Abi Burns

Programme Officer , UNEP-WCMC
Blaise Ebanietti

MSc student , University of Kent-Durrell Institute of Conservation & Ecology

MSc Conservation Biology student at the University of Kent with a particular interest in promoting human-wildlife coexistence. Actively searching for employment and/or research opportunities.
Placide MASENGESHO

INTERN, Wildlife Conservation Society

I am Placide MASENGESHO and I am Rwandan . I have Bachelor of Science in Biology with qualification in Botany and conservation. I am 28 researcher in wildlife conservation society.
Debra Saunders

CEO & Chief Remote Pilot, Wildlife Drones Pty Ltd

For over 20 years, Dr Debbie Saunders has worked as a wildlife biologist, specialising in threatened species conservation management and worked with diverse teams of talented people to develop the world’s most advanced drone radio-telemetry solution – resulting in the establishment of Wildlife Drones.  As a passionate founder, CEO and Chief Remote Pilot of this award-winning deep tech company, Dr Saunders gets to empower wildlife biologists and land managers to achieve greater insights and conservation impact all around the world by cost-effectively collecting more data, more often with less effort. How can Wildlife Drones help you?  - Track up to 40 animals simultaneously and in real-time - Survey difficult terrains like rugged mountains and swamp areas easily - Save time, effort and money so you can focus on what really matters - Collect more data, more often with less effort She has received an ACT Innovation Award as well as an ACT Government Innovation Connect grant for her creative business solutions for challenging research problems. Debbie believes that drones are a highly valuable and flexible tool that provide unprecedented opportunities for new insights into the world’s most complex and fascinating natural ecosystems.