All Speakers

Tania ROMERO BAUTISTA

Doctoral Student

Global Environmental Facility (GEF), Florida International University

Tania is a PhD candidate in Earth and Systems Science at Florida International University. Tania's current research interests focus on making conservation and sustainable development strategies more…

Hilde EGGERMONT

AG INBO / IUCN Vice President

Instituut voor Natuur- en Bosonderzoek

www.linkedin.com/in/hildeeggermontHilde Eggermont is a freshwater biologist (PhD, Ghent University) and currently serves as General Administrator of the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO…

Ying LI

Ministry of Natural Resources of China

CELINE KOOI HUA LIM

Managing Director

SAVE Rivers

Celine Lim is an Indigenous Kayan from Baram, Sarawak Borneo, and is the Managing Director of SAVE Rivers, a local Non-profit and Civil Society Organization (CSO) championing Indigenous Peoples' (IPs…

Faria TARUS

Program Officer- Species Conservation

IUCN

Faria Tarus is a conservation professional with over 10 years of experience in biodiversity and natural resource management. She currently serves as a Programme Officer with the International Union…

Wouala NGNIADO

Coordonnateur projet Biodev 2030

WWF Cameroon

My name is Ngniado Wouala, I'm Working for WWF Cameroon, where I'm coordinating Biodev 2030 project .with more than thirty years of experience working with …

Danish MUSTAFA KHAN

CTO

Earth Warriorz

I am is an Independent Researcher and Technical Project Manager with over two decades of experience in enterprise technology, AI integration, and sustainable innovation. Based in Abu Dhabi, UAE, his…

Laurel MCIVOR

Program Advisor, Conservation Strategy Branch

Parks Canada

Laurel McIvor works for the Parks Canada Conservation Strategy Branch as a Policy & Program Advisor for Intergovernmental Collaborations team. She liaises and collaborates with Canadian and…

Vivian EJEZIE

Communications Assistant, MCSU

IUCN Secretariat

Vivian is an analytical communications professional with expertise in developing and designing initiatives tailored to diverse audiences. She holds a Master’s degree in International Politics from…

David KEITH

Professor of Botany

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

David Keith is Laureate Professor of Botany in the Centre for Ecosystem Science at the University of New South Wales, Australia. He researches species population dynamics and ecosystem dynamics with…

Stanley ARGUEDAS MORA

Administrador de Áreas Silvestres Protegidas

Specialist in protected area planning and management, with over 20 years of experience applying the principles of the Ecosystem Approach. He has managed several protected areas in Costa Rica and,…

Nicole CAVENDER

Telleen/Jorgensen Director of the Botanical Gardens

The Huntington

Dr. Nicole Cavender is the Director of the Botanical Gardens and serves on the executive team at The Huntington in San Marino, California. She manages 207 acres of gardens and grounds and one of the…

Fiona WILTON

Sacred Lands and Waters

The Gaia Foundation

+30 years experience in the non-profit sector, in South America and globally, working on a range of conservation and environment issues; accompanying indigenous communities in reviving bio-cultural…

Xiaoying Wang

Secretary-General

Ant Forest Foundation

Xiaoying WangDirector of Sustainable Development, Ant Group Secretary-General, Ant Forest Ecological Green Development Foundation EducationMaster of Business Administration, BI Norwegian…

Erwin AMAVASSEE

Programme Officer, BESTLIFE2030

IUCN EU Representative Office

Erwin Jayson Amavassee is Programme Officer for BESTLIFE2030 at the IUCN European Regional Office in Brussels, where he supports EU-funded grants that strengthen biodiversity conservation and climate…

Hang NGUYEN BICH

Project manager

WWF-Viet Nam

Nguyen Bich Hang is a forestry and sustainability professional with over 22 years of experience in sustainable forest management, responsible timber trade, and project management. She currently…

Andrew WETZLER

Senior Vice President, Nature Program

Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc.

As senior vice president of NRDC's Nature Program, Andrew Wetzler oversees NRDC's oceans, lands, and food and agriculture teams, and is responsible for providing thought leadership, shaping strategy…

Karen KEENLEYSIDE

Global Co-Chair IUCN #NatureForAll

IUCN WCPA and CEC

Thematic Vice Chair, People and Parks/Nature for All. An ecologist by training, Karen has over thirty years’ professional experience in the environmental field in Canada and…

Jacques SOMDA

Chef de Programme Burkina Faso

IUCN

Il est de nationalité burkinabé, et a un doctorat en économie rurale, option économie agricole et de l’environnement de l’Université de Cocody en Côte d’ivoire, et prendra ses nouvelles fonctions le…

Kamal BOU ASSI

Projects Development Unit Coordinator

Al Shouf Cedar Society - Shouf Biosphere Reserve

Kamal Bou Assi, member of Shouf Biosphere Reserve (SBR), Lebanon. Since 2008, part of a team of 70 full timer and more than 150 seasonal staff. Kamal coordinated the Biosphere Reserve's…

Gwen BRIDGE

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Barry HUNTER

Chief Executive Officer

NAILSMA

Barry J Hunter is a descendant from the Djabugay speakingand Djiabbul people of Cairns hinterland. He grew up besides the BarronRiver in the rainforest near Kuranda. Barry experience…

Jimmy GAUNAVOU

Ministry of Environment and Climate Change

Jimmy Clint Gaunavou is a seasoned expert in environmental science, health, safety, and sustainability, with a strong focus on multilateral environmental agreements, regulatory compliance, and…

Frederic LACROIX

Ralph Regenvanu

Minister for Climate Change Adaptation, Energy, Environment, Meteorology, Geo-Hazards and Disaster Management

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…

Victor GALVAN

Director of Nature

Iberostar Group

Victor Galvan serves as Director of Nature at Grupo Iberostar, where he leads the development and execution of the company’s Nature Strategy. He oversees a dedicated team that helps Iberostar hotels…

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…

Raphaël BILLÉ

Deputy Director General

Tour du Valat