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Conservation Optimism Summit

Jessica Stewart

DICE - University of Kent
MSc Conservation Biology Student
Canterbury, Kent

I was conducting behavioural research on Cape Ground Squirrels in the Kalahari previous to starting my masters in Sept 2016. I am now beginning my masters dissertation where I will be concentrating on protected areas, specifically 'paper parks'.

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] Is Optimism Enough? Engaging Values and Virtues in Mobilising Communities for Conservation. | [Session 2] Edutainment as Strategic Marketing for ConservationLIMITED Informatics Suite 1David Bookless • Rebecca Goldstone • Chris Naylor • Michael Stern

14:00 BST

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

14:45 BST

[Session 1] Inspiring and empowering local communities to conserve lions in northern Kenya | [Session 2] Elephants, ethnicities, war and peace: exploring conservation through the “desert elephants” of MaliFILLING Informatics Suite 1Shivani Bhalla • Susan Canney

16:15 BST

Afternoon Break North Cloister

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

Drinks reception & Creative session: Celebrating people in nature South Cloister

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 Lunch & Optional Session North Cloister

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

Elephants, ethnicities, war and peace: exploring conservation through the “desert elephants” of Mali Prince Albert SuiteSusan Canney

11:10 BST

How to get conservation on to the political agendaLIMITED Huxley Lecture Theatre

13:50 BST

Is rewilding more than just restoring nature?LIMITED Huxley Lecture TheatreElliot Newton • Lucas Ruzo