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Conference Speakers

Monday 5th September 2022

Click on a speaker to see a Biography and an Abstract

Please note that speakers, times and content may change due to unforeseen circumstances.

Morning Session

Michelle Ryan

Michelle Ryan (United Kingdom)

First Morning Session Chair
Sharon Durdant-Hollamby

Sharon Durdant-Hollamby (United Kingdom)

Second Morning Session Chair
Ted Green

Ted Green MBE (United Kingdom)

The Tree Ecologist
08:40
Stefania Gasperini

Stefania Gasperini (Italy)

Veteran trees: From technical to ethical arboriculture
09:10
Neville Fay

Neville Fay (United Kingdom)

Rethinking the tree from the ground up – a philosophical approach
09:40
Geoff Monck

Geoff Monck (United Kingdom)

The importance of the microbiome to tree resilience to pests, pathogens and environmental stresses and the key role its deterioration plays in tree decline
10:10
Lorien Nesbitt

Lorien Nesbitt (Canada)

Holistic environmental justice for equitable urban forestry
11:55
Jessica Quinton

Jessica Quinton (Canada)

Wealthy, educated and… non-millennial? Inequitable patterns of proximity to urban vegetation in 31 Canadian cities
12:25
Nanamhla Gwedla

Nanamhla Gwedla (South Africa)

The legacy of colonial and apartheid eras on the distribution, composition and representation of street trees in South Africa
12:55

Afternoon Workshop Sessions

Panel discussion

Tree ecology

with Ted Green, Jill Butler, Neville Fay, Kevin Frediani, Geoff Monck and Lynne Boddy
From 15:00
Ted Green
Ted Green
Jill Butler
Jill Butler
Neville Fay
Neville Fay
Kevin Frediani
Kevin Frediani
Geoff Monck
Geoff Monck
Lynne Boddy
Lynne Boddy MBE

Workshops

Reg Harris

The Major Oak Gallery Tour

with Reg Harris
From 15:00
Jennifer Murray

Research project: Noise in decision making

with Jennifer Murray
From 15:00
Keith Sacre
Kenton Rogers

Tree planting: More than just numbers

with Keith Sacre and Kenton Rogers
From 15:00
Rob Northrop
Howell Davies

Writing a tree strategy

with Rob Northrop and Howell Davies
From 15:00

Tuesday 6th September 2022

Click on a speaker to see a Biography and an Abstract

Morning Session

Cecil Konijnendijk

Cecil Konijnendijk (Canada)

First Morning Session Chair
Henry Kuppen

Henry Kuppen (Netherlands)

Second Morning Session Chair
John Gathright

John Gathright (United Kingdom)

Discovering the true value of trees: Creating social heroes and better businesses
08:40
Kevin Frediani

Kevin Frediani (United Kingdom)

Towards an innovative pedagogy of Tree Ecology
09:10
Naomi Zürcher

Naomi Zürcher (Switzerland)

Grow a tree, grow a society: Lessons from the forest and how its web of relationships can inform enhanced tree care and build social cohesion and well-being
09:40
Mark Roberts

Mark Roberts (New Zealand)

Outrage management; the art of de-catastrophising
10:10
Mark Bays

Mark Bays (United States)

Oklahoma City’s Survivor Tree
11:55
Paul Mandibondibo

Paul Mandibondibo (Papua)

The role of trees in belief, culture and tradition in Biak, Papua
12:25
Jill Butler

Jill Butler (United Kingdom)

What is a tree? A tree is an historical document
12:55

Afternoon Workshop Sessions

Panel discussion

Tree protection around the world

with Paul Mandibondibo (Papua), Kamil Witkos-Gnach (Poland), Cathy Watson (Kenya), Mark Roberts (New Zealand), John Gathright (Japan), Emma Gilmartin (United Kingdom) and Edgar Ojeda Sotelo (México)
From 15:00
Paul Mandibondibo
Paul Mandibondibo
Kamil Witkos-Gnach
Kamil Witkos-Gnach
Cathy Watson
Cathy Watson
Mark Roberts
Mark Roberts
John Gathright
John Gathright
Emma Gilmartin
Emma Gilmartin
Edgar Ojeda Sotelo
Edgar Ojeda Sotelo

Workshops

Reg Harris

The Major Oak Gallery Tour

with Reg Harris
From 15:00
Jennifer Murray

Research project: Noise in decision making

with Jennifer Murray
From 15:00
Stefania Gasperini
Giovanni Morelli

Tree morphology walking tour

with Stefania Gasperini and Giovanni Morelli
From 15:00
Keith Sacre
Kenton Rogers

Tree planting: More than just numbers

with Keith Sacre and Kenton Rogers
From 15:00

Wednesday 7th September 2022

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Morning Session

Emma Gilmartin

Emma Gilmartin (United Kingdom)

First Morning Session Chair
John Parker

John Parker (United Kingdom)

Second Morning Session Chair
Lynne Boddy

Lynne Boddy MBE (United Kingdom)

A tree is never just a tree
08:40
Suresh Ramanan

Suresh Ramanan (India)

Indian farmer’s perception of trees
09:10
Francesco Ferrini

Francesco Ferrini (Italy)

How do trees respond to environmental stress? Biochemical and physiological aspects of urban trees tolerance to climate extremes
09:40
Kamil Witkos-Gnach

Kamil Witkos-Gnach (Poland)

Trees of Bialowieza Forest - place where they can grow and die freely?
10:10
Howell Davies

Howell Davies (New Zealand )

The development of the urban Ngahere Strategy for Auckland, New Zealand
11:55
Tahia Devisscher

Tahia Devisscher (Canada)

Urban Forests in Latin America: Opportunities and Challenges
12:25
Rob Northrop

Rob Northrop (United States)

What is a tree? A tale of three cities
12:25

Afternoon Workshop Sessions

Panel discussion

Green inequity

with Nanamhla Gwedla and Lorien Nesbitt
From 15:00
Lorien Nesbitt
Lorien Nesbitt
Nanamhla Gwedla
with Nanamhla Gwedla

Workshops

Reg Harris

The Major Oak Gallery Tour

with Reg Harris
From 15:00
Jennifer Murray

Research project: Noise in decision making

with Jennifer Murray
From 15:00
Keith Sacre
Kenton Rogers

Tree planting: More than just numbers

with Keith Sacre
From 15:00
Rob Northrop
Howell Davies

Writing a tree strategy

with Rob Northrop and Howell Davies
From 15:00

Please note that speakers, times and content may change due to unforeseen circumstances.