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Plenary & Keynote Speakers

See the full programme here for more information about our speakers.

Rob DeConto

professor and director, school of earth & sustainability

University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Climate Science, Glaciology, Sea Level Change, Coastal Impacts
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Douglas Esagok

Inuvialuit hunter, trapper, and reindeer herder

Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada
Permafrost, Wildlife, Regional Development

Nicholas Golledge

Professor of Glaciology

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Ice Sheet and Dynamical Systems Modelling, Glaciology, Paleoclimatology

Petra Heil

DIRECTOR OF SCIENCE

British Antarctic Survey, UK
Australian Antarctic Program Partnership, University of Tasmania
Sea Ice Dynamics & Modelling, Observing Networks, Ocean-Ice-BGC-Atmosphere Interactions

Conny Kawohl

Founder & President, Glacierwatch e.V.

Glacierwatch e.V., Germany
Climate Activism, Climate Education, Community Engagement

Elizabeth Leane

PROFESSOR OF ANTARCTIC STUDIES

University of Tasmania, Australia
Cryospheric Humanities and Social Sciences, Public Engagement, Tourism

Richard Levy

Professor and Principal Scientist

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Earth Sciences New Zealand
Glacial Stratigraphy, Paleoclimatology, Sea Level Change

Nic Low

WRITER, EDITOR, AND ARTS ORGANISER

Christchurch, New Zealand
Wilderness and Adventure, Technology and Power, History and Race

Liza Mack

Director of Community Programs

Aleutian Pribilof Island Community Development Association (APICDA), USA
Political Ecology, Natural Resource Management, Infrastructure, Community Engagement

Sandra L. Morrison

Dean, Faculty of Māori and Indigenous Studies

University of Waikato, New Zealand
Indigenous Models to Address Climate Change, Cultural Politics of Climate Change Adaptation, Adult Education, Public Engagement

Chris Stokes

PROFESSOR IN GLACIOLOGY

Durham University, UK
Ice Sheets, Ice Streams, Glacier Dynamics, Remote Sensing

Shin Sugiyama

PROFESSOR AND PRESIDENT, INTL GLACIOLOGICAL SOCIETY (IGS)

Hokkaido University, Japan
Glaciology, Ice Sheets, Ice-Water Interactions, Community Engagement

Yao Tandong

PROFESSOR AND HONORARY DIRECTOR

Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, China
Glaciology, Climatology, Ice-Core Research,
Environmental Change Across the Tibetan Plateau

Tania Te Huna

Storyteller and writer

Whanganui Kūaka Collective, New Zealand
Indigenous Storytelling Toward Revitalising Te Re Māori, Migratory Bird Conservation

Estelle Thomson

President, Grants and Tribal Development Officer

Native Village of Paimiut Traditional Council
Environmental Advocacy, Cultural Education, Tribal Governance, Indigenous Engagements with Scientists

Billy van Uitregt

Senior Lecturer

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Environmental Science and Indigenous Knowledge Traditions, Conservation Programs, Governance and Policy, Community Advocacy

Lauren Vargo

Research Fellow

Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Glaciology, Climate Science, Remote Sensing, Science Communication, Community Engagement

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