Join us on 8 October at London’s Royal Institution for our second People for Planet Summit, exploring solutions to save nature with grassroots conservation leaders and world-leading experts in technology, science and finance.
Ahead of COP30 in the Amazon, rev up your sense of agency by learning about solutions to protect and restore the natural world and hear how species are adapting to a changing planet in surprising ways.
This one-day event will be hosted by science and natural history broadcaster Liz Bonnin.
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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.
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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.
We’ll also be joined by moderators Tom Heap, broadcaster, author and WFN Ambassador; Luxmy Gopal, BBC News presenter and reporter; Dr Anjana Ahuja, science writer; Maeve Campbell, climate journalist; and Lara Williams, climate change columnist.
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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, WFN Ambassador Alastair Fothergill OBE, and members of THE HERDS for an evening of storytelling with a theme of ‘Turning the Tide: the stories that inspire change’.
The most famous sequence in wildlife filmmaking is probably WFN Ambassador Sir David Attenborough’s encounter with gorillas in ‘Life On Earth’ – a baby gorilla, called Pablo, playing on David’s knees. Alastair will give us a sneak preview of his new Netflix feature that tells the amazing story of the silverback that Pablo became and his descendants today.
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.
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Book your Tickets to join us via Eventbrite, on sale now.
The Full Pass Ticket (£49) gives you access to all sessions, from 1 – 8:30 PM with drinks and light fare included, and the Evening Pass Ticket (£20) is for the evening of storytelling only (doors open from 6:30 PM, event from 7 – 8:30 PM).
Concession Tickets (from £15 – £35) are available for students in full time education, 25 and under, pensioners, and unemployed people.
Order yoursTake a look back at our first People for Planet summit in 2023, here.
