{"id":311,"date":"2022-08-30T13:10:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T13:10:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leopardconference.org\/?page_id=311"},"modified":"2026-09-16T08:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T08:03:32","slug":"keynote-speakers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/leopardconference.org\/GLC2023\/keynote-speakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Speakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#E09900&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; global_module=&#8221;523&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.8&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.8&#8243; 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He founded the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) at the University of Oxford in 1986, internationally regarded as a global leader both in conservation research and as a hub for training graduate conservationists.<\/p>\n<p>He was the Director of WildCRU for 35 years (1986-2021) during which time he created the Recanati-Kaplan Centre\u2019s International Postgraduate Diploma in international Conservation Practice which trains aspiring conservationists from less developed countries and which in 2011 was awarded the Queen\u2019s Award for Higher education by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.<\/p>\n<p>His scientific background is in behavioural ecology, with an emphasis on carnivores, especially big cats, including leopards, although his research has spanned published studies on organisms from moths to penguins and even, occasionally, plants. His work has become increasingly inter-disciplinary as the whole field of conservation has evolved. More recently his biological writings are enmeshed in issues of environmental policy, economics and research strategy.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Macdonald has won numerous international awards and accolades for his research and engagement with public policy (including the highest awards of both the American and British societies for mammalogy, and appointment to an A.D. White Professorship at Large at Cornell University) and has been instrumental in popularising biology through his films and writing. He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to Science in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>David has a strong record of public service, having been on the Board of almost every major conservation body \u2013 WWF, FFI, ZSL, WWT, RSPB and Chairman of Earthwatch. In the UK, he was the founding Chairman of Natural England\u2019s Science Advisory Committee and was the Chairman of the UK\u2019s government Darwin Initiative for a decade.<\/p>\n<p>Currently he is advisor to the School of Wildlife Conservation at the African Leadership University, a Trustee of Chester Zoo, and Chairman of Action for Conservation, an education charity taking conservation into schools.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Shop Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(224,222,215,0.56)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Shop Title Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;14px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/leopardconference.org\/GLC2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/global-leopard-conference_0000_Vidya-Athreya.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;global leopard conference_0000_Vidya Athreya&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#303030&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|14px|10px|14px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Vidya Athreya<\/h3>\n<p>Wildlife Conservation Society<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#E09900&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;50px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|32px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#666000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|14px|10px|14px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Vidya initially joined WCS-India in 2013. She obtained her MS in Ecology from Pondicherry in 1993 and a MSc in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Iowa, USA in 2000. Dr. Athreya obtained her doctorate from Manipal University in 2012 for her thesis, \u2018Conflict resolution and leopard conservation in a human dominated landscape\u2019. Based in Pune, Vidya has been studying human-leopard conflict in Maharashtra for the past decade. She also works closely with Protected Area managers and the public to mitigate conflicts involving big cats.<\/p>\n<p>Vidya has been working in landscapes of Western Maharashtra where leopards share spaces with humans. A member of the IUCN Cat Specialist Group, she has assisted in formulating state and national level policy guidelines on managing human-leopard conflict. Vidya\u2019s research work has led to an increased awareness of large carnivores outside Protected Areas in India.<\/p>\n<p>Vidya was awarded the Carl Zeiss Wildlife Conservation Award in 2011, TN Koshoo Memorial Award in 2012 and the Maharana Udai Singh Award in 2013.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Shop Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e0ded7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Shop Title Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;14px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/leopardconference.org\/GLC2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/global-leopard-conference_guy-balme.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;global-leopard-conference_guy&#8211;balme&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#303030&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|14px|10px|14px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Guy Balme<\/h3>\n<p>Executive Director of Panthera\u2019s Conservation Science Department<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#E09900&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;50px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|32px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#666000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|14px|10px|14px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Guy Balme is the Executive Director of Panthera\u2019s Conservation Science Department. He began his conservation career focused on leopards, completing his doctorate in 2009 on the biology of a nominally protected leopard population in northern KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Balme worked closely with the conservation authorities in South Africa to draft new policies regulating trophy hunting of leopards, as well as protocols for managing damage-causing leopards. He has continued to work with African governments to implement best practices for leopard management across the continent. He has also overseen numerous community initiatives to alleviate human-leopard conflict and to address the illegal trade in leopard skins.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his work in on Africa, Dr. Balme has worked extensively in the Middle East on Persian and, more recently, Arabian leopards. He has also set up conservation programs on other cat species; most notably, on lions, cheetahs, jaguars and snow leopards. In his capacity as a field researcher, Dr. Balme developed an adept knowledge of the various capture and immobilization techniques used on large carnivores. He has also worked broadly with the different sampling methods used to estimate carnivore abundance.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Balme has contributed towards more than 50 scientific papers and numerous popular articles on carnivore ecology and conservation and supervised several graduate students working on cats.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Shop Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e0ded7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||3px|||&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Shop Title Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;14px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/leopardconference.org\/GLC2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/global-leopard-conference_0003_Mohammad-Farhadinia.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;global leopard conference_0003_Mohammad Farhadinia&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#303030&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;8px|14px|8px|14px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Mohammad Farhadinia<\/h3>\n<p>Future4Leopards Foundation<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#E09900&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;50px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|32px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#666000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|14px|10px|14px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>I started my career in conservation two decades ago working on cheetahs and leopards in Iran. 