Find out more about the speakers presenting at FINS

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