Conference organisers have published short biographies of each of the Key Note Speakers and Guest Speakers presenting at upcoming FINS conference on freshwater invasive species
POLICY
Keynote Speaker
Niall Moore, Head of GB NNNSS
GB Non-Native Species, York, UK
Presentation: Developing invasive non-native species policy: co-ordination, prioritisation and delivery
Guest speakers
Dr. Helen Roy, Senior Scientist
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Oxford, UK
Presentation: Linking Invasive Alien Species information across Europe
Dr. Olaf Weyl, Principal Scientist
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa
Presentation: Managing Alien Fish Invasions in South Africa
MANAGEMENT & RISK ASSESSMENT
Keynote speaker
Professor Hugh MacIsaac, Professor and Invasive Species Chair
Department of Fisheries & Oceans, University of Windsor, Canada
Presentation: Pathways for Introduction of Alien Invasive Species exclusive of International Shipping: A Canadian Experience
Guest speakers
Dr. Anthony Ricciardi, Professor of Biology
Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Presentation: Forecasting the Impacts of Introduced Species: A major Challenge for Risk Assessment
Dr. Toril Loennechen Moen, Senior Adviser
Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre (NBIC), Trondheim, Norway
Presentation: A New Generation Risk Assessments of Alien Species – Risk assessment of all known alien species in Norway, using a new semi-quantitative methodology suitable for all taxonomic groups and habitats
ECONOMICS
Keynote speaker
Frances Williams, Project Development Officer
CABI, Kenya
Presentation: The Economic Costs of Invasive Alien Species to the GB Economy
Guest speakers
Dr. Jarle Steinkjer, Senior Adviser
Directorate for Nature Management (DN), Norway
Presentation: Some Economic Aspects of the Introduced Atlantic Salmon Parasite Gyrodactylus salaris in Norway
Dr. Stephen Hynes, Senior Researcher
Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit, National University of Ireland Galway
Presentation: Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit, J.E. Cairnes School of Business and Economics, National University of Ireland, Galway
BIOSECURITY
Keynote speaker
Dr. Phil Hulme, Professor of Plant Biosecurity
Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Presentation: Biosecurity : Where Invasive Species and Regulatory Policies Collide
Guest speaker
Dr. Joe Caffrey, Senior Research Officer
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), Dublin, Ireland
Presentation: Biosecurity Initiatives to Empower Stakeholders in the Fight Against Aquatic Invasive Species
Dr. Birgit Oidtmann, Veterinary Epidemiologist
Centre of Environment Fisheries Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), UK
Presentation: International and national and biosecurity strategies in aquatic animal health