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09:15 BST

Plenary 4: Professor Andrew Balmford, University of Cambridge Great HallAndrew Balmford

10:00 BST

How to quantify everyone's (lack of) knowledge to help make better decisionsFULL Seminar RoomFiona Underwood PANORAMA – Solutions for a healthy planetFILLING Informatics Suite 5Marie Fischborn • Janina Korting Selling success: storyboarding to empower the next generation of conservationistsFULL Informatics Suite 4Lucy Archer • Hannah Mulvany Species conservation is not depressing – there have been successes and we can affect changeLIMITED Old LibraryTopiltzin Contreras • Nicolas Heard • William Konstant • Russ Mittermeier • Sanjay Molur • Mike Parr • Anders Rhodin The future of corporate biodiversity accounting and disclosureFILLING The George Farha AuditoriumPrue Addison Tigers, Tigers everywhere – What to consider when tigers in Chitwan National Park are doing so well?LIMITED Informatics Suite 1Amy Fitzmaurice Using art to bring hope in conservationLIMITED Informatics Suite 2Jessica Sweidan

11:30 BST

Mid-morning Break North Cloister

12:00 BST

Plenary 5: Helen Crowley, Kering Great HallHelen Crowley

12:45 BST

Sisters in Conversation/Conservation Great HallJulia Jones Lunch & Optional Session North Cloister

13:45 BST

Accessing alternative funding: what makes an investible opportunityLIMITED The George Farha AuditoriumEmma Knott • Christian del Valle Banning Microbeads From Your Bathroom: The role individuals & businesses play in changing policyLIMITED Informatics Suite 2Tanya Cox • Dilyana Mihaylova Expanding the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species to be a positive vision for conservationFILLING Informatics Suite 1Elizabeth Bennett If you build it, they will come: how positive messaging can inspire business to benefit natureLIMITED Old LibraryJulia Baker • Monica Barker • Claire Wansbury • Nick White Introducing an innovative new approach to define, track, and report on conservation resultsFULL Informatics Suite 5Beth Robinson Recognizing & encouraging conservation where we live & workLIMITED Informatics Suite 4Jennifer Gooden • Francis Vorhies

15:15 BST

Meet the Plenary Speakers: Helen Crowley, Lisel AlamillaFILLING Masters LibraryHelen Crowley • Lisel Alamilla Mid-Afternoon Break North Cloister

15:45 BST

Arts-science collaboration for conservation conflictsFILLING Informatics Suite 4Nils Bunnefeld • Sera James Irvine Fisheries and biodiversity conservation: exploring 20 years of sustainability certificationLIMITED Old LibraryLucy Erickson • Jean-Charles Gordon • Taylor Gorham Is rewilding more than just restoring nature?LIMITED Informatics Suite 2Elliot Newton Nature Culture Future: the IUCN Green List and conservation success in a rapidly changing worldFILLING Informatics Suite 1James Hardcastle Thinking Outside of Contemporary and Wildlife Conservation: Diverse Perspectives and ChangeLIMITED The George Farha AuditoriumJosephine Crouch • Olya Esipova • Mareen Esmeier • Mingyu Liu • Razan Nimir • Cecile Tang Youth Engagement in Conservation: Voices from the Middle EastLIMITED Informatics Suite 5Rebecca Farnum • Abdelhaq Ait Boulhous • Hamad Boursi • Salma Edrif • Mahdi Lafram

17:15 BST

Panel session & Closing remarks Great HallE.J. Milner-Gulland • Elizabeth Bennett • Shivani Bhalla • Francis Tarla • Elisabeth Whitebread