Speakers

CEO
CIFOR-ICRAF

Director for Africa & Global Coordinator
CIFOR-ICRAF

Research Associate, Restoration Policy and Biodiversity
World Resources Institute

2024 Mountains Restoration Steward, and Researcher Himalayan Restoration Project, India
Himalayan Restoration Project, India

Professor of Tropical Forestry, Faculty of Forestry
University of British Columbia

Operations Manager
Ontario Woodlot Association and Eastern Ontario Model Forest

Co-Founder
Prakheti Agrologics

Managing Director
Terra Global Capital

Senior Strategic Advisor
RECOFTC and RMFN-Asia Secretariat

Executive Director
Chiquitano Forest Conservation Foundation (FCBC)

Co-founder, Salumayag Youth Collective for Forests and GLFx Bukidnon

IT and Media Director, GLFx Nyanza
Dufatanye Organization

Senior Advisor at the Canadian Forest Service (CFS), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and Head of the International Model Forest Network (IMFN) Secretariat
Canadian Forest Service (CFS), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

Senior Programme Officer
IUCN

Director of Trade and International Affairs Division
Canadian Forest Service (CFS), Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)

General Manager
Prince Albert Model Forest Association

Senior Policy Analyst
International Model Forest Network (IMFN) Secretariat, Natural Resources Canada

Senior Program Manager
EcoAgriculture Partners

Co-Founder School Food Forest Initiative and 2025 Forests Restoration Steward

Coordinator of the Science-Policy programme
International union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)

Co-Chair of the Latin American Model Forest Network and Gender and Social Equity Specialist
World Resources Institute

Agronomist and Sustainability Analyst, Ripple Heights Development Initiative, and GLFx Ibadan chapter
Ripple Heights Development Initiative

PPII and Biodiversity Project Coordinator
CHIRAPAQ, Centro de Culturas Indígenas del Perú

post-doctoral researcher
Chalmers University of Technology in Goteborg (Sweden)

Coordinator of GLFx Nairobi
GLF

Forestry Officer
FAO Global Fire Management Hub

2025 Mountains Restoration Steward
Katutubong Kabataang Umuugat sa Kabundukan ng Sierra Madre (UGBON)

Conservation Specialist
WWF-Brazil

Media Relations Coordinator
Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)

Conservationist and Storyteller

Collaborative Partnership on Forest
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Science Lead
GainForest

Professor and Researcher
Master's program in Forest and Biodiversity Management at CATIE

Coordinator in Peru
Governors for Climate & Forest (GCF) Task Force

Mayor of Paranas, Samar
Government of Philippines

Founder & Director, Ranu Welum Foundation GLFx Kalimantan representative
Ranu Welum Foundation

Founder and Executive Director
Photographers without Borders

Professor & Director of Master’s Program, Agroforestry
Université de Laval

Senior Forestry Officer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Head of Governance Programme
European Forest Institute (EFI)

Biodiversity Conservator & Volunteer
Biodiversity Rescue Club (BRC), Nigeria.

Social Media Specialist
Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)

Forestry communication expert and project manager
Compagnia delle Foreste (CdF)

Coordinator at Monte Alegre Foundation and Biodiversity Lead at Nativas, and GLFx Espinal Cordoba

Director General of the Sustainable Forest Management
Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia