International Conservation and Sustainability: The role of UK Higher Education

Agenda

Overall Event Chair: Theo Clarke. Co-chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group on International Conservation

Introductory statement: Professor Richard Davies. Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Global. Newcastle University.

Introduction to the panel session: Theo Clarke

End-user panel (Chaired by Prof E.J. Milner-Gulland; Tasso Leventis Professor of Biodiversity, University of Oxford and CASCADE lead) (30 mins):

• Emily McKenzie. Head of Evidence and Policy, Dasgupta Review on Economics of Biodiversity.
• Jyoti Mathur-Filipp. Director, Implementation Support Division, CBD Secretariat
• Maxwell Gomera. Director, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, UNDP Rwanda.
• Sai Tampi. Global Head of Fund Selection, Wealth and Personal Banking. HSBC
• Vinod Mathur. Chair, National Biodiversity Authority, India.

Academic panel (Chaired by Mike Barrett, Executive Director of Conservation and Science, WWF-UK) (30 mins):

• Professor Christina Hicks. Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University and CASCADE
• Dr Colin Clubbe. Head of Conservation Science, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and CASCADE
• Professor Jean-Paul Metzger. Professor, Department of Ecology, University of São Paulo.
• Professor Yaa Ntiamoa-Baidu. Professor of Zoology, University of Ghana. Founder and Chair, Centre for African Wetlands.

Questions from the floor : Chaired by Theo Clarke MP

Concluding remarks : Theo Clarke MP