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Conservation Optimism Summit

Rebecca Stedham

Bioclimate
Technical Advisor
Edinburgh/Various

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

A new generation of environmental leaders embrace Whole Earth conservationLIMITED The George Farha AuditoriumEmily Caruso • Ugo D'Ambrosio • Ruth Krause • Aili Pyhälä • Nessie Reid • Inanc Tekguc • Anna Varga

13:00 BST

Framing the oceans: Why the words we use matter South CloisterElisabeth Whitebread

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

19:30 BST

Optional Dinner Cafeteria

09:15 BST

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

10:00 BST

The future of corporate biodiversity accounting and disclosureFILLING The George Farha AuditoriumPrue Addison

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

Meet the Plenary Speakers: Helen Crowley, Lisel AlamillaFILLING Masters LibraryHelen Crowley • Lisel Alamilla

15:45 BST

Fisheries and biodiversity conservation: exploring 20 years of sustainability certificationLIMITED Old LibraryLucy Erickson • Jean-Charles Gordon • Taylor Gorham

17:15 BST

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

11:10 BST

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

12:05 BST

The art of connecting to nature with purpose, a view from behavioural sciences & positive psychologyLIMITED Huxley Lecture TheatreLaurie Parma

13:15 BST

Taking Action for Conservation - Why Young People Make us HopefulLIMITED Huxley Lecture TheatreHendrikus van Hensbergen

13:50 BST

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

14:25 BST

Talk show: does time spent in nature improve our mental health?LIMITED Huxley Lecture TheatreWill Ashley-Cantello

15:00 BST

Citizen Action for Tigers: How ordinary people are saving wild Malayan tigers Huxley Lecture Theatre

15:35 BST

Rebuilding tropical fisheries village by villageLIMITED Huxley Lecture TheatreSteve Rocliffe