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Conservation Optimism Summit

Olya Esipova

Youth For Wildlife Conservation
Implementation Committee
Uzbekistan

youthforwildlife.org

My name is Olya Esipova and I'm from Uzbekistan, Central Asia. I've been involved in wildlife conservation protecting critically endangered Saiga Antelope since my childhood. I'm a part of newly established global network of early-career conservationists, Youth For Wildlife Conservation (Y4WC) working for Saiga Conservation Alliance (SCA) and pursuing a bachelor degree in psychology.

09:00 BST

Registration Lower HallWilliam Arlidge • Mike Burgass • Cheli Cresswell • Emiel de Lange • Lucas Ruzo • Carlyn Samuel • Sofia Castello y Tickell

09:30 BST

Official Welcome Great HallE.J. Milner-Gulland

09:45 BST

Plenary 1: Dr. Niki Harré, Department of Psychology, University of Auckland Great HallNiki Harré

10:30 BST

Mid-morning Break North Cloister

11:00 BST

[Session 1] Brain hacks for powerful conservation messages | [Session 2] Does time spent in nature improve our mental health?LIMITED Old LibraryWill Ashley-Cantello • Hendrikus van Hensbergen • Laurie Parma

13:00 BST

Lunch & Not-A-Poster Sessions North Cloister

14:00 BST

Plenary 2: Ms Anna Oposa, Save Philippine Seas Great HallAnna Oposa

14:45 BST

[Session 1] Celebrating Conservation Heroes | [Session 2] Conservation Storytelling: How to Share Your Success through Compelling Images and VideosFULL Informatics Suite 5Danni Parks • Rose Hancock Pook • Gabby Salazar

16:15 BST

Meet the Plenary Speakers: Niki Harré, Anna OposaFULL Masters LibraryNiki Harré • Anna Oposa

16:45 BST

Plenary 3: Ms Lisel Alamilla, Chair, Toledo Maya Land Rights Commission, Belize. Belize: The experience of Conservation Optimism at a Local NGO vs. National Government. Great HallLisel Alamilla

17:30 BST

Creative Conservation Lower HallRory McCann

19:30 BST

Optional Dinner Cafeteria

09:15 BST

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

10:00 BST

Selling success: storyboarding to empower the next generation of conservationistsFULL Informatics Suite 4Lucy Archer • Hannah Mulvany

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

13:45 BST

Introducing an innovative new approach to define, track, and report on conservation resultsFULL Informatics Suite 5Beth Robinson

15:15 BST

Mid-Afternoon Break North Cloister

15:45 BST

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

17:15 BST

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

11:00 BST

Are you optimistic? Understanding how optimism affects conservation decision-making Prince Albert SuiteSarah Papworth