Event Program

Day 1, May 6th.
Landscapes of Hope: Effective Conservation on the Ground

Time Activity
9:30-10:00 Inauguration
10:00-10:40 Opening Presentation
10:40-11:30 American Prairie
North American Temperate Grasslands
Daniel Kinka
11:30-12:30 Coffee and Conversations
12:30-13:20 Knepp Wildland
European Farmlands
Charlie Burrell
13:20-14:00 Questions
14:00-16:00 Lunch and Conversations
16:00-16:40 Iberá Park
Subtropical Neotropical Grasslands and Wetlands
Fatima Hollmann, Fundación Rewilding Argentina 
16:40-17:20 Akagera National Park
African Savanna and Wetlands
Ian Munyankindi, African Parks
17:20-18:00 Questions
18:00 Coffee and Conversations
20:00-22:00 Informal dinner and lots of conversations

Day 2, May 7th.
Landscapes of Hope: Effective Conservation on the Ground

Time Activity
9:00-9:40 North Luangwa National Park
African Savanna and Wetlands
Gilbert Mwale, Frankfurt Zoological Society
9:40-10:20 The Mascarene Islands
Tropical Oceanic Islands
Vikash Tatayah, Mauritius Wildlife Foundation
10:20-11:00 Questions
11:00-12:30 Coffee and Conversations
12:30-13:30 Phinda Reserve/Munywana Conservancy
Southern African Grasslands and Forests
Simon Naylor, &Beyond/Conserve Global
13:30-15:30 Lunch and Conversations
15:30-16:20 Leuser National Park
Rainforest in Southeastern Asia
Kevin Sandy, Leuser Conservation Forum
16:20-17:00 The Kimberley
Australian Savannas and Drylands
Skye Cameron, Australian Wildlife Conservancy
17:30-18:00 Questions
18:00 Coffee and Conversations

Day 3, May 8th.
Effective Conservation Teams & Organizations: Challenges & Opportunities

Time Activity
9:00-9:30 Sofía Heinonen
Director of Rewilding Argentina
9:30-10:00 Tim Allard
Chief Executive Officer of Australian Wildlife Conservancy
10:00-10:30 Questions
10:30-11:30 Coffee and Conversations
11:30-12:00 Peter Fearnhead
Director of African Parks
12:00-12:30 Christof Schenck
Director of Frankfurt Zoological Society
12:30-13:00 Frans Schepers
Director of Rewilding Europe
13:00-14:00 Questions
14:00-16:00 Lunch and Conversations
16:00-17:00 Round Table: Young Conservationists:
Challenges and Opportunities
17:00-17:30 Coffee and Conversations
17:30-18:30 Round Table: Directors of Conservation Organizations:
Challenges and Opportunities
20:30-01:00 Dinner and Celebration!

Sofía Heinonen

Tim Allard

Peter Fearnhead

Christof Schenck

Frans Schepers

Day 4, May 9th.
Field visit to l’Albufera Natural Park and paella lunch (11am-4pm)

To be reserved separately when registering.