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Creative session: Celebrating people in nature
Drinks reception
Interactive Session - Theme 1: Changing the discourse
Interactive Session - Theme 2: Celebrating success
Interactive Session - Theme 3: Positive learning
Interactive Session - Theme 4: Making the change
Interactive Session - Theme 5: Moving forward
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Prue Addison
University of Oxford
Deviah Aiama
IUCN
Community Manager, IUCN Green List
Lisel Alamilla
Toledo Maya Land Rights Commission
Chair
JA
Jose Ambrosio
GA
Gildas Andriamalala
Lucy Archer
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
UK Fundraising and Communications Officer
William Arlidge
University of Oxford
DPhil (PhD) student
CA
Christina Ashford
Global Diversity Foundation
Programme Manager
Will Ashley-Cantello
WWF-UK
Chief Adviser - Forests
Julia Baker
Balfour Beatty
Biodiversity Technical Specialist
Andrew Balmford
Monica Barker
Atkins
Environmental Scientist
Zac Baynham-Herd
University of Edinburgh
Elizabeth Bennett
Wildlife Conservation Society
Vice President, Species Conservation
Shivani Bhalla
Ewaso Lions
Executive Director
David Bookless
A Rocha International
Director of Theology
Abdelhaq Ait Boulhous
Dar Si Hmad (NGO)
IT Coordinator
HB
Hamad Boursi
Graham Bruford
Marine Stewardship Council
Training & Assurance Manager
HB
Helen Buckland
Nils Bunnefeld
University of Stirling
Associate Professor
Mike Burgass
Imperial College London
PhD Student
Susan Canney
Mali Elephant Project
Director
EC
Emily Caruso
Mathilde Chanvin
Tangkoko Conservation Education
Project manager
Beth Collier
Wild in the City
Nature based Psychotherapist
Lianne Concannon
Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust
Conservation Scientist
TC
Topiltzin Contreras
Peter Cooper
Derek Gow Consultancy
Ecologist/Researcher
NGOTEYA Hans Cosmas
Landscape and Conservation Mentors Organization (LCMO)
Co-Founder & Project Manager
Tanya Cox
Fauna & Flora International
Marine Plastics Projects Manager
Cheli Cresswell
University of Oxford
DPhil Candidate
Josephine Crouch
Youth for Wildlife Conservation
Helen Crowley
Ugo D'Ambrosio
Global Diversity Foundation
Farinoz Daneshpay
Zoological Society of London
Project Manager, Net-Works TM
PS
Petra Sovic Davies
London Wildlife Trust
Water for Wildlife Project Manager
WD
William Day
ND
Nona Diko
Emma Dwan
NatureWatch
Producer, Project Leader
Salma Edrif
Dar Si Hmad for Development, Education and Culture
Lucy Erickson
Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)
Science Communications Manager
Olya Esipova
Youth For Wildlife Conservation
Implementation Committee
Mareen Esmeier
Youth for Wildlife Conservation (Y4WC)
Implementation Committee
Rebecca Farnum
King's College London
PhD Researcher
Lloyd Figgins
LFL Global Risk Mitigation
CEO
Marie Fischborn
IUCN
Programme Officer, Global Protected Areas Programme
Amy Fitzmaurice
Chester Zoo
Conservation Scholar
Damian Flemming
WWF
Director of International Programmes
CF
Colin Foord
Kerstin Forsberg
Planeta Oceano
Director
Mathew Frith
London Wildlife Trust
Director of Conservation
CG
Celine Gamble
CG
Chris Gee
WWF-UK
Campaigns Manager
RG
Rebecca Goldstone
New Nature Foundation
Founder/President
Jennifer Gooden
JG
Jamie Gordon
JG
Jean-Charles Gordon
Taylor Gorham
Marine Stewardship Council
Senior Research Analyst
Amy Gotliffe
Oakland Zoo
Conservation Director
Jessica Groenendijk
San Diego Zoo Global Peru
Communications Coordinator, Cocha Cashu Biological Station
Rachel Groves
Sumatran Orangutan Society
Development Director
Heather Gurd
Ewaso Lions
Conservation Manager
James Hardcastle
IUCN
Global Protected Areas Programme
Niki Harré
The University of Auckland
Liza Hawley
Morris Arboretum of Upenn
Youth and Visitor Education
Nicolas Heard
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Head of Fund Management
Dr Joanna Henley
Falmouth University
Senior Lecturer
Hendrikus van Hensbergen
Action for Conservation
Chief Executive
Harry Hilser
Selamatkan Yaki - The Whitley Wildlife Conservation Trust
