All Speakers

Speaker Beatriz NOBRE DA FONSECA
Beatriz NOBRE DA FONSECA

Senior Programme Officer | WALD-IF Grants Coordinator

IUCN

Speaker Fernanda CARVALHO
Fernanda CARVALHO

Head of Policy for climate and energy

WWF International

Head of Policy for Climate and Energy at WWF, with 25 years of experience in global environmental politics and policy. Holds a PhD in International Relations from the Universidade de Brasília and an…
Speaker Achim STEINER
Achim STEINER
Achim Steiner is a recognised leader in sustainable development, environmental policy and climate policy. He served as Director General of IUCN from 2001-2006. Since then he has led several…
Speaker Matthew Fraser
Matthew Fraser

Manager, Biodiversity and Ecology

Minderoo

Matt Fraser is a Manager of Biodiversity and Ecology in the Natural Ecosystems team at the Minderoo Foundation. With a robust background in marine ecology and the conservation of coastal marine…
Speaker Ibelice AñINO
Ibelice AñINO

Presidente Pro Tempore Consejo Agropecuario Centroamericano (CAC-SICA)

Ministerio de Desarrollo Agropecuario

Ibelice Añino Nieto's Curriculum VitaeIbélice del C. Añino Nieto is an Agricultural Engineer with a specialization in Environmental Management. She has developed a solid professional career linked to…
Speaker lefteris ARAPAKIS
lefteris ARAPAKIS

Co-founder & Director

Enaleia

Lefteris Arapakis , Co-founder & director Enaleia Lefteris is the 5th generation of a family of fishermen from Greece, and has co-founded Enaleia, a social enterprise with a mission to…
Speaker Wei Hsien LEE
Wei Hsien LEE

Senior Technical Officer, Finance and Economics for Nature

IUCN

Lee Wei Hsien holds the position of Senior Technical Officer, Finance and Economics for Nature at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).  In this role, Lee Wei Hsien is…
Speaker Francis VORHIES
Francis VORHIES

Conservation Economist

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

Conservation economistDirector, EarthmindDirector, African Wildlife Economy Institute, Stellenbosch UniversityResearch Visitor, Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, University of Oxford  
Speaker Kim GRUETZMACHER
Kim GRUETZMACHER

Head of Division International Nature Conservation

BfN

Dr. Kim Gruetzmacher is Head of the Division for International Nature Conservation at the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, where she works with a dedicated team on a wide range of…
Speaker Antoine CLéMENT
Antoine CLéMENT

Analyste forêt

Nature Québec

Antoine Clément is a Forest Policy Analyst at Nature Québec. With a background in public and international affairs, he has studied and worked at the intersection of environmental issues and policy.…
Speaker Alexandra LOCQUET
Alexandra LOCQUET

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

As a geographer, her work focuses on environmental conservation, and more specifically on strategies and methods for protecting the wilderness in France and Europe. After her PhD thesis on the…
Speaker Chantal VAN HAM
Chantal VAN HAM

Landscape Partnerships Lead - Europe

Commonland

Chantal van Ham works at Commonland to bring people together to restore landscapes and regenerate the Earth: our common land. With Commonland's holistic approach to landscape restoration - the 4…
Speaker AMIAN ARSENE NARCISSE ALPHONSE N'GUESSAN
AMIAN ARSENE NARCISSE ALPHONSE N'GUESSAN

Ingénieur des Techniques des Eaux et Forêts

Ministère de l'Environnement du Développement Durable et de la Transition Ecologique

Born on 21/10/1989 in Sikensi, Ivory Coast. I am a Forestry Engineer with a Master's degree in Environment, Specializing in Biodiversity and Sustainable Management of Ecosystems, with a focus on…
Speaker Thomas SBERNA
Thomas SBERNA

Regional Head - Coastal and Ocean Resilience

IUCN Secretariat

With an academic background in social sciences, political philosophy & ethics, environmental economics and territorial governance as well as in corporate and project finance, Thomas is a seasoned…
Speaker Steven LONSDALE
Steven LONSDALE

Senior Manager Marine and Research

Qikiqtani Inuit Association

I was born and raised in Iqaluit, Nunavut.  I have a passion for promoting Indigenous rights and advancing the use of traditional knowledge. I have worked for a designated Inuit…
Speaker Mark SCHAUER
Mark SCHAUER

Coordinator Resilient Landscapes

GIZ

Mark Schauer is the co-lead for the GIZ project Resilient Rural Areas and for the ELD Initiative. Mark has been with GIZ in different positions with activities in the context of economic valuation,…
Speaker James ALLEN
James ALLEN

Executive Director

IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management 2021-2025

James Allen is director and co-founder of Olab, a Brazilian organization seeking to address climate challenges linked to forests and food systems. Olab has been leading the facilitation of multi…
Speaker Jens Mackensen
Jens Mackensen

Head of Division

KfW Development Bank

Jens Mackensen holds a doctorate in forestry and has over 30 years of international experience in sustainable land use and climate and forest protection projects in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.In…
Speaker DANIEL RODRÍGUEZ
DANIEL RODRÍGUEZ

IUCN Secretariat

Environmental Engineer and Natural Risk Management specialist with a Master's in Interdisciplinary Studies inEnvironmental Economic and Social Sustainability (Industrial and Urban Ecology). Currently…
Speaker Said GUTIERREZ
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…
Speaker Marc FOGGIN
Marc FOGGIN

Director

Plateau Perspectives

Marc Foggin is a conservation biologist specialised in mountain environments of China and Central Asia, with a focus on complex human dimensions of environmental management and community development…
Speaker HASHINUR RAHMAN PAVEL
HASHINUR RAHMAN PAVEL

Research Officer

Centre for Environment and Climate Change Research, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change-Bangladesh

Hi, I am Hashinur Rahman Pavel, a Research Officer at the Centre for Environment and Climate Change Research (CECCR) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Bangladesh. I…
Speaker Alexandre RUTIKANGA
Alexandre RUTIKANGA

Chief Technical Advisor

Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources

Dr. Alexandre Rutikanga is the Chief Technical Advisor (CTA) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources (MINAGRI) . He was previously appointed as the Director General of the Rwanda…
Speaker Tiwonge I MZUMARA-GAWA
Tiwonge I MZUMARA-GAWA

Senior Lecturer

Malawi University of Science and Technology

Tiwonge I Mzumara-Gawa is an ornithologist, ecologist and conservation biologist by training; and an activist by passion. She is a Senior Lecturer in Ecology, in the Biological Sciences Department,…
Speaker Claudia Arce
Claudia Arce

KfW Development Bank

Claudia ArceDirector Latin America and the CaribbeanKfW Development Bank  Claudia Arce became director within KfW Group in 2004. Since July 2020 Claudia is responsible for the Latin America…
Speaker Andre MADER
Andre MADER
Environmental management and policy professional with over two decades of international experience across research, programme management, and science-policy interfaces. Currently Principal Policy…
Speaker Yuanqing HOU
Yuanqing HOU

Deputy Secretary General

China Green Carbon Foundation

Hou Yuanqing has long been engaged in domestic and foreign cooperation projects in the fields of forestry carbon sequestration, forestry addressing climate change, and biodiversity conservation. He…
Speaker Albert TAXONERA AMOROS
Albert TAXONERA AMOROS

Executive Director

Project Biodiversity

Founder and Director of the Cabo Verdean Associação Projeto Biodiversidade. While volunteering for a marine turtle conservation project, I recognised the threats faced by marine turtles and their…