Keynote Addresses - Future Directions |
Future Directions: Conservation | Glyn Davies, WWF | |
Future Directions: Health | Anthony Kessel, Public Health England | |
Future Directions: Business and Accounting | Will Evison, PwC | |
Future Directions: Business and Sustainability | Inder Poonaji, Nestle S.A. | |
Panel Discussion | Chair: Professor Alison Hester | |
Parallel Sessions 3 |
Partnerships for Land and Water Management | This session will showcase and analyse examples of partnerships for land and water management resulting in benefits for business and the public and discuss how these can be extended to other situations |
Chair: Edward Maltby , University of Liverpool | |
Alastair Maltby, Rivers Trust | |
Natasha Barker-Bradshaw, WWF-UK | |
Natural Capital and Storytelling | This session will investigate innovative ways to communicate the concept of natural capital by engaging decision makers from a wide range of sectors with a particular focus on Surrey Nature Partnership’s experience with business, linking with Smart Economic Growth. |
Host: Surrey Nature Partnership | |
Chair: Mark Pearson, Surrey Connects | |
Sarah Jane Chambwindira, Surrey Wildlife Trust | |
Ron Donaldson, Ecology of Knowledge | |
Natural Capital: The Next 25 Years | This session will provide participants with the opportunity to provide ideas for the Natural Capital Committee’s national 25-year plan for maintaining and improving our natural capital. |
Host: Natural Capital Committee | |
Julian Harlow, NCC | |
Georgina Mace, NCC | |
Giles Atkinson, NCC | |
Ian Dickie, eftec | |
Parallel Sessions 4 |
Managing Land for the Benefit of Society | How can landscapes be managed to sustain water resources for business and public benefit? |
Chair: Ruth Waters, Natural England | |
Richard Brazier, University of Exeter | |
Tom Nisbet, Forest Research | |
Lewis Jones, South West Water | |
Corporate Stewardship for Natural Capital | How can different sectors (e.g. water, forestry, finance) incorporate natural capital in their operations? Can thinking of ecosystems as natural capital accelerate or inhibit stewardship on the ground? |
Host: WWF-UK | |
Chair: Stuart Poore, WWF-UK | |
Gemma Cranston , Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership | |
David Norman, SABMiller | |
Natural Capital and Food Security | How do we manage our natural capital wisely in light of global change? With food security as an example, how can sustainable use of our resources contribute to resolving future challenges? |
Chair: Peter Costigan | |
Tara Garnett, Environmental Change Institute | |
Allan Buckwell, IEEP | |
Andrew Clark, NFU | |
Parallel Sessions 5 |
Natural Capital and Cities | This session will investigate how the notion of natural capital can be incorporated into the strategic planning of UK cities. |
Chair: Martin Ballard, Willmott Dixon Group | |
Nick Grayson, Birmingham City Council | |
Euan Hall, Land Trust | |
Natural Capital: Finding the Common Ground | This session will explore how the Scottish Forum on Natural Capital came in to being and examine progress during its first year of operation. |
Host: Scottish Forum on Natural Capital | |
Chair: Jo Pike, Scottish Forum on Natural Capital | |
Bruce Wilson, Scottish Wildlife Trust | |
Mike Elm, Scottish Forum on Natural Capital | |
Mary Christie, Scottish Natural Heritage | |
Developing Natural Capital for Investors | The financial industry is beginning to engage with the concept of natural capital. This session will identify ways to make natural capital tangible for investors. |
Chair: Sarah Kemmitt, Bank of England | |
Stephanie Maier, Aviva Investors | |
Jamie Butterworth, Ellen MacArthur Foundation | |
Justin Atkinson, Alliance Trust | |
Anders Nordheim, UNEP Financing Initiative | |
Keynote Addresses |
Summary of Findings | Mike Acreman, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology | |
The Future of Natural Capital | Georgina Mace, UCL Centre for Biodiversity and Environment Research | |