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My research focuses on analytical methods to improve understanding of wider factors affecting biodiversity conservation (largely of megafauna) in west and central Asia considering environmental resources and cross-border conservation, with the goal of leveraging biodiversity conservation in this region of the world.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Shop Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(224,222,215,0.56)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Shop Title Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;14px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/leopardconference.org\/GLC2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/global-leopard-conference_0002_Sanjay-Gubbi.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;global leopard conference_0002_Sanjay Gubbi&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; filter_saturate=&#8221;88%&#8221; filter_brightness=&#8221;117%&#8221; filter_contrast=&#8221;102%&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#303030&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|14px|10px|14px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Dr.Sanjay Gubbi<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holematthi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hol\u00e9matthi Nature Foundation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#E09900&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;50px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|32px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#666000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|14px|10px|14px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Dr.Sanjay Gubbi works on leopard population ecology, human-leopard conflict, conservation policies and other aspects of leopard science and conservation. In addition to leopards he has contributed extensivel on tiger conservation in the Western Ghats.<\/p>\n<p>Sanjay runs one of the longest leopard research and conservation project in India. He has grown up in leopard country and is perhaps the only researcher in India who has experienced first-hand the terrified fury of a leopard hemmed in by people. His book <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sanctuarynaturefoundation.org\/article\/book-review%3A-leopard-diaries\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Leopard Diaries: The Rosette in India<\/a> is widely reviewed and appreciated. <a href=\"https:\/\/thewire.in\/environment\/sanjay-gubbis-second-nature-is-a-guide-to-future-conservationists\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Second Nature: Saving Tiger Landscapes in the Twenty-First Century<\/a> is reviewed as a field guide to future conservationists.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Gubbi has contributed to over 30 scientific papers and hundreds of popular articles on carnivores. He has supervised several graduate students on conservation and ecology.<\/p>\n<p>He currently works as the Programme Head of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holematthi.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hol\u00e9matthi Nature Foundation<\/a>, and the Senior Scientist at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncf-india.org\/author\/646513\/sanjay-gubbi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature Conservation Foundation<\/a> in southern India.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Shop Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#e0ded7&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Shop Title Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;14px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/leopardconference.org\/GLC2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/global-leopard-conference_0001_Taisiia-Marchenkova.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;global leopard conference_0001_Taisiia Marchenkova&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#303030&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|14px|10px|14px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Taisiia Marchenkova<\/h3>\n<p>Land of the Leopard National Park, Russian Federation<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#E09900&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;50px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|32px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#666000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|14px|10px|14px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Taisiia Marchenkova is a researcher in the Land of the Leopard National Park, Russia. Her research focuses on population ecology and genetics of Far Eastern leopard, as well as statistical analysis and optimization of data processing from camera traps using AI. She received BS in Biology and MSc degree in Biodiversity conservation in Far Eastern Federal University, Russia.<\/p>\n<p>Her interest in big cats was first sparked in 2016 through participating in the Amur tiger project of WCS Russia. The desire to develop the field of conservation biology in Russia, the lack of professionals in this field and the great opportunities for research made it an indisputable decision to dedicate her career to the study of one of the rarest Felidae \u2013 the Far Eastern leopard. Combining the results of camera trap monitoring and genetics research, she studies the current recovery processes of Far Eastern leopard population and associated problems linked with that. The results of her research were highly rated in several conferences and got included in the review of the new Strategy of Far Eastern Leopard Conservation and Reintroduction Program, Russia.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to her own research, she takes part in the international projects on Amur tiger and Far Eastern leopard ecology and genetics, working alongside colleagues from South Korea, India, USA, and the Russian Academy of Science.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;Shop Section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(224,222,215,0.56)&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;16px||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_3,2_3&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;1&#8243; make_equal=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Shop Title Area&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;14px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_enable_color=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/leopardconference.org\/GLC2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/global-leopard-conference_0005_Hadi-Al-Hikmani.jpg&#8221; alt=&#8221;global leopard conference_0005_Hadi Al Hikmani&#8221; align=&#8221;center&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;RGBA(255,255,255,0)&#8221; filter_saturate=&#8221;88%&#8221; filter_brightness=&#8221;117%&#8221; filter_contrast=&#8221;102%&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#303030&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;21px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;Poppins|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|14px|10px|14px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Dr. Hadi al Hikmani<\/h3>\n<p>Royal Commission for AlUla, Saudi Arabia<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=&#8221;#E09900&#8243; divider_position=&#8221;center&#8221; divider_weight=&#8221;3px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; max_width=&#8221;50px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||0px||true|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|32px|false|false&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;slide&#8221; animation_direction=&#8221;top&#8221; animation_intensity_slide=&#8221;10%&#8221; animation_starting_opacity=&#8221;100%&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.17.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; text_font=&#8221;Poppins|300|||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; header_3_text_color=&#8221;#666000&#8243; header_3_font_size=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_3_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; header_3_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; max_width=&#8221;100%&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;10px|14px|10px|14px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;fade&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Dr Hadi Al Hikmani works as Arabian leopard Conservation Lead at the Royal Commission for AlUla, Saudi Arabia. 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