Date: 8 October, from 1 - 8:30 pm 

Venue: Royal Institution, 21 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4BS

Programme: Explore the full line-up here, featuring 16 speakers across 7 flagship talks, panels, and an evening of storytelling.

Tickets: Day (£49, from 1 - 8:30 pm) and Evening Tickets (£20, from 7 - 8:30 pm) on sale, with concession tickets available. Book yours here.

Meet five Whitley Award-winning conservationists working together with communities in some of the world’s most biodiverse countries, Farwiza Farhan, Dr Fernando Trujillo, Dr Rachel Graham, Dr Munir Virani, and Anjali Watson.

Scientists estimate that between 25 and 85 percent of all species are now in the process of relocating. Warming temperatures are driving species towards the poles and species are moving towards higher elevations. A flagship talk with conservationists will focus on how species are adapting to our changing planet, from leopards and raptors to river dolphins and sharks.

Dr Dino Martins, entomologist, WFN Trustee and 2015 Whitley Gold Award winner, will explore what makes a modern-day conservationist in his lightning talk and Q&A. 

SPEAKERS ANNOUNCED

Dr Drew Purves, Nature Lead at Google DeepMind, will explain how AI is helping to map the biosphere to better identify which areas of the world need the most protection and Professor Alexandre Antonelli, Executive Director of Science at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, will join a panel on the future of forests and make the connection between nature and climate.

Professor Martin Wikelski of ICARUS, will discuss how tracking thousands of species from space using tiny AI sensors will help conservation. The “Internet of Animals” will deepen our understanding of species’ behaviour and their response to challenges, including climate change. Oliver Withers, Standard Chartered’s Head of Nature, will discuss how to balance the interests of the planet with the interests of investors.

EVENING OF STORYTELLING

End the day with an evening of storytelling that will take you from the Amazon rainforest to Indonesia’s Leuser Ecosystem, the last place on earth where elephants, rhinos, tigers and orangutans co-exist.

Join our award-winning conservationists and members of THE HERDS for an evening of storytelling with a theme of ‘Turning the Tide: the stories that inspire change’.

The theatrical production of animal puppets recently walked through London, on a 20,000 km journey from central Africa to the Arctic to engage climate change engagement. Amir Nizar Zuabi, Artistic Director will explain how thinking differently can help us to imagine a new relationship with nature.