Conference organisers have announced the speaker list of the upcoming FINS conference on freshwater invasive species
POLICY
Keynote Speaker
Niall Moore, Head of GB NNNSS
GB Non-Native Species, York, UK
Guest speakers
Dr. Helen Roy, Senior Scientist
Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Oxford, UK
Dr. Olaf Weyl, Principal Scientist
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South Africa
MANAGEMENT & RISK ASSESSMENT
Keynote speaker
Professor Hugh MacIsaac, Professor and Invasive Species Chair
Department of Fisheries & Oceans, University of Windsor, Canada
Guest speakers
Dr. Anthony Ricciardi, Professor of Biology
Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal, Canada
Dr. Toril Loennechen Moen, Senior Adviser
Norwegian Biodiversity Information Centre (NBIC), Trondheim, Norway
ECONOMICS
Keynote speaker
Frances Williams, Project Development Officer
CABI, Kenya
Guest speakers
Dr. Jarle Steinkjer, Senior Adviser
Directorate for Nature Management (DN), Norway
Dr. Stephen Hynes, Senior Researcher
Socio-Economic Marine Research Unit, National University of Ireland Galway
BIOSECURITY
Keynote speaker
Dr. Phil Hulme, Professor of Plant Biosecurity
Bio-Protection Research Centre, Lincoln University, New Zealand
Guest speaker
Dr. Joe Caffrey, Senior Research Officer
Inland Fisheries Ireland (IFI), Dublin, Ireland
Dr. Birgit Oidtmann, Veterinary Epidemiologist
Centre of Environment Fisheries Aquaculture Science (CEFAS), UK