All Speakers
Januario NASCIMENTO
Président
ADAD
Januario Nascimento is PhD in Water Management Ressources. President of Environnement NGO ADAD
Oliver TALLOWIN
Wildlife Use and Trade
IUCN
Oliver Tallowin is a senior conservation scientist with over seven years of experience in sustainable wildlife trade, specialising in species-related multilateral environmental agreements such as…
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…
Meera ALSHAMSI
Meera ALSHAMSI
Alejandra MORALES ARCHILA
Project Coordinator
IUCN
Environmental engineer from Rafael Landívar University (Guatemala), with a master’s degree in Sustainable Forest and Nature Management, specializing in Climate Change, obtained from the University of…
Shibani Padhy
Student
Sattvic Soul Foundation
Shibani Padhy is from Sattvic Soul Foundation, Odisha India, an innovator and Youth advocate, dedicated to building sustainable communities through technology and grassroots action. She is the…
Rebecca WHITE
State Senator
State of Vermont
REBECCA WHITE is a lifelong Vermonter. She grew up in the village of Wilder, graduated from Hartford High School, and went on to earn a BA in history with a minor in speech and debate from the…
Miguel Gonzalo ANDRADE CORREA
Coordinador Comité Nacional
Academia Colombiana de Ciencias Exactas Fisicas y Naturales
Gonzalo Andrade, for 33 years he has been an Associate Professor at the Institute of Natural Sciences of the National University of Colombia and a full member of the Colombian Academy of Sciences,…
Theo WRIGHTMAN-BIXBY
Reserva Representative
Reserva the Youth Land Trust.
I am Theo Wrightman - Bixby, I am eleven years old and I am a member of Reserva the Youth Land Trust; a charity dedicated to protecting endangered species. I have always been incredibly passionate…
Nicolette CRAVEN
Kushagra MESHRAM
Doctoral Fellow
North Carolina State University
Kushagra hails from a remote region of Chhattisgarh in India. With his bachelor’s in Forestry and training as a wildlife biologist at the Wildlife Institute of India, he studied satellite…
Francisco Ramiro BATZIN CHOJOJ
Director
Ruk'u'x Balam
Maya Kaqchikel, Pensum Cerrado en la Maestría en Gestión Ambiental Local, Licenciado en Ciencias de la Comunicación, Periodista. Cargos: Director Ejecutivo Asociación Sotz’il, Coordinador del Foro…
Shubash LOHANI
Director, Global Conservation Initiatives
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Melanie HEATH
SENIOR DIRECTOR – GLOBAL PROGRAMME OFFICE at TRAFFIC
TRAFFIC
Senior Director of Global Programmes at TRAFFIC. Leading role in the development, promotion and marketing of the work of the Global Programme Office, with specific attention to global and multi-…
Rogier VAN DEN BERG
Stuart BUTCHART
Chief Scientist
BirdLife International
Stuart Butchart is Chief Scientist at BirdLife International – a global Partnership of over 120 national environmental organisations.
Buyanaa BYAMBASUREN
Buyanaa BYAMBASUREN
Francisco Armando ARIAS-ISAZA
Director General
Instituto de Investigaciones Marinas y Costeras José Benito Vives de Andreis
Dario PINELLO
Unit Head Fisheries Assessment and Research
Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi
My expertise lies in integrating the ecological and economic dimensions of marine resource management. Over the course of my career, I have served in diverse roles as project manager, UN officer, 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…
Jose Luis POSTIGO SANCHEZ
Green List Officer
IUCN
Jose Postigo is a passionate environmentalist with a strong background in biodiversity management and international conservation research. His expertise includes endangered and invasive alien species…
Edgar PéREZ
Biólogo. Master Internacional en Desarrollo Rural-Local
Munucipalidad de Antigua Guatemala
Edgar Selvin Pérez, a biologist from the University of San Carlos in Guatemala, has developed all his work experience in the fields of conservation biology, sustainable rural development, value…
Jeffery STALLMAN
Fungus Conservation Coordinator
Global Center for Species Survival; Indianapolis Zoological Society
Jeff is the Fungal Conservation Coordinator at the Global Center for Species Survival at the Indianapolis Zoo. In his role, he works closely with the Fungal Conservation Committee and nine specialist…
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…
Mahboobeh SHIRKHORSHIDI
Biodiversity Conservation Officer
IUCN
Mahboobeh Shirkhorshidi is a conservation scientist with over 15 years of international experience in research, policy, and project management . She is currently a Biodiversity Conservation…
ANTOINE ALLAM
IUCN Climate Crisis Commission 2022-2025
Dr. Allam is a highly experienced Water Resources and Hydrology Expert with 15 years of experience in Lebanon and the Mediterranean Region. He holds a PhD in hydrology, where he studied Mediterranean…
Sally WREN
Co-Chair
IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group
Sally joined the ASG as a Programme Officer in 2013, and had roles as Conservation Planning Officer, then Deputy Chair, before becoming Co-Chair in 2024. One of Sally’s main roles to date was leading…
Dongho Kim
Team Leader
Suncheon city
I am a public servant in Suncheon City, Republic of Korea. I am in charge of ecological civilization transformation and support Nature-based Solutions.