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