Investing in Nature for the North

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Meet the speakers

Agenda

12:00 – Arrival & registration 

Lunch and a chance to network.

13:00 – Welcome and keynotes

Welcome and opening address: Let’s act now for a brighter, greener future in the North.

• Oliver Coppard, Mayor of South Yorkshire

Investing in Nature for the North:

• Mike Innerdale, Chair, Nature North, Regional Director, North of England, National Trust

Responses to the strategy:

• Tony Juniper, Chair, Natural England
• Alan Lovell, Chair, Environment Agency
• Peter Young, Chair, The Broadway Initiative

Discussions: Securing a brighter, greener future in the North

Panel discussion 1: Investing in Nature for Northern Sustainable Growth and Resilience

Chair: Helen Avery, Director of Nature Programmes (GFI Hive), Green Finance Institute

Panellists:

• Thomas Viegas, Nature Strategy Lead, Aviva
• Rachael Bice, CEO, Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
• Fraser Hugill, Farmer, Director of the Beef Shorthorn Association

Around 2:45pm – Brief break

Panel discussion 2: Investing in Nature as a Critical Asset for Northern Communities

Chair: Roz Davies, CEO, Green Estate

Panellists:

• Dr Saira Ali, landscape architect and team leader of Bradford Council’s Landscape, Design and Conservation Team
• Dr Maxwell Ayamba BEM, journalist, academic and founder/CEO of the Sheffield Environmental Movement

Taking the actions forward together

• Dr Colm Bowe, Development Manager, Nature North
• Emily Diamand, Advocacy Co-ordinator, Nature North

And finally… Closing remarks:

• Professor Sir John Lawton CBE FRS, President Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, Chair of Making Space for Nature

15:45 – Drinks reception