Keynote speakers

The below listed keynote speakers will address the conference theme from their experience and will reflect on the science, policy or practice of the role of ecosystem services for a sustainable future. 

The information provided below is tentative and will be updated frequently.

Monday 21 October

• Christiane Paulus (Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany) "Ecosystem services and natural capital – a new paradigm for Biodiversity Policy”
• Elena Bennett (McGill University, Canada) “Advances and Challenges in ES science since MEA”. Elena Bennet will provide a short video statement.
• Louise Willemen (University of Twente, The Netherlands): "It's about time: advancing spatial analyses of ecosystem services and their application”

Tuesday  22 October

• Anne Larigauderie (Executive Secretary, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) ) “IPBES: past, present and future – role of ES in achieving CBD and SDG targets”
• Berta Martín-López (Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany) "Plural valuation of ecosystem services matters for science – policy interface”

Thursday 23 October

• Lucy Emerton (Environment Management Group, UK) "Building the economic and business case for investing in ecosystem services"
• Panel discussion with representatives from the business sector: "Advancing Business and Science collaboration". Panellists are: Carolyn Jewell (Biodiversity and Natural Resources Senior Manager, HeidelbergCement), representatives from HIPP, and a financial institute are to be confirmed. Moderator: Lucy Emerton.

Friday 24 October

• Hans Bruyninckx  (Executive Director, European Environment Agency) “Moving beyond ecosystem (ab)use towards fundamental sustainability"
• Panel on “The future of ES research, policy and practice”; including among others Anne Teller, Klaus Töpfer, Hans Bruyninckx.