professor and heading the Department of Eco-Development Planning and participatory management at Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. I am looking…

Ruleta CAMACHO-THOMAS

Climate Ambassador Deputy Parks Comissioner

Government of Antigua and barbuda

Ruleta Camacho ThomasClimate Ambassador, Antigua and BarbudaDeputy Parks Commissioner, National Parks AuthorityRuleta Camacho Thomas is a climate and environmental policy expert with over 21…

RULI TANIO

Vice President Director

PT Agincourt Resources

Ruli Tanio was appointed Vice President Director of PT Agincourt Resources in March 2022, bringing over a decade of experience in the mining sector, with a strong focus on technical, operational, and…

Russell GALT

Head of Science & Natural Capital

Nature Broking

Russell is Head of Science & Natural Capital at Nature Broking, a specialist intermediary dedicated to financing nature’s recovery. He is a member of IUCN’s Commission on Ecosystem Management,…

Russell MITTERMEIER

Chief Conservation Officer

Turtle Conservancy

Russell A. Mittermeier is currently Chief Conservation Officer of Re:wild (formerly Global Wildlife Conservation), a position he has occupied since 2017. Prior to this position, he served for three…

Russell REED

Founder & Principal

Geographer

Russell Howell Reed is a conservationist, climate activist, and writer. He is the founder of Geographer, a forthcoming creative organization fostering cultural engagement in the environmental…

Ruth SPENCER

Ruth TIFFER SOTOMAYOR

Senior Environmental Specialist

The World Bank

Ryan LANCLOS

Director of Global National Government Solutions

Esri

Ryan Lanclos is a director of Esri’s global public sector strategy and solutions. He supports national governments, NGOs, and multi-national organizations working to maximize their impact for people…

Ryan PAIK

Rym DEKAR

Multi-Faceted performance manager

VEOLIA Near Middle East

Rym ZAKHAMA SRAIEB

Présidente

IUCN Commission on Education and Communication 2021-2025

I am a marine ecologist and currently serve as Assistant Professor at the Department of Fundamental Sciences, High Institute of Biotechnology of Sidi Thabet, and as a researcher at the Laboratory of…

Ryma AFFANI

Emirates Soil Museum Curator

International Center for Biosaline Agriculture - ICBA

Sadiki Lotha LAISER

Biodiversity and Climate Change Expert

African Union Commission (AUC)

Laiser is a passionate natural resource; water, biodiversity, wildlife, wetlands, marine, environmental and agroforestry & Climate Lead/expert in science-policy and decision-making synergies with…

Sadka SAENMI

Indigenous Expert

IPO

Mr. Sakda Saenmi is an Indigenous expert from Thailand with expertise in the areas of Indigenous Peoples and their relation to Climate Change and Biodiversity

Sadok Debbabi

Président

Notre Grand Bleu

I obtained my high school diploma in 2001, followed by a Higher Technician Diploma in Computer Science. Alongside my professional career, I have been actively involved in the non-profit sector for…

Saebyeol SEO

Programme Officer, Protected Areas

IUCN Secretariat

Saebyeol Seo is a program officer for protected areas at the IUCN Asia Regional Office (ARO), where she primarily supports the Secretariat of the Asia Protected Areas Partnership (APAP). Seconded…

saeed ALZAABI

Senior Animal Keeper

ALAINZOO

My name is Saeed Al Zaabi, I’m 31 years old, and I’ve been working in the zoo industry for the past 10 years. My passion for animals started when I was a child, I’ve always been curious about their…

Safarbi Kholahmadovna DAVLATOVA

IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025

Davlatova Safarbi Kholakhmadovna was born on 9 April 1972. She is Tajik by nationality, has a secondary education, and is a mother of several children.She began her career in June 2011 at the…

Safira Warili Hawari DJOHANI

Executive Director

Coral Triangle Center (CTC)

Safira Warili Hawari Djohani or Rili Djohani (short name) has over 30 years of experience in marine protected and conserved areas, and sustainable fisheries in the Asia-Pacific region. She co-…

Safiya Sawney

Special Envoy and Ambassador for Climate

Government of Grenada

At the forefront of ocean and climate policy, my role as Special Advisor and Climate Envoy for the Government of Grenada and Senior Ocean, Biodiversity and Climate Policy Specialist for SIDS focuses…

Sahil NIJHAWAN

Research Fellow

ZSL/Nature Conservation Foundation/ICCA

Dr Sahil Nijhawan is an interdisciplinary conservation anthropologist who has worked on human-wildlife relations across Latin America, Southern Africa and India. For the past decade, he has lived and…

Said GUTIERREZ

Protected Areas Program Director

Yaaxche Conservation Trust

Said holds a BSc in Natural Resource Management from the University of Belize and an MSc in Conservation and Biodiversity from the University of Exeter in the UK. With 15 years of experience in…

Salama ALMANSOORI

Specialist Plant Conservation

Environment Agency- Abu Dhabi

I’m Salama Al-Mansoori, a Plant Conservation Specialist in the Plant Genetic Resource Center Division at the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD). For the past four years, I’ve been at the forefront…