Speakers

The 2010 Conference will pull together some of the most influential and dynamic individuals with a professional interest in forestry to explore how restoring the Commonwealth's forests can contribute to the global challenge of tackling climate change.

Leaders of the Commonwealth's public and private forestry sector will, however, look far beyond this and investigate how forest restoration can be used to tackle issues such as community livelihoods, food security, biodiversity, energy and governance.

Speakers Include:

Mr Kamalesh Sharma, Commonwealth Secretary-General

Dr P J Dilip Kumar, Director General of Forests and Special Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India

Mrs Pamela Warhurst, Chair, Forestry Commission of Great Britain

Mr Tim Rollinson, Director General, Forestry Commission of Great Britain and Chairman of the Standing Committee on Commonwealth Forestry

Dr Bill Jackson, Deputy Director General, IUCN

Mr Jim Farrell, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service

Mr Justin Mundy, Director, The Prince’s Rainforests Project

Sir Michael Strang Steel, Scottish Forest Alliance

Mr Adam Whitmore, Head of Strategic Climate Change Projects, Rio Tinto

Dr Elizabeth Losos, Professor Thomas Wagner and Dr Isabella Bovolo: Iwokrama International Rainforest Programme

Mr Sidney Allicock, Mr Dane Gobin, Mr Gerard Cossain: Iwokrama International Rainforest Programme

Dr Hosny El-Lakany, Chair, International Partnership for Forestry Education

Mrs Marilyn Headley, Conservator of Forests, Jamaica Forestry Department

Dr Ben Chikamai, Director, Kenya Forestry Research Institute

Dr Peter Volker, National President, Institute of Foresters of Australia

Mr Julius Adewopo, International Forestry Students Association

Dr Jack Saddler, Dean, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia