Draft Programme

Subject to change.

10.00	Registration, tea & coffee Huxley Theatre, London Zoo
10.30	Conference Starts/Welcome Peter Brotherton, Natural England
10.35	Launching Natural England's Species Loss report & setting out Natural England's response to the International Year of Biodiversity Helen Phillips, Natural England
10.50	Strategic challenges to species conservation in England Mark Avery, RSPB
11.00	Maintaining the fabric of the countryside to support species conservation David Riddle, National Trust
11.10	The role of species conservation in the context of ecosystem services & landscape scale delivery Victoria Chester, Plantlife
11.20	Delivering species conservation in the marine environment James Marsden, Natural England
11.30	Targeted species intervention/management Martin Warren, Butterfly Conservation
11.40	Q&A session with speakers
12.10	Lunch – Prince Albert Suite
13.10	Introduction to Workshop 1: How to achieve the necessary changes that are required to meet the challenges of biodiversity conservation Janette Ward, Natural England
13.20	Workshop 1
14.20	Introduction to Workshop 2: What role for species conservation post 2010? Janette Ward, Natural England
14.30	Workshop 2
15.30	Plenary session – workshop feedback
16.00	Finish

Delegates have free entry into the grounds of London Zoo until closing time at 17.30