All Speakers
Duan BIGGS
Professor
Northern Arizona University
Duan is the Olajos-Goslow Chair at Northern Arizona University in the USA. He is a conservation scientist with over 20 years experience globally in community-based conservation, sustainable tourism…
Tommy Stephen GARNETT
Executive Director,
Environmental Foundation for Africa
West and Central Africa Regional Vice ChairTommy Garnett is a dual citizen of Ireland and Sierra Leone, with background in Agricultural and Development Economics. Following completion of post…
Daniel MARNEWICK
Programme Manager
IUCN
Daniel Marnewick is a conservation professional with over 27 years of experience leading strategic initiatives in biodiversity protection across Eastern and Southern Africa. He currently serves as…
Zeyin Jiang
Program Director
SEE Foundation
Neil COX
Manager, Biodiversity Assessment Unit
IUCN and Conservation International
Neil Cox is the Manager of the Biodiversity Assessment Unit, a joint initiative of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and Conservation International, based in Washington,…
Louie C. Tesalona
Interim Executive Director
Foundation for the Philippine Environment
Ester BORGIOLI
Coordinatrice d'Initiative
Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation
I am Ester Borgioli, a 27-year-old Italian passionate about nature and the relationships between people and the environment.I began my journey studying marine biology, driven by a love for the ocean…
Guillaume GIGOT
Conservation Coordinator, Overseas
OFB - MNHN
Head of the Conservation Unit at PatriNat (OFB-MNHN), which develops programmes to support nature conservation policies. Works within a multidisciplinary team to assess for example the conservation…
Faouzia CHARFI
Présidente
Association Tunisienne de Taxonomie
Faouzia Charfi – CheikhrouhaCurrently Professor Emeritus, University Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Biology DepartmentFormerly Full Professor Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences…
Bianca LA PLACA
Executive manager
WEEC World Environmental Education Congress Network
Focused on international events industry - meetings, conventions, exhibitions, workshops, seminars, in Europe and Worldwide – I have worked in a variety of operational and marketing roles,…
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…
Kongjian YU
Professor
Peking University
A farmer’s son and Doctor of Design from Harvard, Yu is a professor and dean of Peking University College of Architecture and Landscape, and founded Turenscape and the Landscape Architecture…
Rabab AL LAWATI
Conservation Outreach Coordinator
Environment Society of Oman
Rabab Al Lawati is an early-career wildlife and conservation biologist and, until June 2025, served as the Conservation Outreach Coordinator at the Environment Society of Oman (ESO), Oman's first and…
Orsibal Eliú RAMÌREZ CARDONA
Oficial técnico en adaptación al cambio climático y restauración del paisaje for
UICN
Orsibal Ramírez Cardona is a Forest Engineer with over 15 years of experience in integrated water resources management, forest landscape restoration, watershed management, and ecosystem-based…
Vatosoa RAKOTONDRAZAFY
Regional Coastal and Ocean Governance Manager
IUCN
Vatosoa Rakotondrazafy is a leading Malagasy conservationist and strong advocate for small-scale fishers and community-led resource management. From 2015 to 2020, she served as National Coordinator…
Mark EIGENRAAM
Director
IDEEA Group
Mark has worked in environmental markets and natural capital accounting for over 25 years across academic and government institutions at all levels. Mark produced Australia’s first set of…
Aseela AL MOALLA
Director of Fujairah Environment Authority
Fujairah Environment Authority
Her Excellency Aseilah Abdullah Moalla has a rich career. She achieved this through her academic career, obtaining a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Sharjah in 2005…
Paula BUENO
Regional Vice Chair
IUCN WCPA
Regional Vice Chair, South America. M.Sc. in Sustainability Science, Resilience and Global Change. With over 18 years of experience and an on-going career in biodiversity conservation at the…
Agnes Leina NTIKAAMPI
Indigenous Expert
Il’laramatak Community Concern
Agnes Leina comes from Northern part of Kenya, Samburu County, inhabited mainly by the Samburu community, a sub sect of the Maasai peoples of Kenya, who are also mainly pastoralists and very…
Johan ROBINSON
Head GEF Biodiversity and Land Degradation Unit
IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas 2021-2025
Johan Robinson is a Global Expert in sustainable environment management, strategy and conservation with over 30 years as an Environmental Specialist with high profile organisations such as the United…
Javier MÁRQUEZ
Executive Director
Fundación Defensores de la Naturaleza
Javier Marquez Executive Director of Defensores de la Naturaleza, has worked on conservation and sustainable development actions for more than 27 years. With extensive experience working with local…
Kathryn GWIAZDON
Executive Director
Center for Environmental Ethics and Law
Kathryn (Katy) Gwiazdon is a lawyer, author, advisor, and connector who specializes in the role of the state in global governance and the inter-sectionality of ethics and the environment with all…
Ada NATOLI
PhD
UAE Dolphin Project Initiative, Zayed University
Ada Natoli is assistant professor at Zayed University, founder and current director of the UAE Dolphin Project Initiative. Ada’s research focuses on whales and dolphins, species indicators of the…
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…
Doug WEIR
Director
Conflict and Environment Observatory
Doug has undertaken research and advocacy on the polluting legacy of armed conflicts and military activities since 2005. After working on conflict pollution and the toxic remnants of war for many…
Neema Michael LEKULE
Indigenous Expert
Ujamaa Community Resource Team
Since working with Ujamaa Community Resource Team as Gender Field Officer and later promoted to Gender program coordinator, I have established and trained 97 Women's Rights and Leadership Forums in…
Dörte SEGEBART
Advisor
GIZ
Geographer (PhD), currently advisor at GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit), focus on protected and conserved areas, governance, equity, human rights-based approaches. Over…
Oliver RYDER
Director of Conservation Genetics
San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
Dr. Oliver Ryder is the Kleberg Endowed Director of Conservation Genetics at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance (SDZWA). He oversees research activities in biobanking, molecular genetics, genomics…