Programme Manager
Sera James Irvine
Artist
JJ
Jen Jones
Galapagos Conservation Trust
Projects Manager
Julia Jones
Bangor University
KJ
Katherine Jones
RJ
Rachel Jones
Emma Keller
WWF
Agricultural Commodities Manager
Emma Knott
Althelia Ecosphere
ESG Officer
WK
William Konstant
Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Advisory Panel
JK
John Koo
Janina Korting
GIZ
Coastal and marine management advisor
Ruth Krause
Global Environments Network
Journalist
Noelle Kumpel
Zoological Society of London
Conservation Policy Programme Manager
Mahdi Lafram
Dar Si Hmad (DSH)
Project Coordinator
Emiel de Lange
University of Edinburgh
PhD Student
Mingyu Liu
Peking University
PhD candidate
Vanessa Lovenburg
Seema Manchanda
Artist and Town Planner
Gary Martin
Global Diversity Foundation
Director
Rory McCann
Rory McCann Art
GM
Gordon Mellor
Helen Meredith
Amphibian Survival Alliance
Executive Director
SM
Sarah Merrington
WWF-UK
Administration Manager, Global Programmes
Dilyana Mihaylova
Fauna & Flora International
Marine Plastics Project Officer
E.J. Milner-Gulland
Oxford University
Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity
RM
Russ Mittermeier
SM
Sanjay Molur
CM
Catherine Moncrieff
Hannah Mulvany
Wildscreen
Wildscreen Exchange Executive
Aini Hasanah Abd Mutalib
Universiti Sains Malaysia and Malaysian Primatological Society
Secretary General
Chris Naylor
A Rocha International
Executive Director
Elliot Newton
A Focus on Nature
Creative Director
Razan Nimir
Youth for Wildlife Conservation
HO
Helen O'Neill
Anna Oposa
Save Philippine Seas
Chief Mermaid and Executive Director
Carmen Julia Quiroga Pacheco
Museo de Historia Natural Alcide d'Orbigny
Project Developer
Sarah Papworth
Royal Holloway University of London
Lecture in Conservation Biology
Danni Parks
Whitley Fund for Nature
Deputy Director
Laurie Parma
University of Cambridge
Behavioural scientist
MP
Mike Parr
BP
Bette Perlman
Morris Arboretum
volunteer
TP
Test Person
Kalyar Platt
Turtle Survival Alliance
Director, Myanmar Program
Rose Hancock Pook
Imperial College London
Communications Professional & Conservation Science Postgraduate...
Aili Pyhälä
University of Jyväskylä
Senior Lecturer in Development and International Cooperation
CR
Caesar Rahman
Nessie Reid
The Milking Parlour
Creator
Anders Rhodin
Turtle Conservancy
Chairman of the Board
JR
Jo Roberts
Beth Robinson
WildTeam
WildLearning Specialist
Steve Rocliffe
Blue Ventures
Research & Learning Manager
Lou Ruddell
Fin Fighters
Founder/Director
Lucas Ruzo
Citizen Zoo
Director
Gabby Salazar
Imperial College London
MSc Conservation Science Student
Carlyn Samuel
University of Oxford
Research Coordinator for ICCS
RS
Rachel Shairp
ZSL
Janusz Sielicki
International Association for Falconry and Conservation of Birds of Prey
Vicepresident for Europe, Africa and Oceania
Clare Simm
Galapagos Conservation Trust
Communications and Marketing Officer
Shailendra Singh
Turtle Survival Alliance
Program Director
MS
Michael Stern
SS
Simon Stuart
Synchronicity Earth
Conservation Director
Jessica Sweidan
Synchronicity Earth
Founding Trustee
Cecile Tang
Youth for Wildlife Conservation
Founding Steering Committee Member
Francis Tarla
ZSL Cameroon Office
MENTOR-POP Prog. Cooprdinator
Inanc Tekguc
Global Diversity Foundation
Sofia Castello y Tickell
University of Oxford
DPhil Student
Dave Tickner
WWF
Chief Freshwater Adviser
DT
Debbie Tripley
Fiona Underwood
Independent statistical researcher/consultant
Christian del Valle
Althelia Ecosphere
Managing Partner
Anna Varga
MTA Centre for Ecological Research
assistant research fellow
MV
Merlin Veron
Synchronicity Earth
Junior Research Analyst
Francis Vorhies
Earthmind
Executive Director
Mercy Waithira
BirdLife International
CLP Intern- Africa Vulture Program
Claire Wansbury
Atkins Ltd
Associate Director of Ecology
Alice White
Artist
Associate Lecturer, Central St Martins College of Art and Design
NW
Nick White
Elisabeth Whitebread
Greenpeace
Campaigner
Tony Wileman
London Wildlife Trust
Conservation Ecologist